Thursday, June 30, 2016

Recipe : Cream Cheese Pastry for Turnovers


Cream Cheese Pastry for Turnovers

1 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cup flour
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons milk

Shrimp Tartlets
1/2 cup mashed cooked shrimp
2 scallions, chopped
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon tarragon
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Salt, to taste
1/2 recipe Cream Cheese Pastry

Place scant teaspoon of filling on one side of pastry round. Place small amount on one side of a 2- or 3-inch pastry round. Place small amount on side of a 2- or 3-inch pastry round. Chill 1 hour, then bake according to pastry instructions.

Place small amount on one side of a 2- or 3-inch pastry round. Bake according to pastry instructions.

Stir in sour cream and dill weed. Place scant teaspoon of filling on one side of pastry round. Bake according to pastry instructions.

Stir in next 5 ingredients. Remove from heat and stir in cheese. Place small amount on one side of 2- or 3-inch pastry round and bake according to pastry instructions.

Yields 6 dozen.

With cookie cutter cut into 2 or 3-inch circles and fill with one of the following fillings. The unbaked pastries may be frozen and baked frozen or thawed slightly.

Yields 2 dozen.

Pork Ginger Roll
1 pound ground lean pork
1/2 cup flaked crab meat or
finely chopped shrimp
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water chestnuts, chopped
2 scallions, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 small clove garlic, crushed
1 egg
1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1 recipe Cream Cheese Pastry

Yields 4 dozen.

Place small amount on one side of 2- or 3-inch pastry round and bake according to pastry instructions.

Yields 4 dozen slices.

Place small amount on side of a 2- or 3-inch pastry round. Chill 1 hour, then bake according to pastry instructions.

Mix butter, cream cheese, flour and salt to form soft dough. Chill overnight.

Yields 2 dozen.

Old California Empanaditos
1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 scallions, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 cup chopped ripe olives
Dash of oregano
1/4 cup canned chopped green chiles,
blotted dry
1/2 recipe Cream Cheese Pastry

Spicy Empanadas
1 pound ground lean beef
1 (1 1/2 ounce) package spaghetti sauce mix
1/4 cup minced onion
2 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
Salt, to taste
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup grated sharp cheese
1 1/2 recipes Cream Cheese Pastry

Mushroom Turnovers

1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, chopped fine
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
Dash of ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons flour
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 recipe Cream Cheese Pastry

Roll pastry into four 12 x 9-inch rectangles. Spread each with 1/4 filling and roll up, beginning with long side. Bake on ungreased baking sheet 30 to 35 minutes at 375 degrees F. Cool slightly.

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Tips in cooking corned beef



Once again and the kids will, School is about to start definitely need a power breakfast to give them the energy that they need to keep up with the home works and projects. One of the breakfast staple that mother love to cook is the corned beef. Corned beef is easy to prepare and what is more, it can be coupled with other ingredients to make it healthier. Corned beef is The most versatile of dishes that you can find. Here are some ways to cook a different corned beef and also ways in cooking your corned beef so that it will taste even better.

1. Brine your beef for at least two days.

Juicy and with if you want corned beef that is soft the right saltiness to it, you should brine your
corned beef for at least two days. when you say brine this means that you should saturate your corned beef in a bowl of water with salt. This will help put flavor into the beef and set the taste.

2. Use fresh ingredients Although it is a lot easier and faster to use corned beef that came from a can, it is healthier and better tasting to use only the freshest ingredients. Use beef that you purchase from
the market and cure the beef yourself. This ensures that what you are letting your kids eat is clean and safe and of course without the chemicals that may cause health problems.

3. Boil your beef for one hour A lot of people swear by to boiling. This locks in the flavor on the inside and also ensures that the meat is chewy and soft asopposed to as hard as rock. Cooking it will also be a. lot easier as you don't have to worry about softening. the meat while frying or apply meat tenderizers to. soften it a little more.

4. Put a different ingredient It is always good to. experiment with taste and texture. Once you have.
mastered the art of coking corned beef, you already. have a license to play with the ingredients to suit. your taste. You can actually add anything that you. want as long as you taste it before you serve it of.
course.

Your kids will also welcome a different kind of corned. beef because for sure, they are already fed up with. the same old corned beef that you have been serving at. breakfast and at dinner. You can if you have the time. even serve a different corned beef in the morning and. A different one at dinner. All you need to do is. to add some ingredients into it.

5. put some sauce Although corned beef is served often. as dry flakes, you can always flout convention and put. some sauce into it. This will make your corned beef. less dry and more juicy. Put some tomato sauce and soy. sauce and then just rely on the natural juiciness of. the corned beef to add to the flavor.

6. Add some veggies The standard corned beef is often. cooked with onion rings but there are some corned beef. dishes that are cooked with potatoes. You can also add. some pineapple or even tofu. It is actually all up to. you. As mentioned before, cooking corned beef is a. breeze and you don't really have to exert much effort.

All you need is just a little imagination.

Recipe: Crispy Beef


Crispy Beef

3/4 pound tender beef strips (cut into diameter of
about 2 pencils and length of 2 - 2 1/2 inches).
Salt and white pepper to taste.
1/4 cup soy sauce.
3/4 cup granulated sugar.
1/2 cup white vinegar.
1/4 cup water.
1 1/2 tablespoons green onions (green part only).
1 teaspoon sesame seeds (untoasted).
2 egg whites (beaten until frothy).
1 cup cornstarch (approximation).
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with about.
2 tablespoons water (for thickening sauce).

Place sauce in wok and heat for minute or so before adding cornstarch with water. Once sauce mixture thickens, add about 2-3 tablespoon hot oil, stir well, then add beef strips and heat for about 1 minutes Remove from wok and place on platter. Sprinkle beef with sesame seeds and serve over white rice.

