CooKiNg SaLaDs (3)

Hi, Guys!,

Have you ever tried an exotic salad such as this one? Maybe in a restaurant? Well, you can cook it at home, it's not very difficult.

Ingridients (see the photos):
1. Pineapple
2. Prawn
3. Lettuce
4. Palitos de cangrejo
5. Cocktail sauce

Cut the pineapple into two pieces (see the picture). "Mine" the pineapple and cut it into small pieces. Peel the prawns. Chop all ingridients.

In a bowl, mix them with cocktail sauce, and then, put into the pineapple. You'd better see the first photo.

Finally, you have to put it in the fridge until it is served.

PS. Enjoy your meal ;-)

Kit CHeN and FooD VoCaBuLaRy

Hi, Guys!,

Once again, thanks to English Lessons online, we can learn a lot vocabulary! In these videos, there are some expressions related to kitchen, vegetables, fruit, food vocabulary. You can also learn how to pronounce these words. Let's watch them! What's the meaning of AVOCADO, SULTANAS or NUTCRACKER? This vocabulary becomes really necessary when you travel abroad, Sure! CHEERS ;-)

CooKiNg SaLaDs (2)

Hi, Guys!,

If you love eating healthy food, especially salads, here you are another recipe. I like this one too!

Ingridients (see the photos):
1. Corn salad or lamb's salad.
2. Burgos cheese, cabrales cheese and common cheese
3. Walnut
4. Raisins
5. Olive oil
6. Sweet and sour sauce
7. Salt

Cut some cheese into small pieces, mix with all the ingridients. Then add some oil, salt and sweet-sour sauce. It's delicious!

PS. Reading recipes and then cooking these, it's actually an entertaining way to teach and learn English!!! I hope you'll enjoy your meal! ;-)

Cooking SALADS (1)

Hi, Guys!,

Would you like to cook something healthy, easy to prepare and too delicious? Well, you need to read this fantastic recipe before!

Ingridients (see the pictures):
1. Chicory
2. Burgos Cheese
3. 1 or 2 apples
4. Olive oil
5. Salt
6. Vinegar (optional)

Peel the apple(s). Cut everythinhg into small pieces and mix all the ingridients in a bowl. Then add some olive oil, salt and vinegar (if you wish).

That's all!!! Come on! Don't waste time! I hope you'll enjoy your meal ;-)

PS. To my mum, she loves making up salads for me! She's gorgeous!

Cooking Spanish SALMOREJO !!!

Hi, there!,

Are you interested in cooking? Do you like the typical Spanish "tapas" or snacks? Well, let's read one of my favourite recipes: "Salmorejo". This is a typical dish from Córdoba (southern Spain).

Have you ever tasted it in a restaurant? There are a lot of Spanish restaurants around the world which can serve you this traditional food such as JALEO restaurant in Washington. This famous restaurant belongs to José Andrés who is a very well-known chef in Spain as well as USA. He has produced and hosted TV programs, released several cookbooks, and so on. I'm fond of José Andrés' programs and books.He is a very good chef-teacher! Let's see the Salmorejo recipe!

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo of ripe tomatoes

• 200 grams of bread

* 250 ml olive oil

• salt and vinegar

• A clove of garlic

Traditional Preparation:

Put bread (cut in thick slices) in a food blender and add liquid ingredients.

Add peeled tomatoes, garlic and little salt.

Beat well until well crushed.

You can also add the egg yolks from the hard boiled eggs at this stage if you want.

Blend this all together and then start to add the stale bread bit by bit. The mixture will very quickly become thicker and as you add the bread it will take longer for it to mix through. When no more bread will mix through it the Salmorejo is ready.

You may not need to add all the bread or you may need a bit more.

Salmorejo is similar to another delicious dish called GAZPACHO ANDALUZ. Now, don't waste more time and go to your kitchen...don't forget to call your friends! OLÉ!!!
ENJOY YOUR MEAL! ;-)

Making a SPANISH OMELETTE ... Enjoy your meal!

Hi, Guys!,

Have you ever tasted a big Spanish Omelette? I suppose so, even more, I think you've got your favourite one, which is always made by your grandma or mom.

Here, in Spain, we love making potato omelettes. We also make different omelettes adding onions, tuna or peppers to our traditional recipe.

Can you cook them? Do you dare to make one potato omelette for your friends? Let's see the recipe!

Recipe Potato Tortilla (Spanish omelette)

Basic Recipe Ingredients:
* 4 eggs
* 1 / 2 kilo of potatoes
* olive oil (one glass, 1 / 4 liter)
* Salt

Recipe Steps:
Step 1 : Wash and cut the potatoes into thin slices. Once the oil is hot, add the potatoes, add some salt and fry.

Step 2: Beat the eggs with a little salt and then, add the potatoes, mix well with the egg milkshake.

Step 3: Prepare the pan back on fire with two teaspoons of oil. Pour the egg mixture and potatoes. Don't forget to turn the omelette.

ENJOY YOUR MEAL!

American Cookies ....mnmnmn!!!

American Cookies or Chocolate Chip Cookies, delicious!!!!!!!!!!

