Eat, Cook, Healthy

Quesadilla Snack

2010-11-07T11:07:00.000-08:00

2 Wheat or Plain Totrillas (for 6 triangular cuts: see picture)
1 tomato diced
1 green pepper chopped
1 onion chopped
1 zucchini chopped
1/2 cup lettuce thinly diced
Taco or Quesadilla Seasoning
Salt
Cheese as desired
Hot sauce
Butter for toasting the Tortilla
OPTIONAL: Any other veggies as desired. Beans can also be added to the mixture.

Mix all the veggies in a bowl along with the cheese. Add taco seasoning, salt or any other seasoning as desired. Mix and place aside. Take 1 tortilla and lightly spread butter on the outside. Heat a sauce pan and place the buttered side tortilla down. On half the tortilla spread the veggie mix. Spout some hot sauce as desired. Fold the tortilla in 1/2 when golden brown color appears on the bottom side. Remove from the hot pan and cut into 3 triangles. Serve with guacamole, salsa or sour cream.

Chocolate Mousse

2010-11-05T19:20:00.000-07:00

1 1/2 cup heavey cream
5 oz semi sweet chocolate
2 tbs sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Salt

Bring 1/3 cup of heavy cream to a boil. In a bowl place 5 oz of finely shredded semi sweet chocolate. Add the heated cream to the chocolate and whisk till a smooth texture is obtained and let it cool. When the mixture cools, add the vanilla extract and salt and mix.

In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining heavy cream with the sugar. Slowly fold in the chocolate mixture. Chill for 10 to 15 mins, and serve. You can garnish with fresh fruit and mint!

Tiramisu

2010-11-02T16:33:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

8 oz Box- Cream Cheese (Room temp)
6 tbs- Sugar

2 cup -Whipped Cream

3 - Egg Yolks
1 cup - Strong Coffee
1 box of pound cake

Cocoa Powder & Powdered Sugar – for garnishing

Mix Cream Cheese at room temperature with 3 tbsp of sugar until sugar is completely dissolved.
In a separate bowl, mix 3 egg yolks with remaining 3 tbsp of sugar and whisk continuously in a double boiler until eggs are cooked for a maximum of 2 mins.
Immediately mix the egg mixture into the cream cheese mixture and stir well.
Add 2-3 tbsp of the coffee into the mixture and mix well.
Fold Whipped Cream into cream cheese/egg mixture until well incorporated.
Cut pound cake into thin slices and place at bottom of your flat tray.
Place drops of coffee onto the pound cake making sure not to completely soak the pound cake.
Spread 1/2 of the cream cheese filling evenly on top of the pound cake.
Dust cocoa powder over the filling with a tea strainer.
Repeat with another layer of pound cake and then the remaining cream cheese and sprinkle coco powder for the top layer.
Chill for about 3 to 4hrs to set. Garnish with a light dusting of powdered sugar and serve.

Naan

2010-11-02T16:17:00.000-07:00

2 cups of All purpose flour
3 tbs yogurt
1 pinch salt
1 tsp sugar
2 tbs oil
1 tbs fresh cumin
Ghee or Butter

Method:-
1. Mix the all purpose flour, with yogurt, salt, oil, sugar and fresh cumin.
2. Make a soft dough with warm water
3. Grease a bowl with oil, place dough in the bowl and cover with a damp cloth and place in a warm place (i.e oven) for 2hr
4. Roll your naan and bake in an oven for 4mins at 500F until golden.
5. Spread some ghee or butter according to taste
(Enjoy your naan with no yeast and no eggs!)

OPTIONAL:

You can flavor your naan by mixing additional spices such as garlic, paprika, mint into your dough.

Oregano and Olive Foccaccia

2010-10-17T10:14:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 cups of flour
1 to 1/2 tsp salt (try to taste to make sure its tasty)
1/4 oz sachet rapid yeast
4 garlic cloves
paprika and oregano
10 black olives pitted (chopped)
1 tbs olive oil

1. Mix together the flour, salt and yeast, garlic, paprika, oregano and olives in a large bowl. Make a whole in the center and add the olive oil and abt 2/3 cup of warm water. Mix thoroughly to form a soft dough.
2. Knead the dough for 15mins. Put the dough in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap or dish cloth and place in a warm place (i.e oven) Let the dough rise for 40mins or till it doubles in bulk.
3. Roll the dough into oval shape about 1/2 inch thick
4. Place the dough in a greased baking sheet and cover with a dish cloth and put back in warm place for about 15mins.
5. Preheat the oven to 400F. Make indents in the bread with your finger tips. Drizzle olive oil, sprinkle cheese and oregano.
6. Bake for 20mins or till golden brown.Transfer to wire rack to cool and spread olive oil on top.

Make your fresh sandwich with a home made bread!

