Friday, 31 July 2015

The Best Lemon Bars

Ingredients:

  • Lemons, Juiced
    2
  • All-Purpose Flour
    2 Cups
  • White Sugar
    1 1/2 Cups
  • Butter, Softened
    1 Cups
  • White Sugar
    1/2 Cups
  • All-Purpose Flour
    1/4 Cups
  • Eggs
    4

Preparation mode:

1) Preheat the oven up to 175 Degrees C (350 Degrees F) and blend together 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup white sugar in a bowl.
2) Transfer the butter mixture into the bottom of 9*3 inch baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes until it turned firm and golden brown.
3) In another bowl, mix together remaining 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and 1 1/2 cup white sugar. Beat in eggs one by one and lemon juice.
4) Pour the lemon mixture over baked crust and again bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes until crust is firm.
5) Once the pan is cooled, cut the crust into 2 inch square bars and serve.
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Footnotes:

Get two or three fresh lemons from the backyard of your house and use them to make The Best Lemon Bars. It will be rich, tart, delicate and definitely yummy with eye-catching texture. If you don’t want to use lemon then use limes and add green food coloring to give it pale green texture. Garnish the bars with powdered sugar.

Thursday, 30 July 2015

Strawberry Tapioca Recipe

Ingredients:

  • Water
    1 1/2 Cups
  • Fresh Strawberries
    1/2 Cups
    Hulled & Halved
  • Quick-Cooking Tapioca
    1/4 Cups

Preparation mode:

1) Blend fresh strawberries with water in food processor or blender until sauce becomes smooth.
2) Pour the sauce in a saucepan and stir in quick-cooking tapioca. Let stand for 10 minutes and then over medium heat bring to a boil.
3) Stirring frequently and when the sauce is thick remove from heat.
4) Transfer the sauce into serving dish, top with strawberries and serve.
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Footnotes:

Strawberry Tapioca will be a good treat in summertime and diabetic patients will surely enjoy consuming it as it doesn’t involve any sugar. With only three ingredients you can make this simple strawberry pudding in less than 30 minutes. To increase the flavors, top with fresh strawberries or strawberry icing.

Monday, 27 July 2015

Pretzel Turtles

Ingredients:

  • Small Mini Pretzels
    20
  • Chocolate Covered Caramel Candies
    20
  • Pecan Halves
    20

Preparation mode:

1) Preheat the oven up to 150 Degrees C (300 Degrees F).
2) On parchment lined cookie sheet arrange mini pretzel in a single layer.
3) Place one caramel candy on every pretzel.
4) Bake the pretzel turtles in preheated oven for 4 minutes and press pecan halves on each candy pretzel while it is warm.
5) Let the candies cool completely before serving.
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Footnotes:

Quick, tasty but crunchy turtle candies are made with chocolate covered caramel candies. Pecan halves add a great flavor to Pretzel Turtles and make it a great treat. You only have to get hand on ingredients and prepare yourself to eat delicious candies in 15 minutes.

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients:

  • All-Purpose Flour
    2 1/2 Cups
  • Confectioners' Sugar
    2 Cups
  • White Sugar
    1 1/2 Cups
  • Canned Pumpkin Puree
    1 Cups
  • Butter, Softened
    1/2 Cups
  • Ground Cinnamon
    2 Teaspoons
  • Baking Powder
    1 Teaspoons
  • Baking Soda
    1 Teaspoons
  • Ground Cloves
    1/2 Teaspoons
  • Ground Nutmeg
    1/2 Teaspoons
  • Salt
    1/2 Teaspoons
  • Vanilla Extract
    1 Teaspoons
  • Milk
    3 Tablespoons
  • Melted Butter
    1 Tablespoons
  • Vanilla Extract
    1 Teaspoons
  • Egg
    1

Preparation mode:

1) Preheat the oven up to 175 Degrees C (350 Degrees F) and in a bowl mix all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ground cloves, baking soda, and baking powder.
2) In another bowl, mix white sugar, 1/2 cup butter, pumpkin, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and egg. Beat well until it gets creamy and then add flour mixture.
3) Drop the mixture on cookies sheet by tablespoonful and bake for 15 to 20 minutes in preheated oven.
4) Combine milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, confectioner’s sugar and 1 tablespoon melted butter to make gaze.
5) Drizzle gaze on cooled cookies with fork. Serve when all perfectly done.
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Footnotes:

Spicy, moist, mushy but delicious Iced Pumpkin Cookies are like cake cookies and make a brilliant shape while baking. These cookies don’t take much time in baking but you need to wait for 40 minutes to let them settle properly for final touch. When it’s done you can make glaze and serve with good presentation. Both kids and adults will love them once eaten.

