Pizza with ham and figs
Ingredients
- 500 grams of pizza dough
- 250 grams ham often cut into strips
- 250 grams fresh mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
- extra virgin olive oil
- 14 fresh figs
- salt and fresh black pepper.
Instructions
- Roll out the dough into a thin sheet with a rolling pin or your hands.
- Put the dough in an oiled baking sheet, brush with oil also the
surface of the dough, sprinkle with the fennel seeds.
- Peel and cut the figs, place them over the pizza dough.
- Place cutted mozarella cheese on top.
- Season with olive oil, fresh black pepper and salt.
- Cook in oven at 250C degrees for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with ham.
Quick Notes
Serve with rose wine.
Cooking time (duration): 40
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Italian
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Recipe: Chestnut Soup
Ingredients
- 500mg chestnuts (pre-roasted and peeled)
- 4 cups broth
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup cream (full fat)
- 1 medium onion (minced)
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp salt
- Freshly ground black pepper and thyme
Instructions
- Sauté the onions and thyme with a pinch of salt in the olive oil in a heavy bottom sauté pan until the onions are golden. (make to not burn the onions)
- Add half cup of water then after it evaporates a little, add the milk and broth and simmer.
- Add chestnuts and simmer until chestnuts are falling apart.
- Remove soup from heat and stir in the heavy cream.
- Puree the mixture until it is blended and smooth, strain it for a smooth mixture.
- Add black pepper and salt to taste.
- Enjoy
Quick Notes
If the soup feels too thick for you, add milk or cream to thin it out.
Cooking time (duration): 30
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 6
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: USA (Nouveau)
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Ingredients
- 500 grams strawberries
- 1/4 chocolate bites
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp butter
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Over high heat, melt the sugar for about 2 minutes until transformed into a deep golden caramel.
- Add the caramel mixture and pour into the cream then return it to heat and cook until caramel and cream are smoothly dissolved.
- Remove from heat, add chocolate and salt and stir until chocolate melts.
- Finally, add butter to the mixture.
- When cooled drizzle the caramel chocolate sauce over your strawberry dish.
Variations
replace strawberries with any other fruits.
Cooking time (duration): 30
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: dessert
Culinary tradition: Middle Eastern
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Summary: elevate your senses into a whole new space
Ingredients
- 2 cup milk
- 2 cup cream
- 30 grams of gelatin
- 4 tbsp cold water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tsp dried lavender
Instructions
- In a small bowl sprinkle the gelatin over water until softened.
- In saucepan, heat the cream, honey, and lavender until simmer. Turn the heat.
- Whisk in the gelatin and make sure that no lumps remain the add the milk to the ingredients.
- Pour into any preferred serving shape you like (i.e ramekins, shots, etc…) and put in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
- Serve with lemon zest on top and crushed dark chocolate.
Quick Notes
If you chose to serve your panna cotta in ramekins so to unmold them later on. Set the panna cotta in the fridge to more than 5 hours and then run a small knife to the edge when you un-mold them.
Variations
serve with any kinds of fruits, marmalade, or chocolate instead of lemon zest.
Cooking time (duration): 12
Number of servings (yield): 6
Meal type: dessert
Culinary tradition: Italian
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Ingredients
- 1 baguette old-style bread
- handful of season fruits (banana, strawberry, apple)
or
- punch Nuts and kernels
- Nutella spread
Instructions
- Over a grill, toast the baguette on both sides. Spread Nutella over the toasted baguette. Top with nuts or kernels, or some fresh season fruits.(e.g. banana, strawberry)
Cooking time (duration): 20
Number of servings (yield): 6
Meal type: snack
Culinary tradition: Italian
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Ingredients
- 1 cup precooked/canned chickpeas
- 1 clove garlic mashed
- 1 tomato chopped
- Olive Oil
- Salt and cumin powder to taste
- 1/2 cup pine-nuts
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
- In a Bowl, add the precooked chickpeas and mix with salt,cumin powder, garlic, tomato, and olive oil.
