St.Lucia Buns - Saffron Buns and Cheesy Buns

With these buns I would be dragging a parallel between cultures. In my area, Lucia buns are called Luca buns and more like without saffron... :-) We use cheese and salt instead, and they have a different meaning. Those eye shaped Lucia buns are sweet and all about illuminating the day which is the shortest day in the year. The other ones are salty and served to relatives - for the living and for those who passed away. The nickel in the bun brings the richer upcoming year for the one who finds it.   

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Bell Pepper Peperonata

If you adore peppers just as I do, you will love this extra simple, a few ingredient dish. This is only a basic peperonata which can be enriched with a lot of seasoning or by adding onions, garlic, eggplant or 1-2 eggs to make a delicious and light meal. If you like it chili, use one tiny chili pepper to indulge yourself. Serving this delicious meal comes with mood... I was in a mood for chicken nuggets in a shape of a dinosaur. My son was so happy - for the dinosaurs - off course! :-) 

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Beef Stroganoff

This well known dish originates from the largest country on Earth - Russia! What kind of blog would this be if the Stroganoff Beef wouldn't be an ornament on it. It is a great pleasure to prepare this meal, not only for the commendation from my family and the special taste, I really enjoyed the simplicity of the popular dish.

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Turkish Buns

I wanted to make a breakfast for everybody to remember for a long time...I have traveled through the internet blogs and sites on three languages and stumbled upon a great recipe! A fresh smell of bakery filled my kitchen in no time. As I have a little baby, the recipe had to be short and the method quick. Time was on my side! Baby was asleep and I was eager to feel the taste of the new recipe. I will share this experience with you because it's worth it.

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Greek Semolina Cake with Plum Filling

Greeks certainly know how to make a delicious dessert. This one is an ordinary variation enriched with fresh and homemade plum filling. I have made it so soft and tender, i couldn't believe either. I served it after lunch, as a dessert and it was amazing for everyone. I have collected only nice comments.:-)

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Hot Bread Pizza Cups

I woke up in the morning with a wish to bake little pizza cups. It's very interesting for kids, since it's small, tasty  and crusty little sandwich. So, I didn't leave it on a wish, I made it happen. I was almost done when my son woke up and asked me what that delicious smell is. I took out the muffin pan out of the oven and my son was amazed. He couldn't wait for cups to cool... breakfast was already gone. :-)

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Oven Baked Doughnuts

I have used the same dough like for the doughnuts fried in a deep oil, but it came out so different. This one was baked in a muffin pan and it's not that greasy at all. Crusty outside, soft and bubbly inside...I love doughnuts! 

The cherry filling is perfect for such doughnuts...so refreshing and appetizing.

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Pork Paprikash

Paprikash is a one pot meal similar to goulash but with potatoes in it. Usually made with chicken meat, but this time I used pork meat to indulge my son's wish. He likes baby sized cubes of meat and potatoes but the original Pork Paprikash requires a bit larger shaped ingredients. It's easy to adapt to such a small bites meal...so sophisticated. :-)

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Strawberry Filling

I had an idea for making a delicious strawberry filling cake, but first the filling had to be made. It's nothing spectacular, just an ordinary fruit filling. I don't like to buy it in a store, because homemade is always the best! Fresh, nice and domestic strawberries were there on my table. Why wouldn't I make my own strawberry filling?

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Shepherd's Pie

This meat pie or casserole - also called Cottage Pie is very easy to make. It has a long history. Since the name of this pie is Shepherd's Pie, the lamb meat is necessary. There are a lot of people who aren't very fond of that kind of meat, but if some other meat is used the name of the pie must be changed...or we can be liberal and use any meat that we have at home :-)

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A Glass of Baileys Pudding

For grown ups only dessert won my respect a few years ago. I don't drink but Baileys is one of a kind, especially in dessert. Nicely combines with chocolate, nuts or whipped cream and the taste is extraordinary. Try it out and serve it to your friends just to see the positive outcome!

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Vegan Spring Soup

This lite soup is made of spring vegetables that I could find on the market. Very easy to make and healthy. No fat at all and dairy products were avoided. Nice and mild taste prepares you for an upcoming meal. My stomach is extremely grateful for this treat - hope that your will be too.

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Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

The cherry season has just started and I have a lot cherries in my garden. Good thing about it is that everyone in my family loves cherries in all sorts and variations on the table.When you have a lot, you need to figure out how to store them in order to be used through the whole year. My pattern is to put them in a deep freezer and deal with them as necessary. Off course, all of them pitted out...yes, a lot of work but it's much easier later.

