Archive | February, 2014

Sweet potato and coconut soup

23 Feb

I bought myself a blender the other day so I’ve started making soup. This is my first one of many hopefully.

Ingredients
750 grams grated sweet potato
1/4 can coconut milk
2 tsp of Thai red curry paste
1 onion
750mls veg stock
Handful of chopped coriander

Directions
1. Fry the onion until soft, usually takes about 5 mins
2. Add the Thai paste and leave to cook for a further minute
3. Stir in the sweet potato and stock and cook until the potato softens
4. Take of the heat and add the milk and coriander
5. Blitz with a hand blender until it has a smooth consistency.
6. Serve and enjoy

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Easy scrambled eggs

9 Feb

The quickest and easiest way to cook scrambled egg. Perfect for when you don’t have time to cook a massive breakfast but you wake up starving.

Ingredients

2 eggs
2 Tbsp milk
2 Tbsp shredded cheese
Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Coat the inside of the mug with oil spray to stop it sticking
2.Crack 2 eggs into the mug and add the milk and cheese.
3. Whisk until everything is mixed in.
4. Blast in the microwave for 45 seconds and take out and stir.
5.Cook for another 30-45 seconds, make sure it’s cooked all the way through. Scrambled eggs done!

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Cake in a cup

9 Feb

This recipe isn’t the healthiest of things but it sure is super clever and very easy to make. If you’ve got a craving for something sweet but you don’t have the time or the energy to whip up a full on cake, this is perfect.

Ingredients

4 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup Nutella
3 Tbsp milk

Directions
1.Mix all the ingredients together in a large cup until smooth.
2.Cook in the microwave for 1 minute. 3. Let it cool for as long as you can resist, then tuck in!

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