Portobello, Broccoli, Red-Pepper Melt

I saw this recipe on Pinterest and had to try it out. My children refuse to even try mushroom so I was prepared to eat it all alone with my husband, Kalman, but they all surprised me. First time for my 21 year olds, my 14 year old and my 10 year old. 

It is very easy to make and as any new recipe I had to make it my own. Instead of mayonnaise spread I made my own garlic/herb butter and used that on the bread. 


Ingredients:
1 small head of broccoli (I even tried it with asparagus, yum)
1 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper
2 portobello mushroom about 10cm diameter. 
1 red bell pepper
1/2 stick unsalted stick butter at room temperature
1 garlic 
thyme and basil
2 french bread, sliced
250mg or more gouda cheese, cheese

Mix vegetable, broccoli (or asparagus, or both), red bell pepper, mushroom, salt, pepper and a bit of olive oil. Spread in a baking pan with side that is lined with aluminum foil. Place in oven on broil for about 4-6 minutes, mix them once until broccoli start to get charred. 

Place butter in a bowl, add minced garlic, a little basil and a little thyme. Mix it well with a wooden spoon until very creamy. Slice the bread and spread the butter on the slices. Place them on a aluminum foil covered baking sheet. 

Add vegetable mixture with a help of a spoon to each bread slices. Top with a piece of cheese and broil for about 2-3 minutes until cheese melts and starts to get a light brown color. 

Serve hot. Enjoy

Guacamole

Guacamole

I had to figure out a way for my children to eat avocado and Guacamole works perfectly.

Ingredients:
4 avocados
1 small onion
1-2 garlic
12 tbsp Medium Salsa
1 tomato, skin removed
1 lemon's juice
2 Jalapeno peppers (seeds removed)

Directions:
Add ingredients to a food processor. Add avocado and lemon juice last. With the jalapeno pepper I play with, sometimes I remove all seeds and it is a mild dip. Other times I just toss the whole peppers in making a hot dip. Blend until all peppers are chopped.

Serve with corn chips or even veggies sticks.

Breakfast Muffins

Breakfast Muffins

This can be called pretty much anything.
- Rainbow Breakfast
- Rainbow Muffins
- Weird Cupcakes (as my 9 year old called them while baking)
- Egg Muffins

Very easy to make and it is delicious.

Ingredients for 24 muffins:

18 eggs

1 bag of bacon (cut in half)

1 red bell pepper

1 orange bell pepper

1 huge leek or a bunch of green onions

2 handfull of spinach 

salt and pepper to taste. 

Direction:

Chop all ingredients for desired size, mix eggs and add to veggies. 

Grease muffing tin well. Cut the bacon slices in half and place one size into each cup and with a serving spoon measure out the eggs with the veggies. 

 

Bake on 400F for 20 minutes. I did check with a toothpick to make sure the egg is baked. I don't like raw egg. When it was done it looked all puffy as I took it out from the oven it shrank. I guess it is suppose to do that. 

Can be server with cucumber and tomato slices, or fresh bread. Whatever suites you. 

Bon Appetit --- Jó étvágyat!

Dog Liver Treat

Dog Liver Treat

Ingredients:
1 cup flax seed (grind and soaked) note: it will become gooey and gross.
3/4 cup sesame seed soaked
3/4 cup sunflower seed soaked
1/2 pumpkin seed soaked
1tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepepr
1tsp garlic powder or 1 clove of minced raw garlic
1 egg with shell
1 tomato
2 celery stalks
2 carrots
1 beet
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 1/2 cup chopped liver

After soaking the seeds for 4 to 6 hrs mix all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Spread the mixture on the pan or if using a dehydrator than on a teflex sheet.
Dehydrate for about 18 hrs or until it is dry.
If using the oven set it on the lowest setting and leave the door ajar. Check the treat every couple of hours.

WARNING: Do not plan to make this in the winter or when you cannot open windows. The liver stinks as it dehydrates.

My dogs love this treat and they can't get enough.

Thai Fresh Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

Fresh Rolls:
Any of your favorite vegetables. I had on hand
Lettuce,
Spinach,
Red and Yellow Bell Peppers
Avocado,
Cucumber
Carrots
Roasted Chicken Breast

Rice paper
Rice noodles (Vermicelli) prepare according to package

Wash and spin dry the spinach and lettuce and cut vegetables into thin julienne strips.

Peanut Sauce:
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 1/2 cup peanut (unsalted roasted)
1/2 cup water (or enough for desired consistency)
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp Thai Red Curry Paste

Add all ingredients together in a food processor, blend.

Put all ingredients on the rice paper (soaked according to package) and roll it up tucking in the ends.

  As you can see here I on my third rolls it didn't turn out as nice as the others.

 Done, missing seven pieces that was packed for lunch and eaten by Hubby while I was making them.

Sauerkraut

Here is my very first try to make my own sauerkraut. I am so looking forward to this because I missed the real sauerkraut the one that didn't come from a jar.

Ingredients:
Green Cabbage (I never saw or heard of using the purple cabbage for this in Hungary)
salt, 30g per kilogram of cabbage
5-7 whole pepper per layer
2-3 bay leaves per layer

Material you will need:
container
weight
plate
cheese cloth

I acquired a food grade bucket from a bakery, but you can use earthen ware or other bowls as long as they are not metal.

Lay the cabbage by kilogram add the pepper, salt, bay leaves and press it down well. Continue like this until no more cabbage left.
Put the cheese cloth on top of the cabbage, add a plate or anything flat that will press down on the cabbage under the weight. I used my boys dumbbell weights but you can use a jar with water in it or a big rock that you washed well previously. Close the bucket with its lid or add another cheese cloth on the top to keep flies/bugs out.
Place in a lukewarm area and check it in 3 weeks.

Suggested to start a new batch before all the sauerkraut is gone and use some of the brime to sped up the process.

Raw Crackers

Raw Sweet and Spicy/Salty Crackers.

Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cups Flax seeds
3/4 cup Sesame seeds
3/4 Raw Sunflower seeds
Water to cover them for soaking

All the seeds are soaked for about 4-6 hrs.
Note: Flax seed will become gooey and sticky, normal. I actually ad to add more water to it.

Divide the seeds after it's soaked!

For Spicy/Salty crackers add:
3 carrots
2 celery stalks
2 tomatoes (remove skin)
1tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp dry garlic
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp corriander
2 tbsp tamari
1 tbsp coconut oil

For sweet crackers add:
1 cup coconut flakes
2 tbsp raw cocoa powder
2-3 tbsp honey

I used a dehydrator, put parchment paper on each tray and spread the crackers mixture evenly in about 1/2-3/4cm thickness. I had it on for about 16hrs.  Two hours in the dehydrator I scored the sheets so it will be easier to break them apart. But each dehydrator is different so make sure you check so it won't be too hard.
Store in a glass airtight container.