Just a quick post on a treat that has become a staple treat here...
Fruit, Seed & Nut Balls...
1¼ cup of almonds
¼ cup sunflower seed
¼ cup pumpkin seed
¼ cup chia seed
¼ cup desiccated coconut
¼ cup cocoa
75g dried dates
75g dried apricot
½ cup of tahini
¼ cup honey
¼ cup maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla essence
Extra coconut to roll the balls in...
Process the almonds, seeds, coconut, cocoa & dried fruit until they resemble breadcrumbs.
Add all the liquid ingredients, process again until combined.
roll into balls then roll in extra coconut.
As easy as that & very VERY tasty..
Have a great one... : )»
Was trying to find a recipe Bianca used to cook about a decade ago & couldn't so came up with this VERY tasty dish... Could easily use Basil instead of Sage I think & it would still be a tasty dish... Sage, Chilli & Coconut Chicken...
3 medium Chicken Brest or thigh, sliced thinly
3 cloves Garlic, crushed
Small handful of Bush Beans, chopped (I used 3 Snake beans)
3x Spring/Green Onions, chopped finely
½ Red Capsicum/Bell Pepper, sliced into strips
¼ cup Sage, chopped
1 Chilli, diced finely or 1 tsp Chilli paste (I used both)
1 Tbsp Fish Sauce
200ml/½ tin Coconut Cream
Oil for frying...
Heat wok/fry pan then add Garlic & Chicken for 4 min.. I did it in 2 batches..
Add Onions, Beans, Capsicum, Chilli, Sage & stir fry for another 2 min..
Add Fish Sauce & Coconut Cream & cook another 2 min...
Serve over steamed Rice & enjoy...
Earned a few Brownie point with this one me thinks...
Have a great one all....
Have been a tad slack with this Blog now that the girls & I have discovered You Tube... No excuse really...
We have made a few Cooking clips... Hope you like them...
Lemon & Dill Chook...
2 Chicken breasts, Diced Marinade for Chook...
1/3 cup chopped Dill
Juice of 1 large or 2 small Lemons
Dessert spoon of Garlic
- Place all Ingredients into dish, mix well then let stand for 10-30 min
Veggies...
1 Medium Purple Eggplant, chopped roughly
½ a Red Capsicum, chopped roughly
1 Med Zucchini, chopped roughly
1 large Kohlrabi, sliced into fingers.. (Green tops would of been used as well but were a tad wilted from a night in the fridge.. )
2 Shallots, Whites chopped into 2cm sections & greens sliced thinly for garnish...
About 1 small head of Broccoli, divided into small trees
Handful of Bush Beans, cut into thirds
- Add Tbsp of oil to pan/wok, heat then fry off chook mixture in batches then set aside
- Add another Tbsp of oil & heat
- Add Shallots, Eggplant, Capsicum, Zucchini, Kohlrabi & fry for a few minutes
- Add in Beans, Broccoli & Chicken with a bit of water to help the veggies steam if needed (I use the Grilling plate from the convection Microwave as a lid to help the steaming process)
- Garnish with Shallots Greens & extra fresh Dill..
Would be nice served with steamed rice me thinks....
Quick Chicken Coconut Curry...
2Tbsp of oil
2 Poached Chicken breasts, chopped roughly (poached in Chicken stock powder & water)
2 dessert spoons of minced Garlic
1-2 dessert spoons of minced Turmeric (or 1Tbsp of dried )
Medium sized Red Capsicum, diced large
1 medium Onion, chopped
400g Tin diced Tomatoes, liquid reserved in a bowl for later
400ml tin of Lite Coconut cream
1 dessert spoon Curry powder (2 would of been better but the Spawn don’t like too much spice)
2 medium Sweet Potatoes, chopped roughly1 medium Onion, chopped in half then sliced thinly
3 Green Thai Eggplants
¾ cup of Sultanas
Large handful of Bush Beans, chopped into ¼’s
1 cup frozen Peas
- Add oil to pot & heat - Add turmeric, Onions & Capsicum & fry for 2 min - Add Chicken then stir while cooking for a minute or so
- Add diced Tomatoes, Coconut cream, Curry powder & reserved Tomato juice if needed (depends on amounts of other ingredients used as to if extra liquid is needed)
- Add Sweet Potato & Eggplant.
- Add Extra liquid at this stage as well if needed... You could add water, Tomato juice or Liquid (stock) form poaching chicken
- Add Sultanas & more liquid if needed keeping in mind that the Sultanas will absorb liquid
- Simmer on low for 40 min while stirring/checking every 10-15 min or so...
Have made this or a version of it a few times now & hope you enjoy it as much as we do if you try it...
