Norwish Recipes

Celebrating with some Egg less vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting for completing 200 posts :) I don't like egg less cakes......I had this wrong notion that cakes can never taste good without eggs......BOY ....was I wrong......I realized that I should be more open to different kind of recipes that come my way......I am holding onto these egg less cupcake as of now:) Recipe source : Marias Menu Ingredients Print this recipe 2 1/2 cups  All purpose flour 1tsp Baking powder 1tsp Soda bi carbonate 2 cups Powdered Sugar 3/4 cup (170g) Butter , softened 1 cup Yogurt , room temperature 1/2 cup Hot Milk 1 tsp Vanilla Essence For Chocolate Frosting 1/2 cup(113g) Butter 2/3 cup Cocoa powder, sieved 3 cups Icing sugar, sieved 1/3 cup Milk/ water 1 tsp Vanilla essence Method For cupcake: Preheat oven at 180 degree C for 10 minutes Sift all purpose flour(maida), baking powder and soda bi carbonate. Keep this aside. In a bowl beat butter, sugar, yogurt , hot milk and vanilla essenc...

                             Vanilla Panna cotta........ fancy name.....but super simple dessert. Whenever I used to watch a chef using vanilla bean, I never thought it would make any difference......until I used it myself........last week I bought 2 vanilla beans (just two).......I am glad I used it .....and I am glad I used it wisely......End result......Vanilla Bean just ROCKS. Ingredients print this recipe 500ml  Fresh Cream 50 g Sugar 1 Vanilla bean (or vanilla extract) 2 1/2 tsp Gelatin 50 ml Cold water Fresh Strawberry Sauce 200g Fresh Strawberries 2 tbsp Sugar Method Pour cream into a saucepan, split vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape all the seeds with a knife and into the cream,toss in the whole bean in too. Bring the cream to a simmer, take off the heat and discard the vanilla bean. Cover the pan for 30 minutes. Add sugar to the cream and re-heat until the sugar is dissolved. Lightl...

Seriously...I cannot get enough of chocolate...Is it just me or do I have an overdose of chocolate recipes in my blog.....I don't care ....you are gonna see more chocolate anyway. I don't like to brag ;)......but believe me....... these are super simple .......amazing.......yummilicious.......with an attitude ....... muffins(does that even make sense). Ingredients Print this recipe 1 3/4 cup All purpose flour 2 tsp Baking powder 1/2 tsp Baking soda 4 tbsp Cocoa powder 3/4 cup Caster sugar or powdered sugar 3/4 cup Semi sweet chocolate chipes pinch salt 1 cup Milk 1/3 cup + 2 tsp Vegetable oil 1 egg 1 tsp Vanilla 1/4 cup Chocolate chips to sprinkle Method Preheat oven at 190 Degree C.Place muffin paper cases into a muffin tray and set aside. In a bowl whisk or sieve together all the dry ingredients- flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, caster sugar and cocoa powder. Add 3/4 cup chocolate chips and mix well. In another small bowl combine all the wet ingredients - oil, milk, e...

My daughter loves Penne Arrabbiata ......I love creamy Penne Arrabbiata .........and my mom loves creamy cheesy Penne Arrabbiata......Glad that I was able to satisfy everyone with one dish. Arrabbiata means 'Angry' in Italian...I am guessing it has something to do with the heat in the dish because of the chillies ....So here is some  'Angry Pasta'  for everyone. Ingredients Print this recipe 3 cups Penne, uncooked 2 tbsp Olive oil 10 cloves of Garlic, crushed 3 tsp Red chilli flakes(adjust to taste) or 2 fresh red chillies chopped 6 medium ripe Tomatoes  3/4 cup Tomato Puree Pepper and salt to taste 1 tsp Sugar 2 tbsp  fresh Basil , roughly chopped 2 tbsp  fresh Parsley , roughly chopped 1/2 cup Fresh Cream 10 Black olives , sliced 1/2 Red capsicum,sliced (optional) 1/2 Yellow capsicum, sliced (optional) 200 g Mushroom, sliced (optional) Method Make tomato concasse -Boil 3 cups of water, while the water is coming to boil, make a small 'X' on the tomatoes (as sho...

