We love Fish in all kind of different ways. We love it grilled, curry, fried, steamed, baked. Any which way, we love it. Since we cannot eat non halal food outside, it refrains us from eating Chicken or meat burgers outside and I ended up making my own in different styles. Yes! I make around 4-5 different kinds of Chicken and meat burgers at home. Now, you know even if you know how to cook 1000 different kinds of meals, you kids would still want something more and you have to super creative at times to satisfy those little minds.
So, after completing my creative journey on satisfying the “not so little” tummies with my chicken and meat burgers, the demand came on to Fish Burgers. My first question was that why would I make something that we can easily eat outside to which the reply was an explanation…simple one and harsh too… It’s a time to stay at home and we aren’t going out to eat either. And, of course that was enough to convince me into making Fish Burgers.
I used Tilapia Fish fillets. You can use any other fish fillet of your choice. Going for a fish which does not have a very overpowering flavor is always better when you marinate and roll it in flour. I personally feel that any fish like Salmon or Kingfish will only taste nice in a burger if you spice them up and fry them without rolling them in flour. It’s my personal outlook and you can always choose to differ. I mixed in the spices with the fillet, rolled them in a mix of flour and corn starch powder. Later pan fried them. Once cooked and crunchy from both sides. Spread some butter on both half of the butter and just heat them a little on a pan. Toasting the burger is optional, so you can always omit this step. You can also grill place them in between burger buns with Onion, Tomato, Lettuce, garlic mayo sauce and Hot sauce. Sprinkle some dry parmesan cheese powder.
These burgers don’t take too much time and very satisfying as well. You can also serve the fish fillet with the veggie only without the burger as a fish salad.
My family and I love homemade chocolates…From Atlantic city, New Jersey to Ooti, India… any place that said homemade chocolates, we were there . We would try almost all kinds, cashews, coconut, caramel and our most favorite Almond. I would always look forward to our trips or spend a fortune online to have them shipped to us.
Finally, one day I got down to trying my own and Oh boy! They were out of the world. And since then, everything changed… Now I make chocolates for all different occasions. These were made on Halloween 2020. With the global Pandemic hitting us all so hard, Halloween isn’t that spooky anymore. I am just totally spooked out since the start of this year watching businesses shut down and so many sufferings. But like there is always a ray of hope hidden behind dark clouds and we should always look at the brighter side and so these chocolates were made with a happy heart full of hope.
I made this with dark chocolate, added cream and shortening. Making it a little colorful, I mixed in a few m&m’s, sprinkled some crushed nuts and sprinkles. I drizzled some candy melt in Red and Orange. Finally, decorated it with some bat and pumpkin decoration for cupcakes. I only used things that I had at home, but you can always go fancier.
I made these and cut them uneven like homemade chocolate bars. But you can always get molds and make them any which way you desire. Enjoy!!!
Chocolate Chip Cookies, the name makes my mouth water. My undying love for
chocolate chip cookies never goes away and there is no time when I don’t crave
them. Warm cookies straight out of the oven and a hot cup of coffee is enough
to rejuvenate anyone from their super tired day.
Have you ever noticed all the cookies in the cookie aisle at your favorite
supermarket. Its a huge variety. Sometimes, when you think of trying something
new, a picture on a pack or the beautiful explanation of the scrumptious
cookies or a popular brand name or company introducing something new, by
modifying a little something in their older version is enough to lure you into
trying something. I never paid attention to the details of the ingredients
until my older one started developing a taste for them. That’s when I realized
that I was feeding my son things that I not only did not know, but found them
had to pronounce. Ingredients that sounded better in a chemistry lab than on
food.
This is when I decided that I should try and bake my own cookies, I mean how
hard can it be…LOLzzz. But, let me tell you, its tough. Baking, not so much,
but baking in the right temperature, making sure the heat is just right, is
difficult. Plus, the proportion of ingredients has to be proper. A little more
butter than required won’t make the cookies softer, but break them apart. A
little more sugar won’t make them sweeter, but too sweet for your taste buds.
Therefore, the first rule, measure everything.
This recipe is plain chocolate chip cookies, craved by all, loved by all and eaten by all. The website has a recipe for Chocolate chip cinnamon cookies too, but please do try these ones as well. Once you try these you will never buy your cookies from the store or any bakery ever, that’s a promise. Each bite is chunky and heavenly. Enjoy!!!
My boys prefer home lunches and also
love varieties for their lunch. When I use the word variety, I mean that they
would not want a dish to be repeated in 2-3 weeks and believe it or not, its a
lot of pressure to make something that tastes great and that they would love it
as well.
These chicken burgers are a very close copy to a famous food chain. These are easy to make and can be easily made by beginners as well. The chicken does not have to marinated for too long and even the process of marination is with pretty simple ingredients. This is great dish if you have boneless chicken available and haven’t thought of anything in mind, and need to get things ready in a rush.
My boys love these zingers and believe these are one of my best creations. Since its not possible for us consume Chicken outside in USA, trying to come up with our own is the only option. But, since India has a halal option for almost all food joints, we have tried the burger and my kids actually told me that this tasted way better [I know, I am raising them well to please their mother]. But, I like the fact, that its fresh, homemade and you know what you are putting in your child’s plate. You might be able to air fry the burger. Though I have an air fryer, I always feel that it makes food extremely chewy. And then again, when you are cooking at home, ingredients are more fresh, no preservatives are added so, cooking things the way they should be cooked makes kids happy too. I am against messing up food giving it the label of being healthy. You don’t want your kids to go off basic food. You just teach them to make healthier choices and eat well.
I usually make this and serve it with a different spicy sauce . The recipe for the spicy sauce is in the sauce section. A blend of mayo, ketchup, hot sauce and mustard sauce goes perfectly with this spicy zinger chicken burger to give that kick to this sandwich.
Scones are one of the most delicious breakfast food in the UK. Actually, not just breakfast, its an anytime snack as well, quick to make, quicker to eat and hardly ever has any left overs.
Delicious, buttery, and airy, these little goodies of flavor make your kitchen smell like heaven, so even before you eat them and fall in love, the smell enchants you and keeps you entertained and impatient to try what ever the oven stores…wow sounds really romantic. I guess food brings the best out of me 😉
With maternal family in UK, I have seen my aunts and a cousin make them pretty often, and my mom was in love with them. As much as I wanted to learn how to make them, I was always the age where they felt either I would hurt myself or would mess something up, so kitchen was not the place for me, so this recipe is not from my maternal home, but something I found in some of my old notes taken during my college days.
Honestly I had no idea that scones had such a large variety, this happens to be the basic ones and the reason I tried them was to see if my boys liked them and they actually loved and I am determined on making more variety in the future. But, for now, serve these flaky and scrumptious goodies with some fruit, jelly and whipped butter.
Many scone recipes call for an egg, and that usually means a large batch of scones. Plus, it makes the dough kinda gooey. So I experimented with a batch, omitting the egg and increasing the amount of milk till I get the consistency required. And it worked! Taste wise, they are just as good too..
