Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowl

    This Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowl is the perfect way to start your day. You can fill it with Greek yogurt, which is high in protein and top it with your favorite healthy carbs and superfoods, which gives you an energy boost.. Endless variations in this bowl too and these Greek Yogurt Bowls are absolutely perfect for entertaining your morning hungers too:)

 My #foodiemonday #bloghop entry for #yogurt challege this week.

Ingredients::
1- serve
Preparation time: 5 min.
cooking time: 0 min. 
1 bowl Greek Yogurt or Regular Yogurt
1/3 cup Blueberries
1/4 cup Pineapple (chopped)
1/4 cup Dry cranberries
1 tablespoon Granola bar(crumbled)
Some Honey for drizzle
Few Mint leaves(fresh)
Method::
* Place Greek Yogurt in a bowl.
* Top with blueberries, pineapples, dry cranberries, crumbled granola bar.
* Drizzle with some honey on top.
* Garnish with some fresh mint leaves.

NOTE::
* You can use simple regular yogurt instead of Greek yogurt.
* You may use flavored yogurt too.
* You may add or subtract fresh fruits of your choices too.
* You may add oats or/and even chia seeds or/and flax seeds in yogurt and leave it for overnight and next morning top with fresh fruits and serve too.
* You may add white or dark or regular chocolate chips or even brown sugar in bowl too.
* You can top bowl with some nuts like almond, cashews, pistachios,walnut, pecans or even dry figs or dates any of your choice.
     You are going to Love this Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bowl with awesome fresh fruits of your choice and all topping and you may not be able to eat plain yogurt ever again!! Share recipe link with your friends and family. Thanks for your amazing supports!! xoxo

         Try out these some more ideas for Breakfast.::

Pecan Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Fruits & Yogurt Parfaits

Nutella Pancake Kabobs

Instant Bread Mysore Dosa

Dry Fruits Milkshake

Cereal-Oats Chivda

                                  

Red-Velvet Pancake

             It's Valentine's Day weekend!! Yay! and how can the concept of love be complete without food? For those of you, who do not know how to make this Valentine's Day special for him, remember one thing- the way to man's heart is through his stomach. Having said that, let me see I could help you whip up some sweet yummy for your special someone on this special weekend. "Red-Velvet Pancake".... super easy and quick recipe for you all, so you can get rid from kitchen soon and spend some lovely and quality time with love one.

                                Happy Valentine's Day to all my readers.

 
Ingredients:
For Red-Velvet Pancake;
* 1 cup Pancake mix
* 1/2 cup Red-velvet cake mix
* 1 or 2 drops of Red food color
* 2 teaspoon unsweet Cocoa powder
* 1/2 teaspoon white Vinegar
* 3/4 cup Water(use more if needed)

For Cream Cheese Topping;
* 4 ounce Cream Cheese
* 1 tablespoon soften Butter
* 2-3 tablespoon Whipping cream or milk
* 4-5 tablespoon Sugar powder
Few drops of Vanilla extract

Method:
For Cream Cheese Topping;
* In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, whipping cream and vanilla extract.

* Beat on low speed until topping is smooth.
* Cover it or pour it in some drizzling bottle.
* Set aside.
For Red-Velvet Pancake;
* In large bowl, stir all red-velvet pancake ingredients.

* Mix well. No lumps at all.
* Add some more water if needed.

 * Add a large spoonful of the batter to the skillet.
* Cook until bottom edges looks cooked and few tiny bubbles are coming through the top.

* Flip it and cook.
* Take cooked pancake on serving plate.
* Cut into your favorite shape(optional) or just serve it with Cream Cheese Topping and maple syrup.

    Now, start your Valentine's Day with this delicious Red-Velvet Pancake with your love one and enjoy the rest of the day..xoxoxoxoxox
 

Strawberry-Cheesecake Muffins

        Welcome to February, a month of love and romance.. Love is in air this month, pretty shades of pink and red are popping up all around, everywhere, just loving it..! Approaching any festive season or day , mind just gets overflow with  bubbling with some ideas, they become more impassion and dynamic as the day comes closer. I insist you all to put more efforts to show your love little more on this V-Day to the most loving people around you by serving my V-Day specials recipes. I'm definitely positive these recipes will win their heart on this V_day!

