Sunday, December 25, 2022

Cheese Souffle


Souffle goes as a sweet dessert 

    if paired with black currant, 

    raspberry preserve, 

    orange jam 

    or fresh berries. 


It makes for a great savoury dish 

    if paired with truffles, 

    fried porcine 

    or portabella  mushrooms.

 

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Take 3 large eggs and lightly beat with a fork.

Mix in ricotta (15 oz box). Take reduced fat option if this is your preference.  

Add grated lemon zest. 

Add a teaspoon of natural vanilla extract - strictly optional. 

Mix together. 


Add 2 table spoons of either 

        potato starch (gluten-free option but perfectly appropriate for any diet) 

        or wheat flour, 

topped with half-teaspoon of baking powder 

    and a pinch of salt. 

Mix into batter well. 

Add 1 measuring cup of grated cheese (Parmesan, or mix of few cheeses). 

Mix together with a spatula. 





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Start heating the oven. 

Polish the bottom and sides of baking from with butter. 

Pout batter, helping yourself with spatula, into the form. 

Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes. 



Once  you almost like the colour, turn off the oven 

    and keep  souffle in there for 10 minutes. 



Take the form out and let souffle to cool down for at least 10 minutes, 

    placing the form on a rack.








Nudge souffle out of the form on a cutting board. 


Now you should be able to cut souffle with a knife. 


Serve warm.   



 



Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Chicken soup diet - 3 day weight loss program without feeling hungry

Chicken soup for your diet


For preparation, you'll need a large stock pot and a skimmer tool,
Fiskars 7 Inch Folding Saw / meat cleaver or garden scissors, vegetable peeler.  


Consider 

Le Creuset Enameled-Steel Stock Pot, 8-Qt


Consider 

 SUR LA TABLE STAINLESS STEEL FINE-MESH SKIMMER


Wash your chicken and cut it in quarters. 
Place into the stock pot. 
Add 4-5 liters of water, 1 table spoon of salt. 
Bring to boil, remove the foam and reduce the heat, keep simmering for an hour. 
Add 1 whole onion, 2 peeled carrots half-way. 
Remove the onion and dispose of it. 

Diet with your chicken soup

Day one
For early lunch drink 300 mg of bullion. 
Eat half of chicken quarter. 
Pause between meals. 
Repeat 2 times during the day. 
Eat 1/2 carrot. 
If you get hungry, drink more bullion. 

Day two
For early lunch drink 300 mg of bullion. 
Eat half of chicken quarter. 
Pause between meals. 
Repeat 2 times during the day. 
Eat 1/2 carrot. 
If you get hungry, drink more bullion. 
 
Day three
For early lunch drink 300 mg of bullion. 
Eat half of chicken quarter. 
Pause between meals. 
Repeat 2 times during the day.
Oh! I guess no more chicken left for the last meal. 
Eat remaining carrot. 
Drink all the bullion you want. 

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Whole chicken provides you with 3300 calories. 
You'll feel extremely satisfied by the end of this 3-day exercise and may wish to repeat every 4 weeks. 

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Fat and salty cookies

 

200 gr. of coarse-grated sharp cheese (e.g. Parmesan) 

mix with

6-8 table spoons overloaded with flour

and baking powder at the tip of the knife

Then manually involve

80 gr. frozen grated butter

into the mix of dry ingridients

Add 1 egg beaten with 1-2 half egg-shells of water.

Make 2  balls, wrap into plastic or something else to prevent drying 

and cool in refrigerator for 1/2 hour. 

Roll with a pin and cur out cookies with a small glass or the cookie cutter of your liking. 

Bake at 180C for 12-18 minutes till golden.  

Enjoy instead of breakfast. 


Sunday, April 19, 2020

Breakfast ideas for breakfast-conscious


Breakfast with farmer's cheese Mediterranean way




Farmer's cheese or greek yogurt [ gvina lebana ]
with chopped tomatoes
cucumber chunks
black olives
and olive oil
- add salt and pepper or have it bare.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Best popcorn recipe for healthy diet

Pour moderate amount of good oil (no coconut oil or palm oil, please) into a thick-bottomed pot,
add a pinch of salt,
distribute corn kernels evenly in a single layer,
add another pinch of fine salt.
Cover the pot and put heat under the pot on high.
Once you hear few pops in a row, wait for 15 seconds and turn the heat off.
Wait till popping subsides.
Open the lid and empty the pot into some suitable bowl.
Enjoy in place of supper with plenty of water.