Stuffed Zuchini

Serves: 2 persons

Total cooking time: 70-80 min.

Preparation time: 30 min.

Ingredients for Stuffing:

• 2/3 cup rice
• 200 gr minced meat
• 1 finely diced tomato
• Salt
• Pepper

Ingredients for Zucchini:

• 1 kg of hollowed zucchini
• lemon juice
• Tomato paste
• 1 ground garlic clove
• salt & pepper
• vegetable oil
• 1 tsp dried mint

Recipe:

1. In a separate bowl, mix together the stuffing ingredients altogether very well.
2. Stuff the hollowed zucchini (around 2/3 of it since the rice will increase in volume upon being cooked) with the prepared filling.
3. Place the zucchini in the cooker, then add tomato paste, vegetable oil, water, and salt & pepper.
4. After they come to boil, add the garlic and the lemon juice.
5. Keep on low fire until well done (at least 1 hr).
6. Finally, sprinkle some dried mint on the top upon serving.

Bon appetit!

Grilled Steak on Stove

This recipe contains a well done grilled steak on the stove, the mashed potatoes, and the sauteed vegetables with the fresh cream.

Serves: 2 persons

Total cooking time: 30 min.
Preparation time: 15 min.

Ingredients for Steak:

• 500 gr steak 
• Salt
• Vegetable oil
• pepper

Ingredients for mashed potatoes:

• 4 medium potatoes peeled and cut
• butter knob
• salt

Ingredients for vegetables:

• fine green beans
• mushrooms
• butter knob
• salt
• oregano

Steak Recipe:

1. First you have to take the steak to room temperature to unfreeze totally. 
2. Salt and season them with pepper at least an hour before cooking.
3. Paint the grill pan with vegetable oil.
4. Heat the grill pan on high temperature and on large stove eye to distribute heat.
5. Before placing the steak, transfer the pan to medium heat, then add the steaks.
6. Keep the steak for 2 min till it take some color, then flip it to the opposite side.
7. Keep flipping it each minute or two.
8. To get a well done steak, test it with a toothpick to check how tender it is.
9. Turn off the stove, then keep at least 2 minutes to continue cooking.

Potato Recipe:

1. Boil the potatoes with a sprinkle of salt.
2. Mash the potatoes while hot with a sprinkle of salt, and a knob of butter (as desired).

Vegetables Recipe:

1. In a pan place a knob of butter.
2. When it melts, add the beans and the mushrooms with a pinch of salt.
3. When their water dries out, let them fry a little, then add the fresh cream. Add as much as u need their consistency and their stock.
4. Let them boil a little then remove the pan. 

Serve the steak, mashed potatoes, and the vegetables sauce together.

Bon appetit!

Farfalle Pasta with Alfredo Sauce

Total cooking time: 20 min.

Preparation time: 10 min.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups farfalle pasta
• 200g free-range chicken diced into cubes
• a knob of butter
•  mushrooms
• diced green pepper
• 100 ml fresh cream
• dried basil
• dried rosemary
• 1/2 a nutmeg, grated
• salt & pepper
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Recipe:

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add farfalle pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, then drain.
2. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt.
3. Add the chicken, season them with basil, rosemary, and nutmeg. Then stir 5 minutes until they are done.
4. Add the mushrooms and the green pepper, and let them wilt.
5. Add the fresh cream and let all the components mix together.
6. Add the cheese to thicken the sauce.
7. Add pasta to sauce. Use enough of the pasta so that all of the sauce is used and the pasta is thoroughly coated. Serve immediately.

Bon appetit!

Roasted Chicken with veggies

Serves: 2-3 persons

Total cooking time: 60 min.

Preparation time: 10 min.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kilo chicken fillet or a whole chicken
• 1 squeezed lemon
• 4 crushed garlic cloves
• Salt
• Vegetable oil
• cinnamon stick
• 3 cardamom seeds
• 3 clove seeds
• 2 Bay laurel leaves
• Ginger (optional)
• 1 cup of water
• 2 carrots
• 2 zucchinis
• 1 cup broccoli
• 1/2 cup mushrooms
• 1/2 cup corn
• sliced colored pepper
• 1 Oven bag

Recipe:

1. Season the chicken with salt and oil.
2. Place the vegetables in the oven bag.
3. Add the lemon juice, then place the garlic, cardamom, cloves, laurel leaves, and ginger.
4. Let the constituents mix all together.
5. Add the Chicken to the bag.
6. Close the bag, then place them in the oven at 180 C for 40-50 minutes, or till the chicken is pink.

