Salmon wrapped in prosciutto with pesto and roast pumpkin

Cooking Duration: 50 minutes Introduction The recipe for preparing this dish is a bit funny. One uses salty prosciutto while the pumpkin is usually sweetened. In either way, it is best that you prepare and eat this delicious meal which has combines the pumpkin sweetness and the pleasant salmon taste. Ingredients: Chopped butternut pumpkin Olive oil Chopped garlic cloves Chopped rosemary leaves Skinless salmon fillets Prosciutto slices Flat leafy parsley Lightly toasted almonds Chopped garlic cloves Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to about 200oC 2. Place the sauce pan in a source of heat 3. Have a roasting pan together with baking paper 4. Put the pumpkin, rosemary, garlic and oil together 5. Season them with sea salt and the pepper 6. Place them in a roasting pan. 7. Roast them for about 45 minutes until they turn golden and become soft 8. For preparation of pesto, put the parsley, garlic together with almonds in a blender. 9. Blend them well until they become well and effectively combined 10. With the blender motor still running, add oil slowly 11. Add oil until it becomes smooth 12. Season with the ground pepper and sea salt 13. Set them aside also 14. Preheat the grill using medium levels of heating 15. Season the salmon fillet using ground pepper and the sea salt 16. Wrap each of the fish fillet with prosciutto 17. Brush lightly with oil and then grill them for about four minutes until the fillet is cooked on the outer side. 18. Cover with aluminum foil and let the solution rest without stirring 19. Divide the salmon and the pumpkin among the people you want to serve 20. Top up using parsley pesto.

Red meatballs and spaghetti

Cooking duration: 1 hour 20 minutes Introduction: The combination of spaghetti and meatballs is probably one of the best dishes to have ever been invented. The very serving of spaghetti, trying to lift it using a fork is a nice experience. It is both delicious and highly nutritious and it brings the childhood memories when one was trying to life the correct amount of spaghetti from the eating bowl. Ingredients For the meatballs: Ground veal Ground pork Ground beef Fresh white bread crumbs Seasoned dry bread crumbs Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley Freshly grated Parmesan cheese Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Ground nutmeg Eggs Vegetable oil Olive oil For the sauce: Olive oil Chopped yellow onion Minced garlic Red wine Crushed tomatoes Chopped fresh flat leaf parsley Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper Procedure: 1. Get a huge bowl and put ground meat, parsley, salt, pepper 2. Add nutmeg, egg, bread crumbs and finally water. 3. Mix the combination lightly using a pair of forks 4. Using your hands mould the mixture into meatballs 5. The number of meatballs varies depending on the quantities used 6. Pour into a large frying pan, equal volumes of cooking vegetable oil and olive oil. 7. Heat the two types of oils together 8. Place the meatballs you formed in the hot oil 9. Ensure they become brown on all sides. 10. Turn them carefully side by side using a fork or a spatula 11. Don’t crowd the meatballs; you can always cook them in batches 12. Remove the meatballs from the cooking pot after they have cooked to a plate and have them covered with paper towels 13. Remove the oil from the pan but don’t bother cleaning the pan 14. For the sauce, using the same pan which was never cleaned, heat olive oil 15. Add onions to the pan and frying pan for about five to ten minutes 16. Add garlic to the cooking pan 17. Add wine to the pan and cook now using high heat levels 18. Put the tomatoes, pepper and parsley and stir them. 19. Uncover the meat balls from the paper towels 20. Add them to the frying pan. 21. Cover them with a lid and simmer the cooking meatballs using low temperatures for about half an hour until the meat balls are well cooked 22. Serve the red meat balls while hot with the cooked spaghetti. Note: You can cook the spaghetti according to the directions indicated in the packaging

Recipe for Mushroom Risotto

Duration for cooking: 40-50 minutes Introduction: When mushroom risotto is cooked slowly, it is very sweet and worth it. T compliments other form of dishes like grilled meat and chicken very well. Making the mushroom risotto involves stirring hot stock into the rice which is not cooked and cooking it slowly as the stock is absorbed. This technique of cooking is known as risotto method. The sweetness of it all comes from preparing the dish using the mushroom stock though sometimes, one can substitute with vegetable stock. Ingredients: Butter Finely chopped onions Mushrooms Risotto rice White wine or stock Hot chicken or vegetable stock Olive oil Finely chopped clove garlic Finely grated parmesan cheese Chopped parsley Salt and black pepper to taste Procedure: 1. Turn on the source of heat 2. Put butter in a saucepan and allow it to melt 3. Add onions to the butter and cook slowly until they become soft 4. Add half the mushrooms and sauté for a minute 5. Add risotto rice to the cooking pan 6. Stir for a few minutes until heated through and coated with the melting butter 7. Add the white wine or stock and then cook for a few minutes 8. Add a ladleful of hot stock 9. Stir until the rice has absorbed it all 10. Continue to add the stock, a ladleful at a time while stirring continuously until all the stock has been absorbed 11. Stirring and absorption can take around quarter an hour 12. When all the liquid has been absorbed, the rice by now should be tender although still firm at the centre 13. As the rice continues to cook, take a second pan and heat oil over a source of heat 14. Add garlic and fry gently for a few seconds 15. Add the remaining mushroom to the saucepan and mix them well 16. Season to taste and then fry for about five minutes 17. When the rice is cooked, stir the mushrooms, the butter, the Parmesan cheese and parsley together 18. Remove from the source of heat 19. Mix them well 20. Season to taste and serve your dish Note: risotto rice can turn glutinous very fast and thus, it is always advisable to serve it right away. If you cook your risotto rice well, it should be soft and it should not be gluey

