Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Spinach banana muffin

 kid and adult favorite!

Ingredients

  • cups white whole wheat flour 
  • teaspoons baking powder 
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt 
  • eggs 
  • scant 1/2 cup granulated sugar 
  • 1/4 cup olive or canola oil 
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt (or Greek yogurt) 
  • zest of one lemon 
  • teaspoon vanilla 
  • medium ripe bananas 
  • cups packed baby spinach leaves 


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the oil, yogurt, lemon zest and vanilla.
  4. Mash the banana and add to wet mixture.
  5. Blend the spinach leaves in a food processor until very finely chopped. Add to the wet mixture and mix to combine everything well.
  6. Add the wet mixture to the dry and stir until just combined. Don’t over mix.
  7. Spray a large mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
  8. Spoon the batter into each cup, filling them all the way to the top.
  9. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (for muffins, bake for 25-28 mins)
  10. Remove from the muffin tin and let cool. Store in the fridge, or freeze for later use. They freeze beautifully!

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Chocolate chip muffins

preheat oven to 425F. Spray muffin pan.

All mixing should be done with a spatula


2.5 cups all purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1.5 cups chocolate chips (bitter is better)

(Mix dry ingredients together)



1/2 cup unsalted better - melted and cooled

1/2 cup sugar

Mix

2 large eggs

Mix

1 cup milk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Mix

Put liquid ingredients into dry ingredients



Fold in with spatula until just combined. Do not over-mix or it will get hard.

Pour into muffin pan. (2scoops tbsp) makes 12

Bake 425F for 5 mins

Turn heat down to 375F and bake for another 13 minutes.

Take out of oven, let it cool for 2 minutes and then cool in drying rack for 10 minutes.

Store in airtight container.


http://www.littlesweetbaker.com/2014/10/03/bakery-style-chocolate-chip-muffins-2/

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Polau

Three cups basmati rice
One cup onion
1tbsp ginger paste, 1 tsp garlic paste
6 cardamom
2 bay leaves
Few cloves
Salt 1tsp

3 tbsp butter. All dry spices, onion, ginger paste.
Rice and salt and fry it up.
4.5 cups water (hot water) (also could try 1/2 or 1 cup milk instead)
Heat, about 15-20 mins?
Coloring, sprinkle powder intermittently,
Cover it up.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Double chocolate bread

http://www.purewow.com/entry_detail/recipe/8325/Double-chocolate-bread-you-can-make-in-one-bowl.htm

Cornbread

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/cornbread/8990e15c-fc1d-4a8d-b8b3-4b37f45eca49

Oil instead of butter, no sugar, and mustard seeds. Did 1 cup corneal instead. 

Baked eggs

http://food52.com/blog/6971-how-to-make-any-baked-eggs-in-5-steps

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Chicken enchilada recipe

Chicken enchilada recipe

1. Cook chicken in thin strips with fajita seasoning and cloves/garlic etc. Make big batch for other dishes too.

2. Wrap it up in tortillas (8 inch) with some corn and black beans and put some green enchilada sauce  in it with seam side down.

3. Put in baking dish and add some more enchilada sauce.

4. Top it off with cream sauce (butter/flour/milk in a sauce pan with chicken stock/broth and then stir in sour cream at the end) and shredded cheese.

5. Put it in oven, 400F for 20 mins.

6. Can add avocado slices on top if desired.