Melt in your mouth chicken breasts

"Where Mom's secrets never have to remain secret.."

THE SECRET IS IN THE MAYONNAISE

Ingredients:


4 boneless chicken breast halves

1 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder


Directions:


Mix mayonnaise, cheese and seasonings.

Spread mixture over chicken breast and place in baking dish.

Bake at 375°F for 45 minutes.

An unusual yet delicious combination

"Where Mom's secrets never have to remain secret..."

PLANTAIN & GREEN FIG PIE

This recipe is one of Mom's delicious creations...a MUST try...

INGREDIENTS

1 lb green fig

1/2 lb semi ripe plaintains

2 cups grated cheese

1 cup butter

1 onion

2 tbs mustard

3 finely chopped pimentos

1/4 cup finely chopped celery

1 tsp black pepper

1 tbs chilli flakes

1 tin carnation milk

1 cup bread crumbs

METHOD

Place chopped green fig and plaintains in boiling water. Boil until semi soft and then strain.

In a bowl smash boiled green fig and plaintains together and then add all other ingredients.

Mix all together and then place in a baking tray.

Sprinkle cheese on top together with the bread crumbs.

Place in a 350 degree preheated oven and allow to bake until golden brown.

Serve warm..

Enjoy...

Stress Relieving Tips for a Busy Mom

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The daily pressures of family life can consume our peace of mind as easily as they consume our energy. How can we find serenity amid the chaos?

• Rise early and indulge in a little meditation
• Turn down the background noises such as the TV and Radio 
• Tired? take a night off from preparing dinner?
• Stop worrying of what may be tomorrow, instead immerse yourself in the moment
• Laugh a little
• Take a break from family and make time for yourself.
• Enjoy nature. The elements feed our senses and lead us toward serenity better than anything

Pledge to always keep your furniture looking good as new

"Where Mom's secrets never have to remain secret..."

SO MANY REASONS MOM BELIEVES IN PLEDGE...

Cleans virtually any surface safely and effectively.​​

Dusts, shines and protects for a noticeable clean on wood and more.

Removes up to 90% of allergens in dust.

Cleans, nourishes, preserves. Restores wood to a lasting shine.

Cleans, restores and protects, leaving behind a beautiful shine and a fresh citrus scent.

Wonders of Chives

"Where Mom's screts never have to remain secret..."

Thought you might be interested to know:

Chives are a nutrient-dense food, meaning that while they are low in calories they are high in beneficial nutrients like vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

DID YOU KNOW THAT:

• Eating Chives can reduce your chances of CANCER especially stomach and colorectal cancers as well as prostate cancer. Their beneficial and preventative effects are likely due in part to their rich organosulfur compounds.
• Sleep and mood: The choline in chives is an important nutrient that helps with sleep, muscle movement, learning and memory. Choline also helps to maintain the structure of cellular membranes, aids in the transmission of nerve impulses, assists in the absorption of fat and reduces chronic inflammation.6 Folate, also found in chives, may help with depression by preventing an excess of homocysteine from forming in the body, which can prevent blood and other nutrients from reaching the brain.

How to incorporate more chives into your diet

Chives pair well with your eggs

Adding chives is a great way to add flavor to a dish without adding extra calories, fat or sodium.

Flaky, Buttery Croissants

"Where Mom's secrets never have to remain secret..."

To make the dough:
1 cup (250 ml) cold milk  

1/2 cup (125 ml) boiling water 

1 tbsp active dry yeast 

1/4 cup (50 g) sugar 

3 3/4 cup (500 g) all purpose flour 

1 tsp salt 

1 cup + 2tbsp butter, frozen, then left at room temp. for 20-30 minutes




Method:

1. Pour the milk and boiling water into a large bowl. Stir in the yeast and sugar, leave for 5                minutes until frothy.

 2. Add in the flour and salt, incorporate it with your hands into a shaggy ball.

3. Tip the contents out onto a clean work surface and knead until you’ve incorporated all the           flour (this should only take about 2 minutes). Place the dough into an oiled bowl, and leave in     the fridge to rest for 1 hour.

4. Disperse the butter, and flatten into a rectangle, roughly 8″ x 5″. Fold up in the cling film and       pat together well. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

5. Once the butter has been chilling for 25 minutes, tip the chilled dough out onto a lightly floured     work surface and roll into a 16″ x 10″ rectangle.

6. Unwrap the chilled butter block and place into the centre of the dough. Fold the dough into thirds over the butter. Seal all the edges by pinching the dough together.

7. Rotate the dough 90 degrees, use the roiling pin to make regular indentations in the dough.

8. Roll into a 15″ x 10″ rectangle. 

9. Fold into thirds like a business letter. Wrap the dough in cling film, and refrigerate for 1 hour.       (steps 8+9 = ‘one turn’ of the dough)

10. Remove the dough from the fridge, unwrap and complete 1 turn (i.e. repeat steps 8 + 9).             Re-wrap in the cling film, refrigerate for 1 hour. 