About 2 hours before frying beef strips, sprinkle salt (we used about 1/2 teaspoon) and white pepper (approximately 1/4 teaspoon). Massage spices into beef strips until evenly distributed. Place in refrigerator.

Next, and very important is to gradually add cornstarch to this mixture, slowly coating all of the beef strips. You will use a lot of cornstarch to thoroughly coat beef strips, so don't let the 1 cup measurement intimidate you. Actually, you may use less than 1 cup, but it will take a lot to make sure each strip of beef is covered with a fairly thick coating of cornstarch.

Mix sauce ingredients except for, of course, the cornstarch and water. Set aside.

When oil has reached about 360 degrees, drop about half the beef strips in oil. Once you are done frying beef strips, carefully drain excess oil and place on platter. Pour oil out of wok into container.

* If you use more beef than recipe calls for, sauce mixture can be doubled. If you use tougher beef strips, you may want to marinate mixture in a little soy sauce and red wine vinegar and cornstarch to tenderize.

You will use a lot of cornstarch to thoroughly coat beef strips, so don't let the 1 cup measurement intimidate you. Actually, you may use less than 1 cup, but it will take a lot to make sure each strip of beef is covered with a fairly thick coating of cornstarch. When oil has reached about 360 degrees, drop about half the beef strips in oil. Once sauce mixture thickens, add about 2-3 tablespoon hot oil, stir well, then add beef strips and heat for about 1 minutes Remove from wok and place on platter. If you use tougher beef strips, you may want to marinate mixture in a little soy sauce and red wine vinegar and cornstarch to tenderize.

Monday, June 27, 2016

Recipe: louisville banana pudding



Assemble this in a round bowl with sloping sides.

6 egg yolks
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup flour
4 cups milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups cream
1 (7 1/2 ounce) box vanilla wafers
6 bananas, thinly sliced
Bourbon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Set a wide strainer over a large bowl. Beat yolks and set aside in a place near the stove.

Remove from heat and whisk a little of the hot, thick pudding into the beaten yolks, then pour yolk mixture back into the main pudding mixture, whisking very well. Strain, then stir in vanilla extract and butter until butter melts. To store, press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the pudding and refrigerate 3 hours.

Makes 16 servings.

Fold into cold pudding. Top with one-third of the pudding, then half the bananas. Add another layer of wafers and bourbon, the next third of pudding, and then remaining bananas.

Top with one-third of the pudding, then half the bananas. Add another layer of wafers and bourbon, the next third of pudding, and then remaining bananas. Pipe or swirl remaining meringue all over the pudding.

Remove from heat and whisk a little of the hot, thick pudding into the beaten yolks, then pour yolk mixture back into the main pudding mixture, whisking very well. To store, press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the pudding and refrigerate 3 hours.

Beat egg whites, cream of tartar and vanilla extract to stiff peaks. Starting at the edge of the pudding. Pipe or swirl remaining meringue all over the pudding.

Serve cold.

Recipe: banana nut cinnamon swirl bread



This is so good ! I love it spread with strawberry all-fruit spread for breakfast!

Bread
1/2 cup Egg Beaters ® 99% egg substitute (or 2 eggs).
2 tablespoons milk.
1 large ripe banana, broken into 1-inch pieces.
1 1/2 tablespoons butter.
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar.
1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
3 cups bread flour.
2 1/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast.

Roll the dough into a rectangle no more than 9 inches wide, or the length of your loaf pan. Spread the softened butter over the dough.

Put the dough ingredients in the bread pan in the order suggested by your bread machine instructions. Set for white bread, dough stage. Press start.

Combine the brown sugar in the small bowl, cinnamon and nuts. Sprinkle the cinnamon mixture evenly over the dough. Roll up the dough, jellyroll fashion, starting with the short, 9-inch side, forming a loaf; pinch the edge to seal.

Bake the loaf in the preheated 350 degree F oven for 30 to 45 minutes or until the loaf is golden brown.

Spray a 9 1/2- inch loaf pan with no-stick spray. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Yield: 1 (1 1/2- pound) loaf.

Filling.
1 1/2 tablespoons softened butter.
3 tablespoons brown sugar.
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
3 tablespoons chopped pecans (or walnuts).

Serving Ideas: Delicious served with butter and strawberry fruit spread!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Put the dough ingredients in the bread pan in the order suggested by your bread machine instructions. Set for white bread, dough stage. Roll the dough into a rectangle no more than 9 inches wide, or the length of your loaf pan. Roll up the dough, jellyroll fashion, starting with the short, 9-inch side, forming a loaf; pinch the edge to seal.

Bake the loaf in the preheated 350 degree F oven for 30 to 45 minutes or until the loaf is golden brown.

Recipe : Banana Cake with Caramel Icing


Hi I made this last night to use up some bananas- from pieces of three different recipes- it turned out so good it's my new favorite dessert. Would be great for a party- makes a big pan.

Because banana cake mix is too exotic for this part of the world, I had to make this cake from scratch. Most of the time, I'm lucky to find regular vanilla or chocolate cake mix! Thanks for helping to make my yesterday's dinner party a huge success.

I made this for company yesterday and I 'd honestly have to say that it was the best banana cake I have ever had. I loved the moist, delicate texture along with the slightly rich flavor. One of my American guests from Indiana must have gained 5 pounds from your cake (lol)!

2 large very ripe bananas, mashed
1 (18.25 ounce) package banana cake mix
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter ..  softened
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut (optional).
1 cup chopped pecans.

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda together and combine, being sure to mix well. Add bananas, softened butter, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and butter extracts. Bake in the pre heated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until center of cake springs back when lightly tapped.

In a large bowl, combine cake mix and baking soda. Add bananas, softened butter, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla.

Add coconut and pecans. And pour into prepared pan. Bake in the pre heated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until center of cake springs back when lightly tapped.

