Healthy Summer Smoothie

Healthy Summer  Smoothie......10 servings:

Ingredients:
1/2 cup aloe vera
2 cups natural/plain yogurt
1/2 cup wild honey
1 cup blue berries
1 cup rasp berries
1/4 cup chia seeds
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup almond milk
2 tea spoons fresh lemon or lime juice
1/2 cup coriander/cilantro leaves
1/2 cup ripped mango chunks
1/2 avocado (Optional)
1/2 banana

Method:
In a blender pulse them first and blend it well  till yo get a nice and colourful smoothie consistency! It's very refreshing and easy to make healthy summer smoothie

Duck & Pork Terrine

Duck and Pork Terrine......25 servings:

Ingredients:
2 duck breasts, skin removed
100 gm un cooked bacon, cubed
750 gm pork shoulder, cubed
2 sliced bread, crust removed, cubed
100 ml milk
1/4 cup cooking onions/shallots, chopped
150 gm chicken/duck liver, chopped
3-4 tea spoon garlic, chopped
1 tea spoon black peppers, chopped
1/2 tea spoon coriander, ground
1/2 tea spoon cloves, ground
1 tea spoon cinnamon, ground
1/4 cup brandy or cognac
3-4 asparagus, partially cooked
1/2 cup orange peel, thinly sliced
1/2 tea spoon dried fennel seeds, roasted, ground
1 egg, beaten
2 tea spoons ginger juice
1/4 cup pistachios
1/4 cup dried cranberries

Method:
Turn your oven on at 325 degrees F. Now on a greased baking tray cook those duck, pork and bacon halfway for about 20 minutes, separately. Chill them well. In a food processor or blender coarsely chop/pulse those meat. In a big bowl tear up the breads and soak with the milk for about 3-4 minutes. Add rest of the ingredients there and mix them well using hands. Transfer the mixture into a terrine pan/loaf pan. Now put hot water in a 4 inches hotel tray. Then put the Terrine/loaf pan into that hot water tray. Make sure water doesn't go inside the terrine/loaf pan. Carefully put the whole arrangement into the oven to cook for about 25 minutes at 325 degrees F. Let it chill outside. Then refrigerate them and slice them and serve with your choice of condiments. Suggestions: Cranberry chutney, grainy mustard, caramelised onions, Cornishos and etc.

NB: Before it goes inside the oven to get cooked, my suggestion would be to wrap the uncooked terrine block with saran wrap, to hold the moisture, but it's totally up to the cook!

Cheers

French Onion Soup

 French Onion Soup.........10 servings:

Ingredients:
1.5 lt. water or clear vegetable broth (recommended)
750 gm cooking onions, sliced
3-4 bay leaves
150 ml red wine
2 tea spoons oregano, dry
2 tea spoons thyme, fresh
1/4 tomato paste
1 tea spoon sugar
1/2 tea Tabasco sauce
2 tea spoons butter
2-3 tea spoons Worcestershire sauce
* 2 tea spoons soup base, (vegetable or chicken)
* salt-pepper

-Home made crostini
-Gruyere cheese <Sliced/shredded>


Method:
Saute the onions with butter on a medium heat with bay leaves and oregano, till it's soft and then add the rest of the ingredients  <except thyme and salt-pepper> and continue cooking for about 15 minutes, season with salt-pepper. Serve hot with some some crostini and Gruyere.

Country Style corn Chowder

Corn Chowder (Vegetable).....10 servings:

NB: IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT NON VEG THEN SIMPLY ADD 1 CUP OF CHOPPED BACON!

Ingredients:

250 ml. cream of corm or pureed corn
100 ml. heavy cream
1/2 cup chopped cooking onions
1/4 cup chopped celery
2 tea spoon chopped garlic
2-3 bay leaves
1/4 cup chopped leeks
1/2 tea spoon honey or sugar
2 tea spoons olive oil or butter
250 ml. water
2 tea spoons corn starch mixed with 1/2 cup cold water! <Slurry>
* salt-pepper


Method:
Saute the onion, garlic, leeks, celery with the butter/oil and then add the bay leaves, mix it. Add the water, cream of corn, bring it to boil and continue cooking for 10-15 more min on a low-medium heat. Add the corn starch and mix it well, Add the sugar, Season it with salt-pepper. Serve hot with your choice of garlic bread or pita!

Very flavourful and easy to make.

Yummy Plantain Fries

Yummy Plantain Fries              10 servings <Snacks>:

Ingredients:
10 plantains, peeled, Rondelle cut/round cut
(Make sure after cutting them, put them immediately in cold water mixed with a bit of salt otherwise it will turn black!)
500 ml cooking oil <Any kind>
* salt-pepper
1/4 tea spoon chipotle spice
1 tea spoon brown/white sugar
2 tea spoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/4 tea spoon cumin, ground
1 tea spoon Parmesan cheese

Method:
First, strain the plantain. Dry them up either with a clean cotton kitchen towel or paper towel. Deep fry those plantain. Get rid of the cooking oil as much as possible. Now, in a bowl mix and toss those plantains with the rest of the spices. Serve hot with your choice of ketch up, mayonnaise or any other preferred sauce!

Tropical wild rice salad

Tropical wild rice salad          10 servings:

Ingredients:
5 cups wild rice, cooked/ready to be used
1/2 cup red pepper, small cubes
1/3 cup cilantro/coriander, chopped
1/2 cup raisins, washed
1.5 cups mayonnaise
1/3 cup dry Apricots, small cubes
1 tea spoon curry powder (Can be replaced by turmeric powder as well!)
1/2 tea spoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 tea spoon white sugar
1/2 cup dry cranberries
1/2 tea spoon rice vinegar (Can be replaced by white vinegar as well, but not recommended!)
1/4 tea spoon salt
1/4 tea spoon black pepper, ground


Method:
In a bowl mix everything till you see they all are well blended and well mixed. Make sure you use your hands not any spoons or any other utensils!  It's a very refreshing salad throughout the year!

Home made chicken rib sauce

Home made chicken rib sauce:      1 Batch:

Ingredients:
100 ml honey
400 ml ketch up
1/2 tea spoon soy sauce
1 tea spoon black pepper, ground
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tea spoon HP sauce
1/2 tea spoon lemon/lime juice, freshly squeezed
1 tea spoon strained juice of horse radish
1/3 tea spoon oregano, ground
1 tea spoon garlic paste, fresh

Method:
In a big bowl, mix all of the mixture using a wire whisk.

This amazing home made chicken rib sauce could be used to bake/BBQ or even marinate any sort of meat.

NB: Always keep it in the fridge!