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Hawaiian Skewers 2008-03-08 17:14:18 800 g meat of your choice, cubed1 pineapple1/2 cup brown sugar3 Tbsp soy saucejuice of 1 lemon1 tsp finely chopped parsley leaves3 Tbsp oil1 Tbsp mustard1/2 tsp pepperPeal the pineapple, and cut it to 5 equal parts. Take one part and the middle hard part and puree it with some water in a blender.Make marinade from pineapple puree, sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, parsley, oil, mustard and pepper and marinate the meat in it overnight.Cut remaining pineapple and line it with meat on skewers.While barbecuing, occasionally spread marinade over.Use remaining marinade for sauce. I fried it with cooked rice, but you can make a dip by frying marinade for a few minutes and thickening it with either little flour or corn starch.
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Šnenokle (Floating Islands) 2008-03-08 15:46:11 1 l milk8 Tbsp + 1 tsp sugar1 bag vanilla sugar7 eggsa pinch of salt2 Tbsp flourReserve 200 ml milk for later. Beat egg whites with 1 Tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt. Boil milk and then take full tablespoons of beaten egg whites and cook in milk on low heat for about 10-20 seconds on both sides. Place cooked islands in a large bowl.Beat egg yolks with 7 tablespoons of sugar and flour and remaining 200 ml milk. Slowly pour into the warm milk and continue to cook, stirring continuously, until it thickens. Pour over islands. Serve chilled.Note: This is a part of Yellow recipes for International Women's day event organized by Zorra and fioridisale.
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No title 2008-03-05 18:40:38 A few days ago I got tagged by lovely Medena from Café Chocolada. So, here are some things about me:1. I am 26 year old from Belgrade, Serbia.2. After years of wandering, I am a final year math student, about a half a year away from graduating.3. After high school, I enrolled Economy faculty, but got bored and quit. I started working in a casino as a roulette and black jack dealer. It was a fun, but unlike in other countries, extremely under payed job so I quit again and decided that my future occupation should have to do with something that I've always been good at, and enjoy even more than cooking and it's math.4. How I've come to love cooking? Well, it's kind of very hard not to love it living in Serbia. Here 9 out of 10 houses make their own sauerkraut, ajvar, a couple of different fr
Fern Root Vermicelli With Chicken And Dried Enoki Mushrooms 2008-03-05 08:42:27 150 g fern root vermicelli50 ml + 1 Tbsp soy sauce40 g dried enoki mushrooms200 g boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubeda cube of fresh ginger root2 cloves garlica pinch of chili powder1/8 tsp curry powder1 tsp brown sugarCook vermicelli for 10 minutes in boiling water. When they're cooked rinse with cold water.Soak mushrooms in warm water for a few minutes. In a cup mix together soy sauce, sugar, chili and curryCut garlic very thin, and ginger in tiny cubes. Heat some oil in wok. Fry garlic for about 30 seconds, add ginger, fry for a minute, or until garlic begins to brown (do not allow it to burn) and add chicken. Stir fry for about 3-5 minutes, then remove chicken on a plate, leaving garlic and juice in wok and stir fry for another 5 minutes (be sure to taste the mushrooms if they're Read more:Chicken
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Sugar High Friday, But Realy 2008-03-01 10:53:50 Layer 1: melt 50 g dark chocolate with 15 g butter and 3 Tbsp milk. If it's too thick, add more milk. Spread evenly over the bottom of tart shells. Use any recipe for the shells you like. I made mine from leftovers from my freezer. Leave tarts in the fridge while you prepare the next layer.Layer 2: melt 100 g white chocolate and while still hot, stir it in 100 ml heavy cream. Spread half of the mixture over dark chocolate layer, leave in a fridge for a few minutes, spread dulce de leche over, and the rest of the white chocolate mixture. Leave in the fridge again.Layer 3: make the same dark chocolate mix as for layer 1 and spread over white chocolate mixture. Leave in a fridge overnight.This pie was supposed to have 5 layers: dark chocolate, white chocolate, dulce de leche, white chocolate Read more:Sugar
, Friday
My First Daring Bakers Challenge - Julia Child's French Bread 2008-02-29 19:54:11 Finally! I am a Daring
Baker! And for my first challenge - it's Julia
Child's FrenchBread
. Fifteen pages of recipe and I've only baked bread once before. I even went to our country house, cause that's where the good oven is. I calculated that if I started at 2 am the bread would probably finished at around noon and I'll have good light for taking pictures. But, alas, the outside temperature was -7°C, and maintaining proper room temperature using stove was extremely difficult. So, naturally, I had problems with the rises. But bread tasted great, it reminded me of Bosnian somun. After I came back to Belgrade I gave it another try. For the recipe visit this month's hosts Mary and Sara.
