I am so glad that you enjoied PNP Food.
WHERE AM I EACH WEEK ?
Fridays as usual I am in Ranui ( 4-7 pm ),
Saturday in Howick ( 8-12 am) then for:
First Sunday I am in Coatsvile (9am-2pm)
Second Sunday in Orewa market (8am-12)
Third one in Kume country market (9am-2pm)
Fourth one in Puhoi(9am-12pm)
See you very soon
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, December 3, 2010
How to Use Pomegranate Paste/Molasses
Pomegranate Recipes:
1 Baked Tropical Spareribs
2 Beef Tenderloin in Cherry Sauce
3 Creamy Pomegranate Dessert
4 Fresh Pomegranate Chutney
5 Frozen Flower Bowl with Fruit Salad
6 Ginger Orange Pomegranate Relish
7 Homemade Grenadine
8 Lamb Stew With Chestnuts And Pomegranates
9 Pomegranate Cake
10 Pomegranate Crab and Salmon Mousse
11 Pomegranate Ginger Muffins
12 Pomegranate Honey Roasted Game Hens
13 Pomegranate Jelly
14 Pomegranate Lamb
15 Pomegranate Lamb Kebabs
16 Pomegranate Lamb Lollipops
17 Pomegranate Port Vinaigrette
18 Pomegranate Pound Cake
19 Pomegranate Lentil Soup
20 Pomegranate Tapioca
21 Pomegranate Vinegar
22 Pork Steaks with Pomegranate Gravy
23 Ricotta Cheesecake with Pomegranate Sauce
24 Roasted Pomegranate Chicken
25 Roasted Red Cabbage & New Potatoes
26 Spiced Apple Napoleons with Pomegranate Caramel Sauce
27 Sticky Red Wings28 Turkey-Pomegranate Salad
How to Use Pomegranate Paste/Molasses
Pomegranates are native to Iran.
1. You can use pomegranate Paste/molasses in beverages, sauces, marinades, salad dressings and many other dishes.
2. Try making a pomegranate soda by mixing 1 teaspoon pomegranate Paste/molasses with a little bit of lemon juice and sugar, then adding club soda.
3. Try adding 1 teaspoon pomegranate Paste/molasses and a little sugar to a simple lemon vinaigrette. Serve it over greens tossed with toasted walnuts, golden raisins and goat cheese.
4. Drizzle pomegranate Paste/molasses over a whole chicken, salmon or lamb roast before cooking.
5. Pour 2 tablespoons pomegranate Paste/molasses over a block of cream cheese and spread it on crackers.
1 Baked Tropical Spareribs
2 Beef Tenderloin in Cherry Sauce
3 Creamy Pomegranate Dessert
4 Fresh Pomegranate Chutney
5 Frozen Flower Bowl with Fruit Salad
6 Ginger Orange Pomegranate Relish
7 Homemade Grenadine
8 Lamb Stew With Chestnuts And Pomegranates
9 Pomegranate Cake
10 Pomegranate Crab and Salmon Mousse
11 Pomegranate Ginger Muffins
12 Pomegranate Honey Roasted Game Hens
13 Pomegranate Jelly
14 Pomegranate Lamb
15 Pomegranate Lamb Kebabs
16 Pomegranate Lamb Lollipops
17 Pomegranate Port Vinaigrette
18 Pomegranate Pound Cake
19 Pomegranate Lentil Soup
20 Pomegranate Tapioca
21 Pomegranate Vinegar
22 Pork Steaks with Pomegranate Gravy
23 Ricotta Cheesecake with Pomegranate Sauce
24 Roasted Pomegranate Chicken
25 Roasted Red Cabbage & New Potatoes
26 Spiced Apple Napoleons with Pomegranate Caramel Sauce
27 Sticky Red Wings28 Turkey-Pomegranate Salad
How to Use Pomegranate Paste/Molasses
Pomegranates are native to Iran.
1. You can use pomegranate Paste/molasses in beverages, sauces, marinades, salad dressings and many other dishes.
2. Try making a pomegranate soda by mixing 1 teaspoon pomegranate Paste/molasses with a little bit of lemon juice and sugar, then adding club soda.
3. Try adding 1 teaspoon pomegranate Paste/molasses and a little sugar to a simple lemon vinaigrette. Serve it over greens tossed with toasted walnuts, golden raisins and goat cheese.
4. Drizzle pomegranate Paste/molasses over a whole chicken, salmon or lamb roast before cooking.
5. Pour 2 tablespoons pomegranate Paste/molasses over a block of cream cheese and spread it on crackers.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Pomegranate
Pomegranate
The pomegranate has become known as a modern day super food recently many health experts have suggested that drinking a glass of pomegranate juice a day for one year reduced blood pressure (particularly systolic pressure) and slowed down LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) oxidation. Pomegranate fruits contain polyphenols, tannins and anthocyanins – all are beneficial antioxidants.