Bon appetit!

Artichoke Stew

Serves: 2 persons

Total cooking time: 60-70 min.

Preparation time: 20 min.

Ingredients for Rice:

• 1 cup Italian rice
• Hand-full Vermicelli
• 2 cups water
• Vegetable oil
• Salt

Ingredients for vegetables:

• 2 peeled and chopped carrots
• 4 zucchinis
• 4 artichokes
• 100 grs minced meat
• 1 onion
• 1 Tbsp pine seeds
• lemon juice
• Tomato paste
• 1 ground garlic clove
• salt & pepper
• vegetable oil
• 1 tsp dried mint

Rice Recipe:

1. Wash the rice 3-4 times.
2. Heat the oil, then place the vermicelli. 
3. When the vermicelli is pink, place the rice, then the salt.
4. Place the water, and keep on low fire until the rice is done.

Vegetables Recipe:

1. In a pan add vegetable oil, then add the onions.
2. When the onions turn a little pink, add the pine seeds, then the meat and season it, and keep stirring until the meat is done.
3. On the counter, wait for the meat to cool down, then stuff the zucchini and the artichoke with them.
4. Place the vegetables in the cooker, then add tomato paste, water, and salt & pepper.
5. After they come to boil, add the garlic and the lemon juice.
6. Keep on low fire until well done.
7. Finally, sprinkle some dried mint on the top upon serving.

Bon appetit!

Homemade Chicken Crispy 2

Serves: 4 persons

Total cooking time: 60 min.
Preparation time: 20 min.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Kg fillet chicken breasts
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup crushed cornflakes
• vegetable oil
• cinnamon
• basil (fresh or dried)
• paprika
• pepper 
• salt

Recipe:

1. Cut the chicken fillet the shapes you like.
2. After that, place in a plate the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, basil, cinnamon, and paprika (if you like), and mix all the constituents together.
3. In another plate whisk the eggs and keep them aside.
4. Place the crushed cornflakes in a third plate.
5. Prepare the baking tray, put in it some vegetable oil, and turn on your oven at 180 °C.
6. Bring the chicken fillets, for each piece do the following: put it in the flour plate until all covered, then place it in the eggs bowl, then in the cornflakes bowl. Then place it in the baking tray.
7. After you finish all the fillet pieces, put the tray in the oven for 40 minutes.
8. You can serve it with french fries, and cabbage salad.

Notes:
For a healthy meal, try to bake your crisps rather than frying them.

Bon Appetit!

Creamy Mushroom Chicken with Corn Rice

Serves: 2 persons

Total cooking time: 30 min.

Preparation time: 15 min.

Ingredients for Chicken:

• Chicken Breast
• 1/2 cup fresh cream
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• Salt
• Olive oil
• Paprika
• basil
• sliced green pepper 
• sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup corn

Ingredients for Rice:

• 1 cup Long grain rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 small diced onion
• 1/2 cup corn
• 1/2 ts turmeric
• salt

Chicken Recipe:

1. Slice the chicken breast into thin slices,
2. Heat the pan and add some olive oil.
3. Add the chicken breast, garlic, salt, paprika, and basil, and keep it till the color of the chicken is pink. Then flip it to cook the other side.
4. Add the green pepper, mushrooms, and corn.
5. When the chicken is done, add the fresh cream and let it boil for 5 minutes.

Rice Recipe:

1. Wash the rice 3-4 times.
2. Heat the oil, then place the onion. 
3. When the onion is pink, add the corn, water, then salt and turmeric and let boil for 15 minutes.
4. Add the rice, and keep on low fire until it is done.

Bon appetit!

Grilled Fish with White Rice and Sauteed Vegetables

Serves: 2 persons

Total cooking time: 10 min.

Preparation time: 5 min.