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             I'm staring this month with some sweet love treat for all love ones. From today till next couple of weeks I'm planning to share some sweet treats for Valentine's Day. Some ideas for Valentine's Day party desserts or Kid's Valentine's Day party recipes, so keep enjoying sweet tooth love with me for next couple of weeks. Impress your Valentine with my recipes throughout the Valentine's Day with love.

      I'm ready with my first recipe, which is all about "Strawberry-Cheesecake Muffins"!! -A dessert-type Muffins that disappears in minutes:)) A perfect combination of pink and red shades with delicious taste for your love one.The aroma of baking of this muffins are still in my house even thou I baked it yesterday.., no need to blow candle today:).
   It's also our 25th #foodiemonday #bloghop so 'Meetha to Banta Hai'!! A Big congrats to all co-bloggers of #foodiemonday #bloghop, Cheers! Keep working hard on every #foodiemonday #bloghop...

Ingredients:
8 ounce cream cheese(room temperature)
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour(Maida)
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar(sugar powder)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 1/4 cup milk
1/3 cup melted butter
1/2 cup fresh chopped strawberries
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

Method:
* Mix room temperature cream cheese and 1/4 cup of confectioners' sugar(sugar powder) very well in a mixing bowl.

* Add 1/4 cup fresh chopped strawberries in it and mix softly with help of spoon or fork.

* Set aside.

* Take another big mixing bowl.
* Combine all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt well.
* In a separate bowl, beat together egg, milk, rest of the sugar(1/2 cup), butter and vanilla extract.
* Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients, stirring just until moisted.
* Add remaining fresh chopped strawberries in to better and mix them gently.

* Preheat oven on 375* F and grease the muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
* Spoon half of batter into muffin cups.

* Top each portion with 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture.

 

 

* Spoon remaining muffin batter on top.

* Bake in preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until golden.

* Cool in pan for 5-7 minutes, then remove muffins and cool on rack.

* Store in airtight container.
* Serve them to kids at this Valentine's and show them your love to them..

"It's The month of kisses, surprises, proposals and dates, chocolates & gifts, hugs & love songs... It's February!!! Wishing you a love filled Valentine Month!!!"
    Stay connected with more coming up V-Day recipes.
Until we meet again, Happy cooking!

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Fruits & Yogurt Parfaits

    Healthy, delicious Fruits & Yogurt parfaits are layered with fresh peaches & oranges, vanilla flavored yogurt, some your favorite granola and fresh kiwis & pears for a lovely morning breakfast or afternoon snack or sweet treat for kids.!! Amazing, Hummmm!!!!

    Welcome back to another #foodiemonday #bloghop. Let's enter with this super healthy and kid's friendly recipe into today's # tricolor challenge. It's Republic Day for India. "May the Indian tricolor always fly high... Warm wishes on, the grand occasion of India's Republic Day." Today's recipe is totally dedicated to all Indians all over the world.

     There are endless possibilities in Parfaits' Recipe. I'm sharing my Daughter's favorite Parfait as a after school snack. She just love these combinations of fruits and yogurt with her favorite Granola bar. You can use any Granola or Cereal in this recipe but, I used Granola Bar(crumbled it) because my kids love the Granola Bar anytime. So just open your imaginations and try out this recipe with your favorite fruits, granola and flavored yogurt. Layer the ingredients into a glass container, starting with fruits and ending with fruits. I think the combination of peaches & oranges with kiwi & pear is especially tasty and pretty because it has sweet and sour flavors in it. When you combine this with soft vanilla flavored Yogurt, it will be heavenly delicious!
Ingredients:
For 2 servings:
1 cup Mix chopped kiwis and pears
1 cup Mix chopped peaches and oranges
1 cup Vanilla flavored yogurt
2 Granola Bars
some honey and color sugar for top of glasses
Method:
* Dip tops of glasses in to honey, then colored sugar. Set them aside.

* Crumble granola bars and keep on side.

* First layer mix of chopped kiwis & pears  in any glass.
* Pour vanilla flavored yogurt on it.
* Layer crumbled granola bar on yogurt.
* Layer mix of chopped peaches and oranges.
* Serve with spoon-they are good to the very last bite:)

Variations Note:
   As I said, this simple recipe has endless variations so here are some::
- Use plain yogurt in place of the vanilla yogurt.
- Use any fruit flavored yogurt in place of vanilla yogurt.
- Use any granola or cereal or oats in place of granola-bar.

