Honey-Yogurt dressed Figs

This exotic fruit shines even better in this recipe..a very healthy and refreshing dessert to end a heavy meal or even a great snack.inspired by Nigella Lawson..it's  easy and quick,perfect for summer.

To start with

1) quarter 5 or 6 figs and place it in a plate.

To Make the dressing-wisk together

a)one cup unsweetened, non-fat yogurt

b)one spoonof red wine

c) two spoons of honey

d) a big pinch of cinnamon powder.

2) Pour in on the arranged figs 

3) crush few pistachios and sprinkle it on top and serve immediately

The creamy dressing with the sweet figs and the pistachios make it a perfect marriage of textures and makes anyone feel special :-)

Strawberry & cream

Perfect for summer, cold, creamy and refreshing, without any egg this dessert tastes like a combination of flan and pudding.Its simple and worth a try!!

In a sauce pan

1)Combine

-One can of sweetened condensed milk

-One can of milk(use the empty condensed milk can to measure out milk)

-one spoon cornstarch or corn flour

-one spoon unsalted butter

keep on medium heat and stir till its all combined and it thickens.its important to keep stirring.

2)In the mean time soak two spoons of Gelatin granules in 1/4th cup of water and keep aside.

-Add the soaked, swollen gelatin to the milk mixture and stir it in well until dissolved.

-Remove from heat and let it the mixture cool.

-Sift the mixture to avoid any lumps before the next step.

3)Add in one teaspoon of vanilla essence to the cooled mixture and fold in a cup of unsweetened whipped cream and beat until frothy.

4)Pour the creamy mixture into your choice of dish.

5)Melt 2-3 spoons of  strawberry jam with some water and drop it over the flan-pudding to create ur own modern art;) or cover it completely and chill for 30 minutes or until set and Serve!!

Garnish with strawberries if you please.The Icecream like texture and sweetness of the pudding along with the tartness of the strawberries makes It so yumm.:-)

Tresleches cake

This mexican 3 milk cake as the name suggests is so moist that anyone would go gaga over it like my hubby;)Made it for my husband's bday and we all loved it.

A simple sponge cake made with care and transformed into something awesome with the milk mixture! infact Ive used four types of  milk in my cake
for the milk mixture-condensed milk,evaporated milk,single cream and milk in the cake.

To start with-

1) preheat oven to 350degree f and get organized-

-Separate-5 eggs -egg white and yolk into two bowls-

-Sift a cup and a half of all purpose flour with two teaspoons baking powder

-set aside 1/2cup of sugar 

- one teaspoon vanilla essence

- 1/3rd cup of milk

2) Beat the egg yolks with half of sugar the half cup sugar  till it doubles and becomes a pale yellow colour.

3) combine the

-vanilla essence

-milk

With the egg yolk mixture

Set aside

5)Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt and rest half that is remaining.

6) Beat till it doubles an peaks form .combine to the egg yolk mixture.

7) this step is very important- slowly fold in the egg white and yolk mixture to the flour without loosing the air in it.do not beat.

7) bake in a preheated 350 degree f or 180 degree C oven for 15-20 minutes till it turns golden brown.leave it to cool slightly.

8)For the milk mixture,combine together 

-a can of condensed milk

-a can of evaporated milk

-1/3 rd cup of single cream or whole milk.

9)fork the surface of the sponge cake -few pricks are enough( I had the tendency to prick too much ;)

10) pour the milk mixture to the warm cake and let it soak all the milkiness...

11) let it soak and keep it refrigerated for Atleast 3 hours.I kept my cake overnight to soak.trust me the wait is worth it:-)

12) cover the cake with whipped cream-the traditional way.. And decorate as you wish!

 

I used few raspberries to bring out the white and wrote the bday wish with chocolate ganache.I present to you..tresleches cake!

Quick pasta Alfredo

This creamy pasta is very simple and satisfying. It's a must make recipe.

I had some left over farfalle and fusilli and which I mixed together.You can use ur choice of pasta.

1) Boil
-a cup of pasta with salt according to instructions.-nearly 15 minutes
Keep aside.

2) Saute
- two cloves of minced garlic and a spring of spring onion in olive oil and

- half a cup or more of turkey sausage-diced into rounds. (or any sausage or chicken strips)

-add in a half a cup of (I used a mixture of carrot,yellow sqash and zuchinni ,potatoes)cut into rounds which is available in frozen packets.You can use fresh ones and your choice of vegge's too or may be omit the vegges totally.

-add in a teaspoon of  parsley and chives- I used dried ones.
-two spoons of grated parmesan cheese.
-Salt and pepper.
 
3)To make the sauce mix together-
-3 spoons of cream cheese (love using it in pasta's)
-half a cup of milk

4)Mix the meat mixture, with the pasta and ofcourse the sauce.

5)Let it bubble and adjust the sauce consistency with the pasta water.

Granish with more parmesan and  a sprinkle of parsley...indeed heavenly!