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Eggplant Rolls with Hummus

Eggplant Rolls with Hummus
Also - I'm having a giveaway!  For your chance to win one of 3 surprise packages from ME you need:- to be my follower- to leave a comment (any post) in next 2-3 weeks (until number of my visitors show 100 000).Good luck!For this recipe you'll need thicker consistency of hummus  than it 's usually made as a dip.Ingredients:2 medium eggplantssaltgarlic (crushed), parsley leaves (chopped) and olive oil for drizzlingHummus-600g canned /cooked chickpeas, drained, rinsed2-3 garlic cloves,...

Zig-Zag Strudel with Walnuts and Prunes

Zig-Zag Strudel with Walnuts and Prunes
Ingredients: Dough-3 cups strong flour1,5 teas yeast70 g sugar100 g butter, melted2 medium eggs, beaten1/4 cup(+,-) milk, warmzest of 1/2 lemonWalnut Filling-150 g walnuts, processed70 g sugar1 tsp vanilla 1/5 cup milk (50 ml), very hotPrune filling-2 cups soft prunes1 tbs rumother- 1 egg, beaten - for brushing (optional)Method:Mix yeast with a little warm milk and teaspoon each sugar and flour. When activated, add all other ingredients and make a soft dough, kneading for 5-10 minutes...

Asparagus and Sheep Fetta Quiche

Asparagus and Sheep Fetta Quiche
Finally, all the problems that I have with Blogger, have dissapeard.  My page opens so much easier and faster, and commenting is working  :-).My blog is going to hit 100 000th visitor soon, so watch this space in next week for an international giveaway.Have a good weekend everyone!Ingredients :(Makes one large (22 cm) quiche, or 12 small-ones (muffin size).)Dough-1,5 cups flourpinch of salt125 g butter, cut into smaller pieces1-2 tbs sour cream (or icy cold water)Filling-3-4 eggs, depending...

Lentil Soup of Israel

Lentil Soup of Israel
Ingredients:500 g lentils 1 tbs oil 1 large onion,chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2-4 beef marrow bones 2 stalks celery, chopped ground black pepper beef stock powder / cubes 1/2 tsp each paprika, turmeric and cumin coriander leaves for garnish slices of lemon (optional) toast or baguette for serving Method :Heat oil in a large pan, fry vegetables for few minutes. Add spices , marrow bones and lentils. Pour 2-3 l water. Season acording to your taste. Simmer for 30 minutes. Serve garnished with...

Savoury Crepes...and a message

Savoury Crepes...and a message
 Dear readers, I was searching for some tips on decorating cakes, and came across a lovely blog, that gave great recipe for fondant. At the end of post, I found the blog owners only message - she was basicaly upset because post was seen over 2500 times, yet nobody left a single word (http://100simpledeliciousdessertrecipe.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/fondant-recipe.html).Folks, please be grateful to those who make it easier for you; so, please leave a few nice words for those who take time...

Oven Cooked Snapper

Oven Cooked Snapper
Quick and easy way of preparing fish; 5 ingredients!Ingredients:4 small snappers, gutted and scaledolive oilsaltparsley leaves, 1 bunch, chopped3-5 cloves garlic, choppedMethod:Preheat oven to 220*C. Oil an oven proof dish big enough to hold your fish. Mix chopped parsley and garlic together. Set aside 1/2 of this mixture, add 1/3 cup olive oil into it.Season fish slightly with salt, place some of parsley / garlic mixture inside each fish. Place them into prepared dish. Brush top of each fish with...

Hot Cross Buns and Easter Decorations

Hot Cross Buns and Easter Decorations
... from different parts of the World...In Bosnia, Easter is unimaginable without coloured / dyed eggs. Hard boiled eggs are coloured with special dye, and often decorated with stickers, scratching surface to make patterns or other ways. Both Catholics and Orthodoxes prepare eggs in this way.U Bosni, Uskrs / Vaskrs se ne moze zamisliti bez saranih jaja. Tvrdo kuhana jaja su obojena i dekorisana sa naljepnicama, struganjem povrsine jajeta, ili nanosenjem sara na druge nacine. Katolici i Pravoslavci...

Chocolate Eggs / Easter Cupcakes

Chocolate Eggs / Easter Cupcakes
I love holidays. In my family I have Catholics, Orthodoxs and Muslims, which means a lot of cellebration during one calendar year.Easter is my favorite. It reminds me of Spring, new beginnings, hope for a better future. It allows creativity to show off.Easter is celebrated mostly by Christians (as resurrection of Christ), but the truth is that the celebration of Easter actually comes from paganism. Eggs (as a symbol of life cycle) and rabbits (symbol of fertility) were used for worshiping the mother...