Cranberry-Jalapeño Sweet & Spicy Dip

  This Cranberry-Jalapeño Sweet & Spicy Dip is so much fun so delicious and made up of such a unique combination of ingredients and flavors as well. The colors and flavors are way too perfect for holiday recipes.! It is the ideal blend of tart, spicy and sweet, and when eaten with crackers, it is simply one of the most “complete” appetizer I’ve tasted, trust me:) The silky, cream cheese offsets the gentle spice of the dip perfectly and compliments the play on sugar and spice. Served with crispy crackers, this dip really is a holiday palate pleaser.. Hope you enjoy it just as much as we did!!

  My #foodiemonday #bloghop Entry for #driedfruit theme. 

Ingredients::
10oz. Dried Cranberry
8oz. Cream Cheese(softened)
1-2 tablespoon Fresh Chopped Jalapeño pepper
1/4 cup Chopped Green Onion
2 tablespoon Chopped Cilantro
1/3 cup Brown Sugar(more or less to taste)
1/2 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Dash of salt
Crackers for serving
Method::

* In a medium-sized bowl, add chopped dried cranberries, green onion, cilantro and jalapeño.

* Pour sugar, lemon juice and salt over cranberry mixture and stir gently until blended.

*Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for at least one hour. If you prefer less tart cranberries, keep in the refrigerator overnight.

* Take cranberry mixture out of the refrigerator and stir all ingredients together. Strain out the liquid using a collander with small holes.

* Spread cream cheese over bottom of a serving plate.

* Pour cranberry mixture atop cream cheese and keep in refrigerator until ready to serve.

* Serve with Ritz crackers.

 

* Enjoy!

 

 

 

Orange-Cinnamon Pound Cake

                                   Happy Thanksgiving..!!! 
   Orange-Cinnamon Pound Cake A perfect recipe for last minute of Thanksgiving Dessert. It's super easy and takes you 10 to 15 minutes max to prepare, and it tastes amazing: specially fragrant, moist, tender with a wonderful fresh and delicate taste of orange and cinnamon.. No need to go for fancy recipe, often, simple is the best!!! And the good thing with this cake is that you can actually add a new twist to the recipe each time you bake it: adding some walnuts or pecans, cranberries or chocolate chips.. or without adding the cinnamon powder.. There are plenty of options depending on your mood and occasion, your tastes or the ingredients you have at home. Enjoy the simple moments of life on this Thanksgiving..

  Happy Thanksgiving to all..!
Ingredients:
 1 large Orange juice(fresh Juice)
 1/4 teaspoon Orange zest
 1/3 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
 3 Eggs (large)
 150g Butter (you may use salted butter)
 170g Caster Sugar
 160g All-purpose flour
 1-2 drops of Orange extract
 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
Method:
* Pre-heat oven on 350*F.
* In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy. (about3-4 minutes)
* Sift in the flour with the baking powder, stirring well.
* Pour the melted butter into the batter and mix.
* Pour orange juice and add orange zest and orange extract in the batter.
* Pour the batter into the greased loaf tin.
* Bake for 30-40 minutes or until cake baked properly.
* Allow the cake to cool down completely before serving.

* Cut into slices and serve.
* Enjoy.

Notes:
You can add your own twist to the recipe by using some chocolate chips, walnuts, pecans, cranberries... Be creative!! and Enjoy the Thanksgiving Dinner with this, Orange-Cinnamon Pound Cake...

Vegetable Manchow Soup

        It's soup time. Yes, nothing is better than soup when days getting cold.  It's my kid's all time favorite, 'Vegetable Manchow Soup.' It's #foodiemoday #bloghop , and today's awesome challenge is #soupmoday. So why wasting time here and there. Let's start and enjoy the delicious taste of soup with family in these winter days.

#foodiemonday #bloghop, challenge #soupmoday

Ingredients:
1/2 cup finely chopped carrots
1/2 cup finely chopped cabbage
1/4 cup finely chopped green beans
1/4 cup finely chopped mushroom(Optional)
2 tsp finely chopped garlic
1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped celery
1 tsp finely chopped green chilies
1 tbls dark soy sauce
1tsp red chili sauce
1 tbls vinegar
salt to taste.
3-4 tsp cornflour or cornstarch
4 cups vegetable stock
1-2 tbls oil
4 tbls finely chopped green onions

Method:
* Take cornstarch in a bowl.
* Add 1/2 cup of vegetable stock in it and mix it  well. Keep aside.
* Heat the pan with oil.
* Add garlic, ginger, celery & green chilies.
* Sauté till garlic gets brown in color.
* Add carrots and cabbage, mix again.
* Add green beans and mushrooms.
* jut mix them. don't cook too much.
* Add salt, soy sauce and red chili sauce, mix well.
* Add vegetable stock.
* Boil it.
* Add vinegar and cornstarch mix.
* Keep stir it.
* turn off the stove when soup gets little thick in consistency.
* Add chopped green onions.
* Serve it hot.
* Enjoy.
 Good Character Like Good Soup Is Usually Homemade...

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