Norwish Recipes

 Power Pancake 1/4 C old fashion oatmeal 4 egg whites 1/4 C low fat cottage cheese or tofu 1 t vanilla 1/4 t cinnamon 1/4 t nutmeg pinch of salt (only if using tofu) Blend all ingredients in a blender and cook in a nonstick skillet or griddle with cooking spray. **My girlfriend Diana introduced me to these years ago, adapted from the South Beach Diet, and I had forgotten about them. But I decided to revive them for another MOMO! (Meal On My Own) **These things are amazing. For that stack of pancakes (used tofu), it's about 250 calories, 6 g fat, 3g fiber and 26 g of protein! ** To this little stack above I added 1/4 C cooked quinoa to the batter (just because I had some in the fridge and I want to use it up) and then served them with 1/4 C fat free greek yogurt sweetened with truvia and blueberries.  The whole meal was about 350 calories, 5 g fiber and 33 g of protein. Seriously, this is what I needed after a 10 miler on a Monday morning. It's now close to 1:00pm and I'm no...

  Arugula, Fennel, Avocado and Orange Salad 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 6 C arugula 2 orange, peeled and segmented 1 bulb fennel bulb, thinly sliced 1 avocado Whisk together the honey, lemon juice, salt, and pepper; slowly add the olive oil while continuing to whisk.   Place 1 C arugula on a salad plate; toss the orange segments, fennel slices, and avocados with dressing and place  over the arugula. Or toss all ingredients in a large bowl with dressing. Serve immediately. ** Yummy fresh salad! The dressing is very versatile, and can be used on a lot of salads!

Whole Grain Waffles 2 eggs, beaten 1 3/4 C skim milk 1/4 C applesauce 1/4 C pumpkin (canned) 1 t vanilla 1 C whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 C flax seed meal 1/4 C wheat germ 1/4 C flour 4 t baking powder 1 T sugar 1/4 t salt In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil, applesauce, and vanilla.  Beat in the flours, flax seed, wheat germ, baking powder, sugar and salt until batter is smooth.  Preheat a belgian waffle iron (probably would work in a normal waffle iron, I just don't have one), and coat with cooking spray.  Pour batter into waffle iron and cook until crisp and golden. **I made these right along side THESE , and both Hans and I liked these better! So healthy, yet so light and crispy.  I also made a simple fruit syrup with some blueberries, raspberries, water and a couple teaspoons of sugar, boiling until thick. Oh and I added a little lemon curd...mmmm. Delightful! **Original recipe was from allrecipes.com, but I changed it. **Estimated 250 calories, ...

This months  Sweet Punch  challenge was ...Banoffee Pie......this pie is filled with amazing goodness and yet so simple...I always wanted to make  Dulce de Leche .....once you have made that.....then you have a super simple dessert ready in minutes.....you gotta try this one....... Recipe source :  Swapna's Cuisine Ingredients Print this recipe 150 g Digestive Biscuits 30 g  Butter (melted) 200 gms  Dulce de Leche 2 tsp Instant coffee powder 1 Banana (sliced) 200 ml Cream 2 tbsp Icing powder 1 tsp Vanilla essence 2 tsp Cocoa powder for dusting Method Powder digestive biscuits in a blender to fine powder, now add the melted butter and pulse till well blended. Preheat the oven at 180 degree C for 10 minutes. 3.Transfer the powdered biscuits into a  6 inch pie dish or tart pan with removable base. Press the powdered biscuits firmly with your hand and spread evenly,cover the sides of the pan too. 4.Place on a baking tray and put it into the hot o...

This is pure magic, when I opened this tin of condensed milk......I closed my eyes and prayed it would look exactly like how I had hoped it would...........and .......you get to see this amazing color....its just beautiful caramel ....its pure magic. I wanted to make Dulce de Leche long back and came to know that its usually prepared by immersing the condensed milk tin in water and cooked for 3 hours.......I know ......3 hours....I was like.....forget it.....my mom would just set my head on fire....with all the gas prices shooting up....then I came across Divya's Easycooking blog...where she had used the pressure cooker method....I would not be surprised if it was an Indian who actually came up with this idea.....its just so amazing and time saving....though I did tell everyone to vacate the kitchen......just in case......(just kidding) Recipe Source: Easycooking Ingredients 1 tin Condensed Milk Water Method Place the condensed milk tin inside a pressure cooker, fill enough wa...

According to mom, this is what she would call 'Comfort Food'....if its raining and cold outside....I know what exactly my mom would say.....'This is the right time to have nungel meen ghassi  or chutney with piping hot ganji'....I have to confess that dry fish was not my favorite(I used to hate it)....but I also believe that with age,taste buds mature....mine did.....but my sister's did not....she refuses to even sit next to this dish... The easiest way to flush my sister outside the house.... just make nungel meen(dry fish) ghassi or chutney. This is definitely one of those dishes that falls into the 'Acquired taste' category.......you can either hate it or just love it . Ingredients Print this recipe 350 grams Dry fish (I have used thate/shark) 1 cup Coconut 7 to 8 roasted Red chilllies  2 tsp roasted Coriander seeds 1/4tsp roasted Cumin seeds 15 roasted Peppercorns 1/4 tsp roasted Fenugreek seeds (methi) 5 cloves of Garlic (with peel) 1/2 tsp Turmeric pow...

Oatmeal Soda Bread 3 C flour 1 t baking soda 1 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 1 T honey 3/4 c rolled oats 1 1/2 C buttermilk Preheat oven to 375. combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, slat, honey and 1/2 C oats.  Make a well in cent er of flour mixture, pour in buttermilk and mix. Spread remaining oats on countertop, turn dough out onto the oats and knead a few times.  The dough should be  smooth, rouand and covered with oats. Place bread on parchment lined cookie sheet.  Using a sharp knife cut an X about 1/2 inch deep ont he top.  Lightly coat the top with pam.  Bake for 30-40 minutes until bread sounds hollow when tapped on buttom.  Cool slightly before slicing. **Served alongside  this year's Beef Bourguinon (New Years Day Fave) **A very quick, rustic bread that doesn't require any rising time. It is dense, but quite flavorful.  Great along side a soup or stew.  Also great with apricot cream cheese.  **Apricot Cream Cheese 2 T ...