MIMI CHENGS

MIMI CHENGS had the best grilled dumplings I've ever had. They were served with a secret spicy sauce (I wish I knew what was in it). The dumpling consisted of chicken and veggies. One of my favorite parts of eating this meal was the chop sticks. I love eating foods from other cultures.

Pumpkin Bars

Every year on my birthday I have pumpkin bars made for me by my family. They are so delicious. I need to learn how to made them myself.

Recipe

Ingredients

Bars:

4 eggs

1 2/3 cups granulated sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

15 -ounce can pumpkin

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

Icing:

8 -ounce package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.

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Delicious Bagels

                          


Ess-a-Bagel is a little bagel place that has grown so much on the streets of New York City.

It's a little place where they makes many kinds of sandwiches and bagels. Essa-a-Bagel uses a different technique to make their bagels, which makes them so much better than bagels made at home. They boil their bagels. I never knew boiling bagels was a thing before entering. They refuse to toast bagels for costumers because they believe it doesn't need to be done.

I got a plain bagel with cream cheese and it was the best thing i've ever had. The bagel itself had such a great taste.

Milk

We all love eating our favorite cereal and then drinking the sweet flavored milk at the bottom of the bowl.

I came across a little ice cream shop called Milk in New York City. The ice cream mimicked the sweet milk you would drink after eating a bowl of cereal. The cornflakes covering really made it feel like I was eating a better version of my favorite breakfast meal.

OTTO TACO

New York Tacos! I was walking the streets of New York and saw Otto Taco. I had to stop and get a bite to eat. I love trying Mexican food in different places. I experienced green salsa (which I never have before). The flavor was quite spicy, but really enjoyable. My taco consisted of a corn tortilla, chicken, cilantro, onion and the green salsa. It was quite messy to eat, but I would definitely recommend to others and eat it again myself. 

Pies and Pints

                                             

I had Pies and Pint a couple weeks ago in WV for the first time. The pizza was so good and I enjoyed looking at all the cool stuff on the walls. The pizza was extra cheesy and the crust tasted awesome. I'll need to go back to one in Columbus. I highly recommend to the pizza lovers! 

Melting Chocolate Lava Cake

                                                   

Chocolate on chocolate on chocolate. Served with a nice brewed cup of coffee. One of my favorite desserts from my cruise.

Recipe

Author: Stephanie Manley @CopyKat.com

Recipe Type:Dessert
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4 

Prepare this chocolate melting cake, it tastes like the Carnival Cruise version. 

Ingredients

• 6 ounces of butter

• 6 ounces of baking chocolate (ideally 60% cacao)

• 2 whole eggs

• 2 egg yolks

• 3/4 cup sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 cup flour

• 2 teaspoons to butter ramekins

• powdered sugar for dustiing

Instructions

In a small bowl melt together chocolate and butter in the microwave. Melt for 30 seconds and stir, and repeat until chocolate and butter are melted.

Whisk together eggs and sugar until they are lighter in color and foamy. Add melted chocolate to egg mixture. Stir in vanilla extract, salt, and flour.

Spread butter in ramekins to grease the dishes. Pour batter into dishes. Cover dishes with plastic and refrigerate for about 30 minutes, you can refrigerate these for up to 4 hours. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 12 to 15 minutes. The tops will be firm, but the insides will be melting.

Dust with powdered sugar, and serve with a scoop of ice cream if desired.

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