Blueberry Smoothie

A thick, creamy, healthy smoothie that will keep you full for hours.

 Just three ingredients to make this: Blueberry, Yogurt and Honey.

 Add 1Cup or frozen or fresh Blueberry

 and 1 Cup chilled Yogurt

 into a blender and blend on high until thick and smooth.

 It should have the consistency of a milkshake.

 Next add 1Tbsp of Honey and blend again for few seconds. Add more honey if you want to make it really sweet.

 Pour it into glasses

and serve immediately.

Servings: 2
Ingredients:
Blueberry - 1 Cup
Yogurt - 1 Cup
Honey - 1 Tbsp

Directions:
Put all the ingredients in to a blender and blend on high until thick and smooth.
Serve immediately.

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

A perfect pancake recipe for a wholesome breakfast !!

Here are the ingredients you will need: All purpose flour, Milk, Egg, Butter, Sugar, Baking powder and Salt

Begin by adding 1 1/2 cups of All purpose flour in the  sifter

Next add 3 1/2 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Salt

 

1 Tbsp Sugar
 

Sift it together and keep it aside.

Next melt 3 Tbsp of Butter in a microwave safe bowl

To this, add 1 1/2 Cups of room temperature milk.
Don't add cold milk. It will result in semi solid butter globs which will be more difficult to combine.

To this add 1 Egg

and 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract and whisk it until the mixture is combined.

Now pour the mixture into the flour mixture

and slowly mix it together

 Do not over mix, a few small lumps are fine.

Let it rest for 15 minutes. Batter will be somewhat thick and bubbly.
Meanwhile heat up a cast iron pan/griddle

Drop 1/4 cupful of batter onto the pan.

If you need that golden even color for your pancakes, you will need a cast iron pan and do not grease the pan before pouring the batter.

Cook until the surface of pancakes have some bubbles.

Flip with a thin spatula and brown the other side.

Serve with lashings of real maple syrup and extra butter if you like.

These pancakes are light and fluffy and great for a weekend brunch.

Serve immediately.

 

RECIPE ( Taken from allrecipes.com )

Makes : 8 1/2 pancake

Ingredients :

• Flour - 11/2 Cup
• Baking powder -3 1/2 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1 Tbsp
• Butter - 2 Tbsp (melted)
• Milk - 3/4 Cup
• Egg- 1
• Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Directions :

• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl.
• Whisk milk,egg ,butter and vanilla extract until nicely combined
• Gently mix the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients.
• Let the mixture rest for 15 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat
• Pour 1/4 cupful of batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface.
• Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side.  
• Serve immediately.     

Super Sloppy Joes

A sloppy pile of ground beef, tomato sauce, onions and deliciousness.

To make this meaty goodness, you will need : Ground beef, Green pepper, Onion, Garlic, Tomato Sauce, Ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Vinegar, Salt and Pepper.

 Put 1/2  lb of Ground beef into a pan and stir continuously so that it comes out in little bitty bits.

When it starts browning, add 1/2 Cup chopped Green pepper.

and cook it till the meat is completely brown.

To this, add 1/2 Cup chopped Onion

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Pepper

1Tbsp minced Garlic

5Tbsp  Ketchup

Now give it a good stir and get it all mixed up well. Cook for 2 minutes on low flame.

To this add, 3Tbsp Tomato sauce

and mix it again.

Then add, 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

and   1/2 Tbsp. Vinegar and stir it all around.

Finally pour  1/4 Cup Water and let it cook for few minutes until the liquid reduces slightly and the mixture is nice and creamy.

To serve, melt some butter in a pan

Place both halves of hamburger buns face down

and lightly toast them.

Spoon generous amount of mixture into the bun and top with the other half.

Enjoy !!

 

RECIPE

• Ground Beef - 1/2 lb
• Green pepper - 1/2 Cup
• Chopped onion- 1/2 Cup
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Pepper - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic minced - 1 Tbsp
• Ketchup - 5 Tbsp
• Tomato Sauce - 3 Tbsp
• Worcestershire sauce - 1 Tbsp
• Vinegar - 1/2 Tbsp
• Water - 1/4 Cup
• Hamburger Buns - 4

 

DIRECTIONS

• Brown the meat, green pepper and the onion in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, breaking up the meat into crumbles as it cooks.
• Add the garlic, salt, pepper, all the sauces and vinegar and cook 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
• Add water, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes more.
• Toast the buns and place a half-cup scoop of the mixture onto each bun and serve hot.