Saturday, August 3, 2013

Cupcake...

For 12 Cupcakes
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups + 2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla flavor
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup fresh milk

Preparation
Step1
Sift flour, baking powder, vanilla flavor and salt into a bowl.
Step2
Whip butter in a mixer until it is soft.
Step3
Add sugar in the soft butter and whip for 5 minutes.
Step4
Add eggs (one per time) in the butter mixture and  stir together.
Step5
Add the half mixture of flour in the butter and stir.
Step6
Add milk in the butter mixture and stir.
Step7 
Add the other half mixture of flour and stir.
Step8
Place the mixture in cupcake baking pan.
Step9
Bake in the oven at 170ºC for 20-15 minutes.


Extra Tip
You can color the dough with food coloring



Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Orange

Orange
Properties
Antispasmodic
Ascorbic
Diaphoretic

Orange is useful for:
Arthritis
Bronchocele
Constipation
Cough
Gingivitis
Scurvy

Orange natural essential oil
Properties
Antidepressants

Antiseptic
Antispasmodic

Digestive
Inflammatory
Sedative
Soporific
Tonic





Moisturizing facial mask...

Ingredients
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon apricot oil
2 drops orange natural essential oil
2 drops calendula natural essential oil

Preparation & Apply
Mix all the ingredients and apply on face. After 10 minutes wash out with warm water.


Potato pie...

Ingredients
4 tablespoon melted margarine
For the dough
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 shot extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tablespoon salt
2 cups water (You may not need all water. It depends on the flour.)
For the stuffing
4 potatoes
1 cup ground Gruyere cheese (I prefer the Gruyere of Naxos)
2 tablespoons cream cheese
1 shot milk
130g bacon
1 onion
1 tablespoon margarine
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon thyme

Preparation

Dough
Step1
Put flour, vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and salt into a bowl. Slowly pour water in the bowl and knead the dough. If the dough is too wet add some more flour.
Step2
Cover the bowl with a towel and let it for 1,5 - 2 hours.

Stuffing
Step1
Peel potatoes and boil for 20-30 minutes.
Step2
Mash boiled potatoes and put them into a bowl.
Step3

Chop bacon and sauté with 1 tablespoon margarine for 2 minutes. Add in the bowl and stir with mashed potatoes.
Step4
Chop onion and add it in the bowl.
Step5
Add in the bowl milk, cream cheese, Gruyere cheese, salt, pepper, oregano and thyme and stir all together.

Assembly 
Step1
Share dough in 4 parts.
Step2
On lightly floured surface, flatten 1 dough part. Roll from center to edges into circle. Your dough circle must be 2-3 mm thickness.
Step3
Spread melted margarine over the dough with a brush.
Step4
Place some stuffing along on the edge in the half circle.
Step5
Rolled up the dough with the stuffing.
Step6
Place the roll in a well buttered baking pan. You can place it along the baking pan or you can wrap in helical and place it in the center of the baking pan.
Step7 
Repeat steps 2-6 for the remain parts of dough. (If you choose to wrap in helical then you should continue your first helical with the other rolls.)
Step8
Spread some melted margarine on top with the brush.
Step9
Bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 30-40 minutes.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Zucchini stuffed...

Ingredients
10 medium size zucchini
600g minced beef
3/4 cup rice
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoon chopped parsley
pith of 2-3 zucchini
3 lemons
1 egg
salt
black pepper

Preparation
Step1
Wash out carefully the zucchini and dried with a paper towel.
Step2
Cut in half the zucchini and empty the pith with a Parisienne scoop. Let some pith on bottom. The zucchini should look like a cup.
Step3
Put zucchini into a big sauce pan. Sprinkle the half extra virgin olive oil on top. Add some salt and some black pepper.
Step4
Chop onion and saute in a medium sauce pan with the other half of extra virgin olive oil. Add minced beef and rice and saute for 4-5 minutes.
Step5
Put pith of 2-3 zucchini into a food processor and add in the mixture. Add chopped parsley, juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper, stir and boil for 5 minutes.
Step6
Share stuffing in zucchini "cups".
Step7
Add 3-4 cups of water and let it boil for 40 minutes.
Step8
Whisk egg with the juice of 2 lemons.
Step9
Remove the sauce pan from heat and take 1 cup of the hot liquid.
Step10
Slowly pour the hot liquid in the egg mixture and stirring constantly.
Step11
Add the liquid back to the sauce pan, over the zucchini.


Monday, June 17, 2013

Tenderloin ala cream...