Interestingly, pomegranate juice contains high levels of antioxidants – higher than most other fruit juices. Pomegranates were mentioned In the Quran a number of times
“And it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised, And date-palms, and crops of different shape and taste and olives, and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in taste).Eat of their fruits when they ripen, but pay the due thereof on the day of its harvest, And waste not by extravagance. Verily, He likes not those who waste by extravagance.”(6:141)
Health experts who have done research in to the benefits of eating and drinking pomegranate have said that it can help with the following conditions:
Stomach Disorder: Pomegranates peel, bark and leaves are used to calm the disorder of the stomach or diarrhea caused due to any kind of digestive problems. Drinking tea made from the leaves of this fruit helps in curing your digestive problems. Pomegranate juice is also used for handling problems of dysentery and cholera.
Heart Problems: Regular intake of pomegranate juice can maintain good flow of the blood in the body. Along with this, it decreases the risk of heart attack and heart strokes. The antioxidant properties that are consisted in this fruit helps to keep the bad cholesterol in the forming position and thus keeps the arteries clear of any clots. The clots are clear because pomegranate has the ability to make the blood thinner.
Cancer: Pomegranates consist of high level of antioxidants called flavenoids. These flavenoids are thought to be effective in counteracting various cancer radials. The people that face high risk of prostate and breast cancer should start drinking the juice of this fruit, as this will help them to reduce further risk of developing cancer. Regular consumption of pomegranates can reduce the PSA levels in the body and aid to fight the existing cancer cells in the body.
Dental Care: The best benefit of pomegranate is that its juice, along with its antibacterial and antiviral properties, helps to reduce the effects of dental plaque.
Osteoarthritis: Pomegranate helps to reduce the illness caused in various forms, like atherosclerosis and osteoarthritis. The damages that are caused due to the thickening and hardening of the arterial walls and in cartilage and joints can be cured by eating this fruit. Also, pomegranate is capable of preventing the creation of enzymes that are liable for breaking down the connective tissues.
Anemia: Healthy blood flow can be maintained in the body by taking this fruit in any form. Pomegranate supplies iron to blood and thus, help to reduce the anemic symptoms including exhaustion, dizziness and weakness and hear loss.
Diabetes: Drinking of pomegranate juice by a diabetic patient can reduce the risk of coronary diseases. Along with this, there is a slowdown in hardening of the arteries, which can fuel non-occurrence of various heart diseases.
Fesenjoon (Pomegranate- Walnut Stew)
By Persian Recipes Khoresht (Stew) Add commentsThis is one of my favorite Persian recipes! I just love Fesenjoon with koofteh(meatballs). In my family it was always made with meatballs, though the majority of people make it with chicken.
Fesenjoon (ba koofteh)
This specific Fesenjoon recipe is with meatballs, but for those who prefer chicken you can basically make a few adjustments and use chicken instead.
Ingredients:
approximately .5 lbs ground beef
1 medium onion
3/4 cup finely crushed walnuts — I use a food processor to crush up my walnuts
3- 4 tablespoons Pomegranate paste (or molasses) — the more you add the more sour the stew will be
sugar (desired amount) — the more you add the sweeter it will make the stew
salt/pepper
turmeric
onion powder (optional)
ground coriander (optional)
1 1/2 to 2 cups water
oil
aloo khoshk (prunes) –I buy it from an international grocery store and keep them refrigerated
Fesenjoon (with meatballs)
Directions to make Fesenjoon:
Before you chop up your onion to saute, take a grater (randeh) and grate some of the onion for your meatballs. If you only grate a bit of the onion you can also use onion powder for the meatballs. Then take the remaining onion and chop it up. Pour some oil into a pot and turn the stove burner on to medium heat. Allow the oil to heat up and then add your onions.
In a separate mixing bowl you will mix together the grated onion, ground beef, some turmeric, some salt/pepper, onion powder (optional), and if you choose ground coriander.
Once the onions are sauteed and tender, add the chopped walnuts and continuously mix. I sauteed the walnuts for approximately 10 minutes before adding water. Basically, the smell of the walnuts will be evident and you will notice the walnuts giving out oil. You don’t want to over fry the walnuts either. After you add the water, start making little round balls (meatballs) from the ground beef mixture. As you make them you can drop them into the pot. Once all the meatballs are formed and put into the stew you can add the aloo (prunes), pomegranate paste, and some sugar. I added 2 prunes, about 4 tablespoons pomegranate molasses, and 3 tablespoons sugar. With the sugar and pomegranate you get a sweet and sour type stew. If you prefer sweet add more sugar and less pomegranate and the opposite if you prefer the more sour taste. Depends on how you like your Fesenjoon.
Finally, cover the pot of Fesenjoon and allow it to cook on a medium or medium-low temperature until thickened…water should be evaporated. Fesenjoon is ready to be served with Rice .
The pomegranate has become known as a modern day super food recently many health experts have suggested that drinking a glass of pomegranate juice a day for one year reduced blood pressure (particularly systolic pressure) and slowed down LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) oxidation. Pomegranate fruits contain polyphenols, tannins and anthocyanins – all are beneficial antioxidants.
