Korean Chicken

                          Korean Chicken 

I had bought some lovely double chicken breasts from my favourite chicken place in the Friday market. I wanted to make something with a 'lil kick' TH loves spicy food so I had him in mind when I made this      

This is a easy and tasty chicken meal, and the best part is it's all thrown into a container, put the lid on and give it a shake and leave in the fridge.
I only had an hour for the chicken to marinade. As usual time run away from me.

You can throw everything into a ziplock bag but I try not use Ziplock bags for marinating. I'm trying to be greener.

What you'll need 


chicken breast ~ 2lb/1kg (I cut mine into strips)
soya sauce ~  1/4 cup
apple sauce ~ 1/4 cup
sesame oil ~ 1 teaspoon
garlic mince/chopped finely ~ 2 large cloves
fresh grated ginger ~  1 teaspoon
onion powder ~ 1 tablespoon
brown sugar ~1 teaspoon
red chili flakes ~ 3/4 teaspoon
sesame seeds ~ 2 teaspoons
water ~ 1/2 cup
green/spring onions finely chopped ~ 3/4

Cut your chicken into strips
in a bowl add the soya sauce, apple sauce, sesame oil, minced garlic, grated ginger, onion powder, brown sugar, red chili flakes and sesame seeds
mix all together
add the chicken strips, making sure the chicken is all coated/covered
cover the chicken and place in the fridge for minimum of 1 hour

heat a pan and start add the chicken.
you will have  liquid left in the bowl/container
add the water and stir

when the chicken is almost cooked, add the rest of the liquid to the pan and leave to simmer

serve and garnish with the chopped spring/green onions

Enjoy!

Quick and Easy Naan bread

Easy Naan Bread

TS loves Naan bread, the ones you buy in the supermarket are ok but never as nice as when you order them at the restaurant freshly made and still warm.

I have been making Naan bread for years, but this  is my favourite recipe and the EASIEST!!!

No oven needed !

I'm still perfecting my sweet naan (Pashwari) I'm getting closer, but not close enough to share yet 

TS loves when these have more darker areas on. He'll say I want the ones most burnt. They taste better :)

I don't just make these for curry dinners anymore. They make an appearance with chili and soup. They can even be used as a flatbread for pizza :)

What you'll need

Dried yeast ~ 2 teaspoon

Sugar ~ 1 teaspoon

Water ~ 1/2 cup luke warm

olive oil ~ 1/4 cup

plain yogurt ~ 1/3 cup

egg ~ 1 

All purpose/plain flour ~ 2 1/2 cups -3 cups

Salt~ 1/2 teaspoon

Butter ~ melted

in a bowl add the yeast, sugar and water and mix well until mix is all dissolved 

             in another bowl add 1 cup of flour and add the salt and mix well

             in bowl with the yeast mix add the oil, yogurt and egg and whisk by hand until well
             mixed

             add the wet mixture to the flour and salt mix and mix with a spoon. 
             add the extra flour a little but at at a time until the mixture is no longer sticky

             on a floured surface place the dough and knead. 
             You'll find you still have some flour left over (I've never used the full three cups)
              

             place in a bowl and cover with a towel and leave    for 45-60 minutes

             take the dough out of the bowl and divide/cut into 8 pieces.

             roll the pieces of dough into balls
             
             roll the piece of dough out. your not looking to make the dough to thin or thick. 
             dont over stretch it

            melt some butter and brush the rolled dough with the butter

            warm a non stick pan, place the dough butter side down.
            the dough will start to bubble.
            turn the dough over and light brown colouring will appear. 
            I turn the bread over a couple of times.


            the naan takes only a few minutes each side

            Enjoy!
           

                                                                                          

Baked Balsamic Mushrooms

            Baked Balsamic Garlic Mushrooms 

We never seem to run out of mushrooms, TH and I love them.
I don't like all mushrooms, but  if I can get away with it Portabella or  button mushroom seem to find their way into to a lot of the meals I cook.
Every time I go to the store I seem to buy more.

I wanted to make a mushroom side dish.
Something a bit different.

What you'll need

mushrooms (portabella or button) ~ 1lb/400-500g cleaned ( I removed the stalks )
Balsamic vinegar ~ 1 tablespoon
butter ~ 1 tablespoon (very soft, I microwaved mine for 10 seconds)
olive oil ~ 1 teaspoon
onion powder ~ 1 teaspoon
clove of garlic ~ 1 minced
salt and pepper ~ pinch of each

preheat the ove to 180°c/350°f

clean the mushroom
place in an ovenproof dish

in a bowl add the butter, oil, balsamic vinegar, onion powder, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
mix well
pour the balsamic mix or over the mushrooms
make sure all the mushrooms are stirred into the balsamic mix

bake for 20 minutes

Enjoy!

Iced Coffee

                               Iced Coffee

The weather has really warmed up here, the sun is shining, sun lotion is out.... Even though the temperature is meant to drop again next week.

It's really nice to sit outside,  seeing the clean bedding drying (nothing like bedding that has been line dried outside) watching the planes fly over. Catching up on reading, listening to my favourite podcasts or just daydreaming.

Coffee is not my favourite thing. In fact hot drinks full stop  are not my thing.
I love iced cold drinks. The colder the better :) I also do like an iced coffee
Years ago while in Canada I found a iced cappuccino. Oh boy was that drink good. I don't actually think there was much more than a drizzle of coffee ;)

I kept seeing the the Pioneer Womens iced coffee. I didn't have the contain size she mentioned. Also I don't have a huge lovely fridge to house the coffee.
I'd made sure the ice cube tray was full. I'd even used some of the duck ice cube trays to help fill the tray.
In the Pioneer Womens recipe she mentions using half and half. Another thing you don't get here.
I also was looking  to make something lactose free.
So I made it my way.....!!!
Including using the duck ice cubes :)


What you'll need

ground coffee ~ 1 cup
COLD water ~ 10 cups
sugar/sweetener ~ to YOUR TASTE
almond milk or milk

ice cubes


In a container add the ground coffee
add the COLD water.
mix/stir well making sure all the coffee is mixed
put the lid on the container and leave in fridge for at least 6-8 hours
I left mine over night

Get a jug, place a sieve over the jug.
Line the sieve with a cheese cloth or thin cotton tea-towel
pour the coffee into lined sieve.

pour the strained coffee back into an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 3 weeks

When ready to use

in a glass add ice cubes
pour in the coffee
add sugar of choice
add milk of choice and stir

Enjoy!