Ingredients
1kg tenderloin
120g bacon
1 1/2 cup canned sliced mushrooms
250g light fresh cream
60ml extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon salt

Preparation
Step1
Cut tenderloin into 1,5cm thickness slices.
Step2
In the grill pan add 40ml extra virgin olive oil and grill tenderloin slices.
Step3
Cut into pieces bacon and saute with 20ml extra virgin olive oil in a sauce pan for 6-7 minutes.
Step4
Add mushrooms and saute for 10 minutes.
Step5
Add fresh cream, black pepper and salt and boil for 5 minutes.
Step6
Remove from heat and add grilled tenderloin slices.



Pasta Salad...

Ingredients
500g pasta tricolore
1 cup frozen peas
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup frozen corn
1 big tomato (cut into cubes)
1 cucumber (cut into cubes)
2 canned tuna or 1 chicken breast (cooked on grill)
100g gruyere cheese (cut into cubes)
400g greek strained yogurt
200g mayonnaise light
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon salt

Preparation
Step1
Boil pasta for 10 minutes.
Step2
Add peas, carrots and corn and boil for 10 more minutes.
Step3
Strain pasta with vegetables.
Step4
In a big bowl put tomato, cucumber and gruyere cheese cubes.
Step5 
Chop canned tuna or grilled chicken breast and add in the bowl.
Step6
Add salt and black pepper and stir together.
Step7
Add pasta and vegetables and stir.
Step8
Put greek strained yogurt and mayonnaise light into another bowl and mix together.
Step9
Add yogurt mixture into the big bowl and stir with the other ingredients.
Step10
Put the salad in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.


Friday, June 14, 2013

Lentil soup...

Ingredients
300g lentils
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
2 laurel leafs
1 carrot
1 shot extra virgin olive oil
1 cup tomato sauce

1 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preparation
Step1 
Wash out lentils and put in a sauce pan.
Step2
Chop onion, garlic and carrot and add in the sauce pan.
Step3
Add laurel leafs and 4-5 cups of water and let it boil over medium heat for 45-50 minutes.
Step4
Add salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil and tomato sauce and boil for another 10 minutes.



Thursday, June 13, 2013

Peppermint liqueur...

Ingredients (for 1300g)
1 bunch of peppermint
1l vodka
500g sugar
400g water
3-4 drops green liquid food coloring

Preparation
Step1
Wash out the peppermint leafs and let them dry on a paper towel.
Step2
Put peppermint leafs in a big bottle or jar that seals.
Step3
Pour vodka over leafs and seal.
Step4
Let the bottle in a dark place for 10-15 days.
Step5
Boil water with the sugar for 5 minutes (the time starts when water seethe).
Step6
Let the syrup cool and add food coloring and stir.
Step7
Pour syrup in the bottle with the vodka and peppermint and mix.
Step8
Filter liqueur and share in bottles.
Step9
It's better to keep it in the refrigerator, because it serves cold.



Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Russian cake "Ptichye moloko"

Ingredients
For the sponge cake
150g butter + some for the baking pan
3 eggs
200g sugar
150g all-purpose flour  + some for the baking pan
1 tablespoon cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
For the cream
500g fresh milk
50g fine semolina
1 teaspoon vanilla flavor
250g butter (outside the refrigerator)
200g caster sugar
For the icing
200g couverture chocolate
200g fresh cream
1 teaspoon honey

Preparation
For the sponge cake
Step1
In a small sauce pan over low heat,melt the butter.
Step2
In the mixer, whip eggs with the sugar in medium speed until the mixture become whitish and fluffy.
Step3
Preheat the oven at 190ºC.
Step4
Remove the bowl from the mixer and add cocoa, baking powder and flour and mix with a spatula.
Step5
Add melted butter and mix.
Step6
In a floured and buttered baking pan (24cm), pour the mixture.
Step7
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Step8
Let it cool before remove from the baking pan.
For the cream
Step1
In a sauce pan over medium heat put the milk.
Step2
Add fine semolina and vanilla flavor and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture starts seethe.
Step3
Remove from heat and pour the mixture in a big bowl and cover with a membrane that osculate the mixture and let it cool for 1 hour.
Step4
Mix the butter with the caster sugar and add in the semolina mixture and stir.
Step5
Put the cream in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
For the icing
Step1
Boil the fresh cream.
Step2
Pour the hot fresh cream over the couverture chocolate and stir together.
Step3
Add honey and stir.

Assembly 
Step1
Cut the sponge cake in 2 or 3 equal thickness disks.
Step2
Put the first disk in a plate and pour half of cream on top. Put the second disk and pour the other half of cream on top. Put the third disk.
Step3
Spread the icing over and around of the cake.


Delicious omelette...

Ingredients
3 eggs
2 slices of bacon
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
2 slices of bread
1/2 cup of milk
50g Feta cheese
1 tomato
1 shot extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon oregano

Preparation
Step1
Whisk eggs with milk.
Step2
Chop tomato, bacon, bread and Feta cheese.
Step3
In a frying pan over high heat, add extra virgin olive oil, bacon and mushrooms and saute for 3-4 minutes.
Step4
Add tomato, Feta cheese, salt, black pepper, oregano and bread.
Step5
Add the mixture with the eggs and milk.
Step6
Cook for 5-7 minutes.


Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Geranium

Properties
Styptic
Antihaemorrhagic
Antidepressant
Deodorant
Diuretic

Geranium is useful for:
Tonsillitis
Mastitis
Diarrhea
Sterility
Ophthalmology disorders

Tip for perfect skin
Add 1-2 drops of Geranium natural essential oil  in your body lotion.



Greek summer potatoes....

Ingredients
4-5 medium size potatoes
3 tomatoes
200g Feta cheese
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Preparation
Step1
Boil the potatoes.
Step2
Peel potatoes and cut into slices.
Step3 
Cut tomatoes into slices.
Step 4
Put some extra virgin olive oil on the baking pan. Lay the potatoes and add salt and pepper.
Step5
Lay tomatoes over the potatoes and crumble the Feta cheese on top.
Step6
Add oregano and the extra virgin olive oil.
Step7
Bake in the oven at 170ºC for 30-40 minutes.



Monday, June 10, 2013

Baked meringue...

Ingredients
150g egg whites
150g caster sugar
150g sugar

Optionally: some drops of liquid food coloring

Preparation
Step1
Put the egg whites with the sugar and whip in the mixer at low speed until meringue thick.

Step2
When the meringue gets ready remove from the mixer.

Step3
Add caster sugar and mix with a spatula.

Step4
Add food coloring

Step5
Put the meringue in a pastry bag and make circular shapes on baking paper or  on silicone pan.

Step6
Bake in the oven at 80ºC for 2,5 hours.



Saturday, June 8, 2013

Canapés...

Ingredients
3 slices toast bread
70g cream cheese
6 slices ham or prosciutto

Preparation
Step1
Cut each slice of toast bread into 4 pieces.
Step2
Cut in half each slice of  ham or prosciutto.
Step3
Spread cream cheese over bread.
Step4 
Wrap ham slices and put them over the bread.
Step5
Pin with toothpicks.


Delicious tartlets...


Ingredients

16-20 circular puff pastry (8-10 cm diameter) 
50g bacon
40g grated parmesan

For béchamel sauce
50g butter
50g flour
1/2 liter hot milk
1/4 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
100g grated parmesan

Preparation

Step1
Put the puff pastry into cupcake pans and bake in the oven at 170ºC for 15-20 minutes.
Step2
Cut bacon into pieces.
Step3
In a big sauce pan, over medium heat melt the butter. Add the flour and saute for 1 minute.
Step4
Remove the sauce pan from heat and add the half of hot milk and whisk. Add the other half of hot milk and put it back to heat and stir until cream thickens.
Step5
Remove from heat and add parmesan, ground nutmeg, salt, black pepper, bacon and stir.
Step6
Remove the puff pastry from the cupcake pans and put them on a baking pan.
Step7
Fill each puff pastry with béchamel sauce.
Step8
Sprinkle on the top with the 40g grates parmesan.
Step9
Bake in the oven at 170ºC for 10 minutes.





Friday, June 7, 2013

Ways to use herbs...

Compress
Wet one gauze in herb tea, infusion or juice of the herb and apply it hot or cold.

Cream
Mix equal parts vaseline and pulp or juice or powder of the herb. For external use only.

Emulsion
Herb pulp mixture with water. Made with herbs containing essential oils.

Gel
Wet galetine leafs with cold water for 10 minutes. Add it in the herb juice and add some sugar. Stir, filter and set aside to the refrigerator.

Herb tea
Boil the herb in water for 10-15 minutes.
Ratio: 1 tablespoon herb for 3 cups water.
You can drink 1-2 cups herb tea per day.

Infusion
Put herb in hot water and wait for 10-20 minutes. Then filter the infusion.

Poultice
Pulp of herb or leafs of herb. For external use only.

Powder
Mix powder of herbs with some water.
You can use only 1 g per day for internal use or you can apply it external.

Syrup
Concentrated solution of sugar in herb tea or infusion.
Ratio: 1500g sugar in 1 liter of herb tea.
You can drink 2-3 teaspoons per day.

Tincture
Herb's solution in pure alcohol.
Ratio: 10g of herb in 100g pure alcohol for 10-15 days.




Herbs in beauty...

Herbs against acne
  1. Yarrow
  2. Lavender
  3. Pine
  4. Calendula
  5. Parsley
  6. Burdock
  7. Soapwort
You can make an infusion and apply on your skin.
Don't mix the herbs together. Only one herb per time.


Herbs that help in weight loss
  1. Wormwood
  2. Vine
  3. Verbena
  4. Fennel
You can use these herbs as an infusion or tea.



Thursday, June 6, 2013

Orange pie...


