Bread Pudding

(Serves 2)

Bread - 5 slices
Eggs - 1
Milk - 1 cup
Cashew nuts - 1 Tbsp (chopped)
Dried Plums or Raisins - 1 Tbsp
Butter - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Jam - 1 tbsp
Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1.Blend the milk , sugar and eggs and keep this mixture aside
2.In a glass baking dish and spread butter evenly on the inside
3.Arrange a layer of bread to cover the bottom
4.Pour milk egg mix on the layer until its wet.
5.Sprinkle part of nuts, plums and jam over this.
6.Cover with another layer of bread and evenly pour the milk egg mix over this
with some more nuts, jam and raisins.
7.Place another layer of bread and pour the remaining milk egg mix and nuts jam and
raisins.
8.Spread 2 tbsp butter on top and bake at 250 "f" degrees till golden brown.Serve
hot.

Peanut Smoothie

This has a very south Indian taste to it but its a very interesting smoothie. It could be a meal by itself!!!

Serves 2

Peanuts - 3 handfuls
Brown rice flakes - 3 handfuls
bananas - 2 small
tender coconut water - 1 coconut
tender coconut pulp (malai) - as much from 1 coconut
sugar - 2 tsp (1 more tsp if the coconut water is not sweet)
milk - 1/2 cup


Put all the above in a blender/ mixer and blend well.

banana cocoa smoothie

This is a good smoothie filled with vitamin C and potassium.A little high on calories but weight watchers its ok to treat yourself once in a month with this!!!!

banana - 1
milk - 1 cup
orange juice - 1/4 cup
sugar - 2 tsps
cocoa powder - 1/2 tsp

1.Mash the banana
2. Add all the ingredients and blend well in a blender

A variation to this drink could be : using pineapple juice instead of orange juice.