Cornflake Honey Joy Cups

If you were to ask me what is the one thing that I really miss about spending Chinese New Year back home in Malaysia, I would have to say - THE FOOD! Of course I miss spending time with my family, extended family and my friends too but missing out on the CNY goodies always bums me out each year. This year, I tried making one of my all time favorite CNY treat, the Cornflake Honey Joy Cups! Boy, I really love those tiny cups of awesome! I never really tried making them and I always assumed that they were really difficult to make. After checking out a few recipes online, I realized that they are really simple to make. Here's how you make them!

Start off by melting about 90g of unsalted butter in a large pan. Then add in 4 large tablespoons of honey.
Stir the honey into the melted butter and allow it to come to a boil. Remember not to let it overcook, cause it burns easily. Once you see it bubbling, you can turn off the heat immediately.
Then, add in about 4 cups of cornflakes.
Gently fold in the cornflakes with the honey butter mixture. Just make sure that you coat all of the cornflakes evenly with the mixture.
Next, scoop the cornflakes into tiny little paper cups. This recipes makes about 60 mini cups.
Pop in the tray of cornflake cups into a preheated 325F oven for about 12-13 minutes. You know it's done once it turns golden brown.
Once you have taken out the tray from the oven, sprinkle on some nonpareils colored balls as decoration. Allow it to cool for a bit and it's ready to be served! Wasn't that easy? The smell of the cornflake cups were just simply intoxicating when it was baking in the oven. So so so good! Go ahead and try it. It's awesome!

Whole Wheat Pepperoni & Sausage Stromboli

We found some fresh whole wheat pizza dough on sale at our local grocery store not too long ago and we bought a few packs. Instead of making a pizza or calzone (which we always make), we decided to try something a little different. We made a stromboli instead! It turned out to be pretty yummy, so here is the recipe for it.

You start off by sprinkling some corn meal on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Then, press out the pizza dough evenly into a rectangular shape. Sprinkle on some garlic salt and Italian herbs.

Place a generous amount of shredded cheese (I used mozzarella) right down the middle of the dough.

Next, place some crumbled Italian Hot Sausage on top of the cheese. You can pretty much use any type of sausage that you like.

The next thing to go on are the caramelized onions. You can use fresh onions if you like but I find caramelized onions to be way tastier.

Then, arrange some pepperoni slices on top of the onions. The pile might look as though its getting really high, but don't worry about it. We need to pile it on high because it will all reduce when it's in the oven.

Lastly, sprinkle on more shredded cheese and some fresh basil leaves. Remember to tear the basil leaves into smaller pieces, it will just release the most amazing flavor when baking.

Brush on some eggwash all around the sides of the pizza dough and then you can roll it all up. After rolling, tuck the sides of the dough in well, so that the filling doesn't spill out when baking.

Make little cuts at the top of the stromboli to allow the steam to escape when baking.

Brush on more eggwash on the top (this is to help give it color - it will turn a nice golden brown when it's done) and it's ready to go into the oven.

Pop it into a 375F oven for about half an hour.

There you go! It's done! A nice looking yummy golden brown stromboli. Just allow it to cool down for a little, then you can either cut it into half or slice it into slices before serving. I sliced our stromboli and served it with a large side salad. Yuumyy yummy yum yum!

Cheesy Pepperoni Ring

I found this simple yet yummy recipe not too long ago. It's perfect to serve up when you have friends over for the game, something to munch on when you watch TV or as snack when the kids come home from school. The best thing is, it's so easy and quick to make! Here's how you make it :D

You start off by rolling out a can of Pillsbury Crescent Creations onto your work area. You could also use the regular crescent dough, you just have to pinch all the seams together to make it into a single dough sheet.

Brush on some melted butter onto the dough sheet.

Sprinkle on some garlic salt, Italian seasoning and some shredded Mozzarella cheese.

Next, place some pepperoni slices on top of the cheese. You could replace the pepperoni slices with sausage, ham, chicken...pretty much anything that you like.

Carefully roll up the dough. Make sure you roll it up tight and there are not many air pockets. Also, make sure that you seal the ends of the roll. Then, set it aside.

Now, spray on some non stick cooking oil onto a baking sheet. Then, sprinkle on some corn meal. You do not need corn meal if you do not have it at hand. It just helps to further prevent the pepperoni ring from sticking to the baking sheet.

Take the roll from your work area and place it onto the baking sheet. Join the two ends together, forming it into a ring.

Then, brush on some melted butter. This will give it a nice golden brown color once it's baked.

Sprinkle on some Parmesan cheese and some shredded Mozzarella cheese.

Pop it in a 400F oven for about 20-30 minutes (baking time varies depending on oven) and it's done!

Mmm mmm mmmm, doesn't it look good? Check out the yummy Cheesy Pepperoni Ring, fresh out from the oven. Try it, I bet you will love this recipe!

Double Choc Chip & Walnut Cookies

We bought a box of instant Ghirardelli Chocolate Walnut Brownie Mix the other day, planning to just whip up some fast instant brownies after dinner during one of the weeknights. I later saw a recipe on the back of the box for Double Choc Chip and Walnut Cookies. It seems that you can make that with brownie mix, just by adding in a few other ingredients.

You would need a box of brownie mix (like doh!), an egg, 1 stick of butter, 1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips and some walnuts (optional).

First, place one stick of soften butter in a mixing bowl.

Then, crack in one egg.

Using a mixer, cream the butter and egg.

Add in one packet of brownie mix. Continue to mix it with the mixer.

Add in a cup of semi sweet chocolate chip cookies. Fold that into the mix with a spatula.

Line a cookie tray with parchment paper. Using two teaspoons, drop the cookie dough balls onto the tray. Top each dough ball with a walnut piece.

Pop the cookie tray into a 350F oven for about 12 minutes.

There you go. A tray of freshly baked Double Choc Chip & Walnut Cookies! They were surprisingly yummy! I never knew that we could use brownie mix to make cookies. It tasted like those soft and chewy cookies from Mrs Fields or Famous Amos. Go ahead and try it. It's so easy to make!! :D

Mini Tuna Puffs

I came across this recipe a while ago in a magazine. It's really simple and quick to make. All you need is a can of Pillsbury Crescent, a can of tuna, an egg, mayo and some pepper.

Open the can of tuna, drain it and scoop it into a bowl. Make sure that you drain the tuna well.

Scoop in a few dollops of mayo and mix it with the tuna.

Crack in some pepper.

Pop open the Pillsbury Crescent dough can.

Unroll it out on a chopping board/work space.

Separate it into 8 pieces.

Using a serrated knife, cut the triangles into half. Now you have 16 smaller pieces.

Scoop some tuna mix unto the triangles.

Brush some egg wash on the sides of the triangles.

Fold the triangles over. Using a fork, press down the sides to seal it.

Transfer the tuna puffs onto a greased baking tray.

Brush on some egg wash. This is to give the puffs a nice golden brown color when it's done.

Pop the tray into the oven at 375F for about 11 minutes.

Remove the tray and allow it to cool for about 5 minutes.

There you go! Mini Tuna Puffs. Serve the puffs when it's still warm. It's really simple to make and really yummy too! I bet it will be a hit with kids and adults alike!! Try it ;D