Delicio Recipe List

I adapted this recipe from a recipe that was in the December issue of Family Circle. I've been wanting to put my little spin on it since... umm Christmas. Fresh greens with marinated onions, saut�ed portabella mushrooms and roasted beets. This pairs nicely with any steak or chicken dish ~ or makes a nice light meal all on it's own. Serves 4 Dressing Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar 1/2 tablespoon raw honey 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper Salad Ingredients : 3-4 beets, peeled and thinly sliced 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 6 ounce portobello mushrooms, cleaned and sliced 10 ounces mixed greens, such as baby kale, spinach and/or arugula 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted Roast beets : Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line large baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray lightly with cooking oil. Place sliced beets on prepared baking sheet. ...

Mangoes are delicious , and here in Maldives Mango is a well loved fruit. There are ripe ones , green ones ,tender green ones, where you can slice right through the seed .  My hubby once went on a trip to L. Gan  on a work trip and came home armed with , not one but two big boxes of green unripe mangoes. After distributing them to everyone, I wondered what I would do with them. I love green mango juice but was in no mood for juice. Since it was  a hot day ..... I decided to make a granita instead. Granita is a lot easier to make compared to ice cream , just need to scrape the juice so you have ice crystals, which is then served. Recipe : Green Mango Granita 600g green unripe mangoes, peeled and sliced Sugar syrup : 1  1/4 cup sugar                        1 1/2 cup water 2 cups water Make the sugar syrup by boiling the water with the sugar in  , till the sugar dissolves and  , simmer for 5 minutes a...

We love coffee cake, but we love the streusel topping even more. This cake has a double helping of streusel on top! Topping 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 3/4 cup granulated white sugar 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt Cake 1 yellow cake mix 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup butter, melted 4 eggs Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 2 to 3 teaspoons milk 1/4 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13 X 9 pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, stir Topping ingredients until crumbly. Set aside. In large bowl, stir Cake ingredients until blended. Pour into 13x9 pan. Sprinkle topping over cake. Bake for 30 - 45 minutes  or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer to a cooling rack. Let stand 10 minutes. In small bowl, beat Glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Shared on Meal Plan Monday

A group of us are participating in the Food In Jars Mastery Challenge hosted by Marisa at  Food in Jars .  The March challenge was Jelly or Shrubs. While just about everyone gets the concept of jams and jellies, Shrubs were a mystery to me even though I did bartend for a while. They were not popular back then, or the places I worked were not "upscale" enough to know about them. They are a very old concept from the days before refrigeration, but shrubs are making a comeback!  So, what does the word,  shrub , mean, exactly?  Michael Dietsch  explains in rich detail the history of shrub-making, which dates way beyond Colonial times, in the pages of his recent book,  Shrubs: An Old Fashioned Drink for Modern Times . A shrub is basically fruit, or even vegetables, combined with two other components: sugar and vinegar. After the correct ratio of those ingredients integrate over a little time, the result is a perfect balance of tartness, sugar, acidity, and t...

Its a bit depressing these days after coming  home from a trip to my hubby's island. Flu is still raging on and listening to news is making me sad. Keeping the boys away from school for this week. Hopefully will return back to school next week and this flu calms down by then. Till then , lets look at some  nice beach pics and  be happy for being happy and healthy , those who are battling the flu, sending prayers and thoughts your way and wishing you all to get well soon.  My little guy turned 10 last month. We don't make a big fuss over birthdays,  I usually cook his favorites on his birthday , or go to his favorite place to eat. Celebrating with parties has become a big headache for me as the cousins list seem to grow and I like to stick to details and always end up bone tired by the end of the day. So I like to make  more of a just us 4 kind of day for birthdays now and the boys don't  seem to mind. So since my little guy was turning 10, I decided to...

