Wednesday, January 11, 2012

MACADAMIA MAPLE SYRUP PANCAKES!

Hey girls, 
I have a pancake recipe for you today! I have have a Rocky Road Pancakes recipe already but this one is a little different because they are Macadamia Maple Syrup Pancakes! 

  Ingredients:
  1 1/2 cups milk
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups White Wings self-raising flour
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/3 cup caster sugar
25g butter, melted
Step 1: Whisk milk, egg and vanilla together in a jug.
 Step 2: Sift in the flour and bicarbonate of soda.
 Step 3: Stir in sugar. Whisk until just combined.
Step 4: Melt the butter and use it to grease the pan.
 Step 5: Pour the mixture onto the pan and wait for it to bubble before flipping it over to cook on the other side.
Step 6: To be more efficient in cooking all of your mixture you can cook multiple ones at once! Just make sure that all of the pancakes are at different stages so you don't have to try and flip them all at once.
 Step 7: Now it's the fun part which is adding the toppings onto your pancakes!! You can choose anything you like; flavored toppings, nuts, chocolates..anything you want really!
 I'm using macadamia nuts and Maple Syrup for mine because it's delicious!
 
So here is the finished product in all it's syrup nutty glory!

Friday, January 6, 2012

VEGGIE KEBABS

Hey girls, 
This is a pretty easy and straightforward recipe but I thought some of you might enjoy a step by step tutorial on making kebabs.Kebabs are great dinners and lunches because they taste delicious but are super healthy!
 Ingredients:
Teriyaki Marinade
Cherry Tomatoes
Mushrooms
Capsicum
Zucchini
Tofu
+ Skewers 
Directions:
So really all you do is pan fry all of your ingredients with the marinade and then thread the ingredients onto a skewer.
A super easy, yummy dinner or lunch! 

MY WEEK IN FOOD #2

Thursday, January 5, 2012

SMORES

Hey girls, 
Smores are one of my favourite treats and they are so easy to make and I wasn't even going to do a recipe for this one but some of you might be interested or haven't heard of Smores before. 
 
Ingredients:
Pastry Biscuits
Marshmallows
Chocolate
 The pastry biscuits I'm using are Arnott's Lattice because they have an amazing glaze.
 I'm using pink and white Pascall marshmallows
 I'm using Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate but feel free to use dark, white or whatever other chocolate you want.
Step 1: Lay out as many biscuits as you want, plain side up.
Step 2: Place two little bricks of chocolate onto each biscuit and pop it into the microwave for about 40 seconds.
Step 3: Make sure you don't leave your chocolate in for too long because sometimes you can't tell that the chocolate is melted because it keeps it's shape. After it comes out of the microwave, use a knife to spread all the chocolate around the biscuit so that it's evenly distributed and you get some in every bite.
Step 4: Place the same amount of biscuits you did before, plain side up again. Place a marshmallow on top.
Step 5: Pop it in the microwave for about 10 seconds and then press the marshmallow down a bit with your finger so it flattens and cools in that shape.
Step 6: Stick a chocolate biscuit side and a marshmallow biscuit side together and your smores are all finished!

Sunday, January 1, 2012

MINI TOFU BURGERS

Hey girls, 
I am going to show you how to make these cute little mini burgers that are really simple to make and don't take very long either! They are great as finger food for parties or picnics.
Ingredients:
1 sml Brown Onion
2 tsp Brown Sugar
1 tbs Vinegar
3 Bread Rolls
50g Spinach Leaves
2 pk Tofu
Onion Flakes
Garlic Flakes
Directions:
1. Onions
a.) Thinly slice half an onion and put it in a saucepan on medium heat with some oil. Leave to cook for 3-5 minutes.
b.) Add the brown sugar and vinegar. Leave for about 5 minutes to cook then put a lid on it and leave for another 5 minutes.

2. Bread rolls
Take your bread rolls and cut them into four even pieces. Place them on a cookie tray and pop them into the oven on grill for about 5 minutes. Place them into a bowl for later. The bread should be really crispy but if it's not, put it in for a little bit longer.

3. Tofu
a.) Cut the tofu up into small pieces so that they fit the size of the bread roll. 
b.) Season with some garlic and onion flakes.
c.) Cook until golden brown.

4. Assembly
 
Put together your burgers then to keep all the fillings in place, stick a toothpick through the burger.
 
Then your done and have cute little mini burgers to serve at your next party or bring along to your next picnic.