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Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

  Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos.  Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying.  My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again.  For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to  Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...
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Deep Dish Maltesers Cookies, Baked in the Microwave

"A playful crunch with a slow chocolatey crunch".  If you've ever eaten Maltesers, you know the description on the bag sums up the candy perfectly.  Available in Canada, Australia, and the UK, these little malt balls of goodness are like the American chocolates, Whoppers.  Recently in Canada, I couldn't resist grabbing a bag of some Maltesers when I saw them.  They have them in Seattle at some specialty candy stores but they are expensive being that they're imported.  The chocolate coating on the malt balls are so smooth and remind me of other chocolates I've had in Europe.  I first found them in Amsterdam and loved them.  Now I'm always looking for the bright red bag of them when I travel.  The big bag I bought in Vancouver the other day was tempting me and I was afraid to open the bag.  I didn't want to eat them all myself so I made a quick treat for my family.  I didn't want to bake a whole batch of cookies because I was low on butter, so I just baked two deep dish cookies in the microwave.  They're so easy to whip up and you still get that warm fresh baked taste of homemade cookies.  I chopped up the Maltesers so we'd get little pieces in each bite.  The cookies tasted yummy and we really felt like we were indulging.  But the baking process was simple and we didn't overeat. 

Deep Dish Maltesers Cookies


2 T. Melted Butter
2 T. White Sugar
2 T. Brown Sugar
6 Drops of Vanilla Extract
2 Egg Yolk
2 Pinches Salt
1/2 C. Flour
1/4 Cup Maltesers chocolates, chopped


Melt butter in microwave for 10 seconds, then add the rest of the ingredients in a bowl.  Stir together.  Transfer the cookie dough into two microwave safe small bowls or ramekins.  Then microwave each bowl separately for one minute.  Let cool for five minutes and dig in!  Note:  A little bit of ice cream on top would be great, too! 






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