I am participating in a year long Food In Jars Mastery Challenge hosted by Marisa from Food in Jars, and the March challenge was Jellies and Shrubs! Since my family and I really aren't into the Shrubs, vinegary concentrated drinks, I decided to stick with jelly, but I used my cherries from last years crop to make jelly. I've never made Cherry Jelly before. It is sweet, tart and delicious! My cherries were frozen. I rinsed them off and set the colander on the base after they drained well. I let them thaw. I removed the pits over the colander , yielding about 4 - 4 1/2 cups of cherries.  The base caught 3/4 cup of cherry juice!  I cooked the cherries after adding  Sure-Jell (I didn't need to add water since the base of my colander caught the juice. I boiled them and then added the  sugar. I boiled them for a few minutes to yield the most juice. I used the colander and base again to separate the cherries from the jelly juice. I filled the jelly jars and processed t...

A perfectly delightful and flavorful cake that's incredibly scrumptious! This dessert can easily be made a day ahead of when you plan to serve it or deliver to your favorite function... Servings (12) Prep: 20 Mins. Bake: 30 Mins. INGREDIENTS Jello 1 (3-oz. pkg. - small box) Sugar Free Strawberry Jello 1 cup boiling water Cake 2 large eggs 1 cup water 1/2 cup Mazola oil 1 (5.3-oz. container) Strawberry Chobani Greek Yogurt 1 teaspoon  vanilla extract 1 (15.25 oz. box) Betty Crocker Delights Super Moist French Vanilla Cake Mix Strawberry Frosting 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup Yakutat Wild Alaska Strawberry Jam 2 heaping tablespoons sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1-2 tablespoons water (or enough until your desired consistency is reached) Optional: Red organic food coloring gel METHOD Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13" glass baking dish; set aside. In a glass 2-cup measure, pour 1 cup of boili...

We are facing a flu out break here in the Maldives, Swine Flu to be exact.  So I think these water melon ice pops will be perfect for both who are healthy and for the ones battling the flu. I know its cold but with no appetite, and getting fluids into kids will be difficult when sick.  A fresh water melon ice pop just might help and I hope it helps.  This was  my first ice pop I made, long time ago ,when my little guy was small and battling eczema. I  made him these to cool him down as it can get really hot even in Malaysia in those days.  I recently discovered this DIY method of making ice pops without the mold.   All you need are these !! These kind of lined muffin cases  are stronger and comes lined in such a way that the ice pop doesn't stick to the paper as it would in a regular paper case. Once it freezes, all you need to do is  peel off the paper ( just don't throw it all over the place though, but into  the bin??). Recipe: Waterm...

Step it up a notch next time you fix spaghetti for dinner. Make homemade sauce with fresh ripe Roma tomatoes... and let the sauce cook for a good couple of hours. Roma tomatoes produce a nice thick sauce and have less seeds than most other tomatoes. It'll turn your traditional spaghetti dinner into a feast ;o) Serves 8 Sauce Ingredients : 2 pounds Roma tomatoes 1 yellow onion, finely chopped 1 green pepper, finely chopped 3 stalks celery, finely chopped 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 2 bay leaves Meatballs (see recipe below) 1 pound spaghetti Freshly grated parmesan cheese, for topping Directions or Sauce : Remove stems and roughly chop tomatoes. (Peel or blanche to remove skins, if desired; I prefer to keep them to maximize the health benefit.) Place tomatoes in a blender and puree until smooth. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium high heat. Add oni...

About a week ago I received this message: "Lynn, CONGRATULATIONS you have won the drawing for the Meyer Lemon Tree from Simply Citrus Nursery . Give us a call for a time to pickup your new tree." I cannot tell you how excited I was and still am. I was at home watching the girls while their parents attended a funeral, so the Hubby went in my place to accept my tree. We have been talking about adding more fruiting trees to the property and this is perfect! He also got the full tour of the nursery! Here are a few pictures of the Hubby and Ben. (Mary is behind the camera.) Thanks Ben and Mary for your hospitality and the beautiful Meyer Lemon Tree! It has found it's forever home and is happy beside the pond.  Ben and the Hubby (AKA Craig) and our Meyer Lemon Tree!  Beautiful Oranges!  Citrus Trees  More Oranges! Craig took these pictures with his phone. I think it was a bad time of day. Sorry they are a little blurry. More fruit trees! About Simply Citrus: We are a smal...