Sneak Peek!

We've been working hard on getting new handouts to print.  We just got them back today and wanted to give you a sneak peek at our new look!

A big THANK YOU to Motif Print for doing such an excellent job in getting this together for us.  Visit your closest Braam's showroom to get your hands on the real thing!

Potato and Spinach Soup

"Let things taste of what they are" - by Alice Waters.....did any one hear about his beautiful quote?? Well guess what, I did not hear about it until I made this soup with the simplest and minimum ingredients, yet I assure you, it tasted the best. Shoj always says, when I do simple dishes, it tastes the best. I know these things are a part of everyone experiences more than once in your own kitchen. So let's jump on to the recipe.... :)

In between, would like to focus on some of the good aspects of potato and spinach....

Spinach: Spinach is rich in iron, calcium and extremely rich in antioxidants, especially when eaten fresh, steamed or quickly boiled. It is a rich source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, magnesium, folate, betaine, iron, Vitamin b2, calcium, potassium, and so many other vitamins and minerals....

Potato: Potatoes actually can survive healthily on a diet of potatoes supplemented only with milk or butter, which contain the two vitamins not provided by potatoes (vitamin A and D). Potatoes have both vitamins and minerals.

Note: You can use any kind of potatoes, I like red potatoes.

Method:

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1. In a heavy bottom sauce pan, melt butter, when it's hot enough, add the garlic and onion and saute it until onions get translucent.

2. Now add the potatoes and saute it for about 5 mins on medium high flame, add enough water, cover and cook until the potatoes are almost cooked, maybe for about 8-10 mins or until the potatoes are fork tender.

3. Now open the lid and add the spinach and quickly stir and let it cook for just 2-3 mins.

4. Add enough salt and pepper, stir again and off the flame.

5. Serve this hot or warm for a light soup dinner, or combine it with your choice of bread. (I just had it just like that, so simple yet tasted good.):)

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Sugar Donut Muffins

 

Two days ago I was badly craving for Donuts. I knew donuts are available in my office canteen. Before leaving home, I planned to get one to fulfill my craving. Poor me, when I went to the donut shop, all the donuts were sold out. :-(



To add to my woes, there are no Donuts shops on the way to my home. What else I would do? Go home and prepare it. After a quick browsing, I found this recipe and started baking it. The pictures posted below are clicked during the evening time, so excuse the picture clarity. For now, just enjoy the muffins :-)



Basic Information:

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Tme: 15-20 minutes

Makes : 11 muffins

Ingredients:



For Muffins:



Granulated Suar - 3/4 cup

Egg - 1 no, large size, at room temperature

All purpose flour / Plain flour / Maida - 1 and 1/2 cups

Baking powder - 2 teaspoons

Salt - 1/4 teaspoon

Ground Nutmeg - 1/4 teaspoon

Milk - 3/4 cup

Vegetable oil - 1/4 cup

Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon



For Rolling:



Butter - 2 tablespoons, melted

Granulated sugar - 1/2 cup

Ground cinnamon / Ground nutmeg - 2 teaspoons

Method:



1) Preheat the oven to 350F/175C for 15 minutes. Grease the muffins tray with oil or line it with muffin cases. Keep it aside.

2) In a medium size bowl, beat sugar and egg until it is light and creamy.

3) In a large size bowl, mix all purpose flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Mix well.

4) Add the beaten egg, sugar mixture to the flour mixture. Mix well till it has blended well.

5) Add in vegetable oil, milk and vanilla extract. Mix well.

6) At the end, you will get a creamy, smooth batter.

7) Pour this batter equally to prepared muffin tray, say about 3/4th full.

8) Bake it for 15-20 minutes or until the tester/toothpin inserted into it comes out clean.

9) When the muffins are in oven, prepare for rolling.

10) Melt the butter in one bowl. Mix sugar and cinnaman/nutmeg in another bowl.

11) When muffins are ready and warm, dip the top of the muffins into the melted butter and roll it in the sugar cinnamon mixture.

12) Serve and Enjoy!