Eggless Fudgy Chocolate Cake

This is one cake recipe for those who have egg allergy.  The one doing the job for the eggs here is the vinegar.  When I baked this for my family in Australia, they were so surprised when my hubby told them that there's no egg in the cake but there's vinegar in it.  They said there's no vinegar taste in the cake...as in none at all!  The cake is quite fudgy because I added a cup of chocolate chips and this made the cake even more lovely.

Ingredients
1 1/2 plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 c cocoa powder (cadbury)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 c white sugar
1 tbsp vanilla
1 c milk
1/2 c vegetable oil
1 1/2 tbsp vinegar
1 c chocolate chips

Procedure
Mix all the dry ingredients except the chocolate chips in a bowl and make a well in the center.
Mix all the wet ingredients in a smaller bowl and then pour onto the well in the dry ingredients.
Mix well with whisk.  Fold in the chocolate chips.
Grease an 8 inch baking pan. 
Bake for 25 minutes in a 180C preheated oven.

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My Family Homemade Pizza

Ordering pizza is a great and easy way to have a quick meal without all the fuss of prep and baking.  On the other hand, making you own homemade pizza with your family is fun!   Here is a very easy pizza prep that you and your family can do together.

Ingredients

Pizza Dough

2 c plain flour
1 sachet of dry yeast
1 tsp caster sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil
3/4 c warm water

My homemade pizza sauce
1 c tomato sauce
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp caster sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Toppings
1 c mozzarella cheese (grated)
1 medium onion, sliced into rings
ham, chopped
pepperoni
pinapple pieces

Procedure

Dough
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.
Make a well at the center and add in the olive oil and warm water.
Mix well using your hands.
Knead until everything is incorporated.
Throw the dough onto the benchtop or wherever you are doing your kneading.  Do this every 3 minutes. Knead for 10 minutes.
Form into a ball and put in a lightly greased bowl.  Let rise for 30 - 40 minutes.  Cover with clingwrap.
When risen, punch the dough about 2x and knead for a couple of minutes. 
Roll out the dough and form a circle (9 inches) and the thickness that you want.
Lightly grease and flour a 9 inch diameter baking pan and place your pizza dough in it.
Top with your favourite toppings.

Pizza Sauce
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
Spread onto the pizza dough.
Add your fave toppings.

Bake in a 200C preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the dough is a bit brown on the edges and the cheese has melted.

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Pinoy Crispy Chicken Adobo Flakes

Adobo is considered to be the national dish of the Philippines.  I believe that all Filipinos have their own versions of this wonderful and very versatile dish.  This time, I tried cooking Crispy Chicken Adobo Flakes.  This recipe is one of my Adobo Series that I could say that I am really proud of not only because my husband loved it but also because it is really yummy to the max!  It could be eaten as is or you can add sliced tomatoes...eat it with rice or garlic rice or even put it in your bread.

I remember that a dear friend and a former colleague of mine used to bring to school her famous adobo flakes each time there would be a celebration.  Everyone would really have fun eating her delicious adobo flakes and in a flash it's all gone.  I think it was their secret family recipe...may be that's the reason why I was not able to get its recipe hehehe.

Well anyway, I suddenly found myself craving for adobo flakes so I did cook one nice adobo flakes dish that I would certainly cook again and again.

Ingredients
1 k chicken breast w/o the skin
1 c water
1/2 c white vinegar
1/2 c kikkoman soy sauce
4 cloves of garlic, smashed
1 medium size onions, diced
salt and pepper to taste
2 pcs bay leaf

Procedure
Mix everything in a measuring glass. 
Place the chicken pieces in a bowl.
Pour the mixture onto the chicken.
Set aside for 30 minutes.
Boil everything together in a medium fire until the chicken pieces absorbed the flavour.
Simmer for 30 minutes.
Remove from fire.
Remove the chicken from the pot. 
Let it cool a bit.
Shred the pieces of chicken using forks or using your fingers.
Put the shredded chicken in a big plate and drizzle with half of the juice of the adobo.
Let it sit for at least 15 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the shredded chicken until they are crispy and brown.
Place the fried adobo flakes in a plate and drizzle again with the remaining half of the adobo juice.  Top with garlic granules (mcormick) and sliced tomatoes.
Serve with rice or bread. 
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