This is a recipe of a cake mum used to do when I was a kid. She called it “The Thirsty Nun”. I could never understand why this nun was so thirsty, but when you taste it, you realize where this liter of milk goes every time you prepare the cake. This makes the nun […]
Pancakes with spinach
10 oz (300 g) spinach; 3 eggs; 1 teacup milk; ВЅ teacup flour ; salt and pepper. Cut the spinach in small pieces and wash it well. Mix it with salt in order to make it soft. If you use canned spinach there is no need to mix soften it. Beat 3 eggs and add […]
Marinated Mackerel
Ingredients: 4 mackerels 4 tablespoons chopped marjoram 2 cloves of garlic 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 lime salt and pepper Preparation: Remove the scales of the mackerels, scraping them with the blunt side of a knife under running water. Gut the fish and wash it well. Cut 4-5 diagonal slashes on each side of the […]
Chicken with vegetables
Ingredients: 1 chicken 1 onion 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons oil 1 teaspoon paprika 3-4 tablespoons cream 3-4 peppers 2 tomatoes 17 oz (ВЅ kg) potatoes ВЅ bunch of parsley Preparation: Wash and cut the chicken in pieces; Brown the chicken pieces, the onion and the peppers in the butter and oil; Add salt and […]
Stuffed chicken with cheese and spinach
Ingredients: 1 chicken; 1 onion; 3.5 oz (100 g) cheese ; 10 oz (300 g) spinach (raw or canned); 1 teacup rice; 2.3 oz (65 g) butter; 1 coffee cup white wine; 2 eggs; 1 bunch of parsley; Salt ; Pepper; Savory. Preparation: Cut the spinach and boil it for a while in salted water […]
Stuffed tomatoes with mushrooms
Ingredients for 4 portions: 8 big tomatoes; 1 onion; 9 oz (250 g) mushrooms; 1 loaf of bread ; 2 tablespoons rice; 3 tablespoons oil; Salt; Pepper; Parsley. Preparation: Cut the onion and stew it slightly in oil. Cut the mushrooms and boil them for 1-2 min in water. Add the mushrooms to the onion, […]
Cake with nuts and raisins
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 1 ВЅ tea cup sugar; 1 tea cup yogurt; Вѕ tea cup oil; 3 tea cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 coffee spoon vanilla; ВЅ grated lemon peel; 3 tablespoons grated nuts; 2 tablespoons raisins; Preparation: Put the eggs in a bowl and beat them. Add the sugar and continue to […]
Potatoes in sauce
Ingredients potatoes – 70 oz / 2 kg 4-5 almonds 1 loaf of bread pinch of saffron 3 tablespoons oil 2 cloves of garlic parsley salt and black pepper Preparation: Peel carefully the potatoes, wash them, and slice them. Put the potato slices in a saucepan. In small frying pan heat the oil and brown […]
Pork cubes on rice
Ingredients 21 oz (600 g) bone pork 1 ВЅ coffee cups oil (butter) 2 onions 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon flour 1 ВЅ teaspoon ground black pepper 2 coffee cups rice salt Preparation Cut the pork meat in 0.8 inches cubes, Then put the cubes in a saucepan and lightly brown them in 1 […]
Stewed chicken with mushrooms
(4 persons) Ingredients: chicken (25 oz / 700 g) 4 tablespoons oil 3 onions 4 tablespoons white wine mushrooms (3.5 oz / 100 g) 4 tea spoons flour bacon (2 oz / 60 g) parsley salt and pepper Preparation: Cut the chicken in slices and stew it in the oil. Add salt in the saucepan. […]
Capri salad (original Italian salad)
Ingredients: 2 beef tomatoes mozzarella cheese – 4.4 oz / 125 g 12 olives 8 basil leaves 1 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper Preparation: Cut the tomatoes into thin slices, using sharp knife. Cut Mozzarella cheese into slices. Pit the olives and slice them into rings. Layer the tomato, Mozzarella […]
Italian potato salad with tomatoes and sauce
Ingredients: Small (baby) potatoes – 15 oz / 450 g 4 tablespoons yogurt 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 8 sun-dried tomatoes 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped salt and pepper Preparation Rinse and clean the potatoes and place them in a large pan of water. Bring to the boil and cook until tender. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes […]
Traditional chicken soup with eggs
Ingredients: 1 chicken (about 20 oz / 600 g ) 1 carrot 1 onion 2 tablespoons butter 1 coffee cup crumbled vermicelli 3 egg yolks ВЅ teaspoon ground black pepper salt, lemon juice Preparation: Wash chicken. Put it in to a stew pan and cover it with cold water. Add salt and bring it to […]