Chocolate Chocolate Chip Nut Muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

powder

1 1/2 cups white sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups milk 1 egg

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup semisweet chocolate

chips

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

1/3 cup whole almonds

4 tablespoons white sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

2. In medium bowl, Sift together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In large bowl stir in milk, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients to large bowl; beat well. Add chocolate chips and walnuts, stir well.

3. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Poke almonds into tops of unbaked muffins. Sprinkle muffins with sugar.

4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean

Chinese Chicken Fried Rice

Recipe from: AllRecipes.com
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe-Tools/Print/Recipe.aspx?RecipeID=16954&origin=detail&servings=3

" Cooked egg is shredded and mixed with a stir fry of chicken, rice and onion in soy sauce in this fundamental Chinese dish."

Ingredients:

1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 Carrot blanched and diced 2 cups cooked white rice, cold
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup cooked, chopped chicken meat
½ cup green peas (blanched)

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, beat egg with water. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Add egg and leave flat for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from skillet and cut into shreds.
2. Heat oil in same skillet; add onion and saute until soft. Then add rice, soy sauce, pepper and chicken. Stir fry together for about 5 minutes, then stir in egg. Serve hot.