11. Repeat step 10, two more times, so you have done a total of 4 turns. 

12. Cut the dough into quarters. Wrap the quarters tightly in cling film and refrigerate for 8-12            hours. 


Shaping the dough:

Remove one piece of dough from the fridge, unwrap it, and roll out on a lightly floured surface into a 16″ x 6″ rectangle. Cut into thirds, forming 3 smaller rectangles. Cut each of these rectangles in half diagonally forming 6 triangles.

Take one triangle of dough (I recommend putting the others in the fridge while you shape each one). Pull on the corners of the shortest edge, to even up the base of the triangle. Then gently stretch the dough a little

Cut a small slit in the base of the triangle, stretch it, then roll the dough up.

Place it, tip side down, onto a lined cookie sheet. Repeat with the rest of the triangles, placing them 2″ apart.


Bake: 

Cover loosely with cling film and leave to rise in a cool place for around 2-3 hours ( if you’re making these the night before, you can actually shape them and leave them to rise in the fridge overnight instead). Once ready to bake, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (22o degrees C) . Brush the croissants with beaten egg using a pastry brush and put into the oven. Immediately lower the temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees.

Allow to cool...

Makes lovely sandwiches..

Gum stuck in your Child's hair?

"Where Mom's secrets never have to remain secret..."

I remembered shivering in by boots walking home from school of having to explain to my Mom how gum got stuck to my hair..I thought she was going to cut it all off!

All she simply did was take a bit of mayonnaise and rub it around the gum with her fingers and gently slid it down the strands of my hair.

AMAZING ISN'T SHE!

Thanks Mom...

Yummy Mango Smoothie

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Can't seem to get your kids their daily fruit intake?

Then make it into an irresistably and delicious Smoothie!

Check out my Mom's Recipe for Mango Smoothie...So yummy it brings out the inner child in you..

Ingredients

1 cup chopped ripe mango

1/2 cup low-fat milk

1/2 cup ice

1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon vanilla essence

Directions

Place the mango, milk, ice, yogurt, and honey in a blender.

Blend until smooth and frothy.

Substitute mango with your favourite fruit...!

Enjoy....

Tuna Sandwich Paste

"Where her secrets never have to remain a secret..."

Growing up, I would always get so excited when my Mom made Tuna sandwiches for my brothers and I to take to school. I remembered when my friends would gather around just to have a taste of that delicious tuna paste.

Now I make it for her instead...

IT'S SOOO GOOD...It's a must have recipe

INGREDIENTS

1 tin Tuna chunks/flakes in vegetable oil (Preferably Bumble bee Brand)

1 tsp of black pepper

1 tsp of sugar

1 tsp of mustard

1/8 cup finely chopped onion 

1/8 cup finely chopped celery

1/8 cup finely chopped sweet peppers

1/8 cup finely chopped pimentos

1/4 cup mayonnaise

METHOD

Strain vegetable oil from tuna ensuring that most of the oil has been pressed out.

In a bowl mix all dry ingredients together with tuna.

Add pepper to taste.

Spread on to your bread and its ready to eat..

SO simple yet insanely delicious...

Thanks Mom...

Tip of the Day: The Power of Citrus

"Where her secrets never have to remain a secret..."

Lemons

Harness the power of citrus to clean your microwave.

My Mom came up with this superb idea to cut a 

lemon in half, squeeze the juice into a small bowl of 

water, add both lemon halves and place in the 

microwave for five minutes. She said that the fresh 

scent eliminates cooking odors and more importantly, 

the condensation from the steam loosens random 

splatters that have hardened. 

I've tried it...and it really works!!! Simply wipe away 

the loose stains with a damp cloth.

Thanks Mom...

A Recipe for keeping Lettuce Fresh and Crisp

"Where her secrets never have to remain a secret..."

Do you buy lettuce at the store with the intention of making salads, forget about it and then find a wilted mess in your refrigerator a week later?

Mom says, "place a metal fork inside a bowl of water with your wilted lettuce and in a matter of minutes your lettuce will be as good as new...fresh and crisp and ready to be eaten."

Here are some ideas for green salad additions:

sunflower seeds
pecans
walnuts
pine nuts
sliced almonds
crumbled blue cheese
crumbled feta
goat cheese
shredded sharp cheddar
crumbled bacon
chopped ham
shredded or chopped cooked chicken or turkey

tuna

carrots (chopped or shredded)

radishes

mushrooms

cherry tomatoes

red onion

cucumber

fresh broccoli or cauliflower

avocado

olives

fresh herbs

chopped apple

strawberries

orange pieces

raisins

cranberries

Thanks Mom..