Sushi!

Sushi is one of the easiest meal in the world to prepare. California roll might be one of the most popular sushi rolls. Since typical sushi rolls are rolled in nori seaweed, many people tend to have hard time to bite sushi rolls. This is one reason that california rolls are made inside-out, so it's easy to bite. I hope you are able to prepare California Rolls and enjoy of this delicious sushi rolls!

California Rolls

Ingredients:

4 cups sushi rice

4 sheets of nori (dried seaweed)

1 avocado (sliced)

3/4 cup crab meat

2 Tablespoon mayonnaise

1/2 tsp salt

Instructions:

 1. Peel an avocado and cut it into strips or mash it

 2. Put imitation crab in a bowl and mix with salt and mayonnaise

 3. Cover a bamboo mat with plastic wrap and put a sheet of dried seaweed on top of the mat

 4. Spread about 1 cup of sushi rice on top of the seaweed and press firmly

 5. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the sushi rice

 6. Turn the sushi layer over so that the seaweed is on top

 7. Place avocado and crab horizontally on the seaweed

 8. Roll the bamboo mat forward, pressing the ingredients inside the cylinder-shaped sushi

 9. Press firmly the bamboo mat with hands, then remove the rolled sushi

10. Cut the sushi roll into bite-size pieces

BBQ Ribs

BBQ Ribs is one of my favourite plates that I always order in United states. Country-style ribs are cut from the loin, one of the leanest areas of pork. These ribs are seasoned, boiled until tender, then baked with your favorite barbeque sauce. Its very simple! Go ahead and try it!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds country style pork ribs
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 cup barbeque sauce

Instructions

• Place ribs in a large pot with enough water to cover. Season with garlic powder, black pepper and salt. Bring water to a boil, and cook ribs until tender.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Remove ribs from pot, and place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour barbeque sauce over ribs. Cover dish with aluminum foil, and bake in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until internal temperature of pork has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

                                                            

Italian Pasta

                                           Chicken Pasta Milano

I love italian pasta, it`s my favorite meal. I went to a restaurant in Miami, Florida called Maccaroni Grill. I had this plate and my family loved it! There was alot of pasta so I decided to share with my family and it was they favorite plate of the table.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon of butter

2 cloves of minced garlic

1/2 cup of chopped sun-dried tomato

1 cup chicken broth, divided

1 cup heavy cream

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper 

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons basil

8 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked and drained

Directions:

 In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat.

 Add the minced garlic and cook for about a minute

 Add tomatoes and 3/4 cup of chicken broth.

 Increase heat to medium and bring mixture to a boil.

 Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, for about 10 minutes.

 Add cream and bring to a boil again, stirring frequently.

 Simmer over medium heat until sauce is thick

 Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of chicken

 Heat the olive oil in a skillet, then add chicken and saute until chicken is no longer pink inside.

 (About 4 minutes each side should do it.) Remove chicken from skillet, drain fat from skillet.

 In the same skillet, stir 1/4 cup chicken broth with the pan juices, and bring to a boil; reduce slightly and add to the cream sauce; stir in basil.

Serve chicken atop the pasta, coat with the cream sauce.

Health and Nutrition

Food Pyramid
The Food Pyramid shown below represents the five main food groups and oils that make up a healthy diet. It's one way for people to understand how to eat healthy. It has pictures of food items from different groups. To maintain healthy diet, limit your oils and butter too.

Colors of The Food Pyramid
Orange- Grains
Green- Vegetables
Red- Fruits
Blue- Milk
Dark Blue- Meat & Beans



                                     

Peruvian Recipes

Peru ranks amongst the world`s great centers of civilization. Peru is located in the west central part of South America and is a country of geographical and cultural contrast. It has many typical recipes like ceviche de pescado, lomo salteado, papas a la huancaina, arroz con pollo, leche asada, arroz tapado and pisco sour. Papas a la huancaina is my favorite one and I would like to share the recipe with you, if you want to try it and it only takes 20 minutes to prepare the ingredients and 1 hour in general.

Papas a La Huancaina

Ingredients

-10 medium potatoes (new or red a good choice)
-1 pound of cheese (romano, Mexican or feta work well)
-2 small jalapeno peppers
-1 cup evaporated milk
-½ cup vegetable oil
-2 cloves garlic
-8 saltine crackers
-1 tablespoon prepared mustard
-salt and pepper
-lettuce
-3 hard cooked eggs
black olives

Instructions

1. Cook and peel potatoes and allow to cool
2. In a blender, mix the cheese, peppers, milk, oil, garlic, crackers, mustard, salt and pepper. The sauce should be fairly thick; add more crackers if not, or add milk is too thick
3. Lay a bed of lettuce in a serving dish and place the potatoes on top. Cover with the sauce. Cut the hard boiled eggs in half and place on top of the potatoes. Add black olives if desired
4. This dish can be served slightly cold

Appetizers

                                           Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

                                         

This recipe is an appetizer combining two vegetables Spinach and Mushrooms together. Its very healthy for your organism because most of the ingredients are vegetables and we need them in our body. I ate something similar to this recipe at a restaurant at Miami, Florida called China Grill, instead of spinach it had leek. Its a little bit complicated but I could try something new and improve my cooking skills with something harder than what I cook everyday. It only takes 20 minutes to prepare everything and 25 minutes to cook, so go ahead and try it!



Crepes!

Well a perfect meal for your children in a cold day to stay home are Crepes! Here is a simple but delicious crepe batter which can be made in minutes. It's made from ingredients that everyone has on hand. You dont need to have specific ingredients and its much easier than doing another meal to appetize you.

Basic Crepes

Ingredients:
-1 cup of flour

-2 eggs

-1/2 cup of milk

-1/2 cup of water

-1/4 teaspoon of salt

-2 tablespoons of melted butter

Instructions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.

3.Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.