Saturday, August 31, 2013

Chicken and Macaroni Spirals recipe, yoghurt with fruits and pizza

Chicken and Macaroni Spirals

Ingredients:
1 pound spiral macaroni
1 package frozen, chopped broccoli
1 pound chicken, cubed
1 can mushroom pieces
2 sticks butter, melted
Garlic powder to taste

Directions:
1. Cook and drain macaroni. Set aside.

2. Cook broccoli according to directions. Drain and set aside.

3. Fry chicken cubes until cooked through.

4. Add chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, and melted butter to macaroni and season to taste with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
recipe - http://www.momswhothink.com/chicken-recipes/chicken-and-macaroni-spirals.html


Burger and shrimps




Cupcakes, stakes and chicken sandwiches




Coffee, cupcakes, ice cream and cake





Friday, August 30, 2013

Ginger champagne cocktail recipe, salad and pasta

Ginger champagne cocktail

Ingredients

    250g caster sugar
    2 tbsp grated ginger
    1 lemon, zested and a few thin slices to serve
    Angostura bitters
    1 bottle Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled

Method

    Put the caster sugar and 250ml water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the grated ginger and lemon zest. Cool, then strain out the bits.
    Pour into a jug, add a couple of shakes of Angostura bitters and top up with the bottle of chilled Champagne or sparkling wine. Add the halved, very thin slices of lemon.
recipe - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5009/ginger-champagne-cocktail


Mojito, green rolls and plum cookies




Chocolate cake, shrimps, fig and goat's cheese salad




Panda coffee, cupcakes and tiramisu





Thursday, August 29, 2013

Cocktail jellies recipe, mango pudding and sandwiches

Cocktail jellies

Ingredients

    3 gelatine leaves
    300ml cranberry juice
    75g sugar
    100ml Orange liqueur such as Cointreau
    4 limes, juiced
    a mixture of summer berry, to serve
    100ml vodka

Method

    Soak the gelatine in cold water for 5 minutes until softened then squeeze out any excess water. Put half the cranberry juice into a small saucepan with the sugar and heat gently until the sugar has just dissolved. Take off the heat and stir in the gelatine until dissolved.
    Pour the remaining cranberry juice, vodka, orange liqueur and lime juice into a large jug. Add the cranberry and gelatine mixture through a strainer and stir. Divide between 4 martini glasses and chill overnight. Decorate with berries and serve.
recipe - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4353/cocktail-jellies



Bento and carving




Chocolate cake, burger and ice cream




Cheese sandwiches and nutella brownies





Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Earl Grey martinis recipe and burger

Earl Grey martinis

Ingredients

    6 Earl Grey tea bags
    180ml gin
    8 ice cubes
    4 large lemons, 3 juiced, 1 cut into wedges
    120ml sugar syrup (shop-bought or make your own, as below)

For the sugar syrup

    440ml water
    440g golden caster sugar

Method

    To make the sugar syrup put the water and caster sugar in a pan over a low flame for about 10 minutes until the sugar has dissolved. Cool completely.
    Steep the tea bags in the gin for 10 minutes. Strain and put in a cocktail shaker on top of the ice cubes. Pour in the lemon juice and 120ml of syrup. Shake it up for a good few minutes (really shake it up!). Pour into 2 cocktail glasses (or little French Duralex glasses), and rub the edge of the glass with a lemon wedge.
recipe - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/285609/earl-grey-martinis


Salad and cake




Red velvet cupcakes and stakes




Coffee, tars, pancakes and raspberry soda