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Click: February 2008 (Flour) 2008-02-27 16:53:10 SifterThis was my grandma's flour sifter. It's antique and unfortunately I don't know how old, but since my father remembers it from his childhood, it has to be at least 40 years old.This is my entry to the Click
- February
2008 event with the theme flour.
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Mini Hamburgers 2008-02-23 14:03:19 For the meatballs:300 g minced pork meat3 eggs1/2 medium sized onion, chopped1 clove garlic, finely chopped3 Tbsp bread crumbs3 Tbsp oil6 g baking powder100 ml waterseasoning to tasteMix all the ingredients and leave covered in a fridge for at least 1 hour. For the best results, leave overnight.Heat oil in a pan. Take one teaspoon at a time (for mini meatballs, otherwise take one tablespoon) and fry at each side for a couple of minutes (until it gets brown). You need cooking oil enough that it's half of height of your meatballs. When they're done place them on a paper towel or a napkin so it soaks oil from them.Seasoning that I use:2 Tbsp Vegeta1/4 tsp pepper1/2 tsp sweet dry red pepper powder2 Tbsp chopped parsley leavesa pinch of ginger and turmericFor the buns I used this recipe from Le Read more:Hamburgers
White Chocolate & Cranberries Tartlets 2008-02-21 04:48:33 Filling (enough for 8 small shells):70 g white chocolate150 g whipping cream50 g cranberriesWhip the cream and then melt chocolate. Stir in chocolate and cranberries. Fill the shells with the mixture. Decorate with some peeled chopped pistachios.For the tart shells I used dough recipe from La Tartine Gourmande that I already tried before and liked very much. This time I used ground walnuts instead of almond flour and was very satisfied with the taste.This is my entry for The Mini Pie Revolution #2 event.More sweet tarts recipes:Medlar tarts3 layer tarts
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Ice Cubes 2008-02-20 07:23:34 For the brownie2 cups water250 g + 6 Tbsp sugarjuice of one lemon6 eggs2 Tbsp cocoa3 Tbsp oil6 Tbsp flour10 g baking powderBeat egg whites with 6 Tbsp of sugar. Add egg yolks, cocoa, oil, flour and baking powder. Bake in a greased pan in preheated oven (I baked mine on 190°C for about 25 minutes). Make a syrup out of water, 250 g sugar and lemon juice, and while it's still hot, pour it over cooled brownie.For the filling9 Tbsp flour11 Tbsp sugara few Tbsp milk250 g margarineDissolve flour and sugar in some milk. Boil 1/2 l milk, remove from heat and gradually pour into it flour and sugar mixture, stirring continuously. Continue to cook on low heat until it thickens. Beat margarine with a mixer. When milk mixture is completely cold, stir it carefully in margarine. It should be foamy. Sprea
Peanut & Sesame Butter 2008-02-18 18:25:15 100 g textured soy chunks100 g peanuts100 g sesame seedssoy milk1 Tbsp brown sugar1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp citric acid (optional!)Roast peanuts and sesame seeds (separately) until lite golden color, do not roast too much because it can get bitter. Peel peanuts and and grind them with sesame in a poppy seed grinder. Add sugar, salt and citric acid and puree in blender. Use soy milk to control thickness.In this recipe citric acid is completely optional and it's here in order to prevent butter to change color. If you don't feel comfortable with citric acid as a food additive, just omit it.Store butter in a fridge for 7 days. It never stayed longer than that time in mine so I'm not quite sure about keeping it for longer period of time.
