Monday, 3 September 2007

Fruit Crumble

Today I found this healthy snack from http://healthysnackbox.blogspot.com/. This blog is author by jamiz. Cook with fruit and vegetables to make tasty, healthy and cheap meals with jamiz. Visit his blog for more healthy, tasty cheap meals recipes. Save and get healthy while you eat.

Hope you like this recommedation.

Ingredients
For the filling:
1lb (450g) cooking apples, rhubarb, gooseberries, damsons, plums, blackberries or other seasonal fruit.
1oz (25g) soft brown or golden caster sugar
For the crumble:
6oz (150g) wholemeal self- raising flour
3oz (75g) sunflower margarine
2oz (50g) soft brown or golden caster sugar
1oz(25g) porridge oats
Half a teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method

  1. Turn oven on to gas 5/190`C/375`F
    Prepare the fruit according to type, peel, core and slice the apples, rhubarb or gooseberries, and cook, with the sugar,in a little water until softened,remove the stones from the damsons or plumbs and cut into quarters,gently rinse the blackberries.Put it all into an oven proof dish.
  2. Prepare the crumble, sift the flour into a bowl.Rub the margarine into the flour until the mixture resembles into fine breadcrumbs.Stir in the sugar and porridge oats.
    Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the fruit and press down lightly with the back of a spoon, then level
  3. Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

Serves about 4people.

Saturday, 1 September 2007

Broccoli Quiche

This is a copycat recipe. I got it from http://waliz-yummyrecipe.blogspot.com/. This is a healthy recipe which I would like to recomend. Simple ingredients, easy to cook and most of all healthy to eat. Easy protein filler for the day. Try this out and share with Waliz , how you find this broccoli quiche or visit her blog, for more healthy recipes.
Hope you like what I recomend.

Serves 6

Ingredients:

1 packet ready -made shortcrust pastry
1 medium-size onion, chopped
200g broccoli florets, chopped, blanched lightly by cooking in hot boiling water for 1 minute.
4 large eggs, beaten lightly
250ml milk
Salt and pepper to taste
160g grated Cheddar cheese (or use your favourite cheese)

How To Make:

1. Grease a 20cm pie dish or 5 small pie dishes
2. Preheat oven at 210c.
3. Roll out pastry and line pie dish. Trim edges to fit pie dish
4. Spread onion and broccoli over pastry. Set aside
5. Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over onion and broccoli. Sprinkle cheese over.
6. Bake for 7 mins. Lower heat to 180c, continue baking for 20 mins. Seve hot.