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Tzatziki Sauce (Greek Cucumber Salad)
A cool and creamy cucumber and garlic yogurt sauce that is perfect in pitas, on salads, for dipping or even eating by the spoonful.
Tzatziki is a Greek meze or appetizer that is made from strained yogurt, cucumber and garlic. Optional ingredients include herbs such as dill, mint and/or parsley and lemon juice is also common. If you are feeling daring you can even hit it up with a splash of ouzo. In addition to being served as an appetizer it makes a great dip or condiment especially when served in gyros or with souvlaki.
Updates 20150829: Since I was making tzatziki the other day I decided to take some new photos for the recipe!
Ingredients
1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, grated, and squeezed to drain
1 clove garlic, grated
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice (~1/2 lemon)
salt and pepper to taste
directions
Directions
Cook Time:
Total Time: 10 minutes
Number of Servings: 5
Yield:
Style: European, Greek
Creamy Lemon Pasta
This is quick creamy hearty food but not low cal.
It will make you feel loved in every bite.
Ingredients
Pasta of your choice 500 g
Salt
4 tbsp of unsalted butter
For the sauce:
2 egg yolks
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup Parmesan
1 Lemon zest
Juice of one Lemon
Salt
Black Pepper
chopped parsley
Directions
Cook the pasta in a large pot of generously salted boiling water (1 tablespoon of salt for every 6 cups of water) until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally.
Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water. Return drained spaghetti to the pot.
Stir in the 2 tbsp of butter making sure all pasta is well covered. Add pasta cooking water if more liquid is needed.
Sauce :
While pasta is boiling make the sauce.
In a bowl, add the yolks, cream, Parmesan, zest of the whole lemon and juice , the salt and good grind of pepper, and beat with a fork. You don't want it fluffy, just combined. Taste.
Final steps :
Mix sauce into the warm pasta making sure all pasta is covered.
Garnish with chopped parsley.
Add more Parmesan.
Enjoy
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Yield:
Style: European, Italian
Feta Stuffed Chicken Breast with Parmesan Crust
This recipe is easy to prepare quick reasonably lo-cal and tasty. Great to serve to guest and with little effort you've got a dish that you can impress with.
Ingredients
3 wheels of feta (any flavour) or 30 grams crumbed
1 1/2 cup of dried bread crumbs
Italian herbs
Parmesan cheese
Directions
2. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. Halve the Chicken breasts but do not cut them right through.
4. Fill them with the crumbed Feta and some Italian herbs.
5. Mixed some Parmesan cheese with 1/2 of the breadcrumbs.
6. Spread a thin layer of the prepared mixed breadcrumbs and Parmesan in the prepared baking dish.
7. Secure the chicken stuffed chicken breasts with toothpicks and arrange in the dish and top with the remainder of breadcrumb mix and topping with a little bit more Parmesan.
8. Drizzle with a bit of melted butter.
9. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated oven or until chicken is no longer pink.
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Yield:
Style: European, Italian
Peanut chocolate bars
Using digestive biscuits place in food blender and make into crumb place in peanut butter mix till all combined line oven dish with parchment paper and place in the biscuit mix layer the crumb then add melted chocolate cut in bar size then chill in fridge till set
Ingredients
Peanut butter
Parchment paper
Melted chocolate
Directions
Cook Time:
Total Time:
Number of Servings: 8
Yield:
Style: European, UK and Ireland
Potato-and-Cheese Patties
Made from mashed potatoes seasoned with onions and stuffed with cheese.
Ingredients
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt 2 medium peeled baking potatoes, quartered [about 1 1/4 pounds] 6 tablespoons [1 1/2 ounces] shredded queso fresco or Monterey Jack cheese 2 tablespoons minced green onions 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 3/4 cup diced tomato 1/2 cup julienne-cut red onion
Directions
Step 1
Place 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and potatoes in a saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Drain, and mash with a potato masher until smooth. Cool.
Step 2
Add cheese, green onions, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to potato mixture, stirring well. Divide potato mixture into 6 balls [about 1/2 cup per ball]. Flatten balls into 1/2-inch-thick patties [about 3-inch diameter]. Place on a baking sheet; cover and refrigerate 20 minutes or until firm.
Step 3
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place potato-and-cheese patties in pan; cook 5 minutes or until bottoms are browned. Turn patties; cook 3 minutes. Top patties with tomato and red onion.
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Number of Servings: 2
Yield:
Style: European, Spanish
Icecream cake
I love icecream, but I'm horrible when it comes to baking. I found the recipe online a few months ago, yesterday I decided to try it for the first time, thought it would be an exciting "experiment", as it's as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Ingredients
190 g flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 dl chopped chocolate of your choice
Directions
2. When the icecream has melted, preheat the oven at 175 degrees.
3. Add the flour and baking powder to the melted icecream, mix thoroughly.
4. Stir in the chopped chocolate.
5. If you do not have a teflon baking pan, it may be good to line the pan with baking paper before placing the dough in it, or use a baking dish.
6. Place the dough in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes. Prick/test with a skewer or wooden stick to make sure it is not sticky inside.
7. Allow to cool before cutting it.
Notes
Don't make the same mistake as I did and put it in the fridge afterwards without covering it or putting it in a plastic box as this "dries" it out. I used smarties instead of chopped chocolate, they sunk to the bottom of the cake, and the colours all disappeared. All in all it was a good experiment, will definately be making it again, especially if I can find diabetic icecream in the stores again.