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Mushroom Beef Tenderloin 2008-02-18 04:59:14 600 g beef tenderloinsaltpepper2 Tbsp soy sauce500 g button mushrooms70 g thick mushroom soup powder20 g butter2 large cloves garlic1 large onion1 - 2 Tbsp oilFlatten meat with the mallet, then rub it with salt and pepper. Dice garlic, sprinkle meat with it pour in soy sauce and marinate covered overnight.Heat oil in a pan and fry the meat about 2 minutes on both sides. Remove from pan, (try to leave garlic pieces in a pan) and add diced onion, cook until soft, then add sliced mushrooms. After 2 minutes add soup powder and continue to cook, stirring often. When mushrooms get soft, add butter and cook for another minute, then remove from heat.Spread mushrooms over the bottom of a baking pan place beef and the juice that poured out of it while you were cooking mushrooms on top and bake in a Read more:Mushroom
Pea cake 2008-02-17 17:40:59 600 g peas200 ml whipping cream3 eggs40 g grated parmesan cheesejuice of half a lemon20 g sunflower seeds1 clove garlicolive oilsaltCook peas with crushed (but not pealed) garlic in a boiling water for about 15 minutes. Remove water and garlic, and reserve 2 Tbsp peas for later, and the rest puree with egg yolks, cream and pinch of salt. Add parmesan cheese, and then beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt and carefully fold in to the mass.Line baking pan with parchment paper and then butter the paper. Fill baking pan with pea puree. Take one larger baking pan and place pan with pea puree inside. Pour 2/3 of boiling water to the larger pan. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C for about 45 minutes.While the cake is baking, prepare sunflower seeds. Heat the pan with some olive oil, and brown t
Donuts 2008-02-17 17:32:43 For the starter:40 g fresh yeast1 tsp salt1 Tbsp sugar1,5-2 Tbsp flour20 ml milk, slightly heatedTo prepare the starter mix all ingredients and leave covered until it rises.Dough:450 g flour1/4 l milk4 egg yolks1 vanilla sugarzest of 1 lemon, grated60 ml oilPlace flour on a working surface, make a hole in the middle, pour yeast, egg yolks, vanilla sugar and milk. Work the dough by hitting it with a spoon. Gradually, pour the oil and continue to hit the dough until it separates from the spoon by itself. Leave covered to rise and then hit it few more times. Flatten the dough with rolling pin (dough should be about 1 cm high), cut out donuts with a glass and leave to rise some more.Deep fry in hot oil. When frying, make sure you put donuts in oil the same side they laid on the table. Place fr Read more:Donuts
Homemade buckwheat tagliatelle with tobacco cracklings 2008-02-13 08:16:33 Pasta dough100 g wheat flour50 g buckwheat floura pinch of salt2 eggsJust knead all the ingredients into smooth dough, and leave in refrigerator for half an hour. For shaping tagliatelle I used my Ampia pasta machine, with thickness set to 4. Cook pasta in a lot boiling salted water for about 15 minutes.Almond pesto20 g almonds20 g parmesan cheese2 Tbsp olive oil3 Tbsp tomato pureepepper to taste1 clove garlic1 Tbsp sour cream1,5 Tbsp parsley leavesPut almond, parmesan, garlic and parsley in blender and ground everything. Pour olive oil, tomato puree and blend some more. Season with sour cream and pepper.Coat pasta in pesto and serve topped with tobacco cracklings. Tobacco cracklings are speciality of Valjevo region of Serbia. If you can't find them, I guess you can just use pork floss.Thi
Rosa Canina Marmalade 2008-02-10 06:41:14 Rosa Canina or Dog rose is a shrub with a sweet and sour fruit. It has a very high level of vitamin C, very powerful antioxidant Anthocyanin in traces as well as Carotenoids, antioxidants too. It is used for making marmalade, vine and herbal tea.Marmalade
recipe4 kg big, ripe Rosa Canina fruits1,5 kg sugarWash fruits and remove stems. Cut each one in half and remove seeds and tiny hairs. Now, wash fruits thoroughly, and leave them covered overnight.The next day put fruits in a large pot and pour cold water enough to cover them. Cook, stirring occasionally, until they become soft. When they're cooked, mash them through the strainer and then return to the washed pot. Add sugar and cook until it thickens, for about 20 minutes.Pour marmalade in cleaned, hot jars and place in warm (not hot!) ov
