Monday, 3 March 2014

How to make a quick and easy vegetable dip with healthy sour cream?


Whether you have party at your place or its all chaos of a game day; dip recipes are must for a day. Whether you choose hummus, guacamole, yogurt or creamy vegetable dip. Dips are must for all finger foods. If you are a health conscious and always worried about your waist line then healthy spinach yogurt dip, hummus or guacamole are always good. They are healthy and contains richness of yogurt, legumes and vegetables.


Ideally one should remember dip recipes are just a sauce or dipper and not a main course. Therefore if you put control over the quantity of dip without getting greedy, then creamy, cheesy dip recipes aren’t bad either. In fact the richness and creaminess of these dip recipes actually make the finger foods more tasty and scrumptious. 

Today I am sharing an easy vegetable dip recipe made from sour cream. Do you know, you can actually make a healthy sour cream which have less of fats and more of other goodness! Click here to find the recipe of the simple and healthy sour cream. The recipe shared here is a warm slow cooker crab dip which is made with homemade sour cream. I always prefer and look for some healthy alternatives to make recipe nutritious without affecting its taste and richness. The recipe shared here for the sour cream can be used easily for ours today’s recipe. This recipe is irresistibly tangy and sure to be a crowd favorite.

Anyways let’s start making this simple yet quick dip recipe called Easy vegetable dip recipe –

How to Make a Good and Healthy Chicken Salad?

Chicken salad is one of the recipes which I prefer in my dinner, as its delectable, quick and easy to make and pack full of nutrition. We all know about this saying that eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like pauper. But it doesn’t mean in dinner you have to eat some bland, boring and a tasteless food. It should be light and easy to digest. So make something which is scrumptious but satisfying and easy to digest.


Chicken salad is the best solution to it. It contains vegetables, fruits if you wish, nuts or pine nuts and chicken breasts. We all know chicken breasts are the best source of protein and got less fat contents. Simply mix the cooked chicken pieces with the mix of vegetables and any dressing of your choice, toss well and serve. Mostly people make chicken salads in mayonnaise or in wine vinaigrettes etc. there are plenty of more dressings depends upon the recipe that you can try. In today’s post, I am sharing a recipe called Wholehearted Chicken salad with Honey Mustard Dressing. It also got low-fat Greek yogurt in the dressing. Do you know the best replacement of mayonnaise other than low fat version is yogurt! It’s healthy and fat free which helps in making a guilt free indulgence for us.

I am not claiming that this recipe is the best recipe so far, however it is one the worth trying recipe for sure. Unlike other chicken salad recipes, it is not cold but warm in nature. You don’t have to refrigerate this salad, just make it and consume it. No standby or waiting period, instead of marinating which can be excluded if you have cooked chicken or leftovers. 

Nevertheless, let’s start cooking this wonderful and simple warm chicken salad recipe –

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Benedict Deviled Eggs

benedict deviled eggs recipe

Deviled eggs is the favorite recipe of many people including me. Whether it is a salsa deviled eggs or the spicy one. I love deviled eggs in every form. I like eggs in each form whether it is sunny side ups, omelets, hard boiled and even egg benedict. Eggs are the best thing for breakfast and in fact, I love them in lunches too.

Late in the afternoon today I was looking for some quick snack bites to eat and at the same time, I was too choosy to eat something and also want to try something new altogether. So, I did some surfing and all to look for some options but didn’t find anything interesting so I just opened my fridge to check what all I got. I saw that I had hollandaise sauce, eggs and bacon! And boom!! This recipe popped into my head which I read quite a long back and decided to make this recipe for my late afternoon snacks.

At times, I just feel so hungry for no reason and at that time I just need something quick, easy and super scrumptious. This simple recipe can also be served with evening tea or coffee or even you can serve this recipe in the party. We are drizzling hollandaise sauce over spiced deviled eggs instead of poached eggs but it taste great and it taste more creamier and tastier. Let’s not waste any time and start cooking –

Sunday, 9 February 2014

Fresh Orange Glazed Chicken Recipe


Slow cooking or slow cooker recipes are always simple and easy to make. Although slow cooker recipes does take time because the cooking procedure is slow but it taste great and food ingredients cooked with this method are always tender and juicy.
 