Recipe For Butter Nut Salad Served With Rice:

Cooking Duration: 35 minutes Introduction: To have the best in nut salad, try butter nut salad and am sure you will enjoy yourself. You can serve the dish as a light meal as long as you make sure that you add some starch and proteins to make it a full balanced diet. Ingredients: Butter nut, washed, diced and seeded Oil either sunflower or olive A handful of nuts, roasted and chopped Finely chopped onions Finely chopped fresh parsley Finely chopped fresh coriander leaves Dried chili flakes A handful of sultanas Salt and pepper to taste Honey or maple syrup Red wine vinegar Lemon juice Orange juice Freshly grated ginger Ground cinnamon Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to around 190oC 2. Process the raw butter finely. You can cut it into chunks in you like 3. Place the grated butter nut into a bowl 4. Remove all the rough parts which might have passed the grater during the grating process or was stuck on the blades 5. Put the butter nut in oil salt and pepper 6. Sprinkle over the lemon rind over it. 7. Toss using the orange juice or lemon juice 8. Remember, it is not advisable to use acidic juices like the lemon juice. 9. Use more or less than the specified volume of juice for tasting purposes. 10. Roast the nuts in another oven shelf for about five minutes 11. After roasting, remove them from the oven 12. Chop the nuts into small pieces. 13. Take a bowl and put the chopped nuts 14. Add the spring onions and herbs to the same bowl 15. Add all the salad dressing ingredients 16. Place in the oven for about 45 minutes 17. As the butter nut comes from the oven, toss everything together 18. Mix well to ensure it is evenly coated with the dressing 19. Season to taste 20. Serve the food while it’s hot or at room temperature.

Low GI roast butternut salad with African dressing

Duration: less than 60 minutes: Introduction: This is a different and very delicious butter nut salad. It is high in vitamin A and it is very healthy to consume as the salad is mainly made of greens as you can see from the image. Low GI foods are perfect for our bodies since they release the energy slower, thus helping in dealing with weight issues Ingredients: Butternut- peeled and cut into thin strips Red pepper Oil-sunflower or olive Lemon juice Boiled water Ground paprika Ground cumin Ground coriander seeds Ground cinnamon Brown sugar lemon rind Fresh chopped parsley Mint leaves Lettuce Salt Freshly ground black pepper Coriander leaves. Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven up to 200oC 2. Put the sliced butter nuts in a large roasting pan 3. Add red peppers to the roasting pan 4. Set them aside while making the dressing 5. Take a mixing bowl from the shelves 6. Add oil and lemon juice to the mixing bowl 7. Add water and other spices to the mixing glass bowl 8. Add sugar and lemon rind 9. Pour the dressing over the sliced butter nut and red pepper in the roasting pan 10. Put the roasting pan into the oven for 45 minutes 11. For the first 20 minutes, roast the butter nut while covered with an aluminum foil. 12. For the next twenty five minutes, roast the butternut while open 13. 10 minutes before the cooking process, add some chick peas to the butter and the pepper and the oven 14. If you want to reduce the baking period, you can precook the butternut in the microwave for about six minutes 15. Mix with the freshly chopped herbs before serving your guests 16. Put the butter nut in the serving platter 17. Arrange lettuce and spinach leaves on the serving platter 18. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper 19. Use any of the vegetables for serving the meal 20. Serve your guests the meal and enjoy yourselves References: Low GI roast butternut salad with African dressing

Chicken Parmesan

Total Time: I hour 30 minutes Introduction: This is a classic international dish tracing its origin from Italy. It is mostly prepared with tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella. It is a delicious meal and a sure way to impress your guests. Ingredients Olive oil Minced garlic cloves Bay leaves Pitted kalamata olives Fresh basil leaves Drained and hand crushed peeled tomatoes Sugar Freshly ground black pepper Chicken breasts Flour Eggs Water Bread crumbs Water drained fresh buffalo Mozzarella Grated parmesan Spaghetti Procedure: 1. Coat a frying pan olive oil 2. Add onions, bay leaves and garlic after the oil gets hot 3. Cook and stir the mixture until they become fragrant and soft 4. Add olives and hard torn basil to the mixture. Add tomatoes to the mixture also very carefully 5. Cook and stir for a moment until when the liquid gets cooked and you have a thick sauce 6. Season with sugar and pepper 7. Lower the cooking heat, cover the mixture and keep it warm 8. Turn on the cooking oven and let it heat to about 230oC 9. Get all the chicken ingredients which shall be used. 10. Put them together in order to avoid wasting the time needed for assembly 11. Put the chicken breasts side by side on a chopping board and wrap them using a plastic piece of paper 12. Pound or hit the chicken breasts using some force using a mallet. Make sure their size get reduced to about a half an inch thick only 13. Put the flour in a shallow container. Season the wheat flour using salt and pepper 14. Using a fork, mix it evenly and ensure it is distributed evenly on the surface of the shallow container 15. Using a separate wide bowl, crush the eggs and combine them with water. 16. Stir the mixture of the tow until they become frothy 17. Put the bread crumbs on another plate and use salt and pepper to do the seasoning 18. Heat the olive oil using a medium flame in an oven proof iron pan 19. Dredge both sides of the chicken into the seasoned flour 20. Then, deep them into water mixture egg and coat them completely. 21. Allow the excess to come off from the chicken pieces and then dredge them into the bread crumbs 22. When the oil has become hot, add the small pound pieces of meat and fry them each for about four minutes on either side until they turn golden 23. Spread the tomato olive sauce over the chicken pieces. Sprinkle the pieces then with parmesan, mozzarella and basil 24. You now have the parmesan chicken, bake it for quarter an hour until the cheese turns bubbly 25. Serve the hot parmesan chicken with spaghetti Note: The higher the quality of your tomato sauce, the better will be the results. For the choice of basil, you can use any Italian herb or you omit completely.