Poke holes in cake and pour some on while still hot. Continue to cool the rest and when cool and thickened, spread it on top of cake.

Caramel Icing.
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar.
3/4 cup packed brown sugar.
1 cup evaporated milk.
1/2 cup butter.

Poke holes in cake and pour some on while still hot. Continue to cool the rest and when cool and thickened, spread it on top of cake.

I made this for company yesterday and I 'd honestly have to say that it was the best banana cake I have ever had. I had to make this cake from scratch because banana cake mix is TOO EXOTIC for this part of the world. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and baking soda. Continue to cool the rest and when cool and thickened, spread it on top of cake.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan.

Cookin' Dad Scratch Version.
2 large very ripe bananas, mashed.
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour.
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (used less sugar.
because glaze is very sweet).
1 tablespoon baking powder.
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening.
1 teaspoon baking soda.
1/2 cup butter, softened.
3 eggs.
3/4 cup buttermilk.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
1 teaspoon butter extract (couldn't find banana extract).

Mash bananas with a fork, set aside.

Notes: okay to use regular milk instead of buttermilk. I cooked icing for about 10-12 minutes on high, it looked separated until beaten. It doesn't have to be exact-it makes a caramel glaze type frosting.

Caramel Icing.
1 1/4 cups granuated sugar.
3/4 cup packed brown sugar.
1 cup evaporated milk.
1/2 cup butter.
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Continue to cool the rest and when cool and thickened, spread it on top of cake.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Best Taco Salad Ever. Quick, Easy, And Delicious



Ingredients Needed:

Use a chopper that mixes or a blender. The Quick Chef from Tupperware is what I use.

Open and drain the black beans, corn, and sliced olives and add to the salad. Next, add the shredded cheese.

Chop onion in small pieces. Add onion to ground meat. Season the meat with Chipotle seasoning or Taco Seasoning mix and cook in the microwave using Tupperware's Oval Microwave Cooker with the colander to drain the grease from the meat or brown the meat and onions together in a frying pan on the stove.

One 16 oz can of tomatoes with basil and oregano added.
Half a large onion.
Garlic or garlic powder to taste.
Cilantro to taste.
Chipotle seasoning to taste.

I like my salsa mildly hot so I add a teaspoon of chipotle seasoning. , if you want your salsa to come out spicier simply add more chipotle seasoning.
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Use a garlic presser to add and press the garlic to the onions. Add chipotle seasoning to taste. Mix all the ingredients well and serve with your taco salad.

Serve the tortilla chips in a separate bowl so everyone can add the amount of chips they want for their salad.

You will need the following ingredients to make the salsa.

Lettuce (pre-shredded).
1 lb. Ground meat.
Chipotle seasoning or taco seasoning mix.
Cheese (pre-shredded).
1 can black beans.
1 can corn (optional).
1 can sliced ripe olives (optional).
1 avocado.
1 small onion.
1-2 tomatoes.
1 bottle Ranch dressing.
1/3 cup sour cream.
tortilla chips.

Directions:.

You can make your own using the following recipe if you prefer home-made salsa to store bought salsa to go with your salad.

Drain your cooked meat well and add to the salad.

Serve salad with dressing and salsa on the side.

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In the meantime, pour lettuce into a large bowl to begin the salad. Because you can use the dip bowls for salsa and dressing, Tupperware's Chip N Dip works well for this salad.

, if using the microwave cook the meat for 6 minutes per pound.

Chop tomatoes and avocado and add to the salad.
Next, make the dressing. Mix 1/2 bottle of ranch dressing, 1/3 cup sour cream, and 1 tsp of chipotle seasoning or taco seasoning mix. Make sure to blend the dressing well.

, if cooking on the stove cook the meat until it is well browned.

This taco salad is a favorite at my house. Add onion to ground meat. Use a garlic presser to add and press the garlic to the onions. Add chipotle seasoning to taste. Mix all the ingredients well and serve with your taco salad.

This is a simple recipe that you and your guests are sure to enjoy.

Recipe: Organic Garden Salad With Fresh Herbs




Organic Garden Salad with Fresh Herbs

Makes 1 serving.

Mix equal parts of each type of greens in a large salad bowl or platter. On top, distribute the diced tomatoes, sunflower sprouts, sliced mushrooms, sliced yellow peppers and any other organic produce you would enjoy.

Organic greens
Baby greens
Arugula Spinach
Mixed greens
Organic tomatoes, diced
Sunflower sprouts
Mushrooms, sliced
Yellow peppers, sliced
Basil, minced
Oregano
Mint
Thyme
Parsley
Non-fat Italian dressing
1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar

Freshly ground pepper, green or especially red peppercorns, added just before serving would add additional intrigue. Nature's enchanting salad, what a wonder!

Just before serving, add one tablespoon of white balsamic vinegar to 1/4 cup of non-fat Italian dressing. This will thin the dressing and add the characteristic flavor of balsamic vinegar. You could also use red balsamic vinegar or a fresh citrus juice. Freshly ground pepper, green or especially red peppercorns, added just before serving would add additional intrigue. Nature's enchanting salad, what a wonder!

Recipe created by Dennis G. Malone, a chef affiliated with Dr. Dean Ornish

Next, sprinkle on as many organic fresh herb leaves, minced or whole, as you want. The greater the variety of herbs, the greater the complexity of the salad.

Cover the salad bowl or platter with plastic wrap or foil and place it in the refrigerator.

This salad can be small or as large as you like. Simply prepare it with equal amounts of each type of greens, and make a salad for yourself, or the whole gang!

