My Secret Resource of Shrimp Recipes

Most of my friends ask me about my resource of shrimp recipes and I just tell them that it is a natural talent which is a pure lie. It’s not a natural talent, it is a secret recipe I have been following over a period of time. I like all the recipes from this website because all the recipes are easy to make, gives amazing taste & economical.

Knorr shrimp recipes have really helped me in pulling out the successful parties, easy dinners and special Sunday brunch. I rarely make any modifications to these recipes because of the simplicity they offer unlike other food website these recipes are not at all complicated and difficult to pull. The website also has amazing videos which guide you through the complete process if you do not like to read.

I am sharing top 4 recipes of shrimp in this post which I have collected:- 

1. Asian shrimp & peanuts stir-fry: believe you me, this dish can be ready in just 15 minutes of span and there is no special ingredients which you require to cook this. Perfect for kids lunch as kids like the stir-fry stuff. There is hardly any fat which also makes this dish perfect for someone who is dieting and looking for tasty food. Click here to get this recipe. 
2. Buffalo shrimp ranch salad: this dish is ready in just 3 simple and plain steps. You do not have to grill yourself in the kitchen if you are cooking this salad. It is healthy and filled with the goodness of the green vegetables. If you do not eat beef than chicken is also a very good option which goes well with this dish. I like my chicken roasted. You can even make chicken nuggets. You can even avoid butter if you want or perhaps use the low fat margarine. Click here to get the recipe of this dish
3. Cajun Jambalaya: if you like to eat rice in your dinner and this dish is specially meant for you. The combination of shrimp and rice is very delicious and the bell peppers gives that extra zing to this dish. This dish also has some Asian flavors in it and perfect for the night when you are having friends because it’s a standalone dish which does not require you to cook the sides to go with the main dish. To get this recipe, click here. 
4. Creamy Asian shrimp ceviche: you do not even have to get into your kitchen for cooking this recipe. All you need is 15 minutes and a microwave. Your shrimps will be ready to serve. I really like the presentation of this dish and I hope to serve this to my guests every time to come to my home. Click here to get the recipe of this amazing dish.

Try these shrimp recipes from knorr and believe you me you will regular hunt this website for new recipes. If you also have some websites which contribute to your personal recipe collection, kindly let me know. I will also check them out.

Chicken Vegetable Soup - The Goodness of Chicken and Vegetable Together

I have two kids below the age of 10 and I think besides my job, taking care of them is like 3 jobs combined into one. I have to take care of their food, clothes, school, projects and what not. On top of that, they make really funny faces and come up with excuses when I serve them something healthy. My younger son has bag full of excuses when he doesn't like something which I have cooked.

Over a period is time, I have learned some tricks which I keeping pulling on my kids. Right now, they really don’t understand the importance of eating healthy. They think that eating junk food will also be as good as eating vegetables but, we all know what the truth is.

Whenever I want them to eat something which is healthy and not liked by them, I make something alternative. I now make lots of smoothies, shakes, soups, wraps etc. Even I have a collection of chicken vegetable soup recipes. I serve them a different kind of soup every time. They are also happy to consume them.

While making a chicken vegetable soup one must keep the following things in mind-

1. While making the stock, use the already available chicken stock cubes. They give a very nice taste to your soups.
2. Pre-cook the vegetables as well as chicken. In the end mix everything together- stock, chicken & vegetables. Cook all of them for about 5 minutes and you are good to go.
3. Do not use the vegetables which has lots of seeds in the soup such as bell peppers. Carrot, cabbage etc. are good vegetables and they are also a very good companion of soup. Work on them together. 
4. Avoid clear soups, if you are making it for kids. They don’t really like clear soups. Use cheese and cream in the soup but don’t go overboard with it. Try to keep it as minimum as you can. 
5. If your kids are like my kids, they will definitely ask for the breadsticks no matter what soup you are serving them. So just microwave the beard and put some olives on it. They are really good for health. 
6. Make your presentation attractive. Buy colorful bowls, come with funny decorations. It increase the appetite of your kids
7. Kids like chewy soup, give them the chunky of chicken to eat. They will love that. 
8.   Never join boil the chicken and use it in the chicken. Season them well and then put them in the soup. 
9. With these above given instructions, you will see that your kids will eventually start loving the soup and you will have no problem feeding them with vegetables.

