So, after a long and exciting break, i have decided to use my mind and do another blog. I have been so busy going to parties and eating and eating and more eating that i totally forgot about myslef. My goodness i totally gained about 15 pounds and i cant stop eating. In that process i developed a total loss of my cooking skills. I cannot think of any recipes... its like some sort of food amnesia, just eat dont create type of thing.
As, i sat here staring at the screen i decided to dig deep inside my brain to search for a very good recipe. Than i got an email from one of my good foody friend that she would like me to put some recipes that the whole family can enjoy and some good healthy recipes for the upcoming month ramadan. I am devising a plan for that but i do need some time to develop a good meal plan for the 30 days, which this year we will have a very long period of fasting and a very short window of eating...so Im thinking healthy, light and filling.
How about some kabobs
1lb of ground meat
1tsp salt
1/2 onion finely finely chopped in a food process or
1/2 tsp chilli or ground black pepper
1/2 tsp of garam masala (see older recipes)
2 tblsp of dried parsley
1tsp dried mint
1 tsp garlic ginger paste
mix al ingredients together
shape into kabobs
grill on the bbq 10 minutes each side
enjoy with anything !
below is a recipe for a cheesecake
simple easy peasy cheesy cheesecake recipe. (i got this off the philadelphia cream cheese box a long time ago and its a no fail recipe) Do try the variations and have fun with it.
What you need is 2 cups of finely ground graham crakers
1/4 cup butter
mixed well and press into a pie pan (if it crumbles add a bit more butter)
8 oz cream cheese (softened)
8 oz condensed milk
8 oz sour cream
mix well with stand mixer or hand mixer until smooth
pour into the crust
place in oven at 400 for 20 minutes remove from oven cool than refrigerate for atlease 4 hours
Top cheesecake with fresh berries or mangoes or peaches or any good fruit. To get a good glaze melt some good raspberry or strawberry jam (seedless) and brush on top
you can make several variations of toppings such as peanutbutter (slighty melted drizzle on top than drizzle with melted chocolate than drizzle with melted caramel and top with chopped peanuts .
also try this
2 tblsp of butter melt in a pan add 2 tblsp of brown sugar a pinch of salt than when sugar is melting add sliced green apples toss than add 1 tsp of cinnamon. cool than top the cheesecake
use the above recipe with pears with nutmeg add some pecans, peaches even bananas (bananas foster )
the topping recipe above can be used to tope cakes, pancakes, crepes etc
go crazy make your own version of cheesecake and enjoy the process
you can make a mocha cheesecake by adding 1/4 cup of expresso or dissolve a 2tblsp of coffee crystals into 1/4 cup of hot water and add into the cheesecake mixture.
You can make a swirl cheesecake by melting any kind of jam or jelly . After pouring the cheesecake mixture into the pie crust than plopping a few jelly or jam than swirling them into the pie.
Good luck and have fun with it. This is an extremely easy recipe and a lot of fun to work with.
