poached eggs the easy way

 I saw a video on facebook this morning how to make poached eggs its yummy and I always make it the long method , this morning saw that you could do it with half a cup of cold water , 1 minute ten seconds in the microwave on high and let it stand for 20 seconds and voila perfection, i am so not doing it the long way anymore

and for my husband who wants a bit more cooked than runny egg yolk 

I left his in for one and half minute , I can not believe I did it all the time the long way x

Method : take half a cup of cold water out of tap 

break one eggyold in it , I took two cups , one egg per cup for my husband

then put in microwave for desired time , I tested that 2 minutes is still soft egg but fully cooked , 

it is really tasty 

chicken tortilla wraps

Recipe 

Wraps Tortilla wraps or any wrap you like to use I use the wholegrain one 

tomatoes

leaks chopped in circles 

butter to fry it in 

grated carrot as much as you like , I use one carrot per person 

cross and blackwell lite mayonaise a teaspoon , if you like more , you can use more 

we count our calories that is why we do not use to much sauces , I use spice and sauce as little as i can due to the taste of food and it should be tasty and one should taste everything still 

salt and pepper to taste 

sweet chilly sauce one teaspoon but if you make more chicken obviously a bit more 

chicken breast 

Ina Paarman garlic pepper , buy yourself this as it is good to have in the house and it is nice on salads and everything 

grated cheese quarter cup per person 

this is an amazing recipe that I thought out today when I was making my husbands lunch , I buy these tortilla wraps the green packet , they do not have a lot of kalories and I take one chicken breast per two wraps , and one full carrot that is grated per two wraps , per person and then a full stick of leaks that has been cut into rings and fry that in a teaspoon of butter , with Ina Paarman spice the garlic pepper one , I love using that in food , then I chop fresh tomato and some grated cheese and fill the wrap and then one teaspoon of sweet chilly sauce and one teaspoon of mayonaise . it is really very very tasty , the carrot fried with the chicken  and leaks gives the chicken just this amazing taste . 

butternut soup

a lot of people make life very easy for themselves and get the already pealed butternut but because I get these at such a good price at Woolworth I tell you these are so amazing and the absolute satisfaction of cooking 

it is a mission to peel it though xx haha enjoy 

so here goes my recipe 

three big butternuts peeled 

pinch nutmeg 

quarter cup orange juice 

quarter orange peel 

feta cheese for garnish 

Ina paarman garlic pepper to taste 

teaspoon salt 

cup of double thick yogurt, yes it is much healthier than cream but if you prefer cream it is good 

three sticks of leaks cut into circles 

you can toast bread and cut it into blocks to make your own croutons , or buy woolies croutons , so so yummy xx it is a hearty thick soup and so so nommies , use the water you cooked the butternut in too 

you have to blend it with a blender to make it into a puree , it is really a very tasty soup, 

a friend put a pinch of curry in , Marika told me 

another friend add a pinch of ginger in , I will try that next time , thank you 

steak and steamed veggies with fatfree noodles

tonights dinner was steak that was stirfried in a bit of olive oil with my own lemon preserve, it is rosemary and herb quarter lemons that was marinated in vinegar and a dash of peppercorns and garlic , I took half a quarter out , cut it in small pieces and fried in ,mmm was so good, veggies was just steamed and fat free noodles were steamed in the meats juices with a dash of water , mmm delicious !

my rainbow salad

this is for two people

one banana
quarter of a sweet green pepper , cut in the smallest of blocks you can
quarter of an onion chopped very finely

mix milk and sweetener together
50 ml of milk
one sweetener

pinch of salt
half a cup of corn , just steamed in water but have to be cooled down
10 cherry tomatoes chopped
pinch of pepper
one banana cut in thin slices
quarter of a cucumber in blocks
mix all together , you would not believe what an awesome salad this made

grillend chicken and rainbow salad

salad is raw jullienne carrot and beetroot and also cabbage , on a bed of baby spinach and then cherry tomato halved , then a dash of lemon juice with small drops of olive oil , whisk some salt and black pepper in and a dash of Ina Paarman's garlic pepper in too and then whisk to creamy salad dressing and pour over chicken and salad , absolutely yum

SPINASIE, SAMPIOEN,SPEK EN FETA QUICHE

SPINASIE, SAMPIOEN,SPEK EN FETA QUICHE

Kors:
240 g Koekmeel
230 g Botter
150 g Cheddar kaas

Vulsel:
500g Spinasie
45 ml olie
250 g Spek
1 groot Ui
1 Knoffelhuisie
300 g Sampioene
Sout, peper en aromat
100 g Gerasperde cheddarkaas

Bolaag:
3 Eiers
150g Korrelrige maaskaas
100 ml Melk
1 wiel Feta
Meng al die bestandele met ‘n voedselverwerker totdat dit ‘n deeg vorm. Gebruik dan ‘n koekpan met ‘n los boom en smeer die kante en die boom met die deeg. Laat staan in die yskas vir 15min.
Soteer die spek, uie, sampioene en knoffel in olie tot gaar. Kook die spinasie en voeg by die gaar spekmengsel. Laat dit vir 5min kook. Voeg al die speserye by. Skep mengsel eweredig in pan. Strooi gerasperde kaas oor.
Klits al die bolaag se bestandele behalwe die feta. Giet die mengsel oor die spinasie. Frimmel dan die feta kaas oor.
Bak vir sowat 40min in die oond by 180oC.
Bedien warm of koud saam met net ‘n lekker mengel slaai

mini omelette with tasty basil pesto layers :)