24 Hour Vegetable Salad


INGREDIENTS:

5cuptorn mixed salad greens
1medcarrot
1cupsliced fresh mushrooms
1/2cupcrumbled feta cheese (2 oz.).
1/2cupcoarsely chopped pitted.
kalamata olives.
1medcucumber, halved,.
seeded, and sliced 1/4 inch thick.
( 1 3/4 cups).
1/4cupsliced green onions.
1/2cupmayonnaise or salad dressing.
1/4cupplain low-fat yogurt.
1tspfinely shredded orange peel.
1/2xto 3/4 tsp. crushed red pepper.
1/8xto 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper.
1medorange, peeled and sliced.
1/4cupcoarsely chopped walnuts.
Orange peel strips (optional).

* Place salad greens in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart clear straight-sided bowl or souffle dish. Layer atop salad greens in the following order: mushrooms, 1/4 cup of the cheese, olives, cucumbers, carrot ribbons, and green onions.
* For dressing, in small bowl combine the mayonnaise or salad dressing, yogurt, orange peel, crushed red pepper, and ground black pepper. Spread dressing over top of salad, sealing to edge of bowl. * Cover salad tightly with plastic wrap.

* Place salad greens in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart clear straight-sided bowl or souffle dish. Layer atop salad greens in the following order: mushrooms, 1/4 cup of the cheese, olives, cucumbers, carrot ribbons, and green onions.
* For dressing, in small bowl combine the mayonnaise or salad dressing, yogurt, orange peel, crushed red pepper, and ground black pepper. Spread dressing over top of salad, sealing to edge of bowl. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
* Cover salad tightly with plastic wrap. Garnish with orange slices, walnuts, and orange peel strips.
* Make Ahead: Assemble this salad up to 24 hours before serving. Garnish and toss just before serving.

PREPARATION:.

How To Barbecue Like A Pro


Over the years, barbecue grilling has become more of an avenue of a social activity rather than the basic act of satisfying one's appetite. Usually done on parties and weekends, barbecuing has certainly evolved over time. Whether you are employing a traditional way of grilling or you are using much sophisticated grills, there are guidelines that you certainly need to follow so that your barbecue grilling will be effective.

You must have considered yourself a Grilling Master if you are the one who always wears an apron and holds a pair of tong in the backyard during parties. Perhaps, tips and guidelines for grilling would not be of help to you. If barbecue grilling is stranger to you, this article may be of great help.
Know your grill. It must be known that every type of grill is different from each other.
Aside from sanitary purposes, your barbecue will taste differently because of the mess from the grill itself. Before using the grill, you need to make sure that it is clean. Aside from the fact that the barbecue will be cooked well in a preheated grill, cleaning is best done while preheating.

If barbecue grilling is a war, then you need to come armed to the teeth. This means that you should make sure that all the necessary things are well-prepared before grilling.
Depending on the kind of meat, there is always a special way on how to grill a barbecue. As the one in charge for grilling, knowing these techniques will certainly add to the flavor of your barbecue.
This is a technique done not just to add flavor but to tenderize the meat for barbecue. We know that the longer the meat is marinated, the more flavor gets into it.

Electric grills are known to be faster compared to traditional charcoal grills. Others need to be put in a microwave oven first to make them tender and easy to grill.
Grilling can never be an exact science. A good way of grilling that others are accustomed to might be a hassle for you. If you are grilling once a month only, you can't expect to come up with a perfectly grilled barbecue similar to those chefs who grill everyday.

Whether you are employing a traditional way of grilling or you are using much sophisticated grills, there are guidelines that you certainly need to follow so that your barbecue grilling will be effective.
Aside from the fact that the barbecue will be cooked well in a preheated grill, cleaning is best done while preheating. Depending on the kind of meat, there is always a special way on how to grill a barbecue. Electric grills are known to be faster compared to traditional charcoal grills. If you are grilling once a month only, you can't expect to come up with a perfectly grilled barbecue similar to those chefs who grill everyday.

Healthful Dining At Your Desk


Pack breakfast and lunch with cold packs if a refrigerator is not available. Heat chili, soup and other hot foods until very hot; then pack in a clean, insulated container warmed with boiling water.

Packing lunch takes little time and allows you to choose what you want to eat. Hayes also suggests preparing a couple extra servings when you're making dinner so that you have lunch leftovers.

A quick rule: Include whole grains, dairy and a fruit. A muffin made with whole grain cereal, along with milk and a banana, is also satisfying and easy to eat.

Many of us eat more food at work than we do at home simply because working hours span mealtimes and snack times. We grab breakfast foods from home or pick up something to eat at our desk.

If you have been told to eat less sodium to help control your blood pressure, limit snack foods that are overly salty. Area grocery or health food stores may offer more lower-sodium choices.

Banana-Wheat Muffins

Streusel

1 tablespoon Gold Medal ® all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened

1/3 cup slightly crushed Whole Grain Total ® cereal

Muffins

3/4 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium).

1/2 cup milk.

3 tablespoons packed brown sugar.

3 tablespoons vegetable oil.

1 egg.

11/4 cups Gold Medal ® all-purpose flour.

21/4 teaspoons baking powder.

1/4 teaspoon salt.

11/4 cups slightly crushed Whole Grain Total ® cereal.

1. Heat oven to 400 ° F. Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Stir together streusel ingredients until crumbly; set aside.

Stir in 11/4 cups flour, baking powder and salt just until flour is moistened; stir in 11/4 cups slightly crushed cereal. Sprinkle streusel evenly over batter in muffin cups.

3. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Many of us eat more food at work than we do at home simply because working hours span mealtimes and snack times. We grab breakfast foods from home or pick up something to eat at our desk. Stir in 11/4 cups flour, baking powder and salt just until flour is moistened; stir in 11/4 cups slightly crushed cereal. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Sprinkle streusel evenly over batter in muffin cups.

How To Make Healthy Choices From A Lunch Menu


The first step in making healthy choices from a lunch menu is choosing your location wisely. Fast food establishments are starting to incorporate healthy foods and meals into their menus, you may find it easier to eat healthy at a traditional family restaurant.

