My Cooking Wonders

I have a Thanksgiving luncheon at my office this week and I wanted to make some dessert for the event. I was looking for something quick, easy and tasty and this recipe on joyofbaking.com caught my eye. This recipe was so simple and easy to make and tasted out of this world as well. Give it a try and see for yourself :) Ingredients 1/2 cup  unsalted butter, melted 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (or crushed Digestive Biscuits) 1 1/3 cups sweetened flaked or shredded coconut 1 cup  bittersweet or semisweet or white chocolate chips 1 cup butterscotch chocolate chips 1 cup  chopped walnuts or almonds or mix of both 1 - 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk Method  Preheat oven to 350F and place the rack in the middle of the oven. Take a 13x9 inch baking dish and Lightly butter or spray with a non stick cooking spray. Melt the butter and pour it evenly over the bottom of your pan. Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs evenly over the butter. Sprin...

While I was a child my mom used to make peanut brittle out of peanut and sugar or jaggery. They used to taste out of this world- sweet, crunchy, sticky and yummy at the same time. Today I am looking through my refrigerator and a box of silvered almonds caught my eye. I instantly thought of making brittle and here it is....... Easy recipe for a tasty snack. Enjoy :) Ingredients 2 cups slivered almonds 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 tbsp butter 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 cup water Cooking spray Method  Preheat oven to 350F. Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and place it in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes till toasted to light brown in color. Remove from the oven and set aside. Lay parchment paper on a baking sheet or plate and spray with cooking spray and set aside. If you do not have parchment paper butter a plate and set aside.  Now in a pan mix sugar and water and place it on the stove. Turn the heat to medium and let the sugar melt. Use a pastry brush dipped in cold wa...