Hello guys! Happy New Year to all of you. Hope you had a great time. I had an awesome holiday. It was fun, full of craziness; a kind of holiday which can be compared with itself only. I got so indulge I almost forgot I have a job a blog to run and a life which is anything but a holiday. But now I’m back to business. And what else can be better than a roundup of the previous year.
The ‘Best Recipes’ of the year of 2014 is now ready finally. These recipes which are chose on the basis of popularity published throughout the year of 2014. I know many of you are too busy to follow a blog on regular basis; many of you don’t get time to cook daily. So it is for you guys. Now you don’t need to go through the entire blog of a single recipe. Just check the ‘Top Recipes’ tab from the menu where you will get a summary. Thanks to you all for being here with me and supporting me constantly.
Here are the most popular recipes from this blog which were posted in the year of 2014.
Appetizer/finger food
‘0’ Oil Skinny Jalapeno Poppers are stuffed with Spicy Sausage mix. These Baked poppers worth 119 calorie per (4 pieces) serving only.
Skinny Baked Citrus French Toast is a healthier version of Basic French Toast. Each toast will pile 78 calorie only. These low calorie toasts are dipped in egg milk orange juice batter with spices and baked for a crunchy crust on the sides; served with maple syrup and butter.
Homemade Chili Lime Popcorn is a extremely healthy quick fix snacks which will be ready to eat in 10 mins. The chili lime flavor has sweet, salty spicy balance with right amount of acidic punch. It’s a perfect movie night snack or to enjoy your evening cuppa.
Lemon Chicken Sandwich is a tangy flavored sandwich with hint of garlic and chili. The filling has baked/grilled chicken, marinated in lemon juice and lemon zest.
B.E.L.T. Burger is actually Bacon Egg Lettuce Tomato Burger which is a Classic Burger or commonly known as comfort food.
Skinny Broccoli Pesto (Vegan) contains only 8 calorie per serving (1 tbsp=15g) where average store bought Basil Pesto gives you 58-72 calorie per same serving.
D.I.Y. Vegan Mayonnaise will be ready in One minute only. It is an instant Eggless mayonnaise. This skiny mayo will give 34 calorie only.
Marinara sauce is one of the most widely used Italian tomato sauce across the world. Sautéed garlic and onion is simmered with tomato and herbs on gas stove to produce thick rich sauce.
Main
Fricassee De Roulet a L’Aancienne or Old Fashioned Chicken Fricassee is a classic French recipe of the legend chef Julia Child. It includes cutting the meat, sauteing and braising in traditional rich white sauce.
Skinny Baked Vegan Meatballs (Gluten Free) are made of minced tofu and fresh seasonal veggies. They are seasoned and baked instead of fried and dunked into homemade Marinara sauce. Hence it will pile on 34 calories only per ball.
Spicy Peanut Chicken is a West African delicacy with loads of whole spices, crushed & blanched peanuts and a balanced tanginess of tomatoes. Crushed peanuts are blanched and pureed and then added to the stew for the unique flavor.
Meatloaf is nothing but a baked ground meat with/or veggies in the form (shape) of a loaf. Minced onion, carrot, celery is used with ground meat, egg, breadcrumbs, seasoning and shaped like loaf and baked.
Chicken Mushroom Flan Pie is a flaky buttery pastry stuffed with chicken & mushroom filling in creamy sauce.
Teriyaki Fish is a typical Japanese style of cooking which involves grilling/broiling fish with a special Japanese sauce. The sauce traditionally contains soy sauce, mirin or sake and honey or sugar.Chicken or beef can also be used instead of fish.
Sing Chow Mei Fun is a famous Singaporean Rice Noodles from the streets of S’pore. Thin Rice noodles are stir fried with veggies, seafood & meat and cooked in Madrassi Curry paste based sauce. This dish is easy quick to cook and delicious in taste!
Laksa Lemak is a spicy noodles soup which is very much popular in Malaysian, Singapore and Indonesia. Curry Laksa has coconut milk and curry powder or paste to distinguish it from other laksa.
Mutton Kosha aka Kosha Mangsho or Spicy Dry Mutton Curry is an exclusive Bengali dish where mutton is slow cooked in hot, spicy gravy and simmered and coated in that thick rich gravy.
Bengali Holud Mishti Pulao means yellow colored Sweet Pilaf in Bengali Style and the dish is just the literal meaning of it. The core ingredients are saffron, good quality rice and ghee or clarified butter. This is also known as Holud Bhat or Basanti Pulao in many parts of Bengal and Bangladesh.
Dessert
Skinny Triple Chocolate Mousse is a vegan low calorie dessert which will need Low Calorie Dairy Free Whipping Cream and Chocolate are the only ingredients for this recipe.
Eggshell Brownies are basically rich Brownies, baked in real Egg shells. Surprise your loved ones on breakfast table, Fool’s day, Easter breakfast. Or a perfect replacement of tiny cupcakes on parties.
Skinny Strawberry Mousse is vegan instant mousse. It needs fresh strawberry, vegan whipping cream and icing sugar or any regular sugar.
Nolen Gurer Payesh or Jaggery flavored Rice Pudding is a signature dish of Makar Sankranti celebration which is known more popularly as Poush Parbon in West Bengal. It needs only three basic ingredients rice, milk and jaggery. But it needs hell lot patience and expertise.
Ice cream Cake with Chocolate Mousse & Malt Balls is with a base of chocolate sponge cake, a chocolate mousse layer, a layer of ice cream with malt balls and top with whipped cream, chocolate ganache and malt balls.
Kitkat cake is one of the famous cake which gets makeover with kitkat chocolate sticks. The Brownies in Eggshells are adding a second surprise on the top of the cake.This cake is perfect for birthday parties or any chocolate lovers.
Skinny Vegan Red Grapes Ice-cream is 2 ingredients No Churn Ice-cream which requires only soy yogurt and fresh seeded red grapes.
Eggless Date Walnut Loaf is a fragrant teacake with moist dates and crunchy roasted walnuts. This less sweet cake can be enjoyed as it is on breakfast or snack or can be a scrumptious dessert with ice-cream and chocolate sauce.
Thanks for visiting,
Rimli
What a collection Rimli! Bookmarked quite a few recipes. Lovely pictures,
Thank you Nupur 🙂