Saturday, 25 July 2015

The Best Banana Pudding

Ingredients:

  • Sliced Bananas
    14
  • Cold Milk
    2 Cups
  • Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
    5 Ounces
    1 Package
  • Vanilla Wafers
    16 Ounces
    1 Package
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk
    14 Ounces
    1 Can
  • Frozen Whipped Topping, Thawed
    12 Ounces
    1 Container
  • Vanilla Extract
    1 Tablespoons

Preparation mode:

1) Beat in cold milk and vanilla putting mix for 2 minutes in a bowl. Blend the condensed milk until it gets smooth.
2) Stir in vanilla extract and fold in frozen whipped topping and then in a serving bowl, make layers of pudding mixture, vanilla wafers and bananas.
3) Let the pudding chill in refrigerator before serving.

Footnotes:

For small dinner party, this banana pudding will be a great option for you because it is rich, delicious and fragile dessert. The Best Banana Pudding doesn’t involve too many ingredients and interestingly it is no bake pudding which most of the people seek. Spending few minutes on this recipe you will make the best desert for any kind of dinner party.

Thursday, 23 July 2015

Chinese Braised Spare Ribs Recipe

Ingredients:

  • Pork Spareribs
    1 Pounds
    Sliced into 3 inch pieces
  • Vegetable Oil
    1 Tablespoons
  • Ginger Root
    1 inch piece
    Sliced
  • Green Onions
    5
    Sliced
  • Cinnamon Powder
    1/2 Teaspoons
  • Soy Sauce
    1.5 Tablespoons
  • Water
    2 Cups
  • White Sugar
    1 Teaspoons
  • Salt and Pepper
    To Taste
  • Rice Wine
    1 Teaspoons

Preparation mode:

Steps to make Chinese Braised Spare Ribs Recipe:
1) Fill a stock pot with water and bring to a boil over high flame.
2) Add the spareribs to the water and boil for 5 minutes time. Drain and set aside.
3) Heat up vegetable oil in a skillet over high flame.
4) Add green onions, cinnamon and ginger. Stir fry for a minute.
5) Add spareribs. Stir fry thoroughly for 5 minutes.
6) Add sugar, rice wine, soy sauce and water. Mix in salt and ground black pepper. Stir well.
7) Bring the mixture to a boil and turn the heat down to low. Cover the skillet.
8) Cook until the spareribs are well cooked, soft and tender.

Footnotes:

Chinese Braised Spare Ribs Recipe is a wonderful alternative for people who dont want extra flavors in their rib meals. This rib meal is not too sweet and tangy and comes with really simple flavors which are going to turn out light and healthy for you. This recipe can also be used for pork chops in case you dont have ribs at home.

Korean Braised Short Ribs Recipe

Ingredients:

  • Soy Sauce
    1.5 Cups
  • Sesame Oil
    3 Tablespoons
  • Garlic
    2 Tablespoons
    Chopped
  • Ginger Root
    1 Tablespoons
    Chopped
  • Ginger
    1 Teaspoons
    Ground
  • Brown Sugar
    1/4 Cups
  • Water
    2.5 Cups
  • Rice Wine
    1/2 Cups
  • Salt and Pepper
    To Taste
  • Kiwi
    1
    Peeled, Mashed
  • Pear
    1/2 Cups
    Peeled, Grated
  • Beef Short Ribs
    4 Pounds
  • Shiitake Mushrooms
    1/2 Cups
    Sliced
  • Chestnuts
    1 Cups
  • Yellow Onion
    1
    Diced
  • Green Onions
    1/2 Cups
    Chopped
  • Potatoes
    2
    Sliced into chunks
  • Carrots
    1
    Diced

Preparation mode:

Steps to make Korean Braised Short Ribs Recipe:
1) Take a bowl and whisk together garlic, ginger, minced ginger, brown sugar, water, rice wine, salt, pepper, kiwi, pear, sesame oil and soy sauce.
2) Fill a pot with water and dip in the short ribs. Leave for one hour to let the water take out the impurities. Drain well.
3) Make shallow cuts across the rib meat using a sharp knife.
4) Fill a stockpot with water and bring to a boil over high flame.
5) Add the ribs to the boiling water and leave to boil for half an hour. Drain
6) Re add the boiled ribs to the water and and mix in the prepared sauce. Mix thoroughly.
7) Over moderate flame, boil for 60 minutes, then throw in the carrot and potatoes.
8) Add yellow and green onions, followed by mushrooms and chestnuts. Stir readily.
9) Cook for half an hour or until all vegetables are soft.

Footnotes:

This Korean Braised Short Ribs Recipe is one of the vintage methods of rib cooking in Korea. It is also very different to the normal asian short rib dishes. The meat is super soft and tender and the flavors are sweet and tangy, making it a must have rib meal if you're a fan! Enjoy and happy cooking!