Black Bean Quesadillas: (makes ~10)
Ingredients:
10 tortillas
1 (19oz) can black beans
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1/2 small red onion
1 clove garlic
1/4 bunch cilantro (around 1/2 cup)
2 cups shredded cheese
1 batch taco seasoning*
*(1 tablespoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper)
Directions:
1) Drain the can of beans and drain lightly (save some of the liquid, it helps hold everything together). Place in a large bowl with the corn (you don't need to thaw it).
2) Rinse and roughly chop cilantro, dice onion and mince garlic. Add these 3 ingredients plus cheese and taco seasoning to the bowl. Stir well until everything is mixed.
3) Place around 1/2 cup of filling on one half of a tortilla and fold over. Cook on both sides in a pan (over medium heat) until golden brown and cheese has melted.
4) Eat!
**You can easily pre-make all the tortillas, freeze them, and either microwave them or throw them in a pan to reheat for an easy, delicious and quick meal!
Sunday 18 March 2012
Thursday 23 February 2012
40 King's Ice Cream Cupcakes
4L tub of icecream (vanilla is nice)
Oreo baking crumbs
1/2 cup of butter
chocolate sauce
smarties
1/2 cup more of butter
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2tbsp of corn syrup
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
Prepare oreo cookie crumb crust according to box directions (one pie's worth otta do it). divide the crumbs between2 twelve inch cupcake tins, flattening hard. Put in freezer to freeze, taking the icecream out of the freezer to let it thaw a bit. Once oreo crumbs are frozen, take them out and scoop icecream into each cupcake (about 1/3 of the way full).Put in freezer.On the stove, combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk combine 1/2 cup of butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk in a heavy saucepan ovr medium heat, stirring constantly. boil for 5 minutes and keep stirring because it can burn. take off the heat and stir until it thickens. next, pour it into each cupcake and freeze again. Then take it out, and put on one final layer of icecream (to the tip top). Decorate with chocolate sauce and smarties (or any other yummy chocolate). stick in freezer until ready to eat. take a knife and cut around the rim to lift the icecream from the pan, lift out, serve and enjoy!
Oreo baking crumbs
1/2 cup of butter
chocolate sauce
smarties
1/2 cup more of butter
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2tbsp of corn syrup
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
Prepare oreo cookie crumb crust according to box directions (one pie's worth otta do it). divide the crumbs between2 twelve inch cupcake tins, flattening hard. Put in freezer to freeze, taking the icecream out of the freezer to let it thaw a bit. Once oreo crumbs are frozen, take them out and scoop icecream into each cupcake (about 1/3 of the way full).Put in freezer.On the stove, combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk combine 1/2 cup of butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk in a heavy saucepan ovr medium heat, stirring constantly. boil for 5 minutes and keep stirring because it can burn. take off the heat and stir until it thickens. next, pour it into each cupcake and freeze again. Then take it out, and put on one final layer of icecream (to the tip top). Decorate with chocolate sauce and smarties (or any other yummy chocolate). stick in freezer until ready to eat. take a knife and cut around the rim to lift the icecream from the pan, lift out, serve and enjoy!
40 King Chocolate Flip Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 teaspoons of baking soda
1 egg
1 & 1/4 cup flour
2 tablespoons of vanilla
Chocolate chips, m&ms, or whatever else yummy you want
Mix together dry ingredients. Mix together wet ingredients. Combine. Place on
baking sheet and cook at 350 for 7 minutes. Then take them out, flip them, and
cook until cookie is golden brown. We first added the flip because our oven
sucks and thats how we prevented burning them. Enjoy!!!
1/2cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 teaspoons of baking soda
1 egg
1 & 1/4 cup flour
2 tablespoons of vanilla
Chocolate chips, m&ms, or whatever else yummy you want
Mix together dry ingredients. Mix together wet ingredients. Combine. Place on
baking sheet and cook at 350 for 7 minutes. Then take them out, flip them, and
cook until cookie is golden brown. We first added the flip because our oven
sucks and thats how we prevented burning them. Enjoy!!!
Thursday 16 February 2012
Chicken Fajitas by Camille Chandra
Chicken fajita on-a-budget!
-1 large, or 2 medium chicken breasts
-1 sm can of Campbell's "chicken fiesta" flavour mixture (it's not soup but a
thicker tomato-based paste-type thing you add to baked chicken to make meals)
-1 large green pepper
-2-3 cloves garlic
-1 sm or 1/2 medium-sized onion
-1-2 hot chilli peppers (depending on your tolerance level; can omit this)
--> Saute onion, hot pepper and garlic in a splash of olive oil over medium heat
until translucent (but not burnt!)
--> Add chicken (sliced) and cook over med heat until almost done
[Feel free to add lemon zest/italiano/oregano/spices to your liking here]
--> Add entire contents of fiesta can and turn heat to ~3-4; mix and let sit
--> After 7 minutes, check chicken to ensure cooking is complete and add slices
of green pepper (feeling a little ambitious/rich? add red/yellow pepper too)
--> Adding green peppers last will warm it but ensure it's still got it's spunk
and crunch!
--> Let sit on low, covered while you prep (~5 mins)
Pre-eats prep: wash and break pieces of lettuce or wash spinach, grate so cheese
(marble does just great) and get the sour cream and salsa ready! Warm your
tortillas in a microwave for 6 seconds or toss in oven for 2 minutes (make sure
it doesn't get crunchy or it's a hot mess to eat; also, buy large tortillas to
hold in all the goodness).
