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!!

Salmon and Vegetables

A very  quick,simple and yet delicious dinner.

Ingredients 

salmon

sweetcorn
tomatoes

kale

mushrooms

mint leaf

onions

Kale, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Salmon and Mint Leaf

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

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.