Simple cooking tips for newbies

Cooking is meant to be fun for everyone, so please take a look at some of these tips right now.

1. Give yourself enough time in the kitchen. Do not set unrealistic goals. If you're planning for a party, make sure that you have enough time. Do not do last-minute preparation.

2. If you are thinking of trying out new dishes, make sure you have tried them for yourself. If not, you're asking for trouble. Learn what you know and have the dishes verified before you even serve them.

3. Make sure you do a checklist of the ingredients that you need. It doesn't make sense to be missing ingredients while cooking. So make sure you do a checklist when you go shopping. This will save you time and money.

4. You may also want to use popular recipes to help you. In fact, you can find many of these recipes in this blog itself. Following these simple recipes can help newbies like you.

5. You may also want to get tips from your family and friends. If you are struggling in the kitchen, then it is suggested that you learn from them. Sometimes, they can provide you with invaluable tips especially your mother!

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Four Spices Delicious Cookies

If you are looking to prepare a new and tasty cookie recipe, then you will gonna love this. You will need:

• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4 molasses
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup of coarse granulated sugar

Instructions:

1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, salt, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. Leave to stand. In a bowl, add the brown sugar, butter and shoretening. Then add in the molasses and egg. Then add in the earlier mixture.
2. Cover and allow the dough to chill for around 1 1/2 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
4. Roll the dough into small balls. Then roll each ball in the coarse sugar.
5. Grease the baking sheets lightly, and place the small rolled pieces 2 inches apart and then apply a bit of pressure to flatten them slightly.
6. Allow the cookies to bake for 10 minutes, until the cookies are cracked. Remove them and serve!

You can keep these delicious cookies in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks. Have fun making them! Check out our other cool cookies recipes as well!

Diabetic Recipes - Low Carb Burger

If you are looking to prepare a healthy and low sugar burger, check out this diabetic recipes. I am sure you will love this!

Singapore Chili Crab Recipes

And is here is the full recipe of this signature dish from Singapore!

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I am so proud to introduce to you this signature dish from my home country. Check out this video on how to clean and prepare the crabs. Check out this video right now!

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Easy Apple Pie Recipes - Classic Apple Pie Filling

Yummy looking apple pie recipes. Who doesn't like apple pies? LOL! For one, I think they taste really delicious, and you can prepare them rather easily. Apple pie is a favourite among Americansm and is enjoyed by many throughout the year. This recipe is good for anyone who wish to prepare delicious apple pies. You can adjust the ingredients based on your own taste preferences.

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Interesting coffee recipes

You can create many interesting coffee recipes if you put on a little creativity. You can be paying quite a bit in those cafes for just a cup of coffee, so why not learn to make your own specialty coffee?

Java float recipes:

You will need:

• 4 tablespoons chocolate syrup
• 1 tablespoon chocolate chips
• 2 cups of sparkling water, chilled
• 4 scoops of coffee ice cream (or any of your fave flavours)

Directions:

1. Stir together 2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup and 1 cup sparkling water each in 2 tall glasses.
2. Add the ice cream and chocolate chips as desired. Serves 2.

Caramel Macchiato recipes:

You will need:

• 1/2 cup of fresh brewed Espresso (you will need an espresso machine)
• 8 ounces of steamed milk
• 3-4 tablespoons caramel syrup
• 2 tablespoons vanilla syrup

Directions:

1. Add vanilla syrup to the espresso in a 16oz glass
2. Add the steamed milk and caramel syrup and stir well before serving.

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How to Saute Mushrooms

A simple video on how to saute mushrooms so that you can use it to prepare other recipes. Please follow the instructions so that you will get really delicious mushrooms!

Banana smoothies recipes

Bananas are among our most favourite fruits because it is sweet and can be cooked in almost any way, such as fried, boiled, roasted or eaten raw (obviously)! They are rich in minerals such as potassium, calcium and magnesium. They also contain vitamins A, B and C, thiamine, niancin and fibre. Here are a few smoothies recipes that you can use.

Banana strawberry peach smoothie recipe

• 2 medium bananas, sliced


• 2 cups of strawberries


• 2 cups of peach slices, can be fresh or canned


• 1 cup low fat yogurt


• 1 cup of chilled orange juice
  

Mix all the ingredients into a blender and mix for a few minutes until you get the perfect consistency. You may need to add a few ice cubes as well.

Banana strawberry kiwi smoothie

• 1 cup of banana pieces


• 1 cup of strawberries


• 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into slices


• 1 cup of strawberry kiwi fruit juice
  

I hope you enjoy these 2 recipes that you can prepare anytime. Enjoy!

Chicken with lemon and garlic recipes

Cut a large whole chicken into pieces. Then prepare the rub for the chicken. Mix some lemon juice, 2 crushed and peel cloves of garlic, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, a little of fresh tarrgon, some salt and pepper. Then rub this mixture into all sides of the chicken. Then allow the chicken to stand for an hour.

Heat the grill to the highest and then lay the chicken joints in one single layer onto a grill pan. Leave the pan under the grill. Cook for about 10 minutes. Allow the chicken to turn brown and crispy if you want to, but obviously don't burn it! Flip over onto the other side and allow the chicken to cook for another 5 minutes.

Once the chicken is cooked, add a little butter and the tarragon. Serve this with your favourite side dishes such as coleslaw or mashed potato. This is a simple French recipe that you can use.