Snack food: Maret 2016

Senin, 21 Maret 2016

Rice pudding Asturian style

5 years ago I published a recipe for rice pudding for my taste was not bad, but I must admit that there has been a before and after testing the recipe to the Asturian style. The truth is that greatly improves the taste, with a creaminess that makes it delicious. I think the trick is passing over hot rice water to release the starch thickens and better, not forgetting the butter (in my case, no hydrogenated margarine). Without it I think the recipe would be good also, but it is easy to find, often have at any health food store. Unfortunately, most margarines found in supermarkets contain hydrogenated fats to get a solid texture. Hydrogenated or "trans" fats are very harmful to health, contrary to what we sometimes want to sell advertising. Really should not be selling products containing them, but so far the market rules. We can only inform us best.

This dish has been a total success at home, I have had to repeat a few times by popular demand. If you test well chilled, addictive.

Ingredients:

1 liter of soymilk

120 g of round rice (I use rice pump)

100 g of brown sugar

1/2 cup water

1 piece of lemon peel

1 tablespoon non-hydrogenated margarine

1 dash of anise (optional)

Elaboration:

To begin, it is important to fire two containers: one with water and one with soy milk. Keep in mind that the entire contents of the container with water to milk is passed, so the milk container must have more capacity. When the water is boiling, she checks rice and stir well. After a few seconds, the contents of the pot into the container with hot milk check and re-stir. margarine and lemon peel is then added.

Reduce heat to medium-low and go constantly stirring with a spoon to prevent sticking to the bottom. It will take a while, half an hour to 1 hour, depending on the power of fire. It should be a little more "loose" how we would eat, keep in mind that it will thicken upon cooling. Once we have the point (it is a matter of practice), it is removed from the heat and add the sugar and anise (if you like), stirring well to dissolve. A warm again, put in the refrigerator.

This dish is served cold, which is as it is richer. It is best to serve it in glass or in a bowl with cinnamon sprinkled over, it is a pleasure.

Quick snack ideas - Toast caprese

Quick snack ideas - Toast caprese
Finally holidays! I guess many of you also are enjoying a few days holiday, or already are in the countdown to do so. You spend all year waiting for summer arrives to reset and back to work with renewed energy ... but then holidays are passed in the blink of an eye!

So to make the most of your vacation days without wasting time on unnecessary things, I will propose a series of super-fast and suitable for these summer days recipes. I hope you like them!

Ingredients (for about 12 slices)

A loaf rustic type
pesto prepared
3 tomatoes
½ can of pitted black olives
200 g of grated mozzarella
3 tablespoons olive oil
Pinch of sugar
salt
ground black pepper (to taste)
Oregano (optional)
preparation

Wash the tomatoes, peel and cut into pieces.
Cut the black olives into pieces.
Mix chopped tomatoes with black olives, oil, sugar and pepper.
Cut the bread into slices and spread with the pesto.
Put the mixture over tomatoes and black olives.
Spread the grated cheese over toast (and oregano if you like).
Broil in oven until cheese is melted. Serve.
notes

Although I have chosen to use a boat pesto, you can also do it yourself. To make this sauce in a home, just for a minute beat some fresh basil leaves (a handful), 2 cloves garlic, 20 g pine nuts, ½ cup of olive oil and a pinch of salt.
If you want to stay more intense flavor, you can pre toast bread slices and rub with garlic before adding the pesto.

Snack food recipes apple pie

Snack food recipes Apple pie

This cake is very juicy, very easy to make and flavored apple pudding, but no bread. One day I try to decorate with apple slices before putting it in the oven, it sure is better. But that's very easy to do (only grind with hand blender and that's it), and is great. I recommend it to you. If you want to do so much, simply will divide the ingredients by 2 and using a mold of plum-cake.

Ingredients (for a round mold of 25 cm):

4 apples

13 tablespoons vegetable milk (soy, rice ...)

8 tablespoons cornstarch

10 tablespoons brown sugar

4 eggs

1 envelope of yeast royal

100 g of sunflower oil

Zest of 1 lemon

Preparation:

It can not be easier. Preheat oven to 150 ° C. In a large bowl, put all the ingredients, and finally peeling and coring apples, go chopping and put into the bowl where other ingredients are (so it will not rust). 4 When apples are chopped, crushed all the blender until a fine paste. Line a mold of 25 cm with baking paper and pour the mixture into it. Bake in oven for about an hour, or until it is done at all. For my taste, it is more good overnight in the refrigerator. I have decorated with honey.

