Oven baked Meatballs

They can be used as cocktail food for parties, or as a part of a meal (pasta, rice, cous-cous)

Ingredients:

500 g mince (turkey, beef, pork,...any)

1/2 cup parmesan, grated

1/2 cup breadcrumbs (some meats need more exmpl - turkey)

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 medium onion, chopped finelly

1 tsp salt

black pepper to taste (I like a lot)

1-2 garlic cloves, crushed

1-2 tsp favorite herbs (thyme, oregano, basil...optional)

(1-2 tbs oil, if meat very lean)

Method:

Mix all ingredients really well. Shape them into balls (as big as you want) by rolling between your palms. Place onto baking sheet. Bake for 10+ minutes on 200*C (larger balls need more time). 

Serve with a sauce  (tomato, bbq or sweet chili sauce) and toothpicks on the side; or, mix meatballs with your favorite (tomato or cream based) sauce and serve over pasta or rice.

Mesne Loptice iz Rerne

Ove loptice mozete koristiti kao zalogaje za koktel zabave, ili kao kompletan obrok - uz rizu, pastu, povrce.

Potrebno:

500 gr mljevenog mesa (puretina, svinjetina, govedina,...bilo koje)

1/2 solje  parmezana, rendanog

1/2 solje krusnih mrvica / prezle (neko meso treba vise, npr puretina)

2 jaja, umucenih

1/2 srednjeg luka, sjeckan

1 k soli

crni biber, prema ukusu (ja volim mnogo dodati)

1-2 cena bijelog luka, protisnuta

1-2 k zacinskog bilja (majcina dusica, origano,bosiljak,...po zelji)

(1-2 K ulja, ako je meso skroz nemasno)

Nacin:

Pomijesajte sve sastojke  i dobro umijesite. Oblikujte loptice velicine po vasoj zelji i postavite na tepsiju (sa papirom). Pecite 10+ minuta na 200*C (vece loptice trebaju vise vremena). Servirajte sa nekim sosom (paradajz, slatki cili ili bbq sos) i cackalicama  po strani; ili, umijesajte u neki krem ili paradajz sos i servirajte sa pastom ili rizom.

Chicken and Bacon Bites - 2 Ingredient creation

Chicken breasts are too dry and too bland; bacon is too salty and too fat...Put them together, and you'll get tasty finger food!

Ingredients:
chicken breasts, cut into cubes (2 cm)
bacon, smoked, cured, slices (as many as breast cubes)
- toothpicks / skewers needed

Method:
Wrap each piece of chicken breast with bacon. Tread with a toothpick, or put a few of them onto a skewer. Bake in hot oven for 15+ minutes, or grill them turning occasionally. Great for cocktail / finger parties.




Zalogaji od piletine i Slanine - 2 Sastojka Kreacija

Pileca prsa su suha i poprilicno bezukusna; dimljena slanina je masna i slana...Spojite ih u ukusnu kreaciju koja se jede prstima!

Potrebno:
Pileca prsa, isjecena na 2 cm kocke
Slanina, dimljena, slana - onoliko reznjeva koliko je kocki piletine
- cackalice ili duzi drveni klipici / stapici

Nacin:
Zamotajte svaki komad pilecih prsa u komad slanine; nabodite na cackalice (ili nekoliko njih na duzi prutic). Pecite na visokoj temperaturi  15 + minuta, ili grilujte okrecuci povremeno. Odlicno za koktele / hranu koja se jede prstima.

Testing my new Kitchen...Teenage Party

 My new kitchen

Before

It took much longer, but it was worth it! My new kitchen is spacious and well organised.
First real test was a teenage party for my son.

Puno duze je trajalo, ali je vrijedno truda! Moja nova kuhinja raspolaze sa vecim prostorom i boljom organizacijom. Prvi test je bio zabava za mog mladjeg sina.


Party
To make this event easy on my-self, I  prepared only necessary food and bought some ready made stuff
(chicken nuggets, chips, dips,  lollies, drinks...teenagers prefer bough food anyway!)

Da bi si olaksala ovu obavezu, pripremila sam samo neophodnu hranu i kupila vecinu vec gotove
(pileci kroketi, cips, umaci, slatkisi, pice...tinejdzeri ionako vise vole kupljenu hranu)




This is what I made! / Evo sta sam pripremila!

Ricotta and Basil Scrolls (Recipe)











Pizza Scrolls

 For pizza scrolls, use the same dough as in recipe above. Spread the dough with pizza sauce, sprinkle with your favourite toppings and cheese, cut 2 cm pieces and bake for 10-12 minutes (200*C). 

Isto tijesto kao u receptu gore, namazite pica sosem i pospite omiljenim sirom i kobasicom. Zamotajte, rezite i pecite oko 10-12 min (200*C).

Frankfurters in Puff Pastry

You need 1 packet of cocktail frankfurters (16 pieces) and 2 puff pastry sheets. Cut each sheet into 8 ribbons; wrap each ribbon around one frankfurter . Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Trebacete 1 paket hrenovki / virsli (male ili prepolovite velike - 16 komada) i 2 lista (25 x25cm) lisnatog tijesta. Tijesto izrezite na trake, omotajte svaku hrenovku i pecite 8-10 minuta.

Cucumber, Feta, Tomato Stack

Cut thin cucumber into discs, place cubes of feta onto each disc and top with 1/2 cherry tomato. Secure with toothpick.

Izrezite tanje krastavce na diskove, na svaki stavite kocku fete i poklopite sa polovicom tresnjastog paradajza. Ubodite cackalicu u svaki.

Pink Lemonade (Recipe)

Easy Bites

Here is an idea for quickly prepared finger food.

Ingredients:
Cucumbers (Lebanese), peeled and sliced into 5-7 mm discs
Cream cheese (mixed with a bit of sour cream - optional)
Smoked salmon, small pieces
Herbs for garnishing (parsley, chives...your choice)
Method:
Place slices of cucumber onto serving plate. Mix cheese and sour cream, spoon a bit onto each cucumber slice. Roll pieces of salmon into 'roses', place them on cream cheese and garnish with herbs.
Serve immediately, or keep refrigerated for up to 2 hours.

Lagani zalogaji

Evo ideje za brzu pripremu koktel hrane / zalogaja.

Potrebno:
Krastavci (oni sa malim sjemenkama - 'Lebaneski'), oguljeni i isjeceni na 5-7 mm
Kremasti sir (pomijesan sa malo kiselog vrhnja / pavlake - po zelji)
Dimljeni losos, mali komadi
Zacinsko bilje za ukras (persun, vlasac...po zelji)
Nacin:
Postavite kolutice krastavca na posudu za sluzenje. Pomijesajte sir sa vrhnjem; malo kasikom nanesite na svaki kolut krastavca. Smotajte komadice lososa u 'ruzice', postavite ih na krem sir i ukrasite izabranim biljem. Sluzite odmah ili drzite u frizideru navise 2 sata prije sluzenja.

Puff Pastry Twists

I always have Puff pastry in my freezer. It's so versatile and easy to make a quick snack with it...Just use a bit of your imagination, and a delicious, crunchy (savoury or sweet) finger food is on your table in no time.

Ingredients:

2 puff pastry sheets

1 egg white, beaten

grated Parmesan

poppy seeds

sesame seeds

Method:

Take pastry out of freezer. Switch oven to 200*C. Spray a baking sheet with oil.

When's pastry defrosted, brush one sheet with egg white, sprinkle with Parmesan. Put another sheet over it; press slightly with a rolling pin. Brush top side with egg white, sprinkle with poppy seeds. Use rolling pin to slightly press the seeds into pastry. Turn over, do the same with sesame seeds. 

Cut pastry into fingers. Twist each and place onto baking sheet. Place into oven and bake for 5-8 min, or until slightly golden and crunchy. Serve while still warm. 

Uvrnuti štapići od lisnatog tijesta

Uvijek imam lisnato tijesto u zamrzivacu, jer je tako prakticno i lako za brzinsku pripremu (slane ili slatke) hrane. Uz malo maste, na vasem stolu je za cas gotov 'snack'.

Potrebno:

2 lista lisnatog tijesta

1 bjelance, lako umuceno

Parmezan, rendani

Mak

Sezam

Nacin:

Izvadite tijesto iz zamrzivaca. Ukljucite rernu na 200*C; pripremite veliku plitku tepsiju.

Kada se tijesto odmrzlo, jedan list premazite bjelancem i pospite Parmezanom. Preko njega prebacite drugi list i lagano oklagijom pritisnite povrsinu. Sada premazite vrh tijesta bjelancem i pospite makom. Utisnite sjeme oklagijom, zatim preokrenite tijesto i na drugu stranu nanesite sezam na isti nacin. 

Izrezite tijesto na trake, pa svaku uvijete oko svoje ose. Postavite na tepsiju i pecite 5-8 min, ili dok stapici ne postanu zlatno-zuti i hrskavi. Sluzite toplo.