Avocado, Mango, Banana Fruit Juice

Avocado, Mango, Banana Fruit Juice

This is a great combo. And the main flavor is coming from the Avocado. I only started avocado recently and wasn't sure how to use or choose avocado. I once use unrip avocado and the skin is really hard to peel and unrip avocado tasted bitter.

How to - Avocado
Use avocado when they are ripe. Green colour skin is not ripe. Those ripe avocado are the brownish green colour type. It almost look "rotten" as the skin will be brownish with wrinkly skin.

Buying Avocado
If you want to buy avocado and use immediately, dont buy those bright/pretty green colour. Buy those that are brownish or brownish green and ugly. Press it and if it is a bit soft then it is good. If it is hard then means it is not ripe yet. Shake it and make sure there is no sound coming from the seed. If the seed come out, it means that avocado is over rip.

If you bought a green and unrip avocado, you can just leave it outside at room temperature till it turn brownish colour. Once the colour turn to your satisfaction, press it and if it is a bit soft then it is ready to eat. If you are not going to eat it immediately, store in the fridge as it will stop browning. Consume within days.

Recipe
A)
1 ripe Avocado
1 mango
1 banana

B) Low fat milk - eyeball to the consistency that you wanted

C)Ice cream - optional

Steps
Blend A finely. It will look like a thick paste, you may add the milk to the consistency that you wanted. You may add ice cream for the extra richness and flavor. If you want healthier option, then omit the ice cream.

Strawberry Passion Fruit Ice Cream Recipe

These days I have been engross with making Fruit Juice and making home made ice cream. It is interesting to combine certain combination of fruits to create interesting flavors.

I use Barmix mixer to blend all my fruits. I really love this mixer as it is easy to use and there is minimal cleaning. I like the outcome of it as it really blend well.

To give my strawberry ice cream the extra kick, I decide to add in a Passion Fruit.

Below are the steps. It is a super easy recipe. Almost like making fruit juice with addition of whip cream. The lime is usually use in fruit type of ice cream as it will maintain the "freshness" of the fruits. You will need an ice cream maker to churn the ice cream. If you do not have any passion fruit, you may omit it.

Strawberry Passion Fruit Ice Cream Recipe
A)
200g Strawberries - clean and hulled
1 orange - peel the skin and cut to smaller pcs
1 lime - squeeze it to get the juice
1 passion fruit
80g sugar - or to taste
225ml whole milk

B) Whipping cream - no need whip. just pour into mixture.

- Blend A) really well. Then add in B). Chill it preferably overnight or few hours in freezer before put into the ice cream maker.

Fluffly Pancake recipe

Just made this for the 1st time! It turn out so fluffly and beautiful. This recipe yield about 7 pcs of pancake in a 1/3 cup size.

A) Sieve
125g Flour
6g Baking powder
Pinch of salt

0.5g Baking soda

B)
35g Vegetable oil
175g Milk (or more if batter look dry)
1 Egg yolk

C) Beat hard peak
1 Egg white
10g Sugar

Direction
1. Put A and B together and mix well and lump free. (Much easier to use beater)
2. Fold C into AB mixture. (Use a big flat spatula or big spoon)
3. Scoop and cook in non stick pan. When you see buble on the pancake then turn the pancake.

Eat this with honey and a dollop of butter.

Seed of Love - Mother's Day and Father's Day Gift

 

Homemade granola cereal

Ingredient: honey, sunflower oil, rolled oat, almond, walnut, pumpkin seed, sunflower seed, flaxseed, wheat grain, brown sugar, salt, orange zest and orange juice.

May is a month of multiple celebration at my home. On top of being a mother's day, it is also my mum's and dad's birthday. I wanted to make something special for my precious parents who has treat me so well. While brainstorming, my requirement would have to be HEALTHY and homemade (hey, their daughter love to bake after all). Thus i thought of making a homemade cereal with full of healthy ingredients. With homemade cereal, i would be able to control the ingredient that I used and there will not be any added preservative. To make it extra special I wrote down the health benefit of all the ingredient to let them know how healthy they were and encourage them to eat it. And boy the research was an unexpected long list of health benefit. I was worried how i am going to fit in all the knowledge that i know. A last, i summarize as much as i can, break into 2 parts and paste at each bottle. Haha i know my writing is horrible, but I am sure my parents wont mind.

When i gave my mum this gift, being a typical loving mum, she say i should eat it too! I told her that you should eat it more, since I am very healthy thanks to all the home cook food that she + dad cook for me everyday. She just smiled.

