National cuisine recipes exchange

The September National cuisine recipes exchange has ended. We had many wonderful and tasty ideas on what to cook and we had both, easy and difficult to cook recipes.  

So here they are - try them at home:

Ukrainian borscht by Irina IrinaPhotographyCard:

 

Egg & milk battered fish by Tanya SocksAndMittens:

 

Salted Salmon by Albina AroundBeads:

 Ukrainian dumplings/ vareniki by IrenkaR:

 Shakshouka/ poached eggs by Galia CasaDeGato:

 

Baked eggplant with cheese by Svetlana NesWeddingGarden:

 

Eggplant spread /caviar by Masha LovelyTrifles:

 Buckwheat with mushrooms by Jane JaneBoFelt:

Fried Chanterelles with potatoes and onions by Tanya CozySeason:

Try one of them or all of them at home and tell us how you like it!

Cheese puffs for Valentines Day

If you are not going out this Valentines and planning a quiet evening in just for the two of you, think of something special but simple for your supper. A bottle of champagne, lobster, chocolate covered strawberries and cheese puffs will work great.

You probably already know how to make the strawberries so let's make the cheese puffs together.

 You will need:

1 1/2 cups water

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 cup flour

6 eggs

1 1/4 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon paprika

dash of cayenne pepper

Cut the butter into chunks and add it to the water. Bring the water and butter to a boil, remove from the heat. Add flour all at once and briskly stir until mixture is smooth with a wooden spoon.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Stir in spices and cheese.

Preheat oven to 400'F. Line 2 baking trays with foil and spray it with the cooking spray.  Drop the dough on the trays with a table spoon to make a little even mounds. Bake about 30 to 35 minutes until brown.

Enjoy and  have a happy Valentines Day!

Tanya (AGardenCottage) 

Greek cuisine - Tzaziki

Today, Katrinshine is sharing very easy to make yet great recipe of traditional Greek dip, Tzaziki.

You will need:
1 kg (2.2 lbs) cucumbers
300 to 400 gr (0.7-0.9 lbs) of Greek yogurt
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced finely
Fresh chopped dill(optional)
Pinch of salt

Shred cucumbers...

...and transfer them to colander

Add minced garlic, chopped dill, and salt. Mix them and leave in the colander for an hour.

Squeeze liquid from the mixture 2-3 times. Refrigerate the mixture for 2 - 4 hours. Squeeze the extra liquid again and mix with yogurt right before serving.

Enjoy!