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Showing posts with label Spices. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spices. Show all posts
Aromatic Pickled Caper
We meet the plants of Caper to grow freely in nature. It is a magical plant that grows in places full of sunshine and hot to very hot summers and in very poor soils almost without water. But it insists on being and giving its little flowers -her immature buds- to become the Golden Apple of Discord among humans, birds and ants.
In order to make pickles, we collect, with respect to the plant, its flowers when they are small before they are blooming, its tender leaves and its fruits, and those small, tender, crisp, which are created after the flower is fertilized & inside there are the seeds of the plant.
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In order to make pickles, we collect, with respect to the plant, its flowers when they are small before they are blooming, its tender leaves and its fruits, and those small, tender, crisp, which are created after the flower is fertilized & inside there are the seeds of the plant.
Yours!
| work: 1h:00′ | time: 2h:30′ | very easy: |
Labels:
Caper,
DIY,
Ingredients,
Lenten,
Maintenance,
Mediterranean Diet,
Pickle,
Pickles,
Spices,
Vegan,
Vegetarian
Pickled Octopus
Octopus!
The King of Meze in the Greek Summer and Lenten Days, with accompanying ouzo par excellence!
Here it was prepared to be pickled, to be closed in our most transparent jars and to be able to enjoy it as a precious meze whenever we want!
Octopus boiled and flavored in a Court-bouillon, meaning «short broth». This is an intensely flavored vegetable broth, spices and aromatic herbs (bouquet garni) and which contain an acidic ingredient such as vinegar, wine or lemon juice. Court-bouillon is usually for poaching, need not be elaborate, used for the preparation of crustaceans (lobster) and other seafood and is very simple, because the broth is not generally served as part of the end plate.
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The King of Meze in the Greek Summer and Lenten Days, with accompanying ouzo par excellence!
Here it was prepared to be pickled, to be closed in our most transparent jars and to be able to enjoy it as a precious meze whenever we want!
Octopus boiled and flavored in a Court-bouillon, meaning «short broth». This is an intensely flavored vegetable broth, spices and aromatic herbs (bouquet garni) and which contain an acidic ingredient such as vinegar, wine or lemon juice. Court-bouillon is usually for poaching, need not be elaborate, used for the preparation of crustaceans (lobster) and other seafood and is very simple, because the broth is not generally served as part of the end plate.
Yours!
| work: 20′ | time: 40′ | easy: |
Pumpkin Spice Cake
Based on pumpkin puree and aromatic spices create a very aromatic, very fluffy and healthy cake with stevia.
Adding pumpkin puree keeps the cake juicy and compact, fluffy and stable without falling down crumb. The crumbs that we see in some photos is because it was hot even when cut, not left to cool well to be stabilized.
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Adding pumpkin puree keeps the cake juicy and compact, fluffy and stable without falling down crumb. The crumbs that we see in some photos is because it was hot even when cut, not left to cool well to be stabilized.
Yours!
| work: 30′ | time: 1h:00′ | easy: |
Healthy Chocolate Truffles
After a long period where most of us indulged in anything that contained more than «a thousand hundredweight of sugar», it is time to enjoy a sweet very different.
For the beginning of the year, in 2016 the first post of Kitchen Stories proposes an idea of chocolate truffles, with raw ingredients and no sugar. The joy of pleasure without remorse and the lighter feeling of dessert.
Bright aromas of orange and cocoa, with a sour aftertaste from the juice of orange and cranberries. Dried fruits that are used are very tasty and quite sweet. This is why sugar was replaced here by a spoonful of stevia and this is optional because some people can and do not need this extra sweetness.
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For the beginning of the year, in 2016 the first post of Kitchen Stories proposes an idea of chocolate truffles, with raw ingredients and no sugar. The joy of pleasure without remorse and the lighter feeling of dessert.
Bright aromas of orange and cocoa, with a sour aftertaste from the juice of orange and cranberries. Dried fruits that are used are very tasty and quite sweet. This is why sugar was replaced here by a spoonful of stevia and this is optional because some people can and do not need this extra sweetness.
| work: 30′ | time: 1h | very easy: |
Labels:
Alcohols,
Chocolate,
Cocoa Powder,
Cranberries,
dates,
Ginger,
Lenten,
Orange,
Other Desserts,
Spices,
Vegetarian
Mulled Wine
Aromatic mulled wine with European origin.
