Tuesday, 24 September 2024

"Idiot" Chocolate Cake

FitGreenMind's "Idiot Cake". Ingredients are in the comments.



Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Parmisan

In This Grilled Cheese Hack Is a Game Changer thatdudecancook suggests dipping the bread in grated  parmesan cheese before adding to the pan.



The Difference Between Lo Mein and Chow Mein?

In The Easiest Lo Mein Noodles SoupedUpRecipes states the difference between Lo Mein and Chow Mein is the latter still has the heat on when the noodles are added to the wok. Chow means fried.



Squat Univeristy on the Perfect Push-Up

 Squat University on The Secret to PERFECT Push-Ups!



Monday, 23 September 2024

Two One Pot Sausage Recipes

Andy Cooks has 3 One Pot Meals That Don’t Suck.


I'm interested in the first and third.

Potato Kielbasa at 17 seconds.

Ingredients
  • 400g (14 oz) smoked sausage, sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 10 medium red potatoes, diced
  • 1 yellow capsicum (bell pepper), sliced
  • 1 green capsicum (bell pepper), sliced
  • 1 large brown onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely diced
  • 8 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 500ml (2 cups) chicken stock
  • parsley, to garnish

Red Beans, Sausage and Rice at 9 minutes nine seconds.

Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 500g (1.1 lbs) raw chorizo
  • 1 red capsicum (bell pepper), diced
  • 1 brown onion, diced
  • 3 sticks celery, diced
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp cayenne
  • 250g (1 ¼ cups) long grain rice
  • 1L (4 cups) chicken stock
  • 2 tins (400g/14 oz each) red kidney beans

Friday, 6 September 2024

Chicken, Chickpea and Yoghurt Wrap

 letsKWOOWK's Healthy Meals That Don't Suck


Ingredients

Chicken tenders

Za'atar

A little olive oil

Some lemon juice

Cook the above in a pan

Stir fry some chickpeas with a bunch of spices for a few minutes until crispy

Sauce:

Yoghurt

A squeeze of lemon

Garlic

A bunch of spices

Whisk together

Heat up a pita bread

Spread on the sauce, some chicken, the chickpeas, cucumbers, red cabbage (for crunch)


From one of the comments:

za'atar is thyme in arabic for those who don't know! its a blend of thyme, oregano, sumac and sesame seeds. tastes amazing


Healthy Apple Biscuit Recipe

 Home Cooking has Apple biscuits Without sugar, flour and eggs!!! In the oven or in the pan.


Ingredients

Oatmeal 1 cup (250 ml).
Apple puree 240 g.
Almonds 50 g.
Walnuts 50 g.
Dried Cranberries 50 g.
Raisins 50 g.
Olive oil 2 tablespoons.


Monday, 2 September 2024

Mosquito vs B-17

There's a story going around that the Mosquito could carry the same bomb load from England to Berlin as a B-17, and on long nights make two trips. It turns out the story is misleading: Could the Mosquito Really Replace the B-17?

 


 

Can't Live Without

I first heard this song in an advert for a new Fini apartment block in Subiaco and loved it. But I could never identify the singer. Well now I've found it. The song is Can't Live Without by Adam Skinner & Dan Skinner and Dave James featuring Roo Savill.