EXTRA GIANT SQUISHINESS!

Two posts in two days, I really am on a roll...even though none of them are make up related which is really the whole point of why I started this blog ^^" I do have some posts written up though, it's just the pictures that need to be taken now : )

Anyway! Not sure how much you lot love squishy things, but I have some strange sort of love for them..especially if its food related! Probably why I love mochi and pearl tea pearls so much...

The other day I found something which made me jump up and down with excitement...

If you're American, you won't be very impressed by this post, but us British peeps who have never set foot in the US will have never seen anything like this before!

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Rocky Mountain Mega Marshmallows!

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There are only a few left in the pack...I started eating them before

taking a picture :D

I swear it takes about 4 or 5 normal sized marshmallows to make one of these, and they actually taste really good! Just like the pink and white marshmallows we have here :D I was actually expecting these to have a really strong gelatine smell and not be very nice at all because normally things that have a novelty value don't taste very good, but I was wrong and I'm very glad ^^ They have a nice and soft texture and a good amount of stickiness, awesome to eat as a snack but I wouldn't suggest eating more than two in one sitting XD

These are just so soft and squishy I want to hollow one out and sleep in it!!!!!! ^^

Just a photo to show the size of the mallows.

It's a one pence piece next to them.

I haven't had a chance to roast these yet but I will at some point! Roasted marshmallows are soooo good, crispy on the outside and melty on the inside :D 

I did make my own version of a s'more though, I toasted some bread, spread it with nutella, cut the bread in half and sandwiched a slightly microwaved marshmallow in between the halves. Simply put, it was amazing ^^

I'll probably need to stop talking about these marshmallows now, it's too late to have another one and this post isn't exactly helping my craving lol

They sell these at ASDA for £2, very reasonable price IMO! If you want to try these out, hopefully they'll sell them at your ASDA too because I have realised that different ASDAs stock different things ^^"

Happy munching!

Jia

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Microwave chocolate cake?

On a random search on soompi I found I recipe for cake you can prepare and cook in five minutes, using a microwave! I'm a lover of all things sweet so naturally I was very excited when I found this. I decided to try it today for lunch and here are the results! I've also included the recipe and some pictures to accompany the steps. To be honest it doesn't look very appealing and the texture was a little inconsistent throughout with some parts being softer, some denser, some chewy...yeahh the cake can DEFINITELY be improved XD BUT! It did taste like chocolate cake ^^ I'm one of those people who will eat pretty much anything, even if it looks gross. As long as it tastes okay-ish, I will eat it :D

WHAT I USED

4 tablespoons self raising flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 egg

3 tablespoons semi skimmed milk

3 tablespoons coconut oil

WHAT I DID

First mix together all the dry ingredients in a mug.

I chose a larger sized mug.

The original soompi post showed a cake that was spilling out of the cup

(upwards though, might I add!)

So yeah I wanted to avoid a messy end, just in case XD

Crack in your egg and mix.

mmm...yummy XD

Yeahh the mixture is a little dry so it's time to add your milk and oil!

I didn't take a picture of this step, I'm very aware of how clumsy I am plus the oil was going all over the table and my hands so I didn't dare bring my phone near XD 

Words of warning, it's very disgusting when you try to incorporate the oil into the mix. There's a LOT of oil but keep mixing and eventually the batter will come together :3 I would suggest adding less oil but I'm not sure how it will affect the cake, trial and error eh? : )

Soooo mix it all up and you'll get this!

I switched to a bigger spoon. Using a teaspoon proved too difficult.

Now just bung it in the microwave, set it to high and blast it for about 3 to 4 minutes.

I actually left mine in for 4 minutes, stabbed it with a knife and found the batter 

around the edges of the cup still slimy so I cooked it for another 30 seconds.

And the results!

The upper surface actually looked quite nice, but turn it upside down..

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Why the hell is it so cratered?! XD

Last step, NOM ON IT :D

I actually enjoyed the whole process of making the cake, it's definitely a fun activity to do when you're bored or want something sweet to nom on but can't find anything suitable ^^ It does take a littlemore than five minutes to prepare and cook though considering you have to spoon everything into the cup and mix it all up. I made my life easier and used measuring spoons. Those things are amazing, you must get a set!

Also, I'm not sure if this cake will taste good when it's cold. I ate all of mine in one sitting :D

I actually think this cake MIGHT carry some health benefits too...cocoa powder contains antioxidants after all and I used coconut oil because of all its amazing health benefits (such as helping digestion and metabolism and maintaining cholesterol levels).

After a little further reading on the forum, someone suggested adding 3 tablespoons of nutella to the mix and cooking it for 1.5 minutes. Need to try this one out ^^

End of post! Hope you had fun reading it, and please let me know if you do try it! ^^

Here's the link to the original soompi forum if you want to check it out, click here : )

Jia

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Cooking Attempts!

I decided to attempt making mochi again last week, but with mung bean filling rather than red bean (the cupboard ran out of red beans). It was kind of a success, minus the fact that they look sort of ugly...but hey at least I actually got the filling into it this time round! My other attempts left me with stiff coloured mochi balls so I couldn't exactly mould them around the bean filling...but the other half still ate the unfilled mochi balls. He said it's because he likes the taste of glutinous rice flour, which I'm sure he does, but I know that the other main reasons are that he didn't want my hard work to go to waste and he didn't want to hurt my feelings XD

Mochi mochi mochi

That's them! Not too shabby for a er...3rd attempt XD

Please ignore the paper in the background :D

Before my mochi attempt, my mum brought home a load of mushrooms so I decided to make mushroom pate! It turned out delicious, it had a nice garlicky hint to it ^^ But it didn't exactly look pretty and I forgot to take a picture ^^" I did make rosemary and cranberry crackers to go with it though and I took a picture of those! These were actually really good, and a great way to use up those cranberries that have been sitting motionless in the cupboard for ages.

Crackers!

Hope you had a good weekend!
Jia

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