VALENTINES RECIPES AND EASY IDEAS

Hello every one.  As it is Valentines Day. Understand those of you wanting to  know what you can cook. Tonight for that special meal for a loved one.

I am sharing one two ideas and recipes.

Make it simple after all you want to spend less time in the kitchen. More time with your loved one.

SALMON IN RED PEPPER SAUCE.

You will need the following. A blender or food processor. Sauté pan for the fish.

Bowls, Chopping board, Knife.  Colander to drained Peppers.  Tin opener.

INGREDIENTS

Two salmon fillets per person.
One jar Roasted Red Peppers
One tin Plum Tomatoes.
Onions  diced up sliced.
Spices Paprika half teaspoon
Chilli Flakes one quarter or to taste.
Garlic Powder 1tsp
Tomato Puree, Tomato Ketchup a tsp each 
Black Pepper 1 tsp.
Stock cube
Olive oil.
Herbs Parsley A handful.

Lemon juice optional.

To go with Peppers, Zucchini.  Diced and sliced.  

METHOD

Make sauce first.  Drain jar Red Roasted Peppers use two of those.  To a blender or a food processor. Add tin tomatoes. Onions, Spices, Garlic Powder, Seasonings, Stock cube, blitz up.  At the end add Parsley rip in and blitz .  Might need a touch of water. Makes a sauce a lot.

Portion to a bowl  .

Pan fry Salmon with Sauté pan Olive oil and cook on one side. See the colour changing from dark pink to light. On a medium heat.

Cover and allow to cook for around five minutes.  Season and add if you wish some lemon juice.  Remove  keep warm and add vegetables and sauce a portion gently sauté not too long around five minutes.

To a serving bowl  with portion of sauce and vegetables. Fish on top.  I use serving bowls when eating food not plates.  More attractive. Use various Pasta bowls.


For pudding very simple.

PANCAKES AND BERRIES WITH RICOTTA CREAM

You will need the following one bowl serving spoons Desert bowls. Knife, chopping board.  Small pan for pancakes.  Hot water kettle.

You will need ready made pancakes from the chiller cabinet.
Fresh berries any Strawberries or use frozen any.
Cinnamon 1tsp
Lemon juice dash.
Icing sugar 1tsp.
Tub of ricotta drained.
Small knob of butter

METHOD

Make Ricotta cream in a bowl. Add drained Ricotta with icing sugar and touch lemon juice. Mix add if you wish Cinnamon a touch.

Dice up berries if using Strawberries hull and cut stalks.  Frozen defrost, hot water kettle in a bowl and drain.

Warm one per person pancake in a pan touch of butter.

Remove from pan to a desert bowl add Berries and a dollop of Cream fold over.

Dust with Cinnamon if you wish to.

Hope that helps any one.

Bueno Appetito.