White Wine Lemon and Lime Sea Scallops

 

We Will Need

• 10-11 Large Sea Scallops 
• 1/2 Lemon Juiced
• 1/2 Lime Juiced
• 1/3 of medium size jalapeno
• 1/4 of cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp of onion powder
• 1/4 of a cup of white wine (optional, I used chardonnay) 
• 1 tbs of honey 
• Ginger Knuckle 

• Peel and grate ginger 
• Dice jalapeno 
• Mince garlic
• Juice lemon and lime 
• Add Oil
• Mix all together 

• Add scallops and let it sit in fridge for about 2 hrs

• Heat pan with sunflower oil and put scallops in
• Cook for about 3 min on each side 

• Serve with spicy mayo ( 1 part mayo 1/2 parts of sriracha) 
• Enjoy!!!

Lemon Pesto Shrimp

We Will Need:

• 1 lb of cooked shrimp
• 3 tbs of pesto ( if you don't have pesto in a can you can blend basil, oil and garlic and use that mixture) 
• 1/2 of lemon juiced 
• 3 cloves of garlic 
• Salt 
• Pepper

 

• Mix lemon juice, salt, pepper and pesto
• Add Shrimp
• Mix well and let it marinate for at least an hour in the fridge 

• Heat Sunflower oil in a pan and add minced garlic 
• Cook for about a minute till its starts turning golden color 

 

• Add shrimp and cook for about 5 min 

 

• Serve with lemon, bread for dipping or over pasta 
• Enjoy!!!

 

Buckwheat with Baby Portobello (Cremini) Mushrooms

Healthy Vegan Recipe

We will need:

• 2 cups of buckwheat 
• 4 cups of water
• 4 small onions or 2 big ones
• 1-2 lbs of baby portobello (cremini) mushrooms (you can substitute with any kind of mushrooms, white button mushrooms would taste amazing too) 
• 2-3 gloves if garlic
• 3 tbs of sunflower oil 
• Salt
• Pepper

• Rinse Buckwheat under cold water
• Boil 4 cups of water in the kettle
• Add hot water and salt to buckwheat and boil for 5min
• Cover with lid, take off the stove and let it sit in warm place ( I just leave mine on back burner)

                             

• Chop onions
• Pour sunflower oil into skillet and let it get hot
• Sauté onions till golden brown on medium-high heat

• Lower the heat and Add mushrooms 

• Add salt and pepper
• Sauté for about 20min or until done
• Add garlic and saute for about 1min

• Mix buckwheat with mushrooms
• Serve with sour cream and chives

Marinated Tuna Steaks and Pan-Fried Baby Asparagus

Easy,Tasty Recipe For the Whole Family! 

For the Marinade we will need:

• 2 Tuna Steaks (about 1lb each) 
• 1/4 of a cup of Soy Sauce
• 1/8 of a cup Olive Oil
• 1 medium orange juiced
• 1 tsp of Salt
• 1 tsp of Pepper 
• 1 tbs of Dijon Mustard 
• 3 Garlic Cloves 
• Cilantro 

Preparing marinade:

• Mince garlic
• Chop cilantro
• Add Olive oil, Soy sauce, Salt, Pepper and Juice of one Orange
• Mix it all well
• Spread the mixture all over the Steaks
• Wrap it with Plastic and put in the fridge for about 2 hrs 

• Preheat Grill Pan or Regular Pan on Medium-High
• Spray Non-Stick Spray
• Place Steak in the Pan
• Cook for about 3-4 min on each side

• Let Steak Rest for couple of minutes before serving 
• Enjoy! 

Pan-Fried Baby Asparagus 

We will need:

• 1 lb of asparagus 
• 4-5 cloves of Garlic
• Salt and Pepper to taste 
• 2-3 tbs of Sunflower Oil 

• Pour oil into pan
• Place minced garlic in hot oil
• Let garlic brown up a little 
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• Wash asparagus and cut off ends on breaking point
• Place asparagus in the pan 

• Add Salt and Pepper to taste 
• Cook for 4-5 minutes (till it becomes vibrant green color) 

Valentines Day Cooking!!!

Valentines Day Cooking!!!

I decided to surprise my love with a cake and chocolate covered strawberries. Cake is very easy to make and you can tweak it anyway you like. 