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In a nutshell what i wrote on the bottle:
Health benefit
-Energy booster
-Boost immune system
-manufacture of new cells
-helps in relaxing the brain and promoting sleep
-regulate blood sugar level
-reduce bad cholesterol
-Good for brain
-regulate blood pressure
-Improved Bladder Function
-Depression Treatment
-detox the body
-keep the elasticity of veins and arteries, help to keep skin strong, elastic and beautiful,
-promote the production of healty bacteria in intestines


Disease
-Anti cancer and antioxidant
-prevent heart disease
 rheumatoid arthritis.
 asthma
 colon cancer
 muscle cramps
 Alzheimer
 Prostate
 Osteoporosis
 Kidney Stones
 stomach cancer
 breast cancer
 gallbladder disease
 anti breast cancer
 hemorrhoids
 hiatal hernia
 bone loss
-relief from constipation, respiratory disorders, cough, anemia, impotency, and diabetes.
-Natural Anti-Inflammatory - this makes it a serious source of relief for those who suffer from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis
-Treatment of Parasites natural treatment for tapeworms and other parasites
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In my research, below is what i found out in the ingredient i used. This project not only benefit my parents, but I also learn new health information which also indirectly benefit me too. I research each of the ingredient and summarize the main points below for each of the ingredient.


1. Honey - energy booster, boost immune system and anti cancer

2. Sunflower oil - prevent heart diseases, provide energy, antioxidant, due to the presence of vitamin E in it. As an antioxidant, it neutralizes cancer causing free radicals. It has vitamin E which prevents rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and colon cancer. Folate or folic acid present in sunflower oil, helps the body in the manufacture of new cells. Magnesium helps in preventing muscle cramps, while tryptophan helps in relaxing the brain and promoting sleep by helping the body in the production of the neurotransmitter, serotonin.

3. Rolled oat
- help regulate blood sugar so that the individual is less likely to spikes in the body’s glucose level.
- reduce bad cholesterol
- excellent source of dietary fiber, iron, and thiamine,
- Rolled oats also have the advantage of possessing an antioxidant known as avenanthramides, which is very helpful in ridding the body of toxins that have built up over time.

4. Almond
-The health benefits of almonds include getting relief from constipation, respiratory disorders, cough, heart disorders, anemia, impotency, and diabetes. It also helps in hair care, skin care (psoriasis), and dental care.
- Good for brain, regulate cholesterol, good for heart, antioxidant, reduce risk of heart disease,regulate blood pressure, prevent cancer, protect again diabetes, prevent  constipation, boost energy, avoid Alzheimer

5.walnut
- Almost the same as almond

6. pumpkin seed
-Prostate Protection
They promote overall prostate health and alleviate the difficult urination associated with an enlarged prostate.

-Improved Bladder Function
In some studies, pumpkin seed extracts improved bladder function in animals.

-Depression Treatment
They contain L-tryptophan, a compound naturally effective against depression.

-Prevention of Osteoporosis
Because they are high in zinc, pumpkin seeds are a natural protector against osteoporosis. Low intake of zinc is linked to higher rates of osteoporosis.

-Natural Anti-Inflammatory
Pumpkin seeds effectively reduce inflammation without the side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs.

-Prevention of Kidney Stones
They prevent calcium oxalate kidney stone formation, according to studies.
Treatment of Parasites They are used in many cultures as a natural treatment for tapeworms and other parasites. Studies also show them to be effective against acute schistosomiasis, a parasite contracted from snails.

-Great Source of Magnesium
1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds contains 92% of your daily value of magnesium, a mineral in which most Americans are deficient.

-Lower Cholesterol
Pumpkin seeds contain phytosterols, compounds that that have been shown to reduce levels of LDL cholesterol.

-Cancer Prevention
The same phytosterols that lower cholesterol also protect against many cancers.

7. Sunflower seed
-rich in vitamin e (antioxidant - reduce risk of cancer, atherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke. Vitamin E is also renowned for its anti-inflammatory properties, this makes it a serious source of relief for those who suffer from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis)
- lower bad cholesterol
- relax muscle and nerve of the body
-detox the body
-boost immune system
-improve health of heart and brain
-alleviate depression
-help digestive system

8. Flaxseed - a superfood
-lower cholesterol/good for the heart
-prevent cancer

9. Wheat bran
-Wheat bran is used as a source of dietary fiber for preventing colon diseases (including cancer), stomach cancer, breast cancer, gallbladder disease, hemorrhoids and hiatal hernia. It is also used for treating constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes.

How does it work?

Wheat bran helps constipation by speeding up the colon and increasing stool output and bowel frequency

10. Orange zest
-lower bad cholesterol lower fat found in blood and lower risk of heart attack, normalizing blood pressure, reduce bone loss, anti breast cancer, keep the elasticity of veins and arteries, help to keep skin strong, elastic and beautiful, control blood sugar and reduce the effect of blood sugar rising rapidly,lower bad cholesterol by helping to scrub cholesterol plaque from artery walls, act as natural appetite suppressant thus reduce the desire to overeat.promote the production of healthy bacteria in intestines

 My mother's day cake- Homemade Blueberry Cheesecake with Cream cheese icing

Beside making the cereal, i also made this mother's day cheesecake specially for mum!