Ingredients

Dough
500g all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon caster sugar
300g shredded butter
2 eggs
2 tablespoon cold water
Cream
5g gelatine leaf
500g fresh milk (full fat)
3 egg yolks
100g sugar
70g corn flour
orange zest from 2 oranges
200g fresh cream (whipped)
1/2 cup orange juice

Preparation

Dough
Step1
In a big bowl sift the flour and add salt and caster sugar.
Step2
Add butter, eggs and cold water and knead quickly.
Step3
Conjure up the dough into a ball and wrap with a membrane and set aside in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Step4
Cut in half the dough and use only the 1 half. You can keep the other half dough in the refrigerator for 1 week or in the freezer for 1 month.
Step5
On a baking paper, flatten the dough. Roll from center to edges into a 26-28cm circle.
Step6
Transfer the dough in a  tart pan 22-24cm and press to apply thoroughly in the walls.
Step7
Cover the dough with a baking paper and fill with rice.
Step8
Bake in the oven at 180ºC for 15 minutes. Remove the baking paper with the rice and bake for another 15 minutes.
Step9
Let it cool.

Cream
Step1
Put the gelatine leaf into bowl with cold water until smooth for 3-4 minutes.
Step2
Mix fresh milk, egg yolks, sugar, corn flour,zest and the gelatine leaf in a double boiler (bain-marie).
Step3
Stir the mixture until cream thickens.
Step4
Let the cream cool for 1 hour.
Step5
Mix gently whipped cream and orange juice with the cream.

Assembly
Put the cream over the dough.



Lemon Pie...

Ingredients

Dough
500g all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon caster sugar
300g shredded butter
2 eggs
2 tablespoon cold water
Cream
5g gelatine leaf
500g fresh milk (full fat)
3 egg yolks
100g sugar
70g corn flour
lemon zest from 2 lemons
200g fresh cream (whipped)
1 shot limoncello liqueur
Meringue
150g egg whites
300g sugar

Preparation

Dough
Step1
In a big bowl sift the flour and add salt and caster sugar.
Step2
Add butter, eggs and cold water and knead quickly.
Step3
Conjure up the dough into a ball and wrap with a membrane and set aside in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Step4
Cut in half the dough and use only the 1 half. You can keep the other half dough in the refrigerator for 1 week or in the freezer for 1 month.
Step5
On a baking paper, flatten the dough. Roll from center to edges into a 26-28cm circle.
Step6
Transfer the dough in a  tart pan 22-24cm and press to apply thoroughly in the walls.
Step7
Cover the dough with a baking paper and fill with rice.
Step8
Bake in the oven at 180ºC for 15 minutes. Remove the baking paper with the rice and bake for another 15 minutes.
Step9
Let it cool.

Cream
Step1
Put the gelatine leaf into bowl with cold water until smooth for 3-4 minutes.
Step2
Mix fresh milk, egg yolks, sugar, corn flour, zest and the gelatine leaf in a double boiler (bain-marie).
Step3
Stir the mixture until cream thickens.
Step4
Let the cream cool for 1 hour.
Step5
Mix gently whipped cream and limoncello liqueur with the cream.

Meringue
Step1
Put the ingredients in a double boiler and stir until the mixture gets hot.
Step2
Whip the meringue in the mixer at medium speed until thick.

Assembly
Step1
Put the cream over the dough.
Step2
Put the meringue in a pastry bag and decorate over the cream.
Step3
Burn the meringue with a Kitchen blowtorch.









Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Pasticcio.....

Ingredients

For minced beef
700g  minced beef
1 onion
1 cup of concasse tomatoes
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon oregano
1 shot extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup of water

For macaroni
500g dried macaroni No2
1 teaspoon salt
1 liter of water
2 eggs
50g coarsely chopped cheese (Feta or Parmesan)
1/2 cup of milk
1 shot extra virgin olive oil
some extra virgin olive oil for the baking pan

For bechamel sauce
100g butter
100g flour
1 liter hot milk
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
150g coarsely chopped cheese (Feta or Parmesan)

Preparation

Step1
Chop the onion and put it on a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add the extra virgin olive oil and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add minced beef and saute for 5 minutes.
Step2
Add concasse tomatoes, water, black pepper, thyme, oregano and salt. Let it boil for 15-20 minutes.
Step3
In a big sauce pan over high heat, boil the water. Add extra virgin olive oil, salt and macaroni and boil boil for 15 minutes.
Step4
Strain the macaroni.
Step5
In a baking pan put some extra virgin oil and lay the macaroni.
Step6
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk. Add cheese.
Step7
Mix the egg mixture with the macaroni in the baking pan.
Step8
Lay the minced beef mixture over the macaroni.
Step9
In a big sauce pan, over medium heat melt the butter. Add the flour and saute for 1 minute.
Step10
Remove the sauce pan from heat and add the half of hot milk and whisk. Add the other half of hot milk and put it back to heat and stir until cream thickens.
Step11
Remove from heat and add cheese, ground nutmeg, salt, black pepper and stir.
Step12
Lay the bechamel sauce over the minced beef.
Step13
Bake in the oven at 170ºC for 30 minutes.