- Drizzle some honey on cereals or oats or granolas - Use some honey, if you are using plain granola or cereal.
- Use other combinations of fruits.
-Use some chopped nuts on the fruits.

-Topping with chai-seeds or Flax-seeds on top.      Be the  change you want to see in this world & feel proud to be an Indian...
                                      Happy Republic Day
 

Cereal-Oats Chivda

  "Lavish meals....
   Bright lamps....
     Festive activities....
      Colorful rangolis....
 There are the elements of Diwali festival.
   Complete the celebration with prayers.
     May you and your family have healthy, phenomenal & blessed Diwali!!"
       This Diwali, goodness of health ki shuruat, healthy recipe ke saath! Sweets and Snacks are the heart and soul of any Indian festival, specially on Diwali. Come Diwali and our household is buzzing with cries of 'let's cook some sweets or snacks'! Savouries like Mathiya, Fafda, Tikhi-Sev, Cholafali, Mathri, Chakli and Chivda are favorites that will be highly visible during this festive season. Let's gear up this Diwali with some healthy snack, like "Cereal-Oats Chivda" and make your Diwali healthy in real mean. Yes, today I am going to share recipe about "Cereal-Oats Chivda", after some hearsay.:) 

Diwali, the festival of lights is the brightest and most sought after all Hindu festivals. It spreads over five days when it practically illuminates the entire country with scores of lights and fireworks. It spreads joy and sense of camaraderie that engulfs friends and foes alike with a lot of love and goodness. It is not only a festival of lights that illuminates love in our hearts, it is also a festival that touches the roots of our souls with sweetness. Let's celebrate this divine festival of Diwali with some healthy recipe. Such like today's "Cereal-Oats Chivda". In #foodiemonday #bloghop, our today's challenge is #snackdiwalispecial.

 This is my the most favorite snack at anytime during the day. It is baked snack. It has lots of cereals. It has oats. It has flax seeds. Omg! fully loaded healthy snack. So what is the best homemade snack that can be serve to your family and friend this Diwali? As simple as this recipe, It's "Cereal-Oats Chivda". Here is the recipe,

Ingredients: 
3 cups corn flakes cereal
3 cups rice krispies cereal
2 cups Oats
1/4 cup thin sev
1/4 cup fried potato sticks
1/4 cup fried chana dal
1/4 cup spicy boondi
1/2 cup oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 cup mix of almond slices, raisins and peanuts
6-8 curry patta laves(limdo)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tbls flax seeds
1 tbls sugar
Salt according to taste.
Method:
*Preheat oven on lowest tempreture. (170 degrees f.)
* Mix both cereals and oats in large baking tray. (broke some corn flakes cereal from your hand) 

* Keep cereal mix tray in pre heated oven on 170*f. 

* Heat the oil in heavy bottom pan on very slow flame.
* Add mustard and cumin seeds.
* Once seeds gets cracked add almond slices and peanuts.

* Stir continuously. 
* Add curry patta(limdo) and salt & garlic powder stir it.

* Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder and mix well.

* Add fennel seeds and flax seeds.

* Add sugar and mix, cook until almond slices gets little brown color.

* Turn off the stove and add raisins as well.
* Stir nicely. 
* Take out the cereals and oats mix tray from oven.
* Pour the oil mixture on cereals mix.

* Add fried potato sticks, thin sev, fried chana dal and spicy boondi into Chivda.

* Mix everything very well.
* Slide the chivda tray into the oven again.
* Bake this cereal-oats chivda on lowest temperature(170*f) for about 30-45 minutes.
* Keep stirring every 5-10 minutes in between and make sure keep eye on it.

* Crisp and healthy chivda is ready to eat anytime.
* Enjoy and stay healthy.

   
Note: You can add more variety of cereals, according to your choice. Also add or subtract dry snacks according to your choice too.
         On this special day, as you celebrate valor & courage, triumph of good over evil.. I wish you success & Happiness & Healthiness in everything you do!!!
                      Happy & Healthy Diwali to You....

Happy cooking until next time.