Fast and easy-to-make dishes to eat during midday. They will give you energy to go through the day.
This time I have a recipe of quick pasta with artichokes for you, clams and Pecorino cheese. I got the idea for this dish from an Italian restaurant I had the opportunity to visit during my trip to Rome, where I ordered this dish. As I love both seafood and artichokes, this choice turned out…
Despite the fact that the kitchen is my kingdom and I could stay in it all day long, sometimes I lack the time and I have to focus on quick meals. I often make dishes that are tasty and quick to prepare, especially during the week, when I have little time for cooking. All kinds…
Baked tortilla with chicken and vegetables is a dish that works great for dinner or as a snack. In this dish, tortilla wraps are filled with poultry, mushrooms, onion and zucchini filling. Some cheese and tomato sauce is also added when folding them. After that, the tortillas can go to a baking dish, sprinkled with…
Smoked salmon is a type of fish that I have been eating quite regularly lately. Next to cheese and ham, it is one of my favourite ingredients that I use when making breakfast and supper. This fish can be served in many ways. For example, it works great in the form of carpaccio, on sandwiches,…
Thai soup with the red curry paste is a dish that you can eat endlessly. It is an ideal option for those who, like me, love the combination of seafood with fresh herbs, vegetables and rice noodles. Red curry paste is one of the main ingredients found in this soup. The basic ingredients from which…
You can make a whole lot of delicious dishes from crêpes. Crêpes can be served with your favourite filling or used as a base for other dishes. They taste great when filled with meat and baked in tomato sauce or filled with vegetables and baked in cheese sauce. An interesting way to use crêpes is…
Polenta, i.e. flour or corn grits, comes from Italy, where it is a very popular ingredient. After cooking, it can be served hot as an addition to dinner dishes, or when cold, it can be used for preparing fries or can be baked. So there are several options in which it can be used. Polenta…
Fondant potatoes is a dish originating from France. It is a dish in which the potatoes, after peeling, are cut into cylinders, the ends are cut off, then the upright-standing potatoes are browned in butter. The pan-baked potatoes are transferred to a baking dish, broth is added and the whole thing is baked until the…
Halušky are Slovak potato dumplings, made from raw potatoes and flour. Cooked dumplings can be served with bryndza and cracklings – the dish is then called “bryndzové halušky“, or with cabbage and cracklings – then it is called “strapačky”. Regardless of the way it is served, this dish is a national dish of Slovaks and…
Pork shoulder in a thick and creamy onion sauce is a perfect meat dish for dinner. I usually serve a pork shoulder prepared in this way with mashed potatoes and cabbage slaw. I start preparing the pork shoulder in sauce by flattening the meat, sprinkling it with spices and flour, and then frying it in…
Minced meat cakes is a dish I remember from my childhood. My mom often made it, mainly for Sunday lunch. These were simple cakes with pork, breadcrumbs, egg, a little salt and pepper. There was no stuffing in these cakes. Nowadays, I occasionally make such minced cakes at home, mainly because I like trying new…
Soup with cauliflower, sweet potatoes and green peas is a filling vegetarian dish that smells beautiful and tastes fantastic. Sweet potatoes, cauliflower and green peas go great with each other and with the spices used for seasoning of the soup. In this soup, you will find cut vegetables, there is no need to cream them…