Sunday, June 2, 2013

Stickers.. baby on board

Steps
1. Save photo on your computer.
2. Check the Flip horizontally in your printer's presets and print in a pvc paper (transparent sticker paper).

License Information
The stickers are free only for personal use.







design by www.sofiagkara.gr

Tooth care..

1.  White and strong teeth
Rub your teeth with a lemon peel.

2.  Fresh breath
Wash out your mouth with an infusion of peppermint.

3.  Teeth bleaching
Once a week brush your teeth with a paste of baking soda for one month.
Paste of baking soda:
Mix together 1 tablespoon baking soda and juice of half a lemon.



Saturday, June 1, 2013

DIY:Decoration for children's room


Marble cake...

Ingredients
200g butter
4 eggs
200g sugar
4g salt
200g flour
2 teaspoon vanilla flavor
30g cocoa powder

Preparation
Step1
Preheat the oven at 180ºC.

Step2
Melt the butter in a sauce pan. Once melt the butter, remove from heat.

Step3
Separate the yolks from the whites.

Step4
Add sugar and salt in the yolks and mix them with a wooden spoon.

Step5 
Add alternately flour and melted butter and whisk.

Step6
Whisk egg whites into meringue. Add vanilla flavor.

Step7
Mix meringue with egg yolks mixture.

Step8
Separate the mixture in half. Add the cocoa powder in one half of mixture.

Step9
Put alternately from the two mixtures in a buttered baking pan.

Step10
Bake in the oven at 180ºC for 50-60 minutes.





Chicken with rice...

Ingredients
1 onion
800g chicken breast
1 1/2 cup rice
4 peppers
500g mushrooms
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 cups vegetable stock
salt
black pepper

Preparation

Step1
Chop the onion.

Step2
Cut the chicken breast into medium pieces.

Step3
In a big sauce pan, over medium heat put the extra virgin olive oil  and the chicken and saute for 6-7 minutes.

Step4
Cut mushrooms and peppers into pieces and add in the sauce pan.

Step5
After 10 minutes add the rice, the vegetable stock, some salt and some black pepper and boil for 30 minutes.

Extra tip
You can serve with some cheese on top.


Thursday, May 30, 2013

Soutzoukakia (Hellenic meatballs)

Soutzoukakia
Ingredients
1 kg minced beef
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
3 slices of bread
1 egg
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon cumin
5 tablespoon parsley
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (and some for the baking pan)
Preparation
Step1 In a big bowl put the minced beef.

Step2 Put the onion, the garlic and the parsley in the food processor and add it in the bowl.

Step3 Wet the bread and crumble it into the bowl.

Step4 Add egg, salt, black and red pepper, thyme, ground coriander, cumin and the extra virgin olive oil and mash.

Step5 Form soutzoukakia in long and narrow shape and place in the baking pan. Add some extra virgin olive oil and bake in the oven at 170ºC for 30-35 minutes.

Tomato sauce
Ingredients
1 cup of concasse tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon oregano
1 onion
1 shot extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
Step1 Chop the onion and put it into a medium sauce pan, over medium heat with the extra virgin olive oil and saute for 4 minutes.

Step2 Add the concasse tomatoes, salt, black pepper and oregano. Boil for 10-15 minutes.

Yogurt Sauce
Ingredients
400g greek strained yogurt
3 tablespoon chopped parsley
Preparation
Mix the ingredients together.

Assembly
You will need some pitas
Step1 Cut the pita into medium pieces.

Step2 Put 3-4 soutzoukakia on the top of pita's pieces.

Step3 Add some tomato sauce

Step4 Add some yogurt sauce



Cretan rusk salad...

Ingredients
1 cretan rusk
1 tomato
1 cucumber
100g feta cheese
7-8 olives
oregano
salt
extra virgin olive oil

Preparation
Step1
Wet the cretan rusk with some water and break into pieces.

Step2
Put the broken rusk in the dish and add some extra virgin olive oil.

Step3
Cut tomato and cucumber into pieces and add in the dish.

Step4
Add some vinegar and some salt.

Step5
Cut the feta cheese into pieces and add it in the dish.

Step6
Add olives, some oregano and some extra virgin olive oil.


Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Baby girl's poster....

Steps
1. Save this poster on your computer.
2. Print this poster.
3. Write the name of the girl on the dotted line.
4. Put the poster on the wall or on the door.

License Information
This poster is free only for personal use.


Pancakes in a different way...