Recipe for Chicken Cacciatore

Cooking duration: 50 minutes Introduction: This is a tasty Italian dish suitable for the whole family. Most of the time it is prepared in a tomato based sauce and contains mushrooms also. Cacciatore is an Italian name meaning hunter. The story behind the name is that, when hunters in Italy came from home hungry, their wives could kill a chicken and prepare cacciatore for them. Ingredients Chicken thighs Chicken breasts Salt Freshly ground pepper Flour- for dredging purposes Olive oil Chopped red bell pepper Chopped onion Finely chopped garlic cloves Dry white wine A can of diced tomatoes with juice Sodium chicken broth Drained capers Dried oregano leaves Coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves. Procedure: 1. Put the chicken pieces in a tray 2. Sprinkle each and every piece with salt and pepper 3. Using the wheat flour, dredge the pieces of chicken in order to have a light coating 4. Place a large cooking pan on the source of heat 5. Put oil and heat using a moderate flame 6. Add the chicken pieces to the frying pan 7. Fry the chicken pieces quickly until they become brown. This can take about five minutes per side to become brown 8. If the pieces of chicken do not fit into the frying pan, you can fry them in two batches 9. Transfer the chicken pieces to a plate and set the plate aside 10. Add garlic, onion and pepper to the same pan 11. Fry the onions until they become tender 12. Use salt and pepper to season 13. Add wine to the onions in the frying pan 14. Simmer until the volume of onions have reduced by half- this might take about 5 minutes 15. Add the tomato and the juice, the broth, oregano and the capers 16. Return the pieces you had placed aside to the frying pan 17. Turn them all over the formed source in the pan for them to form a sauce coating 18. Simmer the sauce under low levels of heat until the chicken pieces get well cooked(The breasts take around 30mintes while the thighs take about 20 minutes) 19. Transfer the chicken to a platter using a pair of tongs 20. Boil the sauce until it thickens if you view that to be necessary 21. Remove any form of excess fats from the sauce 22. Smear the sauce all over the chicken pieces 23. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with basil 24. Serve the dish for the people to enjoy. Note: you can serve cacciatore chicken with pasta, roasted potatoes, rice. Whatever you like

Cassoulet Recipe

Cooking Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes Introduction: The dish traces its origin from France. It is a slow simmered meal containing beans, pork sausages and ducks. It traces its name from the earthen cassole in which it was traditionally prepared in. it is a sure way of enjoying a delicious meal. Ingredients: Dried cannellini beans Olive oil Pork belly Speck cut into batons Garlic sausages Breast fillets Chopped brown onions Crushed garlic cloves Thyme Rosemary Chopped tomatoes Chicken stock Bread crumbs Melted butter Procedure: 1. Find a bowl with a cover and put the beans in a bowl, cover with lots of cold water. 2. Set the bowl aside for a whole overnight in order for the beans to soak 3. Preheat the oven to about 140oC 4. Put oil in a casserole pan and place it on a source of heat 5. Heat the pan using high heat 6. Add the pieces of pork you want to cook 7. Stir the pieces of pork in the cooking pan until they turn brown 8. Transfer the cooked pork from the pan to a bowl 9. Add speck to the bowl, cook for two minutes until it has turned brown. 10. Add sausages to the pan and cook them. Turn them occasionally to make sure they cook on all sides 11. Slice the sausages thickly in a diagonal manner. 12. Set them aside in a separate bowl 13. Add the duck also to the pan and cook them for about five minutes until they are brown 14. Add onion and garlic to the cooking pan; cook them until they become soft 15. Add the speck, sausages and pork, thyme and rosemary to the sauce pan 16. Drain the soaked beans and add the beans together with tomato and stock. 17. Remove the cooking contents form the source of heat 18. Bake them in the preheated oven, while they are still covered until they soften and become tender 19. Combine the butter and the bread crumbs into a separate bowl 20. Spread the bread crumbs mixture over the cassoulet 21. Bake the cassoulet while uncovered for about 30 minutes until the top layer becomes golden 22. Remove your cooked food no from the oven and serve yourself and your guests

Banana and Cinnamon Sugar Whoopie Pies

Preparation and cooking time: 40 minutes Introduction: In case your bananas overripe in the kitchen, you can make other types of dishes other than the banana bread. Try and make whoopee pies. Whoopee pie combines several desserts and this makes its taste irresistible. Make a try today and you will surely enjoy yourself. Ingredients: Softened butter Brown sugar Eggs Mashed bananas Sour cream Plain flour Soda bicarbonate Baking powder For cinnamon cream cheese: Softened cream cheese Softened butter Icing sugar mixture Ground cinnamon White sugar Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to about 180oC 2. Using baking paper, line for the often trays 3. Use a blender or an electric mixture to mix butter and sugar in a bowl until they become pale 4. Add egg to the mixture, mix well to ensure they are completely mixed 5. Add to the bowl bananas, flour, bicarbonate and sour cream 6. In addition, add baking powder alternately and stir them until they are well combined 7. Put the mixtures onto the tray some centimeters apart so as to as to allow them to spread 8. Bake the trays until it becomes golden 9. Set aside and allow for about 5 minutes for it to cool slightly. This is done before transferring to the rack for complete cooling 10. During that period, make cinnamon cream cheese. 11. Use a blender or the electric mixer to mix the cream cheese and the butter in the bowl until they become creamy 12. Add cinnamon and icing to it. Stir until they are well combined 13. Place the whoopies on a clean surface 14. Spread cream cheese over on the base of the whoopies 15. Make sandwich for the remaining cakes, place them on oven trays 16. Roll cake edges on the cinnamon sugar to make a light coating 17. Repeat the process depending on the number of cakes you made 18. Place them on a serving tray 19. Repeat the process also with the remaining cakes and cinnamon sugar 20. Serve your guests the banana and cinnamon sugar whoopee pies 21. Enjoy the meal

