Category Archives: Recipes

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Simple Bolognese Recipe

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My 6-year daughter does not like chopped celery and carrots in the traditional bolognese recipe. So, I have created my version of bolognese sauce that is easy, quick and yummy 🙂

Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil
500 g mince beef
1 large onion (chopped)
2 medium carrots (blended with 1/2 cup water)
1 can tomato soup + 1/2 can water
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup red wine
2 bay leaves
oregano
salt & pepper to taste

Method:

1. Pour olive oil in large pan.
2. Add chopped onions, gently cook until golden.
3. Add mince beef (cook until meat no longer pink) & carrot (blended)
4. Add red wine, bay leaves and oregano.
5. Pour in tomato soup, 1/2 can water and tomato sauce.
6. Let it simmer for about 30 minutes, stir occasionally.
7. Salt & pepper to taste.

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Basic Butter Cake Recipe

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My kids just love butter cake. I know butter cake is not a healthy choice but I believe it’s alright if you take everything in moderation. So, here’s a simple butter cake recipe you’ll enjoy.

Ingredient:

250 g butter
100 g castor sugar (reduced)
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
200 g self raising flour (sifted)
4 tbsp fresh milk

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.

2. Cream butter & sugar until light and creamy.

3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until mixture is light and fluffy.

4. Add vanilla.

5. Fold in sifted flour gradually to mix.

6. Stir in milk. Mix until well combined.

7. Turn out mixture into prepared tin.

8. Bake in preheated over for 35 – 40 minutes or until cooked through when tested with a skewer or toothpick.

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Homemade Hummus

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hummus recipe

Make the ultimate snack experience by dipping it into a superb nutritious homemade hummus.

Ingredients:

1 (15 oz) can chick peas
2 tablespoon tahini
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp paprika
A pinch of sea salt

Method:

Blend together and tuck right in. Oil for skin, garlic for circulation and immunity. Lemons for cleansing, chick peas for nutrients and energy. Enjoy!

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Homemade chicken stock

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Homemade stock is cheaper, healthier and tastier than ready-made cubes. After chilling and removing the fat, you can boil the stock until it is reduced, then cool and freeze it in ice-trays.
The frozen cube stocks can then be packed in the freezer bag and used individually. Add them frozen in hot liquids in soups, stews and casseroles.

Makes about 1.5 litres
Cooking time: 1 hour

1 chicken or the bones from 4 chicken pieces (or fresh chicken wings, browned first)
1 large onion (roughly chopped)
1 large carrot (roughly chopped)
1 celery stick (roughly chopped)
1 large bay leaf
6 black peppercorns
2 litres water

Method:

1. Break up the chicken carcass or bones and put into a large saucepan. Add the vegetables, bay leaf and peppercorns. Pour over the water.

2. Bring to the boil over a high heat, then turn the heat down so the liquid is simmering gently. Cover the pan and leave to bubble for 1 hour.

3. Strain the stock through a sieve into a bowl, discarding the bones and vegetables. Skim any fat from the surface with a spoon (if using the stock straightaway. Alternatively, chill the stock first, which will make it easier to remove the fat.

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Tea recipe

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Try this simple recipe at home. This tea is said to help stimulate blood circulation and maintain a clear complexion.

Ingredients:

10 g dried rosebuds
6 red dates
1 stalk lemongrass, crushed

Method:

1. Steep red dates in warm water for 30 minutes.

2. Remove dates from water; add to pot together with rosebuds, lemongrass and 800 ml of water.

3. Bring to a boil and then turn down the heat. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Enjoy in slow sips!

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Recipe for Christmas All Year Long

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By Joanna Fuchs

Take a heap of child-like wonder
That opens up our eyes
To the unexpected gifts in life—
Each day a sweet surprise.
Mix in fond appreciation
For the people whom we know;
Like festive Christmas candles,
Each one has a special glow.
Add some giggles and some laughter,
A dash of Christmas food,
(Amazing how a piece of pie
Improves our attitude!)
Stir it all with human kindness;
Wrap it up in love and peace,
Decorate with optimism, and
Our joy will never cease.
If we use this healthy recipe,
We know we will remember
To be in the Christmas spirit,
Even when it’s not December.

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How to choose a good watermelon

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Three simple steps to pick a good watermelon:

1. Choose a firm, symmetrical watermelon that is free of bruises, cuts and dents.

2. The watermelon should be heavy for its size. Watermelon is 92% water that accounts for most of its weight.

3. On the underside of the watermelon, there should be a creamy yellow spot from where it sat on the ground and ripened in the sun.

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Cook tomatoes in an iron pot

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Cook tomatoes and other acidic foods in iron pots. By doing so, it can add large amount of iron to food. Four ounces (120 ml) of tomato sauce cooked in a regular pot provides 0.7 mg of iron. Cooking it in an iron pot adds 5 mg. However, ironware may discolor food, but taste is unaffected.

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Corned Beef

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Have you ever wondered how corned beef got its name?

Years ago in England, where ice was the only refrigeration available, butchers faced a problem every Friday. They had to close for the weekend, but the ice would melt over two days and meat would spoil. To preserve meat, butchers soaked it in strong brine or covered it with grains of coarse salt, called “corns”. The name has stuck ever since.

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Healthy casserole

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Here’s a healthy cabbage-beef casserole recipe that serves 4 and it’s 170 calories per serving:

Ingredients:

1 small head cabbage
600 g lean ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 can condensed tomato soup with 1 can water

Method:
1. Chop cabbage and placed in greased baking dish.
2. Brown meat and onions.
3. Stir in rice, pour over cabbage.
4. Mix soup and water.
5. Pour over entire casserole.
6. Bake 160°C for an hour. Add more water if needed.