Crabmeat, Avocado and Tomato Salad

Happy New Year everyone! I know it's been a long time since we've updated this blog, apology for this hiatus. We've all been busy travelling and celebrating with our friends and families since holiday has started.  Since it's the first blog post this year (and we're pretty sure everyone would have these clean-eating and fitness plans for their new year resolutions), we're going to introduce you with this easy clean-eating salad recipe that will only take you 10 minutes - Crabmeat, Avocado and Tomato Salad.





 Ingredients

• 1 can of crabmeat
• 1 ripe avocado
• 2 tbsp. of lemon/lime juice
• 1 tomato
• 1 tbsp. of Greek yogurt
• 1 tbsp. of mayo

Directions
1. Mix the crabmeat with the Greek yogurt and mayo.  Set aside.
2. Cut the avocado into tiny cubes.  Mix avocado cubes with lemon/lime juice. Set aside.
3. Cut the tomato into tiny cubes. Set aside.
4.  In a bowl, carefully layer it with crabmeat, avocado and tomato in any order you like.  Press down gently into the mold.

There you go, an easy and delicious crabmeat, avocado and tomato salad! :P

What is your favourite salad recipe? Tell us in the comment down below :)

Stay fit and fabulous! x

Natalie

Delish Baby Banana Choco Muffins

As promised!!! Taaaaaa.....daaaaaa......Baby banana chocolate muffins! They are out of this world the banana-ist muffins! Simple ingredients and steps! Let's get started!

I usually keep plenty of bananas at home just in case I get hungry, I can always turn to something healthy yet low in calorie, that's why at times when they become really ripe and will turn bad in just one day or two, it's time to cook something with bananas!!!!!They are natural sweetener and they never failed to bring my banana-involved recipes to a new level, not even once. Without further adieu, here are the ingredients you will need. 

Ingredients:

1. 3 ripe and mashed bananas (super ripe bananas with spots on them, heard that you can speed up the progress of ripening the bananas by putting them in the oven for 5 minutes? Haven't tried that but that makes sense to me, will try it and tell you guys whether it works or not)

2. 1&2/3 cup of cake flour (you can use all purpose flour but cake flour is more fine and it's less dense)

3. 1 cup of chocolate chips (i used milk chocolate)

4. 1 tsp of baking powder

5. 1/2 tsp of baking soda

6. 1/2 vegetable oil

7. 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract (try to use the pure one not the artificial one, it tastes better)

8. 2 eggs at room temperature

9. 1/2 cup of organic cane sugar

10. 1/4 salt

11. 1/4 cinnamon

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius and line your muffin tin 

2. Mix two tbsp of flour with the chocolate, make sure all chocolates are coated with flour then set aside

3. Lightly beat the eggs 

4. Add in all the wet ingredients (oil, mashed banana, vanilla extract), at this point, you may find the mixture gluey and ooey but it's absolutely fine and I guarantee you it is gonna be just fine!

5. Mix the dry ingredients well (the flour, the baking powder and soda, cinnamon, sugar and salt)

6. Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and then add in the chocolate chips and fold the chocolates in well

7. Use a spoon and scoop the mixture evenly into the muffin cups and bake for about 14-16 minutes (the best way to check whether it is ready is to insert a toothpick in it and when it comes out clean, you know it's ready *winked*)

Here you go, the divine and relish baby banana chocolate muffins!! Nom Nom!!!!

credits to Laura's kitchen :)))))

Enjoy :)

Ada

xoxo

Healthy Crab Cake Recipe

Hello people!

Weather in Hong Kong is finally getting colder and we've came up with this yummy crab cake recipe which serves an ideal side dish for your salad this fall!

 

 

Ingredients (Serve 1)

• 1 can of white crab meat (I got it from Marks & Spencer)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 lemon juice
• 1/2 cup of bread  crumbs
• 1 tbsp. of mayo
• 1 tsp. of Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp. of salt

Directions

 

1. Mix all the ingredients together apart from the bread crumbs and the crab meat. 

2. Put in the bread crumbs and crab meat to the mixture.  Mix them well. Make sure you don't over mix it.  The bread crumbs should remain crunchy.

3. Form the patties with the help of a spoon.  Put them on a plate.

4. Heat the stove with 2-3 tbsp. of olive oil in medium heat.

5.  Cook the patties for approximately 2-3 minutes on each side.

 

Enjoy :)

 

Natalie



The Mon Style Cheese Omelette

Here I present a Carb free, healthy and filling snack to you guys!!!! The Mon style Cheese Omelette!!

So what is the Mon style? There is a really famous and good Japanese restaurant in Hong Kong called the Mon and it certainly gained its reputation by its divine dish--Cheese Omelette. It's sweet, soft and cheesy!!!!! I decided to make it myself and it is surprisingly good, it can be softer though (guess I may add a bit of water in it next time and i will post a picture of that again!)

Anyways, there are basically just three things you will need for this dish and they are:

Ingredients:
1. 1 whole egg and 2 egg whites
2. one packet of stevia/sweetener of choice
3. a slice or two low-fat cheese (personally prefer the Kraft ones as they are cheap and easy to purchase, you can find it in any supermarket!)

