Uj'alayi Cake ~ Star Wars The Old Republic

Uj'alayi Cake  - This is one of the most popular exports of Mandalore. Uj'alayi, or uj cake, is a dense cake made of ground nuts, pureed dried fruit, sweet uj'jayl syrup, and spices. It is a very sweet dessert.

You will need:

Cake:

3 c flour
1 c sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1c pureed banana
1 tsp salt
3 tbs butter
1 c milk
1 egg
1/2 c raisins
1/2 cup walnuts

Syrup:

1 cup water
2 c sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbs lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

I smashed the banana's into a pulp, add a tablespoon of milk to soften it.

Add butter. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and milk.
Mix.

Stir in raisins and walnuts.

Pour into greased cake pan. Bake for 35 minutes until toothpick into center comes out clean.

Let cake cool.

Syrup:

Add water, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon.
Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and add vanilla.

Spoon over cake, serve.

I stored the rest of the syrup in an empty coffee creamer container.

Cactus Apple Surprise ~ World of Warcraft

You will need:

And six pretty apples.

6 medium apples

1 cup orange juice
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup crushed walnuts, toasted
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup honey

Remove a 1/2-inch slice from tops of the apples. 
With a melon baller or a spoon remove core, stopping about 1/2 inch from the bottom of the apple. 

In a medium bowl combine oats, brown sugar, almonds, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. 

Stir in softened butter until combined. 
Arrange the prepared apples in a baking dish 

Fill and top apples with oat mixture. 

When ready to bake, pour remaining orange juice around the apples and cover with foil. 

Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 50 minutes. 

Check them at 30 minutes and again at 45. 
I baked them for 50 minutes and I baked them too long. 
You can see they started falling apart.


Remove foil; bake for 10 to 15 minutes more or until tender. 

Cool about 30 minutes. 
Transfer to a platter or plates and drizzle with honey. 
Server hot with ice cream or cold with vanilla yogurt.

 I had neither, I am a sad panda.

Pandarian Red Salad ~ World of Warcraft Expansion Idea

You will need:

Salad:
4 c shredded red cabbage
1 c water chestnuts (optional)
1/2 c shredded carrots
2c green apples (chopped)
4 stalks celery (chopped)

Red cabbage looking pretty on the inside.

Dressing:
1/4 c soy sauce
1/4 c lemon juice
1/4 c orange juice
1/2 tsp grated ginger

Candied Walnuts:
1 c walnuts
1/2 c sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon

In a large bowl, toss together cabbage, water chestnuts, apples, celery and carrots.

Whisk together soy sauce, lemon juice, orange juice and ginger; pour over cabbage mixture and toss together.
My husband didn't like the "dressing" so I kept it separate.
Two teaspoons was plenty per bowl.
Sprinkle with candied walnuts.

To make candied walnuts, place 1 cup walnuts and 1/2 cup sugar in a skillet over medium heat.

Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and turns light brown.
I have to add a bit of liquid to the mixture to get it to stick to the walnuts.

Toss to coat walnuts. Remove skillet from heat; stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Allow to cool before adding to salad.
Store in a seal-able container.

Yum!

Harvest Bread

You will need:

3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 cup butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
1  cup milk

1 cup chopped cranberries
1 cup chopped, peeled apple
1/2 cup chopped raisins
3/4 cup chopped walnuts


Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin pans or  line with paper muffin liners.
Use a bread pan if desired.

In a large bowl, stir together the brown sugar, white sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.

Add the melted butter, milk and eggs, mix until smooth.

Stir in the cranberries, apple, raisins, and walnuts.

Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pans 3/4 full.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven or until a knife inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

Yum!

Tyrande Whisperwind's Ambrosia

TGF: I'd like to thank Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind for meeting with me. I always feel in awe whenever I step foot into the Temple, it is so beautiful here.

Tyrande: It's a please to have you here. You represent our night elves with honor and strength.
The Gamer's Fridge is very popular around here.

Malfurion: The Gamer's Fridge? Are you the one who got Garrosh all up in arms over his lemon squares.
Hahahaha. That made being referred to as "Antler McBeardly face" worth it, I think I could hear his great mother screaming at him from Ogrimmar.

TGF: Thank you so much Shan'do Stormrage I am a huge fan of yours, It's why I began my journey as a drui...

Tyrande: Ahem....Malfurion hasn't eaten much in the last 10,000 years. I'm afraid his knowledge in the kitchen is very limited.

Malfurion: Of course Tyrande is correct. </bows> I am pleased by your presence here and I look forward to sampling you & Tyrande's creations.

TGF: Tell my readers Tyrande, what is your favorite dish?

Tyrande: Ambrosia, It is served at many of our celebrations especially Lunar Festival.

TGF: Awesome, let's get started.

You will need:

1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1/2 cup chopped candied walnuts  (recipe is below.)

1 (8 ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained

2 1/2 cups shredded coconut  (I omitted)

1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained

1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained

3 cups miniature marshmallows

1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained 

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I omitted the coconut for personal preference. 

In a large bowl, combine the whipped topping, coconut, chopped nuts, fruit cocktail, pineapple, mandarin oranges, marshmallows, cherries.  

Mix together well and refrigerate for 30 to 45 minutes.

Candied Walnuts

1/2 pound walnut halves

1/2 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread nuts in a single layer over a baking sheet. 

Roast for approximately 8 to 10 minutes, or until the nuts start to turn brown and the smell of roasting nuts fills the kitchen.

Stir together sugar, cinnamon, salt, and milk in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat for 8 minutes, or until the mixture reaches the soft ball stage of 236 degrees F (113 degrees C). 

Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla immediately. .

Add walnuts to sugar syrup, and stir to coat well.

Spoon nuts onto waxed paper, and immediately separate nuts with a fork. Cool, and add to ambrosia.

YUM!

Me, Malfurion & Tyrande