Hot Wine, Mulled Wine or Glühwein, as it is called in German-speaking countries. It is a traditional drink which warms people for centuries and is offered during Christmas or Carnival. The Mulled Wine is a very popular traditional drink in the UK for Christmas, and less often during the winter.
Typically made with red wine, cider, and many spices. It is a delicious drink for cold winter evenings and very suitable for friends and family gatherings on festive winter days.
Cheers!
Hot Wine, Mulled Wine or Glühwein, as it is called in German-speaking countries. It is a traditional drink which warms people for centuries and is offered during Christmas or Carnival. The Mulled Wine is a very popular traditional drink in the UK for Christmas, and less often during the winter.
Typically made with red wine, cider, and many spices. It is a delicious drink for cold winter evenings and very suitable for friends and family gatherings on festive winter days.
Cheers!
| work: 10′ | time: 30′ | very easy: |
Turmeric - Curcuma
Turmeric is one of the strongest therapeutics of nature. The active ingredient is curcumin and is used for over 2500 years in India where probably first used as a dye.
Often used to paint with the bright yellow color, foods such as drinks, ice, yoghurts, cakes, orange juice, biscuits etc. It is also a key component of curry.
The medicinal properties of this spice revealed gradually through the ages. It was long known for its anti-inflammatory properties. Recent research has shown that turmeric is a natural miracle that proves beneficial for the prevention of many different diseases from cancer to Alzheimer's disease.
In Medieval Europe it became known as the "Indian saffron", as it was widely used as an alternative to the very expensive spice, saffron.
Often used to paint with the bright yellow color, foods such as drinks, ice, yoghurts, cakes, orange juice, biscuits etc. It is also a key component of curry.
The medicinal properties of this spice revealed gradually through the ages. It was long known for its anti-inflammatory properties. Recent research has shown that turmeric is a natural miracle that proves beneficial for the prevention of many different diseases from cancer to Alzheimer's disease.
In Medieval Europe it became known as the "Indian saffron", as it was widely used as an alternative to the very expensive spice, saffron.
Rice Pilaf with Shrimp
Shrimp pilaf or pilau with fresh bright red tomatoes, peas, and carrots.
A hearty dish on its own & mainly tastes thanks to the condensed flavorings of spices and ingredients it contains.
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A hearty dish on its own & mainly tastes thanks to the condensed flavorings of spices and ingredients it contains.
Yours!
| work: 30′ | time: 1h:00′ | easy: |
Port Wine Cake
Juicy cake of red sweet wine, with chocolate hints of dark chocolate and spices with a strong presence, which further highlight the existence of chocolate.
The Port Wine, except its sweetness and perfume, gives this excellent cake a moist texture and keeps it juicy and slightly sticky.
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The Port Wine, except its sweetness and perfume, gives this excellent cake a moist texture and keeps it juicy and slightly sticky.
Yours!
| work: 20′ | time: 1h:20′ | easy: |
Rooster with Pasta
Specialty of Corfu for festive or sunday table. Can be made with beef instead of the rooster. It is certainly preferable a free range rooster. The taste is unbeatable.
The aromatic spices, onions, the fresh tomato and the addition of the vinegar and wine, help enhance the flavor, giving us a very rich in taste, and calories too, food.
The aromatic spices, onions, the fresh tomato and the addition of the vinegar and wine, help enhance the flavor, giving us a very rich in taste, and calories too, food.
| work: 20′ | time: 1h:20′ | easy: |
Chicken Wings
Chicken Wings with aromatic Jamaican touch! Delicious, easy and frugal dish.
Grilled wings in the oven, very tasty thanks to the blend of spices, which gives them a spicy and exotic flavor. Easily made and perfectly matched with Oven Fried Potatoes.
Feel free to eat with your hands for more pleasure. In this dish, the deviations from the "savoir vivre to table" allowed!
If you are convinced with this description, try them, you will not regret it.
Grilled wings in the oven, very tasty thanks to the blend of spices, which gives them a spicy and exotic flavor. Easily made and perfectly matched with Oven Fried Potatoes.
Feel free to eat with your hands for more pleasure. In this dish, the deviations from the "savoir vivre to table" allowed!
If you are convinced with this description, try them, you will not regret it.
| work: 20′ | time: 1h:00′ | very easy: |
Nutella Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes inside and out. The hazelnut praline gives them a special flavor and the final coating, the chocolate ganache, accentuates the absolute sovereignty of chocolate.
Small cupcakes "in the hand" ready to be served and accompany your coffee, tea, fresh juice and milk, but also to decorate a more festive buffet.