(In this picture, you can see cookies made by Valme)

Ingridients:

1. 3 / 4 cup unsalted butter

2. room temperature 1 cup brown sugar

3. 1 / 4 cup white sugar

4. 1 egg

5. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

6. 2 cups all-purpose flour

7. 2 teaspoons cornstarch

8. use 1 teaspoon baking soda

9. 1 / 2 teaspoon salt

10. 1 bar of chocolate in pieces

How to do the American Cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. Beat together butter and sugars until smooth. What they call the baker to white. I use the palette of the KitchenAid.

3. Add egg and vanilla until well incorporated.

4. Add flour, baking soda and salt. When combined add the chocolate.

5. Place by spoonfuls on a baking sheet about 8 to 10 minutes.

6. You'd better eat the Chocolate chips freshly. Now you can invite your friends and eat them!!!!

Xtmas Cookies

cookies made by Valme

www.christmas-cookies.com


Step by step how to make delicious Christmas cookies. It's highly important to use you imagination when you decorate these wondrful cookies. Even more, there is an important ingridient that must be added in any recipe, love and affection!

Ingredients:
* 200 grams of butter or milk
* small jar of condensed milk
* 1 orange
* 4 eggs
* 4 cups of flour
* icing sugar
* lemon juice

Preparation step step:

* In a bowl, beat butter, condensed milk, egg yolks, a small can of condensed milk and some orange scratch.
* When everything is well mixed, add flour until a dough.
* Flour a smooth surface, roll the dough with a rolling pin and cut with Christmas cookie molds for cookie (it would be nice to have seasonal shapes such molds).
* Preheat oven and bake about 20 minutes of homemade Christmas cookies on baking paper.
* When finished, let cool.
* Mix well or a glass of sugar glass, a few drops of lemon juice and a tablespoon of milk.
* Use icing to decorate cookies (when cold).
* Once hardened glaze, serve cookies.

Once again, I encourage you to cook, you can have a good time with your friends. Ah! if you are interested in cookies, you can find many delicious recipes in the red web-page (at the top).

CHRISTMAS PUDDING

History of the Christmas Pudding

Christmas Porridge - Frumenty
The Christmas pudding known today began life as Christmas porridge called Frumenty, a dish made of wheat or corn boiled up in milk.

Plum Pudding

As time went on, other ingredients, such as dried plums or prunes, eggs, and lumps of meat were added to make it more interesting. When cooked, it was poured into a dish. This pudding was called Plum Pudding. The name 'Plum Pudding' continued to be used even when people used raisins, currants, and sultanas instead of prunes.

When is the traditional time for making the Christmas Pudding?

The traditional time for making a Christmas pudding is on 'Stir Up Sunday ' at the beginning of advent. A proper Christmas pudding is always stirred from East to West in honour of the three Wise Men and traditionally made with 13 ingredients to represent Christ and His Disciples. Every member of the family must give the pudding a stir and make a secret wish.

Coconut cake Doughnuts ..... mnmnmnmn!!!!

Hi, Guys!,

Are you hungry? Have you seen these lovely doughnuts?
Well, I encourage you to cook them, it's not very difficult to make them.
And after that, you can invite your friends to try them, ok?
Pay attention to the ingridients and instructions.
Ready, Steady, GO!!!!!

Coconout Cake Doughnuts

2 eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons melted shortening or vegetable oil
2 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup flaked coconut

Beat eggs with sugar until light; add milk and cook shortening. Add sifted dry ingredients and coconut; stir just until blended. Chill several hours.

Roll out on lightly floured surface to 1/2-inch thick. Cut out doughnuts with doughnut cutter. Fry in deep hot fat (375 degrees F) until brown; turn and brown other side (about 1 minute per side). Drain on paper towel. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Makes 1 dozen Enjoy your doughnuts like Homer Simpson!!!

Cooking...BROWNIES !!! mnmnmn....

On special occasions, I always make brownies for my friends, and they always end up asking me the recipe! They are delicious! Do you dare to make a brownie?
The brownies recipe is easy and difficult because you have to keep the brownie crisp, but not dry. Do not mind opening the oven door several times.
Ah, did you know the brownie was created accidentally by an American chef who forgot the yeast?

Ingridients:
* Butter: 150 grams
* Chocolate black: 90 grams
* Sugar: 300 grams
* Flour: 150 grams
* Vanilla extractand Baking powder: 1 and 1 / 2 teaspoons
* Chopped nuts: 150 grams
* 3 eggs

(You may spend 35 min.)

1. Place the chocolate and butter in a pan and heat over low heat until melted. Stir with a spoon.
2. When the chocolate and butter are melted, depart from the heat.
3. Now, add flour and yeast, sugar, vanilla and nuts.
4. Stir everything and add 3 eggs.
5. Mix all the ingredients well and then, pour into a mold previously greased with butter.
6. Put it into a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes, until it is slightly crunchy on the surface and tender on the inside.
7. When the dough is already cooked, wait until this is cool and remove the mold.
8. Cut in squares.
9. Sprinkle some flour over the brownie
10. Enjoy your meal! (= Bon Appetite)