Nutrition
Clove and garlic spiced chicken
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 4 chicken thighs
- salt, to season
- pepper, to season
- mixed herb, to season
- 3 shallots, chopped
- 40 cloves, garlic, unpeeled
- ½ cup of white wine
- 3 sprigs fresh parsley
- ¾ cup chicken stock (180 mL)
Preparation
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (350°F)
- Season the chicken with the salt, pepper and mixed herbs. Set aside.
- Heat some oil in a large pan and sear the chicken for about 10-15 minutes evenly on each side, until golden brown.
- Take the chicken out and set aside.
- Add the shallots and cook down in the remaining juices for about 5 minutes over a low-medium heat.
- Add the garlic andground cloves and gently cook them for about 2 minutes.
- Pour in the white wine and gently cook so that it reduces slightly.
- Add the chicken, parsley sprigs followed by the chicken stock.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Serve with rice or any dish of your choice
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Almond cake
Ingredients
– 5 eggs
– I margarine cup of sugar
– ½ cup of all-purpose flour
– 1 teaspoonful of baking
powder
– -1/4 tablespoonful of
almond extract
– -2 cups of very finely
ground blanched almonds
– -1/8 tablespoonful of salt
and ½ of tarter
– 1tablespoonful of grated
lemon feel
– ¾ cup of finely chopped
blanched almonds.
Method
-In a large bowl, beat egg yolks until light gradually.
– Add half cup of the sugar, beating until thick lemon coloured.
-In a bowl combine flour and baking powder.
-Add almond extract and one cup of the grounded almonds (Mix until nuts are well distributed)
– In another bowl beat egg until foamy. Add salt and cream of tartar, beating until soft peaks form.
-In a remaining ½ cup sugar. Fold in lemon peel and remaining ground almonds.
-Stir a quarter of the egg mixture and blend. (Gently mould mixture).
-Turn into a greased 9 by 13- inch baking pan. (Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 20 to 25 minutes until top springs back when lightly touched.
– cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Meanwhile prepare the lemon syrup.
– Cut cake into diamond- shaped pieces (make 4 length wise cuts in cake, then cut diagonally 11/4 inches apart).
-Pour hot syrup over cake and sprinkle with chopped almonds. Let cool completely.
Nutrition
Lemon Syrup
Method
-In a small pan, combine ¾ cup sugar, three tablespoonful of lemon juice and ¼ cup water.
Bring to a boil over high heat and cook just until sugar is dissolved.
Source; Recipejoint
Homemade almond milk
-2 cups raw almonds
-3 cups filtered water
– Vanilla extract, dates, or cinnamon, to taste
Preparation
-Soak raw almonds in water for 6-8 hours or overnight to make them softer and easier to blend.
-Drain and rinse the soaked almonds, then combine them with water in a blender
-Strain the blended mixture to separate the solids (almond pulp) from the liquid (almond juice).
-Taste and adjust sweetness or flavour with natural sweeteners or extracts like (dates or cinnamon)
-Keep refrigerated and drink within a week.
