Chef In Making
Recipes With a Twist
Strawberry Milk Cake Pudding (Eggless)
Jul 8th
Strawberry Milk Cake Pudding
It all started with trying to make a Tres Leches Cake. When I looked up the recipes, all of them called for eggs. Since I wanted to make an eggless dessert, I thought maybe this time I should just make a milk cake pudding. The pudding is not ‘Tres Leches’ as Tres Leches would mean ’3 types of milks’ but it certainly uses 2 types of milks: Condensed milk for the base cake and Evaporated Milk for soaking the cake slices in. Not quite ‘Tres Leches’ but came out very delicious. Bonus: it is an eggless dessert, so More >
Savoury Hurry-up Muffins
Jun 29th
Savoury Hurry Up Muffins
By Heidemarie SwanepoelThese are quick and easy muffins, with a delicious filling in the centre. I find that these muffins are also a good way of using up those little bits of left-overs that are too little to use for another meal, but too much to just throw away. I like using these little bits in crafty ways – even my boys enjoy their veggie muffins.
Ingredients 1 cup milk 2 eggs ½ cup oil 1 cup flour ¼ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon BBQ salt 2 teaspoons baking powder
Filling:1 onion 3 rashers bacon ½ – 1 sweet pepper
Directions: Preheat More >
Toddler Approved Spaghetti with Collard Greens and Broccoli
Jun 24th
Toddler Approved Spaghetti with Collard Greens and Broccoli
So what do you do if your skinny little one gets most of his carbohydrates from pasta? Well try to invent recipes that makes the same old pasta taste different with some added nutrition. Sometimes I use traditional Ragu pasta sauce with some meat or make white sauce with some cheese and Spinach. So different variations for same old pasta! This time I had little bit time on hand, so I tried to make pasta with a homemade onions, tomatoes, and vegetables sauce. This also gave me some satisfaction of putting together a meal More >
Strawberry Cake (Eggless)
Jun 22nd
Eggless Strawberry Cake
Strawberries are in season and I usually have some on hand at all times. It is almost impossible not to think about including this brightly colored and refreshing fruit in your everyday cooking. They are packed with lot more Vitamin C than some other popular citrus fruits and are a also great source of antioxidants, folate, potassium and fiber. So throw them in salads, smoothies, cakes and muffins and enjoy the health benefits along with keeping your taste buds happy!Here is a very simple and light cake I baked for the Father’s day using fresh Strawberry puree. The cake More >
Freezing Curry Leaves (Kadhi Patta)
Jun 15th
Curry Leaves- Kadhi Patta
Keeping up with the theme of my blog, I am starting a new category – ‘I found this helpful’ to share anything new I learn as I continue on this journey of ‘Chef in Making’. So small or big, a tip or a trick, a different technique, cost cutting, time saving, kids friendly – here it comes.Curry Leaves or popularly known as ‘Kadhi Patta’ in India are used in South, West-coastal and even in some North Indian dishes. They are very aromatic and are best when used fresh. Back in India, it is very common to grow this More >
Chana Biryani
Jun 13th
Chana Biryani
I read a similar recipe years ago and found the combination of chickpeas or chana in a biryani dish very different. Usually a vegetarian biryani is made with assorted diced vegetables and I have never seen one with chickpeas served anywhere (or the places I ever ate at). Over the years I have made chicken biryani countless times (even with different recipes) and trying this one out was I guess on a back burner. Lately, I have been using chickpeas a lot – seems like I have found my long lost love for them as I don’t remember making dishes More >
Mili-Juli Sabzi (Mixed Vegetable medley with chickpeas)
Jun 5th
Mili Juli Sabzi-mixed vegetables medley
Here is very easy Indian dish that just needs few minutes of preparation and needs very little attention while cooking. Mixed vegetables are traditionally made with several variations using different combinations of vegetables like peas, carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, green beans, peppers and the list is endless. Basically whatever you have on hand . Last time I made it, besides using some of my favorite vegetables, I also added chickpeas (garbanzo beans) to add some protein and increase the nutritional content.You need: 2 cups chopped carrots 2 medium potatoes, chopped 1 cup boiled chickpeas (you can use More >
Steamed Date and Sago Pudding (Eggless)
Jun 3rd
By Heidemarie Swanepoel
Steamed Date and Sago (Tapioca) Pudding
This is the type of pudding I make on a day when I have time to spare, and when I have planned well ahead. The mixing and preparing takes only minutes, but the sitting time, and the steaming time are far apart. How I manage this, is this: Just after lunch, I put the sago in the milk, to swell out. At tea-time, I quickly mix all the ingredients in a bowl, and start the steaming process. That continues while I can make tea,, enjoy a few minutes of quiet, and then start More >
Moroccan Style Red lentil and Garbanzo Soup (Low Calorie)
May 31st
Moroccan Style Red lentil and Garbanzo Soup
Today I tried Moroccan Lentil and Garbanzo soup at Sweet Tomatoes. The soup was great- light, chunky, flavorful and apparently low calorie just the way I like my soups. I guess I liked it so much that I came home, looked up a few recipes and decided to make a batch for dinner (while I was cooking Mint Chicken Biryani for my husband!). The soup I tried had brown lentils but I did not have any on hand, so I decided to go with Red lentils. The mint aroma from the chicken biryani was More >
Tortellini with roasted vegetables
May 27th
Tortellini with Roasted Vegetables
Here is a great example of under 500 calorie dinner. Very easy to prepare and great on taste buds. 500 calorie dinners are part of Fitness magazine’s popular diet plan when combined with moderate exercise helps you lose weight in a healthy manner.
Tortellini pasta is anyways filling and addition of roasted vegetables adds a lot of flavor and bulk without adding too many calories.
You need:
1/2 cup boiled tortellini pasta (I used 3 cheese filling) 1/2 cup pasta sauce (about 90 calories ) 3/4 cup roasted vegetables 1 tsp grated parmesan cheese dash of Tobasco or red pepper flakes (optional)
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