Posted by ichatmedia | Under Organic Food, Organic Recipes
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
Posted by ichatmedia | Under Organic Food, Organic Recipes
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.
Posted by ichatmedia | Under Organic Food, Organic Recipes
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.