Bon appetite!!

Let’s Celebrate World bar-b-que Day With Some Amazing Food

4^th July is known as world BBQ day and each one of us grab our grills, BBQ stations, ovens etc and head straight out. This is the perfect way to celebrate summer. I cannot think of even a single thing which I do not like about summers. The flowers, beaches, food, colors etc. This all takes my breath away. Kids love the summers too.

Bar-Be-Que which is also known as BBQ is basically a slow cooking method which has been with us from 20 BC. That was the only way earlier people use to cook. The cooking process was really slow (at times up to 18 hours) but the outcome was amazing. Traditionally BBQ included the whole piece of protein (pork, buffalo and sometime chicken etc.) kept over the grill. They custom was to use wood while BBQ’ing the meat.

Now a days, due to time and resource constrain people are using coal and electric BBQ’s. However, thinking that anyone can BBQ the meat is wrong. Most of the novices think that they will rub whatever on the meat and put it on the fire and throw a summer BBQ party doesn’t understand the science involved behind it. Most of them, end up with dry and chewy piece of meat.

Lots of countries also hold the best BBQ championship annually. Only 3.6% women participate in the competition in USA. I guess, BBQ is more of a man thing. Women are great cook but standing in front the charcoals is perhaps not their cup of tea. Even in my childhood, I have never seen my mother initiating a BBQ by herself. It was always my father who use to make Sunday BBQ for us.

When it comes to my favorite food, I really like BBQ pulled pork recipe because I really like the succulent piece of pork with all the charcoal flavors in it. Personally, I can have that every day for forever. My neighbors use to serve it with boiled rice and their kids are really happy to have it like that.

Pulled pork goes very well with hotdog bun, boiled rice, corn bread and Indian bread. While doing the preparation for pulled pork, one must pay attention to the rub they are using. Rub is the essence of good pulled pork. My father use to say that using just plain oil spoils the pork. One must use proper seasoning and these days market is filled with stock cubes, they are the perfect companion while BBQ’ing.

At last, just remember the golden rule never cook your pork on the high heat. Give it time and let it cook slowly because the juices which you get from the slow cooked meat is worth every minute of wait. Do comment and let me know what are you cooking on the world BBQ day and do share some pictures of your outing as well. Happy BBQ’ing.

Let’s Explore Different Culture, let’s Cook Something Mexican Tonight

I love exploring the culture of different countries. It gives me lots of vision as well as knowledge about the world. I read a lot of different countries and their food online whenever I get time. I really like Indian and Italian cuisine because in both the culinary world, they give importance to spices and vegetables.

I have learned lots of Indian dishes from my friend Neha. I think, I have told you about her in my earlier post as well. The other day only, I was sitting with her and poking her to teach me how to cook an Indian desert called- Gajar ka Halwa. In return, she asked me to teach her some Mexican dish.

After telling her how to cook some of the Mexican food, I thought of dedicating this post to her… J. Thank you for being in my friend neha. This one is for you.

So, let me share this Mexican soup recipe with you all which is easy to cook and delicious to eat. This is my favorite soup and today I will be sharing tortilla soup recipe with you all. There are so many alterations which one can make to this soup recipe. It is a soup which can be served cold and hot, both ways. This soup has crunchiness and I have seen so many people who like to have this soup very hot. 

The recipe for this soup is-

 Ingredients:

• 1 kg of fire roasted tomatoes
• 4 cloves of garlic (peeled and crushed)
• 1 ½ tbsp. of cilantro (try and get it fresh)
• ½ tbsp. of sugar
• 10 cups chicken stock (I use knorr stock cubes for making chicken stock)
• 1 kg of chicken (boneless chicken breast pieces)
• Rice
• Tortilla chips
• 2-3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

Introduce Health to Your Kitchen by Introduction Margarine in Your Kitchen

Are you also the part of butter vs. margarine debate? I am convinced that margarine is a healthier substitute of butter and one must not consume too much butter in their day to day life. Rather, they should look for healthier alternatives of butter and live healthy.

