Another delicious snow day here! Spanish chorizo, seafood, chicken paella. Sunday- Fun day!
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Cheese Puffs
Such an easy recipe and quick to make, but so delicious! They are scrumptious when hot, but also good cold too. Perfect for breakfast with your tea, lunch with your soup or salad, and dinner like appetizer. Reminds me of khachapuri, but easier and more simple. Also perfect idea when you...
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Keftedes (Greek Meatballs)
Keftédes (κεφτέδες) may be one of the best Greek appetizers (mezé) around! They are little round meatballs served as an appetizer or with tzatziki, Greek salad and pita or pasta for a full meal.
Of course there are many recipes for this dish. Keftedes different from many meatballs because of their size. Greeks make...
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Football Pizza Pockets
It's game time and I found a clever idea online for a perfect Super Bowl party snack. Really fun to make for game night and very easy to prepare. Use fillings to your taste, go Italian by adding pepperoni, pizza sauce and mozzarella, or try chicken with bacon. I even used sliced brats and it worked...
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Pork Meatballs in Asian Style
These meatballs are so flavorful, tender, juicy and really easy to prepare. A perfect idea for your 'finger food' party, Super Bowl party, or even the holidays. You can make them for dinner with rice, potatoes or vegetables. And you can also serve with any Asian-flavored sauce to your taste.
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Asian Steamed Dumplings with Pork and Shrimp
A very simple recipe using pelmeni/ dumplings dough, but yet it is much easier to work with, because with the addition of vegetable oil, the dough is more soft and more elastic. I cooked some of the pelmeni/ dumplings right away for dinner, and placed the remainder in the freezer for another time.
Instead of a bamboo steamer,...
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Mashed Potatoes with Baked Garlic and Rosemary
Warm, creamy, flavorful mashed potatoes with the addition of baked garlic and rosemary, an excellent dish for Thanksgiving or a side dish for any dinner. Garlic mashed potatoes can be prepared beforehand, just cook them, then put in an airtight container with a little olive oil on top, and they can keep in the fridge for about 5 days.
One of...
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Quiche with Chicken, Mushrooms and Cheese
While I used Champignon mushrooms in this dish, you can use different ones, or you can make with two or three different varieties such as chanterelles, oyster mushrooms, champignons, etc.
The size of my tart mold is about 22 cm. The dough can be prepared in advance and kept in the fridge.
Also, for this quiche I used two different kinds...
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Pasta Farfalle with Vegetables
Stuffed Bell Pepper Jack-o-Lanterns
A fun take on stuffed bell peppers for Halloween. Try to vary the filling, adding some vegetables to the meat like grated carrots, zucchini or different herbs to your taste. If you like spicy food, then add some chopped jalapeno. You can serve these peppers with tomato sauce, mixing it with sour cream, salt and pepper. Very tasty peppers...
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