Ajuangs Kitchen

  This clean recipe replaces sugar with honey and uses whole weat flour. I followed the recipe as is from the clean eating site and the mixture ends up very fluid. Tried adding wheat flour in a separate batch to make it more solid. The fluid mix works if you have a sweet tooth because the honey is concentrated. The more solid mixture...

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To make the stuffing, place 1/2 cup of cream cheese into a bowl, add 1/2 a cup of arugula, 1 tbs of lemon shavings, 1 clove of crushed garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Slice the chicken breast into half without slicing all the way through.  Stuff the chicken and close it up (I used dental floss but toothpicks will work as well)....

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This healthy recipe is easy to cook and very filling. The first step is to prepare the stuffing. I opted for ground chicken which I prepared by placing crushed garlic cloves and diced onions in a hot pan with olive oil. After the onions soften, add tomatoes and stir then add salt and pepper and an assortment of spices. I opted for onion...

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This recipe was taken from an assortment of recipes. In a bowl mush 3 very ripe bananas, add one egg, 1/4 cup of vegetable oil, 1/2 a cup of sugar (or apple sauce if you want to avoid sugar completely) and mix. Add 1 teaspoon of powdered cinnamon, 1/4 tsp of nutmeg, a pinch of salt, 3/4 tsp of baking soda, 1 tbs...

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Thanks to pre-cooked lasagna noodles making lasagna is now a tad bit easier. The noodles have their instructions on how to get them ready but i like to put them in hot water 5 minutes before i use them and they are ready to go. To make the sauce, fry onions and garlic in olive oil, add tomatoes and cook till soft. Add...

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Place one cup of fresh juice in a blender, add one cup of spinach, two mangoes and 1/4 cup of mint in a blender and blend. The trick to making a good smoothie is to begin by putting the liquid in first, helps the motor's work a little easier and your blender last a little longer. The end result is really good. You...

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There is something about trying a new complicated recipe that is exhausting, this is one of those recipes. The roulade has become my new dessert recipe because it requires no butter and little to no flour. The recipe is adapted from cooking channels recipe. Unlike the chocolate roulade my suggestion with this is that you begin with the lemon curd because the final...

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This recipe usually tastes good with with fried rice, but if your strapped for time like i was steamed rice will do. Into a hot pan with oil, place onions, garlic and ginger and let brown. Add tomatoes and stir until they soften. In a cup make a paste with salt, black pepper, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, yogurt and mint leaves, add the paste...

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The original idea for this cake was to fuse the white forest cake and the passion cake and make a passion forest cake. I'd planned to make a sponge cake and a passion fruit syrup and put them together to make a 'passion forrest' cake. But the ingredients for the passion fruit cake were so interesting I could not resist just to see...

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Jollof is the West African version of pilau, I've seen this dish made with both beef and chicken influence. The first thing step was to blend together chicken stock, onions, tomatoes, garlic, tomato paste, paprika, chili pepper, garlic powder, ginger powder, salt and coconut powder. In a pan place oil and rice and stir for about two minutes, add the paste and keep...

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The chicken curry recipe followed was from allrecipe. Given that it was the first time I was making the dish I used the recipe almost as is. I didn't use the bay leaf because I couldn't find any but I'm assuming it would have blended really well with the lemon. The most surprising thing about this recipe for me was the mixture of...

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This recipe is originally from food channels flourless black forest roulade. It took the second try to get it right so i will let you know what went wrong the first time and what modifications I made to the recipe. Most important point is that the jam roll should be rolled just after it has cooled, I left it overnight the first time...

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This is an awesome twist to your regular bacon and eggs breakfast. Place the bacon in the oven, about four thick slices per sandwich. Bake for 10 minutes, spread maple syrup on the bacon (you can find this at Nakumatt Junction or alternatively use honey) and bake for an additional 15 minutes at 175 degrees Celsius till the bacon is caramelized. Place one...

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This simple and easy to make recipe is one that will have you reaching for it more times than you like. In a bowl mix 1 cup butter/margarine and 3/4 cups of sugar (more than that and the sugar will dominate the taste). Add 1 tbs vanilla, 1tbs baking soda, 2 eggs and a pinch of salt. Add 1 cup whole wheat flour...

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When planning a holiday meal its best to decide on a theme, for this meal I choose sweet and sour. The crowd pleaser was Sunny Andersons recipe for roasted pork shoulder; combine 1/4 cup of the orange juice with  vinegar, olive oil, garlic, cayenne pepper, oregano, cumin, ancho chili powder, black pepper and 1 teaspoon of the salt to form a paste. Set...

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