Baked Spaghetti with Beef

Preparation and cooking time: I hour 50 minutes Introduction This is nice and comforting beef spaghetti. It is good and loved by the whole family since it does not take even long to prepare. At the end of the day, you still enjoy your meal. Ingredients Diced tomatoes Tomato sauce Water Diced onion Green bell pepper Chopped garlic Fresh parsley leaves Italian seasoning Sugar Bay leaves Ground beef Uncooked angel hair pasta Grated cheddar Grated Monterey jack Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to 180oC 2. Using a stock pot 3. Add tomatoes, water, onions, and pepper. 4. Add seasoning mixtures, garlic, bay leaves and sugar 5. Place the stock pot to a source of heat 6. Heat the contents in the stock pot until they boil 7. Reduce the heat and let it contents simmer for at least one hour while still covered 8. Crumble or break the ground beef in a frying pan 9. Cook with moderate heat until it is well cooked. Ensure there are no pink colorings on it 10. Drain any fat which might have formed from the cooked meat 11. Add the ground beef to the stockpot containing the other ingredients 12. Simmer the contents for twenty more minutes allowing it to cook slowly 13. Cook the pasta according to the advice offered in the package 14. Cover the bottom of the saucepan with a 2 inch sauce 15. Add a layer of pasta 16. Add cheese to the contents 17. Repeat this process making several layers but make sure you have the sauce at the top 18. Bake for 30 minutes in the oven 19. Using more cheese top the casserole and then return it to the oven 20. Continue cooking in the oven until the cheese has melted and even bubbly. This might take some few more minutes

Baked Chipotle Chicken Flautas

Baked Chipotle Chicken Flautas Duration for preparation and cooking: 45 minutes Introduction: This is one of the easiest and prettiest foods to prepare. Among the many Mexican dishes you would like to eat, baked chipotle chicken Flautas can be prepared in less than one hour and you are ready to enjoy your meal. Ingredients: Canola oil mixed Diced Chicken breast pieces Reduced fats Sodium cream of chicken soup Reduced fat sour cream Chipotle pepper Green chili peppers Ground cumin Ground coriander Chopped fresh cilantro Mission salsa Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to about 230oC 2. Take a small bowl and use it to mix ground chipotle pepper and the canola oil 3. Take a sauce pan and mix the other ingredients which include tortillas, chipotle pepper and canola oil 4. Place in a source of heat and heat until it gets hot 5. Remove from the source of heat and put it aside 6. Along the edge of tortilla, place some chicken filling 7. Roll the tortillas tightly up 8. Use a tooth pick and put it through the middle in order to hold it in place 9. Take a large baking sheet and spray it with vegetable cooking spray 10. Place the tortillas in the baking sheet. 11. Repeat this process with the other tortillas depending on the number of tortillas you have. 12. Brush the Flautas with oil mixture just lightly 13. Bake them until they achieve golden brown color. This may take about quarter an hour 14. Cool the tortillas and then remove the toothpicks 15. Transfer the tortillas to the platter and then sprinkle them with fresh cilantro 16. Serve your food with salsa (hot spicy sauce) and sour cream. You are ready to enjoy your meal

Beef Enchiladas

Cooking Duration: 45 minutes Introduction: They are simple and quick to prepare. Ground beef wrapped in tortillas and topped up with cheddar and then baked. It is a great meal to be taken with leftovers such as chicken. You can serve it with rice, green salad and also beans Ingredients: Ground beef Chopped onions Garlic Salt Pepper Enchilada sauce Tortillas Pepper cheese Chopped fresh cilantro Sour cream Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to about 180oC 2. Using a large sauce pan, cook the ground beef until it is brown. Add onions and garlic 3. Remove off the fat drippings from the ground beef and discard it. 4. Season the food with pepper and salt 5. Put enchilada sauce to the mixture and stir 6. Pour another can of enchilada sauce into a separate dish 7. Dip the tortillas into the enchilada sauce and ensure all sides are covered. 8. Spread the beef mixture on each tortilla and then roll it up. 9. Place the tortilla, seam side down into a baking dish 10. Cover them using an aluminum foil 11. Bake them in an oven for quarter an hour at 180oC and then remove the aluminum foil. 12. Spread the enchilada source over the enchiladas 13. Sprinkle them with cheese. 14. Continue baking the enchiladas while uncovered until the cheese melts. 15. Serve your beef enchiladas.

Beef Taco Salad with Guacamole Dressing

Cooking Duration: 20 minutes Introduction: With an avocado based dressing, guacamole dressing is part of most Mexican and American cuisines. When added to your beef taco salad, it is a sure way of enjoying your meals. Ingredients: Olive oil Lean ground beef Water Whole grain corn Diced iceberg lettuce Cherry tomatoes Shredded cheddar cheese Guacamole style dip Mayonnaise Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to about 230oC 2. Place a shallow iron pan on a source of heat and heat the olive oil 3. Add onion to the hot olive oil. Cook and stir for about five minutes 4. Add beef to the pan and let it cook for five minutes or until the pink color is lost. 5. Drain and discard the fat drippings from the pan 6. Add water and stir it for a while. 7. Add the seasoning and taco sauce: ensure you mix them well 8. Return to cooking pan and its contents to the source of heat and cook while stirring until the sauce has thickened 9. Take a large bowl and place broken taco shells into small sizes. 10. Add cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. Mix them well 11. Add meat to the mixture and mix well also 12. Using a different bowl, combine mayonnaise and guacamole dip together 13. Pour them over the salad 14. Toss them lightly. 15. Serve the salad while still warm or just immediately after cooking.

