Healthy Baked Chicken Strips

Hello, everyone! How are you guys doing? I'm so bored that I decided to try out making some healthy baked chicken strips. I already finished my summer work, so I have a lot of time on my hands.  I got this idea while I was watching the Dr. Oz show yesterday. As you know, I want to eat healthier, so that I can be healthy, and lose weight at the same time. The thing that I don't like is that the healthy foods generally cost more than the regular ones. It's quite sad. I guess I will post some healthier food options on one of my posts later on. It would be helpful, not just for me, but for you guys as well. I will ask a dietitian a few questions when I have the time, and I will tell you guys what they say. If you guys have any questions about nutrition, feel free to email me.
This recipe I used was experimental, and this is how it turned out. See the picture? It could have turned out better, I guess, but it's still pretty decent. My little brother likes them. So, here's the recipe. I hope you guys like it.

Ingredients

• chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup ground flax seed (or bread crumbs, panko, or flour)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp basil
• 2 egg whites, whisked
• garlic salt
• butter flavored cooking spray

Directions

1. Wash the chicken, making sure it's clean and pat dry with paper towels. 
2. Cut the chicken breast into strips and season with garlic salt. 
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4. In a bowl, mix together the flax seed, garlic powder, chili powder, onion powder, paprika, and basil. 
5. Dip the chicken into the egg whites, then, into the flax seed mixture. Place it on a baking pan. 
6. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray the chicken lightly with butter flavored cooking spray
7. Bake in the oven for about 30 to 40 minutes. 
8. Take out and enjoy with ranch, BBQ sauce, tartar sauce, ketchup or mayo. :)

 

Pani Popo (Samoan Sweet Coconut Bread)

Hey everyone. This summer has been quite boring. I have summer homework, which I'm pretty much almost done with now. So, that gives me nothing to do for the rest of summer. So, I've decided to bake some more this summer. I've been looking around for recipes of different cultures, not just Spanish, Chinese and American. I also wanted it to be bread, because I like eating bread. So, I decided on a Samoan Sweet Bread. It has a coconut flavor to it, and it's yummy. It's called Pani Popo. Sorry for the looks of the Pani Popo I made. It's my first attempt at making it. However, it's delicious. It's really sweet. Here's the recipe.
Ingredients:

Bread Dough:

• 3 3/4 cup bread flour
• 3/4  cup sugar
• 1/2  cup warm water
• 1/2  cup warm milk
• 2  1/2  tsp active dry yeast
• 1 egg, whisked
• 1/3  cup salted butter, melted

Coconut Mixture:

• 1 can 13.5 oz coconut milk (400 mL)
• 1/2  cup sugar
• 3 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk

Directions: 

1. In a bowl, mix the warm water, warm milk, and the sugar. 
2. Add the active dry yeast and let it poof for 10 minutes. 
3. Mix in the butter and the egg. 
4. Mix in the flour 1 cup at a time. Once the dough has come together, knead the dough. The dough should just be peeling off the bowl. You may need more or less flour, depending on location, and temperature. 
5. Let the dough rise for 1 to 2 hours. 
6. Divide the dough into 15 or 16 pieces into a baking pan, and let it rise for another hour or so.
7. Preheat the oven to 350 F. 
8. Mix together ingredients for the coconut mixture, and pour it evenly over the bread.
9. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes. 25 minutes is ideal, but it depends on the strength of the oven. 
10. Take out, and enjoy. 

 

 

Chinese Fried Chicken

Hello, everyone. How are y'all doing today? I'm doing pretty good, thank you very much. Yesterday, I went bowling with my friends and we had a blast. I hadn't seen them for a long time, and it was fun. My bowling skills aren't the greatest, but it's the fun that counts. I also won a stuffed animal from the claw machine on the first try. I was so happy. Not everyone gets it on the first try.
Anyways, enough about my life. I'm here to post recipes. Well, I decided on Chinese Fried Chicken. It's like the fried chicken you get at the Chinese Hot Food section at Raley's or Bel-Air. I got this recipe from my uncle, it's actually quite delicious. He's quite a good cook, and I've gotten some recipes from him and my aunt. So, here's the recipe.

Ingredients

• chicken drumsticks
• 3/4  cup flour
• 1/2  cup cornstarch
• 1/2  tsp baking powder
• 1/2  tsp salt
• 3    tsp oil
• about 1/2 cup water (more or less)
• garlic salt
• vegetable oil (used for deep frying)

Directions

1. Season the chicken drumsticks with the garlic salt, and let it marinate overnight. 
2. Combine the flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, 3 tsp oil, and water together and mix. It should form a batter. Add more water if the mixture is too thick. Add more cornstarch if it's too wet. 
3. Place the marinaded drumsticks in a large bowl and pour in the batter. Mix well until all of the chicken is covered.
4. Heat up the oil in a deep fryer. Once ready, put the chicken in, and cook for 15 minutes. 
5. Once the cooking is done, place the chicken in a bowl with a towel to drain some of the oil. Keep frying the chicken until all of the chicken is cooked.
6. Enjoy. ) 

Pancakes!!