How it is made
We developed 4 thin tortillas 1 egg each and fold them the same size as the bread slices to be added.
On a flat surface, place two slices of bread and butter we spread. On one of them put half slice of cooked ham, slice of cheese, tortilla and, finally, the other half slice of ham. Then we cover the ingredients with the other slice of bread.
We spread butter one side of the slices and place the sandwich on the griddle or in a nonstick pan for face smeared. It is attached to the pallet so that the inside is not rolled back. Then Butters top of the assembly.
We turn the sandwich and oppressed gently against the plate to be drawn faster. Removed the sandwich plate and, if preferred, we cut it diagonally. Now you can consume.
Some toast the bread before putting ham and cheese, and then follow the same instructions.

Cake-chocolate pudding

This cake is a modification of the recipe Marisa, easy gluten-free cuisine. For the base I modified a recipe for morsels sky, changing normal flour with rice. I found it very easy to make. The base can be done in the microwave and is a part of chocolate pudding which curdles in the fridge. The result is very good and has nothing to envy to similar recipes. And most importantly, it is healthy and is done in a moment. I already have done a few times and is always a hit. In addition, chocolate pudding recipe can also be made in individual ramekins, and is perfect. Yes, it is with an intense chocolate taste. If you want a little softer, it can be done with a tablet less chocolate and also looks good. I hope you like it.

Ingredients:

1 can of 400 ml of coconut milk

2 tablets of chocolate 70% 100 g each (or 1 if you want a milder flavor)

1 envelope Royal pudding (no sugar added)

100 ml vegetable milk (I used soy)

2 tablespoons brown sugar

For the cake

60 g of brown rice flour

60g brown sugar

2 eggs

Preparation :

Mix in a bowl all the ingredients of the cake, place the mixture in a mold microwaveable the same size that we will use later to the cake, covered with kitchen paper. Cook at full power 1.5 minutes and let stand 1 minute without opening the oven. Unmold when cool and place in the bottom of the mold that we will use.

Melt the chopped chocolate in coconut milk over low heat, stirring continuously. Once fully dissolved, when it is about to boil, dissolve the contents of one pudding in 100 ml vegetable milk, and add to the chocolate mixture. Continue stirring well to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Pour the mixture over the cake and place in the refrigerator once warm, leave to set. It will be ready the next day.

Pina colada ice cream recipe

Pina colada ice cream recipe

The combination of pineapple and coconut I love, and in the form of ice cream is now ideal for summer. In addition, it can not be easier to do for the few ingredients. Thanks to the coconut milk is very creamy, especially if it is removed with a little advance from the freezer to the refrigerator.

Ingredients (for about 1 liter of ice cream.):

2 cans of 400 ml coconut milk
500 ml of fresh pineapple cut
100 g of brown sugar or more to taste (I used half and half brown sugar cane honey)
1 small glass of white rum (optional)

Preparation:

It is as simple as crushing all ingredients in a blender and let cool in the refrigerator, tightly covered. Once cool, mantecar with the refrigerator until creamy and textured ice cream. Put in a suitable Tuper for the freezer and refrigerate. Remove from freezer just before serving to make it creamier. Make balls and decorate with honey.

Green tea ice creme

Green tea ice creme
A few days ago, I saw a similar recipe, I know what to do with green tea powder I have at home! With a few adjustments, I think I've got an ice cream quite similar to that he had taken in Japanese restaurants. For those who may live in Barcelona, you may be interested to know that the green tea powder bought in Ochiai patisserie, one of the few authentic Japanese patisseries. The ice cream itself is not hard to do, especially if you have a refrigerator, and is very creamy. I hardly notice the coconut flavor, it is very diluted by the flavor of green tea.

Ingredients:

1 can of 400 ml of coconut milk
3 egg yolks
120g brown sugar
10 g of matcha tea
Elaboration:

We start mixing the matcha tea with 20 grams of brown sugar. Add a few tablespoons of milk and mix well to form a paste. Besides, we will put the coconut milk to heat, incorporate the dissolving tea blend well without allowing it to boil.

On the other hand, mix the remaining sugar with three egg yolks. Build into the saucepan with the tea mixture and continue heating stirring well. As it begins to boil, we will remove and let cool.

Once cool, I'll leave tightly covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator. A chilled time mantecaremos with the help of a refrigerator until it is very thick. Tuper leave in a tightly covered in the freezer at least about 2 hours, and you're prepared ice cream.

A simple and nutritious recipe for kids

A simple and nutritious recipe for kids. You can make it as a snack or dinner. This is a hot sandwich joint. You do not need many ingredients, and preparation is easy, simple and very quick.

Do you dare to cook with children? Children can participate in the development of mixed sandwiches, riding breads and stuffing. Then they need the help of dad and mom to put them in the oven.

