Gingerbread cookies // Pepparkakor

 
Ginger biscuits are flavored with powdered ginger and a variety of other spices like clove, cinnamon and cardamom. In Scandinavian countries this is traditional Christmas cookie that can be baked at home as well as purchased from the stores. Sweet and spicy taste with crispy texture perfect with both tea and coffee or just a cup of warm milk.
Easy to make. /verzija na srpskom na dnu teksta/

Modified Pasta a la Creme

This was one of the days that I only had pasta and some tomatoes at home, so I tried a bit of a modified version of Kostas' easy and delicious Spaghetti a la Creme. This version is lighter, with cooking cream, mustard, tomato and spices (good for vegetarians too). The sauce leaves a stronger taste depending on the amount of spices you will use.

I am using a form of Greek traditional pasta called "chylopites" - they are made of flour, eggs, milk and salt. If you don't have these, you can use tagliatelle as an alternative.

Time you'll need to make this: 20 mins
Difficulty level: easy!

Yahni Potatoes

Yahni (γιαχνί) is a specific way of cooking used in many countries in the Balkans and South Asia, involving boiling with a tomato sauce. In Greece, potatoes are often made this way, whether alone or with meat/fish. This is a recipe to make solely with potatoes, that you can use as a meal or sides to dishes. :) Depending on the potato variety and quality, they can be anything from soft to super-awesome-soft-melting-in-your-mouth after you're done cooking. Slow and long cooking will ensure that your potatoes are as soft and awesome as possible, so patience and checking on your food often is required!

Time you'll need to make this: 1-1,5h
Difficulty level: easy!

Red saucy shrimps

This is my first time trying to cook shrimps, and I tried them with an easy red sauce, and rice and pita bread as sides. :)

Time you'll need to make this: 30-40 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!

Ingredients (for 2 plates):

- 500gr of cleaned shrimps (you can buy these at the frozen products - they must be peeled and "deveined", or you can do it at home)
- a glass of whole grain rice
- pita bread
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 2 cloves of garlic
- mustard
- tomato sauce
- salt
- black pepper
- paprika
- oregano
- a broth cube (preferably veggie)
- butter
- olive oil
- 2 shots of white wine

Curry potato bites

These potatoes are very easy to make with few ingredients, and go nicely as sides or appetizers with Asian or meat dishes. :) You can add any sauce you prefer, either with tomato, mayonnaise or cream/yoghurt as a base.

Time you'll need to make this: 30 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!

Ingredients (for 1 bowl):
- 2 medium sized potatoes
- salt
- black pepper
- cumin seeds
- curry
- powdered garlic
- olive oil

Penne with veggies

I retried my pasta with veggies recipe and it turned out more interesting this time, so I am updating it here, for all the veggie lovers that want ways to introduce greenies in their pasta sauces. This recipe is done with whole-wheat pasta and cooking cream light, so it's a good option for keeping weight control :)

Time you'll need to make this: 30 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!


Ingredients (for 2 plates):

- half a packet of whole-wheat penne
- 14 cherry tomatoes
- 2 green peppers
- 2 long, sweet, red peppers
- 2 cloves of garlic
- salt
- black pepper
- oregano
- olive oil
- a packet of cooking cream light
- a shot of white wine (optional)
- a whole bottle of white wine (also optional :P)

Pepper potato snack

I never thought the combination of potatoes and peppers would be so tasty! Very easy-to-make snack, which can be used as sides as well. Accompany with fine ale for guaranteed pleasure :D This version can be eaten by vegetarians as it only contains cooking cream. For the non-veggies, it's recommended to add ham, bacon, sausage or cooked chicken bits in the mix!

Time you'll need to make this: 30 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!

All time classic fried eggs with potatoes

Because, when you have nothing else at home, eggs and potatoes can always save the day!

Time you'll need to make this: 30 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!


Ingredients (for 1 plate):

- 2 slices of pita bread
- 1-2 eggs
- 3 medium sized potatoes
- olive oil
- 6 cherry tomatoes
- 1 clove of garlic
- salt
- pepper
- sweet paprika
- chili flakes

Omelet snack

A quick omelet snack that you can eat between lunches, or as a light dinner!

Time you'll need to make this: 10 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!


Ingredients (for 2 portions):

- 2 slices of pita bread
- 1 egg
- ground cheese (I prefer gouda light)
- olive oil
- 6 cherry tomatoes
- salt
- pepper
- oregano
- mayonnaise light

Chicken salad

This is a summer recipe for a fresh and tasty chicken salad.