It is not very difficult to start leading a healthy life. Making a small switch from butter to margarine is an easy and effective way to cut back saturated fats from your daily life. We use butter on regular basis as a bread spread, for cooking, for baking etc. In a research, it was shown that by simply replacing butter with margarine one could save their body with whopping 3 kilos of bad fat per year. Isn’t this amazing?

If your family can’t get use to the idea of using margarine instead of butter, slowly introduce them to this healthy margarine. Lots of bakers, swears by the taste of margarine in their baked goods. These days market is filled with the option of gluten free margarine, one can also use them.

Margarines is now available in different flavors and one can pick them as per their need. It not only taste great as a bread spread but it is also great for cooking. Most of the margarines contains less saturated fats and in some of the country’s margarine contains maximum of 15% of fat.

Most of the people like to opt for the canola based margarines because they comprehend healthy essential fatty acids such as ALA and omega 6. However it is always recommended to choose margarine tub over margarine sticks because the more liquidity the margarine is, the healthier it would be.

Some of the health benefits of margarine are-

• They are very rich in vitamin A & vitamin D. Both these vitamins are very essential for our body.
• Margarine are very rich in omega-3 & Omega-6 acids. These acids are very necessary for our body.
• It is lighter for baking and gives a better taste to the food.

Lots of doctors are also advising the people to incorporate margarine in their regular diet in order to live healthy and maintain lean body. The debate of butter vs. margarine can go on forever, but at the end of the day one must take a right decision towards their health.

Besides eating healthy, one must indulge themselves in physical activities and outdoor games. If you do not get time during the week due to the hectic office schedule, make sure that you are dedicating your weekend to the fitness.

Lastly, I would just like to say that I don’t think margarine is unhealthy. Science has proven this time and again. Enjoy your life and eat healthy!!

Easy Pork Chops Recipe – Pineapple Pork Chops

Everyone I meet or have met likes to eat pork chops but at the same time, everyone has different recipe for it. I mean I can’t even tell you how many version I have seen of this simple pork chops. People cook them in everything possible- whiskey, cheese, okra etc.

The flavors of pork chops are such that it goes well with everything. You can simply grill it, or you can pressure cook it. Cooking easy pork chop recipe i think is not very difficult. All you have to do is to make up your mind about whether you want to grill it, cook it, put them in slow cooker etc. Once you know what you are looking for you can find the recipes easily.

To show the versatility of this amazing food, let’s cook pork chops in a little different style, let’s cook pineapple pork chops-

Ingredients:

• 4 pork chops loin (4 racks)
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tin of canned pineapple (drained and cut in chunks)
• Salt & pepper (as per taste)
• 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
• ½ tbsp. of brown sugar
• 1 can of yams (drained and cut in chunks)

Method:

1. Take a bowl and combine flour, salt & pepper. Coat the pork chops nicely. If you like to have a crispy pork chops than you can repeat the coating twice with the egg coating. Give them the resting time for about 10-15 minutes.
2. Now, take a heavy base pan and heat vegetable oil on the medium-high heat. Once, the oil is warm, cook the pork chops for about 6-7 minutes each side. Make sure that you do not dark brown them. They should be light brown in color. 
3. In another bowl, squeeze the pineapples (make sure that you are not making the puree of them) to take some juice out of them. Mix this juice with brown sugar and cinnamon powder.
4. Add this mixture over cooked pork chops and give a very nice stir. Make sure that the sauce is coated all over the pork chops. Cook this for about 2-3 minutes.
5. Now, add yam and stir. Let this cook for about 15-17 minutes with lid closed.
6. Serve hot with sticky rice.

Source: http://www.webmd.com

If you have kids at home, they will love this recipe because they like the sweet and sour combination in the dishes. My kids literally lick the plates whenever I cook this dish. It is actually to fun to create pork chops like this because most of us grill and eat them.