Ginger Grape Juice

It was kind of weird for me to be away from blog world for a week..
Woohoo..I am back now from the hectic week!!!
I made this Ginger Grape Juice recently as the weather was warm and shining sun :-)
Happily we all had the juice. Also shared with my neighbor too!
Coming back to the recipe....
Ingredients:
Grapes - 1 cup washed
Ginger - 1/4 inch - chopped roughly
Whipping cream - 1/4 cup
Honey - 3 tsp 
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Mint - for garnishing


Method:
First grind the ginger with Grapes, then add whipping cream, honey, sugar and salt.
Transfer to a glass, you could add ice cold water to dilute in the form of juice and garnish with mint. Its ready to be served.
Trust me, it was so yummmm.....

The colour looked so pink, so thought it would be apt to send this recipe to Food palette series Pink hosted by Akheela

Also sending this to Dish Name Starts with: G hosted by Akila

Also sending to "Healthy Recipe Hunt - 3" event hosted by Kurinji

Green Apples baked with Brown Sugar

Eventhough the fact that the apples are good in Potassium & Vitamin A, somehow, I am not a very good fan of Apples.....Recently, I baked green apples with apple sauce prepared with brown sugar.
It was very tasty..Trust me...You got to try if you haven't!!
Lets see the recipe.
Ingredients:
Green Apples - 2 big nos
Brown sugar - 2 tsp
Butter - 1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon - a pinch
Water  - 1/4 cup
Method:
Preheat the oven at 300 degrees.
Peel one apple and slice it into small pieces. 
Boil water in the pan and add the sliced apples. When you see the tender apples, add 1 tsp of brown sugar & a pinch of ground cinnamon.

Stir it till the apples absorbs the sugar, add butter and off the stove.
Peel the second apple and cut it lengthwise. 
Transfer the sugary apples and cut apples into the pan & bake for 30 - 40 minutes. 

Serve the Baked Apples hot.

Sending this recipe to Food Palette Series - Brown hosted by Torview & Dish name starts with G hosted by Akila 

Strawberry Mango Crumble

Today I made dessert with Strawberry & Mango and we finished it within minutes!!! Especially my li'l son. I got recipe from closetcooking.com & want to share with you all.

Ingredients:
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
a pinch of ground cinnamon
1 tsp of Shredded coconut
1 cup strawberries (cleaned & sliced)
1 cup Mango (sliced)
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup oats (I used Maple & brown sugar oats which I had)
1/3 cup butter (melted)

Method:
Mix the sugar, Coconut, cornstarch and cinnamon in a large bowl.
Add the strawberries and Mango slices till it is coated with the mixture.

Now mix the flour, oats, a teaspoon of brown sugar, a pinch of cinnamon and melted butter in a large bowl.
Place the strawberry and Mango mixture into a baking dish and pour the sugar topping on. I had dried mangoes which I put it on the oats micture.

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees
Bake until it is bubbling and the top is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
The Strawberry Mango Crumble is ready to be served. Its yum both hot n cold.

Sending this to Veggie/Fruit Strawberry event hosted by Pari & Priya

 and cooking with fruits event hosted by Smita

Creamy Crunchy Bread

Its very true any food becomes extraordinarily delicious when we add love and affection to what we cook!!
Yes, Jus' now my son & I had Hot n Creamy, Cheesy, Crunchy Bread taken from Oven..It was heaven for both of us :-)
Let me share you this simple, but mouth-watering recipe with you......
Ingredients:
Bread - 2 slices cut into square pieces
Melted Butter - 2 tsp
Cream Cheese - 1 tsp
Heavy Whipped Cream - 2 tsp(You could add 1/2 cup milk instead)
Sliced Apple - 1 small
Sliced Dates - 2 nos 
Brown Sugar - 2 tsp
Ground cinnamon - a pinch
Method:
Preheat the Oven at 300 degrees.
Whisk the Cream Cheese, Butter, Cream or milk, Brown Sugar until its all mixed evenly.
Now add the apples, dates, bread and put into the mixture.

Transfer it to the bowl and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove the bowl from the oven after 10 minutes and the creamy, cheesy, crunchy bread is ready to be served.
Its very yum when served hot!!!

Sending this to  
Anyone can Cook  hosted by Ayeesha

 'ONLY’- COOKING WITH BREAD hosted by Pari  

 &

Warm Desserts  hosted by Priya & Niveditha