Muffins au chocolat

Soft and creamy muffins, easy and fast to make, for parties or every day. 

Summer bean salad

Beans are healthy and protein-rich, and can be combined with veggies into a very tasty and fresh summer dish. :)

Time you'll need to make this: 60 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!


Ingredients (for 2 plates):

- half a packet of navy beans (about two cups)
- cherry tomatoes
- cucumber
- green peppers
- olives (preferably black) and/or olive paste
- lemon juice (1 lemon)
- crisp bread
- olive oil
- salt
- oregano

You can add other veggies like carrots and onions if you like. Also, you adjust the quantity of veggies to as much as you like!

Spicy fried chicken

This is a quick and tasty recipe with chicken and veggies. You can add veggies according to your taste, and not use as many spices if you wish to make this milder!

Time you'll need to make this: 30 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!


Ingredients (for 2 plates):

-6 chicken leg fillets
- olive oil
- 1-2 tomatoes
- 1-2 green peppers
- 1 lemon
- 1 clove of garlic
- salt
- pepper
- paprika
- chili powder
- oregano
- a sip of wine

Salmon, potatoes, peas and dill sauce

This was my first time preparing salmon and it went pretty nice. Next time I will do some changes as well, instead of peas I will serve creamy spinach :), cause, my husband approves spinach as a good combination with salmon.

Chicken with honey and thyme

Easy everyday meal. Chicken in combination with honey and thyme will make you to love chicken even more.

♥ Soft and delicious brownies ♥

Easy, soft and tasty chocolate cookie that you will wish for every single day :)

Pasta and pork in a mushroom sauce

Easy to make for lunch or dinner. I am making something like this often, and every time it taste different but good, cause you are free to experiment with the meat sauce ;).

Coffee break (2)

Easy and tasty for all coffee and ice-cream lovers 

Lentil soup

Lentil soup is a very healthy and quite tasty option in your everyday meal selections!

Time you'll need to make this: 45 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!

Pasta with minced meat sauce

Here's a very easy minced meat sauce recipe that goes well with pasta, but that can also be used for pies, fried eggs or other meals where you want to add minced meat!

Time you'll need to make this: 30 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!

Apple muffins

Lovely apple muffins, easy to make, tasty, softy and something that you must try :)

I found the recipe that I like very much, I did some changes for a healthier version, but basically they are delicious :)

''Sarma'' - Cabagge rolls, traditional Serbian dish

The recipe came from our friends Frajlice and Shiska, as a traditional Serbian dish that you can try in almost every house in Serbia and everyone will make it lil bit different but still delicious :). This time, enjoy in Shiska's way. 

Apple pie with vanilla cream

This recipe for apple pie comes from my family. It's very old and I couldn't  find anything similar on the internet. We all love this pie, both my husband and I, and I am making it very often, or to often, and since it contains sugar, I decided to make little healthier version. I did some changes and instead of sugar, I used Stevia.

Chicken pie

These small pies can be done in many different versions and can be eaten as a snack or a meal. I'll post different versions of pies in several posts (veggie pies, fish pies etc). This one is filled with chicken, veggies and cheese!

Time you'll need to make this: 2 hours
Difficulty level: medium

Serbian stuffed peppers

There are just a few people that live in Serbia and had never heard about the traditional Serbian dish called “ Stuffed Peppers”.

Pasta with tuna sauce

For tuna lovers all around the globe, this is a tuna sauce that you will remember forever! :D Use preferably with shell-type pasta (conchiglie), because they retain the sauce better and give extra taste :)

Time you'll need to make this: 30 minutes
Difficulty level: easy!

Chicken legs with potatoes

The simplest way to cook your chicken with potatoes: marinate, roast, eat happily!

Time you'll need to make this: a few hours for the marinade, 1-1,5 hour cooking time
Difficulty level: easy!

Coffee bread

Soft and tasty coffee bread or very nice every day cookie, very easy to make 

with ingredients that you always have in the house.

Home remedy for flu

Traditional Serbian bread

          The story about Serbian bread is very old, and it reaches several centuries in the past. We can say that the story about the Serbian bread is old as the Serbian people are. 

Serbian bread has a special taste and special way of preparing and meaning. Depending on the time of year holidays, Serbian bread has a different meaning.