Blueberry Brownies

Taken from Hershey's Website

Thick and Fudgy Brownies

Skill Level:

Beginner

Ingredients

• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margaine , melted
• 2-1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4  eggs
• 1-3/4 cups (10-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
• (Used frozen blueberries instead)

Directions

1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
2. 2 Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. With spoon or wire whisk stir together melted butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Add eggs, stir until well blended. Stir in flour mixture, blending well. Stir in chocolate pieces. Spread batter in prepared pan.
3. 3 Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Makes 24 to 36 brownies.

Everyone dug in while it was cooling.

Can you spot the blueberries?

The Taylor's Na'Vi tribe

At whim of the moment, I signed up for the Opening and Closing Gambit for the Taylor's Annual D&D 2012. After one week of gruelling 3+ hours of pushing our "pleasure points" to the max, we finally strutted our stuff on stage on Friday 16 Nov at the Sunway Convention Centre.

In the changing room before the event. Could you spot me? 

How about now?

We were only given the t-shirt and we all had to accesorize ourselves aka be as creative as possible.
Everyone made such a big deal about my 'loincloth.' But it was much ado about nothing--I deconstructed an old brown MNG t-shirt the night before to sew it up! haha

Oven Roasted Potatoes

Got it from: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/oven-roasted-potatoes/

Ingredients

• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine oil, garlic, basil, marjoram, dill weed, thyme, oregano, parsley, red pepper flakes, and salt. Stir in potatoes until evenly coated. Place potatoes in a single layer on a roasting pan or baking sheet.
3. Roast for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, turning occasionally to brown on all sides.

Easy Bake Roast Chicken

I keep losing this recipe so I decided to write it in our blog. That way, it'll always be here!

Easy Bake Roast Chicken

Pre-heat oven to 450 deg. F.

1. Oil the chicken.
2. Salt both sides well.
3. Put chicken skin side up.
4. Roast 30 min @ 450 deg. F.
5. Turn off the oven. Let it sit inside the oven, door closed, for 30 min.

Make sure the chicken is fully thawed or it will not roast all the way through. You can also add other seasoning like dried rosemary, thyme, oregano, etc.

Spring Break to Disneyland

Went to Disneyland @ Anaheim, CA. Drove 6.5 hours. Spent 4 days in Disneyland and Disney Adventureland. By the 4th day, we were ready to go home, or at least the adults were. The kids wanted to come back next year. I don't think so.

Parade on Main St. of Disneyland.

Looks good but stinks to high heavens.

This is actually at the end of the performance.

Darth Vader and Darth Maul.

Darth Maul!!!

Fireworks every night for 30 minutes, I think.

Disney Adventureland theme park, next to Disneyland. 

It's a Bug's Life. Twirls round and round.

Woody!

That's the Matterhorn. Unfortunately, it was under construction when we were there.

Pygmy goats. Always docile.

Indiana Jones ride is in Adventureland.

Our favorite ride: Star Tours.

Best Western plus Park Inn. Taken near the door.

Only one window. A/C stopped working after 1 day.

My little setup.

Castle behind is Fantasyland. Fireworks takes place here every night.

Kids get to drive but cars run on rails on the ground.

It's a Small World boat ride.

Chip and Dale's home.

Toontown. Rides are more appropriate for toddlers.