Sloppy Joes

Hey guys! Happy Easter! We don't celebrate it here but I just wanted to show my respect to those of you who celebrate it :) I'm sure you all enjoyed it.

So, my family keeps asking me to make them lunch, and they wanted something with beef, so I made some sloppy joes! These are so delicious and filling, and don't contain as much calories as the one you buy from restaurants.

The recipe is very quick and simple, and I bet you already have all the ingredients in your pantry! So, what are you waiting for? Go try it!

Sloppy Joes

4 servings

-1 teaspoon oil

-1 onion, finely chopped

-1 green pepper, chopped

- 2 cloves garlic minced

- 1 lb of extra lean ground beef

-3/4 cup of ketchup

-1 1/2 to 2 tbsp brown sugar

- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

-1 teaspoon chili powder

-1 teaspoon cumin

-1/4 teaspoon salt

-1/4 teaspoon pepper

- 4 burger buns (I used whole wheat)

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a skillet and cook onion, green pepper, and garlic for 5 minutes.

2. Stir in ground beef and cook for 10 minutes or until no longer pink.

3. Add ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, cumin, salt, pepper, and chili powder and cook 4 minutes.

4. Serve on buns!

Easy peasy :) 

Bon appetit!

Five Minute French Toast

I woke up and I was hungry, and impatient. I was craving french toast, so I searched for a quick recipe, nothing fancy. I found a quick french toast recipe that took me literally five minutes to make, I don't remember where I got it from though.

I didn't even bother to take a photo of the french toast, since its so simple and I ate it before I had the chance to take a photo of it!
This recipe is perfect when you're in a hurry, or just don't feel like making something fancy.

Recipe:

-2 eggs

-3-4 tbsp milk

-some vanilla

-some cinnamon

-a few slices of bread

          Mix all ingredients together and dunk one side of bread, then flip to the other side and let the excess drip. Fry one side on a greased skillet, then flip to the other side. Serve with berries and syrup!

Enjoy xx

Chapati Bread

Chapati is an indian flatbread. My family likes to eat it with vegetable stew or curry, but I prefer to eat it alone, or smothered with delicious cream cheese.
This is a quick and easy recipe for Indian Chapati bread, that can be made in less than an hour. A friend of mine gave me this recipe, since she knows how much I love chapati! Now, onto the recipe!

Recipe

-1 1/2 cup flour
-1 tablespoon oil
-1/4 tsp salt (or more)
-1/2 cup WARM water

Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients in order, by hand until it becomes a soft dough.

2. Knead a couple of times and then divide the dough into 6 balls.

3. Roll each ball and fry with a tablespoon of oil until done. It is kind of similar to making pancakes.

4. Place on a plate with parchment paper to remove the excess oil.

5. Serve immediately.

Store in container for a few days or freeze. Re-heat in microwave.

Gooey Kinder Cookies

I found a box of kinder bars in my cupboard that needed to be used up, so I tweaked some chocolate chip cookie recipes until I came up with this really awesome, gooey, and soft, cookie. This is by any means not healthy, so indulge in moderation!

Recipe:

Makes 12-15 Cookies

-1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
-1/2 cup light brown sugar
-1/4 cup white sugar
-1 large egg
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-1 1/4 cup flour
-1/2 tsp salt
-1/2 tsp baking soda
-4-5 kinder bars, chopped
-A few tablespoons of chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions:

     Preheat oven to 350 C

1. In a medium bowl, combine butter and sugars with mixer until light and fluffy.
2. Mix in the egg and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda.
4. Add the flour mixture to to the butter mixture and mix until it combined.
5. Stir in the chopped kinder and chocolate chips, if using.
6. On an ungreased baking sheet, drop balls of cookie dough a few centimeters apart. Flatten slightly.
7. Bake for 10 mins* The cookie dough will look slightly uncooked, but will complete cooking after a few minutes of cooling.
8. Let cool for about 10-20 mins, until cookie dough has done baking.
9. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
10. EAT!!

*I once had to bake them for up to 20 mins because they were still too doughy, so you may need to bake them for more than 10 mins. First wait and see if they have finished cooking, if not then put them back in the oven until they are done.

Enjoy! xx

Whole Wheat Pancakes

I found this recipe of whole wheat pancakes on Skinny Taste and decided to give it a try. I love how it excludes any oil or butter, and it still tastes delicious!

I served the pancakes with a couple of berries and sugar free maple syrup. An easy nutritious breakfast that fills you up!

Recipe:
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/06/whole-wheat-pancakes.html#more

I followed the recipe as it is, but I did increase the amount of sugar to one tablespoon.
Enjoy! xx