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One Bowl Berry Coffee Cake

I had some berries they weren’t being eaten so I made this delicious berry cake. I had fresh berries but you could also use frozen. This cake is so easy to make, and you only need one bowl. I think it would also taste great with cranberries and lemon extract instead of almond.  One Bowl Berry Coffee Cake Makes 1 11x7” Cake Ingredients 2 cups fresh berries (I used blueberries and strawberries)  1/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sliced or sliced almonds Brown sugar for topping Directions Preheat the oven to 350F and grease an 11”x7” baking dish. Combine berries and brown sugar in a bowl. Set aside.  Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs and extracts until well combined.  Stir in sour cream and milk.  Add the dry ingredie...
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Thai Red Curry SPICY!

Wow, this red curry paste I bought was very spicy. I think if you served this curry with rice it would tone it down a bit, but I'm trying not to eat too much rice so I'll try it with yogurt tomorrow for lunch.

This was my first time using fish sauce. It stinks! But you can't tell it's in there - kinda like anchovies in your Caesar salad.
  


Thai Red Curry SPICY!
Adapted from RASAMALAYSIA
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 2 teaspoons red curry paste
  • 1 cup chopped mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup snow peas, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 cup carrots, cut into pieces
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 cups beansprouts
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 200ml (6-7oz) coconut milk
  • 4-5 oz chopped cooked chicken breast
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Directions
  1. In a large pan, heat the oil over medium high heat. Cook the curry paste in the oil for just a minute stirring constantly.
  2. Add the mushrooms, snow peas and carrots and stir to coat with the curry paste. Stir in the water and cook for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally until they soften a bit.
  3. Add the beansprouts and stir. Sprinkle the sugar on top followed by the fish sauce and coconut milk. Stir well. Add the chicken (mine was leftover grilled) and simmer for a few minutes until the sauce thickens slightly and the chicken is heated through.
  4. Stir in cilantro before serving.


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  1. CaroleFebruary 28, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    This is a post I did about 2 very good Thai cookbooks http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/cook-books-spirit-house.html

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