5 minute mug chocolate cake.

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe)

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Pour in the milk and oil and mix well..

Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.

The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

Now this is a cake i can Make!!!

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies!

These cookies are so good, I just had to share!

Ingredients Makes twenty-six 5-inch cookies or 8 1/2 dozen 1 1/4-inch cookies. 1 pound unsalted butter 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar 2 1/4 cups packed light-brown sugar 4 large eggs 3 cups plus 2 tablespoons pastry flour 3 cups bread flour 1 tablespoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 2 pounds Jacques Torres House (60 percent cocoa) Chocolate or other best-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add both flours, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and chocolate; mix until well combined. Using a 4-ounce scoop for larger cookies or a 1-ounce scoop for smaller cookies, scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until lightly browned, but still soft, about 20 minutes for larger cookies and about 15 minutes for smaller cookies. Cool slightly on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. First published May 2007

Best Cheese cake in Portland!

A few years ago I discovered the place where they make the best cheese cake, Piece of Cake. Adams and I have become famous for bringing cheese cake, every time we have dinner with friends. Once we showed up with out one and we almost had a riot on our hands! The place that make the best white chocolate cheese cake anywhere is Piece of Cake! I don't know what there doing over there but, they are sure doing something right! If you care to check out the wonderful cheese cake for your self, Piece of cake is located in the Sellwood district of Portland.

8306 SE 17th, Portland, Oregon 97202
www.pieceofcakebakery.net