How To Clean And Prepare An Artichoke Heart

There are many varieties of artichokes, clean them is simple enough really very little. In the photos you will see as you progress. Of course it also depends on the type of preparation or recipe you need to do.

PROCEDURE
Divide the artichoke by the stem.

Remove the outer leaves so as to leave only the heart almost.

Also delete the beard inside if there was, if you need to cut them and put them in water with lemon juice to prevent discoloration.

Homemade And Easy Macaroni And Cheese Recipe

The taste of this dish you do not understand the simplicity of achieving it. In fact, just mix "raw" all the ingredients and leave the rest to the oven, which will seek to create a refined and tasty dish. Bring the pan directly on the table and you'll see success.

ingredients

• 250 grams of macaroni
• 200 ml of sauce
• 1 zucchini
• 150 grams of bacon
• 100 grams of grated gruyere
• breadcrumbs q.b.
• pepper q.b.

PROCEDURE
Cut the zucchini into cubes and grated gruyere.

Cook your macaroni al dente and mixed with bacon, zucchini and sauce, stir.

dd the grated Gruyere and pepper, stir.

Pour into a buttered casserole dish sprinkle with bread crumbs, bake at 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.

Serve hot.

Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Side Dishes

The main reason to make homemade cordon bleu is that they are a lot more good than those bought. You can safely prepare and freeze a few more. Crispy and tasty, these delights are ready to risolvervi dinners and lunches.

ingredients

• 400 grams of chicken breast
• 150 grams of cooked ham
• Provola q.b.
• an egg
• Breadcrumbs q.b.
• Sale q.b.
• Oil for frying

PROCEDURE
Beat lightly the slices of chicken, salt lightly and overlay half slice of prosciutto and provolone.

Close pressing with your hands and go first in beaten egg and then in bread crumbs.

Fry in hot oil, and put them to dry on absorbent paper.

Serve hot accompanied by a salad or French fries.

Easy Vanilla Buttercream Recipe For Cupcakes

The butter cream is one of the bases of pastry, which is useful for decorating and filling for cakes and cupcake. You can use it just as well or color it however you like. I used this cream to decorate my cupcake, I added the vanilla for a delicate flavor.

ingredients

• 100 grams of butter
• 100 grams of margarine
• 300 grams of icing sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• vanilla q.b.

PROCEDURE
Whip the sugar with the butter (at room temperature)

Add the margarine and continue beating the cream

Add the milk and continue beating previously heated

Meatballs In Tomato Sauce Slow Cooker For Kids

The meatballs in tomato sauce are a classic that never fails. It's been a while that is not the getting ready and I have to say that they are always delicious. Of course some fried appetizer to be enjoyed immediately as is customary.

ingredients

• a stale sandwich
• 350 g of ground veal
• parsley q.b.
• half a clove of garlic
• 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
• 50 g parmesan cheese
• an egg
• a liter of tomato sauce
• oil e.v.o q.b.
• salt and pepper q.b.
• oil for frying q.b.

PROCEDURE
Soak the stale bread roll in the water, wring well and mix the meat.

Add the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese and mix well and form the meatballs a little larger than those that usually are fried.

Fry in deep fat, not too crispy.

Pour into a saucepan a tablespoon of oil and passata, salt and pepper and pour the fried meatballs.

Cook the sauce over low heat and serve hot.

Colored Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Color the butter cream is easy! Fundamental is the kind of dyes to use: I recommend those in the gel, as it does not alter the compound. Another piece of advice that would give you is to not go overboard with the color, rather than adding it in small amounts so as to choose the shade that suits your needs. If the color obtained is too strong for your taste, you can add more butter cream to lighten.

PROCEDURE
Add divide the buttercream into three parts and put it in three different containers. Gradually add the dye and stir well from the bottom to the top.

So you will get the desired colors. I used the red to get pink, blue to blue and blue to get more yellow green.

