Spanish Corn Bread

Today is 25-th day of spring, and it's already 35*C in my town. Looks like long hot season has started.

This recipe is for those who are living on Northern Hemisphere and are stepping into Autumn. Enjoy the colours of that beautiful season!

Ingredients:

2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup stone-ground cornmeal
1 cup  SR flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp honey, or sugar
1 tsp fine sea salt
1/4 tsp chilli flakes, optional
120 g (1 cup) crumbled sheep cheese
1/2 cup olives, preferably stuffed
Spanish salami, optional
Method:
Preheat oven to 180*C, prepare a small loaf tin (or muffin moulds), brush with softened butter.
Beat eggs, oil and butter milk. Add all other ingredients. Mix well. Transfer half of this mixture to baking pan, place olives on it, spoon the rest of corn bread mixture, smooth the surface with spoon and decorate the top with some herbs, olives and/or salami. Bake for 40-45 minutes (less for muffins). When done let it cool on a rack.


Španski Kukuruzni hljeb

Danas je 25-i dan proljeca, a vani je vec 35* C. Izgleda kao da je duga vruca sezona otpocela!
Recept je namijenjen vama gore, na sjevernoj polulopti, koji zakoracujete u jesen. Uzivajte u bojama ove divne sezone!

Potrebno:
2 veca jaja
1 solja tecnog jogurta
1/4 solje maslinovog ulja
3/4 solje kukuruznog brasna, sitnog
1 solja samodizajuceg brasna
2 k meda ili secera
1 k soli
1/4 k chili ljuspica, po zelji
120 gr mrvljene fete
1/2 solje maslina, punjenih po mogucnosti
Spanska salama, po zelji
Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu na 180*C, pripremite manji kalup za hljeb (ili za mafine); namazite ga sa maslacem.
Umutite jaja, ulje i jogurt; dodajte ostale sastojke. Izmijesajte dobro.
Sravite pola ovemjesavine u kalup, poredajtemasline, zatim pokrijte sa preostalim tijestom. Ukrasite povrsinu sa zacinskim biljem, maslinama i/ili kobasicom. Pecite 40-45 minuta (manje za muffine). Prohladite malo prije rezanja.

Fetta, Tomato and Zucchini Tart

Suggestion for a quick lunch...

 Ingredients:
 Pastry-
1 1/4  cup flour
120 g butter, from fridge
1/2 an egg, beaten
2-3 tsp cold water
pinch of salt
Topping-
1 large zucchini, sliced thinly (lengthwise)
1 large tomato, sliced thinly
100-120 g Fetta, sliced or crumbled
thyme (or other herbs)
2-4 tsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Method:
Process ingredients for pastry in a food processor, take out, knead, and wrap into glad wrap. Leave in a cool spot for 10-20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare toppings. Switch your oven to 190*C. Prepare tart tin (oblong or round).
Roll out the pastry  to your tin shape (between paper or glad wrap is the easiest way). Place it over the tin (mine was 36 x 13 cm), mould it with your hands and cut off excess. Place sliced zucchini on the pastry, then tomatoes. Spoon half of olive oil, season lightly. Place fetta over the veggies, sprinkle chosen herbs and spoon the rest of oil. Bake 20+ minutes. Enjoy while warm.

Tart sa Fetom, Paradajzom i Tikvicama

...za jedan brzinski rucak!

Potrebno:
Tijesto-
1 1/4 solja brasna
120 gr maslaca, iz frizidera
1/2 umucenog jajeta
2-3 male k hladne vode
malo soli
Povrsina-
1 veca tikvica, rezana po duzini i tanko
1 veci paradajz, rezan tanko
100-120 gr Feta sira, rezan ili izmrvljen
timijan / majcina dusica (ili drugo zacinsko bilje)
2-4 male  k maslinovog ulja
so i biber po ukusu

Nacin:
Izmrvite brasno sa komadicima maslaca i umijesite tijesto sa ostalim sastojcima (ili ovo ucinite uz pomoc sjeckalice). Zamotajte u foliju i ostavite.
Izrezite povrce i sir. Pripremite kalup za tart  i ukljucite rernu na 190*C.
Razvaljajte tijesto prema obliku vaseg kalupa (moj je bio cetvrtast 36 x 13cm). Postavite tijesto u kalup i prstima oblikujte; odrezite visak tijesta. Postavite tikvice preko tijesta, zatim paradajz. Pospite polovinu ulja i zacinite lagano. Pospite fetom i izabranim zacinskim biljem, zatim pospite preostalo ulje preko. Pecite oko 20+ minuta; uzivajte dok je toplo!