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
4 eggs
4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
vanilla flavor

Preparation

Step1
Mix flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla flavor.

Step2
Add milk and whisk.

Step3
Whisk eggs with sugar and add into the flour mixture.

Step4
Put the mixture into cupcake tins and bake in the oven at 180ºC for 20-25 minutes.

Extra tips
You can add fruits, chocolate, nuts and everything you like in the mixture before you bake it.

Serve with honey, marmalade, chocolate syrup, etc.


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Linguine in white sauce...

Ingredients

500g linguine
200g bacon
250g fresh cream
1/2 cup of milk
200g ground cheese
1-tablespoon butter
pepper
salt
ground nutmeg


Preparation

Step1
Boil linguine with some salt for 15 minutes.

Step2
Strain the linguine.

Step3
In a medium sauce pan, over medium heat saute bacon with butter for 5 minutes.

Step4
Add fresh cream and milk and boil for 4-5 minutes.

Step5
Add cheese, pepper, salt and ground nutmeg.

Step6
Remove from heat and put the boiled linguine into the sauce pan and mix with the cream mixture.


 Extra tip
You can add some mushrooms with the bacon.


Monday, May 27, 2013

After Sun Lotion

Ingredients
200g greek strained yogurt
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

Apply
Mix the yogurt with the extra virgin olive oil. Spread the mixture over the body and after 30 minutes wash out with lukewarm water.


Body & Face Scrub

Scrub1

Ingredients
2 tablespoon ground almonds
2 shots orange blossom water
3 drops geranium natural essential oil

Apply
Mix all the ingredients and apply onto your face. Massage with circular movements and wash out with water.


Scrub2

Ingredients
1 cup threshed flax
1 cup bran
some lukewarm water

Apply
Mix all the ingredients and apply onto your skin. Massage with circular movements and wash out with water.


Sunday, May 26, 2013

Beef in red sauce...

Ingredients

1kg beef
1 chopped onion
1 chopped clove of garlic
salt
black pepper
red pepper
oregano
1 cup of concasse tomatoes
2 shots extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

Step1
In a medium sauce pan over medium heat add the extra virgin olive oil, the chopped onion and the chopped clove of garlic. After 3-4 minutes add the beef and saute all sides of the meet. Add 1 liter of water and let it boil for 70 minutes.

Step2
Add concasse tomatoes, some salt, some black and some red pepper and some oregano and boil for 20 more minutes.

Serving tip
You could serve the beef with some boiled rice or with pasta.


Friday, May 24, 2013

DIET: 1200 kcal

Breakfast
  • 1 glass of milk (1,5% fat) or 200g yogurt (2%fat) or 30g low fat cheese
  • 30g cereals or 2 rusks
Snack
  • 1 fruit
Lunch
  • 120g fish or chicken or veal steak or 2 medium burgers
  • 1 small salad (raw or boiled vegetable) with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 slice of bread(30g) or 1/2 cup of boiled rice or 1 medium baked or boiled potato
or
  • 1 1/2 cup lentil soup or beans or chickpeas (cooked with 1 tablespoon extra olive oil to each serving)
  • 30g low fat cheese
  • 1 small salad (raw or boiled vegetable) with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 slice of bread(30g)
or
  • 1 1/2 fresh beans or peas or okra (cooked with 1 tablespoon extra olive oil to each serving)
  • 1 boiled egg
  • 30g low fat cheese
  • 1 slice of bread(30g)
Snack
  • 1 fruit
Dinner
  • 60g meat or fish or chicken or 1 small burger or 60g low fat cheese or 1 boiled egg
  • 1 small salad or 1 cup legumes or 1 cup fresh beans or peas or okra
  • 1 slice of bread(30g) or 1/2 cup boiled rice or 1 medium boiled potato.
or
  • 1 arabic bread with 1 slice of low fat cheese and 1 cooked turkey slice
  • 1 small salad (raw or boiled vegetable) with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
or
  • 1 glass of milk (1,5%fat) with 60g cereals
  • 1 fruit
or
  • 200g yogurt(2%)
  • 2 fruits
  • 1 tablespoon cereals
  • 1teaspoon honey
You could lose about 8 kg in two months.
Combine the diet with exercise
You can eat 1 scoop of ice cream one time per week




Cherry pie...

Ingredients
Stuffing
800g pitted cherries
80g sugar
2-tablespoon flour
1 egg yolk
1 egg white
some sugar for sprinkle
Dough
250g flour
185g butter in pieces
50g sugar
50g water

Preparation
Dough
Step1
Whisk the butter and the flour in the mixer until the mixture is homogeneous.

Step2
Add sugar and water and continue to whisk until the dough is ready.

Step3
Conjure up the dough into a ball and put in a cellophane bag in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Stuffing
Step1
Whisk into a bowl the pitted cherries, the sugar and the flour.