Ingredients for Fish:

• 1/2 kilo fish fillet
• Circular sliced lemon
• 4 crushed garlic cloves
• Salt
• Olive oil
• Dried coriander
• Ginger (optional)

Ingredients for Rice:

• 1 cup Long grain rice
• 2 cups water
• Vegetable oil or butter.
• salt

Ingredients for vegetables:

• 2 carrots
• 2 zucchinis
• 1 cup broccoli
• 1/2 cup mushrooms
• 1/2 cup corn

Fish Recipe:

1. Cut the Fish into the desired size, then season it, with salt and oil.
2. Place the lemon slice on it, then place some garlic, coriander, and ginger on the slice.
3. Wrap the fish with an aluminum foil, or place it in an oven bag.
4. Repeat for all fish, then place them int he oven at 180 C for 30-40 minutes.

Rice Recipe:

1. Wash the rice 3-4 times.
2. Heat the oil, then place the rice then the salt. 
3. Place the water, and keep on low fire until the rice is done.

Vegetables Recipe:

1. Cut all the vegetable into slices.
2. Heat some olive oil in the pan.
3. Place the vegetables, then season them with salt, and basil.
4. Saute them until they become tender.

Bon appetit!

Veggie Lasagna

Lasagna can be served in many forms and using many stuffing choices.
This is only one of the choices using vegetables. You can add your choice of small chicken pieces or meat.
To deliver more healthy Lasagna, you can use brown lasagna sheets.

Serves: 6 persons

Total cooking time: 40 min.
Preparation time: 20 min.

Ingredients:

• Lasagna
• Mozzarella or Fondel cheese.

Red Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 onion
• grated carrot
• grated zucchini
• 100 gr. corn 
• 100 gr. sliced mushrooms
• colored pepper slices
• salt 
• grated nutmeg
• grated or dried ginger
• 1  tbsp tomato paste
• olive oil
• 1 cup water.

White Sauce Ingredients:

• 4 cups milk
• 4 Tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp butter
• salt

Red Sauce Recipe:

1. Heat the olive oil.
2. add the onions, carrot, zucchini, corn, mushrooms, pepper and cook for a few minutes.
3. Season with salt, nutmeg, ginger and stir all together.
4. Add tomato paste and water. 
5. Let them boil for 10 minutes, then remove from oven.

White Sauce Recipe:

1. Whisk the milk and flour and salt.
2. Put the mixture on the stove and heat until boiling.
3. Add the butter, and keep for two minutes until the mixture becomes thick. 

Lasagna Recipe:

1. Put some oil at the bottom of a Pyrex container.
2. Place a layer of Lasagna.
3. Place a layer of the vegetable red sauce.
4. Place a layer of the white sauce.
5. Place a layer of the cheese.
6. Repeat step 2-5 one more time.
7. Place a layer of Lasagna and white sauce and cheese.
8. Place your Lasagna tray in the oven at 160 °C, for 30 min. 
9. Serve Hot.

Bon appetit!

English Chicken Pie

Adapted from Jamie Oliver's recipe, but modified by me!

Serves: 4 persons

Total cooking time:50 min.
Preparation time: 20 min.

Ingredients:

• 500g free-range chicken (you can use breast or thigh)
• a knob of butter
• 1 bunch of spring onions
•  mushrooms
• corn
• colored pepper (red, yellow, and green)
• 1 heaped tsp plain flour (plus extra for dusting)
• 1 tbsp fresh creme
• 300ml chicken stock or water
• a few sprigs of mint
• basil
• rosemary
• 1/2 a nutmeg, grated
• 1 sheet of pre-rolled puff pastry
• 1 egg
• salt & pepper
• extra virgin olive oil.

Puff Pastry:

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 ts granulated sugar
• 8 tbsp unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)
• 4 - 5 tbsp ice water

Puff Pastry Recipe:

1. Mix all dry ingredients together.
2. Add the butter slices, and the water.
3. With the pastry blender or your fingers combine all the ingredients together, until the dough comes together.
4. Shape the dough into a flask disk, then cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Chicken pie Recipe:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C. Chop up the mushrooms, spring onions, peppers, and slice the chicken into strips or bite-sized chunks.
2. Heat a lug of olive oil and a knob of butter in a heavy-based pan over a medium heat. 
3. Add the chicken, season it with salt and pepper, and cook for a few minutes. 
4. Add the mushrooms, corn, colored pepper, and spring onions to the pan with a tablespoon of plain flour and give it all a good stir. 
5. Mix in a generous tablespoon of fresh cream and some water, or chicken stock. 
6. Finally add some picked mint leaves and a good grating of nutmeg. 
7. Leave simmering for 10 min.
8. Get your pastry out of the fridge and unroll onto a dry lightly floured work surface.
9. Once your chicken filling has thickened up slightly, tip it into a ovenproof baking dish slightly smaller than the sheet of pastry. 
10. Cover the filling with the sheet of pastry; don't worry about the edges, just tuck them in around the filling.
11. Lightly beat the egg with a fork, then brush it over the top of the pie.
12. Bake on the top shelf of the oven for around 20 minutes, or until gorgeously browned.

