Thursday, December 20, 2012

A Recipe Perfect For December

First of All.....
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a healthy  New Year!!!!!

As the fun December weather takes place, we'll get ready for it more and more with warm toasty, healthy, easy things to make.
December is a month of relaxing fun holidays. Holidays such as...

  • Hanukkah 
  • Kwanzaa
  • First Day of Winter
  • Christmas
  • AND MANY OTHER!!
Soon, the weather will get colder and colder and you will try to prepare different warm things, either to prevent a cold or to get rid of one. So, to keep people in touch of yummy, healthy things, we will make... TOMATO SOUP AND A SPECIAL TOASTY SIDEDISH!!
LET'S GET STARTED!!

What You'll Need

  • 5 medium-sized tomatoes
  • One onion
  • One or two cloves or garlic
  • Small piece of cabbage
  • Two florets of cauliflower
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • One spoon of cornflour
  • One tablespoon sugar, salt, or pepper for taste
  • Two or three pieces of bread (for each person)
  • One spoon of ginger
  • Low-fat butter, 1/4 teaspoon
Steps You'll Need To Take
Tomato Soup, freshly made
  1. First, you'll need to wash all the vegetables and then cut them into large pieces.
  2. Second, take four cups of water and put it in the pressure cooker with the vegetables
  3. Cook it for 20 minutes.
  4. Once the pressure cooker cools down take out the vegetables into the blender.
  5. Then, add milk into the puree and blend it.
  6. Sixth, strain the leftover ingredients into the strainer and throw the remaining out.
  7. Next, with the tomato soup, boil it in a pot over the stove and add salt (as per your taste)
  8. After you add the salt....
ENJOY! Have an amazing time, during the Christmas holidays!

The last tip of the year:
Enjoy your winter with the family and this soup!! As you all eat soup near the fire, be sure to enjoy and have a Great, Healthy December this year!!!!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Christmas Cookies and Brownies!

  Christmas time, the best time with your friends and family. But also the time you increase your weight and ruin your health, or make it worse. So, we are going to make a special, healthy, little treat for Christmas!
Food Facts:  During Christmas, many people spend more than $100 just for the dessert for Christmas dinner, which contains a lot of sugar-which is not good for your body. So instead of buying the best desserts, we will make them!!! Let's get started! 

What You'll Need

  • Two cups of flour (all purpose) depending on how many people consuming
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • One egg
  • One teaspoon of vanilla essence 
  • Three tablespoons of milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • One teaspoon salt
  • Cookie cutters (any shape for Christmas)
  • Green frosting
  • White frosting
  • Red frosting
  • One - two tablespoons of canola oil
Steps You'll Need To Take

  1. First, take a large bowl, and add the two cups of flour and half cup sugar, then mix.
  2. Second, crack the one egg into another bowl, medium-sized. Then whisk the egg.
  3. Third, put canola oil into the bowl with the whisked egg, and mix.
  4. Then, add the vanilla essence in the oil and egg bowl and stir, and add the three to four tablespoons of milk, and mix.
  5. Fifth, add the salt into the bowl with flour, and mix.
  6. Pour the bowl with liquid in the bowl with the flour, and stir until everything is mixed. Then let it sit for a few minutes.
  7. During the time the dough is sitting, put oil onto the oven plates and preheat your oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
  8. Now, take the cookie cutter and press through the dough. Continue doing this until you have no dough left.
  9. Ninth, put the raw cookies on the oven plate, and bake for 10-15 minutes depending on serving size. 
  10. After the cookies are ready, cut the top on the frosting pouch, so it can squeeze the frosting out onto the cookies.
  11. Here comes the best part... Now you can design your cookies however you want!!!!
  12. ENJOY YOUR COOKIES AND HAVE A FUN CHRISTMAS DINNER!!!
      I hope you enjoy your Christmas with these Christmas cookies and your other meals. 
Now look at this easy recipe for minute brownies!!!

What You"ll Need
  • Two- three tablespoons of dry brownie mix 
  • One- Two tablespoons vanilla yogurt
Steps You'll To Take
  1. First, measure the brownie mix and place it in a custard cup.
  2. Second, put the vanilla yogurt in the cup and stir it. Make sre you scrape the sides down, so the mixture is in the middle when eating.
  3. Then heat the microwave for 45 minutes.
  4. Last but not least, let it cool for five minutes and....
ENJOY!!!!
The minute brownie is a healthy, fun, and quick way to have a good dessert/snack!!!
How did you like this recipe? What was your favorite part? Did you try it? Answer in the comment box below!
Merry Christmas, and enjoy your Christmas full with presents and fun delicious food (just like how the Grinch did)
See you next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      



Monday, December 3, 2012

A Perfect Parfait

As the days continue, we are getting closer to Christmas day by day, and our fun dessert recipes will go on and on. Today we will be making an easy recipe, one that the entire family will consume. We will be making parfaits! Layers of different flavored ice- cream or pudding put into a cup and you can keep your favorite topping in between the layers, which makes it very healthy!
Food Facts: When you get sugary pudding or cream, it is never healthy and shouldn't be eaten daily. This is why we will be making a fun parfait, where every layer of it is yummy and healthy. So we will make a delicious parfait with a healthy twist, LET'S GET STARTED!!
What You'll Need

  • One box of pudding powder, any flavor, or ice cream
  • Two cups of milk
  • Any topping you enjoy! (Chocolate chips, coconut shavings, fruits, etc)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
Steps You'll Need To Take
  1. First, combine the pudding mix and the milk (1 cup ) in a large bowl and mix, do the same for the other pudding flavor (if needed). 
  2. Then, let it sit for five minutes, so the mix can be thick and flavorful.
  3. Third, wash the fruit and slice them (if needed) and set them aside, for now.
  4. Fourth, put the heavy cream in a large bowl and use the electric mixer to mix the heavy cream into whipped cream. (From heavy cream to stiff peaks, mix it for 3-5 minutes.)
  5.  Layer your cup with all your favorite pudding, fruit, and other toppings. 
For example, you can layer your cup like this:
On the bottom, chocolate pudding
Then, a layer of your favorite fruit.
Layer vanilla pudding
Then, a piece of chocolate or coconut shavings, etc.
A layer of heavy cream(whipped cream)
And then on the top, a fancy organized layer of fruit.
WHAT TOPPINGS DID YOU CHOOSE? HOW DID YOU LIKE THIS RECIPE? ANSWER IN THE COMMENT BOX, BELOW.

I hope you enjoy your Christmas dinner with a great, healthy  dessert! With these great healthy recipes, you will be able to eat yummy, healthy food and will stay fit. Parfaits are a great examples of once in a while desserts which has a healthy twist of delicious, sweet dessert. Enjoy your Christmas dessert and be sure to vote in the poll above.
There are many blogs out there that have different themes, if you want to be a fashionista and see the best clothes, visit Jade's blog, http://findyourfashionhere.blogspot.com/.Hope you enjoy!!!
see you next week:)