Focaccia Bread - All Vegan

Lets try a recipe that is all vegan friendly, is everyone's favourite (Overall is BREAD), and its hand made, not in the bread machine.


Focaccia Bread
Prep time: 5 minute, plus 20 minutes rise time
Cook time: 15-20 minutes


You will need:
2 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tap sugar
1 tbsp active dry yeast
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup warm water
2 tbsp olive oil


Method:
1. In a large bowl or electric mixer fitted with a dough hook, stir together the flour, salt, sugar, yeast, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, basil and black pepper. Mix in the vegetable oil and warm water.

2. Continue kneading in the electric mixture until it becomes elasticy and smooth. If mixing by hand, turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until elasticy and smooth. Lightly oil a large bowl (could be  the bowl you used to  mixed it in!), place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.

3. Preheat oven to 230° C. Punch dough down; place on greased baking sheet. Pat into a 1/2 inch thick circle. Brush top with olive oil. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm.

image from Prepared Pantry.

Food ideas that don't need recipe

I just decided I will start posting food ideas that actually don't require any recipe. You can make it up by yourself but they are still nice....basically suggestions for dinner tonight.


You know sometimes when you get home, and you are really without any inspiration? I don't know if ever happened to you but happens to me sometimes, its not a matter of looking for a recipe, because I am not sure what I am looking for...makes any sense?

So I will start writing suggestions as they come...who knows....it might ends up as a book of suggestions without recipes.


What do you say?

So starting with ingredients that basically everyone has at home


So, what about some pasta, tossed with spinach(or any other vegetable),Parmesan cheese and a pinch of pepper? (maybe some butter to keep it moist, or a very nice olive oil)




Simple omelette, or frittata...I LOVE the Spanish style omelette with eggs and potatoes.
And also, you can make a sandwich from that. Believe me, I used to live in Spain and they do!

Or a Pasta tuna salad...with whatever you find in your fridge.


Bon Appetit.

Best packaged food out there for you

I got that from a magazine (women's health) but I thought was worth it sharing cause not always we can make everything from scratch right?
So what are the best packaged food that we can buy?


here are some ideas for dinner:
Pasta
Pasta sauce
Leggo’s Sugo di Pomodoro Premium Cooking Sauce – Italian Herbs with Basil 






















Dried pasta
Vetta High Fibre

Added oat fibre doubles the fibre content.

Gluten-free pasta 
San Remo Gluten Free Penne

This holds together well – unlike others... 

Side dish
Sun Rice Roasted Vegetable Brown Rice

Low in saturated fat and has some fibre. 

Rice
Sun Rice Brown Whole Grain Rice

The whole grain makes it highest fibre. 

Noodles 
Chang’s Whole Wheat Noodles

Add thick or thin noodles to your stir-fry.

Couscous
Ainsley Harriott Plain Couscous

Low in fat, sodium and kilojoules. Sold. 

Stir-fry sauce 
Kan Tong Sweet & Sour Lite

No MSG, 99 per cent fat free, lowest sodium. 

Fish 
Birds Eye Steamed Fish Fillets, Lemon and Parsley

These fillets have no artificial colours, preservatives or flavours. Plus they’re ready in a flash. 

Chicken 
Ingham Lite Breast Appetizers

Lowest fat and kilojoule crumbed chicken product available. 
















Frozen dinner 

Healthy Choice Stir-Fry Chicken with Hokkien Noodles

With one serving of vegies, this quick meal keeps that saturated fat low.

Frozen pizza
McCain Pizza Perfection Thin Crust Tandoori Chicken

Oven-frozen pizza that’s the lowest in kJs, saturated fat and sodium.


















Frozen potatoes
Healthy Choice Country Style Wedges

These suckers are low in fat. 

Frozen burger
I&J Lean Beefers Lean Beef Patties

Lower kilojoule option with 60 per cent less fat than the regular patties.




















Vegie burger 
Sanitarium Vegie Delights, Not Burgers

Great for vegos. High in protein and low sodium. High in zinc too. 

Stir-fry mix
McCain Stirfry Supreme Vegetables

A healthy variety of vegies.




















Frozen vegies
Heinz Steamfresh Carrot, Corn & Broccoli

Single serve packs for vegies in a flash. 

Canned vegies
Edgell Mixed Vegetables

Lower in sodium than other tinned types. 

fresh fig & goat's cheese tartellete with caramelised leek

No explanation required to this one. Just bake it and enjoy! J

Pastry
180g cold unsalted butter, diced
250g plain flour
Pinch of salt
2 tbsp (40ml) lemon juice
1 tbsp (20ml) cold water
Filling
2 leeks, white part only,
finely sliced
20g butter
20g caster sugar
1 egg
2 egg yolks
180ml cream
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
200g soft goat’s cheese, crumbled
3 fresh figs, sliced

1 Preheat oven to 200ºC (180ºC fan-forced). To make the pastry, pulse the butter, flour and salt in a food processor until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
2 With the motor running, add the lemon juice and enough water to make the pastry into a ball. Wrap in cling film and rest in fridge for 15 minutes.
3 Roll the pastry out to 3mm thickness and line 8 x 11cm tart cases. Bake the pastry shells for 15 minutes, remove from the oven and allow to cool.
4 To make the filling, gently cook leeks, butter and sugar in a frypan over medium heat until softened and golden. Set aside and allow to cool.
5 In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the  egg, egg yolks, cream and salt and pepper.
6 Divide the cooked leek and goat’s cheese  between each tart. Fill each case with the egg and cream mix and bake for 15 minutes until set.
7 While still warm, add a slice of fig to each tart. Serve at room temperature.