Assembly

Step1
Preheat the oven to 210°C.

Step2
Take the dough from the refrigerator. On lightly floured surface, flatten the dough. Roll from center to edges into a sheet thickness of 3mm.

Step3
Transfer pastry into a 20cm well buttered pie dish. Cover to pastry-line pie dish and cut the dough which remained. Conjure up the remained dough into a ball and flatten it again into a sheet.

Step4
Whisk the egg yolk with one tablespoon water and spread with a brush over the dough. Put the stuffing into the pie dish.

Step5
Lay the remained dough sheet on top.

Step6
Whisk the egg white and spread with a brush the dough. Sprinkle some sugar on top.

Step7
Bake in 210°C for 15 minutes and then bake in 190°C for 25 minutes.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Pork on baking paper....

Ingredients

1 big onion
2 cloves of garlic
200ml tomato sauce
50g parsley
2 tablespoon mild mustard
50ml extra virgin olive oil
1300g peeled potatoes
1000g pork
2 tomatoes
2 big peeled carrots
100g sweet peppers
1 cup water
400g feta cheese

Spices
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

Step1
Place 2 big sheets of baking paper into a cross into the braiser-pan.

Step2
Cut potatoes and carrots into medium pieces and put them on the baking paper.

Step3
Add pork over the potatoes and carrots.

Step4
Put onion, garlic, parsley and sweet peppers into a food processor and add the mixture over the pork.

Step5
Stir in blender the tomato sauce, the water, the mustard, the extra virgin olive oil and the spices. Add the mixture in the braiser-pan.

Step6
Cut the tomatoes into slices and add the half over the mixture into the braiser-pan.

Step7
Grate the feta cheese with your hands over the mixture. Add the other half of tomato slices.

Step8
Wrap the food with the baking paper that left over and put an extra sheet of baking paper on top. Close with the lid and bake it in the oven at 200°C for 1,5-2 hours.


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Homemade soap...

Ingredients

1 bar of glycerine
3-4 drops liquid food coloring
8-10 drops essential oil

Preparation

Step1
Melt the bar of glycerine in bain-marie.

Step2
Add liquid food coloring and essential oil.

Step3
Put the mixture into silicone molds.


Note!
It's better not to use this utensils for other uses.


Extra tips 
If you don't want to use essential oils, you could use fresh peppermint or spearmint, lemon or orange zest, some drops from your perfume, several spices and everything else you like.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Strawberry Jam....

Ingredients

(about 3 liters)
2500g strawberries (without the pedicel)
1250g sugar
2-tablespoon lemon juice


Preparation

Step1
Wash out carefully the strawberries and strain them.
Step2
Cut the strawberries into pieces.
Step3 
Mix strawberries and sugar and put them in the food processor to slurried.
Step4
In a big saucepan over medium to high heat boil the mixture until it thickens.
Step5
15 minutes before the end, add 2-tablespoon lemon juice.
Step6
Put the jam into sterilized jars.

Secret
In the middle of boiling remove the foam with a slotted spoon.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Frozen Yogurt

Ingredients

200g greek strained yogurt (the best brand is Total by FAGE)
100g frozen fruits
2-tablespoon honey

Preparation

Step1
Mix together the yogurt and the honey.

Step2
Put the yogurt mixture in the the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step3
Crumble the frozen fruits.

Step4
Put the frozen crumble fruits and the yogurt mixture in a food processor for 3-5 minutes.

Step5
Serve the frozen yogurt.

Extra tip: You could add nuts, chocolate drops, marmalade, cereals, biscuits and everything else you like.



Pastry for double-crust pie

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups all-propose flour
1/2-teaspoon salt
2-teaspoon sugar
1 cup butter (cut in butter into pieces)
6-tablespoon cold water

Preparation

Step1
Stir together flour, salt and sugar. Add butter and continue to stir. Sprinkle the water and gently knead the mixture.

Step2
Divide in half the rough. Form each half into a ball.

Bake the rough as directed in individual recipes.



Delicious Apple Pie

Ingredients

Pastry for double-crust pie
8 cups peeled and roughly apples
2-tablespoon lemon juice
1-teaspoon lemon zest
3/4 cup sugar
2-tablespoon corn flour
1-teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4-teaspoon ground clove
1/4-teaspoon ground nutmeg
2-tablespoon melted butter
15 hazelnuts
2-tablespoon raisins
Some sugar and melted butter for sprinkle

Preparation

Step1
On lightly floured surface, flatten 1 dough ball. Roll from center to edges into 28cm circle or square (depending on the baking pan).

Step2
Transfer pastry into a 25cm well buttered baking pan. Transfer filling to pastry-line baking pan.

Step3
In a big saucepan over low heat, add the peeled and roughly chopped apples and sprinkle the lemon juice. Add lemon zest, sugar and corn flour. Mix and simmer until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir together the mixture, the hazelnuts and the raisins.

