Roasted Carrots and Mushrooms

There are some items that you will always have in the fridge. Carrots and mushrooms are one of them. With this lovely and simple recipe you won't need to pop to the store to get the ingredients.

Ingredients

carrots

mushrooms

salt

black pepper

olive oil

 For The Carrots

heat the oven at 200 degrees and spray oil on your oven tray 

wash your carrots, you can peel the skin off the carrots if you like but I didn't (too much work)

cut them into diagonal shapes and place in a bowl

add some salt, black pepper and olive oil and stir nicely

place the carrots in the tray and let it cook for 15-20mins

 For The Mushrooms

wash your mushrooms and slice them into a thick or thin strip

place them in a bowl

add salt, black pepper and olive oil and stir nicely.

Final Prep

                          

add your mushrooms to the partially roasted/cooked carrots and cook for an additional 30mins

Roasted carrots and mushrooms cooked to perfection.

Dinner is served

Enjoy!!

Honey Glazed Carrots, Steak with Mustard Sauce and Potato Bake

Happy Sunday!

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend.

A nice bit of Steak for dinner with some honey glazed carrots.

Ingredients

irish steaks

packet of baby corn

packet of carrots

bell peppers

onions

courgettes

salt & seasoning

potato gratin ( store bought)

Baby Corn, Bell Peppers, Courgettes, Carrots, Steak & Onions

Honey, Black Pepper, Salt, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Ground Cumin Djion Mustard & Mango Chilli

 Instructions

 For The Irish Steak

wash the steak with lemon juice and season with black salt, pepper, garlic and ground cumin

season with onions, bell peppers and courgettes

place in fridge for a few hours

heat oven at 300 degrees and spray foil with oil

place the steak on the foil and cook for 45mins turning over until steak is cooked

ensure steak is cooked

Seasoned Irish Steak with Peppers, Onion & Courgettes

 For The Carrots

peel your carrots, and slice  them into your preferred size wash the carrots and place them in a pot and boil them, do not let them be too soft

Boiled carrots


once the carrots are boiled, add a little bit oil to the frying pan and pan fry until it turns brown and soft
add salt and black pepper
turn the carrots around carefully and allow other side to be drown
in a small bowl whisk together butter and honey and pour over the carrots
season with salt and pepper

Pan fried carrots

 For The Potato Gratin

place in the oven for 40mins and allow to  bake

Potato Gratin Bake

For The Mustard Sauce

1tsp of mango chilli

2tsp Dijon mustard

1 tsp ground black pepper

                                              

place the honey glazed carrots,cooked steak with mustard sauce and potato bake on the plate

Dinner is served



Dinner is served

Peach Pear and Carrot Smoothie

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

I am currently obsessed with carrots in my smoothie, especially frozen carrots. The colour from the carrots overpowers the  other fruits in the smoothie and gives it that rich colour and delicious taste....yum. Give it a try!!

Ingredients

• frozen carrots
• frozen peaches
• sliced pears
• coconut water/water

Carrots, Peaches and Pears

Instructions

• place all your fruits in the blender, add some coconut water and blend until smooth
• pour in cup and serve cold

Fruity Smoothie

Ingredients

• apples [I changed my mind and didn't use them]
• carrots
• plums
• peaches
• pineapple

Carrots, Plums, Peaches & Pineapple

Carrots, Plum & Peaches mix

Pineapple mix

Instructions

• to achieve the swirl blend both fruits separately
• place the carrots, peaches and plum  in the blender and blend until smooth
• place the frozen pineapple in the blender and blend until smooth
• pour the pineapple mix in your glass cup and top it up with the carrot,peaches and plum mix

Fruity Smoothie

As you sip on the peculiar carrot, peaches and plum mix, the delicious pineapple mix creeps up and hits your taste buds...yummy!!!

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/

Apple Carrots Cucumber & Ginger Smoothie

Ingredients

• Apples
• Carrots
• Cucumber
• Ginger

Cheers

Instructions

• peel the skin off the carrots or scrub them and place in the blender
• i like to peel the skin off my ginger but you don't have to, ensure they are washed and then place in blender
• cut the apples and cucumber into small pieces and place in the blender
• add water and blend together till smooth
• pour in a glass and garnish with a lemon

Deliciously tasty with a nice kick to it from the ginger

Carrot Ginger Plum & Pears Smoothie

Ingredients

carrots

coconut water

frozen pears

ginger

plums (remove stone)

Instructions

place all your fruits in blender and blend together until smooth

serve cold

Enjoy.

Stir Fry Noodles with Runner Beans & Skewered Beef

Skewered Beef

Meat and poultry form a good part of our diet.I  fancied some beef and chicken this weekend so I did a little bit of meat shopping and also bought some mushrooms and vegetables to make a lovely supper.

Noodles, Beef and Vegetables

Dinner is served

Ingredients

All purpose seasoning

Beef

Black pepper

Bell peppers ( Red & Green)

Light Soy Sauce

Mushrooms

Noodles

Onions

Olive oil

Runner Beans

Salt

Sweet Corn

Stir Fry Vegetables

Wooden Skewer

Instructions

For the Beef 

Preheat Oven

Cut beef into square pieces

Wash well with vinegar and let it stand for 10mins

Rinse  and season with beef seasoning, black pepper,salt, onions and place in the fridge for a little while.

Chop bell peppers into squares

Remove wooden skewers from pack

Place beef squared pieces unto the wooden skewer with bell peppers, repeat process till you have no more beef or bell peppers left

Wrap the end of the wooden skewer sticks with some foil so it doesn't burn you when you turn it over

Brush the foil with some olive oil and place skewered beef in the preheated oven.

Turn over 25mins later, ensure the beef is cooked

For the Stir Fry Vegetables

Preheat a little bit of olive oil in the wok and add already washed vegetables to the hot oil and turn until the vegetables are nice, soft and crunchy

Pour in a separate bowl

For the Noodles

Preheat a  teaspoon in the same wok, add noodles and stir till soft, add  some soy sauce

Add the stir fried  vegetable waiting in the bowl to the noodles

Stir until both vegetables and noodles are nicely merged

For the Runner Beans

Add runner beans to already boiling water for 5-8 mins, remove and drain

Serve Stir Fry Noddles with Runner Beans and Skewered Beef.

Enjoy.

Freestyle Veggie Salad

Ingredients 

• avocado
• aubergines (grilled)
• bell peppers (red)
• carrots
• cherry tomatoes
• courgettes (grilled)
• cucumber
• leaves

Delicious Freestyle Veggie Salad

Enjoy!

Light Healthy Snack

Feeling peckish? Don't snack on sweets, cakes, cookies and crisps!

Make up your own light and healthy snack from the contents of your fridge and cupboard.

Light Cracker bread, Avocado,Sweetcorn with carrots sprinkled with black pepper & moringa powder.

Ingredients

• 2 light cracker breads
• half of an avocado
• sweetcorn
• black pepper
• moringa powder
• carrots

Light cracker bread with avocado, sweetcorn , carrots and black pepper and moringa

Enjoy!!