Place the cream the butter with a pastry bag, using different nozzles to decorate

Easy Crispy Baked Eggplant Recipe

That the classic Parmesan with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese is very good no doubt about it. If you want a simpler but equally tasty recipe this is right up your alley.

ingredients

• 2 large eggplants
• 4 sandwiches raffemi
• a clove of garlic
• basil or parsley q.b.
• salt and pepper q.b.
• oil for frying q.b.
• 30 g parmesan cheese
• 100 g cooked ham
• 100 of provolone or mozzarella

PROCEDURE
Wash and peel the eggplant, slice them and put them in salt for about 40 minutes. Now squeeze to remove water from vegetation

Fry the eggplant and place on absorbent paper.

Grate the sandwiches, add to crumbs salt, pepper, parmesan cheese, garlic and basil finely chopped.

Pour into a pan a little olive oil, make a layer of crumb topped, one eggplant, one of ham and provolone, superimpose another layer of eggplant and finally finished with the seasoned crumbs.

Fry the cake as if it were an omelette, from both sides. Serve warm or cold.

Easy Vanilla Cupcake Recipes For Kids

I thought the cupcakes were only a fad of the moment, they are actually really delicious. My sister and I, we had fun in the world and especially in preparing them decorate them. We used a good butter cream. Freshly baked these vanilla cupcakes have drunk the kitchen smell great.

Ingredients for 18 cupcakes

• Butter cream
• 3 eggs
• 250 grams of sugar
• 200 grams of flour 00
• 100 grams of potato starch
• 200 grams of seed oil

• a packet of yeast
• the pulp of half a vanilla

PROCEDURE
Whip the eggs with the sugar for 15 minutes, add the flour and starch

Pour the yeast and continue beating

add the chopped vanilla

Pour the oil and continue beating

Fill a saccapoche with the mixture and pour into the appropriate filling them 3/4

Bake in a preheated oven at 170 ° for about 30 minutes. let it cool

Decorated with butter cream using different nozzles to get different decorations

If you prefer, you can apply on the various sugary cupcake

Easy Greek Lentil Soup Recipe

Hello everyone and happy Thursday!

Back to write on the blog after I do not know how long, but very much in a day from the sky gray and rainy when the humidity is so heavy that you try a dish able to warm up!

I'll be back then with a recipe for a soup, the lentils and cereals, warm, simple, great to taste with friends or even alone, on a gray day like today!

I will not stand here and complain about the cold eh! Also because today is November 28 and it fits everything!

In fact, I'll tell you, I like at this point of the year the idea of ​​wearing scarf, gloves, coat and prepare many recipes hot and steaming.

Here's to you my soup :

The first of a long and continuing series, hopefully!

Ingredients for 3 people:

• 150 g of lentils
• 70g mix of vegetables (I used wheat, spelled, barley, rice and oats)
• Half red onion
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 stalk of celery
• 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• salt

How to making Easy Greek Lentil Soup

1. Soak the lentils a couple of hours.
2. Diced celery, carrot and onion.
3. Heat the oil in a large pot and saute over low heat.
4. Add the lentils and cook in pan for a few minutes and then joined a liter of hot water, not boiling.
5. Do lightly boil and then cover the pan. Cook for about 20 minutes.
6. After 20 minutes, add the cereal mix with lentils cover and let cook for another 20 minutes.

Toast the bread and serve the soup hot topped with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

Easy Basic Omelet Recipe For Kids

Sometimes the same recipe presented in a different way acquires more charm. And the case of those who have a form swivels so inviting, I used ham and cheese slices for the stuffing but you can pick what you like. A simple and tasty appetizer that can enrich your buffet.

ingredients
5 eggs
20 g parmesan cheese
50 grams of cooked ham
2 slices
salt and pepper q.b.
oil for frying q.b.

PROCEDURE
Beat the eggs with the Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper

Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry on both sides of helping your omelet with a lid to turn it.

Dab with absorbent paper your omelet.

Topped with a layer of ham and cheese slices.

Roll the tortilla and wrap with plastic wrap and leave in the fridge for at least half an hour.

Cut Wheel of about an inch thick and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 180 degrees for a few minutes.

Serve hot or warm, they are delicious.