AENA
JUNE 2015
TRAVELING COOKING
FASHION HOROSCOPES
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Traveling ................................................................................................................................ 3 Places to visit..................................................................................................................... 4 Lake District ................................................................................................................... 4 The Cotswolds ............................................................................................................... 4 The city of the month ........................................................................................................ 5 Top hotels in June ............................................................................................................. 6 Bardessono Hotel & Spa............................................................................................... 6 Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas ..................................................................................... 6 Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai ..................................................................................... 6 Pancake recipe................................................................................................................. 8 Cake Mix Cookies recipe ................................................................................................ 8 Chocolate cupcakes........................................................................................................ 9
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Are you looking for a special vacation trip to relax and disconnect from your daily routine? In AENA Magazine, we have selected for you some of the most amazing and relaxing places to visit all around Great Britain. Let’s take a look!
Famous for hundreds of its hundreds of honey-colour limestone villages in a beautiful rural atmosphere, The Cotswolds area is one of England’s favourite destinations. In spring time, there are fantastic activities from walking and cycling, to visiting beautiful gardens or its bustling farmers’ markets, without forgetting the great cafe culture in the zone.
The Lake District is a mountainous region in North West England. It is a popular holiday destination, where you can visit its famous lakes, forests and mountains.
Where to stay
It is ideal for having a relaxing family travel to enjoy the landscapes with the youngest of the house!
Scan the QR Code with your mobile phone to see hotels near The Cotswolds
Where to stay Scan the QR Code with your mobile pone to see hotels near Lake District
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It is really interesting to see some villagers practising typical chinese sports in the main square for example tai chi or mah jong.
San Francisco Nowadays, San Francisco is one of the most famous cities in California, USA.
The Golden Gate Park is a large urban park consisting of 1017 acres of public grounds.
Oficially called the City and Country of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northem California. It is the second-most densely populated city in the US after New York City, with a density of about 7022 people per km2.
Probably, you know this city because of the Golden Gate Bridge, but do you know some other interesting places to visit in there as China Town or the Golden Gate Park?
Its shape is a rectangle, like the Central Park in New York, but the Golden Gate Park is a twenty percent longer. With 13 million visitors annually, Golden Gate is the fifth most-visited city park in the United States.
China Town is an awesome place that makes you feel as if you were in a chinese town inside America.
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The rooms are equipped with a TV, a fridge and many more useful things. We cannot talk about this hotel without mentioning that all the rooms have views to Las Vegas Strip or to the city. This five stars hotel, in California is one of the most luxurious hotels in the US. It offers huge rooms with a private balcony, a frigde, an awesome bathroom designed as a private spa, and the most important thing; free WiFi connection. The Bardessono Hotel and Spa has a swimming pool, bike renting service, and as we can deduce from its name; a spa.
Additionally, every room has the last technological devices to control the illumination or the stereo system for example.
This hotel offers incredible views to the ocean, a golf course and seven zones to rest and take a bath. The Four Seasons Resort rooms offer a beautiful hawaian decoration and great views to the Pacific Ocean. Also, the rooms include a TV and a desk.
The restaurant offers a delicious menu with the typical food of the region and many other types of food.
This modern hotel is located in Las Vegas Strip, in the center of the city. It has a big spa and a modern gym with a room for practising yoga.
The guests can enjoy a saltwater swimming pool, an only adults zone, a spa and a huge area to practise sports. The hotel has some private beaches of White sand and calm water.
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Step 1 Whisk milk, eggs and vanilla together in a jug. Sift flour into a large bowl. Stir in sugar. Make a well in the centre. Add milk mixture. Whisk until just combined.
Ingredients for 24-36 cookies
1(18 ounce) boxpackage cake mix (any flavor)
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Step 2
2 eggs
Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Spray with cooking oil. Using 1/4 cup mixture per pancake, cook 2 pancakes for 2 minutes or until bubbles appear on surface. Turn and cook for a further 1-2 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover loosely with foil to keep warm. Repeat with remaining mixture, spraying pan with cooking oil between batches.
nuts (optional) or raisins (optional) or chocolate chips (optional) or butterscotch chips (optional).
⁄3cup vegetable oil or 1⁄3 cupcanola oil
Step 1 Combine cake mix, oil and eggs. Mix well. Step 2 Add in extra ingredients (1 cup total). Step 3 Bake at 350 F for about 10 minutes. Step 4 Remove from oven and let cool on pan for several minutes before removing to rack to finish cooling.
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Ingredients 1/2 cup (50 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder 1 cup (240 ml) boiling hot water 1 1/3 cups (175 grams) all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Then in the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and beat only until incorporated. Then add the cooled cocoa mixture and stir until smooth. Fill each muffin cup about two-thirds full with batter and bake for about 16 20 minutes or until risen, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. (Do not over bake or the cupcakes will be dry.) Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, frost with icing. You can either spread the frosting on the cupcakes with a small spatula or if piping, use a large Wilton 1M open star tip to make lovely swirls. These cupcakes are best the day they are made, but can be covered and stored for a few days.
Chocolate Fudge Frosting: 4 ounces (120 grams) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped 2/3 cup (150 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/3 cups (160 grams) confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly butter, or line 16 muffin cups with paper liners. In a small bowl stir until smooth the boiling hot water and the cocoa powder. Let cool to room temperature. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
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Chocolate Frosting: Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter until smooth and creamy (about 1 minute). Add the sugar and beat until it is light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in the vanilla extract. Add the chocolate and beat on low speed until incorporated. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until frosting is smooth and glossy (about 2 3 minutes). Make about 16 cupcakes.
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