Baby Corn with Vegetables

Happy Thursday!

One more day till the end of the week!!

Sometimes all I want to do is veg out on vegetables ..."Get it" ? haha!!

I am a 100% veggie lover and always incorporate vegetables in all my meals as you can probably tell.

Today I have a baby corn and vegetables recipe for you, very simple and delicious.
You can have this with rice or noodles or just eat it on it's own like I have done.

Ingredients

one pack of baby corn, cubed

onions, diced

yellow bell peppers,cubed

red bell peppers, cubed

orange bell peppers, cubed

1 tsp of cumin seeds

salt and black pepper to taste

BabyCorn, Bell peppers,Black Pepper Cumin Seeds, Courgettes, Onions, Tomatoes & Olive Oil

Instructions

For The Vegetable Prep

dice the onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, courgettes and baby corn

My heart shaped chopping board : Chopped Onions, Bell Peppers & Tomato

 Chopped tomatoes, Courgettes and Baby Corn

For The Vegetable Stir Fry

add 1tbsp of olive oil into the wok and heat it and add cumin seeds, when cumin seeds crackle , add the baby corn and courgettes

Stir fry baby corn and vegetable together 

 stir for a few minutes until brown, then add the bell peppers and tomatoes

add salt and black peppers

For The Final Prep

Baby Corn and veggies

 Serve Hot

Chicken & Avocado Salad

A nice hearty chicken and avocado salad

Ingredients
avocado
chicken satay skewers
salad leaves
tomatoes

Salad leaves,  chicken  satay,  tomatoes, bell pepper and  avocado

Salad leaves, chicken  satay , tomatoes, bell pepper and  avocado

Enjoy

Sweet Potato, Pearl Barley and Vegetables

Sweet Potato, Bell Peppers & Pearl Barley

Instructions

 For The Pearl Barley

to cook your pearl barley follow the instructions on the packet of your purchased pearl barley

once cooked set aside and prep the vegetables and sweet potato

  For The  Sweet Potato

wash the skin of the sweet potato properly and cut into circular shapes

place in a pot and boil for 8-10mins, once cooked

remove and place in the oven to bake for 10-15mins

set aside once baked

cut sweet potatoes

For the Bell Peppers

cut the bell peppers into thin strips and grill;

set aside once grilled

Final Prep

wash salad leaves

place baked sweet potato, pearl barley, grilled bell peppers and salad leaves on the plate

Baked Sweet Potatoes, grilled veggies with Pearl Barley & Salad

Spaghetti With Minced Beef Sauce

Spaghetti, Bell Peppers, Chopped tomatoes,Onions, Seasoning and Minced Beef

Vegetable Prep

Minced Beef Sauce

Dinner is served

Quinoa With Prawns/Shrimps & Vegetables

 Hope everyone is having a good weekend?

This weekend has been a relaxing one for me. 
What have you all been up to ?

I fancied a light but very delicious meal today and rummaged through my cupboard for ingredients. I have had this pack of quinoa for a little while and decided to cook it today.

Before you go ahead and read my recipe here are 12 things you should know about Quinoa. http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2010/06/12-things-you-should-know-about-quinoa/

Ingredients

1 packet of Quinoa

2 bell peppers diced
I packet of prawns/shrimps

cooked corn on the cob( I did not have tinned ones at home)

1/2 ginger finely chopped

1/2 garlic finely chopped 

3 carrots finely chopped

1 lime

salt & seasoning

Bell Peppers, Carrots, Sweetcorn, Quinoa, Seasoning, Prawns, Lime, Garlic & Ginger

  Instructions

 For The Quinoa 

to cook your quinoa follow the instruction on the packet of your purchased quinoa

once cooked set aside and prep your vegetables and prawns

Cooked Quinoa

 For The Bell peppers, Carrots, Garlic & Ginger

once your quinoa is cooked

chop bell peppers, garlic, carrots and ginger finely

heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large wok

              add chopped garlic & ginger and fry for 2mins add clean prawns/shrimps cook                                                  until it's brown on  both sides

once browned add bell peppers and carrots

Stir until brown and soft

Chopped Carrots, Bell Peppers, Garlic & Ginger

Garlic, Ginger & Prawns

                                   

Veggie Mix with Garlic & Prawns



Once your veggie mix is cooked, add the quinoa into the mix and stir nicely

Quinoa mixed with carrots, garlic, ginger & prawns

                         

                                                           

                                                  Plate up and garnish with  lime

Prawn Quinoa With Bell Peppers

Don't be deceived by the small and tiny grains, quinoa is very filling and delicious!!

Have you ever had Quinoa?

How did you make yours?  Let me know in the comments box.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Link Credit: 12 things you should know about Quinoa 

http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2010/06/12-things-you-should-know-about-quinoa/

Lamb Kebab Salad

Hello,

I hope everyone had a lovely Tuesday.

So today I am adding a small portion of meat to my meal in the form of minted lamb kebabs with a nice rich salad.


Ingredients

• bell peppers
• cucumber
• cherry tomatoes
• mushrooms
• salad leaves
• red onions

Salad leaves, Lamb, Mushrooms

Lamb, Mushrooms,Tomatoes, Olives, Salad Leaves,Bell Peppers

Have a lovely evening.

Grilled Corn On The Cob On A Bed of Mushrooms With Veggies & Salmon

Good Evening,

How was your monday?

