Showing posts with label Eggs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eggs. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Natural and organic way to color easter eggs

                         

Easter is right around the corner. And who doesn't like to color eggs. Its a great family activity, but most of the egg coloring there are, is artificial. So here is the recipe for easy natural egg coloring. 


We will need: 
  • Eggs as much as you want
  • Onion peel as much as you can get ( from white onion) 
  • Pretty Leafs and flowers 
  • Stockings or Cheese clothes 


  • Cut piece of stockings big enough to fit an egg and so you will be able to tighten them tight

  • Pick the prettiest leave or flower (make sure its flat) 

  • Wrap tights around it and make sure leaf is flat

  • Twist to make sure its tight 

  • Make a knot



  • Place eggs in the water with opinion peel and put on low heat
  • Boil for at least 30 min

(depends on color you like to have. longer cooking will make eggs darker) 

  • Take them out  and take tights off
  • Put in cold water for easy peeling 





Thursday, February 27, 2014

Amazing Russian Authentic Crepe (Blini) Recipe

Who doesn't love crepes? Most americans grew up eating pancakes, but I grew up on crepes. Crepes originally came from France, but Russians love crepes. We call them blini, we eat them with jam, sour cream, caviar, smoked salmon and anything else you can imagine. We stuff them with cheese, potatoes, rice, meat and chicken. 
Crepes are very easy to make. Below is a perfect crepe recipe.



We will need:
  • 2 Cups of all purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 cups of milk
  • 2 tsp of salt (if you are eating them with something sweet reduce amount of salt 1tsp) 
  • 2 tsp of sugar
  • Butter
  • Mixer 


  • Mix all ingredients till they are silky and have no lumps


  • Preheat pan and grease it with butter 


  • Spread about 2 oz of crepe mixture all around the pan 
    • *Note, first couple of crepes might not come out as great, because pan is not hot enough. You might want to add a little more milk if the batter is too thick or a little flour if its too thin




  • Cook for 30 seconds on each side or till its golden brown 



  • Make sure you butter the edges so they won't become crisp



  • Enjoy!!!
    • From this recipe you will get about 12-15 extra thin delicious crepes



As I said, Crepes are great with anything you love. Here is an example of what Russians like to eat their crepes  with. Also, there is step by step preparation of stuffed crepe.


Take a crepe that was only fried on one side 


  • Place stuffing. I have meat and rice that i used for pirozhki 



  • Fold corners and roll the crepe 


  • Pan fry on medium heat on sunflower oil, serve with sour cream 







Sunday, February 23, 2014

Zucchini Cakes


Easy Recipe, very healthy and fast to make.Its great for breakfast or lunch. For Vegan Version, substitute eggs and flour for cooked oatmeal ( take dry oatmeal add hot water, boil for 2 min or let it sit for 5min, mix it with shredded zucchini and pan fry it). Turns out as good as original Recipe. 


We will need:
  • 3 medium size zucchini ( i had regular green and white (note that white zucchini are a little dryer than green)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2-1 cups of flour 
  • Salt and Pepper 



  • Shred Zucchini
  • Add eggs, flour (start with half a cup and see how it think it becomes) , salt and pepper 
  • *Zucchini have a lot of water so your best bet is to shred zucchini first add salt mix it together and wait for about 5-10 min till water starts to come out, drain it and then add flour) 



  • Mix Well 



  • Preheat pan and add sunflower oil
  • Form pancakes with fork or spoon



  • Cook for about 2-3 min on each size or till golden brown on medium-high heat



  • Serve with Sour Cream
  • Enjoy!!! 













Saturday, February 8, 2014

Broccoli Zucchini Ham Breakfast Quiche



Great Way To Start Your Day!
This is easy Breakfast for the whole family.
You will need:
  • 9" Pie Crust
  • 6 eggs
  • 8 oz of cheese (I used mozzarella) 
  • 1/2 of orange juiced
  • 1 oz of cold water
  • 1 little crown of broccoli
  • 1 small zucchini
  • 8 oz of ham ( or any other meat, I used bologni this time because it was in my fridge)
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper 

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees 
  2. Place a pan under the pan with 1 to 2 cups of water for a little bit of steam.
  3. Saute broccoli zucchini and ham together with all the spices in the skillet 
  4. Whisk eggs with water and orange juice 
  5. Mix vegetable/egg mixture together 
  6. Poor it into the Pie Crust
  7. Place it on Cooking Pan or in Pie Pan if your crust is not in foil pan already 
  8. Put pan in the oven for 30-45 min or till the eggs are firm to touch
  9. Sprinkle Cheese on top of Quiche and put oven on Broil for about 2-3 min till the cheese melts 
  10. Enjoy!