Squeeze that Juice!

Juices! Juices! Juices!  Oh where do I begin!  For anyone who knows me, I love drinking water, soda, and especially JUICES.  The store-bought ones contain tons of sugar and chemicals that your body does not need that much of.  So what can you do?  I will tell you what I did... I went and bought a juicer.. not just any juicer but a Breville Ikon Juice Extractor pictured below.

If you want something of good quality that will make fresh juices come out very easily and much easier clean-up than the cheaper ones, then you should get this one.  I absolutely love it! :) Macy's had this one on sale for about $200.  So go get one before they run out!

Okay, so enough about the juicer and more about the things you can create from it.  I don't like to eat fruits or some vegetables, but I don't mind drinking them.  I will show you 2 of the juices I have made so far.

Juice #1 is a blend of fresh carrots and oranges.  Before you put any of these two ingredients into the juicer, make sure to cut the top and bottom pieces off from the carrot and peel the skin off the oranges.  For this you don't even need to add anything else.  These two taste perfect together and you will be happy because they are fresh ingredients. :)

Juice #2 is a strawberry and kiwi juice with a Tablespoon of sugar.  As you can see in the picture, I have peeled the kiwi and cut the stem from the strawberries.  The drink is not blended here but you can do that with a spoon or by shaking it in a tightly sealed container.  I added the sugar because this mixture can be a bit sour but the good thing is I control the amount of sugar I use so it works out. :)

Have you ever created a mixture of different fruits or vegetables?  Please do let us know in the comment box.  Til then.... Happy Drinking! :)

Chocolate-covered Strawberries

Who doesn't love delicious, fresh, juicy strawberries dipped in chocolate and hand-rolled in almonds?  These are my favorite treats because it's yummy and a healthier option than plain old regular chocolate. :)

But the chocolates used here are not your plain ordinary American chocolates that you find in the supermarket.  In May, my mother-in-law went to Germany and brought back all kinds of chocolates for my husband and I.  We ate some but the rest just sat there in our refrigerator taking up a lot of room.  I, also, had fresh strawberries sitting right next to the chocolates.  Oh what an idea it gave me.

I took out all the chocolates... white ones, purple coated ones, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, chocolates with peanuts, chocolates with almonds, all different kinds.  And this is just me assuming the flavors by the appearance because the wrappers all were written in German, and I don't understand one bit of it.  So I unwrapped all and poured it in a sauce pan.  Depending on how much chocolates, I put 2 % milk in it accordingly and cooked it until it was chocolatey enough to dip :)

Put wax paper on a plate or tray and dip the strawberries in the dip and put it on the plate.  Freeze it a little then repeat so your strawberries have a thick layering of chocolate on them :) ...After the 2nd dipping, roll them in crushed almonds and cool.... SOUNDS SOOOO YUMMY!  I JUST WANT TO GO MAKE THEM RITE NOW BUT DON'T HAVE THE INGREDIENTS... BOOOOOO :( ...

I have set them up on a plate, which I bought from Ross for like $4, and put one of those musical roses in the middle that I got from CVS.  Looks presentable??? I think yes! :)

Hot date?? definitely try this and your significant other would be VERY happy. :)

Enjoy these homemade chocolate-covered strawberries.

Til next time... Adios!

Introducing the person behind it all... ME!

Hey guys and gals,

This is my first time writing a blog so please bear with me.  I enjoy cooking... well sometimes.. when I am in the mood.  I usually find really good recipes online for different types of food especially Pakistani.  I like to present my dishes in such a way that it looks DELECTABLE :) .... My blogs, I hope, will show you ways of cooking and decorating to make the food look mouth-watering. 

I should first start by showing you where all the action happens.. This was the 2nd day I moved into my apartment in VA so there is not much going on for now.  You will see in my future blogs that this kitchen right here is a miracle with all the different foodies I can create. :)

Til next time... Eat Healthy