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Fan Sliced Hot Dog

This interesting snack can easily be your breakfast or a picnic meal. Any sort of dough can be used to wrap the sausage in... and don't forget to serve it with a dipping sauce. Mustard is my favorite, but there are still people who hate it and choose ketchup over it.  

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Strawberry Cheesecake Phyllo Cups

This is not an ordinary cheesecake recipe... it's the one with semolina. Nevertheless, baked sweet cottage cheese is the food worth craving for. This time I used strawberries to bring some spring into this sweet phyllo basket. I'm thinking about some other fruits, to make a mix in this attractive dessert cup - it would be awesome.

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Carob Brownies with Chocolate Glaze

This cake can be prepared very quickly and easy... It's all about mixing the ingredients together, baking it and pouring the glaze on. Simple as that! Carob gives this cake a special aroma that craves for the chocolate glaze, but as people are not all the same - it's possible that your carob cake craves for a fruit glaze. :-) I'll stick with the chocolate one...

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Strawberry Recipes

Strawberry is the most appreciated fruit in this blog, so I decided to dedicate this post to all the recipes I have tried out using this tasty fruit. As it's so aromatic, can be used in lot of desserts and beverages combining with everything and giving an incredible flavor.

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Nutella Crepes with Strawberries

Every week I have to bake crepes... The cravings for them are enormous and can't help it. We eat it with jelly, cinnamon and sugar, cacao and sugar, all sorts of pudding, whipped cream and fruits (seasonal), poppy seed and sugar, or salty variations. It's better if you eat it strait from the pan. The crepe is crusty in a first few minutes and in this case, Nutella melts on it and gives you an incredible feeling while eating it.

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Cucumber Salad

This quick, easy and refreshing salad is among all very healthy. It can be served beside every meat or soya stake and it would enrich the taste of the lunch or dinner and grow your appetite :-)

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Cheesy Turkey Meatball Muffins

The muffin pan can be used for lunch and dinner, too. I was afraid that the meat wouldn't be baked in the middle - I was wrong! These became the nicest meatballs ever! All look alike and the cheese is just about to come out... I have found the biggest garlic clove of all time for these little meat cakes - but I haven't used it entirely, just a part of it :-) 

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Leftover Chocolate Easter Bunny Muffins

So many Easter Bunnies left, so many kinds of chocolate... I had to bake something delicious and tempting. This great recipe was born as I was gathering all those bunnies and chocolate eggs. My son enjoyed in crushing those chocolates and helping me out with the muffins. The muffins came out better than ever... it was so many kinds of chocolate to blame.

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Nutella Strudel

Nutella is an only ingredient well known all over the world... When you say Nutella you are speaking sweet on every language. The other day, I have made a simple strudel dough and I was thinking if I should use cottage cheese to cream it or something else. There were some nuts and jelly and poppy seed and off course - Nutella. Well, the cottage cheese I used for macaroni and my hand reached for the nutty chocolate spread with an exquisite taste - Nutella. 

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Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies

You said “foam”? Oh, yeah! So soft and melts in your mouth like a delicious bubbly ice-cream. I am always in the mood for that kind of sweetness!  This recipe runs in our family for generations and it’s welcome anytime and anywhere. I am very grateful to my grandmother for saving this recipe in original so I could pass it to young generations and spread it all over the world through this blog! This is a kind of recipe that needs to be read ahead to be understood perfectly and then to be used wisely.

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Easy Danish Poppy Seed Scrolls

I'm crazy about poppy seed... It's so tasty and aromatic. Can be used for different kinds of cakes and desserts, to enrich the enjoyment in consuming it! So, I have made a few different sorts like - Poppy Seed Cake with Cherries, Poppy Seed Bars, Poppy Seed Strudel and Poppy Seed Crackers.

I have to add to poppy seed collection one more quick and appetizing cake. No more kneading dough and waiting it to rest. Follow the recipe and surprise your friends.

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Dill Sauce

Fresh herbs are so inspiring for making a lot of good and tasty meals. Dill is the most aromatic herb in my garden... grows so nicely anywhere I plant it and has a beautiful and attractive smell. When I make a saucy meal, I have to make a few different kinds of sauces - dill sauce, tomato sauce or cheese sauce.   

