Desserts And Good Food

     The other day my daughter asked me  if I could ruin a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie for her. I accepted the challenge and for a few weeks I worked to develop this cookie recipe. The big challenge was to give the cookie dough flavor without masking the taste of the white chocolate and macadamia nuts.  After many tries I surprised my daughter with this creation.                   dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoon cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup light brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 stick unsalted butter 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger  2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2/3 cup white chocolate chips  1 cup macadamia nuts Preheat the oven to 350°F Set aside one baking sheet lined with parchment paper. In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the granulated sugar and light brown sugar.  Mix the two sugars well by hand before proceeding to the next step.

     This is one of those recipes I have made for my family for years and I am just now sitting down to write it. When you have picky eaters you have to do whatever you can to feed them.        A few years ago my daughter Stephanie started making honey mustard sauce every time I made chicken tenders. For a long time I didn't even pay attention to the sauce. I ate my tenders with ketchup and, I was happy with that. A few months ago I tasted the sauce for the first time and to my surprise I really liked it. I have to confess I have never been a fan of mustard. I asked my daughter for the recipe and she told me the recipe came from when she was working in the military. They made the sauce to taste taking yellow mustard and then adding honey until the right consistency and flavor was achieved. Well I love challenges and asked her to make a small amount of the sauce for me. Using that sample as a guide I started mixing two mustards first to achieve the color and then I added the hon

           If you are a fan of coconut you are going to love this Flan.  It is creamy and full of coconut flavor. You can add coconut flakes as I did when you pour the caramel into the cake pan for an extra coconut flavor boost.                               dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com Ingredients: 1 can coconut milk 1 can condensed milk 1 cup heavy cream  4 egg and 3 egg yolks (lightly beaten) 1 8 x 8 x 2 cake pan 1 roasting pan for the Bain Marie Caramel recipe, refer to Caramel for flan and bread pudding Carefully pour the caramel into the cake pan and cover the sides and the bottom with caramel. Set aside to cool. To make the Flan: Combine the condensed milk and the coconut milk into the blender and mix for 1 minute. Scrape the sides of the blender and mix again for another 30 seconds.    Add the heavy cream and the eggs then mix for 30 seconds. Scrape the sides of the blender and mix again for 30 seconds.    Strain the mixture into the prepared pan. Place the pan