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Garlic Avocado Bites

Appetizers are the beginning part of a larger meal. Usually served cold, some appetizers can also be served hot. They are usually eaten to accompany a drink -usually wine- before the main course comes to the table. These garlic avocado bites are so delicious that you don’t want to go on with the main course. Sometimes I don’t want to eat something for dinner and just have a snack. What usually happens to me is I start with an appetizer, that triggers my urge to eat more, and finally I leave ... continue reading...

9 Minute Microwave Brownies

Who can resist newly baked brownies with all that tempting chocolate smell filling your lungs? I can’t! Being very fast and delicious, 9 minute microwave brownies are just for all brownie addicts. Do you have some unexpected guests, does your kid keep asking for some desserts to have before it’s dinner time, or is it your chocolate crisis level at the maximum? Whatever it is, here’s how you can handle your case: You just need not more than 30 minutes. It’s been a long time since I first ... continue reading...

Cakes Desserts

Carrot and Walnut Muffins

What children want is not healthy, what mothers offer is not yummy. This is no longer true. After baking these carrot and walnut muffins, our understanding of “healthy” and “delicious” has changed. When the spring comes, it becomes more difficult to keep a four-year-old boy inside. With his unlimited energy, he drags mom and dad to parks and playgrounds. Most of the time right after breakfast, sometimes he can wait until lunch. Since we spend four or five hours outside, in both cases we have ... continue reading...

Cakes Desserts

Cinnamon Apple Cake

An apple a day keeps the doctor away! Ok, that’s true if you eat the apple alone, but using apples is a good way to make a dessert healthier and also more delicious. Fruits are commonly used to bake a cake but apple is absolutely my favorite. I like its texture when you bake the apples. They give the cake a juicy and soft texture. I like the contrast between the dryness of the cake and wet feeling of the apple in my mouth, and that was the case in this quick cinnamon apple cake recipe. Apples ... continue reading...

Dinner Ideas

Meatballs with Brussel Sprouts

High in vitamin and mineral content, brussel sprouts became very popular recently. The good thing is that, they are really yummy and are suitable for a variety of recipes ranging from salads to main dishes. This can be a main dish or a kind of appetizer depending on the amount you serve, but for me Meatballs with Brussel sprouts is always a main dish. It is a perfect recipe for omnivores. It offers perfectly balanced nutritional value rich in protein and vitamins. What is more, it is ... continue reading...

Snacks Starters

Quick Salami Canapes

Whenever we have some wine for the weekend, we find ourselves in the kitchen preparing quick salami canapes. We think they are enjoyable, delicious and great with wine. After a long dry month, the sky could no longer keep its tears. It was not an ordinary downpour: there was no way to keep dry. Even the windowsill had some ponds that eventually ended up in small waterfalls into our apartment. While taking care of those ponds, the bell rang. We were not expecting anybody. We thought it was the ... continue reading...

Breakfasts

Egg Stuffed Bell Peppers

Breakfast means more than a meal for many people. For some it’s a burden, for some it’s a feast. For doctors, it the most important meal of the day that you should never skip. Egg stuffed bell peppers make a great breakfast. Mediterranean people spend a lot of time for breakfast, not only to prepare but also to eat. It may take up to an hour to lay the table with everything ready to eat. When it comes to have the breakfast, it may take even longer. It is not just a meal, but it’s a ceremony ... continue reading...

Salads Seafood

Mediterranean Tuna and Walnut Salad

Your doctor or dietician will be very happy to hear that you included this salad to your diet. Actually, Mediterranean tuna and walnut salad has everything they ask you to include in your diet: fish, walnut, olive oil, onion, tomatoes, and all other fresh and green stuff. When I eat a salad with no meat or fish, it takes maximum two hours before I ask for another one, which means extra calories. Rich protein and omega 3 fatty acid content of tuna and walnut keeps my stomach full for several ... continue reading...

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