Are you looking to lose weight or just improve your health? You will want to take a close look at your eating habits if you are. Watching the foods that you eat and the fat and calories that you take in is a great way to stay on a healthy and happy path.

Speaking of asking for a reduced amount, you will want to ask any questions that you have. You will not want to assume that they do; therefore, you will want to ask your server. You may also want to inquire about calories and fat.

You can also make healthy choices from a lunch menu by searching for a healthy eating section. As the foods that we eat continue to be a controversy surrounded by debate, many restaurants have started developing healthy eating sections on their menus. These sections are often filled with low calorie meals and side dishes, as well as those that are low in fats or saturated fats.

As important as eating healthy is to losing weight and staying healthy, it can be difficult to do. Fast food establishments are starting to incorporate healthy foods and meals into their menus, you may find it easier to eat healthy at a traditional family restaurant. You can also make healthy choices from a lunch menu by searching for a healthy eating section. Using your best judgment is another one of the many ways that you can make healthy choices from a lunch menu. Even if after taking the above mentioned approaches, you are unable to find satisfying healthy meals on your lunch menu, you may want to order a healthy side dish or drink.

As important as eating healthy is to losing weight and staying healthy, it can be difficult to do. For that reason, you may find it hard to make healthy choices from a lunch menu.

Using your best judgment is another one of the many ways that you can make healthy choices from a lunch menu. This is best done by examining meal pictures on a menu.

Even if after taking the above mentioned approaches, you are unable to find satisfying healthy meals on your lunch menu, you may want to order a healthy side dish or drink. Of course, you will want to take extra steps to ensure that you choose a healthy meal, but should you decide to forgo low calories for taste, take extra steps to ensure that you receive some nutrition.

Recipe: Oriental Chicken Wraps


Oriental Chicken Wraps

6 to 8 servings

1 1/2 to 2 boneless chicken breasts, sliced into thin 1-inchstrips
3/4 cup red bell pepper, sliced into thin 1-inch strips
3/4 cup green bell pepper, sliced into thin 1-inch strips
1/2 medium onion, diced
3/4 cup grated carrots
3/4 cup bean sprouts
2 medium cloves minced garlic
1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry white wine
Approximately 1 dozen plain or flavored tortillas
( can use garlic, Cajun or curry flavors).

NOTE: This recipe has a lot of flexibility. You can also make sauce as thin or thick as you like.

Spoon about 2 to 3 tablespoons filling into tortillas that have been wrapped in foil and heated in oven. Wrap tortillas as you would a burrito.

After wiping wok clean, pour in sauce and bring to boil. Next, add veggies and chicken to sauce mixture.

At least several hours before cooking, slice chicken breasts into thin 1-inch strips. Massage this mixture into chicken strips.

After stir-frying for about 30 seconds, drizzle about 2 tablespoons white wine or Chinese rice wine over chicken. Continue cooking chicken until done (about 2 minutes).

Sauce.
1 cup LOW SODIUM chicken broth.
1/2 cup water.
1/4 cup soy sauce.
1/4 cup oyster sauce.
1/2 teaspoon Chinese hot chili sauce.
2 teaspoons Zhen Jiang vinegar.
1 tablespoon sesame oil.
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with water (approximation).

When ready to stir-fry veggies, heat about 2 tablespoons oil in wok. Next, add bell peppers and stir-fry for about 1 to 2 minutes before adding all other vegetables.

Many, such as this Chinese chicken wrap one, were written on my pad as I cooked or the following morning on my way to work as I sat on the subway staring into a sea of sleepy faces. Next, heat a little oil in wok and add chicken. After stir-frying for about 30 seconds, drizzle about 2 tablespoons white wine or Chinese rice wine over chicken. Continue cooking chicken until done (about 2 minutes). Next, add veggies and chicken to sauce mixture.

Low Calorie Recipes


Chutneys, salsas and marinades are all terrific condiments to add to basic low calorie recipes for all meats and fish. Blend a couple of tablespoons into a bowl of linguine for an indulgent taste without the calories of say, stroganoff sauce.

These foods are powerhouses of nutrients, but light on calories. Whole-grain breads and pasta have fewer calories and are more nutritious than those made with white flour. Add raisins, pine nuts or sunflower seeds for extra nutrition and taste.

Low calorie recipes which weigh fats and oils by the teaspoon are often too stingy on taste. If it doesn't taste good, you won't stick with a diet of boring and dry low calorie recipes.

No-salt herbal blends give the impression of salted food, but in fact contain no salt. These blends are useful if you salt your food heavily, which isn't good for your heart and causes water retention.

Many low calorie recipes are too plain, not adding much spark to the dish. Take the plainest low-calorie recipes you can find and experiment with seasonings to make your own fabulous low calorie recipes.

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Sunday, June 19, 2016

Packed Tomato Appetizers


INGREDIENT :

36 entire cherry tomatoes
8 ounces lotion cheese, softened
1 tbsp completely dry Italian salad clothing mix
2 tbsps milk
3 tbsps sliced, fresh parsley

PREP WORK:

Place tomatoes, stem side down, on reducing board. Make an "X" reduced to within 1/4" of base of each tomato. Thoroughly infected open up.

Area tomatoes, stem side down, on reducing board. Make an "X" reduced to within 1/4" of base of each tomato. Fill up each tomato with loading 1/2 tsp of lotion cheese mix (or fit a bread bag with a big celebrity suggestion as well as pipeline right into cherries).

In tiny dish, integrate lotion cheese, clothing mix as well as milk. Fill up each tomato with loading 1/2 tsp of lotion cheese mix (or fit a bread bag with a big celebrity pointer as well as pipeline right into cherries).

