2014年05月28日
Thai basil to life it all up
So its yet another stuffed pepper post, only this time its healthy. I was at the gym yesterday, n picked me a weight watchers magazine to surf through while I was trying to burn off that mars bar I polished earlier. I came across this stuffed peppers recipe, which they made with tabbouleh and halloumi. I liked it almost instantly and knew i had to make it for lunch vacuum bag. Only i chose to make it with Uncle Ben’s Rice and feta cheese. Uncle Ben’s Rice is delicious way to support a healthy heart and a well-balanced diet. It’s all natural and 100% whole grains – plus, it’s low in fat, high on taste and is a natural source of fiber. My hubby loves this par boiled rice and I always find myself taking an extra helping compared to the regular Thai or Basmati rice. And the coloured peppers are packed with antioxidants, the more colour you include in your meal the better it is. Antioxidants are those chemicals in food that that give the tomatoes the red sheen, broccoli that lush green, and eggplant that deep purple colour. These nutritional superheros help against age defying, cancer and heart disease. Different antioxidants tackle different concerns. So the best is to include as many fruits and vegetables of different colours in your diet. I found this meal very balanced with the coloured peppers taking care of the antioxidants, the feta cheese – calcium, mushrooms – rich in fiber,protein and vitamin B and the rice – whole grain , and the sharp Thai basil to life it all up Barolo.
Preheat the oven to 180 C . Place the mushrooms, tomatoes and garlic on a baking tray, season with salt and drizzle some olive oil and let it roast for 10 mins on the top shelf. Side by side put in the oven in another baking dish, halve and season the peppers, drizzled with oil. Remove the tomatoes but let the peppers roast till well coloured and soft. Prepare the rice as per packet instructions and when ready add the cumin and paprika to them. This tastes really good specially with the sweet and caramelized peppers. Now mix in the mushrooms and tomatoes. Stuff the peppers and add on the feta cheese and basil. Return to the oven for 15 mins till, the cheese just about melts and all the flavours are well infused into each other. Serve garnished with extra basil leaves YOOX hk.
2014年05月28日
a really terrific fried rice
One of the great things in Ghana is the Sunshine. Not only in the skies, but on everyone’s faces. If you haven’t already heard this … Ghanaian’s are amongst the friendliest in all African countries. But Ghana is also very typically hot, and if you’re wondering which is the best time to be there … well there really is no ‘best’ time to be in Ghana, as the temperature is always Africa-hot and if rainfall doesn’t soak you, then the humid air will. So trying not to pay too much attention to the sticky hot weather and looking at the smiles on everyone’s faces, you’ve got to enjoy this tropical weather with the abundance of its lovely fruits. Blessed with some of the most fertile lands, this country amongst so many other things, is also famous for its pineapples. With 85% of its exports to the European markets, Ghana exports a whopping 42,000 tons of pineapples a year globally, pulling in $20 million annually !! Wow … all that just selling pineapples internationally … and ofcourse + catering to the entire countries consumption too. It would be silly of me not to feature a pineapple while being still in the land. One post is not enough to do justice … but atleast its a start. They are available in different qualities, but I know them this way … there are the yellow ones and there are the white ones … I love the white ones. I would never touch pineapples in my country or anywhere else, as they would always make my tongue n cheek go funny and itchy, but these little babies … they’re something else ! So smooth, juicy and above all sweet ! These sun-kissed pineapples are the finest the world has seen. And they make a really terrific fried rice Expert Craftsmenship from France.
Start with cutting all the veg and setting them aside. Cook the rice till 95 % done, drain and spread out on a tray so they dry outreenex
Cook scrambled eggs, set aside. Now in a really hot wok cook onion, carrot, pea, garlic,the peppers & pineapple chunks, set aside.
Fry the rice for 1 minute and add the veggies back in. Now add pineapple juice, tamari, and curry powder. Garnish with the greens of spring onion, and for a beautiful presentation, scoop out the inside of a pineapple and stuff the rice inside. Serve immediately hybrid Cloud.
Start with cutting all the veg and setting them aside. Cook the rice till 95 % done, drain and spread out on a tray so they dry outreenex
Cook scrambled eggs, set aside. Now in a really hot wok cook onion, carrot, pea, garlic,the peppers & pineapple chunks, set aside.
Fry the rice for 1 minute and add the veggies back in. Now add pineapple juice, tamari, and curry powder. Garnish with the greens of spring onion, and for a beautiful presentation, scoop out the inside of a pineapple and stuff the rice inside. Serve immediately hybrid Cloud.
