Quinoa

I didn't go all out on this recipe because I don't particularly like quinoa.

I made one cup of quinoa and spice it with:

1/2tsp cayanne pepper

1/2tsp thyme

1/2tsp chili pepper 

And topped it with 1/2 cup of Diana honey garlic barbecue sauce.

Eggnog

Always a festive treat!! Good ole' eggnog!!
This is made with uncooked eggs

Ingredients:
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
2 Cups whole milk
1 Cup heavy cream
1 Tsp nutmeg
4 egg whites

Directions:
-Whisk egg yolks until lightened
-Gradually add 1/3 sugar to eggs and beat until dissolved
-Add milk, cream and nutmeg. Stir yo combine
-In a separate bowl whisk egg white to a soft peak
-Add 1 Tbsp of sugar and whisk to firm peaks
-Whisk into egg mixture

This was ok....I think next year i want to find one that is a little smoother than this one. Possibly try a cooked one as well!!

Ugali

One of my absolute favorite things ever!!! My dad used to eat it a lot when he grew up in Kenya, its 2 popular names are ugali or posho, same thing just called differently in different parts of Africa!

Ingredients:
-4 Cups water
-2 Tsp salt
-2 Cups white cornmeal

Directions:
-Bring water to a boil and add salt
-Sift cornmeal through fingers into water slowly
-Reduce heat to med-low and cook, smashing lumps until thick
-Let cool

Turned out well, great to use as a spoon with beans!!

Quinoa Pancakes

I really didnt know what i wanted to do with this!! I never had it before and it was really interesting to try and find what to do...one morning i wanted pancakes and i saw the bag of quinoa on my counter and....well ya!!

Ingredients:
3/4 Cup buttermilk
1 Cup flour
1 Cup cooked quinoa
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tsp Baking powder
1/2 Tsp baking soda
1/2 Tsp salt
1 Egg
2 Tbsp butter, melted


Directions:
-Combine dry ingredients (and quinoa)
-Combine wet
-Whisk until smooth
-Heat large skillet over med. heat
-Spray skillet and add 1/4 cup of batter at a time
-Cook until bubbles form than flip

tuuudummmm thats it!! Its simply pancakes with quinoa!! They were alright, preferably i would use less next time but it was pretty good for a first try!!

Parfait

Super cheap and easy!!! Also really quick to make and adding a spoonful of sugar can make it that much more awesome

Ingredients:
1 Cup plain (or flavored) yogurt
1/2 Cup blueberries
5-10 Strawberries
spoonful of sugar

Directions:
Its simple, really do it how you want

-wash your fruit, cut strawberries in 1/2
-layer yogurt then fruit....when you run out add sugar....thats it!

Its super super super simple and can taste really great when you find the perfect combination of fruit to yogurt!!

Creme Brulee

First off I have somehow lost all of my pictures!!! I have no clue what happened but for my next few blog posts i'll be posting pictures that look as close to what I made as I can find! But now onto the true post, i made creme brulee...one of my favorite desserts! I made it ages ago but its been a good five years or so!! They are easy to make but just take a good deal of time!

Ingredients:
4 cups heavy cream
Vanilla bean*
1 cup sugar
6 egg yolks
8 cups hot water

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 325
-Bring cream and vanilla to a boil, take off heat and let sit (covered) for 15 min.
-In med. bowl whisk 1/2 sugar and egg yolks, whisk until lightened
-Add cream a little at a time
-Divide between 6 ramekins
-Place in roasting pan and fill with water till half way up.
-Back 40-45 min
-Refrigerate over night
-Remove from fridge for 30 min
-Divide 1/2 cup sugar over and torch until golden

There ya have it! Nice and tasty and simple!! PLEASE try it!!!!

Lemon Pops!

I did this a while ago but thought it posted so I deleted the picture and so I just used a picture off google. 

1/2c lemon juice 

1tbls sugar 

1c water 

1/3c milk 

Leave to freeze. Then enjoy!! 

So yummy!