I would like to see these mango recipes!

Where are these mangoes?

Now, in last week's episode of Orphan Black, Helena, who was abducted by soldiers, was subjected to a lie-detector test, until she gets distracted on the "mangoes" part. Even the scorpion Helena called it Pupok got sucked into the "mango" part. "Where are these mangoes? I would like to see these mangoes."

Mangoes are one of the world's most popular fruits and they were first grown in India over five millenniums ago. The mango seeds have been traveled through parts of the world and legend has it that Buddha meditated under the cool shade of a mango tree. Anyway, we're not turning this into a science lesson but not all mangoes are created equal. There are numerous selection of mangoes to choose from and for the fun of it, mangoes can spawn numerous recipes of your choosing.

Just before Helena and the scorpion named Pupok start asking where are the mangoes and want one, here are some delicious mango recipes suitable enough for your next Orphan Black viewing party at home with your mates. There are so many mango-related recipes to choose from but I decided to pick some of the best ones.

1) Mango Salsa

Ingredients:

1 mango, peeled and diced

1/2 cup peeled, diced cucumber

1 tbsp finely chopped jalapeno

1/3 cup diced red onion

1 tbsp lime juice

1/3 cup roughly chopped cilantro leaves

salt

pepper

This recipe takes five minutes to prepare and it serves up to 4 to 6 servings. 

First, combine the mango, cucumber, jalapeno, red onion, lime juice, and cilantro leaves, then mix them well. 

After that, season it with some salt and pepper.

Source: Food Network

2) Chicken Avocado and Mango Salad

Ingredients:

2 tbsp brown sugar

1/4 cup water

1/3 cup lime juice

1/2 cup chili garlic sauce

4 cups shredded, cooked chicken

2 medium mangoes - peeled, seeded, and diced

2 avocados - peeled, seeded, and diced

1 (10 ounce) package of spring lettuce mix

This recipe takes about thirty minutes and it serves up to 10 people. 

To begin, stir together the brown sugar and water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Let it boil, then pour into a medium bowl. Stir in the garlic chili sauce and lime juice to create a dressing. 

Then, toss together the chicken, mangoes, and avocados in a large bowl. After this, arrange the spring salad mix on serving plates, then top it with a few chicken mixture. Pour the dressing at the top of the salad.

Source: Allrecipes

3) Mango pudding

Ingredients:

4 1/2 teaspoons of unflavored gelatin

1/2 cup water

4-6 ripe mangoes peeled and diced

1 14-ounce can of nonfat sweetened condensed milk

4 tbsp lime juice

This recipe takes 2 hours and 40 minutes and it serves up to 8 people

First, sprinkle the gelatin over water in a small bowl, then let it stand until softened by about a minute. Microwave it on High, uncovered, by about 10 to 20 seconds until the gelatin completely dissolved but the liquid is not boiling.

Place the mango in the food blender, if you have one, and process it until it becomes smooth. Push through a very fine sieve into a large measuring cup until you have 2 cups puree. Whisk the puree, sweetened condensed milk, and lime juice in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the softened gelatine mixture until well combined.

Lightly coat eight 6-to-10 ounce ramekins with cooking spray. Divide the pudding among the ramekins and refrigerate by about two hours..

To serve, run a knife around the inside of each ramekin to loosen the pudding. Then, dip the bottom of the ramekin in hot water for around 30 to 40 seconds, then invert onto a serving plate.

Source: EatingWell

4) Chicken Mango Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

1 pound ground chicken

2 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp corn starch

1 tsp cooking oil

2 green onions chopped

4 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms sliced

2 tsp seasoned rice vinegar

1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

1 large mango diced

1 head of butter lettuce, rinsed, leaves separated

This recipe takes 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook, and it serves from four to eight people.

First, place the ground chicken, soy sauce, and the corn starch in a large bowl, then mix to combine.

Then, heat a wok or a large saute pan on medium heat. Once hot, add the oil, green onions, and sliced shiitake mushrooms. Let cook for a minute.

Increase the heat to high, and add the ground chicken, soy sauce, and the corn starch mixture. Use a wooden spoon to break up the ground chicken and spread around the pan. Stir fry for around 5 to 7 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Add the seasoned rice vinegar, sesame oil, and diced mangoes. Remove from heat, and adjust the seasonings to taste.

Scoop spoonfuls into the lettuce-formed cups to serve.

Source: Simply Recipes

These are the best mango recipes I can look up for now but just imagine if Alison cooked those for us all. That would be so delicious but for those mango recipes, you can't go wrong with them even if you're watching another Orphan Black episode with your mates!

Enjoy these delicious mango recipes before Helena and Pupok come finding for these!

The Geekdom's Guide to Sugar Peas

Sugar Peas!