Dish: sour as well as wonderful pork, chick or shrimp cantonese-style




Wonderful as well as Sour Chicken, Pork or Shrimp Cantonese-Style

Over those years, I have actually taken numerous programs, consisting of 2 terms of Chinese Cooking in 1979 from a Chinese female functioning her means via university by training food preparation out of her household recipe book. Specific relatively clear modifications were made to the dishes since of the trouble in obtaining some of the genuine active ingredients in the Midwest U.S. in the seventies. A good friend of mine that is the child of an accredited master cook from Korea as well as is, himself, currently the proprietor his very own of a Korean-Chinese dining establishment (the household is Chinese, yet lived in Korea prior to coming in to the U.S.).

Exactly what is called Sweet as well as Sour differs a great deal from area to area. Cantonese Sweet and also Sour recipes are the most typical as well as one the most prominent meals in Chinese dining establishments. Several of them are an as well wonderful, practically candied mess.

This is long and also I'm sorry concerning that yet this is a fantastic dish as well as a lot easier compared to it shows up. ~ Sharon in the desert.

1 extra pound pork high quality, no fat, boneless
meat (butt or loin is finest).
OR 1 extra pound boneless chick bust.
OR 1 extra pound shelled shrimp (see unique shrimp marinate).

B.
1 eco-friendly pepper.
2 carrots.
2 onions.
If you want, 1 could piece pineapple or fresh.

Mix C with each other in a dish as well as alloted. Warm 4 to 6 mugs of oil to deep frying temperature level in a deep frying pan or frying pan.

Cut peppers (get rid of membrane layers and also seeds) right into 1-inch squares. Drainpipe pineapple.

NOTES:.
Unique Shrimp sauce - 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp Chinese food preparation wine, 2 egg whites, 4 tsps corn starch.

Extra pound pork or hen with rear of smart to soften, after that mug it right into 1-inch dices. Mix it with An as well as marinade at the very least 30 min, or over night.

I in some cases make an unique variant of this by integrating 2 or 3 of the meats right into Sweet and also Sour Three Delights.

When oil is warm, include meat as well as chef up until gold brownish, concerning 4 mins. Place 2 tbsps of oil in a tidy frying pan and also warmth it warm and also up great. Include carrot as well as chef 1 min, after that include onions for 2 mins, environment-friendly peppers for 1 min and also pineapple for 1 min - 5 mins amount to.

A.
1/2 tsp salt.
1/2 tsp soy sauce.
1 tbsp corn starch *.
1 tbsp cool water.
1 egg yolk.

* You could replace arrowroot for corn starch for a much more genuine meal. Lower quantities make use of in dish by fifty percent.

mug.
4 tbsps vinegar.
4 tbsps ketchup.
4 tbsps granulated sugar.
5 tbsps chilly water.
5 tbsps pineapple juice.
3 tsps corn starch.
1 tsp salt.
1 tsp toasted sesame oil.

D.
1/2 mug or even more corn starch.
4 mugs oil.

Specific relatively clear modifications were made to the dishes since of the trouble in obtaining some of the genuine active ingredients in the Midwest U.S. in the seventies. Exactly what is called Sweet as well as Sour differs a whole lot from area to area. Cantonese Sweet and also Sour recipes are the most typical as well as one the most preferred recipes in Chinese dining establishments. When oil is warm, include meat as well as chef till gold brownish, regarding 4 mins. Include carrot and also chef 1 min, after that include onions for 2 mins, eco-friendly peppers for 1 min and also pineapple for 1 min - 5 mins complete.

Dish: Asian chick covers


Asian Chicken Wraps

Beloved Recipe Goldmine Friends,

Throughout the previous 2 months approximately, I make sure that there have actually been numerous adjustments with a great deal of you, with any luck right. Have a terrific week and also anticipate seeing you once again.

I like my brand-new work (it's been virtually a year considering that I began), however I do not have the flexibility that I made use of to appreciate. I've additionally found out that financial gain and also liberty DO NOT specifically go hand in hand (smile).

This Chinese hen covers dish is specifically excellent if you have actually dropped right into an eating rut as well as desire something various. Attempt your neighborhood asian grocery store for Zhen Jiang Vinegar.

I'm still the "head chef" in the house as well as have actually done a fair bit of food preparation. Most of the time, I discover that by the time I complete food preparation, reviewing a going to bed tale to my little girl and also finish a couple of house duties, it's currently late during the night.

I have actually taken care of to place with each other lots of brand-new dishes throughout the previous 2 months. Lots of, such as this Chinese hen cover one, were created on my pad as I prepared or the adhering to early morning on my means to function as I rested on the train looking right into a sea of drowsy faces.

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Asian Chicken Wraps

6 to 8 portions

1 1/2 to 2 boneless hen busts, cut right into slim 1-inchstrips
3/4 mug red bell pepper, cut right into slim 1-inch strips
3/4 mug eco-friendly bell pepper, cut right into slim 1-inch strips
1/2 tool onion, diced
3/4 mug grated carrots
3/4 mug bean sprouts
2 tool cloves cut garlic
1 tbsp Chinese rice wine or completely dry white wine
Around 1 loads level or flavorful tortillas
( could utilize garlic, Cajun or curry tastes).

When all set to stir-fry veggies, warm concerning 2 tbsps oil in frying pan. Next off, include bell peppers as well as stir-fry for concerning 1 to 2 mins prior to including all various other veggies.

Lots of, such as this Chinese hen cover one, were created on my pad as I prepared or the adhering to early morning on my means to function as I rested on the train gazing right into a sea of drowsy faces. Next off, warmth a little oil in frying pan as well as include hen. After pan-frying for regarding 30 secs, drizzle concerning 2 tbsps white wine or Chinese rice wine over poultry. Continue food preparation poultry up until done (regarding 2 mins). Next off, include veggies as well as chick to sauce blend.

At the very least numerous hrs prior to food preparation, cut poultry busts right into slim 1-inch strips. Massage therapy this combination right into poultry strips.

