Potato Avocado Salad

this was yesterday and it was absolutely delish.

boiled potatoes
avocado
string beans steamed
lots of olives
sundried tomatoes
asparagus

cut all of them up into salad likes pieces and mix. dressing is balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil and salt and pepper. must be made really soon! upload photo then.

Beef Stroganoff

my love affair with beef stroganoff began at kline commons, and it continues till today.

collected from: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/beef-stroganoff-iii/Detail.aspx

serves 4, you can also make it with veal.

i love it with lots of tabasco ;)

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef chuck roast
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 ounces butter
• 2 green onions, sliced (white parts only)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed beef broth
• 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 1 (6 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons sour cream
• 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons white wine
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Remove any fat and gristle from the roast and cut into strips 1/2 inch thick by 2 inches long. Season with 1/2 teaspoon of both salt and pepper.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and brown the beef strips quickly, then push the beef strips off to one side. Add the onions and cook slowly for 3 to 5 minutes, then push to the side with the beef strips.
3. Stir the flour into the juices on the empty side of the pan. Pour in beef broth and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Lower the heat and stir in mustard. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
4. Five minutes before serving, stir in the mushrooms, sour cream, and white wine. Heat briefly then salt and pepper to taste.

5 minute chocolate mug cake

collected from this fabulous blog: http://newdressaday.wordpress.com/

4 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (Microwave Safe)

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly before pouring in the milk and oil in. Keep mixing. Add the optional chocolate chips next (who makes that an option!) and vanilla extract, and mix again…

Put your mug in the micro wave and cook for three minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don’t be alarmed! Allow it to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

EAT ! (this can serve two if you want to feel slightly more virtuous). (serve with vanilla ice cream maybe?)

Why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because we are all only 5 minutes away from warm, gooey, delicious chocolate cake any time, night or day.

Crispy Buffalo Wings!

I am a wing person and made these yesterday. They get as crispy as the deep fried ones but you can make them in a regular kitchen oven. They were a huge hit :)!

This recipe makes 20 wings - collected from:http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/baked-buffalo-wings/Detail.aspx . You can alter the serving portions here for exact measurements which is very helpful.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 20 chicken wings
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)

Directions

1. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and lightly grease with cooking spray. Place the flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and salt into a resealable plastic bag, and shake to mix. Add the chicken wings, seal, and toss until well coated with the flour mixture. (Note: Before you flour the wings, make sure they are very dry by pouring them all out in a washcloth and patting them dry.)Place the wings onto the prepared baking sheet, and place into the refrigerator. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.(Note: I didn't freeze them for an hour like is recommended because I did not have the time but I did use frozen wings - and so I guess the same effect was achieved.)
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
3. Whisk together the melted butter and hot sauce (Note: I used store brand Buffalo Sauce) in a small bowl. Dip the wings into the butter mixture, and place back on the baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and crispy on the outside, about 45 minutes (Note: It took me more like 30 minutes). Turn the wings over halfway during cooking so they cook evenly.

Naan!

Collected from: http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Indian-Naan-Bread-L6074.html

I made it today and it was perfect! The rolling out is the tough part but it is easiest to make balls and them expand them ut with your fingers on your baking surface.

Serves: 6
Preparation time: more than 30 minutes
Ingredients
2 cups plain flour
¾ cup water, warm
2 tablespoons oil
2½ tablespoons Greek or natural yoghurt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry yeast, 3 teaspoon fresh yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
Pinch baking powder

Method
1.
Mix yeast with water in a bowl and set aside.
2.
Sift flour and add salt, sugar and baking powder and mix together.
3.
Add yoghurt and mix together, then add water with yeast and mix.
4.
Form into a dough, by kneading on a floured surface.
Place dough back into bowl and proof in a warm place, covered with a cloth, for 4 hours or
until dough rises well.
5.
Preheat oven to 230-240°C. Place 2 trays in oven to heat as well.
6.
Divide dough into 6 equal parts and roll into rectangles 6 mm thick.
7.
Before placing the dough into the oven wet fingertips with water and pat very lightly on the
dough.
8.
Line trays with baking paper before placing naan on top.
9.
Bake until golden spots appear and the dough is cooked.
10.
Spread hot bread with garlic butter or serve plain.
11.
Recipe notes
Naan bread is traditionally cooked on a hot stone plate inside the oven at a very high heat very
quickly, as most kitchens won't have a stone plate to cook on, the baking trays need to be very hot to
help cook the naan properly.

Red Currant Pie

They were picked from the garden, and the pie - more of a cake with red currant and meringue on top - turned out great. Better even with vanilla sauce.

Recipe collected from: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/red-currant-pie/Detail.aspx

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 1/4 cups red currants
  

Directions:

1. To Make Dough: In a medium bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Mix in butter, sugar, egg yolks and lemon zest until mixture forms dough. Let rest in cool place for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Roll out dough (note: very difficult to do so just put it in the pan and use your fingers to spread it all around evenly on the pan) and put into a springform pan.
3. Bake in oven for 25 minutes, or until golden yellow.
4. To Make Filling: In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually stir in sugar and cornstarch; beat for 5 minutes (note: the mixture was no longer like egg whites when stiff) . Fold currants into mixture and pour into pie crust.
5. Bake in oven for 10 minutes (note: I actually had to bake for 30 minutes to get this to turn brown), or until top is lightly browned.