Posts Tagged "yummy"
Hello Kitty Cookies
For those many many Hello Kitty fans, here’s a gallery of cute and adorable cookies, inspired by Hello Kitty. Enjoy! ...
Read MoreCherry Tart
Is there something so soft and delicious than a simple cherry tart? The taste that really brings the feeling of summer back to us. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 tart dough 1 pound fresh cherries, pitted 4 tbs sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Method: Preheat the oven to 375 F. Place your rolled out tart dough into a greased tart pan. Line the tart shell with a large piece of aluminum foil, that you previously greased with butter. Bake it for 10 minutes and remove from oven. Meanwhile prepare the filling: Wash and drain the cherries. Now put 1/3 of the cherries, about 0,3 pound, in a blender and add 2 tbs sugar and vanilla extract and blend until smooth. Remove the aluminum...
Read MoreBeef Goulash
A great dish for those long rainy autumn days. Here’s a nice beef goulash recipe you absolutely must try! Ingredietns: 1 pound beef, chopped 3 large onions, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 3 fresh tomatoes; 2 of them chopped 1 fresh red bell pepper, sliced 1 small carrot 1/2 fresh zucchini 3 tbs tomato paste 1 can tomato sauce 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp basil 1 bay leaf salt, pepper to taste 4 tbs olive oil 3 cups water Method: Boil the carrot, one whole fresh tomato, 1/2 zucchini for approximately 5 minutes, remove from heat, drain and set aside. Heat olive oil, add chopped onions and garlic and saute until tender. Add the beef cubes and brown...
Read MoreCoconut Pudding
Home-made is better, healthier and tastier. If you agree with me, you could try making this delicious coconut pudding. Ingredients: 2 cups milk 1 cup coconut milk 3 tbs sugar 3 tbs starch 5 tbs coconut flakes 1 tsp vanilla extract Method: Mix 1 cup milk, vanilla extract, starch and sugar (If you don’t have starch, you can replace it with all purpose flour). Heat the remaining 1 cup milk with 1 cup coconut milk. Just before it starts to boil, remove from heat. Pour in the starch mixture, stirring. Now heat over low and add the coconut flakes. Shed the pudding into small cups and leave it to cool. Serve with whipping...
Read MoreChicken Tacos
So I once decided to try something new. And since I was always a big fan of spicy food, I came up with these delicious tacos, you absolutely must try. Ingredients: (for 4 servings) 1 pound chicken breast 1 green bell pepper 1 small onion 1 red bell pepper 1 chili pepper 1 large tomato 2 tbs tomato paste a pinch of salt cayenne pepper 1/2 pound mushroom 1 clove garlic 8 flour tortillas 3 tbs olive oil Method: Salt the chicken breast and slice them on small strips. Heat the olive oil and diced onion in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the chicken strips and cook them for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. As they turn golden brown, stir in...
Read MoreMushroom Soup
It doesn’t get any better whit this delicious mushroom and vegetable soup. And I promise you’ll lick your fingers. For several days. At least I did. Ingredients: 1 large onion 1 carrot 2 potatoes 2 tbs chopped leak 2 tbs chopped parsley 1 clove garlic 1 pound fresh forest mushrooms 4 cups vegetable stock 1 tbs vinegar 3 tbs olive oil Salt and pepper Method: Dice the garlic, onion, leak and parsley very finely. Set aside. Dice the mushrooms and set aside. Peel and dice one potato and the carrot into cubes. Peel the other potato and boil it for 10 minutes. let it cool down. Meanwhile heat a large saucepan or stock pot over medium. Add...
Read MoreTropical Smoothie
You’ll enjoy the summer spirit even if it’s snowing outside with this specially creamy drink. Ingredients: 1 banana a squeeze of lemon 2 tbs coconut syrup 1/2 cup pineapple nectar 3 ice blocks Method: Add all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. If it’s to thick, you can add a little more pineapple nectar. Enjoy your summer moments! ..And if you want to color up those boring Sunday afternoons, you can try the “spiced up” version of the smoothie and add a little splash of white rum to the...
Read MoreBuckwheat Mush
A simple and quick Slovenian meal is called “žganci” and is made with buckwheat flour. Ingredients: 5 dl water pinch salt 1 cup buckwheat flour 5 tablespoons hot lard with cracklings Method: Place the water in saucepan and add salt. When boiling add flour, but don’t mix. Let it boil for about 5 minutes. Make a hole in the center of the flour with a wooden spatula and keep boiling for 10 minutes. Pour out about a half of the water and set aside. Beat the mixture well. Add the lard and mix. Cover and let rest for 5...
Read MoreWalnut Potica
One of many Slovenian traditional dishes is known as “potica”. It’s a rolled up festive cake, made of leavened dough with various fillings like walnut, carob, hazelnut, poppyseed, almond, cheesecurd, cream, honey, tarragon, mint, crackling, ground bacon, dried fruit, etc. Most common potica is the one with walnut filling, here is the recipe, or click HERE for a step by step guide how to make walnut potica. Ingredients: For the dough 2 + 1/2 cups flour pinch of salt 3 tbs / 1 pack of yeast 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tbs rum 4 egg yolks For the filling 1 + 3/4 cups ground walnuts 1 cup hot milk 2 tbs...
Read MoreVegetable Chicken
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts (17 oz) 1 small red onion 1 small white onion 1 red bell pepper 1 green bell pepper 2 small tomatoes 3 tbs olive oil 1 small chili pepper 1 tsp sweet paprika powder salt, cayenne pepper to taste Slice the chicken breasts into smaller strips. Salt it and add paprika powder and cayenne pepper. Mince the onions, slice the bell peppers, tomatoes and chili pepper into small pieces. Heat the olive oil with the minced onions in a large saucepan over medium heat. when the onions turn golden, mix in the chicken strips. Cook until it’s done on both sides. Mix in all the vegetables and cook covered for approximately 5 minutes. When...
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