Organic dessert

Tuesday Aug 19, 2008

Eating organic food is good for our body and making delicious organic desserts has an advantage. In every occasion your family and friends will enjoy eating desserts like cakes. So here are some dessert recipe that will delight your family and friends.

Carrot Cake

1 cup grated carrots
½ cup water
¼ cup applesauce
1 package Simply Organic Carrot Cake Baking Mix

Procedure
Preheat oven to 350° F
Grease bottom of 8 or 9 inches round cake pan
Add contents of package into mixing bowl
Add applesauce, water and carrots.
Stir just until mixture is evenly moist.
Pour into cake pan.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until center tests done with a toothpick

The Carrot Cake Baking Mix is a classic brought up to date with robust maple granules and wholesome brown rice flour.

Cream Cheese Frosting

4 tablespoons melted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar
1 package softened cream cheese (8 ounces)

Procedure
In a medium mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to blend the cream cheese, butter and vanilla
Slowly add in the powdered sugar
Mix until creamy
Can be used immediately or cover and refrigerate until use

Butter Cream Frosting

1/3 cup melted butter
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
2 beaten egg whites (pasteurized)

Procedure
In a medium mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to blend the butter and vanilla.
Slowly add in the powdered sugar.
Mix until creamy
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy and bubbly
Add to large mix and beat all together until creamy, usually 2 to 3 minutes on medium high speed
Can be used immediately or cover and refrigerate until use


Italian organic recipe

Friday Aug 15, 2008

If you are craving for some Italian organic food or something different, here some recipe you want to consider cooking. This recipe is originated in Valencia, the paella with sausage and shrimp, paella is literally means “frying pan”. The pan used to cook paella is shallow and varies in diameter.

Paella with sausage and shrimp
1/8 cup olive oil
½ pound slice sausage,
½ pound medium count (40 to 50 count) uncooked shrimp
2 cups water
2 tablespoons chicken flavored broth powder
8 to 10 strands of saffron
1 package Simply Organic Garlic Pasta Sauce Mix
1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 ounces)
2 cups instant rice

Procedure
On medium high heat, warm olive oil in a large skillet.
Sauté sausage and shrimp in oil
Add water, broth saffron and garlic pasta sauce mix and stir.
Add tomatoes and rice
Cover with lid and let simmer 15 to 20 minutes on low.

Pasta alla Norma with eggplant and basil
1 eggplant
10 ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
1 clove garlic
3 oz aged salted ricotta cheese, grated
Virgin olive oil
1 lb. penne pasta
10 basil leaves
Salt and pepper

Procedure

Slice the eggplant and place on a cutting board propped on a slant
Cover with salt and leaves under a weight for one hour until the bitter water seeps out
Cook the garlic in olive oil, and add the tomatoes and salt.
Simmer over medium heat and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduce by 1/3.
Add pinch of pepper and remove from heat and set aside.
Wash the slices of eggplant and dry it.
Fry eggplant in hot olive oil
Place on paper towels to dry then chop
Cook spaghetti in a boiling pot with salted water
Toss in a large skillet half of the tomato sauce, eggplant, a few basil leaves and half of the grated cheese over a brisk flame.
Put the pasta in the serving dish.

These organic recipes will delight you family and friends and it is good for your health.


Organic outdoor recipe

Tuesday Aug 12, 2008

No matter what your culinary preferences, from traditional mega cookouts at the park to health conscious quick meals, grilling has something delicious to offer for everyone. Recipe for any barbecue party:

Barbecue Bell Pepper Spread/Dip

3 cups finely diced red and yellow bell peppers (one large pepper of each color)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
2 packages  Simply Organic Grilling Seasons Mesquite BBQ Mix
Crackers or chips of your choice

Procedure:
Place a sheet of foil on grill.
Brush with oil and add peppers.
Grill for 5 to 10 minutes until peppers start to turn golden brown.
While peppers are grilling, place cream cheese in a large bowl and when peppers are ready, pour grilled pepper over cream cheese and add the Simply Organic Grilling Seasons Mesquite BBQ Mix .
Stir until completely blended.
Serve warm or chilled with crackers or chips

Southwest salad

2 ripe medium dice tomatoes
1 can drained corn
1 can drained and rinsed black beans
1 package simply organic fish taco mix
½ cup olive oil
1 lime juice

Procedure:
Dice two medium tomatoes, and place in a large bowl.
Add corn and black beans.
In a small bowl, whisk simply organic fish taco mix packet content
½ cup olive oil together and pour over vegetables and squeeze on lime juice.

