Ingredients: 200 g butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 1 pouch vanilla sugar 1 egg 1 egg yolk grated zest of 1 lemon 1 ½ tbsp lemon juice 2 cups flour a pinch of salt ½ pouch baking powder ½ cup icing sugar Method: Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Beat the butter [...]
500 g cow-milk cheese 1 teaspoon salt 1-2 teaspoons paprika (sweet or spicy - to your liking) Method: Drain the cheese in gauze or a sieve with very small holes. Season with a teaspoon of salt, stir well and divide in two. Add a teaspoon or two of paprika into one half of the [...]
So simple that even le petit chef can bake it Ingredients: 1 cup sugar ¾ cup oil 1 pouch vanilla sugar 2 eggs ¾ cup plain flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt chopped chocolate, biscuits, walnuts… - to your liking Method: Preheat the oven to 180 [...]
(which we prefer to prepare in a large cast iron pan over an open fire) Ingredients: 1 chicken, cut into pieces 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp sweet paprika 2-3 tbsp flour 2 dl sour cream (home-made) oil Method: Season the meat with salt lightly. Fry the meat briefly in heated [...]
A tasty side-dish or a simple meal Ingredients: 2 eggs 2 carrots 1 potato 1 clove garlic 2 tbsp Greek yogurt 4 tbsp pastry flour ¼ broccoli salt and pepper frying oil For the sauce: 1 cup Greek yogurt salt, pepper and grated lemon zest chopped dill Method: Cut the broccoli using [...]
A quick and tasty meal Ingredients: 700 g fresh pilchards 1.5 dl olive oil 1 dl white wine ½ onion, sliced 1 sprig rosemary 2 cloves garlic, sliced ½ lemon salt and pepper Method: Clean the pilchards, remove the heads (optional). Wash under running water and dry well. Squeeze lemon juice, dice [...]
To make these cannonballs, which would make any pirate jealous, you need: 200 g butter cookies or graham crackers 70 g softened butter 200 g milk, semi-sweet or bitter-sweet chocolate ½ dl heavy whipping cream 1 cup chocolate/cocoa powder Method: Place cookies in a ziploc bag, close well and roll a rolling pin [...]
To make this Greek sauce, a perfect companion to meat dishes or salty filo dough pastries, you will need: 1 cucumber 2 garlic cloves 125 ml sour cream 125 ml firm plain yogurt 1 tablespoon wine vinegar 1 tablespoon olive oil salt and pepper to taste Method: Wash and scrub the cucumber; do [...]
Ingedients: 280 g baby spinach 200 g strawberries 3 tbsp sesame seeds 4 tbsp olive oil 8 tbsp apple cider vinegar 4 teaspoons sugar ½ teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt Wash the spinach and cut it to bite-size. Wash the strawberries, quarter them and add to the spinach. Add the sesame seeds. In a [...]
Ingredients: 125 g dry chickpeas 1 lemon ½ cup olive oil + 2 tablespoons for sautéing + 1 tablespoon for serving 1 scallion ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon cayenne or chili pepper 3 minced garlic cloves 2 tablespoons tahini paste 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice salt and pepper to taste Method: [...]