Nutella & Plazma Truffles 2008-02-08 04:14:22 500 g Nutella
150 g ground walnuts200 g ground Plazma biscuits+ 100 g for rolling ina few Tbsp rumStir Nutella until it's very soft. Add walnuts, stir again. Start adding Plazma slowly, stirring continuously. At the end add rum to taste. Start with 1 Tbsp, taste and continue adding it until you're satisfied with the amount of rum inside. Shape the truffles and roll them in the remaining biscuits. Also, be careful not to add too much biscuit to the batter because truffles will become harder in the fridge. Keep in the refrigerator.This is my entry to the World Nutella Day 2008. For the roundups, visit Ms. Adventures in Italy and Bleeding Espresso.More truffles recipes:Rafaelo
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WTSIM - Chocolate & strawberries terrine 2008-02-07 07:22:48 300 g chocolate200 g strawberries3 eggs40 g powdered sugar125 g buttera pinch of saltLeave butter at room temperature to soften. Put 250 g chocolate and 30 g butter in a stainless steel pot, and then melt over larger pot full of water. Remove from heat, stir well and add sugar.Separate egg whites and yolks. Add egg yolks one by one to the melted chocolate. At the end add remaining butter, stir and then add halved strawberries.Beat egg whites with salt and carefully add to the mixture.Line mold with cling film and fill it with the mixture. Refrigerate couple of hours or overnight. Later, remove from mold and garnish on top with the remaining chocolate.Note: This is my entry to WTSIM... Terrine at thepassionatecook. You can see the roundup here.
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Pork Dumplings 2008-02-07 07:20:47 400 g ground pork1 onion3 garlic cloves1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger root1 tsp honey2 Tbsp soy sauce1 pinch of curry powderwonton wrappers (we don't have them in stores here in Serbia, so I had to make them myself; here is a great and easy to make recipe)In a large bowl, combine all the filling ingredients and stir until well mixed. Place filling onto each wonton skin and fold it into desired shape.Line bottom of a bamboo steamer wit a parchment paper (or a lettuce or banana leaf). Place dumplings on it and put steamer into a wok. The wok should be filled with water just below the bottom of the steamer.Steam for 20 minutes. Serve immediately.Note: This was my entry to Chinese New Year - The Year Of The Rat event. You can see the roundup here.
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BBD #6 - Chocolate Chunks Turtle Bread 2008-02-05 05:04:54 This month's Bread
Baking Day is hosted by Eva from Sweet Sins, and for this edition, she chose shaped breads theme. After some thinking I decided to make a turtle shaped bread I've seen on the net and wanted to make for some time and this was a good opportunity to do it. The recipe I used was plain sweet bread with added pieces of dark chocolate.150 ml milk30 g sugar1/4 tsp salt60 g butter10 g fresh yeast2 Tbsp lukewarm water450 g flour1 egg100 g dark chocolate, cut to little pieces Boil milk with sugar, salt and butter. Let cool. Dissolve yeast in water. Sift flour on your working surface and make a hole in the middle. Pour milk, yeast and slightly beaten egg and knead the dough. Make a desired shape and leave dough to rise in a warm place for about half an hour. Bake in a preheated oven Read more:Chocolate
Đuveč 2008-02-01 18:18:51 150 g brown rice4 sweet red peppers1 medium sized carrot1 medium sized parsley root1/4 of a medium sized celery root1 Tbsp fresh parsley leavessalt to tasteCook rice on low heat for 45 minutes and leave covered. When cooking rice the proportion of rice/water should be 1:3.Roast peppers, but not too much, dice. Dice parsnip, celery and carrot and cook them.Mix everything, add parsley leaves and salt to taste.Note: This is my entry for Game Night Party Recipes hosted by Mansi from Fun and Food.
