Recipe Line Up - Jan 30 to Feb 03, 2012

Recipe Line Up for Jan 30 to Feb 03, 2012:

1.
2. Channa Biryani, Khatte Aloo and Achari Paneer
3.
4.
5. Frosted brownies, cocoa brownies and chicken nuggets

Apple Brown Betty

Apple Brown Betty by Zarnak Sidhwa

Orange Cake

Orange Cake by Zarnak Sidhwa

Pepper Parcels

Pepper Parcels by Zarnak Sidhwa

Garlic Rice

Garlic Rice by Zarnak Sidhwa

Chicken Teriyaki

Chicken Teriyaki by Zarnak Sidhwa

Yakitori

Yakitori by Zarnak Sidhwa

Japanese Fruit Pie

Japanese Fruit Pie by Zarnak Sidhwa

Recipe Line Up - Jan 23 to Jan 27, 2012

Recipe Line Up for Jan 23 to Jan 27, 2012

1. Egg n Toast cups, Sugar-free carrot cake and Curried Chicken salad
2.
3. Garlic Rice, Chicken Terriyaki, Yakitori and Japanese Fruit Pie
4. Baking Day - Almond Puff sticks, Coffee Flan, Crème Brulee
5. Pepper Parcels, Orange Cake And Apple Brown Betty

Recipe Line Up - Jan 16 to Jan 20, 2012

Recipe Line Up for Jan 16 to Jan 20, 2012:


1.
2. Chinese almond cookies, stir-fried rice, sweet n sour chicken and chicken corn soup
3. Kashmiri Qeema Pilao, Keralan Prawns and Carrot Halwa
4. 'Crunchie' Cheesecake, Olive and sun-dried tomato bread and Cold coffee
5.

Egg in a Nest

Ingredients:
2 slices of bread
2 eggs
Salt
Pepper
Oil to fry

Method:
Cut out rounds of 2 slices of bread using a cookie cutter.
Heat oil and add in the bread to fry and break an egg in the middle, sprinkle salt and pepper.

Let egg fry and serve immediately.

Pepperoni Omelet

Ingredients:
2 eggs
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp cheddar cheese, grated
3-4 pepperoni slices, chopped

Method
Beat 2 eggs together in a mixing bowl and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Heat 1 tbsp butter in a frying pan until foaming. 

Pour in the beaten eggs and cook for a few seconds, until the bottom of the omelette is lightly set.
Place 2 tbsp grated cheddar cheese and 3-4 sliced pepperoni into the centre of the omelette and cook until the cheese has melted.
Fold the omelette in half, then remove the pan from the heat and tilt it slightly to move the omelette to the edge of the pan. 

Slide the omelette onto a serving plate and then shape it into a neat roll.

Hot chocolate

Ingredients:
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cinnamon stick
1 liter milk
150gm plain chocolate, chopped
sugar, to taste
cocoa powder, for dusting

Method: Heat 1 stick cinnamon stick and 1 liter milk in a saucepan until boiling. 
Add 1 tsp vanilla essence.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the 150 gm plain chocolate pieces, stirring until the chocolate melts.
Whisk the hot chocolate vigorously until frothy on top. 
Then add sugar, to taste. 
Serve with a dusting of cocoa powder.

Waffles

Ingredients:
3 egg yolks
3 egg whites
2 tbsp sugar
¼ cup milk
½ cup water
½ tsp vanilla essence
Pinch of salt
1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp cornflour
4 tbsp melted butter
Honey or maple syrup, to serve

Method:
• Beat 3 egg yolks and 2 tbsp sugar together
• Add ¼ cup milk, ½ cup water and ½ tsp vanilla essence.
• Also add in pinch of salt,1 ½ cups flour, 2 tbsp cornflour and 1 tsp baking powder, slowly add 4 tbsp melted butter and beat till smooth.
• Beat egg whites till stiff, slowly fold in the batter. Let stand for a while and then heat up the waffle iron.
• When hot, pour a large tablespoon of batter in the iron and close and let cook.

Serve immediately with honey or maple syrup.

Note: A waffle iron is needed for making waffles. They can't be made in any other appliance.

Pancakes

Ingredients:
4 oz flour
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 cup milk
Honey or maple syrup, to serve

Method:
• For the pancakes, mix 4 oz flour, 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 1 cup milk and whisk to remove
lumps and when a smooth batter is formed, cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Heat pan, brush with little oil, add 3 large tablespoons and fry each pancake on both sides for just a minute.
• Stack pancakes on top of each other with greaseproof paper in between. Serve with maple syrup or honey.

Lively Weekends - 14th January 2012

Recipe line up for 14th January 2012:

• Pancakes,
• Waffles
• Hot chocolate
• Pepperoni omelette 
• Egg in a nest

Recipe Line Up - Jan 09 to Jan 13, 2012

Recipe Line Up - Jan 09 to Jan 13, 2012

1. 
2. 
3.  
4. Focaccia bread, Banoffee Pie and cold coffee
5. 

Recipe Line Up - Jan 02 to Jan 06, 2012

Recipe Line Up - Jan 02 to Jan 06, 2012

1. Low-cal day - Eggless cookies, Lentil Soup and Choco cherry bars

2. Baked chicken drumsticks, carrot chutney, imly chutney and hari aloo tikki

3. Khawse, Malaysian Chilli Prawns and Malaysian Coconut dessert 

4. Marshmallow brownies, mocha coffee n shortcake bisc with caramel filling

5. 

Toffee Brownies

Ingredients: 

5 oz dark chocolate
4 oz butter
1 oz cocoa powder
2 eggs
7 oz caster sugar
5 oz flour

Toffee: 

1 tin condensed milk

To serve: 

chocolate sauce
cream

Method: 

For the toffee, fill a big saucepan with water and boil the closed tin of condensed milk in it for 4 hours. 
Make sure the water does not boil down completely.
Carefully remove the tin and let it cool completely before using.

For the brownie, melt 5 oz dark chocolate and 4 oz butter together.
Add in 1 oz cocoa powder and 7 oz caster sugar and mix, cool slightly and add in the 2 eggs. 
Fold in 5 oz flour.
Pour half of the batter in a greased and lined 8” square tin. 
Drop dollops of toffee onto the batter and top with the remaining brownie batter. Swirl some toffee on top to give a marbled effect.
Bake at 175 degree C for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. 
Cool. 
Serve cut in squares with cream and chocolate sauce.

Lively Weekends - 1st January 2012

Recipe lineup for 1st January 2012:

• Toffee brownies