Snack food

Mixed fried sandwich. Recipes for kids
Ingredients:

2 slices of bread
1 slice of ham or cooked
1 slice of cheese
Butter
Tips: If you want, instead of ham you can use slices of turkey. You can also add slices of tomato recipe. The sandwich will stay juicier.
How to prepare a mixed hot sandwich, step by step:

1. Place the bread slices on a flat surface and smeared bread with butter inside.

2. Put up ham and cheese and cover with the second slice (which also will have smeared with butter inside).

3. Arrange the sandwiches on a platter or baking sheet and take a preheated oven at 180 degrees.

4. The sandwiches are made and ready to serve when the bread is golden brown and the cheese melted.

PEACH JAM HOME receipt

Ingredients:

5 PEACHES with skin, cut into small pieces
1 cup water
3 heaping tablespoons brown sugar CANE
Preparation:

Choose a pan with high walls and cover.
Check peaches, water and sugar cane
Cover and set it to simmer for one hour.
It will be ready when the peach being too soft and dispose to catch him with the spoon.

There is nothing better than a good homemade jam made with few natural ingredients and simmered. Normally we produce for them preserved but also you can develop with those peaches that you already have a little "too" mature.

You see, I used brown sugar cane. Whenever I can I choose it over a refined white sugar because it is much healthier and digestive. The brown sugar, unrefined, retain all their vitamins and minerals.

Once prepared, put the jam in a glass container with lid or plastic and will hold you in perfect condition for several days.

This peach jam will give much play. The you can spread on a slice of bread warm people. It is also ideal for painting a homemade apple pie or cake. I, as I am more of tapas, I will use it to make a sauce to accompany a pork or chicken. I'm going to spin this last idea to see what it is and I'll tell you

Snack food - ten fast and fun snacks

Make delicious sandwiches nothing can be fast and fun. Snack time is a good time to teach children about the basics of cooking. Here are some recipe ideas for quick and healthy snacks.

Fruit Smoothie 1
Magic Fruit Salad
Cereal Mix Dried Fruit and Homemade
Melon soda
Rolls type "Muffin" in the Morning
Super Snow with Fruits
Pumpkin Smoothie in a Glass
Pumpkin pancakes
Banana Medallions
No-Bake Granola Bars for Breakfast

Whole turkey and cheese sandwich with herbs

The excesses and excessively caloric foods can unbalance the diet of our children, and pose a problem of childhood obesity and other health problems. To avoid prepare some light and healthy as this whole turkey and cheese sandwich with herbs lunches.

A quick and easy to make sure that children take a balanced diet and both have the nutrients and energy they need for growth recipe. This sandwich is a simple alternative for snack.

Snack food, whole turkey and cheese sandwich with herbs
Ingredients

2 slices wholemeal bread
3 slices of turkey
1 slice of cheese
50 gr. cheese spread with herbs
Romaine lettuce
Tips: You can choose the cheese you like, and use normal spreadable cheese by adding your favorite spices.

Preparation Whole turkey sandwich and cheese with herbs

1. Thoroughly wash the lettuce or endive, drain and cut a few leaves into thin strips.

2. Spread the cheese on you slice of bread. If you prefer, you can use regular cheese, put it in a bowl and add the spices that you like before spreading on bread.

3. Place lettuce, turkey, slice of cheese and close the sandwich. To make it easier to eat, you can cut it in half.

Fruit Smoothie with yogurt

Ingredients

2 cups fresh, frozen or canned and drained
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1 cup orange juice
6 ice cubes
preparation

Put all ingredients in a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
notes

Read the instructions blender if you are using for the first time.
Crush the ice first to prevent small lumps of ice.

French omelet sandwich for children hiking

When children hiking, we want to ensure they eat well. As they will be doing physical activities and spend a lot of energy included in this sandwich lunch omelets, to resist without getting tired.

You can prepare this sandwich right away, because its ingredients are very simple. This will keep juicy until lunchtime, and will be easier to eat for your child.

French omelet sandwich for children hiking
Ingredients

1 loaf of bread you slice or two of bread
2 eggs
Olive oil
Parsley
salt
Tips: in the omelette, if your kids like, you can also add pieces of ham, cheese, olives, chopped tomato. This will be juicier.
Preparing omelette sandwich, step by step:

1. In a bowl, beat the eggs with a little salt and parsley and mix well.

2. Heat oil in a pan, so that it covers the bottom and set it over medium heat.

4. Place the egg mixture. Make the tortilla on one side and the other. When done, remove from heat.

4. Cut the bread for the sandwich about the size of the tortilla. Open it in half, place the tortilla and close it. Remember that you can also use sliced bread.

Benefits peels and skins of fruits

Do not throw the shells or skins of fruits: discover what its benefits and nutritional properties both to your health are.