Buffalo Chicken Tacos

Duration of cooking: 45 minutes Introduction: They are very easy to make while at the same time very delicious and full of flavor. When on a fast weekend dinner, it is a sure way of making something fast to eat for the dinner without keeping people waiting for long. Ingredients: Hot taco seasoning Cooking oil Water Boneless chicken Avocado Ranch dressing Tortillas Hot sauce Crumbled cheese Shredded carrots Chopped cilantro Procedure: 1. Make a marinade by mixing taco seasoning and water. 2. Place the chicken in a reseal-able plastic bag and add the marinade. 3. Put the chicken in refrigerator and marinate for about half an hour or longer depending on how u want it 4. Take a mixing bowl and mash avocados in it. 5. Add the ranch dressing to the avocado until the mixture becomes smooth 6. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator 7. Remove the marinade from the chicken 8. Discard the used marinade 9. Grill the chicken using a medium level of heating, turning them into sides until they are well cooked 10. Remove the chicken from the grill after it is well cooked. 11. Place the grilled chicken on a chopping board 12. Slice the grilled chicken into strips 13. Serve the chicken strips with warm tortillas 14. You can use avocado ranch dressing, carrots and blue cheese for decoration or garnishing purposes. 15. Decorating the buffalo chicken tacos makes it more delicious. Enjoy your meal together with your loved ones.

Chilaquiles

Duration time: 35 minutes. Introduction: Chilaquiles is a simple breakfast dish. It makes use of tortilla chips. The tortilla chips are cooked with cheese and salsa. It is a sure way of enjoying yourself. Don’t wait, go and try it. Ingredients Vegetable oil Corn tortillas Chopped onions Salsa Enchilada sauce Mild cheddar cheese Pickled jalapenos Sour cream Avocados Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to about 180oC 2. Place a cooking pan on the heat source and pour vegetable oil to the cooking pan. 3. Heat the oil using high heat for about 4 minutes 4. Put the tortilla strips into the hot oil. Turn them sideways until they become golden brown. 5. Remove the golden brown tortilla strips from the cooking pan 6. Place them on paper towels in order to drain the excess fats 7. Remove all the oil from the cooking pan and leave about one tablespoon of it 8. Add onions to the pan; cook them for about 3 minutes until they become tender 9. Put the enchilada sauce and salsa to the pan and stir 10. Heat them until they boil 11. Reduce the heat to low levels to allow for slow cooking. 12. Put tortillas in layers in ungreased baking dish 13. Cover half of the dish with cheese and the other half with salsa mixture 14. Bake them for quarter an hour until all cheese has melted 15. Top up using sour cream, avocados and the jalapenos just before serving. You can now enjoy your meal. Note: The frying step can be eliminated by using tortilla chips instead of the tortilla strips.

DEEP-DISH SAUSAGE PIZZA RECIPE

Duration: One hour. Introduction: This should be one of the recipes which you should make a staple in your home. It consists of a dough crust, spread with some sauce and topped up sausages, cheese and pepper. It is a sure way of enjoying your weekends Ingredients: Dry yeast Warm water Flour Vegetable oil dried oregano and basil Garlic salt Onion salt Toppings: Shredded mozzarella cheese Chopped green peppers Chopped onions Dried Oregon and basil Olive oil Parmesan cheese Cooked pork sausage Diced tomatoes Procedure: 1. Put the warm water into a bowl and dissolve yeast in it. 2. Add seasons, oil and flour to the bowl and mix until the mixture becomes smooth 3. Continue adding flour until a soft dough is formed 4. In a floured surface, knead the dough until it becomes elastic and smooth 5. Put the dough into a greased bowl and turn it 6. Cover the dough and allow it to expand up to double its size. This can take about one hour 7. Knead and punch the dough into a circle. 8. Transfer it to a well greased pan and let the dough hang over the edges 9. Sprinkle the dough with mozzarella. 10. In a cooking pan, fry the green pepper, the onions and the seasoning until they become soft and tender. 11. Add a layer of half the formed mixture at No. 12 over the dough crust 12. Add another layer of tomatoes, sausages and parmesan to the dough crust. 13. Sprinkle again using mozzarella 14. Repeat the process forming different layers. 15. Bake the crust at around 205oC for twenty minutes 16. Sprinkle mozzarella and pepperoni again 17. Bake for an extra 15 minutes until the bread crust has turned brown 18. Keep it for about 10 minutes before you can cut into slices

Smothered Beef and Bean Burritos

Duration: I hour 15 minutes Introduction: If you want to have a special Mexican night, smothered beef and bean burritos covered with a delicious chile sauce is the sure way to go. With garnishing done using tomatoes and cilantro, prepare one and it will be a sure way of showing love to the people you love. Ingredients: Mushroom soup Cheddar cheese soup Sour cream Olive oil Ground beef Diced onions Water Season mix Taco sauce Refried beans Chopped fresh cilantro Diced tomato Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to about 180oC 2. Coat the baking dish with the cooking spray 3. Using a small bowl, mix the sour cream and soups together 4. Heat the oil in a shallow iron pan and add onions and let them fry, then add beef to the cooking pan 5. Cook and stir the beef until it is no longer pink 6. Drain and get rid of the fat 7. Add both water and seasoning mix to the drained beef 8. Cook it for about three minutes 9. Add the refried beans to the cooking pan and stir 10. Wrap the tortillas with paper towels 11. Put them in a microwave and put on high power for about one minute 12. Divide the beef mixture among the number of tortillas you have 13. Fold the tortillas by their ends and then roll them tightly holding the mixture within firmly 14. Place them in a baking dish and seam them 15. Repeat the above process with all the tortillas you had prepared. 16. Spread the soup mixture over the tortillas 17. Bake them for about 25 minutes until they are well heated 18. Decorate the cooked food with tomatoes and cilantro

