Month: May 2017

Desserts

Ambrosia Salad

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Ambrosia Salad
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Ambrosia Salad

Prep Time7 minutes
Total Time7 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Strawberries, cut into fourths
  • 4 Bananas, sliced
  • 2 cup Grapes, cut in half
  • 2 - 11 oz can Mandarin Oranges
  • 2 cup Miniature Marshmallow
  • 1 cup Strawberry Yogurt
  • 16 oz Cool Whipped

Instructions

  • Cut the strawberries into fourths. If some pieces are big, cut them smaller. Slice the grapes in halves. Sliced the bananas. Drain the mandarin oranges. Put all the fruits in a big bowl.
  • Pour in mini marshmallow, yogurt, and cool whip. Fold the fruits, marshmallow, yogurt, and cool whip together until mixed. Enjoy!
One of my favorite dessert is Ambrosia salad. Ambrosia is a variation of fruit salad. It includes mandarin oranges, pineapples, strawberries, bananas, cherries, grapes, and miniature marshmallow. Some recipes include other fruits too. It is super good and easy to make.

A few years ago, a friend of ours told us that ambrosia is food of the Greek Gods. In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia means immortality. It is often depicted as the “conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it.” Cool huh?

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb Strawberries, cut into fourths
  • 4 Bananas, sliced
  • 2 cup Grapes, cut in half
  • 2 can 11 oz Mandarin Oranges
  • 2 cup Miniature Marshmallow
  • 1 cup Strawberry Yogurt
  • 16 oz Cool Whipped
Directions:

Cut the strawberries into fourths. If some pieces are big, cut them smaller. Slice the grapes in halves. Sliced the bananas. Drain the mandarin oranges. Put all the fruits in a big bowl.

Ambrosia Salad

Pour in mini marshmallow, yogurt, and cool whip.

Ambrosia Salad

Fold the fruits, marshmallow, yogurt, and cool whip together until mixed.

Ambrosia Salad

Enjoy!

Ambrosia Salad

 

 

Desserts

Swiss Buttercream Recipe

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Swiss Buttercream
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Swiss Buttercream Recipe

Prep Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 5 Egg Whites
  • 1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 4 sticks Unsalted Butter, room temperature, cut into Tablespoons
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Pinch of Salt

Instructions

  • Place the egg whites and sugar in the metal bowl of the stand mixer. Put the bowl on top of a pot with boiling water, not touching the water. Whisk constantly until the sugar dissolves and not grainy anymore.
  • Place the bowl on the stand mixer and whip on high until it forms a stiff peak. About 10 minutes.
  • With the mixer on low, beat in the butter. After all the butter is added, increase the speed to medium high and mix until smooth.
  • This buttercream can be stored on the counter for a few days or in the refrigerator. If store in refrigerator, bring it to room temperature before using.

Unlike regular buttercream, Swiss Buttercream is more refined and not too sweet. This recipe uses granulated sugar instead of powdered sugar. You can easily adjust the sweetness of the buttercream by adding less or more sugar. I like this recipe because the buttercream is thick and holds its shape well.

Ingredients:
  • 5 Egg Whites
  • 1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 4 sticks Unsalted Butter, room temperature, cut into Tablespoons
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 pinch of Salt
Directions:

Place the egg whites and sugar in the metal bowl of the stand mixer. Put the bowl on top of a pot with boiling water, not touching the water. Whisk constantly until the sugar dissolves and not grainy anymore.

Place the bowl on the stand mixer and whip on high until it forms a stiff peak. About 10 minutes.

With the mixer on low, beat in the butter. After all the butter is added, increase the speed to medium high and mix until smooth.

This buttercream can be stored on the counter for a few days or in the refrigerator. If store in refrigerator, bring it to room temperature before using.

Swiss Buttercream

Appetizers

Steamed Cabbage Rolls

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Cabbage Rolls
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Steamed Cabbage Rolls

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 Large Cabbage
  • 1 lb Ground meat of choice (pork, beef, turkey)
  • 1-2 Carrots
  • 3 Bean Thread Noodles bundles
  • 1/2 cup Oyster Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Hoisin Sauce
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Fill a large pot with water half way. Bring it to a boil. Rinse the cabbage and cut the bottom in a square shape around the root. Some people like to take out the bottom root, but you can keep it on. Put the cabbage in the boiling water. This will help the cabbage leaves come off easier.
  • While waiting, shred and cut the carrots.
  • Flip the cabbage using a thong every 5 minutes. Be careful, it's HOT!
  • In a medium bowl, soak the bean thread noodles in warm water until the noodles are soft and loose. Drain and cut them shorter.
  • Combine the ground meat, carrots, noodles, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, salt, and black pepper.
  • Using a tong, remove some leaves from the cabbage. Cut the hard stem off the cabbage (in a triangular shape).
  • Put the fillings on the leaf. Start rolling by folding the bottom to cover the fillings, then the sides, then roll it.
  • Put the cabbage rolls in a steamer and steam it for 30 minutes.
  • Serve with sweet and chili sauce, peanut butter sauce, or hot peppers. Enjoy!

Steamed cabbage rolls are a healthier version of egg rolls. It is a healthy and low carb dish that is very easy to make. Great to eat when I want something light and to lose weight.

Cabbage rolls are cooked cabbage leaves wrapped with fillings. There are many variations of this dish. It’s a common cuisine that has spread throughout Europe, Asia, and US.

Ingredients:
  • 1 Large Cabbage
  • 1 lb Ground meat of choice (pork, beef, turkey)
  • 1-2 Carrots
  • 3 Bean Thread Noodles bundles
  • 1/2 cup Oyster Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Hoisin Sauce
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
Directions:

Fill a large pot with water half way. Bring it to a boil.

Rinse the cabbage and cut the bottom in a square shape around the root. Some people like to take out the bottom root, but you can keep it on.

Put the cabbage in the boiling water. This will help the cabbage leaves come off easier.

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While waiting, shred and cut the carrots.

Flip the cabbage using a tong every 5 minutes. Be careful, it’s HOT!

cabbage

In a medium bowl, soak the bean thread noodles in warm water until the noodles are soft and loose. Drain and cut them shorter.

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Combine the ground meat, carrots, noodles, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, salt, and black pepper.

cabbage rolls stuffing

Using a thong, remove some leaves from the cabbage.

cabbage leaf

Cut the hard stem off the cabbage (in a triangular shape).

cabbage leaf

Put the fillings on the leaf. Start rolling by folding the bottom to cover the fillings, then the sides, then roll it.

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Put the cabbage rolls in a steamer and steam it for 30 minutes.

cabbage roll

Serve with sweet and chili sauce, peanut butter sauce, or hot peppers. Enjoy!

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