 Yam Nachos 6 large yams, cut into 8 wedges 3 T olive oil 1 egg white 1/2 t chili powder 1/4 t paprika 3/4 t kosher salt 1 t lime juice 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 3 cups shredded Colby jack cheese 3 green onions, thinly sliced and ends trimmed Sweet peppers, diced guacamole sour cream salsa Combine the olive oil, egg white, chili powder, paprika, salt and lime juice in a small mixing bowl and whisk until completely combined.  Toss with the potatoes, ensure to evenly coat them, and spread the potatoes out in a single layer on a well-oiled baking sheet.  Bake at 400 for 45 minutes, or until golden brown with a crispy exterior. Remove from oven and cover with cheese, black beans and green onions.  Place the pan back in the oven for 5 minutes, or until cheese has thoroughly melted. Garnish nachos with sour cream, guacamole and salsa...or whatever else you want. ** Thank you Breanna for introducing us to this recipe... Chile Lime Potato Nachos ....

Homemade Buttermilk 1 1/2 T lemon juice enough milk to make 1 C Put lemon juice in a measuring cup, then add enough milk to fill to the 1 C line. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes.  **I feel like it gets a bit thicker and happens quicker if milk is luke warm. **I usually have buttermilk on hand, but every once in a while I'm low and don't realize it.  This recipe has helped in a pinch several times....like today when making Bran Muffins .

Mom's Whole Wheat Bread 1 egg, beaten 1 C milk 2 C hot water 2/3 C honey 1 T salt 5 T oil (used canola, but want to try olive) 8 C whole wheat flour 1 1/2 T instant yeast Makes 2 loaves. In bowl of kitchen aid, add egg, milk, water honey and salt. With paddle attachment, mix until honey and salt are dissolved. Add oil and 4 C of flour, mixing until smooth.  Add yeast and mix.  Switch to dough hook and add remaining flour a little at a time. Mix well.  Let rest for 20 minutes.  Mold into loaves, raise to double (or top of pan - about 1 1/2 hours). Bake at 350 for 30 minutes then turn the heat down to 300 and bake 30 minutes longer. Remove from pan allow to cool a bit on rack.  While cooling, spread butter on top of the loaf. (Not sure why...Mom did it, so I do.) **This is, to me, true love! I remember getting off the bus, walking in the house and smelling this bread. Mom would give me a thick slice on a paper towel, slathered with butter and honey. Few things con...

Autumn Minestrone 2 T olive oil 1 C chopped onions 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 C peeled and cubed butternut squash or acorn squash 2 celery stalks diced (I forgot and just sliced mine) 1/2 C peeled and diced carrots 2 C cubed potatoes 1 t dried oregano 2 t salt 1/2 t ground black pepper 6 C water 3 C chopped kale 1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed Prepare all vegetables. Heat the oil in a large soup pot on medium heat. Add onions and garlic, saute for 5 minutes. Add the wquash, celery, carrots, potatoes, oregano, salt, pepper and water.  Cook for10-15 minutes until potatoes are almost done.  Add the kale and beans and simmer for 5 minutes.  Serve immediately. **Recipe adapted from the Moosewood Restauurant. **So healthy and yummy, great winter meal served along side a whole grain bread. **Delish with a little parmesan or cheddar cheese on top.

I am posting a recipe after a very long break....went into a month long hangover....sobering up now (hopefully) I strongly believe that a blogger should never apologize to his or her viewers for not posting for a long time....coz believe me........they won't notice that you are missing (I am excluding Shireen Sequeira :)   I felt it was the right time to post this recipe....I never thought I would ever say this ...well I am gonna say it anyways .....'IT'S VALENTINES DAY' (sorry I am not at all a valentine person...plz don't hate me)....well the real reason.....Its my daughters 3rd birthday....yes she is a valentine baby (I am not proud of it :) and yes I am dreading whats going to happen 15 years from now. Recipe source:- Essential Chocolate - Love Food Ingredients Print this recipe for Pastry 225g plain flour (plus extra for dusting) 2tbsp cocoa powder 150g butter (cold) 2tbsp caster sugar 1 to 2 tbsp cold water for filling 175g butter 350g brown sugar 4 eggs (ligh...