Step4
Put the mixture over the pastry and sprinkle the ground cinnamon, the ground clove, the ground nutmeg and the 2-tablespoon melted butter.

Step5
Roll remain dough into circle or square about 28cm in diameter.

Step6
Cut slits to allow steam to escape. Place remaining pastry over the stuffing.
or
Cut in several shapes with pastry cutters and fill the surface of the stuffing, but leave some gaps to allow steam to escape.

Step7
Bake in the oven at 180°C for 45-50 minutes.

Extra tip: You could serve the apple pie with a scoop of ice cream.







Thursday, May 16, 2013

Hair Loss Therapy

You should do this therapy for 2 months at least...

Weekly schedule

3-5 times per week 2 cups infusion of rosemary and sage
1 time per week sage natural essential oil mask
1 time per week rosemary natural essential oil mask (not the same day with the sage natural essential oil mask)

How to

Infusion of rosemary and sage

Ingredients
1-tablespoon dried rosemary
1-tablespoon dried sage
2 cups of water

Preparation and apply
Boil the water, remove from heat, add the rosemary and sage and let it cool off for 20 minutes.
After the washing hair, massage your hair with the infusion of rosemary and sage.
It's better to let your hair dry normally.

Extra tip: For better results you could try to use a special shampoo against hair loss.

Essential oil mask

1. Sage natural essential oil mask

Ingredients
1 shot of laurel oil (base oil)
5 drops of Sage natural essential oil

Preparation and apply

Mix the ingredients and massage your hair for 10 minutes. Let the mask to stay on your hair for 20 minutes. Massage your hair with some shampoo and wash them with water. Then washing your hair as usually and apply the infusion of rosemary and sage as mentioned above.


2. Rosemary natural essential oil mask

Ingredients
1 shot of laurel oil (base oil)
5 drops of Rosemary natural essential oil

Preparation and apply
Mix the ingredients and massage your hair for 10 minutes. Let the mask to stay on your hair for 20 minutes. Massage your hair with some shampoo and wash them with water. Then washing your hair as usually and apply the infusion of rosemary and sage as mentioned above.


How to polish a diamond ring....

You will need

Lukewarm water
Dishwashing liquid
A soft toothbrush
A medium bowl

Apply

Into a medium bowl put 1 glass of lukewarm water and 1 tablespoon dishwashing liquid.
With a soft toothbrush, brush the diamond ring for 3-4 minutes. Then wash out the ring with lukewarm water. Put it on a cotton towel to dry.


Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Hair Masks

Shiny Hair Mask

 Ingredients

Juice of 1/2 lemon
500ml water

Apply

Mix the juice and the water and massage it into your hair. Let the mask sit on your hair for 25 minutes. Wash out with your shampoo and let your hair dry normally.


Nourishing Hair Mask

Ingredients

1 egg yolk
4-tablespoon sunflower oil
1/2 avocado
1-teaspoon lemon juice

Apply

Mix the ingredients and massage them into your hair. Let the mask sit on your hair for 30- 45 minutes.
First apply the shampoo on your hair without water. Then wash out with a shampoo and let your hair dry normally.



Sunday, May 12, 2013

Something like moussaka by Sophie....


Ingredients

6 medium zucchini
1 big onion
A bunch of parsley
600g ground beef
1-tablespoon tomato paste
6-7 medium potatoes
4 big carrots
500ml hot fresh milk
50g flour
50g butter
1-cup kefalograviera cheese (or parmesan cheese)
Salt
Pepper
Oregano
Grated nutmeg
Extra virgin olive oil


Preparation

Step1: Cut into slices the zucchini and put them on the baking pan. Add some salt and extra virgin olive oil and bake in the oven at 170°C for 25 minutes.

Step2: Peel potatoes and carrots and cut into medium pieces. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring potatoes, carrots and 1 liter of water to boil until they are ready. Drain the potatoes and carrots and put them in a food processor until they become puree. Add some salt and some pepper.

Step3: Chop the onion and the parsley. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, put the chopped onion and parsley to sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add ground beef, some salt, some oregano, some pepper, 1-tablespoon tomato paste and ½ cup water and bring them to boil until the liquid has evaporated.

Step4: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add flour and sauté for 1 minute. Remove the saucepan from heat and add the half of hot milk, use a wire whisk to whisk. Add the other half of hot milk and put it over medium heat and stirring until the mixture is creamy. Remove from heat, add kefalograviera cheese, some salt and pepper and some grated nutmeg and mix them for 3 minutes.

Assembly

In the baking pan over the baked zuchhini, put the puree and over the puree put the ground beef mixture. Finally on the top put the creamy mixture.

Bake in the oven at 170°C for 25-30 minutes.