This sneak peak will go away when i post the actual recipe up!
Here's what you have to look forward to when i post the next recipe up.
It's a yummy honey chicken recipe with spicy salad, served with a slice of orange on the side.
Looks delicious, right?
I'll be putting this up really soon, probably by tomorrow, so check back them!
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Choco-Rice Pudding
Hello everyone!
Sorry about my not updating lately. I had final exams and then I started a new job; needless to say I did not have that much time in my hands to sit down and write up recipes.
But, the Christmas break has begun and I have some delicious recipes to share with you.
Here is some rice pudding made for desert. The difference from the conventional rice pudding is that this isn't made with any milk.
Instead, it's made with almond milk and coconut milk. The choice is up to you, both almond and coconut milk is really good.
Also, you can add some raw brown sugar and cocoa powder in it, making it even better!
The rice used is glutinous rice (sticky rice), which makes it more sticky and much MUCH better for making any sort of rice pudding.
Start by cooking the rice in some water, half the dosage you would usually put and when it almost absorbs all of it, add the coconut or almond milk in it.
You can add the rest of the dosage you would add as water, but in reality you can keep adding as much as you want because the rice will keep on absorbing it, be the judge, it depends how firm you want your pudding to be.
Keep on a medium fire and occasionally stir so as to prevent the rice from sticking to the pot. Add your sugar (2 tablespoons) and cocoa powder. Also, add a teaspoon or so of cinnamon, as well as some raising and dried cranberries.
And thats all folks. It's simple, lactose-free and a delicious desert for those who want a 'healthier' desert.
More recipes coming soon!
Let me know what you think and feel free to give this a try!
Sorry about my not updating lately. I had final exams and then I started a new job; needless to say I did not have that much time in my hands to sit down and write up recipes.
But, the Christmas break has begun and I have some delicious recipes to share with you.
Here is some rice pudding made for desert. The difference from the conventional rice pudding is that this isn't made with any milk.
Instead, it's made with almond milk and coconut milk. The choice is up to you, both almond and coconut milk is really good.
Also, you can add some raw brown sugar and cocoa powder in it, making it even better!
The rice used is glutinous rice (sticky rice), which makes it more sticky and much MUCH better for making any sort of rice pudding.
Start by cooking the rice in some water, half the dosage you would usually put and when it almost absorbs all of it, add the coconut or almond milk in it.
You can add the rest of the dosage you would add as water, but in reality you can keep adding as much as you want because the rice will keep on absorbing it, be the judge, it depends how firm you want your pudding to be.
Keep on a medium fire and occasionally stir so as to prevent the rice from sticking to the pot. Add your sugar (2 tablespoons) and cocoa powder. Also, add a teaspoon or so of cinnamon, as well as some raising and dried cranberries.
And thats all folks. It's simple, lactose-free and a delicious desert for those who want a 'healthier' desert.
More recipes coming soon!
Let me know what you think and feel free to give this a try!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Haddock delight.
This is really simple. Using the leftovers from yesterday's pork dish (aka wine sauce and potatoes and whatever else you may have), we added 4 small haddock fillets in our crock-pot along with some vegetables and tandoori powder. Let it cook for 4-6 hours, turn it on high until it warms up and then back to low.
For the rice, we cooked it (1.5 cups) separately while we lightly fried one red pepper, one yellow pepper and about 10 thin asparagus chopped up.
After frying the vegetables for a minute or two, we mixed 2 tablespoons of soysauce and 1 tablespoon unrefined, raw brown sugar and stirred it together. Add a few tablespoons of the rice into the soy sauce mixture and continue stir-frying until it gets covered well.
Add that soy sauce/rice mixture into the rest of the rice and mix.
That's it, you're done! Take a look at more photos. I hope you enjoyed this, give it a try and let me know what you think :)
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Rosemary Pork tenderloin in Crock-Pot.
Here's a nice recipe done in the crock-pot. We got everything ready at night, turned the crock-pot on and left it for 6 hours on low. Today, we turned it on again to warm up for about 2 hours. It was delicious!
For the Marinade
Start by marinating the pork tenderloin (sliced up) in the wine, vinegar and garlic for about an hour. When marinaded, remove the marinade, lightly fry the tenderloin cuts in a pan with olive oil and add everything (including the left over marinade) to the crock-pot, set it on high until it warms up and then turn it back to low, letting it cook for the night with the rest of the ingredients.
Here's the result. Pair it with a homemade salad and use the sauce from the crock-pot as a dressing. The pork tenderloin is so juicy, soft and just melts in your mouth. The taste of vinegar is not overpowering, it adds a great taste to the meat and potatoes.
Try it out and let me know what you think!
For the Marinade
- 1 clove garlic in the marinade used for the pork
- pork tenderloin - enough for 2 people
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup red wine
Start by marinating the pork tenderloin (sliced up) in the wine, vinegar and garlic for about an hour. When marinaded, remove the marinade, lightly fry the tenderloin cuts in a pan with olive oil and add everything (including the left over marinade) to the crock-pot, set it on high until it warms up and then turn it back to low, letting it cook for the night with the rest of the ingredients.
- 4 medium-small potatoes cut up
- 1 onion in half
- rosemary
- thyme
- bay leaf- crushed and spread out
- water
- olive oil - enough to cover the surface
- 1 clove garlic in the potatoes
Here's the result. Pair it with a homemade salad and use the sauce from the crock-pot as a dressing. The pork tenderloin is so juicy, soft and just melts in your mouth. The taste of vinegar is not overpowering, it adds a great taste to the meat and potatoes.
Try it out and let me know what you think!

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Saturday, December 1, 2012
Shrimp-Herring dish
I love smoked herring. It's been an accompanying piece whenever I eat beans, black-eyed peas etc. My favourite part is the egg sack/roe. But in this case the store only sells small (really small) sliced herring fillets. Since it's so salty, we put it together in a dish containing shrimp and veggies.
- 1 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 small slices of smoked herring
- Shrimp
- Frozen vegetables of your choice
We thawed the vegetables as well as the herring and shrimp.
Place everything together in a cookware (drizzle the olive oil and soy sauce on top) and set in a preheated oven at 300 degrees F for 10 minutes. Just ten. We don't want all the nutrients to go away.
The result is a delicious, saucy meal that's been enriched by the aroma provided by the herring, which is hiding underneath the vegetables and shrimp. We placed 2 herring slices on each side of the dish.
Quich and easy, delicious and healthy!
Hope you like it :)
PS: There's a lot of sauce that will be left over in your cookware. Don't let it go to waste. I put it in along with the food and took some pita bread, tore it up and let it absorb the liquid. It was so good!
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