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hours, 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Yield: 6 - 8 servings
Style: European, Scandinavian
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Broccoli Soup
A filling healthy tasty easy recipe
Ingredients
Directions
Notes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings
Style: European
Chunky Pea n Ham Soup
A tasty filling healthy soup
Ingredients
4 medium carrots
2 sticks of celery
2 large onions
olive oil
500g split peas
Packet Lentils
sea salt
Black pepper
coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley to garnish
Directions
Bring to the boil briefly, then drain and set aside.
Peel and chop the onions, peel and slice the carrots, trim and thinly slice the celery
In the pan used for the ham, heat 2 tbsp oil over a medium-low heat, add the onions, carrot and celery and fry for 20-25 minutes until soft and aromatic, stirring occasionally.
Rinse the split peas in a sieve under the cold tap, and add them to the pan. Add 2½ litres water, the ham joint Bring to the boil, skim off any surface foam, and simmer uncovered over a low heat for 1 hour.
Now add lentils, put on a lid and simmer for a further hour, by which time the split peas should be nice and mushy, and the ham meltingly tender.
Remove the ham from the pan to a plate or chopping board, peel off the rind and shred the flesh off the bone using a fork. Add this back to the pan, and season to taste salt n pepper
Notes
*remember that the stock might be quite salty already from the ham*
Adding lentils to the pan makes it thicker
Serve in warm bowls dressed with chopped parsley. With chunky slices of bread or crusty bread rolls
The soup can be successfully frozen and reheated (it sets thickly as it cools, so reheat gently, stirring with a wooden spoon).
Cook Time: 1 hours, 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hours, 35 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Yield: 6-8 servings
Style: European, UK and Ireland
Hedwig soup
This recipe can be made vegetarian….. only with vegetables, with vegetarian mince: alternative with beef, chicken or pork for the meat lovers, You decide on the amount of ingredients depending on if you want lots of vegetables or not. I love this soup as it's easy to make and healthy….perfect for every day, if you have a cold or just feel for a soup. I enjoy hot spicy foods, so I usually put lots of hot peppersauce in it when making this soup.The preperation and cooking time in this recipe is for the vegetarian version only. Enjoy.
Ingredients
Red and yellow onions
Garlic
Carrots
White cabbage
Tomato paste
Vegetable or beef Bouillon cubes or powder
White pepper
Water
Vegetarian mince or meat of your choice (optional)
Potatoes (optional)
Kale (optional)
Green beans (optional)
Hot peppersauce (optional)
Red, yellow and green paprika (optional)
Sour creme or creme fraise (optional)
Directions
2) Heat olive oil in a saucepan big enough to hold all the ingredients you have choosen.add garlic and onions, fry untill they become clear/see through (add vegetarian mince or meat of your choice).
3) After a few minutes, add bouillon, white pepper, hot peppersauce, water and tomato paste, cook until meat is cooked (add more water and spices if desired).
4) Add carrots, beans and potatoes to the soup, cook for about 5 minutes, add cabbage, kale and paprika, let simmer.
Notes
Let soup cool for a few minutes before serving. Serve with a spoonfull of sour creme or creme fraise, toasted bread and a red wine of your choice.
This soup tastes even better the next day.
The cooking time is for the vegetarian version of the soup.
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Number of Servings: 2
Yield:
Style: European
quick pizza in 10 minutes in a skillet
The cooks have come up with an option in which all the products are laid in the pan at the same time, while in principle there can be no trouble, like unbaked dough or raw stuffing. The dough for such an instant pizza is prepared liquid, like pancakes, the filling is cut thinly and laid out on top of the raw dough, everything is filled up with a rather thick layer of cheese and the entire structure is cooked over the slowest fire under a tightly covered lid. Pizza in a pan turns out lush, tender, fragrant and - most importantly! - very fast. There are several options for pizza recipes in the pan, differing from each other in the number of ingredients and the presence or absence of mayonnaise, eggs and even the dough itself. Choose the most suitable and treat yourself and your loved ones with delicious pizza.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
8 tbsp. sour cream
8 tbsp. flour,
2 eggs,
salt to taste
filling for pizza - to taste and desire.
Directions
Mix the ingredients for the dough, mixing it well.
Pour the dough into a cold pan, greased with butter, and let stand.
Meanwhile, slice the stuffing for the filling, grate the cheese.
Put the food on the dough and put the pan on low heat.
Cover and wait until all the cheese has melted.
Notes
Ingredients:
4 tbsp. mayonnaise,
4 tbsp. sour cream
2 eggs,
9 tbsp. (no slides) flour,
½ tsp soda,
100 g of hard cheese
50 g of ketchup,
50 g of mayonnaise,
100 g sausage,
1 tomato,
½ onion.
Cooking:
Knead the dough from sour cream, mayonnaise, flour and soda. The dough should get sour cream thickness. Grate the cheese, cut the tomatoes into slices, sausage into strips, and onions into half rings. Pour the dough on a cold pan, greased with butter, pour with ketchup, spread out the filling and pour the mayonnaise on top. Sprinkle with cheese. Put on a slow fire and cover with a lid. Cook until cheese is completely melted. The pizza is ready when its bottom hardens.
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Yield:
Style: European, Italian
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