The best option is to cut the meat with a knife, the meat will be tastier and have a better texture, but you can use a blender, meat grinder or food processor. I also like to add some shredded cheese to the filling.
You can also try Stuffed chicken legs with cheese, nuts and herbs
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Hasselback Butternut Squash with a Sweet and Spicy-Glaze, Thyme and Nuts
A wonderful recipe for Thanksgiving, Christmas, other holidays, or just for a simple dinner.
Hasselback is the way to cut the product (ingredient). In this recipe, it's squash, into thin slices, adding between the cuts some things, in this case, the bay leaf, which gives the flavor and aroma to the dish...
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Chiles en Nogada
Sunday is Mexican Independence Day, and restaurants here will honor the occasion by serving up the traditional treat of Chiles en Nogada
Chiles en Nogada is a classic Mexican dish originating from Puebla. Stuffed poblano peppers with meat mixed with fruits and spices and topped with walnut sauce, pomegranate seeds and cilantro or parsley. The colors of the dish reflect...
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Pesto with Walnuts and Basil
Cake with Condensed Milk, Nuts and Whipped Cream
Simple and very easy to make. Instead of whipping cream, you can use sour cream, and you’ll just need to add more sugar, around 200 g total for the cake. Use any nuts that you like. Also, you can bake two different cakes; one light and the other you add cocoa.
Before putting the cream on the cake, I like to cut the...
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Coconut-Orange Cake with Cream Cheese
A very festive and delicious cake, which turns out tender with a nice coconut taste and it is easy to prepare. A great idea for Christmas and/or New Year!
You can decorate with chopped nuts the cake or add them to the cream. Also for decoration you can use: coconut flakes, rosemary twigs, cranberries or other berries, orange...
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Panini with Caramelized Onion, Peaches and Cheese
Great combination of caramelized onions with sweet and sour peach, nuts and cheese. This is a versatile recipe you can try with different combinations of the above like switching out the peaches with pears or figs, and with goat or mozzarella cheese. So many combinations that you'll always find something new!
When making a panani, it's important to have a...
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‘Potato’ Cakes
These 'cakes' I've loved since childhood. My family and kids love these as well! Don't be confused, these don't contain any potatoes and are a sweet dessert instead. It's another Slavic dessert dish with many options for cooking, with the addition of biscuits, breadcrumbs or cookies. They are usually in the shape of small potato and light inside...
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Sweet Chocolate Kolbasa
A favorite recipe from my childhood, this name came from the shape and how it looks when cut into portions this dessert. Delicious sweet dessert that can be prepared in advance and kept in the freezer. Adding nuts isn't necessary if you're allergic to them (or don't like them).
Great idea for Christmas!
Baked Eggplant with Tomatoes and Garlic
A similar dish is very popular from my hometown of Odessa, Ukraine called 'eggplant caviar'. I changed the recipe a bit, usually eggplant is baked over an open
fire, I instead baked eggplant in the oven with tomatoes and garlic and added the walnuts to the recipe.
Perfect appetizer for dishes with meat or fish, or you can serve simply with a toast....
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