Raspberry-Strawberry Jam

Who knew that jams and preserves were so easy to make? You can have fabulous homemade berry jams and preserves at your fingertips in just a matter of minutes.

Ingredients:

2 cups Strawberries

2 cups Raspberries

3 cups Brownsugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:

1. Place the berries, brown sugar and Lemon juice in a pan and boil it for 40-50 minutes. (you can add 1 teaspoon of Lemon rind if you want a tart and tangy lemony flavor.) Keep stirring the mixture.

2. Pour the hot jam into a glass jar and refrigerate.

3. Easy as 1-2-3. :)

Carrot Rice

Carrot rice is another spectacular South Indian specialty that is not only pleasing to the eye but to the palate as well. Its a great way to eat your veggies and get much needed antioxidants for your body.

Ingredients

3 Cups cooked rice
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoon of chopped Coriander
1 teaspoon grated ginger

1 teaspoon Turmuric
1 teaspoon grated garlic
1/2 lime
1 teaspoon grated jalopeno pepper
2-4 mid sized tomatos (use as many as desired, I used 4 tomatos.)
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 red onion chopped
4 cups carrots

Directions

1. Cook the Rice in a pressure cooker. If you don't have a cooker you may boil it in water until it is cooked.
2. Place 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil in a heated pan and add cumin. Allow Cumin to crackle and add the red onion, ginger, cumin power, garlic and Jalopeno. After 4 minutes, add the diced tomatos and turmuric and make a nice thick gravy by letting the tomatos cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add the 4 cups of carrots to the pan and mix well.
4. After 2 minutes, add rice, salt and lime juice. Mix well.
5. Garnish with Coriander.

Tempura Beet Rollatini with Balsamic Gastrique

The rollatini was creamy, crunchy and most of all amazingly delicious. The cashew cream in the beet rolls tastes like ricotta cheese. If you don't want to fry the beets you can just cook them and slice them thin and place some cashew cream mixture in and roll them up. This is most certainly a very exotic dish to cook and eat! This is another Tal Ronnen recipe from the book Conscious cook. :)

Ponzu glazed Tofu Crystal Rolls

Ponzu glazed Tofu Crystal Rolls are very tasty. The firmness of Tofu, combined with noodles and carrots give it a crunchy taste. Mint also adds a little zing to this dish.

Tropical Tapioca Pudding

This has to be by far the very the best dessert on earth! The soft and spongy tapiocas with sweet coconut milk is a treat to relish. Tropical fruits like Papaya, Guava and kiwi are not only loaded with antioxidants but are also extremely tasty. This is a must try dish from the book Conscious cook.

Pain Au Chocolat (Chocolate Croissants)

Chocolate Croissants are easy to make and bake. :) Chocolate has great antioxidant properties and is wonderful for your body, but the same cannot be said of pastry dough. lol. Treats are fine every once in a blue moon and portions are also of essence when consuming any food. Anyways, Chocolate Croissants make a delicious treat and are fun to make!

Ingredients
1 packet of Puff pastry dough
1 cup semi sweet Chocolate chips.

Directions
1. Cut the thawed Puff Pastry dough out into 6 squares. Then cut each square into a rectangle by making a cut diagonally. Now you should have 12 rectangles.
2. The widest part of the rectangle faces you. Place 4-5 Chocolate chips in the center of the rectangle and roll it up from the widest part towards the pointy part. Curve the ends and make sure it is sealed properly. The Croissants are to have a semi circular shape.
3. After they are all rolled up like Croissants, place them in an oiled pan and bake them for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.

Chocolate Mousse

The Chocolate Mousse is very silky, smooth and rich with all its Chocolate goodness. This dessert is super delicious as well as super easy to make. Chocolate has many great qualities; aside from being an antioxidant, it boosts energy and increases neurotransmitters like Serotonin which are experienced as feelings of happiness. A study has found that eating Chocolate may add an extra year to your life. :)

Ingredients
1.5 cup of Semi sweet Chocolate chips
1 lb Silken Tofu

Directions
1. Blend the Tofu in the blender till it is like a silky paste.
2. Melt the Chocolate chips by placing them in the Microwave for 40 seconds. Stir with the spoon to see if chips are melted, if not place them in the Microwave again for 20 seconds.
3. Place the melted Chocolate chips in the blender and blend Tofu and chips together. Add some water if needed and stir.
4. Refrigerate for 1hour and then serve.
5. You may add fruits and nuts if you wish.