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Hazelnut Roll Cake - Strudel

This is a strudel for everybody...simply likable cake. Even those who don't like cakes will reach for it for sure. Not so complicated, dough is the same like for the poppy seed strudel and the other stuff is optional...but this time I have chosen hazelnuts and off course - chocolate. Unforgettable combination which wins every taste.

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Pork Julienne Cuts in Sauce

What a nice day to prepare a quick lunch and go outside to spend the rest of the day strolling and enjoying the spring sunshine. As I thought about spring, I've got the urge to take out something fresh and green from my refrigerator to include in my lunch creation. I've found a leek and a green salad. Just perfect... Now I can start my magic around the kitchen. 

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Ramsons Salad

Welcome Spring! It's time to start refreshing ourselves with new and fresh salads from the garden. With he first sunshine of the spring the markets are full of nice vegetables for aromatic salads. I have chosen this salad because of my cravings for it. Not to mention the nutrition values. Row vegetables are healthy and have more nutrition values than cooked. Ramsons or wild garlic can be cooked too, in soups or like an ingredient in pottages, and has the mild taste of garlic.

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Quickie Valentine Cake

This cake anyone can make... It is a perfect no-bake cake...creamy one and yummy. Well, I had ground biscuits and a little bit of this and a little bit of that and I woke up with a smile that day, so there was a certain cake coming up on a horizon. Oh, yes...the time was crucial. Quickly and easy the made in no time, with ingredients that every household has. We used this cake as a dessert after lunch on a Valentines Day. Appropriate, don't you think so too? I have got all the compliments that I could get and believe me, my heart was full. Should anyone ask for more on that special day?

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Surprise Muffins

The perfect dessert after any meal is a quick and easy one with a few ingredients. Until my lunch is cooking, and my children away... I have some time to prepare something sweet for a great afternoon. Off course, the dessert doesn't always match everyone's taste, but it's good as long as we have it on the table. As the time is always in deficit, desserts like this one are more than welcome to be squeezed in my cooking-baking schedule. So, this sunny day inspired me to bake some chocolate creamed muffins... Surprise Muffins. This recipe I got from my old friend who moved away a long time ago... This was my way to remember the good stuff from the past. I am grateful for my recipe book which is full of forgotten and tasty recipes. 

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Homemade Hot Dog Rolls

Oh my, how tasty are these homemade Hot Dogs. So soft with crusty and salty edges. This is a great snack for a game day or when you want to watch the movie with friends. Take your time and put some effort in this incredible snack - impress yourself and your dearest friends. This is a "must do" until you get 40 :-)

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Quick Bean Salad

You will need just 10 minutes to make this dressingless salad, like a side dish to slice of meat or Empanada or fish... Don't hesitate to experiment in your kitchen and change the white beans into red beans, it's totally your call! I have chosen white beans to make a contrast in colors. The taste is incredible and not to mention the nutritious values.

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Pork Empanada

Empanadas are very practical meal for lunch, dinner or even for a dessert if you stuff them with something sweet. For this occasion, I have made pork filling and a little bit of cheese which melted and gave empanadas an extra taste. Very simple dough and relatively quick meal can be served with salad of your choice... My choice of salad was a Quick Bean Salad and I haven't made a mistake with it. Great combination!

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Brussels sprouts in 7 minutes

Oh, those little cabbages called Brussels sprouts are really healthy and tasty. So quick to cook and prepare, this nice side dish, always takes my attention! Any kind of meat goes along this side dish - pork ribs, fish, chicken or even lamb. Imagine your plate with a slice of meat, a little mash potatoes and these little green friends as a nutritional decoration - pretty amazing! 

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Chicken Breasts in Sauce

The quickest meat to prepare is certainly chicken breast. Can be so delicious and has a mild taste so every seasoning can bring it to a higher level. I have tried to make it in a few different ways but this has won the title of the best and quickest. Chicken breasts cut into small cube pieces in a delicious sauce, served with mash potatoes was on our table for lunch today... Everyone liked it very much! 

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Poppy Seed Crackers

Sometimes when we watch the movie, there's got to be something on the table just for snacks. Salty, off course. I have stumbled upon this amazing recipe and decided to try it out. Looks very easy and quick - there's always a lack of time :-) Hurry up and make these crackers before the game on TV. 

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Poppy Seed Bars

From time to time, I have an incredible cravings for poppy seed cakes. I can't explain it but I do think that a lot of you understand me. :-) German Poppy Seed Strudel lays on our table very often, so it was time to change that and I have searched for a recipe that I haven't tried out yet. These bars are a bit dry, but so effectively delicious...I just couldn't stop eating them! 

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