This is a very easy tasty lunch to make for the more healthier enthusiast which does not like to eat starch and bread all that much , like my husband , this is a recipe I made especially for him , and it is so tasty

two egg mini omelette with layers of basil pesto, if you want the recipe do ask , easy peasy to make and layers of lean ham and of course an always winner  cherry tomatoes :) you can make the layers as a stack with more layers , but this was just a smallish lunch :)

I would say for bread lovers this would go very well with some rye bread that was toasted :)

mash potatoes which is yummylicious

Try adding 1/2 teaspoon baking powder to the potatoes, milk, and butter. Let it sit a few minutes before serving. 
sometimes if I have a lot of people I cook for I add a whole teaspoon , and then mix and then put it in the microwave for a minute and it is so fluffy and nom nom 

my friend Teresa Goddard tried this and she said she will never make it any other way , she is one of my biggest supporters :) 

Basil Pesto potatoes

This is so yummy I just had to share this recipe , nom nom potatoes

fresh basil pesto
if you do not know how to make this , please see my blog , recipe is on here too

par boil potatoes but do keep the skin on and slice in thin but not to thin slices , the skin is so much tastier in this recipe and it really is good for you and no mess no fuss .

then put them in a oven proof dish that was rubbed with butter

Add the pesto over the potatoes and then add the pesto sauce and then the parmesan and then the depitted olives and add little knobs of butter inbetween as well , salt and pepper to taste .

grate a little bit of fat free Edam cheese or any chedder over the top and then bake in the oven till it looks okay to eat 

this is when it comes out of the oven , oh my it was so yummy 

I made chicken breasts with it with a green salad , was so good and the onions is baby pickled onions which I just soaked in a bit of white vinegar and salt after I cut them into thin slices and circles , after a while they are so good with this plate of food as they taste just like pickled onions , oh my , tasty 

thank you for visiting my blog , I also want to thank my loving friend Teresa Goddard for being an inspiration for my cooking blog as well as she follows it to a tee , thank you my friend for your love and support always x

killer meatballs

Incredible Baked Meatballs. 1lb minced meat, 2 eggs, beaten with 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan , 1 cupbread crumbs, 1 small onion, minced, 2 cloves garlic, minced, 1/2 teaspoon oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, freshly ground pepper to taste, 1/4 cup minced fresh basil Mix all ingredients with hands. Form into golfball sized meatballs. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Tasia and Haylee's fishcakes to die for , seriously

 you will die of nom noms when you eat these fishcakes , oh my goodness, to die for , really !

One onion  chopped fine 

2 eggs 

2 teaspoons of vinegar, or lemon juice 

salt and pepper to taste 

two tins of Saldanha middle cut 

pick and pay has them 

4 slices of bread you have to wet it with a little bit of water x

make in balls and fry in little bit of oil till golden brown

enjoy x

en dan vir ons Afrikaanse entoesiaste hehe

1  x ui 

2 x eiers

1 eetlepel  asyn

sout en peper

2 x blikkies vis middelcut  (saldanha - blikkie) - pick & pay 

brood fyn gemaal / maak bietjie nat met water xxxxx

meng alles en dan braai in olie 

cous cous salad

above you will see an amazingly tasty salad , it is so yummy and full of goodness you wont believe how awesome this taste and today when I was making dinner I wanted to make an awesome salad i have not done before .

two teaspoons of lemon juice ,
quarter cup of cooked couscous
chop a few fresh spinach leaves very fine
quarter of cucumber
one tomato
half a packet of bacon that is crispy and no fat
salt and pepper to taste

it was so yummy , we had it with crumbed chicken breast and steamed fresh veggies , photo will follow

curry chicken recipe with cous cous

will do it tomorrow some time as the net suck at the moment , big hugs xxx

broccoli stems , bacon and sweet pepper pasta dish

 fry bacon crispy
broccoli stems , or if you do not have that , buy normal broccoli , the stems are even tastier and nicer than asparagus , no bitter taste and so yummy

 cook pasta and then make a normal white sauce and then add pepper and salt to taste , do not forget if you have a balsamic reduction to use a hint of that , even mrs balls chutney two teaspoons will enhance the bacon and make it sticky and sweet and yummy , enjoy this is an amazing recipe xx

end result with thin creamy white sauce with pepper and salt , yummy x

broccoli salad for dinner

 cook the broccoli very fast and should be crispy still

take fat off bacon fry crispy cut in strips or blocks

baby tomatoes
pumpkin seeds
dry cranberries
a bit of mixed nuts
salt and pepper to taste
sweetcorn, raw

two teaspoons of low fat mayo
mix all together , serve cold

chicken wraps

ingredients 

chicken breasts , no fat no skin 

feta cheese

low fat mayo

pepperdews pickled

springonion

celery

cucumber

pepperdew spice

sweetchilly sauce

wraps 

tomato 

cut chicken into pieces and then fry with a bit of olive oil in the pan and then ad sliced pepperdews two to four will do 

brown till cooked, remember the pepperdew spices 

this is really good seasoning and it also has garlic in 

if everything is cooked, chop fresh ingredients with a bit of mayo and sweet chilly sauce  take small block of feta and chop up and mix with fresh vegetables  and roll wrap and cut in two and it is ready to eat , very easy but tasty meal :) 

thank you for checking out my blog 

I just had to come and  edit this a bit , a twitter friend @grasscraig sent me this today 

http://th178.photobucket.com/albums/w251/BRYANT313/th_fish-1.jpg a chicken rapper hahahahaha