7 August 2015

Orange zucchini bread (Cake de zapallitos con jugo de naranja)




I love used grated zucchini on cakes because are healthy and moist!
Try this zucchini bread infunsed with orange: really awesome.
And I love having a slice in the morning for breakfast.
I used 4 mini loafs for bake but you can change by 1 loaf pan.


Adapted from: Urban Bakes







Ingredients

2 1/2 cups zucchinis shredded and pat dry
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 grated orange peel
3 cups whole wheat flour
or all purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2  teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Glaze
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

Method

Heat oven top 180° C  (350 F)
Grease bottom and side of your mini loaf or one large  loaf pan.
Set aside.
In a large bowl, stir zucchini, sugar, eggs,oil, vanilla, grated orange peel.
In a medium bowl, whisk together  flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon baking powder and cloves.
Slow mix the dry ingredients into the zucchini mixture until well blended.
Pour batter evenly among the four prepared loaf pans or the large one.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted 9n center comes out clean.
Allow loaves to cool in pans for 15 minutes. Run a butter knife around the sides of each pan to loosenthe loaf from the edge.
Remove and allow to cool on a wire rack for about 1 hour.

Glaze
In a small bowl squeeze fresh orange juice from the orange was grated  (about 1/4 cup). Remove any seeds.
Mix in confectioners sugar.
Assembly
Pour glaze into a small plastic sandwich bag and usin scissors cut one corner of the bag.
Squeeze from the opposite side of the cut corner to push the glaze througth and drizzle over ccooled loaves.


Print recipe here








My cute Tea Infuser ....







En español

Cake de zapallito y jugo de naranjas


















4 August 2015

Nutella and toasted hazelnuts swirl Ice cream (Helado con nutella y avellanas tostadas)





The creamiest Ice cream, swirled with nutella and withn crunch toasted hazelnuts you dont need a ice cream maker.
Just delicious!


Adapted from : Cupcake and kale chips













Ingredients


2 cups heavy cream well chilled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread such as Nutella
1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts chopped

Method

Place a large glass or metal bowl in the refrigerator or freezer for whipping the cream.
In the chilled bowl, using and electric mixer or whisk beat the
heavy cream to soft peaks.
Gently fold the sweetened condensed milk into the whipped cream.
Top the cream mixture with small dollops of Nutella and sprinkle over the toasted hazelnuts
Gentle fold in to create swirls of Nutella.
Pour the mixture into a container that you can freeze and has and airtight lid,(or cover with plastic wrap) and place in the freezer until frozen (at least 5 hours.

Serve with some toasted hazelnuts.



Print recipe here














En español 
Helado de nutella y avellanas






Este helado con avellanas y nutella es casi como un postre o una casatta.
Super suave en su textura y no requiere máquina para hacer helados.
Es rico especialmente despues de un almuerzo de domingo o una cena especial.







Ingredientes

2 tazas de crema bien fría
1 cucharadita extracto de vainilla
1 tarro de leche condensada
1/2 taza de Nutella u otro
1/2 taza de avellanas europeas tostadas (son más blandas que las de acá pero si no pueden usar almendras u otras avellanas)


Preparación

Colocar en el refrigerador un bowl de metal para batir la crema.
Cuando el bol este frío batir en él la crema hasta que esté bien espesa y se formen picos suaves.
Agregar de a poco la leche condensada mezclando bien.
Agregar pequeñas cucharaditas de crema de Nutella o Ambrosella y esparcir un poco de avellanas tostadas (o almendras tostadas)
Poner en un container metalico y hacer unos dibujos para esparcir la Nutella.
Cubrir con film plástico y llevar al congelador durante unas 5 horas (normalmente lo dejo en la noche)
Servir al otro día con avellanas o almendras tostadas.



1 August 2015

Almond- crusted Salmon (salmón con almendras )










I love salmon and the other I mad ethis recipe I find here from Goodhousekeeping and I love  salmon with almonds!
Really simple and delicious, hope you enjoy!







Ingredients

(4 serves)


4 skinless salmont fillets
1/2 cup sliced almonds
 200 grams green beans (trimmed)
1 tablespoon oil
 salt and pepper
1/2 cup greek yogurt
1 teaspoon grated
lemon peel

Method

Preheat oven to 232 °c (450F) 
Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil .
In a pan bake the green beans with the oil, salt and pepper. Bake for 10 minutes.

Mix the greek yogurt, salt and lemon peel.
Spread this over the salmonf fillets  and top with slice almonds, coarsely chopped.
Push beans to one side of pan, place salmon on other side. Spray salmon with cooking spray or some oil. 
Bake by 15 minutes or until salmon is cooked through and beans are tender.Serve with some salads like lettuce or tomatoes.







print recipe here




En español
salmon con almendras al horno















Esta receta de salmon es simple y deliciosa. Son de esos platos que se pueden hacer todo el tiempo y se hacen rapido. Muy bueno!

Ingredientes

4 filetes de salmon (fresco o congelado
1/2 taza de almendras en láminas
200 gramos de porotos verdes congelados o frescos
1 cucharada de aceite vegetal
sal y pimienta
1/2 taza de yogurt griego
1 cucharadita de  cáscara limón rallado



Preparación

Precalentar el horno a unos 230°C
Preparar una bandeja para horno con barandas. Colocar en el fondo papel aluminio.
En un molde o fuente colocar los porotos verdes con sal, aceite y pimienta . Cocinar unos 10 minutos,
Mezclar el yogurt griego con cascara de limon rallado y sal.
En la bandeja colocar los filetes de salmón y esparcir encima el yogurt griego.
Encima espolvorear las almendras laminadas y encima un poco de sal.
Colocar los porotos verdes en un lado del salmon .
Rociar un poco de aceite sobre el salmon ya preparado.
Hornear por unos 15 minutos o hasta que los porotos verdes y el salmón esten ya tiernos.
Dejar reposar un poco y servir acompañado de ensaladas.