Stuffed Bell Peppers

2010-09-18T11:53:00.000-07:00

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 zucchni grated

½ cup cheese

5 tbs olive oil

2 tbs garlic

1 tsp salt

1 tsp ground black pepper

1 tsp oregano

cilantro

½ cup orzo (Tiny Pasta)

4 sweet big bell peppers

Method:-

Pour tomatoes in a large bowl and break them apart, so its chunky. Add zucchini, cheese, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano and cilantro. Then cook the orzo (tiny pasta) just like you cook regular pasta. Drain the pasta and add it with the rest of the vegetables. Slice the top of the of the pepper and remove seeds. You can slice the bottom slightly so that they sit well. Place the peppers in a baking dish. Place the mixture in the peppers. Cover the dish with foil. Bake for 30 mins at 400F. Remove tray and sprinkle cheese and bake again for 15 mins till cheese is golden brown.

Penne Pasta with Marinara Sauce

2010-09-18T11:45:00.000-07:00

1 Box of Penne Pasta

1 Can of crushed tomatoes

¼ cup of cheese (optional)

½ thinly diced onion

½ cut Bell pepper

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbs red chili powder

1 tbs olive oil

Salt and sugar to taste

2 tbs fresh cilantro

Boil penne pasta in boiling water. To prepare the sauce, heat oil in a pan, add onions and bell peppers. Add crushed and pureed tomatoes. Add turmeric and chili powder. Boil the sauce for 10 mins. Add salt and sugar to taste. To prepare a thick and creamy sauce, add 3tbs of mozzarella cheese to the sauce and stir at low heat to mix thoroughly. Drain pasta and mix with the sauce prepared. Garnish with fresh cilantro and cheese

Panner Parothas

2010-09-11T22:44:00.000-07:00

Dough:-

2 cups Wheat flour

Warm water as needed

Filling:-

1 cup shredded paneer

½ cup thinly diced red onion

2 green chilies

1 tbs paprika or red chili powder

2 pinch salt

Parotha:-

Oil

Filling Prep:-

Mix all ingredients together

Dough Prep:-

Prepare a dough with 2 cups of wheat flour and warm water. Knead the dough till it is not sticky and prepare the dough into round balls as seen in the picture.

Parotha Prep:-

Roll the dough out as seen in the picture and add 1 to 2 tbs of the filling in the center. Close the rolled out dough as seen in the picture and roll again.Place on a heated frying pan and drizzle slight amount of oil to get a golden color. After a color is achieved flip the parotha and repeat.

Pizza (Home Style)

2010-09-11T08:48:00.000-07:00

Sauce:-

1 Can of crushed and pureed tomatoes or store bought pizza sauce

1 thinly diced onion

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbs red chili powder

1 tbs oregano leaves

1 tbs olive oil

Salt and sugar to taste

Dough:-

3 cups All purpose flour

4 to 5 tbs sugar

1 ½ tsp salt

3 tbs butter or oil

1 tsp yeast

Toppings:-

Onions

Green peppers

Cheese

Paprika

Oregano

Dough Preparation:

Mix all ingredients with warm water. Make into smooth dough and leave in a warm place for dough to rise. If short on time, you can use store bought pizza dough. You can customize your dough, by adding paprika, oregano or even cheese!

Sauce:

Heat oil in a pan, add onions. Add crushed and pureed tomatoes. Add turmeric, chili powder and oregano. Add salt and sugar to taste. If time is short you can modify store bought pizza sauce to your liking by adding above mentioned spices.

Pizza Prep:

Heat oven to 450F. Roll dough out thin. Place in oven to bake for 8mins. Spread the pizza sauce over it, sprinkle cheese, onions and green peppers. Sprinkle paprika and oregano. You can add more toppings to your liking. Drizzle the pizza with a little bit of olive oil. Bake till cheese melts and a little crunch to the toppings. Bake time approximately 10mins.

Mint and Lemon Cooler

2010-09-10T21:03:00.000-07:00

15 to 20 Mint Leaves

Lemon juice (1 lemon)

4 Tbs sugar

2 glasses of water

Wash and clean leaves very well. Blend it well with ½ glass of water. Strain it. Add remaining water, lemon juice and sugar. Mix well and serve! Works well as an appetizer.

Garbanzo Bean Salad

2010-09-10T16:06:00.000-07:00

2 cans garbanzo beans, well rinsed and drained
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
2 cups diced plum tomatoes or cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup olives, sliced into lengthwise
3/4 cup chopped red onion
5 tbs extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Drain the beans in a colander, rinse and wash with cold water. Toss the beans with fresh lemon juice. Add chopped onions, tomatoes and olives to the marinating beans. Add cilantro to the beans. Add salt and pepper to taste and toss with extra virgin olive oil. For extra spice add fresh green chilies or red chili powder.