SPINACH-STUFFED MANICOTTI WITH MUSHROOMS RECIPE

Duration: 65 minutes Introduction: Stuffing manicotti shells with ricotta and spinach results into a meal which does both nutritious and decadent in taste. Though it can be prepared with meat, when meatless, it is a vegetarian dish high in nutrition and flavor and acceptable by both the vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Ingredients: Manicotti shells Olive oil Finely chopped onions Chopped spinach Fat free ricotta cheese Shredded mozzarella cheese Parmesan cheese Crumbled basil Garlic powder Salt Tomato sauce Sliced mushrooms Spinach Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to about 180oC 2. Place a cooking pot containing salted boiled water in a source of heat and cook manicotti in 8 minutes 3. Drain the water and let the manicotti cool a little 4. Add cooking oil to a non sticking cooking pan and heat. 5. Add onions to the cooking pan 6. Fry the onions until they have softened. This can take around five minutes. 7. Wash the spinach in a colander; drain the water but not completely 8. Using a large bowl, stir basil, spinach, garlic powder, parmesan, mozzarella and salt together 9. Spread tomato base at the base of baking dish 10. Stuff the manicotti shells with the spinach mixture at the two ends completely 11. Put the manicotti shells into the baking dish and arrange them into a single layer 12. Add a layer of tomato sauce on top of the manicotti. 13. Cover it with a foil and bake the contents until heated: this can take thirty minutes. 14. Before the manicotti has completely baked heat oil in a cooking pan 15. Add mushrooms to the pan and fry until they are just soft 16. Serve your manicotti with mushroom toppings.

SWEET 'N' SMOKY RIBS RECIPE

Duration: 105 minutes. Introduction: The sweet and smoky ribs when cooked well are tender, delicious and very juicy. They are packed with a smoky punch. If prepared in having a delicious dish, it won’t take you long before moving from the grill to the dining room enjoying your meal. Ingredients: Brown sugar Chicken bouillon granules Paprika Ground cumin Coriander Pork ribs Ground celery seeds Soaked wood chips Basil and garlic powder Sauce: Chopped onions Olive oil Butter Sauce Fresh basil and rosemary crushed Barbecue sauce Procedure: 1. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, seasonings and herbs together. 2. Put pork ribs in the small bowl and rub them over the contents 3. Let the mixtures stand for about quarter an hour 4. Place a cooking pan on a source of heat 5. Add soaked wood chips to the pan 6. Wrap the ribs using a disposable aluminum foil 7. Grill the ribs while covered for about half an hour 8. Remove the ribs from the pan and place them on the grill rack to drip the excess fats 9. Add more wood chips 10. Grill the ribs for an extra half an hour while turning them continuously 11. In a separate sauce pan, fry onions using butter and oil until they become soft 12. Add brown sugar to the sauce pan and stir 13. Cook the mixture for a minute and then add barbeque sauce 14. Increase the level of cooking heat to a higher level in order to cook faster until they boil 15. Lower the cooking heat levels and allow the food to simmer while uncovered for about five minutes 16. Pour hot fats and sauce on the ribs. Grill the meat for 10 minutes until it is tender

WHOLE-WHEAT MAC AND CHEESE WITH SPINACH RECIPE

Duration: 70 minutes: Introduction: Not only is this delicious but also diabetic friendly. It has incorporated the used of whole –wheat pasta cheese sauce and spinach. The food is magical ad pure comfort since it can be served across to all people even those with health problems like diabetes without any problem or risk of health implications. Ingredients: Salt Low fat milk Flour Fat free cheddar cheese Nutmeg Ground pepper Spinach Whole wheat macaroni Toasted wheat germ Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven to about 205oC 2. Coat the baking dish with a non-sticking spray 3. Add salted water in a cooking pot and add macaroni to the pot. 4. In a small bowl, mix flour with milk until it becomes smooth 5. Heat the milk that remained in a sauce pan using medium heat until steaming 6. Add flour mixture to the pan and stir constantly until the sauce boils and thickens 7. Remove the pan from the source of heat 8. Add cheddar cheese to the sauce, stir until it melts. Add salt, pepper, cottage cheese 9. Put spinach in a cooking pan and follow the cooking directions 10. Drain water and any excess moisture from the spinach 11. Cook the macaroni and stir them in the boiling water 12. Drain and rinse the macaroni with cold water, and then drain again 13. Take a different bowl and mix macaroni with cheese sauce 14. Spread the macaroni in the baking dish 15. Spread the spinach on top 16. Spread another layer of macaroni on top of the spinach 17. Sprinkle them with wheat germ 18. Bake them until the color changes to bubbly and golden. This can take around thirty minutes.