Hey everyone! How are you guys doing? Well, I'm doing pretty well. I got my wisdom teeth pulled out a day or two ago, which kind of sucks, but everything is fine. I got nothing else to do while recovering, so I decided to make these pancakes! Don't they look delicious? Yeah, they do. My family loves these pancakes. I rarely make them, because my parents say pancakes are unhealthy, even though they are delicious. I wish I could make them healthier, but, they don't like it when I try to make things healthier, well, the dessert like foods at least. I was unable to eat these pancakes, which I am sad about, but at least my family got to enjoy them. My siblings decided to make a Micky Mouse face with the pancakes, just for the fun of it. Doesn't it look cute? There are pancakes without the chocolate chips too, but, those pictures will be in the instructions. So, here's the recipe for the pancakes! They're quite easy to make, really.

Ingredients

• 1  1/2  cup flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 3 tablespoon sugar
• 1  1/4  cup milk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoon butter, melted*
• 1 tsp vanilla
• choco chips (optional)

 *To melt the butter, you can microwave it.

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar  and the baking powder.
2. Mix in the milk, egg, and vanilla extract. 
3. Melt the butter, and mix it into the batter.
4. Get a nonstick skillet, or something to cook the pancakes in, and heat up in medium heat. Spray non-stick cooking spray (such as PAM). 
5. Pour as much batter as you want (1/4 cup, or as big or as small as you want), and then wait until you see bubbles starting to form. Once you see bubbles, flip the pancake. The first pancake is usually the test pancakes, so, it might not look as good. 
6. If you like your pancakes plain, you can eat it as is, with syrup if you want. Maple syrup is yummy, but you can also add dulce de leche, fruit syrup, or anything you want to eat with the pancakes. 
7. If you want choco chip pancakes, here's 3 ways you can make it: 
1. Poke in the chocolate chips RIGHT when you take them off the skillet. They have to be really hot in order to put in the chocolate chips
2. You can also add in the chocolate chips after you pour in the batter, before you flip it. However, this may cause other pancakes to stick.
3. You can add the chocolate chips into the batter, and then cook them, but then again, it may cause other pancakes to stick. 
8. Enjoy your pancakes! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My sister's pancake

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My brother's pancake

Plain, small pancakes

PB and Choco Chip Cookies

Hey Everyone! How's everyone's summer going? It should be relaxing. It is a bit hot though. So, Anyways, who here likes peanut butter and chocolate? Well, these are the cookies for you then! I baked these Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, aka, PB and Choco Chip Cookies today. They are quite delicious, if I say so myself. I was in a mood to make chocolate chip cookies, but I didn't want to use any butter. So, I thought, why not just use peanut butter? It turned out all good though, which I am happy about. Also, I don't have to use regular butter, with all the saturated fat. These cookies aren't the healthiest though, because the healthier ingredients cost more. I would have used them instead of the regular ingredients, but at least these taste good. I'll also tell you guys the healthier ingredients to use instead if you guys want to make it healthier. Well, here's the recipe. My brother loves these cookies. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup Peanut Butter (or All Natural Peanut Butter with Omega 3s)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup flour ( or wheat flour)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (dark chocolate chips)

*For the sugars, you can also use just all brown sugar or all granulated sugar. It's your choice. I've tried the recipe with all granulated and with both the sugars, and both are equally delicious. 

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. In a bowl, sift and mix together the flour and baking powder.
3. In another bowl, cream together the sugars and the peanut butter.
4. Mix in the eggs and the vanilla extract into the sugar mixture.
5. Mix the flour mixture INTO the sugar mixture.
6. Add in the chocolate chips.
7. Make golf size ball doughs and place them on a baking pan/cookie sheet.
8. Bake for 10-12 min. Take them out and enjoy. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chocolate Crinkles Recipe

Hey Everyone! Today has been quite a day. I went to Border's and bought some cookbooks. As you know, they're going out of business and are having sales. I also made these yummy Chocolate Crinkles! I wanted chocolate to eat. Anyways, my brother loves these too. They are so yummy, and are only around 90-100 calories. Yeah, I know, calories. Who wants to count them? No one, but I want to watch my weight. It's not good to eat too much either. Exercising is another thing I've been doing daily for the past 4 or 5 years. I jog a lot, and do some strength training too (using my own body weight, I can't afford to go to the gym, and I don't have any weights at home). I also do some yoga. Anyways, I got distracted again. So, where was I? Oh ,yes, the cookies! They are so yummy! And, they're easy to make. It makes 36 cookies. So, here's my recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 box brownie mix
• 2 tablespoon flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup oil
• powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. 
2. Grease the cookie pans.
3.  In a bowl, sift together the brownie mix and the flour. 
4. Add in the eggs and oil and mix and knead until it makes a dough.
5. Pour the powdered sugar in a bowl.
6. Take a piece of dough, and roll it into a ball. Roll it in the powdered sugar and then put it on the cookie pan. Do the same with the rest of the dough.
7. Put it in the oven, and bake for 10-12 minutes. My oven, it is usually around 12 minutes. 
8. Take them out, let them cool, and enjoy. I sometimes like adding dulce de leche do it and make a sandwich. It's so yummy and rich.