Monday, February 24, 2014

sometimes,it comes to the point when everything seems boring to me and a lot of other people for sure. No friend to hung out with no money to go out and spend. Sitting in the room for hours and hours having nothing to do but listen to music. Last week I had one of those days until I came up with an idea to search online and try to find a recipe of some kind a food or desert that everyone will like and enjoy.We all know there is so many types of deserts that most people love but I decided to look for cake recipe since cake is that type of desert we see in every celebration like birthdays,wedding and other events. Also learning how to make cake is a very nice experience so I decided to bake a chocolate cake since everyone home likes especially my brother .



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After checking online I found out that baking a cake is not hard or complex as I thought it would be. The only thing I needed was some time, which was fine with me since I had a plenty of time that day. At first I went to grocery store to get all the ingredients I needed to bake the cake such as eggs,butter,sugar,cocoa powder,and baking soda.On my way back home I remembered that we did not have a plane so I stopped one more time to get the pan. I did not mind going back and forth since I wanted to stay busy.








After hour and a half I reached home washed my hands and got ready to start it.I began by mix three spoons of melt butter with flour and cocoa powder then left the mixture on the side for a minute .On the other hand I mixed two eggs by using electric mixer.When the mixture became creamy I added the flour mixture that I had done at first .Next thing I did was stir them into a bowl and had the oven ready by preheating it to 350 degrees .I greased and floured the round pan then poured the mixture into it.Finally I put the cake mixture into the oven and left it for fifteen minutes to bake.While the cake was in the oven I cleaned the mess I had made in the kitchen,then I removed the pan from the oven and set it onto the cooling rack for ten minutes before I start the decoration .





The last step I had done before serving the cake was decorate it.At first I was confused about the type of cream I should pick to decorate my cake then I decided to cover the cake with icing cream with some strawberry since white and pink are my favorite colors. Icing cream is so easy to make .All I needed was to combine one and a half spoon of butter ,half spoon vanilla ,and 4 spoons of milk;then I stirred the mixture .When I finished making the icing cream I covered the cake with it then designed in a circle with fluffy whipped cream all around the cake and some strawberries spread in between .The cake looked amazing and delicious . Baking cake is a very nice experience that everyone should try to learn. Also using these steps can help anyone to make a very nice chocolate cake that all the family will like and enjoy All you need to bake a cake is some time and follow the steps in order to get a nice result.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014



many people do not like to cook at home thinking it is waste of time to make their own dish, when others enjoy doing that.there are so many reasons for those people who prefer to eat at the restaurant than cooking at home such as they are lazy ,overloaded or no experience .According to that they go eat at the restaurant since it is quicker and faster without realizing the difference between those two types of food in terms of the quality and healthiness.Cooking is entertaining and one of my favorite hobbies .Cooking is not only food,It is art ,design and novelty .there are so many reasons for me why I enjoy cooking.
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First of all, Cooking is a really good way to help me feel relaxed and happy since it is an excellent way to get rid of the stress and pressure while iam thinking about what to make and the steps i have to follow to make a good meal.all that helps to keep my mind busy and focus on only one thing which is making a good food that all my family will like and enjoy. For example ,every time i feel stress i cook chicken soup since the smell of it make me calm down.
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 the second reason for me to cook at home ,is i can save a lot of money by cooking at home. For example, If we go to a restaurant we will spend at less a $10 on the plate when we can do same one at home for less than $5 .Some people may not think 5 dollars is a big amount per day but it adds up by the end of the month. So instead of spending the money for eating at the restaurant we can use it for other things such as paying home bills, clothes, and rent. I think everyone should think about this kind of benefit that they can get from learning how to cook.

The third reason i love cooking is, i can express myself through cooking. I will feel so proud of myself when a lot of people give me a complement on the food i made. In fact,cooking is a grat way of growing because the first time i had to cook rice was not as good as the second time.That's mean i had learn from the mistakes i made the first time and become a better cook .As well it helped me to become a patiend person by waiting and trying many times to get a good result.

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lastly, the food we make at home is way healthier than the ones we eat at the restaurant since we can control the amount of suger and oil we add which helps to make the food light and healthy. In addition to that, homemade food is always fresh cook with better quality. In conclusion cooking is not just about making a good and healthy food it is about learning how to get an experience and benefit from it.It is a good to think about cooking as a hobby or an excellent way of building a healthy body,getting rid of the stress and becoming a patient person,so i think everyone should learn how to cook and take the advantage from this experience .
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