Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Simple Radish Salad



Radishes will grow almost anywhere, in almost any soil. Radish salad is something you see in various places around the world, they have a crisp, peppery flavor. Here is a simple easy way to prepare tasty Radish Salad.

Ingredients
- Around 8 radishes cleaned, washed and sliced thin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3/4 tablespoon orange juice
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint or cilantro

Preparation 
Place the sliced radishes in a bowl and sprinkle with little salt and mix it. Leave for 15 minutes. Then squeeze out any excess moisture.

Whisk together the lemon juice, orange juice and add pepper & salt as needed to the sliced radishes. Garnish with chopped fresh basil or fresh mint, and serve.

Servings: 6




Monday, January 7, 2013

How to make a simple Grilled Cheese Sandwich



They are so pretty simple and yet so irresistibly good. Do you need a simple meal with bread, butter and cheddar cheese. Here's an easy way to make this classic sandwich.

Ingredients
2 slices white bread
1 slice cheddar cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons butter

Directions
Preheat the nonstick pan over medium heat. Spread butter on one side of a slice of bread.

Place bread butter-side down onto pan bottom and keep the slice of cheese on that bread slice.

Butter the second slice of bread on one side and place butter-side-up on top of the cheese.

Grill until lightly browned and flip over, continue grilling until cheese is melted.


Servings: make 1 sandwich