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)