Valentines Day Cake 

You'll need:

1. 2  9" Pans 
2. Mixer 
3. Cooking Spray
4. Spatula
5. Piping bag 

Ingredients: 

1. 1 cup of all purpose flour 
2. 2 cup of sugar
3. 6 eggs
4. 2-3 cups of heavy whipping cream
5. 1 tbs of vanilla 
6. 2 cups of coconut shavings (optional) 
7. 1-2 cups of blueberries (optional) 
8. 1 cup of strawberries 
9. 2 kiwis 

Batter: 

Preheat oven to 375F degrees 

Spray cooking spray on pans

Mix eggs with sugar till mixture becomes white and thick 

Add flour and keep mixing 

Add blueberries if desired or you can add raspberries, cranberries   

Pour batter into pans divide evenly into two pans

Bake for 20-25 min or till its firm to touch 

Prepare cream:

Whip heavy whipping cream with 1 cup of sugar and add vanilla 

Mix in coconut flakes 

Blend 5-6 strawberries in blender and add them to the whip cream 

Assembling: 

Take out cake

Let it cool

Slice it in half

Spread cream

Add fruits if desired (kiwis,strawberries more blueberries or any other soft berries or fruits) 

Repeat layer by layer 

Decorate Top layer with whip cream and fruits 

Let it cool in fridge for at least 5-7hrs better if it stays there overnight 

Chocolate Covered Strawberries 

1 pack of strawberries 

1 cup of milk chocolate

1 cup of white chocolate

1/2 stick of butter

1/4 of a cup of milk 

Make a water bath

Melt milk chocolate with 1/4 stick of butter add little bit of milk if chocolate is too thick

Let mixture cool for a little 

Dip Strawberries 

Place them on  sprayed pan or parchment paper 

Let it cool

Prepare white chocolate same way you prepared milk chocolate

Dip or drizzle it on top of already covered strawberries    

Place it in fridge for an hr or till chocolate is completely cooled 

Enjoy!!!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

 

Broccoli Zucchini Ham Breakfast Quiche

                                

Great Way To Start Your Day!

This is easy Breakfast for the whole family.

You will need:

• 9" Pie Crust
• 6 eggs
• 8 oz of cheese (I used mozzarella) 
• 1/2 of orange juiced
• 1 oz of cold water
• 1 little crown of broccoli
• 1 small zucchini
• 8 oz of ham ( or any other meat, I used bologni this time because it was in my fridge)
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees 
2. Place a pan under the pan with 1 to 2 cups of water for a little bit of steam.
3. Saute broccoli zucchini and ham together with all the spices in the skillet 
4. Whisk eggs with water and orange juice 
5. Mix vegetable/egg mixture together 
6. Poor it into the Pie Crust
7. Place it on Cooking Pan or in Pie Pan if your crust is not in foil pan already 
8. Put pan in the oven for 30-45 min or till the eggs are firm to touch
9. Sprinkle Cheese on top of Quiche and put oven on Broil for about 2-3 min till the cheese melts 
10. Enjoy! 

No-Knead Easy Bread Recipe! Crusty Bread!

Ingredients:

• 6.5 cups of unbleached bread flour or all purpose flour
• 3 cups of luke warm water ( i put mine in microwave for 2 min)
• 1.5 tablespoons of yeast
• 1.5 tablespoons of salt

Note:  You can also add garlic, herbs, nuts, or cheese (sesame seeds, ground flax seeds, sunflower seeds, etc.) to your flour before you mix the dough…

Directions:

1. Pour flour in a large bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix water, yeast, and salt together until there are no lumps.
3. Mix the water, yeast, and salt mixture in with the flour.
4. Make sure there are no lumps.
5. Place a towel or napkin over the bowl and let the dough rise for 1-2 hours (I just kept mine covered in the microwave).
6. After the dough has risen, form 2 balls with it and sprinkle a little flour over it.
7. Put them in your pan or tray and put it back in the microwave (covered) for another 20-30 min
8. Preheat oven to 390 degrees 
9. Place a pan under the pan with 1 to 2 cups of water for a little bit of steam.
10. Slice the top of the dough a couple of times with a sharp knife.
11. Sprinkle corn meal or flour on pan and place the dough balls on it.
12. Bake for 60 minutes.
13. Stick toothpick to check if the bread is ready ( toothpick should come out clean) 
14. If its ready, take it out and let it cool
15. Enjoy!

This recipe makes two loafs of bread or one Giant one!