Asparagus and Sheep Fetta Quiche

Finally, all the problems that I have with Blogger, have dissapeard.  My page opens so much easier and faster, and commenting is working  :-).
My blog is going to hit 100 000th visitor soon, so watch this space in next week for an international giveaway.
Have a good weekend everyone!

Ingredients :
(Makes one large (22 cm) quiche, or 12 small-ones (muffin size).)
Dough-
1,5 cups flour
pinch of salt
125 g butter, cut into smaller pieces
1-2 tbs sour cream (or icy cold water)
Filling-
3-4 eggs, depending on size
1 cup cream
150 g sheep (or goat) feta
1 can asparagus, cut into pieces
80-100 g Prosciutto, small pieces (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
For topping-
Mozzarella cheese and nigella seeds (optional)
Method :
Crumble butter with flour using tips of your fingers (or use food processor), add all other ingredients  and make a soft dough. Roll out to cover a flan / quiche dish, refrigerate for 10-15 min.
Preheat oven to 220*C. Take the dough out of fridge. Crumble cheese on top of the dough, lay asparagus and prosciutto. Mix eggs, cream and seasoning well; pour over the quiche. bake 5 min on 220*C, then lower temperature to 180 *C and bake another 20 min. Top with Mozzarella cheese and sprinkle nigella seeds and return to oven for another 5 minutes.


Konacno, svi problemi koje sam imala sa Blogger-om su nestali. Moja stranica se otvara bez problema i ucitava mnogo brze,  komentiranje radi  :-).
Moj blog ce uskoro posjetiti 100 000ta osoba, i u to ime pratite ovaj prostor sljedece sedmice za jedno internacionalno darivanje.
Dobar vikend svima!                            

Kiš sa Šparogama i Ovčijom Fetom
(Za jednu 22 cm veliku ili 12 malih - velicine mafina)


Potrebno :
Tijesto-
1,5 solja brasna
malo soli
125 gr maslaca, rezan na komadice
1-2 K ledene vode
Fil-
3-4 jaja, u zavisnosti o velicini
1 solja slatke pavlake / kajmaka
150 gr ovcije fete (ili kozje)
1 konzerva sparoga, komadi
80-100 gr prsute, mali komadi (po zelji)
so i biber prema ukusu
Za posuti po povrsini-
Mocarela sir i čurekot (crno sjeme sezama)
Nacin:
Smrvite maslac sa brasnom koristeci vrhove prstiju; dodajte ostale sastojke i umijesite mekano tijesto (ili koristite elektricnu sjeckalicu za ovo). Razvaljajte na velicinu vase posude za kis i smjestite tijesto u frizider na 10-15 min. 
Ukljucite rernu na 220*C. Izvadite posudu sa tijestom; poredajte po povrsini mrvljeni sir, sparoge i prsutu. Umutite jaja sa pavlakom i zacinite. Ulijte ovo preko svega i pecite 5 min na 220*C, zatim smanjite renu na 180*C i pecite jos 20 min. Izvadite iz rerne, pospite mocarelom i sezamom. Vratite u rernu na jos 5 minuta.

Greek Salad + Awards

Ingredients:
Salad-
4 egg tomatoes, cut into wedges
2 Lebanese cucumbers, halved lengthways, sliced
1 red capsicum, halved, deseeded, thinly sliced
1 red onion, quartered, each quarter cut into thin wedges
250g kalamata olives
300g Greek feta, cubed
Dressing-
3 tbs extra virgin olive oil
2 tbs lemon juice
pinch of salt
Method:
Mix all salad ingredients well. Shake dressing ingredients in a jar, pour over salad. Serve on a bed of salad leaves (optional) and /or with crusty bread.

