Чебуреки

Почти правильный вариант чебуреков. Правильный в смысле нежирности.
А так - вкусняшка, остановиться невозможно :) Переедание гарантировано.

Когда Costco объявит конкурс на рецепты из их продуктов - моим чебурекам обеспечен приз в категории "ем не могу остановиться"

Список продуктов
- Вместо тесто - uncooked flour tortillas

- Говяжий фарш
- 2 средние луковицы

Witch's Butternut Squash Soup

Fall is a magical season, it calls for magical recipes.
Witch in the kitchen book is full of them :)
And butternut squash soup is my absolute favorite.

1. 2 cups of butternut squash - peeled, cubed
2. One potato - peeled cubed

I make cubes really small - it cooks faster.
Simmer with a small amount of water until soft. 

3. One half medium onion, minced
4. One garlic clove, minced

Fry with olive oil until you like it. Add to the squash and potato pan.

5. One medium apple, peeled, cubed

6. One cup apple juice

Add to the squash and potato pan. Simmer until apple is soft.

Mix-mix-mix. Blend-blend-blend.

Salt-pepper to taste. 

The recipe calls for nutmeg - I chose cinnamon. Add nuts (or not) and enjoy!

Home-made sausage in a cup

NOTE: I forgot the starch. Need to try again :)

I knew sausages can be made at home.
But still - it was like magic, something that is supposed to be store-bought.

I found a recipe.
The recipe said: Easy. And it WAS EASY!
So rarely happens!

Chicken breast - 1 lb
Milk - 1 cup
One egg
1.5 tea spoon of Montreal steak seasoning
1/5 tea spoon sugar
1/5 tea spoon nutmeg
Olive oil

Mix all ingredients in the blender.
Starting with chicken breast, adding one-by-one
Sprinkle 2 cups with olive oil
Add mixture to the cups - leave some space - as if for extra cream in the coffee.
Put cups into the pot, add water above the mid of the cups.
Boil for 40 min.

Wait for the cups to cool down.
Take your sausage out - comes out easily - enjoy with salad, veggies and cheese!

Energy Candy

Финики без косточек 10 шт, изюм 1/2 стакана, клюква 1/2 стакана, фисташки очищенные 1/2 стакана, кокосовая стружка несладкая 4 ст. ложки (можно и без нее, или использовать какао и кунжут), кунжутное масло 1/2 ст. ложки, мед 1 ст. ложка, апельсиновый сок 1 ст. ложка.

Готовим просто.

* Закладываем все ингредиенты (кроме двух столовых ложек кокосовых стружек) в кухонный комбайн или в чашу блендера и измельчаем.

* Лепим шарики и обваливаем из в кокосовой стружке или в том, что сами выбрали.

Mexican style spaghetti squash

I just recently discovered spaghetti squash and fell in love with it.

Here's my favorite recipe to bake it:

1. Cut in half

2. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and oil.

3. Bake face down at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes (until fork-tender).

For Mexican style spaghetti squash:

1. 1/2 medium onion, sliced

2. 1/2 green pepper, sliced

3. 3 tbl spoons olive oil

4. Leftover salsa

5. 2 cloves garlic, minced

5. 1 prepared spaghetti squash

6. Salt and pepper

• In a skillet, fry onions and green pepper with olive oil. Add garlic.

•  add squash, stir

•  add salsa leftovers, salt and pepper to taste

• enjoy

Bison Meat Loaf

When my husband goes shopping he always picks up some, well, uncommon stuff.
Last time I sent him to Costco he came back with ground bison meat.
I never cooked bison before (never even tasted).
and
I never every made a Meat Loaf.
So I had to start with something - and I started with this Food and Wine Bison Meat Loaf Recipe
Just altered it a bit.

INGREDIENTS

2 slices of white bread >> Replaced with 1/2 cup quick oats
1/3 cup milk
2 minced garlic cloves
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup grated zucchini
1/2 cup grated onion
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 pound ground bison
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon minced rosemary >> I have rosemary in the garden, so - fresh!

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

1. Warm up milk in the microwave and add oats to soak (while other ingredients are being prepared)

2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. 

3. Put in the baking dish. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes covered. 

4. Sprinkle with cheese (optional) and bake another 5 minutes uncovered.

Let rest for 5 minutes, then slice and serve.

Yummy, juicy - will absolutely do it again!

Prep time is just about 10 minutes!

Love it!

Eggplant Spread - or Dip (lazy option)

• 2 medium eggplants
• garlic
• 2 tablespoons of mayo
• Parsley
• Salt, pepper

This eggplant spread will be ready in less than 10 min (as opposed to 'normal' version - where you bake eggplants and peel them hot :D)

Peel the eggplants, dice them in about half-inch cubes

Put the cut eggplant in the microwave-safe bowl. Add 2 table spoons of water. Microwave about 4 minutes.

(The eggplant should be tender - but not dry). While the eggplant is getting ready - cut the parsley and mince garlic.

Take the bowl with the eggplant out of the microwave. (it IS hot :) Drain the excess of fluids.

Add mayonnaise and mash as it were potatoes. It took me 2 full table spoons of mayo - I like creamy.

Add parsley, keep perfecting the puree.

Add garlic. How much? As much as you like :) I added 3 cloves.

Salt and pepper to taste.

I like it on the rye bread toast :) Also great on crackers and with nachos.

Theoretically - could stay in the fridge for couple of days.

In real life - well, once I had some leftovers for the next day :)