Spaghetti al Forno

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil , plus more for drizzling
• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• 2 carrots , peeled and finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery , finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic , minced
• 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes
• Salt and freshly ground pepper , to taste

• 1/2 pound whole wheat spaghetti or linguine
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1 large pinch red pepper flakes
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat breadcrumbs

Directions

To make sauce: In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables begin caramelizing, about 12 minutes. Turn heat to low; cook until very soft, 10–15 minutes. Raise heat to medium; add tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and partially cover. Cook 30–40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.

Preheat oven to 450°. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook spaghetti according to package directions, subtracting several minutes off cooking time so it comes out very al dente.

Drain well; add to sauce. Add parsley and red pepper flakes; toss to combine. Transfer to a 2-quart baking dish. Spread level. Sprinkle with cheese and bread crumbs. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake until top is browning and sauce is bubbling, about 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE

Hi there today I want to share with you one of my nice and moist chocolate cake.Making chocolate cake make me thinking one of my friend, John Edward who always likes to eat chocolate especially chocolate cake.Hope he's well wherever he is.Here the ingredients you needs to make chocolate cake.
INGREDIENTS;
250gm butter
500gm caster sugar
4 eggs
100gm cocoa powder
50gm cocoa powder(dilute in water)
360gm self raising flour
240ml boiling water
240ml evaporated milk

METHOD;
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.Then add eggs one by one and mix well.Put the rest of ingredients and lastly hot water.Put in baking tray and bake for 1 hour at 160'c.

BANANA CAKE

INGREDIENTS;
400 gm banana
300 gm caster sugar
4 eggs
10 gm ovalette
500 gm plain flour
3 tspn bicarbonate of soda
1 tspn baking powder
250 ml fresh milk
200 ml oil(any type cooking oil)

METHOD;
Cream banana and sugar.Put in eggs one by one while mixing.Then add in flour and milk alternately.Lastly stir in the oil and put in baking tray and bake for 35 minutes in 200c oven temperature.

BASIC CUPCAKES

INGREDIENTS;
180 gm butter
180 gm caster sugar
3 eggs(beaten)
190 gm self raising flour
1 tsp vanilla essence

METHOD;
Mix butter and sugar until creamy.Then put vanilla and eggs,after well mix fold in the flour.Heat the oven to 190c.Put the batter in the cupcakes casing and bake for 15 minutes.

PIZZA BASE

Make your own pizza base and you can create your own pizza toppings.I share you my easy way to make pizza base.
INGREDIENTS;
5 gm dry yeast
275 gm plain flour
6 gm salt
10 gm sugar
150 ml warm water
50 ml fresh milk

METHOD;
In a small glass bowl mix yeast,sugar and milk.Then use another big stainless steel bowl to mix flour,salt and water.Put in the yeast mix to the flour mix and mix well.Rest for an hour to make the dough proof.After the dough proof ,roll until 1mm thick and cut into round shape.Heat up the oven 175c and bake the base for 10 minutes.After the the base cooked you can put any toppings as you like an bake again until the toppings cooked.
 

Hi today i think I want ti share with all of you a nice and simple pancake recipe.It so easy that my son also can do it.Here what you needs for the pancake.

INGREDIENTS;
2 tbsp sugar
1 egg
200 ml fresh milk
11 tbsp self raising flour

METHOD;
In a mixing bowl break 1 egg and mix with egg.Whisk until egg became fluffy,bring in the flour and pour the milk slowly.Mix well the batter.Heat up a non stick pan and spoon in the batter batch by batch.Brown both side of the pancake and it ready to serve.Serve with maple syrup or honey
 

RED BERRY SALAD WITH NATURAL YOGHURT

Ingredients;

75gm strawberries sliced

75gm raspberries

seeds from 1 passionfruit

4 tbsp natural yoghurt

2 tbsp pistachio nuts chopped





Just mixed all the ingredients and put in a nice serving glass.Sprinkle on top with pistachio nuts and it ready to serve.

BREAD BUTTER PUDDING

Hi so what we going to talk today?I think we don't talk about diet or workout today let talk about nice food to eat like bread butter pudding.Why not sometime we just give ourselves a little bit of a treat.So I think bread butter pudding will be a good treat.So here the simple but nice recipe.

INGREDIENTS;
500 ml fresh milk
1/4 cup butter
4 tbsp sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
2 tsp vanilla essence
6 pcs white bread (cut into triangle)
2 tbsp raisin

METHOD;
Firstly warm up the milk and put in the butter.Beat the sugar and eggs until well mixed.Then pour in the milk into the eggs mixture and put in the cinnamon,nutmeg and also vanilla essence.Mix well.Arrange the bread into square ovenproof dish and pour the mixture on top of the bread.Making sure all the bread are covered with the mixture and lastly sprinkle the raisins.Put in the oven at 175c for 40 minutes.Check the pudding by inserting a food skewer in the middle of the pudding and if the skewer is clean it mean the pudding are done.

SALMON PARCEL WITH LEMON ROASTED ASPARAGUS

2 tbsp roughly chopped dill
1 small lemon(1/2 juice and 1/2 slice)
125 gm asparagus
150 gm x 2 skinless salmon fillets
salt and pepper
1 tbsp olive oil


METHOD;
Preheat oven at 180 c fan or gas marked 6.
Cut two sheets of aluminium foil about 30 cm square and drizzle with oil.
Season salmon with salt,pepper and lemon juice.Lay on the foil and arrange lemon slices also dill on top of salmon.Put asparagus by the side and seal up the parcel.One parcel for one salmon and put on baking tray.Bake in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes.When done, open the parcel and serve.
 

SQUID,ROCKET AND CHILLI SALAD

INGREDIENTS FOR DRESSING;
1 lemon (juice only)
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 red chilli (deseeded and finely chopped)
salt to taste

SALAD;
1 large handful of rocket
1/2 cucumber julienne
2 tbsp coriander leaves
100gm mangetout (blanched and slice)
300 gm cleaned squid  ,sliced and blanched

METHOD;
In a bowl mix all ingredients to make dressing.Then put in all the salad ingredients in the bowl and mix well.Transfer to servihg plates and it ready to serve.

CUPCAKES

Hi, today i make a nice cupcakes and my friends they love it .So i want to share with you all the recipe.
Ingredients;
Butter -180gm
Caster sugar-180gm
Egg - 3nos[beaten]
Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon
Self raising flour - 190gm
Milk - 1tablespoon
Method;
Reheat oven to 190 c.
Beat butter and and sugar until fluffy then put in the eggs vanilla.Then beat again until it well blended.
Then fold in the flour and put into the cup cakes casing.Bake for 15 minutes.
You also can put any extra ingredients in the batter such as choco chip,sultanas,mixed peeled or anything that suit your taste.Just try maybe you and your friends love it.