New Year Cake 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
New Year's cake to welcome the 2013.
Delicious ingredients, fluffy dough and a coin for this classic New Year's cake.
The kids are fans of this custom, since in their eyes, each piece of cake, includes magic, joy, hope and luck!
I hope you are lucky this Year in all aspects of your life.

work: 20′

time: 1h:20′

easy:

Sweet Bread with Apricots

Sunday morning, mind and body need pampering and relaxation, without the daily stress who make our lives complicated…
If you wish to organize a delightful, delicious, yet hearty Sunday breakfast where you will enjoy with your family, I would recommend that you accompany it with a… sweet bread, a little different!
Sweet bread with the addition of dried apricots, walnuts and orange. Star anise gives it flavor and aroma, and makes it special!

work: 30′

time: 1h:20′

easy:

Bavarian Cream with Persimmon Sauce

Light, delicious, white dessert with Crème bavaroise and persimmon sweet fruits.
Done quickly, easily and without any difficulty. An important parameter is that can be prepared from the previous day and stay in the refrigerator until serving time.
It serves very nice a dinner, as that of Christmas, since being lightweight, does not burden the already saturated stomach.

work: 20′

time: 12h:20′

very easy:

Roast Stuffed Chicken

This year the Christmas table will contain poultry.
It was decided, therefore, to fill a plump hen with the stuffing, which we had tested, that we like the most. Rice, bird livers, pine nuts, raisins, chestnuts, honey, cranberries - we have a weakness to them - and wine.
The stuffed roast chicken accompanied perfectly honeyed potatoes in orange juice and wine.
If your tasty concerns allow, try it!

work: :30′

time: 2h:30′

easy:

Cranberry Cookies

Biscuits «Snowy», festive and cheerful. With the main ingredient white chocolate and dried cranberries. Rich in flavor, fluffy and soft.
The cream cheese icing & white chocolate with cranberries and pink peppercorns, add an extra touch of beauty and taste. Make them, decorate them, give them away and enjoy them on festive days!!

Yours!

work: 1h:30′

time: 2h:00′

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Favorite Stuffed cabbage rolls for the people of Central and Northern Europe, Russia, the Balkan countries, Middle East, and many others.
From the Polish Golabki, bathed in melted lard or tomato sauce to our own cabbage, with fine, velvety Greek egg and lemon sauce, few people will resist the challenge.
Step-by-step instructions to facilitate all those who decide to make them, with their hands and enjoy them at their family table.
Delicious ingredients such as minced meat, rice, onions, herbs all wrapped in a thin sheet of cabbage and cooked in a pot in the oven, gives a unique dish.
The originality of the recipe is that with the thick cabbage on the basis of hull we put two pork chops, that will intensify the taste of all the dishes.
Try them!

work: 1h:30′

time: 2h:30′

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Banoffee Pie

The Banoffee Pie is a very tasty and easy to prepare cake of English origin, with caramelized sweetened milk, bananas and whipped cream.
There are several versions but always the central idea remains. Here my suggestion is a simple and fast way to enjoy Banoffee Pie made ​​by us.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 30′

easy:

Roast Chicken with Rosemary

The most delicious spicy oven chicken you've ever tasted.
Intense spicy flavors with a variety of tastes from fresh rosemary, crushed garlic, lemon zest and hot pepper bite, penetrating the flesh of the chicken, thanks to brushing with butter.
The potatoes are very tasty and cooked in aromatic juices of the chicken.
Baking in the plastic bag gives a unique flavor to the food, as it functions as a pot during cooking.
Try it!

work: 20′

time: 2h:20′

easy:

Blueberry Cake

Cake fluffy, soft and with a delicate taste of blueberries, fresh or frozen. Fruits with great flavor and many nutritional properties. Of course this dough makes it easy to add any other fruit fresh or dried, and every time to be just as tasty.
The ease and speed of execution make it tempting to opt for when we wish for a quick accompaniment to our coffee or tea.

work: 10′

time: 50′

easy:

Olives in Vinegar

The most delicious olives that we have ever tasted. The reason is very simple, it is the homemade olives we have built ourselves, with our hands, very easily.
With simple procedures starting from the selection of olives -best if we have our own- even after the scribe, we add the oil, vinegar, herbs and orange slices. Do not miss, giving them the ethereal aroma. In a few days they are ready to enjoy.
This is all, a little bit to domestic self-sufficiency!

work: 1h:00′

time: 10 ημέρες

very easy:

Nutella Cupcakes

Chocolate Cupcakes inside and out. The hazelnut praline gives them a special flavor and the final coating, the chocolate ganache, accentuates the absolute sovereignty of chocolate.
Small cupcakes "in the hand" ready to be served and accompany your coffee, tea, fresh juice and milk, but also to decorate a more festive buffet.

work: 15′

time: 40′

easy:

Pork Shank in the Pressure Cooker

The shank is a very tasty chunk of meat and is delicious when cooked with herbs and mustard.
In the pressure cooker, remains soft and juicy and most importantly it becomes very fast with less power consumption.
In finally the delicious sauce, with all the juices of the meat and spices, gives the shank and the accompanying rice, an extra tasty treat.
Try it!

work: 10′

time: 1h:00′

easy:

Brandy Snap Cigars

Caramel biscuits / cigars, flavored with ginger and brandy. Unique, crunchy and soft cookies together with intense aromas and candy that melts in our palate.
Simple ingredients and a special winding technique results in a transparent, lace biscuit for coffee, tea, milk but also with many other applications to decorate our desserts.
Yours!

work: 45′

time: 1h:30′

easy:

Succulent Chocolate Cake

Succulent chocolate cake for delicious chocolate treats. Try it with half-closed eyes and leave the guilt for later.
The truth is that if you like chocolate cakes, this one here surely qualifies!
Similar recipes for boiled cake or pan cake there are many, other successful and others not. Unlike this one that from the first time that I made it with enthusiasm and is still is a favorite. Since then I make it often, for us or our friends as a gift. I recommend it.
This is our favorite cake!

work: 30′

time: 1h:00′

easy:

Ham & Cheese Stuffed Potatoes

Tasty appetizer with potatoes stuffed with cheese and ham. The fresh onions gives them extra flavor and a touch of freshness. The grill and pink gruyere make them more attractive and impressive for a bit of time.
Perfect, accompanied by a green salad, they form a complete, evening, light dish.
Eaten whole, even their skin!

The recipe

Ham & Cheese Stuffed Potatoes

can be found in the book «Μεζέδες».

work: 20′

time: 1:00′

easy:

Chocolate Torte Cake

A Chocolate Cake to ascribe a simple but delicious cake festive style, which is the solution for a quick and easy cake for any anniversary or celebration.
Simple materials, such as eggs, butter and flour well beaten, to have a stable cake, which will form the basis of our cake.
With the jam of your choice do sandwiches and with chocolate coat the cake is finished.
Yours

work: 45′

time: 1h:30′

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Fried Cheese Pies

Cheese pie, crunchy and delicious, fried in light oil for lighter flavor. The irregular, rounded shape and the whole preparation refers to their style, "rustic"!
Unique flavor, one that can provide us with a simple fried dough, stuffed with a delicious little feta cheese, our feta cheese.
A salty, cheesy "donut", which is eaten hot for genuine, hearty enjoyment!
Yours

work: 30′

time: 1h:45′

easy:

Custard Filled Pastry

Favorite Custard Filled Pastry (Galaktoboureko)!
Crispy, golden brown sheet, syrup filled and velvety, fluffy semolina custard.
Phyllo, to wrap the pastry cream and the two together leaving an insurmountable combination of flavors in our palate.
Try this version, you'll like it!

work: 1h:00′

time: 2h:00′

medium:

Burgers

Juicy, fluffy, delicious burgers with potatoes, flavored with lemon zest. Classic dish of the Greek cuisine, honored by the young and old.
Minced, double passed by the machine, gently mashed with tasty supplements, such as grated onion, tomato, mustard, tabasco, oregano, soda and other refreshments, make them tasty and fluffy. But one more secret in modeling will elevate their taste.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 2h:00′

easy:

Apple Pie in Phyllo Pastry

This is a different pie. Simple, delicious, crunchy on golden brown crust.
With a light flavor, without a lot of sugar to enjoy apples, the autumn predominantly fruits, in another version of apple pie.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 1h:15′

easy:

Pasta Frolla - Jam Tart

Biscuit, crisp, delicate and well cooked dough that crumbles in every bite. Jam it accompanies and enhances flavor without covers. Two ingredients, dough and jam, then, about this here very delicious Pasta Frolla!
If you want to enjoy your jams except "upon a toast bread", make this tart and enjoy!
Yours

work: 30′

time: 1h:00′

easy:

Nutella Banana Bread

Juicy and very tasty! The classic American dessert "Banana Bread", which is made with mashed ripe bananas and hazelnut praline. Nutella or Merenda. Choose whatever you like, the fact is that this cake is particularly tasty, juicy texture and strong flavor.
As the smell of baked cinnamon mixed with banana is spread throughout the kitchen.

work: 10′

time: 1h:15′

very easy:

"Youvetsi" Baked Pork with Orzo Pasta

Sunday, traditional and very hearty Greek dish with all the family concentrated for their enjoyment.
Made with many types of meat such as lamb, pork, beef and chicken. Here the suggestion is pork.
Simple ingredients: meat with pasta, tomatoes and spices. The salty grated cheese at the end, essential finishing touch for an even better taste.
Try it!

work: 15′

time: 2h:30′

easy:

Gruyere Cheese Sticks

Delicious cheese sticks, easy appetizer, fluffy and crunchy at the same time, very pleasant enjoyable moments, with a cold beer or a light, dry white wine.
Soft pastry filled, with sweet paprika, salt to subsweet flavor of the cheese and garlic. Of course sprinkled with gruyere cheese, roasted with a pleasant smell.
This unique taste cheese, which is made here in Greece in many traditional and modern dairies.
This is a product of Crete PDO (Protected Designation of Origin means the name of a region).
Enjoy!

work: 15′

time: 30′

very easy:

Almond Cake, Flourless-Low Carb

Cake Low Carb, no flour, no sugar, stevia, coconut, almonds and covered with a good dose of delicious, chocolaty coating.
Tastes, special and dietary, low carb flavors, tastes equally enjoyable for those who follow a gluten-free diet without sugar.
Enjoyable also by those who want a sweet without aggravating dietary factors.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 01h:30′

easy:

Chicken with Beer and Honey

Chicken fillet with sauce beer / honey. Spicy, tasty fillet light, in a delicious sauce of caramelized onions and mustard Dijon.
Accompany them, with all red candied cherry tomatoes, a light salad, or whatever else you like and enjoy every bite of this tasty dish.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 30′

easy:

Watermelon Rind Pickles

Peel sweet watermelon in spicy pickle!
It's very simple to do, using the peel of watermelon, which we throw.
Is very special sweet and spicy at the same time because of the spices with a little bite of chili pepper in the aftertaste.
If you are interested in new dimensions in taste, dare even for a small amount, for testing!

work: 40′

time: 3 days

easy:

Lemon Pie

Lemon pie, with whole slices of aromatic lemon, sprinkled with sugar to expel their juices and give us a unique and intensely flavored syrup.
Special lemon pie with strong flavors, on heavily palate tests.
If you like sour lemons combined with sweet and bitter notes an idea of citrus, try it!

work: 30′

time: 24h:00′

easy:

Chickpea Salad

Chickpeas salad, fresh, light, healthy and delicious. Combined with tomato, cucumber, onion, peppers and pomegranate. The addition of lime produces a fine touch ethereal flavor on the palate.
Although the traditional Greek cuisine legumes consumed almost always in the form of soup, however, can be a delicious dish salad.
Beans, white or black-eyed peas, lentils, chickpeas mixed with various vegetables and flavorings, are very nutritious and hearty salads, which can replace a main meal.
This salad with chickpeas are an excellent choice for healthy meal vegetarians and not.
Try it!

work: 15′

time: 12h:15′

very easy:

