Category Archive for "Holidays & Parties"

Fried zucchini with feta and honey

06Jun

Nicole made tasty appetizer today for lunch, fried zucchini with feta and honey on top. For feta: garlic powder, olive oil and lemon juice. (more…)...

Poppy seed buns

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25May

While I was working in the garden and planting seedlings, Nicole made delicious poppy seed buns. So lucky my kids can and love cooking! We changed a little bit her recipe, usually the filling is having more liquid, so try to cook longer on a low heat, add a little bit of flour or add les water....

Crispy skin and juicy chicken

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09May

For crispy skin and juicy chicken you don’t need to do a lot. Super easy recipe: dry a whole chicken with paper towel, put in a baking sheet; you don’t need to put any spices, but I put some on top for chicken. Then pour some salt around the chicken or in the corners of baking sheet, I put...

Cruffin

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29Mar

Easter cake cruffins. Cruffin it’s something between a croissant and a muffin. Last time I made them with cinnamon and sugar, also with cocoa powder, the cinnamon with sugar was our favorite! This time I made plain, and they were really good too. Definitely recommend doing the dough with pasta machine, it helps a lot and...

Shrimp vegetable rolls

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20Mar

Made with Nicole shrimp vegetable rolls for dinner tonight, Nicole also made really tasty garlic oil sauce for the rolls. (more…)...

Vietnamese Chicken Wings with peanuts and cilantro on top

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19Mar

Vietnamese Chicken Wings with peanuts and cilantro on top; also, baguette with homemade pesto, mozzarella and tomatoes (more…)...

Strawberry-Blueberry Swirls

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28Feb

One of our favorite desserts, usually I add the cherries, but this time made with strawberries and blueberries. So tasty and easy recipe! (more…)...

Chicken, Broccoli, and Tomato Stuffed Shells with Homemade Alfredo and Pesto Sauce

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22Feb

I love this dish so much and it’s my family’s favorite too! So easy to make, so flavorful, and you can always use different ingredients for the stuffing, such as broccoli, tomato, corn, carrot, peas, and etc. You can find in the frozen section of the store some cubed frozen vegetables as well. Also, you can add some pesto...