Small cupcakes "in the hand" ready to be served and accompany your coffee, tea, fresh juice and milk, but also to decorate a more festive buffet.
| work: 15′ | time: 40′ | easy: |
Watermelon Rind Pickles
Peel sweet watermelon in spicy pickle!
It's very simple to do, using the peel of watermelon, which we throw.
Is very special sweet and spicy at the same time because of the spices with a little bite of chili pepper in the aftertaste.
If you are interested in new dimensions in taste, dare to try even a small amount, just to test!
It's very simple to do, using the peel of watermelon, which we throw.
Is very special sweet and spicy at the same time because of the spices with a little bite of chili pepper in the aftertaste.
If you are interested in new dimensions in taste, dare to try even a small amount, just to test!
| work: 40′ | time: 3 days | easy: |
Labels:
Chili Pepper,
DIY,
garlic,
Ginger,
Ingredients,
Lenten,
Maintenance,
Pickle,
Pickles,
Spices,
Watermelon
Rice Pilaf with Raisins
Tasty, aromatic, with a sweet aftertaste and oriental origins. Rice pilaf with liver, pine nuts, butter and fresh aromatic oriental spices.
Very easy, hearty and tasty dish.
Try it!
Very easy, hearty and tasty dish.
Try it!
| work: 30′ | time: 01h:00′ | easy: |
Spicy Chicken
Spicy chicken with mushrooms and peppers and many spices, which give it aroma and flavor.
The dried red hot pepper will add the needed "heat" to make the chicken spicy and unique.
Try it!
The dried red hot pepper will add the needed "heat" to make the chicken spicy and unique.
Try it!
| work: 30′ | time: 01h:00′ | medium: |
Meat Loaf Low Carb
Meatloaf wrapped in bacon!
With aromas from coriander, ginger and the Worcestershire sauce.
It is easy, it's tasty, healthy and low carb.
Combined with cooked vegetables or raw salad for a meal suitable for those following this diet and a proper nutritional choice.
With aromas from coriander, ginger and the Worcestershire sauce.
It is easy, it's tasty, healthy and low carb.
Combined with cooked vegetables or raw salad for a meal suitable for those following this diet and a proper nutritional choice.
| work: 30′ | time: 01h:20′ | easy: |
Tortellini Pasta Baked
Tortellini with mince meat in the oven covered with béchamel sauce, a different cream sauce.
A special version of pastitsio, aromatic and delicious. Everyone who loves pasta and the combination with minced meat, will love this version of pastitsio..
The tortellini are mixed with minced meat, covered with a delicious, fluffy bechamel and are made especially tasty.
A special version of pastitsio, aromatic and delicious. Everyone who loves pasta and the combination with minced meat, will love this version of pastitsio..
The tortellini are mixed with minced meat, covered with a delicious, fluffy bechamel and are made especially tasty.
| work: 00h:45′ | time: 01h:30′ | medium: |
Pork Chops in Cream Sauce
Juicy, aromatic, delicious and hearty pork chops with white cream sauce and mushrooms.
Try and enjoy a quick dish, accompanied by either a green salad or fries fried, or mashed or whatever else you prefer.
Yours!
Try and enjoy a quick dish, accompanied by either a green salad or fries fried, or mashed or whatever else you prefer.
Yours!
| work: 20′ | time: 30′ | easy: |
Melomakarona, Honey Cookies with Walnuts
Melomakarona with semolina. With the right amount of honey, delicious and crispy, orange scented and sprinkled with a lot of walnuts.
Classical taste for Greek Christmas, where almost every household has its own family recipe and the "magic" formula to make them tasty and enjoyable.
If you like melomakarona, these meet the requirements for a delicious bite!
Classical taste for Greek Christmas, where almost every household has its own family recipe and the "magic" formula to make them tasty and enjoyable.
If you like melomakarona, these meet the requirements for a delicious bite!
| work: 01h:30′ | time: 02h:30′ | medium: |
Moussaka Vol Au Vent
This recipe, the Greek-and not only- moussaka is united with the French Vol-au-Vent and they give us a tasty matching pair.
The flavor of the well known and loved moussaka, enclosed in crisp fluffy pastry.
This dish requires more work than a simple moussaka but I think it is perfect for a formal buffet or meal.
The flavor of the well known and loved moussaka, enclosed in crisp fluffy pastry.
This dish requires more work than a simple moussaka but I think it is perfect for a formal buffet or meal.
| work: 2h:30′ | time: 3h:30′ | difficult: |
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