Month: February 2013

Dulce De Leche Brownies

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I remember when my mom introduce us to Dulche de leche and use to bake us some delicious dessert when I was little! Dulche de leche is the world’s most delicious fudge. It’s great for cakes and desserts! Now I can follow her footsteps and try these yummy brownies for my family.

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Ingredient:
1 can of condensed milk
Brownie batter
250 g dark chocolate, preferably 70% cocoa
250 g butter
3 cups raw sugar
3 eggs
1 egg yolk
1 cup (60 g) of wheat flour
More than 1 cup (60g) cocoa
0.5 teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch of salt

First Start by boiling the can of condensed milk for three hours. The bottle must always be completely under water and remove the label before.

2nd Then turn the oven to 175 degrees. Line a baking dish, about 20 x 26 cm, with parchment paper.
3rd Melt 200g of the chocolate gently over a water bath or in the microwave and let it cool a bit. Chop the rest of the chocolate coarsely.
4th Beat the butter and raw sugar soft and fluffy with electric mixer. Add the eggs one at a time, and egg yolk and beat well between each addition of egg.

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5th Stir in the melted chocolate into the batter. Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and sift into the batter. Gently turn into a batter and turn finally down the chopped chocolate. Pour the batter in the pan and smooth it out.
6th Put the dulce de leche over the batter and swirl it into the batter with a knife

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7th Bake in the oven for around 40 minutes. If you leave the cake in the fridge overnight… it will becomes perfect! These brownies were divinely good! Sticky, chocolacious and with a lot of caramel flavor!

Have you tried these delicious brownies yet ?  Let me know in a comment below.

xoxo,

Janice

Fun Ideas For a 2013 Oscar Party

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The 85th Academy Awards will take place in Los Angeles this Sunday February 24th.  You don’t have to be in Hollywood to throw a rockin’ Oscar Party! I have some ideas for you. You can dress up as your favorite character from “Silver Linings Playbook,” serve German beer in honor of “Django Unchained,” or cook some movie-inspired food creations from “The Life of Pi” all in honor of the Academy Awards. Kristina Behr has some tips. Steal these winning ideas for your Oscar party.

Oscar Party Ideas images from Pinterest and at foodnetwork.com.
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Are you having an Oscar party ? If so, please share your ideas and comments below.
xoxo,
Janice

London Plus Size Fashion Week : In a Curvisious World !

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London Plus Size Fashion Week held their inaugural event over the weekend in London.  The 2-day  events included dressing tutorials, panel discussion, and a runway show for women’s fashions sized 8 (UK size: 12) and up.  The show hosted 13 designers, and a bevy of curvy plus-sized models full of confidence. The plus sized fashion industry credits Kim Kardashion, Beyonce, and other curvy stars with helping boost interest in plus-sized high fashion.

Cupcakes were served backstage and models were greeted on the catwalk with full applause- a world away from the official London Fashion Week shows around the corner.  After reading a few review of the inaugural event, it looks like London Plus Size Fashion Week has carved out its own place during London Fashion Week.  Get more at http://www.lpsfw.com.

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curvy8“At the end, I hope there won’t be two segregated shows. But for now, we want to give curvy women an option,” said Rianne Ward, one of the organisers of the event and the creator of online magazine Evolve.

She plans to run the plus-sized event again next year, hoping to emulate the success of New York’s Full-Figured Fashion Week which is in its fifth year.

We should all embrace our shapes and sizes. What do you think about this fashion show ? Let me know in a comment below.

xoxo,

Janice