By this method, cooking chicken recipes or any other meat recipes is easy and they are always tender and soft and full of flavors and aroma. Today I am making a simple dish called orange glazed chicken recipe. This recipe is not just simple but the flavors are tangy and mouthwatering. You can serve this recipe with simple steamed rice. This recipe got flavors of Chinese ingredients plus it also requires frying before cooking it in a crack-pot.

I got this recipe from one of my friend and later I tried this recipe with a slow cooker and also I made many changes to make this recipe more flavorsome. In this the crisp fried chicken pieces are later cooked in the orange marinade which makes a juicy, sticky sauce which taste great with rice in fact, serve it with butter rice to bring out the flavors more.
 
You can make slow cooker recipe at low settings for 5-6 hours or cook them at high settings for 3 hours. Today I am setting my crock pot at high settings for 2-3 hours. Whenever I use crock pot I start my cooking at 5 p.m. or something once I am back from work and in the mean time I do all my household activities by 9 p.m., my dinner is ready to be served. I eat my dinner do some official work-watch some TV and hit my sack, simple life. It’s more relaxing and help me to complete my work without worrying about my dinner.
Anyways let’s not waste any time and start cooking this wonderful recipe –

Friday, 24 January 2014

How to Make Simple and Easy Spicy Fried Shrimps?


One of the famous shrimp recipe is shrimp scampi. And after that mostly people prefer fried shrimps. Shrimps fried in spices and other flavors really uplifts the flavor of the dish. Fried shrimps are mostly served as an appetizers or snacks. It’s like finger foods for parties or for game day.



In today’s post, I am sharing a super simple recipe called Spicy and Crunchy Fired Shrimps. This recipe is a complete delight to make. This recipe is served with an amazing sauce mayonnaise and other ingredients like Asian chili sauce and honey which makes a perfect balance of tangy, sweet and spicy flavors. I personally enjoy this recipe after shrimp Alfredo. Shrimp Alfredo is again a super easy recipe which can be served with pasta or linguine however, this is a crunchy recipe with all flavors and taste. Anyways to make this recipe a complete delight the key is keep the skin crunchy but from inside it should be moist and juicy. The best part about shrimp is that they cook quickly so never overcook them, it will not just spoil the taste but also make it dry and chewy which is complete NO-NO.

Nevertheless, this recipe is super easy and simple to ma ke and you would like to make this each day. I don’t believe in deep frying I rather go for shallow frying so that it can maintains its health quotient in fact, I always go for canola or olive oil for frying. Let’s not waste time, and jot down this simple yet yummy recipe –

Friday, 17 January 2014

Quick and Easy Knorr’s Creamy Shrimp Alfredo


One the easiest quick fix for dinner is Shrimp Alfredo. Shrimps cooked in Alfredo sauce is one of the authentic Italian cuisine and flavors are such that whole family enjoys this recipe without being fussy about it. 


This recipe is one of the simplest and easiest recipe you can try and flavors are completely divine. Simply toss some shrimps in the Alfredo sauce and add the pasta of your choice and you are ready to go. In fact, this could be a perfect recipe for quick lunches or snacks if you feel hungry and really don’t know what to cook for a day.


There are plenty of recipes available online and today the market is flooded with pre-packaged or pre-cooked Alfredo sauces which gives you freedom to cook easily. Recently, I was looking for some easy cooking recipes and I found the package of Knorr Pasta Alfredo flavor. I thought to try the package, just to find out how it taste like. What I like about the product is you don’t have to buy pasta and Alfredo sauce separately and it solves the purpose collectively. And secondly, the packet was quite reasonable. In fact single package cost you just $1 each. Later, I saw you can get set of 12 packages at $11.40 from Amazon if you are a subscribed member there. 


This extravagantly creamy pasta recipe is quite perfect for any dinner idea by adding some cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach to make wholesomely good. This is definitely one of those juicy and tender recipes that you won’t like to miss. Let’s not waste time and start cooking.