Those are all you need to make a yummy the Mon style Cheese omelette, you probably already have these in your fridge, why don't you get started now? Well, I have to say that there are some special utensils you will need in making this and they are

Utensils:
1. Best if you have a small and rectangular saucepan which will shape the omelette nicely, I bought mine from Taste, I will post picture of that later
2. a pair of chopsticks
3. some tissue to wipe away any excess coconut oil

Steps:
1. Whisk the eggs well
2. Add a tsp of water into the stevia and add the mixture to the egg and stir well
3. Pour a thin layer of egg mixture in the saucepan and wait until it's cooked (you know it's ready when it moves like it can be flipped when you move the saucepan back and forth)
4. Fold the omelette with the aid of the chopsticks
5. Fold it until it becomes a rectangular roll and push it to the top of the saucepan then wipe the lower part of the saucepan with the tissue which soaked in coconut oil
6. Pour another thin layer of egg mixture and repeat the above steps until all egg mixture is used
7. When doing the last layer and when it's almost cooked, put the slice of cheese on it then roll the egg to wrap the cheese inside

The cheese will then melt inside this yummy omelette and it's ready to serve!!!!!

Calories content:
192 kcal!!!!!!! Less than 200! OMG, nothing can be better than that, seriously!

Enjoy <3

Ada
xoxo

Clean Eating Recipe #5- Chicken Piccata

Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of updates, school has been so hectic for me that I hardly have any time to prepare any recipes for you all. But I've managed to squeeze in a little bit of time this weekend to try this simple and easy Chicken Piccata Recipe.  Trust me, it would be done and ready in no time (15 minutes max). Without further ado, here goes the recipe...

Ingredients (Serves 1)

• 4 chicken fillets
• 4 slices of lemon
• 1/4 cup of lemon juice
• 1/4 cup of white wine
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp. of olive oil
• 2 tsp. of capers

Directions
1. Spread a handful of salt and pepper on one side of each chicken fillet.

2. Heat the pan with medium to high heat with olive oil.  Once it gets hot, put the chicken fillets onto the pan, seasoned side down.

3. Spread a handful of salt and pepper on the unseasoned chicken fillets.

4. Once the chicken fillets turn golden brown, flip them over and cook until golden brown (approximately 2-3 minutes for each side).

5. Pour the lemon juice, white wine and capers into the pan.  Put a slice of lemon onto each fillet.

6. Turn the stove to low heat, cover the pan with lid and let it simmer for 2-3 more minutes.

Ta-da!  So simple and easy right?  Let us know what other chicken recipes are your favourites!

Natalie :)

Choco Mint Ice Cream For Your Sweet Tooth

Still remember the banana ice cream covered with strawberry jam we had last time? The following recipe is just another version of it--the choco mint ice cream, suitable for all choco lovers :)!!! Simple, clean, refreshing and sweet! What are you waiting for? Here are the ingredients:

Ingredients:
1. 1 frozen banana
2. some mint leaves
3. some semi-sweet chocolate
4. a bit of spinach--just one to two leaves will do (to add the green-ness)

Steps:
1. Blend the mint leaves, spinach and frozen banana until it is ice cream consistency
2. add in the semi-chocolate

Only two simple steps could you make yourself a fulfilling and refreshing ice cream!

Oh btw..I went to have all-you-can-eat last time at Mr. Steak and there was a counter where they had all sorts of haagen-daz ice cream, well then of course i went ahead with the banana flavour. After the first spoon, you should see that satisfactory smile on my face! I swear I could make better banana ice cream than that!!!!!!!! Of course!!!! I am using pure frozen bananas to make my banana ice cream, what could be better?????? ENJOY! 

See you guys and I shall come back with simpler and yummier recipes!!!!! Can't wait!!!

Love you guyz

Ada

xoxo

Simple Packed Lunch Idea - Quinoa with Chicken, Cherry Tomatoes, and Pesto

I'm still trying to maintain a balance between the busy school schedule and a healthy diet.  Since school has started a week ago, I realized that eating out may not be a good option if I want to maintain the healthy lifestyle I had during the summer (I tried to do as much home cooking as possible so I can control the ingredients of my meals and cutting out any sort of sugary food and any kind of salt as much as possible, although I still allowed myself 1-2 cheat meal(s) per week.). So whenever I have time, most likely after a workout at night or on weekends, I will try to squeeze in between the time to prepare lunch for the next day.  So here's a delicious and healthy packed lunch recipe that won't leave your stomach feeling empty for your busy daily schedule!

Ingredients (Serve 1)

• 100 ml of quinoa
• 6 cherry tomatoes (add more for your liking)
• 2 chicken fillets
• 1 glove of garlic
• A handful of sundried tomatoes
• 1- 1.5 tbsp. of pesto sauce
• A handful of basil leaves

Directions

1. Cook the quinoa according to the instructions and set aside.  (For directions on how to cook quinoa, click here.)

2. Chop the garlic and dice the cherry tomatoes and chicken fillets.

3. Turn the stove to medium heat and heat the saucepan with olive oil.  Once heated, throw in the garlic until they turn golden brown.  Put in the diced chicken, tomatoes and sundried tomatoes.  Stir-fry everything together until they are cooked.

4.  Turn the stove to low heat and put in the cooked quinoa.  Stir in the pesto sauce and stir-fry for about 1-2 minutes. Once everything is cooked, put a few basil leaves on top for décor or to taste.

5.  It can be served immediately or just put in the fridge as your packed lunch for the next day.

This definitely adds another healthy salad option to your lunch!

Enjoy :)

Natalie