When Catbug appears holding Sugar Peas, Danny says DROP 'EM! Catbug says OKAY! Anyone saw this? Yes, this is just one of the memorable moments from Bravest Warriors, although I'm not so sure how does sugar peas taste like and neither ate one...

Sugar peas...how to make one...simple really! Ask your parents to buy one of those to make one but for recommendation, we like to serve it with peas on a pod. A round pea only won't do its magic so it's best to stick with the peas on a pod.

With them around, best to cook with your heart's content. After cooking, be sure to add some sugar on it because by the name "sugar peas", it has to be sweet.

After minutes later, sugar peas is ready to serve in the bowl. If you're dressing as a Catbug...which is impossible for us because he's a critter and mascot trickery takes an expert level. But still, one bowl of sugar peas is enough to let your mate saying "DROP 'EM!"

Sugar peas...tastes so sweet, makes you drop it and say okay!

The geekdom's guide to sugar peas.

The Geekdom's Guide: Jelly patty

Jelly patty

In one episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, when SpongeBob asks Mr. Krab's permission for a five minute lunch break, he made a new twist to his beloved Krabby Patty by adding jellyfish jelly on it. When he ate one, he's indulged by the delicious jellyfish jelly until a customer asked what that is and then the customer tasted it and then..."Hey all you people!"

Well, you get the idea but sadly, we can't get jelly from jellyfish in real life because...yeah, it hurts a lot when you touched the jellyfish's tentacles on it. Instead, why not find some jelly from your nearest supermarkets? Make sure it's flavored because if it's a jelly without a flavor, that's so bland.

We prefer ready-made Jell-o's or Jellyace or whatever you call it but be sure it's ready-made for convenience. That's it.

How to make a burger? A 100% pure beef patty and some buns. If you can't find one at your nearest grocery, make your own.

With a cooked beef patty and buns at hand, stack them up but if you have a jelly at hand, place your jelly of choice at the top of your beef patty before stacking them up with the top bun.

Within moments...hey all you people! Hey all you people! Hey all you people, would you listen to me!!!

The geekdom's guide of jelly patty....

The Geekdom's Guide to Bacon Pancakes

Making Bacon Pancakes

Most of the Adventure Time fanatics will remember one sure fire thing that goes stuck in their cerebral cortex and yes, you guessed it, BACON PANCAKES. That kind of thing Jake the Dog cooks in one episode of the show.

♪Bacon pancakes, makin bacon pancakes. Take some bacon and I'll put it in a pancake. Bacon pancakes, that's what it's gonna make...BACON PANCAKES!!!♪

Yes you got that right, find some bacon and a pancake mix at your nearest supermarket. Tell your parents to add those to their grocery shopping list if they have enough grocery allowance. Question is how will you going to make the most mathematical breakfast known to AT fans? Well, you may have followed the directions on making a pancake courtesy of the pancake mix's cooking instructions and then cooking up the bacon but sadly, we're a bit unsure about the whole Bacon Pancake serving...but never mind.

Since you're done with the bacons and pancakes, feel free to stack them like a sandwich. Don't care which. There are so many variations of bacon pancakes, especially the one where slices of bacon are inside the pancakes. Feel free to do some research on the internet and experiment with different variations of the most mathematical breakfast known to AT fans and in no time, you'll thank Jake The Dog for this...

♪Bacon pancakes, makin bacon pancakes. Take some bacon and I'll put it in a pancake. Bacon pancakes, that's what it's gonna make...BACON PANCAKES!!!♪

The Geekdom's Guide to Bacon Pancakes.

The geekdom's guide to Peanut Butter Squares

"Your mom said to say I can have just one
peanut butter square but only after they're cooled down"

Now, as I'm sure you know there's one Catbug dialog from Bravest Warriors that you're particularly fond of and yes, you get that right, it was the Peanut Butter Squares. Here in the world where fangirling and tumblr is what comes in mind for a geek or nerd, we believe we want to make some peanut butter squares but as a general rule; you can have one only after they're cooled down.

After raiding through websites for some research about recipes for Peanut Butter Squares, there's a simple one that can really get you started and become BAKING BUG. Sorry about the Breaking Bad parody, someone had that shirt with the words BAKING BUG on it. Anyway...

You'll need...

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 12 squares)
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Cooking procedures:

- Mix powdered sugar and cracker crumbs in medium-sized bowl.

- Heat butter and peanut butter in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted.

- Stir into crumb mixture.

- Press in ungreased square pan with a dimension of 8x8x2 inches.

- Heat chocolate chips in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted.

- Spread over crumb mixture.

- Refrigerate after 30 minutes

- Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows

- Store loosely covered in refrigerator

And there we go. Your mom's peanut butter squares. You can have one but only after they're cooled down. 