EATZ: place chicken mixture in centre of tortilla, add lettuce to one side,
cheese to the other side of it. Place a few dollops of salsa/sour cream down
the centre and fold/NOM!
-1 large, or 2 medium chicken breasts
-1 sm can of Campbell's "chicken fiesta" flavour mixture (it's not soup but a
thicker tomato-based paste-type thing you add to baked chicken to make meals)
-1 large green pepper
-2-3 cloves garlic
-1 sm or 1/2 medium-sized onion
-1-2 hot chilli peppers (depending on your tolerance level; can omit this)
--> Saute onion, hot pepper and garlic in a splash of olive oil over medium heat
until translucent (but not burnt!)
--> Add chicken (sliced) and cook over med heat until almost done
[Feel free to add lemon zest/italiano/oregano/spices to your liking here]
--> Add entire contents of fiesta can and turn heat to ~3-4; mix and let sit
--> After 7 minutes, check chicken to ensure cooking is complete and add slices
of green pepper (feeling a little ambitious/rich? add red/yellow pepper too)
--> Adding green peppers last will warm it but ensure it's still got it's spunk
and crunch!
--> Let sit on low, covered while you prep (~5 mins)
Pre-eats prep: wash and break pieces of lettuce or wash spinach, grate so cheese
(marble does just great) and get the sour cream and salsa ready! Warm your
tortillas in a microwave for 6 seconds or toss in oven for 2 minutes (make sure
it doesn't get crunchy or it's a hot mess to eat; also, buy large tortillas to
hold in all the goodness).
EATZ: place chicken mixture in centre of tortilla, add lettuce to one side,
cheese to the other side of it. Place a few dollops of salsa/sour cream down
the centre and fold/NOM!
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Monday 13 February 2012
Broiled Grapefruit by Laura Salisbury
Broiled Grapefruit
Ingredients
1 grapefruit
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp butter, melted
pinch of cinnamon
Directions
Preheat the oven to BROIL
1. Cut grapefruit in half.
2. Figure out a way to keep the grapefruit upright. I've used muffin
tins, and I've also cut thin slices off the bottom of each grapefruit half, so
that they have a flat surface to stand on.
3. Stir together sugar, butter, and cinnamon. Pour it all over the
grapefruit halves. Put it in the oven for 5ish minutes.
4. EAT
Ingredients
1 grapefruit
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp butter, melted
pinch of cinnamon
Directions
Preheat the oven to BROIL
1. Cut grapefruit in half.
2. Figure out a way to keep the grapefruit upright. I've used muffin
tins, and I've also cut thin slices off the bottom of each grapefruit half, so
that they have a flat surface to stand on.
3. Stir together sugar, butter, and cinnamon. Pour it all over the
grapefruit halves. Put it in the oven for 5ish minutes.
4. EAT
Sunday 12 February 2012
Quinoa Fritters by Daniela Fernandez
From Daniela: Here's a yummy and easy recipe for Quinoa Patties - they are an excellent substitute for hamburger patties and if well seasoned can taste even better than hamburgers! Enjoy!
Quinoa Fritters!
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 ¼ cup vegetable broth
1/3 cup white whole wheat flour or gluten free flour blend
1/3 cup cheddar cheese or Daiya, shredded
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped green & red pepper
¾ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley or cilantro
3 eggs or egg re placer (either organic non-GMO flax/water – chia/
water – EnergG)
▪ ¼ cup coconut/canola oil
1.Heat a large saucepan to medium heat and spray with olive oil. Add
quinoa and cook for 5 minutes, stirring to prevent burning. Add
1 ¼ cup of vegetable broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce to
low and cover. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat
and allow to sit covered for five more minutes. Cool slightly.
2.In a large bowl combine cooled quinoa with flour, cheese, onion,
peppers, salt, pepper and parsley. Lightly beat eggs in a small
bowl and add to quinoa mixture. If mixture is too runny, add
small increments of flour until mix can be rolled into balls/
patties.
3.Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Form quinoa into balls or
ovals and carefully add to hot oil. Cook for 3-5 minutes per side,
or until a golden crust has formed. Drain on paper towels.
Preparation time: 25 minute(s)
Cooking time: 35 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): approx. 8, depending on the size of
the patties.
Quinoa Fritters!
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
1 ¼ cup vegetable broth
1/3 cup white whole wheat flour or gluten free flour blend
1/3 cup cheddar cheese or Daiya, shredded
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped green & red pepper
¾ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley or cilantro
3 eggs or egg re placer (either organic non-GMO flax/water – chia/
water – EnergG)
▪ ¼ cup coconut/canola oil
1.Heat a large saucepan to medium heat and spray with olive oil. Add
quinoa and cook for 5 minutes, stirring to prevent burning. Add
1 ¼ cup of vegetable broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce to
low and cover. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat
and allow to sit covered for five more minutes. Cool slightly.
2.In a large bowl combine cooled quinoa with flour, cheese, onion,
peppers, salt, pepper and parsley. Lightly beat eggs in a small
bowl and add to quinoa mixture. If mixture is too runny, add
small increments of flour until mix can be rolled into balls/
patties.
3.Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Form quinoa into balls or
ovals and carefully add to hot oil. Cook for 3-5 minutes per side,
or until a golden crust has formed. Drain on paper towels.
Preparation time: 25 minute(s)
Cooking time: 35 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): approx. 8, depending on the size of
the patties.
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