Black sesame Ice cream recipe~

I find that my basic vanilla ice cream recipe that i took from my ice cream maker manual has a few variations. Previous i tried to add in crush cookies and i get cookies and cream ice cream. This time i decided to add in black sesame seed and it still work deliciously~!

Recipe:

Vanilla ice cream (french style)

A)

2 egg yolks

1 egg

125g caster sugar

5g vanilla sugar

5g corn flour 

B)

400ml milk

2 tbsp black sesame seed (crush or pounded into powder)

C)

150ml whipping cream

-Put A) together in a bowl. Beat with the mixer until egg yolks are almost white.

-Gently heat B). After a while you will get the fragrant smell of the black sesame seed. Add half of B) into the egg yolks and beat it with a whisk. Then pour mixture back into pot and use moderate heat to cook the custard. Dont boil as it will curdle. Stop when the custard thickens or coat the back of your spoon. You can use sieve to make sure that there is no egg curdling.

-Take out, let the mixture cool, cover with baking paper and store in fridge. Once its chilled, add the whip cream and stir till everything is mix.

-Pour into ice cream machine.

1. Replace the vanilla sugar with caster sugar then use vanilla bean or essence. Otherwise make your own Vanilla sugar. Its easy by combining vanilla bean and caster sugar. Click here --- How to make vanilla sugar?

2. Black sesame seed. Roast it in a non stick pan for few minutes. Put into a small blender and blitz it till become powder.

Cookies and cream ice cream recipe~!

 

Its a sunny sunday and it feels so good to chill and relax with home made cookies and cream ice cream. Since i am using Oreo cookies, you can also call this Oreo ice cream.

I got the recipe from my Philip machine recipe book by combining vanilla ice cream with crush oreo cookies. It is a french style vanilla ice cream whereby you have to cook the egg into custard and required chilling. Off course there is also the "instant type" of vanilla ice cream that doesn't require cooking. I find that the flavor in french style is more pronounce and mix well with cookies and cream. Below measurement is for my Philip ice cream maker. If your ice cream machine has bigger capacity, feel free to increase the amount.

If you dont have vanilla sugar, you can replace with caster sugar and use vanilla bean/normal vanilla essence. For me i use vanilla sugar as i have made it in the pass. It is really easy to make. Click on the link on --- How to make your own vanilla sugar?

Recipe:

Vanilla ice cream (french style)

A)

2 egg yolks

1 egg

125g caster sugar

5g vanilla sugar

5g corn flour

B)

400ml milk

C)

150ml whipping cream

D)

6 pcs of Oreo cookies

-Put A) together in a bowl. Beat with the mixer until egg yolks are almost white.

-Gently heat B). Add half the heated milk into the egg yolks and beat it with a whisk till combine. Then pour egg custard into the milk and use moderate heat to cook the custard. Dont boil as it will curdle. Stop when the custard thickens or coat the back of your spoon. You can use sieve to make sure that there is no egg curdling.

-Take out, let the mixture cool, cover with baking paper and store in fridge. Once its chilled, stir in C)

-Pour into ice cream machine.

To make it into cookies and cream ice cream, crush D). Bag the oreo in a plastic bag and thwack it with a rolling pin till its finely crush. When the ice cream is almost ready, slowly add in the crush oreo biscuit and mix for 5 minutes.

Cream and cookies ice cream - DONE~!

Making cream cheese ice cream recipe~

Cream cheese ice cream decorated with streusel, whip cream and chocolate shaving~

After my cream puff project, I have tonnes of extra whip cream. I wanted to make an unusual flavor of ice cream, while flipping through my recipe book, i instantly clap eyes on cream cheese ice cream and decided to make them~ Its so fun making new flavors that i only heard in Baskin Robbins ice cream shop~ If you love cheese then you will love this ice cream but its best to match it off with some crush biscuit as eating it alone may be a tad overwhelming.

Recipe: Cream cheese ice cream

 A)

350g cream cheese

200ml milk

B)

125g caster sugar

15g vanilla sugar

150ml whipping cream

- Whip B) till stiff.

- Combine A).  Beat till there is no more lumps.

- Fold B) into A). Pour into ice cream machine.

Note: 

1. Its best to beat the cheese first then slowly incorporate the milk. I combine both at once and its quiet hard to beat as the cheese is still hard and the milk is liquid. Some of the mixture spill out.

2. Replace the vanilla sugar with caster sugar then use vanilla bean or essence. Otherwise make your own Vanilla sugar. Its easy by combining vanilla bean and caster sugar. Click here --- How to make vanilla sugar?