Vegetable Quiche Recipe with Home-Baked Pie Crust

Whenever you plan to make quiche for dinner or lunch, what’s important is to have at home is pie crust. Generally we bought pie crust from the bakery but what if you don’t have pie crust handy, either you will go to market and buy some or if you are lazy like me then you would go for the options like crust-less quiche recipe


But why don’t we try to make crust at home itself. Lately, I was looking for these recipes to try and there I found this easy recipe to make pie crust at home. Unlike pie crust for pie, quiche’s pie are easy to make and you can cheat here.

Today I am making an easy vegetable quiche with the home baked pie crust. Making this pie crust is no rocket science, just blend butter with dry ingredients in such a way that it evenly binds together and make a dough. Nevertheless, let’s jot down the ingredients and method of making the pie crust and later we will make this easy vegetable quiche by putting all the filling inside.

Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Pesto Sauce: An Italian Origin Sauce

Pesto is actually called an Italian sauce. Its origin is from Italy, however it was later believed to have been imported from African region. Its basic constituents are basil, salt, garlic, nuts, olive oil, cheese etc. The pesto’s which are used for commercial purpose do contain walnuts or cashews as they are a bit cheaper. This sauce can be used for meat or pasta, or over toasted bread.

It can be easily made at home that too from scratch and then can be stored in a covered container in the fridge for almost a month. In order to prevent pesto sauce from discoloration a thin layer of olive oil can be poured over its top. 

The pesto sauce has always been among my family’s favorites from quite some years now. The various dishes which can be made with it are pasta with pesto, pesto on pizza and many more.

Pesto Sauce Recipe
Lets Cook Pesto sauce.

Sunday, 5 January 2014

Baked Chicken Recipe Stuffed with Mushrooms and Spinach


A simple baked chicken recipe is always a rescuer when we are confused about what to cook for dinner. It’s been advisable that a protein rich diet is always beneficial and we all know that chicken breasts is one of the healthiest source of protein which is fat-free. 


In today’s post I am sharing a simple baked chicken stuffed with cheese, mushrooms and spinach. I looked into my refrigerator and found this amazing smoked ricotta cheese and was wondering what all I can cook with this. So I thought, let’s make a nice chicken recipe with it. This is a simple recipe that you can try at any weekend if you want. Or if you are confused for a dinner recipe; this is probably one the best idea to go for. Serve it with steamed vegetables and savory mashed potatoes to complete the meal. 

Do you know, mushrooms are the only fruit or vegetable which are rich in Vitamin D, which is essential for absorption of calcium in our body, and the other source is sunlight? It’s good for your immune system and kick your metabolism, it have anti-oxidants properties and good for your bladder and many more. WOW! One little thing packed with so much of goodness. Similarly I really don’t need to blabber about spinach we all know how good it is for body, rich in vitamin A. this recipe is again one of the best way to make your kids eat spinach without creating any nuisance at the dinner table. Kids love this recipe. Tip – you can use frozen spinach or even kale for this recipe, but I recommend you to use fresh veggies for this recipe. 

Anyways let’s not just waste any more time and jot down this simple chicken recipe for dinner –

Thursday, 2 January 2014

5 Different and Amazing Meatloaf Recipes that One should Try!


Meatloaf recipes; who don’t like it? Its flavorsome, spicy and absolute divine when it comes to taste and flavor. Meatloaf is my personal favorite recipe, it’s juicy and made from ground meat. Meatloaf is again a versatile recipe as you can cut them or bake them in a form of patty put it inside a burger bun and your easy meal is ready to take away. Otherwise have it in a classic way with mashed potato and gravy. 

In today’s post, I will be sharing 5 types of meatloaf recipes i.e. meatloaf made from 5 different types of meat like chicken, turkey, bacon, lamb and classic beef meatloaf. I have collected these recipes from different good sources. I hope you will enjoy these recipes as much I did. Let’s not waste any more time and start jotting down these recipes.