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.

Italian Sandwich!

I learned to prepare Italian Sandwich! It is much easier than doing any other sanwich and its delicious. The Basil, Tomato and Mozzarella sandwich is a quick and refreshing vegeterian meal (not cooked) to do.Basil, mozzarella and tomato on Italian bread. Great for those hot summer evenings when you don't feel like cooking.

Basil, Tomato and Mozzarella Panini

Ingredients:
-1 loaf of Italian Bread (Panini)
-6 fresh Basil leaves (chopped)
-2 sliced Tomatoes
-4 oz of Sliced fresh Mozzarella cheese
-1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
-1/2 cup of Balsamic Vinegar

Instructions:
1. Slice the loaf of bread in half lengthwise. Layer the basil, tomato slices, and mozzarella cheese between the two halves of bread. Cut into four sandwiches.
2. In a small dish, stir together the balsamic vinegar and red pepper flakes. Use as a dipping sauce.

Essential Cooking

   I am learning to cook essential recipes like mashed potatoes , rice, sandwich, etc. Rice is much easier than the others. I love cooking this essential recipes because they are much easier than cooking a sophisticated plate that takes much more patience to do.

Rice

Ingredients:
- 1 cup of Rice (depending on the quantity you would like to cook)
-1 Whole chopped Garlic
-2 cup of Water
-Oil

Instructions:
1.Pour the some Oil in a well cleaned pan.
2.Add the cup of Rice with the Oil so the rice starts to toast.
3. Add the chopped garlic and 1 tablespoon of salt to the toasted rice.
4. Finally pour the 2 cups of water and leave it 20 or 30 minutes to boil.