White Chocolate Macadamia Coconut Cookies

See? I should stick with baked goods.

Recipe:
6 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons shortening, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
6 oz white chocolate chips
2 oz macadamia nuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream butter, shortening and sugars until well blended. Add the egg and vanilla extract and blend well. Add flour, baking soda and salt to creamed mixture till dough forms. Stir in coconut flakes, chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. Drop teaspoonfuls of cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 13 minutes. Cool slightly and transfer to cooling racks.

Damn...

Who would've thunk that it's possible to burn a bunch of hard boiled eggs? It could've been the fact that I'm bloody impatient and boiled the eggs on high heat...or it could've been the fact that I was yakking on the phone with a buddy till I heard a loud "POP!" coming from the kitchen (most probably the sound of an egg exploding). Well, lesson learned. Oh, and the saucepan was a goner as well...

Daifuku

When I can't be arsed to make a batch of mochi, this works for me! I love the not too sweet azuki bean filling and the chewy texture of the mochi.