After pan-frying for concerning 30 secs, drizzle regarding 2 tbsps white wine or Chinese rice wine over chick. Continue food preparation hen till done (regarding 2 mins).

Sauce.
1 mug LOW SODIUM hen brew.
1/2 mug water.
1/4 mug soy sauce.
1/4 mug oyster sauce.
1/2 tsp Chinese warm chili sauce.
2 tsps Zhen Jiang vinegar.
1 tbsp sesame oil.
1 1/2 tbsps corn starch blended with water (estimate).

Spoon regarding 2 to 3 tbsps filling up right into tortillas that have actually been covered in aluminum foil and also heated up in stove. Cover tortillas as you would certainly a burrito.

After cleaning frying pan tidy, put in sauce and also bring to steam. Next off, include veggies and also hen to sauce mix.

KEEP IN MIND: This dish has a great deal of versatility. You could likewise make sauce as slim or thick as you such as.

Recipes : Egg Salad




ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:

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Main course
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Egg Salad

Egg Salad - offers 4

7 huge eggs
1/2 mug diced celery
1/2 mug diced pickle
2 tablespoon reduced fat mayo
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1/2 tsp salt

PREP WORK:

When the water is at a complete boil area the eggs in the pot and also chef at a complete boil for 3 mins. Peel eggs.
Cut eggs in fifty percent as well as reserve 4 of the yolks for an additional usage.
Area the whites from 7 eggs as well as yolks from 4 eggs in a dish with the celery, pickle, pepper, mayo and also salt.
Mix as well as cool at the very least one hr.

Steam regarding 3 quarts water in a tool sized pot. When the water is at a complete boil location the eggs in the pot as well as chef at a complete boil for 3 mins. Get rid of from the warm and also allow stand in the warm water for 12 mins. Eliminate from pot as well as location in cool water. Peel eggs.

Recipe: dessert tostada with lime curd


In a small bowl, beat together the whole egg and egg yolks.

In a small bowl, beat whipping cream to soft peaks. In another bowl, stir Lime Curd until smooth; fold into whipped cream. Use, or cover and chill overnight.

In a small, heavy non-reactive saucepan, combine the lime sugar, juice and zest. Cook over low heat, stirring until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 20 minutes. Strain the curd into a clean, dry heat-proof jar, cover with wax paper and cool.

In another bowl, stir Lime Curd until smooth; fold into whipped cream. Place tortillas on dessert plates; spoon about one-third cup of the Lime Curd into each. Remove green skin (zest) from 2 of the limes. In a small, heavy non-reactive saucepan, combine the lime sugar, juice and zest. Strain the curd into a clean, dry heat-proof jar, cover with wax paper and cool.

Halve and squeeze enough of the limes to produce 1/2 cup lime juice.

Dessert Tostada with Lime Curd
Tortilla Shells
6 flour tortilla shells (see Food Preparation section).
3/4 cup whipping cream.
1 cup Lime Curd.
3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate curls.
Fresh strawberries.

Remove green skin (zest) from 2 of the limes. Place the zest in a small saucepan. Add enough boiling water to cover and blanch over high heat for 1 minutes.

Place tortillas on dessert plates; spoon about one-third cup of the Lime Curd into each. Sprinkle with chocolate and garnish with strawberries. To eat, break off chunks of the tortilla to scoop through filling.

Lime Curd.
4 to 5 large Mexican limes.
1 egg.
3 egg yolks.
1 cup granulated sugar.
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces.

Dish: strawberry and also lemon lotion roulade


Strawberry and also Lemon Cream Roulade


Offers 12

1 (16 ounce) package deal angel food cake mix
Powdered sugar
Lemon Cream (dish listed below).
6 mugs (regarding 2 extra pounds) entire strawberries, split usage.
Granulated sugar, to taste.

On tidy surface area, spread out cake. Cut any kind of tough sides from cake. Spread uniformly with filling up to within 1/2 inch of sides and also alloted.

Preheat stove to 350 levels F.

Lemon Cream.
1/2 mug powdered sugar.
8 ounces lotion cheese, softened.
1 tbsp lemon juice.
2 tsps grated lemon peel.

While still cozy, loosen up cake from sides of frying pan, transform upside down into big cooking sheet. Eliminate wax paper, transform cake once again into cooking area towel sprayed with powdered sugar. Roll up cake with towel, starting at brief end, cool on cable shelf.

Wash and also reduce as well as stem strawberries up 1 mug of them right into piece; set up the sliced up berries in also layer over dental filling. Roll up and also move, seam side down into offering plate.

Cover as well as cool 30 mins to firm the dental filling.

Line a 15 x 10-inch jellyroll cooking frying pan with wax paper or light weight aluminum foil. (Do not oil.).

To offer, spray top of cake with powdered sugar. Offer each on specific treat plate with 1/4 mug quartered strawberries and also concerning 1 tbsp strawberry sauce.

In blender or food processor procedure 2 mugs of the strawberries up until smooth; sweeten with sugar, as wanted. Reserve.

Cut continuing to be 3 mugs strawberries right into quarters; sweeten with sugar, as wanted.

To offer, spray top of cake with powdered sugar. Cut right into 12 pieces. Offer each on specific treat plate with 1/4 mug quartered strawberries as well as concerning 1 tbsp strawberry sauce.

While still cozy, loosen up cake from sides of frying pan, transform upside down into big cooking sheet. Eliminate wax paper, transform cake once more into cooking area towel sprayed with powdered sugar. Roll up cake with towel, starting at brief end, cool on cable shelf.

In blending dish, defeat all components for Lemon Cream till velvety and also smooth.

Dish: strawberry pasta treat


Strawberry Lasagna Dessert

I got this in my email as well as merely had to discuss it with every person. Edna claimed that she changed the kirsch with apple juice and also that she got go crazy evaluations.