The Geekdom's Guide to Peanut Butter Squares. Delicious.

Source: Pillsbury

The Avocado Souffle with Salmon Avocado Salad

JC: Question, how did Jenna Louise Coleman got that job of being The Doctor's newest companion? Coincidence? Nope. It was when the BBC interviewed souffle girl last about getting that role. Jenna Louise said the words  "I was in Marks & Spencer's holding an avocado, having the debate of what goes best in a salmon salad when I got the call from my agent,"

I was in Marks & Spencers
holding an avocado

RH: So it was the lucky avocado that made Jenna land the role of being The Doctor's new companion eh? She said that she got that role by a phone call while she was in Marks & Spencer's, holding an avocado, having a debate of what goes best in a salmon salad.

JC: Exactly, and because of Jenna Louise landed that role, we think that avocados REALLY goes best in a salmon salad so why not make a Jenna Louise Coleman appreciation meal?

RH: Wait a minute, don't you think about putting something on your V8 blender, eh, Sir Chef?

(audience laughing)

JM: So, what goes first for Jenna Louise's lucky avocado?

JC: I was gonna plan making an avocado souffle because it matches Jenna Louise's personality of being souffle girl...

(audience laughing)

JC: ...or an Salmon Avocado Salad because for Whovians who are now massive JLC fans think that avocadoes will be the best fit for a salmon salad.

JM: So, what do you want to cook first? The souffle or the salad?

JC: Simple! Eeny Meenie Miney Mo, catch the sailor by their doe. If he hollers, let him go. My mother told me to pick the very best one and YOU ARE IT.

(audience laughing)

JC: Souffle it is then...Best to start with the Avocado souffle recipe, fit for the souffle girl who got her luck while she was in M&S, holding an avocado. Let's begin...

INGREDIENTS FOR AVOCADO SOUFFLE:

• 5 tablespoons butter
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon fine cognac
• Freshly ground pepper
• grated nutmeg
• 2 medium avocados
• 5 egg yolks
• 6 egg whites ( room temperature )
• 1/3 cup crab meat, lobster meat or smoked salmon, diced
• 1/2 cup grated swiss cheese

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Place butter in large glass container and microwave on high until melted.

• Stir in the flour and salt. Blend in the milk.

• Microwave on high stirring every 1 1/2 minutes until thickened, which will take about 3 and a half minutes.

• Remove and beat with a wire whip, adding pepper, dash of grated nutmeg and cognac. Keeping beating until until it cools a little.

• Peel, and seed the avocados. Place in a blender and spin until pureed.

• Mix in the egg yolks and blend for a few more minutes.

• Pour into a bowl and add the fish and swiss cheese, stirring to mix.

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and boil a pot of water.

• Whip the egg whites until they stand in stiff peaks. (Make sure your utensils are absolutely clean and free of grease or the whites will not whip.)

• Add a fourth of the egg whites to the avocado mixture and fold. Then pour in the remaining egg white and fold until mixed turning the bowl as you fold in the whites. Do not over fold which will deflate the egg white.

• Butter and flour a souffle dish. Pour in the mixture into the dish.

• Place the boiling water in a pan in the oven and place the souffle dish in the pan.

• Bake for about an hour. When the top is browned, the souffle is ready. 

Source: http://www.crinellawinery.com/family_cookbook/avocado_souffle.shtml

SEVERAL HOURS LATER...

JC: Mmmmm!!!! Avocado souffle for the lovely Jenna Louise is complete. Now, let's do the salmon salad which made Jenna debating if avocado's the best on this salad.

INGREDIENTS FOR SALMON AVOCADO SALAD:

• 2 (6 ounce) fillets salmon

•  1/4 cup butter, melted and divided

•  salt and pepper to taste

•  4 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced

•  12 grape tomatoes, halved

•  2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

•  8 ounces leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces

•  1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and cubed

•  5 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped

•  1 fresh jalapeno pepper, chopped

•  2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar

•  1 ounce feta cheese, crumbled 

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.

• In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.

• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.

Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/salmon-avocado-salad/

MANY MINUTES LATER...

JC: And, voila! One avocado souffle and one salmon avocado salad for the lovely woman who said she was in Marks and Spencers holding an avocado and landed the role of Clara...

(audience laughing, then cheers and applause)

RH: Yeah, good job there, old man. Seems that you really made yourself a souffle. Does that means you are officially a....

(audience laughing)

JC: Nah, probably just for once but this is only because for Jenna Louise Coleman.

JM: Yeah but...aren't we suppose to make it next week in time for the return of Doctor Who Series 7?

(audience laughing)

JC: Oh... Well, anyway, let's eat. Besides, Jenna Louise won't mind about her lucky avocado...