Sunday, September 25, 2016

Bread Pudding with Banana and chocolate Chips

This is a very  good way of using left over bread and is also a very delicious desert  for a company.I made this with my children who really enjoyed this over ice cream. Any thing can be added to this pudding such as nuts, dried fruits and of course chocolates.This is easy to make and is very flavorful with chocolate melts into your mouth when you take a bite.

Ingredients

1/2 loaf of bread torn into small pieces
2 cans of coconut milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips or more of your choice
1 stick of butter
2 eggs
sugar 1/4 cup or to taste
2 mashed banana

Method
1 In a bowl place the bread,add in cinnamon,baking power, and toss all together.
 2 In another bowl add in  banana,eggs ,vanilla, coconut milk, sugar and mix everything together and then add in chocolate chips.
3 Pour the liquid over the bread and mix it together and then add little pieces of butter on the bread.
4 Pour it on a baking dish and bake for 30 minutes or until done at 350 degrees.

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Spinach and Mushroom stuff Chicken Breast

This is another way of cooking chicken breast which is full of flavor and it also very healthy.Just defrost spinach  and cook it with mushroom and than stuff  and wrap and roll the chicken .It does take a little time to prepare the chicken but it does not take long to cook.


Ingredients
2 chicken breast
1 large plastic storage bag or  parchment paper
1/2 cup defrosted spinach
6 button mushrooms finely chopped
4 cloves of minced garlic
1 teaspoon chili flakes
2 teaspoon ground black pepper
salt to taste
1 teaspoon ground nut meg
2 tablespoon goat cheese
olive oil for cooking

Sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup chicken stock


Method

1  Cut the chicken breast in half to it makes  it into 2  chicken  breast.Place the chicken breast in the storage bag  and pound it thin.
2 Place the defrosted spinach in a towel and squeeze out all the liquid.Heat oil in a pan and add in mushroom ,chili flakes cook it for few minutes.
3 Add in spinach,1 teaspoon black pepper,nut meg,garlic and salt mix,and cook for few minutes.When everything comes  together than put the mixture in a bowl and add in cheese and mix it together.
4 Season the chicken with salt and pepper and place a mound of the stuffing on the chicken and then wrap and  roll the chicken over the stuffing.Secure it with a toothpick.
5 Heat oil  in a skillet ,add the chicken and brown it on all sides.Since the chicken is thin it will cook faster.
6 Remove chicken from the pan and add in butter  and flour , cook it for a minute  than add in chicken stock ,bring it to a boil and than add the chicken and bring it to simmer.
7 Serve it any vegetable of your choice

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Cauliflower Rice

Rice is a staple in almost all household  but how about change it to cauliflower rice which is easy to prepare and is also delicious.I like to eat this with curries or roasted chicken and vegetables. Just take the florets out of the cauliflower and then place it in food processor and blend it .This is really healthy and is a good replacement for rice.

Ingredients
1 head of cauliflower
1 cup chopped cilantro
salt to taste
1 teaspoon black peeper
1 teaspoon olive oil

Method
1 Take out the florets of the cauliflower and place it in the food processor and blend it .
2 Heat oil in pan and add this cauliflower  with salt ,black pepper and stir it together and cook it for few minutes.
3 Add in cilantro, mix it together and turn off the heat.
4 Serve and enjoy