16 ounces lotion cheese, softeaned
2 (3 ounce) package deals vanilla immediate dessert mix
1/2 mug confectioners' sugar
1 mug milk
8 mugs mashed strawberries
1/4 mug kirsch
1 mug granulated sugar
2 loaves extra pound cake
1 mug light whipping cream

Leading with the reserved strawberry purée as well as whipped lotion.

Cut the treat right into 3-inch squares to offer.

Beat the lotion cheese, dessert mix, confectioners sugar and also milk in a mixer dish at broadband till smooth.

Layer 1/3 of the lotion cheese mix, 1/3 of the strawberry blend, continuing to be cake in the ready meal. Layer half the continuing to be lotion cheese mix, half the continuing to be strawberry combination, continuing to be cake as well as staying lotion cheese blend in the ready meal.

Integrate the strawberries, kirsch as well as sugar in a tool dish, blending well. Eliminate 1 mug of the strawberry combination. Purée in a mixer as well as reserve.

Offers 10.

Integrate the strawberries, kirsch and also sugar in a tool dish, blending well. Eliminate 1 mug of the strawberry combination. Cut the extra pound cake right into 1/2-inch pieces. Layer 1/3 of the lotion cheese mix, 1/3 of the strawberry combination, staying cake in the ready recipe. Layer half the continuing to be lotion cheese mix, half the continuing to be strawberry combination, continuing to be cake and also staying lotion cheese blend in the ready recipe.

Roll the staying strawberry combination over the top. Cool for 4 to 8 hrs.

Beat the light whipping cream in a tiny mixer dish till rigid optimals develop.

Friday, June 17, 2016

Dish: no bake apricot cheesecake


No Bake Apricot Cheesecake
Crust
1/2 mug butter or margarine
1/3 mug granulated sugar
1 1/2 mugs corn flake crumbs

Prepare butter as well as sugar in little pan till mix boils; get rid of from warm. Reserve 2 tbsps blend for garnish; press rest in base of 9-inch springform frying pan.

Apricot Cheesecake

To garnish, cut reserved apricot fifty percents right into items; organize in two-piece collections around top of cheesecake. Spoon Apricot Glaze over top of cake if wanted.

Incorporate 1/2 mug booked syrup and also gelatine; mix over reduced warmth till gelatine liquifies. Reserve 4 or 5 apricots fifty percents for garnish; mix continuing to be apricots on high rate in mixer up until smooth. Incorporate apricot and also gelatine combinations; established apart.

Lotion Cheese Filling
1 (30 ounce) could apricot fifty percents, drained pipes (reserve syrup).
1 envelope unflavored gelatine.
16 ounces lotion cheese, softened.
1 (14 ounce) could sweetened compressed milk.
2 tbsps lemon juice.
1 (4 1/2 ounce) container icy nondairy whipped covering, defrosted.

Incorporate 1/2 mug booked syrup as well as gelatine; mix over reduced warmth up until gelatine liquifies. Reserve 4 or 5 apricots fifty percents for garnish; mix staying apricots over rate in blender or food processor till smooth. Integrate apricot and also gelatine blends; alloted.

Apricot Glaze (optional).
1/2 mug booked syrup.
1 tsp corn starch.

Fold up in whipped covering. To garnish, cut reserved apricot fifty percents right into items; prepare in two-piece collections around top of cheesecake. Spoon Apricot Glaze over top of cake if wanted.

Stir and also prepare corn starch and also 1/2 mug scheduled syrup up until clear and also thick. Great. Spoon polish equally over top of cake.

Dish: Apricot as well as Almond Chutney


Spoon the chutney right into heated disinfected containers and also seal.



Apricot as well as Almond Chutney
1 mug cider vinegar
1 mug granulated sugar
12 apricots
2 red bell peppers
2 onions
1 garlic clove
1 orange
1 lemon
1/2 mug cut sweet ginger
1 tsp salt
1/2 mug raisins
1/2 mug entire blanched almonds
1 tsp ground ginger

Put 3/4 mug of the vinegar right into a protecting frying pan. Mix over reduced warmth up until the sugar has actually totally liquified.

Put 3/4 mug of the vinegar right into a protecting frying pan. Cut in half, pit as well as slice apricots. Core, seed and also slice bell peppers. Carefully cut the entire orange and also lemon, consisting of the peel as well as pitch. Carefully slice the sweet ginger.

Makes regarding 1 quart.

Chutney typically maintains for around 1 year if saved in an awesome, completely dry, as well as dark location.

Cut in half, pit as well as cut apricots. Carefully cut the sweet ginger.

Include ready vegetables and fruits to the vinegar combination along with the candied ginger, salt and also raisins. Simmer over tool warm, mixing regularly, for Thirty Minutes.

Include almonds, ground ginger as well as continuing to be vinegar. Simmer for 30 mins much longer, mixing often, or up until the chutney has actually lowered and also enlarged.

Recipe: Apricot, Nuts-Orange Balls


Apricot, Nuts-Orange Balls



ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:

10 oz dried out apricots; or peaches,7 oz/cup
2/3 mug hazelnuts, or pecans, almonds, or walnuts
2/3 mug sugar, powdered
2 tsp grated orange passion
2 tablespoon orange juice, or rum
3 oz bittersweet delicious chocolate

PREP WORK:

Toast nuts:

Preheat stove to 350 F. Spread nuts in superficial frying pan as well as cook 5-10 mins. Pulse apricots and also nuts in mixer merely till carefully cut.

Location combination in dish, mix in sugar, orange passion, and also orange juice. Roll mix right into 1" rounds and also organize close with each other in superficial frying pan.

Thaw delicious chocolate in glass determining mug in microwave above for regarding 1 min.
Drizzle delicious chocolate over tops of sweets, or spoon delicious chocolate in plastic sandwich bag, reduced little victory edge, as well as pipeline delicious chocolate over sweets.