Pasta With Walnuts 2008-02-01 12:18:57 Recently I came across this lovely animal shaped pasta. Funny looking animals made me remember my favorite childhood pasta dish - pasta with walnuts and sugar. It's a very, very easy to make dish/snack. The recipe:For one small noodle bowl of pasta you'll need 1 Tbsp sugar and 2 Tbsp ground walnuts. Just stir everything with cooked pasta and that's it. It doesn't get any easier than that, doesn't it? This is a part of Presto Pasta
Night at Once Upon A Feast. You can see the roundup here.
A Heart For My Sweetheart 2008-01-25 04:08:45 Dough:80 g butter1 pinch of salt40 g sugar200 g flour5 eggs340 ml waterBoil water with salt, sugar and butter. Add flour to the boiling water and stir until it's smooth. Remove from heat and stir in eggs, one at a time. After the dough cools down, make hearts with your decorating bag on greased and floured baking pan. Bake in a preheated oven on 175°C.Cream:1 bag vanilla pudding powder (50 g)500 ml milk1 vanilla bean1 Tbsp butter40 g sugarDissolve pudding powder in 4 Tbsp milk. Add sugar. Boil remaining milk, reduce heat and pour pudding in, stirring continuously. Cook 2 more minutes on very low heat and then stir in butter and vanilla. Let cool.To assemble, fill hearts with pudding and top with woodland strawberry slatko. Note: This post is a part of A Heart
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A Healing Plant from Mount Rtanj 2008-01-21 03:44:45 Winter savory (Satureja Montana) is collected on mountains Rtanj, Suva planina and Stara planina in Serbia where is protected as a rare species by law. It contains essential oil (up to 2%) and tannin (up to 7%). It is used dried, as a tea, or as a spice.It is one of the best herbal teas for soar throat, but it is also used in treatment of bronchitis, asthma, urogenital inflammations, gastrointestinal problems... But, it shouldn't be used by pregnant women!Some herbalists claim this herb has the of tonic for overall physical improvement, but no clinical testings ever proved these claims. Also, it is traditionally used as an aphrodisiac and it is said it improves sexual potency.To prepare the tea: Boil 200 ml of water and pour it over 1 Tbsp of dried herbs. Leave covered for 10-15 minutes, Read more:Healing
, Plant
Chestnut bomb 2008-01-14 12:09:35 1 kg chestnut puree*200 g sugar1 cup water150 g almonds or hazelnuts200 g margarine200 g chocolate1 Tbsp oilwhipping cream*Note on chestnut puree: I used store-bought chestnut puree, rum flavored. If you use unflavored puree make sure you add some rum to taste.Cook syrup with sugar and 1 cup water and add it to the chestnut puree. Roast hazelnuts, grind them and add to the puree as well as 50 g melted chocolate, and finally, softened margarine. Mix everything well, and then place in the mold. Refrigerate for at least 24 hours.Melt remaining chocolate with oil and cover the bomb with it. Decorate with whipped cream.
