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Brussels Sprouts Brussels sprouts are my favorite dish in autumn and winter, they are very healthy, and I always prepare them like this, without a lot of additives, which makes it tastier and healthier. It doesn't need to be cooked too much, just 5 minutes in boiling water. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 20 min. 2 servings 350 g Brussels sprouts/ cut in 1/2 or whole 4 Tbsp Olive oil EVO/ or to taste salt and pepper to taste 2 Tbsp apple acid cider vinegar 2 c

Simple Poppy Seeds Filling for Dessert A wonderful poppy filling simple recipe for all kinds of pastries, cakes, pies, and strudels and even biscuits. It's easy to prepare and ready in just 20 minutes. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 20 min. 250 g poppy seeds/ ground 150-170 ml milk 1 bag vanilla sugar 4 Tbsp granulated sugar (You can add jam of plums, raisins depending of dessert) Preparation: Pour milk, sugar, vanilla sugar into a small saucepan and wait un

Muffins with Corn Flour and Yogurt Muffins with cornmeal and yogurt is a healthy meal that is prepared very quickly. It is ideal for breakfast and dinner. All ingredients are combined in one bowl and then poured into muffin tins. Follow the recipe. Ingredientis: cup measure 200 ml, simple, total time: 45 min. 3 eggs/ scrambled 200 g fresh cow cheese soft/or crumble, feta cheese crushed 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup of yogurt 1 cup corn meal 1 cup of wheat flour 1/2 cup of olive oi

Simple Lava Cake A fantastic lava cake that is known to everyone, an economical and quick recipe, an ideal treat for quick preparations...

White Thick Chicken Soup Serbian homemade chicken and vegetable broth. In a quick and simple way. For this you will need chicken meat, a couple of potatoes, carrots, butter, onions and sour cream and egg as a topping at the end. You may or may not make it. If you decided not to make dressing, then put only 1 liter of water. Follow the recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 70 min., 6 serving For Soup: 80 g butter 1 medium onion/ finely chopped 1 medium carrot / finely chopp

Leek Soup A delicious and healthy soup that is full of rich vegetables. Full of vitamins with selenium, vitamin C and A, K, Fe, Mg. ideal for vegans and dieters. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 55 min. 8 servings 80 g butter 3 leeks/ finely chopped 1 small onion/ finely chopped 1 small carrot/ diced 1 small root parsnip/ finely chopped 1/4 celery stalk/ chopped 1 cauliflower/ separated into smaller flowers 1 cup peas/150 ml 1 small zucchini/peeled and diced 3

Carrot and Zucchini Sticks A healthy meal of only 2 ingredients fried in olive oil. Done in just 25 minutes. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple total time: 35 min., 2 serving 2-3 Tablespoon Olive oil EVO 2 carrots/ cut in thin sticks then cut in half 2 zucchini/ cut in thin sticks then cut in half 1 flat teaspoon dry parsley 1 small cube butter/ 15 g 1 teaspoon cumin seeds salt and pepper to taste Preparation: Wash the zucchini, remove the ends, cut them into thin strips then

A Quick and Healthy Lunch Here's how to quickly finish a complete lunch in the healthiest way by cooking vegetables and meat with the...

Fried Zucchini Fried zucchini is a very simple and quick process of preparation, and also a healthy snack. It is especially great for...

Mashed Potatoes for Two You won't need a mixer for this recipe, just mash the potatoes with a hand mixer. The recipe is very simple, and the mashed potatoes are very tasty. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 35 min. 2 serving 2 big potatoes/ peeled and diced 20 g butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 70 ml milk hand whisk small pot water Preparation: Peel the potatoes and clean them of all impurities. Then cut it into cubes, put it in a small pot and cover it with water just

Macaroni with Minced meat and Peppers in Tomato Sauce A wonderful Italian meal in a quick and easy way, you will get a fantastic and tasty dish, with the addition of ragout and paprika in combination with mozzarella pasta. Follow the recipe for this incredible meal. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 50 min. 2 serving 2 Tablespoon Olive oil 1 small red onion/ finely chopped 700 g minced meat beef/pork salt and pepper to taste 1 big fresh red long pepper/ or two m