- In a pan, melt the butter (don’t burn it), then add pine-nuts and sauté till golden brown. Sprinkle the goldened pinenuts on top of your chickpea mixture.
Cooking time (duration): 15
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 2
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Lebanese
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
Ingredients
- 1 pack of powdered Maggi (TM) soup (chicken preferred)
- 500 grams of labneh (strained yoghurt)
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 packs (large) tortilla chips
Instructions
- Dissolve Maggi (TM) pack in water.
- In a serving bowl, mix Labneh with the mixture above.
- Top the bowl with lots of tortilla chips.
Quick Notes
Unique Dip for a friends movie’ gathering.
Cooking time (duration): 10
Number of servings (yield): 6
Meal type: snack
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★.
Summary: an exquisite taste for BBQ lovers
Ingredients
- 500 grams Ashta (also knows as Atemoya , sugar-apple) pureed
- 1/2 cup wine (white preferred)
- 1/2 cup broth
- 2 shallots (thinly minced)
- 4 cloves garlic (mashed)
- 1/4 cup butter
- salt and black fresh pepper to taste
Instructions
- Sauté shallots and garlic in butter.
- Add wine until glazed.
- Pour broth and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Stir Ashta puree and season with salt and pepper.
- Keep mixture on low heat until thickened.
- Serve with your sea-food or chicken BBQ.
Cooking time (duration): 15
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: brunch
Culinary tradition: Central American
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★
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Ingredients
Spinach & herb mixture:
- 2 kgs of fresh spinach,washed, trimmed, and chopped
- 2/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onions, chopped
- 1 bunch of fresh dill, stems removed, chopped
- 1/3 cup of water
Pita mixture:
- Cooked spinach and herb mixture (above) at room temperature
- 1 egg
- 300 grams feta cheese
- black fresh ground pepper
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 500 grams phyllo sheets
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
Spinach and herbs
- Over medium heat, sauté the onion with dill.
- in olive oil in a large soup or stew pot until soft.
- Add water and spinach and bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Put in a colander to drain.
- When cooled, cover and continue to drain in the refrigerator overnight.
Pita Making
- Remove spinach from the refrigerator and keep in the colander over a bowl while allowing it to reach room temperature. As ingredients are added, it will continue to drain.
- Preheat oven to 175C.
- Beat the egg with a fork and add to the spinach.
- Crumble the cheese and add to the spinach, and toss with one or two forks until evenly distributed.
- Unroll the phyllo and count the sheets.
- Oil a pan measuring the same or slightly less than the phyllo sheets with 2 tablespoons of oil using a pastry brush.
- Lay half the phyllo in the pan, and fold in any overlap toward the
center to fit the dough into the pan.
- Brush the top of the phyllo with 2 teaspoons of olive oil, covering
it from side to side.
- Pour the spinach mixture into the pan and use a fork to spread it
out evenly over the dough. Lay the other half of the phyllo sheets
on top of the spinach, and fold in the overlap so the sheets fit in
the pan.
- With a sharp knife, cut into 20 pieces, cutting all the way through
to the bottom. Use your hand to sprinkle 2 tablespoons of water
evenly over the top. Work with small amounts of water to
distribute evenly. Do not touch the dough with wet hands.
Bake at 170°C for 40 minutes until golden brown.
- Cut and serve.
Cooking time (duration): 70
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 6
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Greek
Ingredients
- 500 grams zucchini thinly sliced
- Olive oil for frying
- Salt to taste
Batter:
- 1 cup soda water
- 1/2 tsp of sea salt
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Thinly slice zucchinis in a bowl.
- Prepare the batter by mixing all the ingredients(soda, flour and salt).
- Bring oil to high heat.
- Pour batter over zucchinis to coat them.
- Place battered zucchinis in oil and fry until golden on both sides and batter puffs up. Drain enough to remove excess oil.
- Serve hot.
Cooking time (duration): 25
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4
Meal type: lunch
Culinary tradition: Middle Eastern
My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★