Setting Goals

Monday, February 8th, 2010

It’s a rather slow day at work and I’m fascinating myself with Google Buzz, the latest in social networking tool. My friend’s blog post comes up as an entry and I immediately check it out with interest. I am particularly intrigued by an online goal setting forum she has mentioned “101 Things in 1001”. The premise of the site is that by setting goals in writing one is more likely to achieve them. I love the idea and set up an account. I contemplate my goals for a day or so and set my first 15 – one of which is to try 143 new recipes in 1001 days, or one new recipe a week.

On Monday February 22nd, to add further incentive to stick with my goal (and share receipes), I have created a blog.

Here was my first recipe. It tasted quite good and despite the soymilk had a very dairy pudding-ie feel to it. Sadly I burnt the bottom of it and it had a bit of a coffee-bitter taste to it, and my pot is still charred. I will definitely try again and not burn!


Delicious Chocolate Dessert
Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups chocolate soymilk
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 1/4 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chocolate chips

Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan, combine soymilk, cornstarch, brown sugar, vanilla and salt with a whisk.
2. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.
3. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips.
4. Keeping stirring until the chocolate chips have melted into the pudding.
5. Cool for 5 minutes and then put into whatever you wish to chill it in, and refrigerate for several hours.