Tuesday 17 December 2013

Isaac's No Bake cornflake cookies

No Bake cornflake cookies

All you need to prepare this easy dessert in just 4 ingredients - corn flakes,butter, honey, nutella. And it takes only 10 - 15 minutes to get done.




Preparation & Cooking Time :15 Minutes

Setting Time : 30 Minutes

YIELD : 16 - 18 Cup Cakes

Ingredients:

Cornflakes - 1 cup
Honey - 1-2 tbsp(optional)
Nutella(hazelnut choco spread) - 6 tbsp
Unsalted Butter - 3.5 tbsp

* Substitute chocolate or choco powder for Nutella, if you don't have in hand.
* Aslo try half chocolate and half nutella combination.

Method:

1.Melt the butter in microwave safe bowl for 10 secs or in a sauce pan using stove top. Mix nutella and honey with butter.


2.Measure about 1 cup of corn flakes (use kellogg's or nestle). Add this to the nutella mix. Stir gently to combine well and don't break the corn flakes.


3.Spoon the mixture in a mini cups. Arrange in a tray, allow it to set in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Serve chilled as a dessert. Perfect for party time, especially Kids birthday!!


Cornflakes Cookies - no flour


Cornflakes Cookies without Flour 


























You can add any dried fruits, roasted nuts,or anything you can think of  to make it
uniquely yours.   




Ingredients:

  • 100 g unsalted butter 
  • 2 Tbsp. honey (you can add 1 Tbsp. of sugar for extra crunch)
  • 4 cups packed cornflakes, lightly crushed
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup toasted walnuts, chopped or any nuts (optional)


Method:

1.  Melt butter and honey 

2.  Add in the rest of the ingredients.  Stir to mix well.

3.  Spoon teaspoon full into mini paper cups and bake in preheated
350'F (180 C)for 10 minutes.

4.  Let cool completely before serving.

~Yield about 50 mini baking cups.

Corn Flakes Cookies

Corn Flakes Cookies

Corn Flakes Cookies

Ingredients


250gm butter or margarine
150gm castor sugar
2-teaspoon vanilla essence
300gm plain flour, sifted
4 cups Nestle Cornflakes, coarsely crushed


Preparations

  1. Cream butter and sugar until well mixed. Add essence and beat well.
  2. Fold in flour and Nestle Cornflakes; mix until it becomes dough.
  3. Then spoon 1 teaspoon of dough and place on lightly greased baking tin, allowing room for spreading.
  4. Bake in preheated 180°C oven for 15 – 20 minutes or until light brown. Remove from oven; cool

.Makes about 4 dozen.

Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies

Victor's Best Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies

Savory Oatmeal

Best Porridge for Dinner- Savory Oatmeal

Savory Oatmeal

So easy to cook and so nutritous !

Today ,11th Dec 2013 is the first time I cooked a savory oatmeal porridge and it was super delicious.
Taste better than rice porridge and looks just like congee.

You can also use fish or chicken meat -Just make sure the oats are cooked before you add them. Add ginger , spring onions , soy sauce and sesame oil , the same as you would add to congee!






Ingredients
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tbsp chopped red onion
  • 1/2 cup  water or more as necessary
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats - I used Quaker oats
  • 1 cup chopped pumpkin
  • spinach,chopped long beans, tomatoes, brocoli  and any other vegetable of your liking
  • pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Saute garlic and onion in some oil in a saucepan until onions are translucent.
  2. Add water and pumpkin. Bring to a boil until pumpkin is soft
  3. Add oats and reduce heat to medium.You can  also added 1 tsp. chia seeds (optional).. Add a bit of  pepper and a heavy pinch of salt.
  4.  add the spinach and chopped long beans and other vegy
  5. Once the spinach looks wilted, transfer to a bowl. Enjoy!

Friday 6 December 2013

Best Breakfast for Kids

Bun and Cream Cheese With Tomato and Cucumber


Bagel and Cream Cheese with Tomato and Cucumber

Ingredients

  • 2 buns, split in half
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese (about 4 ounces)
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 1/2 small tomato 

Directions

  1. Toast the bun halves and spread each with the cream cheese.
  2. Cut the cusumber into 8 rounds and several thin slices that can be used to form eyeglasses. Cut the tomato into 4 wedges and use one on each bagel half to form a smile.

Salad Lettuce Cups

Salad Lettuce Cups

Salad  Lettuce Cups

  • cans drained white tuna
  • 12 small, cup-shaped romaine lettuce leaves 
  • coarsely chopped hard-cooked eggs 
  • Grated Parmesan (optional)
  • Magic sauce dressing
  • Black pepper

Preparation

  1. Crumble tuna. Divide between lettuce leaves. Top with egg chunks and a few tablespoons grated Parmesan. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.