Cranberry Pistachio Cookies

Sweet golden brown, crunchy, full of crumbling Cranberries and pistachios. Ingredients that impart style luxury.
You mold and cut into slices beautiful, highlighting the rich and immersive content.
Break into the box and made beautiful surprise gift, that will be appreciated.
Make coffee, chocolate or tea, or simply a full glass of milk and enjoy!

work: 20′

time: 8h:20′

easy:

Feta Cheese Cake with Peas

Savory cake with Greek Feta cheese and peas. Tasty and healthy vegetable, wich is, apart from frech in the spring, in frozen form in the refrigerators of Supermarket.
With simple procedures, mixing by hand the ingredients we have in a very short time or a tasty snack appetizer for all times.
Try it!

work: 10′

time: 1h

very easy:

The recipe

Feta Cheese Cake with Peas

you will find it in the book «Meze».

Rice Pudding with Pistachio

Classic favorite, light dessert, beautifully scented with the essential oil of lime and sprinkled with fresh, crunchy pistachio.
The fruits like walnuts, almonds, peanuts, the pistachio, pine etc., which usually one enjoys dry, when fresh, full of juices from plant and complete with a little sugar, are a real treat!
Here a small amount of crushed pistachios, not only adorns a simple rice pudding, but gives an extra intensity to the flavor.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 30′

very easy:

Eggplant with Meat in the Oven

Plump eggplants, with fleshy texture, lightly fried and honeyed in juicy red tomato sauce. Meat, pork or beef-baked briefly in the first pot and all together in the oven.
To cook nicely and mingle the flavors and tastes. Simple ingredients with delicious results certainly a classic dish that combines eggplant with meat.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 2h:30′

medium:

Tiramisu Bread

Cake flavored mascarpone, chocolate flavor, taste and aroma of coffee Tiramisu!
Imprisoned, our favorite delicacy of the classic Tiramisu in another version.
Mascarpone cheese, yogurt, cocoa and espresso coffee to combine it with a genuine breakfast, refreshing coffee a relaxed Sunday at home.
Enjoy!

work: 20′

time: 1h:10′

easy:

Fresh Fruit in Wine Jelly

Fruity, light, tasty fridge dessert with sparkling wine and peach. The delicious peaches and the fragrances of wine offer titillating delights to the palate.
It's like enjoying a plate of ripe, succulent fruit accompanied with a light sparkling wine. The difference is that wine and fruit are together in a transparent, jely dome in which you can see the defiant orange fruits.
Try it!

work: 15′

time: 12h:00′

very easy:

Sea Bream in the Oven, Low Carb

Bream plump and delicious, with silver face, fill our plates and satiate our stomach.
Simple ingredients, such as lemon, oregano and garlic, are sufficient for a delicious, light dish. The perfect complement is a glass of cold beer or a light, chilled, dry white wine.
Served with an amaranth salad (βλίτα-blites) or other herbs.
Enjoy!

work: 30′

time: 1h:15′

very easy:

Parfait Ice Cream with Turmeric

Parfait Ice Cream with turmeric, chopped blanched roasted almonds and bergamot spoon sweet!
Delicious, homemade, frozen delicacy for pleasant summer flavors at our table.
Easy and quick to make, without specialized ice cream maker since it does not need continuous stirring. It will not form ice crystals.
Turmeric gives it a beautiful, pale yellow nuance, on top of its beneficial properties.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 12h:30′

easy:

Wild Plum Jam

Wild plums red, purple, orange, yellow or green. Whichever color you have wild plums are very tasty fruits to be eaten raw, but can used for delicious jams too.
Tight, orange, crunchy flesh with unique flavor and sweetness.
Simply, quickly and easily you can make this jam for the winter, to relish our mornings and make us look back for the summer, with the abundance and variety of fresh fruit.
It takes less time to make your own homemade jam, than to go up the supermarket and buy some.
Try it!

work: 10′

time: 40′

very easy:

Phyllo Cheese Pie

Light, fluffy and juicy pie within a crispy brown crust!
Feta cheese and gouda cheese. The first one with salty, spicy flavor and the other soft and sweet. Combined, they give us a well balanced, tasty result.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 1h:15′

easy:

Chicken with Okra in Clay Pot

Chicken with okra, a delicious dish, that when cooked in a clay pot in the oven has an insurmountable taste.
Simple ingredients: tomato, onion and olive oil. The chicken combines perfectly with the vegetables, and is delicious and juicy.
Try it!

work: 1h:00′

time: 3h:00′

medium:

Nectarine Tart

Summer fruits sealed in sweet dough always give a pleasant visual and culinary delight.
Red, fleshy nectarines are the protagonists of today's dessert. Dough without eggs and with sunflower oil that gives it a light texture.
You may use Stevia instead of sugar for pleasure with less guilt
Try it!

work: 15′

time: 50′

easy:

Baked Eggplant

Special summer snack with sliced ​​eggplant, spread with mayonnaise and sprinkled with cheese and crumbs of stale bread.
Easy and quick to make without frying! You will definitely love it and want to make it again and again.
Try it!

work: 10′

time: 50′

very easy:

Honey Semifreddo

Soft ice cream/ mousse which does not freeze completely, even if you leave it in the freezer, no need to stir every so often, does not make crystal flakes and can be easily cut into slices to be served.
This is made ​​with egg yolks, with honey, and sprinkled with roasted pine nuts.
Delicious, dessert with the strong aroma and flavor of honey. Refreshing, silky and fluffy.
Enjoy!

εργασία: 30′

χρόνος: 12h:30′

εύκολο:

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Spaghetti alla Carbonara! Pasta with eggs, bacon and a lot of pecorino cheese. A dish with the dominant flavor of cheese and bacon despite the existence of eggs.
Do not hesitate to taste the authentic Italian carbonara, as is usually served in restaurants.
Light, delicious, quick and economical, a favorite dish. Made in a short time to enjoy it as first or main dish at our table.
Enjoy!

work: 10′

time: 20′

easy:

Grape Clafoutis

Clafoutis with crisp grapes, black or white.
The aroma and taste of almond intensifies the tasty combination of ingredients.
Replace the sugar with Stevia, to lighten the glycemic load.
Try it!

work: 20′

time: 50′

easy:

Prosciutto Rolls

Delicious, with contrasting flavors, ingredients that blend into a starter, to be eaten by hand.
Freshly cut prosciutto, sweet melon, soft emmental, "peppery" rocket and red pepper come together in an exquisite delicacy with savory-sweet flavors.
Yoy can make the food tastier using the simple ingredients and good quality.
Try it!

work: 30′

time: 30′

very easy:

Mille Feuille

Mille-feuille (thousand leaves) is a confectionery product, that has traditionally been made ​​of three layers of baked, thin puff pastry alternating with two layers of pastry cream. Pastry cream is often replaced by whipped cream or jam. The top/ final dough layer is sprinkled with powdered sugar, and sometimes cocoa, cinnamon, crushed nuts (eg roasted almonds). The French also put on candied sugar and add to the interior of the mille-feuille jam or fruit (strawberries).
Try it!

work: 1h:00′

time: 3h:00′

easy:

Eggplant Puree Low Carb - Melitzanosalata

Eggplants, roasted pureed, Melitzanosalata Low Carb.
Olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and enjoy it with some breadsticks or bread.
A dip/spread tasty and spicy, soft and lightweight, that you may have met with various names, in the kitchens of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Eastern Europe, India, Latin America and Africa. Caponata from Sicily to the Baba ghanoush of the Levantine kitchen!
Try this version. Ideally accompanied with ouzo!

work: 15′

time: 1h:00′

very easy:

Cherry Jelly Dessert

Cherries in jelly and whipped cream.
Cool and light dessert, a delightful summer treat, served as dessert after lunch or as a nice accompaniment to afternoon coffee.
Try it!

work: 45′

time: 6h

easy:

Ham and Cheese Cupcakes

Savory snack with ham and cheese. Fluffy and delicious cupcakes for the party, office, school, travel or to accompany a glass of beer. Pleasant to eat and very filling.
Try them!

work: 15′

time: 45′

very easy: