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Lemon chicken soup

5/9/2020

You can make variations of this soup, you can add orzo, or noodles, or leave as is. This soup has become a staple in our home, it is so easy to make, absolutely delicious, not to mention the health benefits to your immune system! It is also a huge hit with the kids! You can make this in your instant pot or in a pot on the stove.

INGREDIENTS:

3-4 cloves of garlic
2 yellow onions
4-5 carrots
2-3 chicken breasts
2 handfulls of fresh dill
5-8 lemons
5 eggs
1 cup Orzo (or noodles)
Salt, pepper, savoury to taste
1 chicken stock cube

INSTRUCTIONS:

At the bottom of your pot, add some olive oil and the chopped up garlic and onions. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
Add the carrots (chopped up) and the spices- savoury, salt, pepper, and chicken bullion cube
Add the chicken, water and the juice of 3 lemons. Cover and let it cook for about 30 mins (this is the time I used in my instant pot, you may have to adjust the time it takes to cook on the stove).
When the chicken is ready, take out the chicken and chop it up into small pieces, put it back in the pot.
In a separate bowl, beat the 5 eggs and slowly pour them into the pot as you are stirring the soup simultaneously.
Add the rest of the lemon juice and more spice as needed, also add more fresh dill and some orzo or noodles. Let it cook another 5 minutes.
You can garnish with more lemon and dill as needed when the soup is in the serving bowls.

Enjoy!

Fig pizzA

11/18/2019

This has to be our most favourite pizza we’ve ever made! It’s first of all so simple to make and everyone loves the taste, even my son!

Ingredients:

Pizza dough
Olive oil
Parmigan cheese
Mozzarella
Figs
Fig jam
Prosciutto
Arugula

Instructions:

Add some flour on the counter (or wherever you’re going to knead the dough)
Roll out the dough and make it into pizza shape
Add some olive oil all over it
Add some fig jam
Add some parmigan cheese
Wash and cut the figs into slices and add them to the pizza
Add some mozzarella
Bake it until the dough is done (350 degrees)
Take it out and add the prosciutto pieces all over
Put it back in the oven for 2-5 mins
Take it out and add arugula on top!

Enjoy!

Honey garlic shrimp

1/23/2019

This was probably one of the greatest dishes I’ve made up! Not to mention it was extremely easy and it only too about 15 mins to make!

Ingredients:

One container of cooked shrimp (I had the frozen platter with about 30 shrimps)
1/2 cup of honey
1 clove garlic
1 tsp olive oil

Cooking Instructions:

In a deep pan, add the chopped up garlic and olive oil and let it simmer for a minute
Wash the shrimp and add it to the pan, mixing with the garlic
Add the honey and mix some more. You can also add a bit of water maybe 1/4 cup and let it simmer
Cook it for about 10 minutes
Enjoy it with a glass of white wine ;) or you can add it to other dishes like the one below ⬇️

Persian chicken

12/25/2018

ingredients:

6 skinless chicken thighs
2 cups of Greek yogurt
Saffron spice (one package)
Salt, pepper, savoury to taste
1/2 lemon 🍋
1 carrot chopped in small squares
1 small yellow onion chopped in small squares
Pasta or orzo to add to the plate

Cooking Instructions:

In a large bowl, add the yogurt, saffron spice and lemon juice, mix well. Add the chicken to the mixture and let it marinate for a bit (it’s best to let it marinate for at least an hour in the fridge)
In a deep frying pan (stainless steel kind), add a bit of olive oil and fry the onion and carrot until soft and golden
Add salt, pepper, savoury
Add the chicken with yogurt mixture and add some water to it. Cover it and let it simmer on medium for about 30 mins or so, turning over each piece of chicken periodically as it cooks
Boil some pasta or orzo. Add it to a plate and then when the chicken is done you can add it to the orzo/pasta
Enjoy with a glass of white wine, moscato is my preference!🍷

Veggie stuffed peppers

11/19/2018

Ingredients:

4 peppers (red, yellow, orange)
1 can of black beans
2 carrots
1 red onion
1 green zucchini
1 broccoli
Spices - salt, pepper, savoury, oregano, dill, parsley
1 garlic clove
Feta cheese
Barbecue diana sauce (small amount about 3 spoons)

Cooking Instructions:

Wash and cut up all the veggies
In a deep pan, add olive oil and the onion and garlic
Add the carrots and cook
Add spices
Add the zucchini and broccoli and add some water, let it simmer
Add the beans and diana sauce and some more water. Let it simmer some more
When done, stuff the peppers and add feta cheese on top
Add some water to the baking dish and cover, cook on 390-400 for 25 minutes or until pepper is soft

VEGETABLE SOUP

11/18/2018

Imgredients:

3 carrots 🥕 chopped in pieces
1 red pepper
1 orange pepper
3 stalks celery
1 yellow onion
1 can of corn 🌽
1 can of red beans or black beans
spices - salt, pepper, savoury, mint, cumin
1 clove garlic chopped
1 tomato 🍅

Cooking Instructions:

Cut up all the veggies in squares or small pieces
Add them to a boiling pot of water
Add spices - salt, pepper, savoury, mint, cumin, garlic
Let it simmer until veggies are soft and your house smells delicious 😋 (20-30 mins)
You can purée the soup or leave it chunky!
Enjoy 😊

Lemon chicken with pOTatoes

11/18/2018

I actually got this recipe from following Jennifer Garners page on Instagram. I tweaked it a bit and made it my own. It turned out to be absolutely delicious!

Ingredients:

One whole chicken split in half with skin
5-6 large yellow potatoes
One small red onion cut in slices
Spices - salt, pepper, paprika, savoury, mint, oregano
Two lemons cut in slices

Cooking Instructions:

Peel and cut the potatoes, add some spices and olive oil to them in a large dish, add the onions and mix
In a large baking pan or ceramic dish, add the cut and peeled potatoes and onions, add a bit of olive oil to grease the pan
Get the chicken and split it kind of so it’s flat. With your fingers, peep the skin and add the lemons underneath the skin
Add the spices all over the chicken and add some butter on top (this will make the skin crispy)
Cover and bake it in the oven for about 35-40 minutes until the chicken is almost ready
Halfway through the cooking, Uncover, remove the lemons (I left mine in until the end and it was way too lemony)
Bake until the top is crispy and the chicken is fully cooked
Let it cool and enjoy it with some salad 🥗

Crockpot veggie and lentil soup

8/28/2018

This month, I discovered an amazing recipe that is easy to make, quick, and absolutely delicious. I made some changes to it and made it my own so hopefully you’ll love it just as much as the original! (Sweetphi.com)

Ingredients:

2 large carrots
1 yellow zucchini
1 white zucchini
1/2 sweet onion
1 sweet red pepper
2 yellow potatoes
2 cups of red lentils
1/2 bunch of kale
2 celery sticks
4-5 cups of vegetable stock
2 cloves of garlic
Salt, mint, parsley, sage, oragano - as much as you like, depending on how big your crockpot is, mine was 7qt so quite big! I probably used two spoons of each but less salt maybe half of that! I also added some extra water because my vegetable stock was not enough!

Cooking Instructions:

Wash and cut all the vegetables
Add everything in the crockpot
Add all the spices and stir
Cook on high for 5 hours
Enjoy 😉

Vegetables and Steak

7/11/2018

Ingredients:

Broccoli - one
3-4 carrots
1 zucchini
1 yellow pepper
1 red pepper
1 green pepper
green beans (handful)
1 cup almonds
1-2 steaks (or chicken)
salt, pepper, savoury, mint, whatever spices you like
olive oil and vinegar to taste

Cooking Instructions:

Wash and cut all the veggies into small chunks
Add them to a baking dish and sprinkle the almonds all over
Add balsamic vinegar and olive oil all over
Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 mins with a closed lid

STEAK: Add the spices to the steak and pour some water on it in a baking dish. Bake it for about 30 mins or so turning it over once or twice. When it is almost cooked, get a frying pan and fry the last few minutes, turning it over so each side is equally crispy. I added some of the juice it was cooking in and it came out delicious. You can do this with chicken as well. This day I had made both steak and chicken and had a bit of both :)

Enjoy this meal with the veggies!

Cauliflower veggies

6/14/2018

Today I’m going to share this super healthy, super easy veggie dish that both my son and I absolutely love! Recently I’ve started eating more veggies of all kinds in particular cauliflower and cabbage! My family has been on a healthy kick this month and this is probably one of our favourite plates! It will only take about 5-10 mins to prep and about 45 mins to bake in the oven at 410!

INGREDIENTS

Half a head of cauliflower
Four carrots chopped
One yellow zucchini chopped
One big bowl of green beans
Almonds (as much as you’d like, I used a large handful)
A cup of organic raw cranberries (not the dried ones but the frozen)
Olive oil and balsamic vinegar (to taste, I usually just pour over the veggies and measure according to how much veggies I have)

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Wash and cut up all the veggies and place them in a large baking dish (I prefer the ceramic ones)
Add the almonds and cranberries
Take your light olive oil and pour it all over the veggies (I don’t like too much of it just maybe 3-4 spoons). Do the same amount with the balsamic vinegar. Stir the veggies and place them in the oven at 410-415 degrees for about 30-45 mins.

This evening I made buckwheat and ate the veggies with the buckwheat, which is full of vitamins and lowers cholesterol! You can eat these veggies with just about anything!

Enjoy! 🥕🍽