You can make cake using rice cooker!

 

One of the benefits of baking your own cake is that you can very well control what you put into your pan. You can choose the amount of sugar, (in my case I use brown sugar, as it is of course healthier), the amount of cream, milk, nuts and whatnot. I have tried this rice cooker chocolate cake recipe, surprisingly easy to prepare and for a busy mom like me, it really comes in handy. I made one for my son's 11th birthday. It was such an experience preparing it the night before and putting on the ganache early the next morning while my son was still sleeping. 

 Rice Cooker Chocolate Cake 2 cups cake flour* 3/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted. 3/4 cup caster or superfine sugar. 4 teaspoons baking powder. Pinch of salt. 1 3/4 cups buttermilk. 2 eggs, at room temperature. 80g butter, melted.


 

Spinach for my sandwich!

Was so thrilled to see on Facebook this morning that spinach can be included in a sandwich. Plenty of spinach from where I come. You can see it everywhere. Imagine the health benefits: Health Benefits of Spinach. Low in fat and even lower in cholesterol, spinach is high in niacin and zinc, as well as protein, fiber, vitamins A, C, E and K, thiamin, vitamin B6, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and manganese. It is such a great encouragement as I look to my future advocating on organic farming, healthy lifestyle, clean living and going organic. I believe that this earth was created for us to enjoy every bit of its creation. I do not have to deprive myself and suffer just to "appear" healthy enough. I say "appear" because looking thinner is healthier as the society suggests. No I won't starve myself just to look that way. Finally in my life I have learned to love eating, after being skinny for  as long as I could remember. Where did I go all my life missing so much on all these mouth watering treats. 

Tuna Spaghetti Recipe

Being confined in the hospital for almost a week made me realize I should be taking care of my own body in a more vigilant way. I have always been conscious about what I eat, my number of hour's sleep, and all those stuff. But right now I want to take all this to another level. Thinking of more healthy alternatives for the foods that I like to eat is one way.

Here is my most delicious tuna spaghetti recipe which you too can try.

1/2 kg pasta
3 small cans of tuna flakes in oil
1/2 kg fresh tomatoes
Onions
Garlic

See how mouth watering. I really love the taste of celery in my spaghetti so I chopped a few leaves and sprinkled it as my alternative to cheese. There is nothing more comforting about the food that we eat knowing that it will not just satisfy our cravings but most importantly it will nourish us and boost our health. Imagine this simple tuna spaghetti recipe with the same goodness of the usual spaghetti minus the cream, milk, cheese, meat, sausage and hotdog. These ingredients have so much calories and whatnot and you could just imagine what it can do to your body. For me it takes a lot of discipline to be thinking about alternatives all the time. But I guess the reason for this self-imposed discipline is pretty simple. You are what you eat.

Tomato Express Recipe

Another healthy recipe which I've been craving for these days is one of my mother's menus when I was a child. I do not actually know how its called but since I have modified it a bit, I will call it Tomato Express. It is so so so good it will make you wonder how a kilo of tomatoes could become such a mouth watering dish. Here's what you will need.

1kg of fresh tomatoes
Half clove of garlic,
 minced 2 spoonfuls of shrimp paste
2 medium size pidada

In preparing the tomatoes, I cut them into two and take away the seeds. They say it's not good for those who have high uric acid. It doesn't affect the quality of the dish. But just imagine the nutritional value of tomatoes. Rich in lycopene, anti cancer, vit c...

Who says eating healthy is boring? No it's not! It is just matter of being creative and adventurous in your kitchen. Yes, it is a decision that you have to make. And no, no one can make that decision for you.