Spicy lamb on the grill

1 onion
1 tbsp olive oil
4 Sheepdrove Organic lamb leg, shoulder or chump steaks
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp black pepper
Fresh chopped coriander or parsley
Lemon wedges

Procedure:
Grate the onion by hand or using a food processor
Mix in oil and cumin and pepper
Add meat and mix well to coat evenly
Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Scrape onion mixture from chops.
Grill over medium hot coals or under a preheated grill for 5 minutes per side for medium rare.
Sprinkling with salt as you turn the meat
Sprinkle with parsley and serve with couscous, salad leaves and lemon wedges for squeezing over.


Organic Asparagus Risotto and other organic recipe

Thursday Aug 7, 2008

Organic Asparagus Risotto and other organic recipe

Some say that we are what we eat, and eating healthy food gives good nutrient that supplements our body. Most consumers are adding grains, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and pro-biotic to their diets. Choosing a healthy food product or organic food product has an advantage to have a healthy and sustainable diet while eating great taste of food.

Here some recipe to satisfy your needs

Asparagus Risotto with Truffle Oil

4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
2 tbsp. Olive oil
4 green onions or spring garlic, minced
1 cup Arborio rice
1lb. asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 in. pieces
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
One-half tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp. truffle oil
One-half cup Parmesan cheese

Procedure

Bring the broth to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover and maintain at a simmer.
Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the green onions and rice and cook for 5 minutes, or until the rice is golden brown.
Begin adding the broth, one-half cup at a time, and cook, stirring constantly for about 20 minutes, or until the rice is golden brown.

Spanish Tomato Toast

½ cup organic extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, peeled
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 very ripe, juicy, medium organic tomatoes
Crusty organic bread slices about ¾ inch thick

Procedure

Preheat the broiler
Brush the bread with some of the olive oil then rub it with the garlic.
Place the bread on a baking sheet and broil for about 4 minutes or until brown
Remove the stems and any bruises from the tomatoes, then cut them in half horizontally and squeeze out the seeds.
Rub the cut side of a tomato half over a slice of toast with your hand, mashing the tomato and lightly pushing the juices and flesh into the toast.
And when the tomato is broken down, mount it evenly on the toast. Season it with salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle it with olive oil and repeat with the remaining tomatoes and toast.


Organic Recipe

Thursday Jul 31, 2008

Organic recipes to satisfy your cravings.

Maple Rye Drop Scones
100g rye flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
3 tbsp maple syrup
150ml milk
sunflower oil

Procedure
1. Put the dry ingredients into a bowl.
2. Add egg, maple syrup and milk a little at a time.
3. Oil and heat a heavy frying pan.
4. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the hot pan.
5. When bubbles form on the surface turn over and cook until golden brown.

Cinnamon Cake
100g butter
2tsp cinnamon
100g brown sugar
3 eggs
100g demerara sugar
150g spelt flour
1tsp baking powder
50g ground almonds

Procedure
1. Cream together the butter and sugar, then beat in 2 eggs.
2. Add spelt flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
3. Mix well, then turn into an oiled 20×20cms (8”x8”) baking tin.
4. Mix together egg, demerara sugar & almonds and spread over top of cake.
5. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mk. 4 for 30 minutes.

Tomato Bread
300g strong white flour
200g strong wholemeal flour
1 tsp salt
15g fresh yeast
300ml warm water
1tsp sugar
2tbsp olive oil
25g chopped dried tomatoes
Boiling water
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 clove garlic, crushed
½ tsp dried oregano

Procedure
1. Dissolve the sugar in the warm water, blend in the yeast and leave for 15 minutes.
2. Place flours and salt in mixing bowl then add yeast mixture and mix well, adding the oil.
3. Knead dough vigorously then cover and leave to rise for 1 hour.
4. Meanwhile, pour boiling water onto dried tomatoes and leave for 15 minutes. Then drain tomatoes and mix with tomato puree, garlic and oregano.
5. Knead dough again and divide into a rectangle and spread dough with tomato mixture.
6. Roll up dough and shape to fit two oiled loaf tins. Place in tins and leave to rise for 30 minutes. Bake in an oven pre-heated to 230°C (450°F, Mk 8 ) for 35 minutes.