San Marzano Homemade Sauce Thick San Marzano sauce is very delicious topping for pizzas, addition for ragù, goulash, and soups. It is made quickly, easily and simply. For this recipe you will need sterile, clean jars with new lids, a blender, and your will. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 80 min. 1.5 kg of tomatoes San Marzano 600 g of fresh red paprika 1 head of garlic 1 bunch of parsley some fresh basil black pepper to taste 1 Tablespoon of salt 1 Tablespoon

Spinach with Potatoes This side dish is a fantastic combination and a good substitute for Swiss chard if you don't have it. In any case, it's delicious and can be served with fish and various types of meat. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 50 min, 2 serving 2 Tablespoons olive oil 3 garlic/minced 500 g of spinach/washed and cleaned 25 g of butter 2 medium potatoes/boiled and diced into small cubes, water+1 teaspoon salt salt and pepper to taste 1 red ground pep

Swiss Chard with Boiled Potatoes A wonderful and healthy Mediterranean side dish that goes with all main dishes, such as fish and various types of meat. It is easy to prepare and ready quickly. It is made from chard boiled potatoes with special tricks to make it tastier! I live in the Mediterranean area, so I often make it with burgers and sea fish. Follow recipe. Ingredients: simple, total time: 35 min., 3 serving 2 bunches of fresh Swiss chard/ cleaned and boiled 4 medium p

Sweet Cabbage This recipe is traditional Serbian, we call it sweet cabbage because it is cooked with vegetables and meat. And he is certainly not as sweet as his name :). There are different recipes on how to make it, and this is one of them, how I prepare it, and believe me, it's great! It is very tasty and healthy, there are no people who do not like it! It is cooked with ribs, you can also use pork hooves, sausage and any other pork meat which gives a special taste. It is

New Potatoes, the best recipe With these potatoes, it is not important to clean the skin, therefore it is much tastier with it. These potatoes contain a very thin membrane and I only peel off the excess skin that has started to peel off. It is significant to wash these potatoes well and clean them of all impurities. To be sure of all that, before frying, I heat them and cook them for 10 minutes before frying. In this way, the potatoes will be softer on the inside and crispy o

Genovese Pesto A wonderful Italian home-made basil sauce, serves as an addition to all pastas as well as gnocchi, and can be spread on toast as well. It is simple to prepare for this you will need either a mortar or a good blender that chops well. See other recipe, Pesto Genovese. Follow recipe. Ingredients: blender or mortar, simple 10 min. 70 g of basil 80 g Parmesan cheese/grated 30 g of pecorino cheese/ grated 30 g of pine nuts 1–2 cloves of garlic/ finely chopped 120 ml

Tips for making Reform Cakes and Others

Plum Jam A wonderful homemade plum jam that is simple and easy to make, the rule is that the sugar should be about 300 g per 1 kg of plums, of course depending on how sweet you like it. So when cooking, try to control the taste of the marmalade, so if you like less sugar, leave it as it is, do not put under 250 g, because then the jam loses its taste and density. With this recipe, you can also use jam for some cakes, strudel, biscuits, croissants or for pancakes, etc. Follow

Units of Measurement for Cooking in Recipes How many times has it happened to you that you take a recipe from your mother or grandmother...

Fantastic Homemade Thick Rich Ketchup Lena According to this recipe, my mother always makes a bunch of ketchup, so we always have them over the winter, regularly when I travel to Serbia, I always put big jars of this wonderful ketchup. It is a big job, but it pays off, it is best for everyone to get involved, and it will be over quickly. Ketchup is rich to a lot of various ingredients, so it has an irresistible taste. You can use it as an addition in all dishes that have the

Cooking Conversions Use this helpful guide to find baking and cooking conversions between metric, imperial, and US cup measures. Convert...

A Simple Beautiful Homemade Plum Jam, Lena A simple homemade plum jam. This is my mom's recipe as she prepares it and I can tell you that...

How to do White Cooking? I will show you how to prepare blind or white cooking for tart or pie with a normal shortcrust pastry and then...