egg bread buns

This kids recipe in very original and easy. To make it short, it’s the perfect recipe for kids who want to learn to cook. If you tell me otherwise, I simply won’t believe you. Unless you don’t know how to break eggs? It’s really something fun to do with your kids. Put all your ingredients on the table and you will see your little darlings coming to see what’s happening. This time, eggs will...

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Falafil

Preparation and cooking timesPreparation time 10 minsCooking time 6 minsVegetarianIngredients - Serves 4400g can chickpeas , rinsed and drainedgarlic clove , choppedhandful of flat-leaf parsley or curly parsley1 tsp ground cumin1 tsp ground coriander1⁄2 tsp harissa paste or chilli powder2 tbsp plain flour2 tbsp sunflower oiltoasted pitta bread200g tub tomato salsa , to servegreen salad , to serve1...

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Hummus

Ingredients: • 1 can of Garbanzo Beans • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil • 1 clove of Garlic • Juice of 1 Lemon • 2-3 tbsp Tahini Sauce • Salt Preparation: Drain 1/3 the water from the can of garbanzo beans into a bowl and keep it aside first; it shall be used later on. Then, mix the Garbanzo beans with the other ingredients in a blender. Blend the ingredients for 1-2 minutes. If it looks...

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Beer-onion soup – take 1

This is an attempt in a variation of the traditional French onion soup which came out tasty, but with a few things which need improvement – so I’ll have to try it again later. I’ve been with a cold lately, and my doctor said that soups would be a good thing to have. Mostly I wanted to have something light for dinner after a heavy lunch, so an onion soup seemed like a good idea. Getting home...

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Beets/parsnip soup

In my daughter’s school the parents association often prepare something for the teachers, as a way to thank them for taking good care of our children. It’s a nice gesture, and whenever we can we try to participate. Last week they decided to prepare a “soup lunch”, where many parents would bring soups and we offered to prepare something. Since I imagined most people would bring “traditional” soups,...

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Green eggs and ham – take 1

Even though we don’t have any Irish heritage in our family (as far as I know), St. Patrick’s Day is kind of a big deal here in the US, so my daughter asked if we were going to do something to celebrate it. I actually find it quite fun – there’s a St. Patrick’s Day street race which I’ve been many times, there’s green everywhere, and there’s beer (sometimes green too). And since my kids still like...

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(Not) Chicken tikka masala

Ever since moving to the US, I started trying (and liking) the many Indian restaurants which exist around here. One of my favorite dishes is the Chicken tikka masala, a dish made with chicken chunks in a creamy sauce. But I always thought that it would be hard to make, so when I found one recipe for that dish which was supposed to be easy (“Quick Chicken Tikka Masala”) I decided to give it a...

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