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Chicory Cupcakes 2008-03-11 13:48:49 Cupcake batter(adapted from Joy of Baking)113 g butter130 g sugar3 large eggs210 g flour1 1/2 tsp backing powder1/4 tsp salt30 ml milk30 ml cooked root chicory*Cream the butter and sugar, add eggs one by one, and beat well again. In separate bowl combine flour, backing powder and salt, and add to the butter mixture. Mix in milk and chicory.Bake in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes on 180°C.Frosting60 g butter1 cup brown sugar10 Tbsp powdered sugar1/4 cup milk250 ml heavy creamMelt butter on low heat, add brown sugar and cook until it boils. pour in hot milk, remove from heat and gradually stir in powdered sugar. Let cool in the fridge.Beat heavy cream and then beat in the butter mixture.If necessary, add 2 tsp of gelatin dissolved in some water.*Boil 500 ml water and 2 Tbsp root chico
Serbian Kiflice 2008-03-09 20:25:37 For the starter: Dissolve 40 g fresh yeast in 50 ml water and 50 ml milk on room temperature, 1 tsp sugar and 1/2 tsp salt in a cup (volume of the cup should be 0.5 l) and leave in warm place to rise until it fills the cup completely.Make the dough: Sift 800 g flour, 50 ml oil, 200 ml water, 200 ml milk and 1 Tbsp sugar. Knead it to smooth and soft dough and leave covered in a warm place to double it's volume.Filling 1: mix together 150 g white cheese, 1 tsp sour cream and 1 small egg.Filling 2: jam.When the dough has risen, knead it little more, form a ball and cut it to 8 equal pieces.Each part knead a little bit and shape into ball. Flatten each ball to 5 mm thickness. Make sure you follow exact order of making balls.Make mixture of 2 Tbsp melted margarine (or even better pork fat) and Read more:Serbian
Hibiscus Marshmallow "Cupcakes" 2008-03-18 18:13:49 Hibiscus Marshmallow
s (adapted from Recipezaar)1/2 cup powdered sugar2 Tbsp + 2 1/2 tsp gelatin1/2 cup cold water2 cups granulated sugar1/2 cup corn syrup1/2 cup water1/4 teaspoon salt2 large egg whites2 bags of hibiscus teaOil cupcake pan and dust with some powdered sugar.In a bowl of a standing electric mixer or in a large bowl sprinkle gelatin over cold water and let stand to soften.Boil 1/2 cup of water. To make hibiscus tea concentrate pour it over tea bags and leave covered for 10-15 minutes.In a 3-quart heavy saucepan cook granulated sugar, corn syrup, hibiscus tea, and salt over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to moderate and boil mixture, without stirring, until a candy or digital thermometer registers 240°F, about 12 minutes. Remov Read more:Hibiscus
A Chicken Soup And Rinfleš With Anise Leaves Sauce 2008-03-23 11:27:27 Soup: 6 medium sized potatoes, 7 large carrots, 1/4 big celery root, 2 large parsley roots, 1 small parsnip root, 1 whole garlic, 2 small onions 1 large chicken, 5-6 black pepper seeds, 1 bay leaf, 2,5 l water.Slightly roast onions, on a foil.Put all the ingredients in a large pot and cook.The vegetables will be cooked before the meat (check it with your fork, if it comes in easily then it's done), so after it's cooked remove it from the pot and continue to cook meat some more. When the meat is done too, sift soup in another pot and boil. In the meantime prepare the dumplings.For the dumplings: Beat 1 egg white, then stir in 1 egg yolk, some parsley leaves and gradually stir in 70-100 g semolina. When soup boils, reduce heat and take amounts of 1 tsp of mixture and place in a pot. Cook un Read more:Chicken
, Chicken Soup
Chicken & Vegetables Paté 2008-03-25 11:37:24 This is a very simple recipe and a good way to use up leftovers from making the soup. I used leftovers from my chicken soup with semolina dumplings and had about 2/3 of the initial amount of meat and vegetables left.The amount of seasoning in the recipe is approximate and you should use it to taste.Paté:4 hard boiled eggs3-4 medium sized pickles1 tsp salt1 tsp ground sweet red pepper1/4 tsp ground black pepper3 tsp mustardcooked chicken meat and vegetablesPuree chicken, vegetables, eggs and pickles in a blender. Transfer puree to another dish and use an electric mixer to puree it some more. Add seasoning and mix a few minutes more. Keep small amount in a fridge and you can freeze the rest.
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