Lot of meetings to attend and emails to reply to .. ? I know the feeling ....

You do not need too many ingredients to make a healthy supper or meal as a little goes a long way.Once you have your basics you can whip up a delicious healthy meal for you and the family.

Meals for the week

Salmon, Broccoli, Lemon, Sweetcorn & Mushrooms

Hearty Vegetable Prep

Dinner is served

Have a lovely evening.

Grilled Stuffed Bell Peppers

Happy Thursday Lovely People,

How's everyone doing?

To all the lovely people reading this,it's been about a month since I posted a recipe.
The good and beautiful life of studies,career and the rest took over a little bit but I am not complaining :-)

Thank you to my readers who sent me messages asking If I was alright..... I'm alive and well ..... and now I'm back!

Just to manage my time and my other activities properly, I'll post recipes 2-3 times a week for now till my schedule is back to normal.

Right ... lets get started.

Ingredients 

aubergines

3 bell large bell peppers

courgettes

garlic

kale

tinned tomatoes

tinned tuna

mushrooms

onions

seasoning

 Bell peppers, Kale, Mushrooms, Tuna & Plum tomatoes

For the Bell Peppers 

preheat the oven

wash the bell peppers,cut the top carefully and remove the seeds carefully

wash the bell peppers again

place on tin foil, wrap and place it in the oven for 10-15mins till it's a little bit soft

Bell peppers with seeds removed and placed on foil

Bell peppers wrapped in foil and placed in the oven

For the Vegetable Sauce Mix

wash all the vegetables and chop them finely
heat a tablespoon of olive and stir fry the vegetables

once nicely browned, add the tinned tomato and kale to make a nice vegetable sauce mix

Tomatoes, Aubergines,bell peppers, courgettes & ginger

Vegetable Stir Fry Mix

Vegetable stir fry mix mixed with kale

                                                           

Fill the Bell Peppers with the vegetable sauce mix

once the bell peppers are slightly grilled and soft, place it in a baking dish and

fill the vegetable sauce mix into the bell peppers and place it in the oven for 20-25mins

Warm and soft bell peppers

Fill the empty bell peppers with the vegetable sauce mix

Ready Grilled Bell Peppers

once the bell peppers are slightly browned and the contents are bubbling then it's ready

you can sprinkle some cheese on it or eat it on it's own

serve it nice and  hot

Grilled filled bell peppers

Dinner is ready

Enjoy and have a nice evening.

Healthy Dinner:Salmon On A Mushroom & Spinach Bed With A Mango Salsa Salad

Happy Thursday All,

Hope everyone had a lovely day today.

I get really excited about dinner just as much as I get excited about my smoothies along  with a whole lot of other things that I won't mention on here ... *chuckles*

I love to browse the web and search for healthy ingredients that consists of the contents of my fridge as I have lot of things in my fridge...fruits, veggies you name it I got it :-)

So I came across this lovely hearty belly filling dinner and thought... YES that's what I am having. 

So let's get started....

Ingredients 

bell peppers ( Red & Yellow)

coriander

cherry tomatoes

red onion

salmon

spinach

lime

mango chunks

mushrooms

olive oil 

seasonings

For the Mango Salsa Side Salad

dice the onions, bell peppers, mango slices and place in a clean bowl
chop some coriander leaves finely, add to the mix with black pepper, a pinch of salt and olive oil

mix well and place in the fridge

For the Salmon

preheat the oven and oil your baking tray or foil

remove from package and clean gently with some white vinegar

season with some salt and black pepper

place in the oven for 25-35mins until it's cooked and nicely done

I like my salmon nice and brown

For the Bed of Spinach

heat a tea spoon of olive oil in a wok

add washed mushrooms,onions and tomatoes and stir fry for 4-5 mins

add salt and black pepper

add washed spinach or kale to the wok and stir

squeeze some lime juice into it and stir

Place the spinach mix on the plate with the juices flowing, add salmon on top and finish it off with your mango salsa side salad

                                    

                                               Enjoy and have a lovely evening.

Credit : Dean Henry https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_PK7c4dtTf4TfFaFIQ2kGw

Aubergine Courgette Pepper Mushroom Sausages & Egg

As I was looking online for healthy recipes to have for supper with all the leftover vegetables in my fridge I came across this hearty recipe full of vegetables and thought voila!! I  have amended the recipe and added one or two more vegetables.

Ingredients

1 aubergine/egg plant diced

2 bell peppers diced

 1 courgette diced

egg or chicken or salmon

6 frankfurter sausages chopped & grilled

1/2 ginger minced 

1 onions chopped 

5 mushrooms chopped

salt & seasoning

Let's Cook

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large wok

              Add diced aubergine & courgette and cook until it's brown on both sides

Once browned remove from wok and place in a plate

 Add chopped sausages,onions, mushrooms, bell peppers to the hot wok

Stir until brown

Ingredients prepped

Rich  display of vegetables all combined

Add aubergine to wok and stir together.

Fry or poach egg

Serve Aubergine,Peppers, Mushrooms, Sausages with Egg

You don't necessarily have to use egg, you can have it with some chicken or salmon

Delicious

Verdict: Absolutely delicious, filling and very healthy.

Check out Jeanette's original recipe 

Credit:http://jeanetteshealthyliving.com/2013/08/eggplant-pepper-mushroom-turkey-sausage-hash.html