Surely you remember that health campaign that the Spanish Ministry of Health organized and published some years ago under the title 5 a day, in promoting consumption of 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day, as a healthy option when to care for our health and follow a diet as healthy as possible.

And there is no doubt that the benefits of fruits are actually many: are especially rich in vitamins (provitamin A, vitamin C and B vitamins mainly) and minerals (include especially potassium and magnesium), provide a very large amount of fiber, are rich in water and provide antioxidants.

Benefits of fruit rinds

For example, they are especially rich in fiber, highlighting in this case pectin, which is water soluble. They provide an interesting satiating effect, while helping to prevent constipation. On the other hand, its richness in magnesium help maintain good bowel function, whereas its water content help purify our body and eliminate toxins that have accumulated on it.

But what is best taken with peel or skin, or without it? All fruits have edible skins, except some skins that tend to be tougher, as for example is the case of oranges, watermelons or melons, although there are others that simply is not common to eat them, as in the case of bananas or avocado.
What are the shells of fruit?

We can say that the shells are the skin of the fruit. It is the place with which the fruit interacts with light, forming a variety of pigments that absorb different wavelengths of light, such as flavonoids and carotenoids (which, by the way, are very beneficial for our health).
What are the properties of fruit rinds?

Before you discover yourself what are its main features and benefits, did you know that in fact most of the nutrients and the benefits they bring us fruits, found in the shell ?.
Benefits for digestion

Certain shells, such as is the case of orange, provide phytonutrients and flavonoids in amounts greater than the own orange pulp. Its shell is especially recommended when enjoying a good digestion, thanks especially to its anti-inflammatory properties.

While it is true that eating oranges can happen to cause heartburn in some people, in shell is quite the opposite: it helps to alleviate and reduce discomfort caused by flatulence, diarrhea and general indigestion.

As might be expected, both the orange peel and the lemon are especially rich in natural antioxidants and vitamin C, ideal for enjoying a well-functioning immune system.
They help reduce blood sugar

It is an interesting quality that contributes especially green tomato peel. In fact, different investigations found that consuming green tomato peel as an infusion was very beneficial to lower levels of blood sugar.

This effect is thanks to the presence of a compound known by the name acyl sucrose, which has hypoglycemic action.

This same quality we have not only green tomato peel, but also fruit rinds like blueberries, plums, apples and pears.
They help reduce fat and gain muscle

A study was found to consume the peel of certain fruit (plums, apples, pears and blueberries) helped reduce the amount of body while allowing gain muscle fat.
Reduce levels of cholesterol and triglycerides

Moreover, peel fruits such as pears, apples, blueberries and plums help reduce high levels not only cholesterol but also triglycerides.

Properties fruit rinds
Reduce overweight and obesity

Particularly in the case of apple peel, which not only helps reduce fat levels in the blood (as we already knew in the preceding paragraph). It is also rich in ursolic acid, which reduces fat mass and fat increases lean.

It also helps prevent the most common complications: both prediabetes as fatty liver, increasing energy expenditure.

If you follow us for some time, surely you've noticed since, whenever we can, we try to defend the presents of fruits and vegetables in the diet and daily food.

fruit-profit-properties

Mainly because they tend to be some of the fundamental food when you want to enjoy both a healthy lifestyle and a healthy lifestyle.

In previous times we have been concerned about the benefits of many fruits (pear, apple, strawberry, grape, lemon, avocado ...). We have even aware of the calories in fruit.

But this time we will not echo the nutritional properties of a particular fruit itself but of the fruit in general.

Benefits and properties of fruits

As you can imagine, it is true that each fruit has its own specific advantages, although this food group share a certain profit and general properties that come to be very important for health:

    Importance in vitamins
    Among the most important vitamins that can be found in many fruits, include vitamin C, provitamin A, antioxidant nutrients and beta-carotene.
    Of course, in small proportions we can also find some B vitamins
    Rich in minerals
    Fruits also noted for their high mineral content. For example potassium, which is essential for maintaining a healthy nervous system.
    They also contain magnesium, which helps to improve bowel function.
    Lot of fiber
    Fruits contain a high satiety value because they contain lots of fiber. In this case stands pectin, water soluble. It is best that fruits are not peeled, since most fiber found in the shells.
    High water content
    Fruits also contain lots of fiber, vitamins and minerals, highlighted because they contain a high proportion of water, which gives them a high value and purifying power.
    It also helps detoxify the body, while along with fiber gives satiety, helping to control appetite.
    Also they contain phytochemicals
    Phytochemicals come to be the pigments that give color and flavor to all fruits. Also they possess antioxidant properties and benefits that help slow the deterioration of organic tissues, and prevent the onset of cancer while delaying aging.

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