Interestingly, pomegranate juice contains high levels of antioxidants – higher than most other fruit juices. Pomegranates were mentioned In the Quran a number of times
“And it is He Who produces gardens trellised and untrellised, And date-palms, and crops of different shape and taste and olives, and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in taste).Eat of their fruits when they ripen, but pay the due thereof on the day of its harvest, And waste not by extravagance. Verily, He likes not those who waste by extravagance.”(6:141)
Health experts who have done research in to the benefits of eating and drinking pomegranate have said that it can help with the following conditions:
Stomach Disorder: Pomegranates peel, bark and leaves are used to calm the disorder of the stomach or diarrhea caused due to any kind of digestive problems. Drinking tea made from the leaves of this fruit helps in curing your digestive problems. Pomegranate juice is also used for handling problems of dysentery and cholera.
Heart Problems: Regular intake of pomegranate juice can maintain good flow of the blood in the body. Along with this, it decreases the risk of heart attack and heart strokes. The antioxidant properties that are consisted in this fruit helps to keep the bad cholesterol in the forming position and thus keeps the arteries clear of any clots. The clots are clear because pomegranate has the ability to make the blood thinner.
Cancer: Pomegranates consist of high level of antioxidants called flavenoids. These flavenoids are thought to be effective in counteracting various cancer radials. The people that face high risk of prostate and breast cancer should start drinking the juice of this fruit, as this will help them to reduce further risk of developing cancer. Regular consumption of pomegranates can reduce the PSA levels in the body and aid to fight the existing cancer cells in the body.
Dental Care: The best benefit of pomegranate is that its juice, along with its antibacterial and antiviral properties, helps to reduce the effects of dental plaque.
Osteoarthritis: Pomegranate helps to reduce the illness caused in various forms, like atherosclerosis and osteoarthritis. The damages that are caused due to the thickening and hardening of the arterial walls and in cartilage and joints can be cured by eating this fruit. Also, pomegranate is capable of preventing the creation of enzymes that are liable for breaking down the connective tissues.
Anemia: Healthy blood flow can be maintained in the body by taking this fruit in any form. Pomegranate supplies iron to blood and thus, help to reduce the anemic symptoms including exhaustion, dizziness and weakness and hear loss.
Diabetes: Drinking of pomegranate juice by a diabetic patient can reduce the risk of coronary diseases. Along with this, there is a slowdown in hardening of the arteries, which can fuel non-occurrence of various heart diseases.
Fesenjoon (Pomegranate- Walnut Stew)
By Persian Recipes Khoresht (Stew) Add commentsThis is one of my favorite Persian recipes! I just love Fesenjoon with koofteh(meatballs). In my family it was always made with meatballs, though the majority of people make it with chicken.
Fesenjoon (ba koofteh)
This specific Fesenjoon recipe is with meatballs, but for those who prefer chicken you can basically make a few adjustments and use chicken instead.
Ingredients:
approximately .5 lbs ground beef
1 medium onion
3/4 cup finely crushed walnuts — I use a food processor to crush up my walnuts
3- 4 tablespoons Pomegranate paste (or molasses) — the more you add the more sour the stew will be
sugar (desired amount) — the more you add the sweeter it will make the stew
salt/pepper
turmeric
onion powder (optional)
ground coriander (optional)
1 1/2 to 2 cups water
oil
aloo khoshk (prunes) –I buy it from an international grocery store and keep them refrigerated
Fesenjoon (with meatballs)
Directions to make Fesenjoon:
Before you chop up your onion to saute, take a grater (randeh) and grate some of the onion for your meatballs. If you only grate a bit of the onion you can also use onion powder for the meatballs. Then take the remaining onion and chop it up. Pour some oil into a pot and turn the stove burner on to medium heat. Allow the oil to heat up and then add your onions.
In a separate mixing bowl you will mix together the grated onion, ground beef, some turmeric, some salt/pepper, onion powder (optional), and if you choose ground coriander.
Once the onions are sauteed and tender, add the chopped walnuts and continuously mix. I sauteed the walnuts for approximately 10 minutes before adding water. Basically, the smell of the walnuts will be evident and you will notice the walnuts giving out oil. You don’t want to over fry the walnuts either. After you add the water, start making little round balls (meatballs) from the ground beef mixture. As you make them you can drop them into the pot. Once all the meatballs are formed and put into the stew you can add the aloo (prunes), pomegranate paste, and some sugar. I added 2 prunes, about 4 tablespoons pomegranate molasses, and 3 tablespoons sugar. With the sugar and pomegranate you get a sweet and sour type stew. If you prefer sweet add more sugar and less pomegranate and the opposite if you prefer the more sour taste. Depends on how you like your Fesenjoon.
Finally, cover the pot of Fesenjoon and allow it to cook on a medium or medium-low temperature until thickened…water should be evaporated. Fesenjoon is ready to be served with Rice .
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