Kmix cookies

My first chocolate cookies with my brand new Kmix are a pure success! Just try them... *yummy*

I have used first the "K" tool to beat the butter with sugar and eggs and then changed to the kneader tool as you can see in the photo to finish the final dough with flour and chocolate chunks.
I made about 30 delicious cookies.
Just play with baking time as depending on your flour it might vary slightly.
And if you want something exceptional in taste, just try my daughter's idea to make a cookie sandwich with ice-cream!!!

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I've got a Kenwood Kmix!

Amazing cooking news!

I've got a brand new stand mixer the KENWOOD Kmix98, the latest model in a fancy color (lemon yellow :) that is

• powerful, 
• solid, 
• of big capacity 
• and practical.

What more to ask from such a tool?

It replaced my old Moulinex Ovatio maxipress duo that had lots of tools but was not very solid, as most tools were in plastic in comparison with the Kmix that have them in metal.
(I've got the majority of the tools btw brand new, so please if they might be in need to someone just let me know to pass them for free... they might fit to the latest model, as they look similar btw)

What do you have?

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Brownies

Here's a classic recipe that was missing from my blog, so here it is the recipe for ...
... BROWNIES! or at least something similar to it :)
In France, that I live, they call it "pave au chocolat", btw.
Anyway, it is delicious and kids love it, so get ready for baking and let's start!



Ingredients
For the cake:
250gr sugar
3 eggs
some vanilla
3dl of milk
300g flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
200g of melted butter that has coolen down
2 spoons of cocoa powder

For the frosting:
50g melted butter
200g icy sugar (or less, even better)
2 spoons of cocoa powder
4-5 spoons of strong black coffee (or milk instead, that is my case)

Procedure

• Mix all the ingredients for about 5 minutes to end up with a nice soft dough.
• Empty it in a rectangular dish (20x30cm would do) that you have previously buttered and bake in air at 180 degrees of Celsius for 25min.
• Let it cool and them prepare the frosting by mixing once again all the ingredients well to end up with a nice thick paste. 
• Spread it on the top of the cake and let it harden once again. 
• You can decorate either with some coconut or whatever else.

Let me know what you think, once you have tried it or share your own version!

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Ribbon cake as Easter cake!

Happy greek Easter even with a delay!
All the best to you and your families...

Heres my inspiration for a cake that I came up with, as this year for several issues I did not want to make a more fancy cake, as this Easter coincided with a bad anniversary...
You want to know more about it?
Let's call it the Ribbon cake!

•  I made an almond cake, and covered it with a white frosting. 
• I have melted 200gr of black chocolate and spread it in a baking sheet and put it in the fridge for a while to harden. 
• Once done, I have cut using a knife, several wide bands of the chocolate and "stick" them around the cake. 
• Important finishing touch the big satin ribbon to hold the chocolate bars. 

Isn't it lovely? We have fallen in love with it :) You?
P.S: Btw, I managed to do easter cookies though.

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Zucchini muffins

Remember the delicious zucchini balls that I have presented a long time ago?
Discover today my personal touch to turn them to muffin-like starters in a xmas dinner that I have organized recently. They looked gorgeous and they tasted even better! Just try them...
Procedure

• Use the same recipe for the filling and simply pastry dough (cut in disks) and assemble them in a muffins tray. 
• Sprinkle on top with some yellow cheese. 
• Bake for about 30min at 180 degrees of Celsius and fan.

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Butternut squash soup

Comforting food today, one of my favorite soups, the butternut squash soup.
I did not have big pumpkin seeds to decorate at the end, as a friend does and it's so yummy, so enjoy our homemade funny faces using sour cream :)

Ingredients
1 big butternut squash - peeled, seeded and cut in small cubes
1 big potato and 1 big carrot - both cut in small cubes too
2 table spoons of olive oil
1 small onion chopped
salt, pepper, ginger

Procedure

In a pressure cooker, start by cooking the vegetables in the oil for a couple of minutes and then cover with water, add the spices, close the pressure cooker and cook for about 20min.

When done, smooth using a blender and serve adding some fresh pepper and some sour cream or use some pumkin seeds that you have previously fried in some oil. Serve with some good cheese. Enjoy! 

  

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Season greetings!

Season greetings 

to all of you and your families! 

Prepare :

• "Kourambiedes", the xmas almond cookies, 
• "Melomakarona", honey cookies
• and cook "Stuffed turkey" 

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