Thursday 5 December 2013

Oat and Banana Pancake

Banana Oat Pancakes -without any  flour 


banana oat pancakes






Golden and fluffy whole grain, wheat-free banana pancakes with sweet, creamy interiors. A delicious and healthy, naturally sweetened breakfast for lazy mornings.
Ingredients
  • 3 small bananas (9.5 ounces), mashed
  • 2 tablespoons  butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon honey 
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup oat 
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
  • Instructions
  1. In a n electric blender, blend together the mashed bananas, eggs,  butter, lemon juice and honey and oats
  2. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes. You may want to thin out the batter a bit with a touch of milk or water.
  3. Heat a non-stick pan over medium-low heat,  Lightly oil the surface with  butter or cooking spray.
  4. Once the surface of the pan is hot enough that a drop of water sizzles on it, pour 1/4 cup of batter onto the pan. Let the pancake cook for about 3 minutes, until bubbles begin to form around the edges of the cake.
  5. Once the underside of the pancake is lightly golden, flip it with a spatula and cook for another 90 seconds or so, until golden brown on both sides. 

Most delicious salad with Tuna

Mediterranean tuna salad

Mediterranean tuna salad

1. Chop all fresh vegetables and slice tomatoes.
you can use carrots, cucumber,turnip,capsicums,lettuce or any vegy of your choice !
2. Use 1 can of Ayam brand Tuna chunks in olive oil
3. Optional - add pitted olives
4. Mix all of the above with a few tablespoon of "magic sauce",according to taste ( soya sauce, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and brown sugar)

Potatoe and Apple salad

Summer Potato Salad with Apples




- Can add hard bolied eggs for POTATO AND EGG SALAD.  Can also add Tuna and more mayonaise according to taste.
Other suitable vegy to be added are chopped cucumber or celery.
Just add everything for a complete meal


Apples add a sweet crunch to every bite of this lightened up potato salad.

A perfect side for any backyard BBQ or picnic. You can easily double this recipe to serve a larger crowd.




Ingredients:

  • 1 kg potatoes, boiled and cut in quarters
  • 1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
  • 1 gala apple, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch chunks 
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp  lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp  mayonnaise or more according to taste
  • salt and fresh pepper


Directions:

Mix well . Serve at room temperature or refrigerate until ready to serve.

For Christmas - A Crustless Quiche

Mediterranean Inspired Crustless Gluten-Free Quiche




with ham or tuna
. And if you are worried about calories, you will be happy to know that 1 piece (1/8 of pie) of this quiche will only set you back about 150 calories.

Mediterranean Inspired Crustless Gluten-Free Quiche

INGREDIENTS
  • 7 ounces fresh spinach 
  • 7 ounces mushrooms, sliced
  • ​​3-4 cherry tomatoes cut into very thin slices
  • Olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¼ cup heavy cream (optional)
  • ¾ cup milk
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 cup grated soft cheese, swiss or cheddar
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven at 350 degrees
2. Brush a 9-inch quiche pan with a bit of olive oil
3. Heat the spinach in a pot until it shrinks for about 3-4 minutes. Strain and squeeze well. Let it cool and then chop.
4. In a pan heat some olive oil and sauté the mushrooms until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and sauté for another 2 minutes. Add some salt and pepper to taste.
5. In a large bowl beat eggs and then add the cream and milk and mix well.
6. Spread the vegetables on the bottom of the quiche pan. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top and then pour over the egg mixture. Place on top the tomato slices.
7. Bake for about 35 minutes.
Tips
1.Make sure your vegetables are dry, otherwise the quiche will end up watery.

 2.use any vegetables that are in season. 

3. Replace spinach with tuna or ham

Christmas Honey mustard pumpkin,beetroot and carrots


Cut all vegetables into serving sizes and mix with a dressing.
Dressing - mix all together
3 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoon mustard
3 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
Bake for 30 minutes
garnish with chopped parsely.

Christmas Roasted Vegetables

OVEN ROASTED VEGETABLES

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Above the tray of Roasted Vegetables ready to be put into the Oven
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Above the Tray of Roasted Vegetables cooked and ready to eat.
Ingredients:-
1 Small Bag of  Potatoes 
1 Yellow Pepper, 1 Green Pepper, 
1 Red Onion, 1 Bulb of Garlic,  Tomatoes
 Olive Oil,  Salt, Freshly Ground Black Peppercorns
Method:
 Arrange all cut vegetables on the baking tray
Sprinkle with  Salt & freshly Ground Peppercorns
Give a generous covering of   Olive oil 
Cook in oven at 200-220 degrees C for half and hour  until the potatoes are soft.
Enjoy :o)