CHICKEN PIE

Hi, this chicken pie is very easy to make and yummy too.

Here is the recipe

Ingredients:
Butter and oil (any one will do) -2 tbs
Onion chopped- 1
Garlic chopped finely-2 tsp or as per taste
Chicken breast cubed-2 breasts
Potato cubed-2
Carrot cubed-1
Broccoli cut-a small floret.
salt and pepper to taste.
Dill leaves-2 tbs
White sauce
Cream-1 can(170 gm)
Puff pastry
Egg for egg wash

Method:
Heat butter and oil.Saute the chicken and vegetables in order. You can add whatever vegetables you like . I added the dill leaves as I had some (the flavor was good). Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook till the chicken and vegetables are tender. To make the white sauce, melt 3 tbs butter ,add 3 tbs flour stirring till the rawness of the flour is gone. Add 2 cups of milk little by little stirring so there are no lumps. Boil this to make thick sauce adding salt and pepper to taste . Add this sauce and cream to the chicken mixture. Pour in to a dish or individual dishes. Spread the puff pastry sheets on it and brush with beaten egg.  Preheat oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes on 220 degree Celsius  or until the pastry is golden .(Please be aware that ovens differ)

Sorry I did not have pictures of the filling.

Before baking.

After baking

Hope you all enjoy making this. It is easy and yummy.

HAVE A NICE DAY
Bee

THE TARTAN DRESS

Hi, this dress is for Sarah. I fell in love with the pattern the second I saw it. I made a matching hairband and a bag to go with it. It has a Disney touch with dotted materials, belt and the head band with the bow and of course the embroidered bag .

Close up of  the front.

The back is different with four buttons.

Close up of the back.

I made a matching head band with a polo neck removed from her T shirt and a bow attached .

And a bag to go with it.

All three together.

 I found this pattern from a blog skirtastop.wordpress.com.

Have a Nice Day!

Bee

DIY : Fabric Wrapped Frames

Here's an easy and cheap way to spice up old and boring frames. :)

What You'll Need:

1. Old T-shirt/ Dress
2. Scissors
3. Mod Podge and applicator
4. Frame

Steps:

1. Cut the t-shirt into thin strips.

2. Apply Mod Podge on the frame.

3. Wrap the frame with the strips of fabric.

4. Let it dry and Voila! :)

Here's another frame I wrapped with my nieces' old frock.

Good Day!

San

Deep Fried Okra

These deep fried Okra or Ladies finger disappeared in seconds!.

Quick to make when you need something spicy or tangy.

All you need is:

1. Okra washed and dried . Cut both ends and Slit into two.
2. Salt
3. Chilly powder
4. Chat masala (Available in Indian shops)
5. Oil for frying

Steps:

1. Deep fry okra in hot oil till crisp. 
2. Strain on paper towel. 
3. Sprinkle salt,chilly powder and chat masala as needed.

Enjoy!
Bee

Adorable and Detachable iPhone Case

Hello There! :) Just Sharing a few pictures of my sister's new Adorableee pastel coloured iPhone case! It's a gift from her sister-in-law.!

Good Day!
San

Brownies Recipe

This is a very easy and yummy recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup softened butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup flour

1/3cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

Method:

1. Mix butter and sugar. 
2. Add eggs and vanilla essence.
3. Mix well.
4. Fold in all dry ingredients. 
5. Pour in to 8''baking pan and bake for 30 minutes on 180 degree in a preheated oven.

Good Day!
Bee

Red Velvet Cupcakes w/o Any Icing

Last week I made Red velvet cupcakes. I used Laura Vitale's recipe. They were absolutely great, everyone here loved it including my sister's kiddos ! I didn't make any icing for the cupcakes, but if you'd like to make it you can find it in the original recipe at Laura's site.

Ingredients:

 (For 11 to 12 Normal sized cupcakes...that'll make 20+ mini cupcakes. Sorry I lost count of the total cupcakes because I ate up half the batch as and when they were ready! :P)

1 ¼ cup of all Purpose Flour
2  cubes of cooking chocolate
½ teaspoon of Baking Powder
½ teaspoon of Baking Soda
¼ teaspoon of Salt
¼ cup of Unsalted Butter, softened at room temperature
¾ cup of Granulated sugar
¾ cup of Buttermilk
1 Egg
1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
Red food Coloring

Method:

1. In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients ( Flour, Baking powder, Baking soda and Salt).
2. In another bowl, cream together the butter and sugar,  add the egg, the 2 cubes of chocolate (melted) and vanilla and mix until well combined and creamy.
3. Mix together half the dry ingredients and half the buttermilk into the wet ingredients , make sure its combined and add the remaining dry ingredients and buttermilk making sure to combine everything together but not over mixing.
4. Switch on the Mini cupcake maker and let it heat up for about 5 minutes. When the cupcake maker is ready the red light will come on.
5. While the cupcake maker heats up,  add enough food coloring to get the desired red color for your cupcakes.
6. In the Mini Cupcake maker, line the cupcake holes with cake cases and spoon the mixture equally between them. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes. 
7. Lift the cupcake maker's lid and check if the cupcakes are ready. Use a cocktail stick to test them, it should come out clean.
8. When the cakes are ready turn them out and let it cool.
   
   Enjoy!
   San