Grčka Salata

Potrebno:
Salata-
4 paradajza, izrezana na reznjeve ili vece kocke
2 krastavca, prepolovljena i izrezana
1 crvena paprika, izrezana tanko ili na kocke
1 ljubicasti luk, rezan sitno na reznjeve
250 gr crnih maslina
300 gr Grcke fete, rezane na kocke
Preliv-
3 K djevicanskog maslinovog ulja
2 K soka limuna
prstohvat soli
Nacin:
Pomijesajte sve sastojke za salatu. Sastojke za preliv muckajte u zatvorenoj tegli, pa ovime prelijte salatu. Servirajte preko listova zelene salate (po volji) i/ili sa nekim rusticnim hljebom / kruhom.


AWARDS / NAGRADE


HVALA dragoj pjesnikinji sa bloga "Poezija s mora"

treba preuzeti nagradu i odgovoriti na ova pitanja:
1. Što te inspirira za naslov posta?
Moji recepti iz svih krajeva svijeta.

2. Opiši se u četiri riječi:
Nisam ja tako jednostavna!

3. Najdraži citat:
Nikog nije briga ako si mizeran, stoga ti je bolje da budes sretan!

4. Nominiraj nekoliko blogova
-Mirjana
-Dzoli
-Zondra

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THANK YOU Duxa "cosinhadaduxa"

Answer the questions / odgovori na pitanja
-Why did you start bloging? / zasto ste otpoceli blogiranje? I wanted all my recepies in one spot
-How did you choose your blog's name? / kako ste odabrali ime za blog? My name + my kitchen + my creations
-Koje su teme vaseg bloga? / What's the topic of your blog? FOOD!!!

Winners / Dobitnici
-Nale
-Jelena
-Ankica
-Poezija s mora
-Marijana
-Tanja

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HVALA Nale "coolinarija"
-Tamara
-Tihana
-Nina
-Branka

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HVALA Marijana "Marijanina knjiga recepata"
HVALA Tanja "Tanja's cooking corner"

Say 10 things about yourself / da kažem nešto o sebi, u 10 stavki (vec bilo, pa vas necu 'daviti')

Forward award to other blogers / proslijedite drugim blogerima!
-Duxa
-Melrose
-Jubistacha

Zucchini filled with lentils and fetta

Ingredients:
1 tbs black mustard seeds
1 tbs oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 big tomato, finely chopped
1 big garlic clove, pressed
2/3 cup red lentils
1 cup vegetable stock
1 tbs fresh oregano, chopped
100 g fetta cheese
6-8 zucchini, halved lengthwise

Method:
Prepare zucchinis - hollow each small one lengthwise (boat shape), big ones cut in equal pieces (vertically) then hollow with a teaspoon.
Heat a frying non-stick pan and 'fry' black mustard seeds until start to pop and release smell. Set aside.
Heat oil in another deeper pan, fry onions, add garlic and tomato.Cook until soft. Pour stock, add lentils and cook for 20 minutes.
Remove from heat, add oregano,fetta and mustard cheese. Let it cool slightly.
Fill zucchinis with the filling, put in a baking dish, spray with olive oil and bake for 15min on 200*C.
Perfect for lunch, picnic, as finger food or side dish. Best served warm!




Tikvice filovane lecom i feta sirom

Potrebno:
1 kasika sjemena gorusice/senfa (crni po mogucnosti)
1 kasika ulja
1 veliki crveni luk, sjeckan
1 veliki paradajz, sjeckan bez sjemena
1 veliko ceno bijelog luka, protisnutog
2/3 solje (solja=250ml) crvene lece
1 solja supe od povrca ( ili Vegeta rastopljena u vreloj vodi)
1 kasika svjezeg origana, sjeckanog
100 gr feta sira
6-8 tikvica, zavisno o velicini, prepolovljene po duzini, izdubljene poput camaca

Priprema:
Pripremite tikvice - manje izdubite poput camaca, vece prerezite poprijeko na iste velicine, pa izdubite sredu kasicicom.
Proprzite sjeme senfa na suho,dok ne pocne pucketati i pustati miris, pa ostavite po strani.
U drugu posudu zagrijte ulje, isprzite luk, bijeli luk, pa dodajte paradajz. Uspite supu/vodu i lecu pa kuhajte oko 20 minuta. Prohladite.
Skinite sa vatre pa dodajte sir, sjeme senfa i origano.
Filujte pripremljene tikvice. Stavite ih u pripremljenu posudu u kojoj cete peci,pospricajte maslinovim uljem i pecite oko 15 min na 200*C.
Idealno za rucak, izlete, 'male zalogaje' ili prilog. Najbolje je sluziti toplo!