Bon appetit!

Crispy Shrimps

Serves: 2 persons

Total cooking time: 30 min.
Preparation time: 20 min.

Ingredients:

Shrimps:

• 1/2 Kg large raw shrimps
• 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 cup crushed cornflakes (original flavor) 
• 2 eggs
• vegetable oil
• dried basil
• pepper 
• salt

Sauce:

• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1 onion
• finely chopped green pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• basil
• corn
• mushrooms
• fresh mints
• butter

Sauce Recipe:

1. In a blender, place the onions, tomatoes, garlic, mint, salt, and basil and blend them all together.
2. In a pot, put the butter, then add the blended sauce.
3. Upon cooking the sauce, add the pepper, corn and mushrooms, and stir form time to time.
4. Keep the sauce cooking after boiling for 5-10 min.

Shrimps Recipe:

1. Make sure your shrimps are totally melted.
2. Place in 3 different plates, flour seasoned with salt and basil, wisked eggs, and the cracked corn flakes.
3. For each shrimp repeat this procedure: place in flour, then eggs, then cornflakes, then place it in a certain plate.
4. For cooking the shrimps, place vegetable oil in a pan (about 2 cm height), then place the shrimps, and keep them for about 10 min with shuffling sides, until they are golden brown.

Notes:
You can serve the shrimps with white or yellow rice, or french fries.
You can also bake them instead of frying. it would take also 10 min in the oven at 180 °C.

Bon appetit!

Homemade Chicken Crispy

Serves: 4 persons

Total cooking time: 60 min.
Preparation time: 20 min.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Kg fillet chicken breasts
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
• 2 tsp cornflour 
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs
• vegetable oil
• cinnamon
• basil (fresh or dried)
• pepper 
• salt

Recipe:

1. Cut the chicken fillet the shape you like.
2. Soak them in a bowl containing the vinegar, crushed garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper, basil, and olive oil for an hour in the fridge.
3. After that, place in a plate the flour, cornflour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and paprika (if you like), and mix all the constituents together.
4. In another plate whisk the eggs and keep them aside.
5. Prepare the baking tray, put in it some vegetable oil, and turn on your oven at 180 °C.
6. Bring the chicken fillets, for each piece do the following: put it in the flour plate until all covered, then place it in the eggs bowl, then again in the flour bowl. Then place it in the baking tray.
7. After you finish all the fillet pieces, put the tray in the oven for 40 minutes.
8. You can serve it with french fries, and cabbage salad.

Notes:
It is preferred to bake your crisps rather than frying them so that they won't be full of oil, to reduce the chance of having cholesterol later.

Bon appetit!

Kafta and Potato Tray

Kafta is an easy plate to cook. It contains meat and vegetables. Kafta is meat with finely chopped onions and parsley seasoned with salt and pepper.

Serves: 3 persons

Total cooking time: 1 hr
Preparation time: 20 min

Ingredients:

• 250 grs Kafta
• 2 medium potatoes
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 2 medium onions
• 2 sweet green peppers
• corn oil
• tomato paste
• salt and pepper
• water

Recipe:

1. Peel the potatoes, chop them into circular slices, fry them, and place them aside.
2. Slice the tomatoes, peppers, and onions into circular slices and place them aside.
3. Shape the Kafta into thin circular shapes, fry it, or bake it then let them cool out.
4. In the baking try, put some corn oil. 
5. Start placing the vegetables and kafta in the order you like, as shown in the figure.
6. Add water, tomato paste, and season them with salt and pepper.
7. Cover it with aluminum foil and bake it in the oven at 180 °C, for 30 min. 
8. Remove the aluminum foil, and keep it in the oven for 10 more min to roast.
9. Serve hot.

Bon appetit!