Recipe for Marinated Chicken and Rice

Recipe for Marinated Chicken and Rice Introduction: Marinating chicken meat aids in flavor addition and also tenderizing your piece of meat. For those people who do enjoy eating chicken but do not like chicken taste and smell, having marinated chicken is the best way of enjoying your meal. Ingredients: Chicken breast pieces I tablespoon of sherry I tablespoon of kecap manis 2 tablespoon of soy sauce Oyster sauce Corn flour 2 cups of rice Olive oil Pepper Vinegar Procedure: 1. In a large container (plastic or ceramic to avoid reaction with metal surface) put all the ingredients required to marinate the pieces of chicken together. 2. Begin with adding vinegar and salt 3. Add oil and pepper to the large container also. 4. Place your chicken pieces in the mixture and make sure the chicken pieces are well covered with the ingredients. 5. Cover the chicken pieces with a lid. 6. Marinate the chicken pieces in a refrigerator overnight or for a period not less than eight hours. 7. Remove the chicken from the marinade before turning the grill or the boiling pan on. 8. Discard the marinade. 9. Lightly, oil the grill or the oil pan whatever you will wish to use before placing your chicken pieces on them 10. Boil or grill the chicken pieces for about 10 minutes. 11. Allow the chicken to cook slowly. 12. In a separate cooking pan, put four cups of water and place it on a source of heat to boil 13. Wash the two cups of rice to remove any dust or particles while water is heating to boil 14. Rinse the rice and drain the water off. 15. Allow the water to boil and then put rice 16. Let the rice boil a little before covering the cooking pan 17. Reduce the heat level after the rice has boiled for some time and the level for water has reduced. 18. Cover the boiling rice with a lid 19. Allow it to cook slowly until the water has dried off. 20. Turn off the source of heat. 21. Remove from the source of heat and put the cooked rice into serving bowl 22. Serve the hot rice with the warm marinated chicken and enjoy your meal. Note: When marinating the chicken, use a shallow dish. This ensures the pieces of chicken are evenly covered by the ingredients. And if the food is not completely covered in marinade, turn it over after every thirty minutes. Use glass or ceramic containers to avoid acid reaction between the ingredients and the metal container which can leave the food tainted. You can prepare rice using different methods. You can boil, fry, add flavors; it all depends with what you want.

Making Pilau:

Making Pilau: Introduction: Pilau is a dish made of rice and other additives. It has been adopted by many people especially the Swahili people at Kenyan Coast. Its origin can be traced back from India. Pilau is served during special occasions especially during the weddings, or for special guests. It can be eaten with vegetables and also kachumbari. (Kachumbari can be made of onions, tomatoes and ripe avocadoes, sliced and mixed together). Ingredients used: 2 cups of white Rice Ground garlic Ground ginger Tomato paste- using tomatoes makes the whole dish soggy. Just use the paste. Cooking oil Pilau Masala Coconut milk- optional Meat- Chicken, goat, beef or any type of meat Cloves-optional Pepper-optional as some people don’t take peeper Sliced onions Coriander Procedure 1. Boil the meat until it is tender. 2. After it has achieved your desired tenderness, drain the remaining broth into a clean dish. 3. Add cooking oil and the sliced onions to the tender meat and let it cook for some time. 4. Add the ground garlic and ground ginger to the tender meat and stir. 5. Add the tomato paste. You can add potatoes if you love them. 6. Continue stirring as the food continues to cook. 7. Allow the food to cook for a period of between 5 to 10 minutes and then add pilau Masala. 8. If you love pepper, add it also at this time and continue stirring the food. 9. You now have a very spicy mixture. Allow it to simmer for about three minutes. 10. Add broth you put into a clean dish into the spicy mixture. 11. You can top up with coconut milk or water if the broth is not enough to cook the rice. 12. Put two cups of rice in a dish and wash. 13. Heat your spicy mixture and broth until it has boiled. 14. After the rice is washed and clean, drain the water. 15. Add the clean rice to it. 16. Sprinkle with some coriander on top. 17. Cook for three to five minutes without covering with a lid. 18. Cover the cooking pot with a lid and check progress on how water is drying off 19. After the water has reduced, reduced the heat to a very low level and allow the food to cook slowly until all the water has dried up. 20. After the water has dried up, remove from the source of heat and you are ready to serve your pilau. Serving Tips: (It is advisable to serve the pilau always when hot. You can also eat with kachumbari and a thick soup may be on the side).

Making Pilau:

Making Pilau: Introduction: Pilau is a dish made of rice and other additives. It has been adopted by many people especially the Swahili people at Kenyan Coast. Its origin can be traced back from India. Pilau is served during special occasions especially during the weddings, or for special guests. It can be eaten with vegetables and also kachumbari. (Kachumbari can be made of onions, tomatoes and ripe avocadoes, sliced and mixed together). Ingredients used: 2 cups of white Rice Ground garlic Ground ginger Tomato paste- using tomatoes makes the whole dish soggy. Just use the paste. Cooking oil Pilau Masala Coconut milk- optional Meat- Chicken, goat, beef or any type of meat Cloves-optional Pepper-optional as some people don’t take peeper Sliced onions Coriander Procedure 1. Boil the meat until it is tender. 2. After it has achieved your desired tenderness, drain the remaining broth into a clean dish. 3. Add cooking oil and the sliced onions to the tender meat and let it cook for some time. 4. Add the ground garlic and ground ginger to the tender meat and stir. 5. Add the tomato paste. You can add potatoes if you love them. 6. Continue stirring as the food continues to cook. 7. Allow the food to cook for a period of between 5 to 10 minutes and then add pilau Masala. 8. If you love pepper, add it also at this time and continue stirring the food. 9. You now have a very spicy mixture. Allow it to simmer for about three minutes. 10. Add broth you put into a clean dish into the spicy mixture. 11. You can top up with coconut milk or water if the broth is not enough to cook the rice. 12. Put two cups of rice in a dish and wash. 13. Heat your spicy mixture and broth until it has boiled. 14. After the rice is washed and clean, drain the water. 15. Add the clean rice to it. 16. Sprinkle with some coriander on top. 17. Cook for three to five minutes without covering with a lid. 18. Cover the cooking pot with a lid and check progress on how water is drying off 19. After the water has reduced, reduced the heat to a very low level and allow the food to cook slowly until all the water has dried up. 20. After the water has dried up, remove from the source of heat and you are ready to serve your pilau. Serving Tips: (It is advisable to serve the pilau always when hot. You can also eat with kachumbari and a thick soup may be on the side).

Coffee and Chocolate Pots

Coffee and Chocolate Pots If you are a chocolate lover or sometimes craving for chocolate catches up with you, making coffee and chocolate pots is often one, of the thing which shall delight you. It is very easy to make and it cannot take you more than quarter an hour to have the best results. Ingredients 100 grams hot and strong coffee A tablespoon of brandy 100 gram dark chocolate Eggs A cup of cream (sweetened) Chopped nuts Sugar Vanilla Procedure: 1. Preheat the oven for heating the cream 2. In a bowl, mix the coffee, the brandy and the chocolate altogether. 3. Stir the mixture completely until you have a smooth solution. 4. In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a slow simmer. 5. Heat the cream up until it reaches near the boiling point and then removes it from the source of heat. 6. Pour the hot cream into the bowl containing the mixture. 7. Set the bowl aside and let the chocolate mixture cool slightly. 8. At this stage, the chocolate mixture should be lukewarm 9. Place sugar and vanilla to the bowl and add eggs. 10. Crash the egg and stir it completely and then add it also to the chocolate mixture. 11. Put the mixture into a blender or a food processor. 12. Switch on the power and blend it for about three minutes. 13. Make sure your mixture is well blended. 14. Pour the mixture into the bowls, glasses, cups or even small custard cups. This depends with the shape of chocolate you want to make. 15. Fill the containers to the rim. 16. Let the mixtures cool off and then put them in fridge to set into your desirable shapes. 17. After an overnight, they have frozen and solidified. 18. Serve your chocolate. The shape varies depending on the container which was used during the cooling off process. 19. In order to serve your guests, remove at least thirty minutes before you can begin serving 20. Serve them with strawberry, nuts or chocolate shavings.

Recipe for cardamom ice cream

Recipe for cardamom ice cream Introduction: From a well prepared cardamom ice cream, you can get ice cream which is sweet smelling with the gentle flavors of the cardamom pod. In order to get the best flavor, it is best to use the whole cardamom pods. The origins of this recipe can be traced back from the Indians. Ingredients: Cardamom pods Cream Egg yolks Sugar Enough caster sugar for sprinkling purposes Chocolate Procedure: 1. Switch the power on and preheat the oven up to about 180oC. 2. Crack the cardamom pods and place them in the source pan which has the cream. 3. Bring the source pan containing the two mixtures to a source of heat. 4. Heat the mixture to the boiling point. 5. Remove the mixture from the source of heat and then allow them to cool. 6. Once the mixture has cooled, strain the pods from the mixture 7. In a separate bowl, crash eggs and sugar together and mix them. 8. Mix the two mixtures together – eggs and cream together. 9. Stir the two together until it has formed into a thick substance- this can take some minutes 10. Pour the new formed mixture into ramekins. 11. Pour cold water into an oven proof dish at a height of about 3 cm. 12. Place the ramekins into the dish. 13. For about half an hour, put the cream mixture into the oven and then bake it. 14. Remove the ramekins from the oven dish and give them some time to cool off. 15. After cooling off, place the ramekins into the refrigerator 16. Allow them to stay there for an overnight. 17. Sprinkle the castor sugar before serving over each of the ramekin 18. You can also dust with cocoa or shaved dark chocolate for garnish if you like. 19. Caramelize them under the grill 20. You are now ready; you can serve yourself or your guests. Note: It is important when preparing not to add too much cardamom since it is a strong flavor and too much of it can cause a taste which is not that good.

Recipe for baked lychee chicken:

Recipe for baked lychee chicken: If you are the type of people who are tired or do not enjoy dry and dull baked chicken, you should then try litchi chicken. It’s a gravy recipe and the fruitiness of litchi makes it the perfect match for an ice cream and also most importantly the chicken. The lychee acts as a fruity marinade. Ingredients: Chicken thighs A can of lychee: It can either be smashed or cut up. Salt Sugar Ginger Soy sauce Tablespoon of mirin Garlic crushed fresh thyme Fresh parsley Vegetable oil Balsamic vinegar Cinnamon Salt and pepper for seasoning Procedure: 1. Chop up the lychee; bash the can for it to release the content 2. Place the lychee in a bowl 3. Add to the bowl sugar, salt, ginger, mirin and soy sauce. 4. Place your chicken pieces in a freezer bag or a plastic container depending on what is available. 5. Pour the smashed up lychee marinade on top. 6. You can place in a shallow pan incase the freezer bag is leaking. 7. Marinate in the refrigerator for about six to eight hours. 8. After eight hours remove from the fridge 9. Preheat the oven to about 180oc 10. Heat the oil pan over medium heat and brown the chicken on each side. 11. Remove the chicken from the pan after it has achieved the level of browning you want 12. For the couscous, place the couscous in a mixing bowl 13. Add boiling water until it is just covered. 14. Cover it with a tight lid and allow it to sit for about 10 -15 minutes 15. Season and mix in the spring onion. 16. Bake uncovered for 35 minutes turning constantly 17. Switch off the oven and remove the chicken. 18. Scoop out the chicken juice 19. Return the chicken in the oven to keep warm. 20. Serve hot with mashed potato or grilled vegetable salad Enjoy your meal.