Peanut Butter Truffles

These truffles are healthy-ones. They contain  no cholesterol and no added sugar, they're gluten free and made with oats (which helps lowering bad cholesterol) and flaxseed (linseed), which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Made for my darling who is fighting high cholesterol (but my sons almost ate them all). Oh,..no cooking / baking involved! 

Ingredients:

1 cup peanut butter*

2-3 tbs honey

2 tbs flaxseed, grounded 

2 tbs dessicated coconut 

1 cup instant (rolled) oats

-cocoa, coconut, crushed peanut for coating - optional 

Method:

Warm peanut butter (I microwaved it for 45 seconds), add honey and mix well. Add all other ingredients, fold in until incorporated. Take a tbsp at a time and roll between your hands. Coat with chosen ingredients and refrigerate; ready after 20 minutes.

*  Peanut butter's is high in fat content; but most all of its fats are of the healthy monounsaturated type, which lowers "bad" LDL cholesterol levels. Peanut butter also contains polyunsaturated fats, which raises "good" HDL cholesterol levels. The synergy of both these types of fat in peanut butter makes it a good food choice for regulating your cholesterol at a healthy level.

 Kuglice sa Kikiriki Puterom

Ovo su zdrave kuglice; ne sadrzavaju kolesterol i secer, bez glutena su i sadrzavaju zob/jecam (pomaze snizavanju kolesterola) i sjeme lana, koje je bogato sa omega-3 masnim kiselinama. Napravljeno za mog dragog, koji se bori protiv povisenog kolesterola (ali moji sinovi su ih najvise pojeli). A da,..ne pece se i ne kuha!

Sastojci:
1 solja maslaca od kikirikija
2-3 K meda
2 K lanenog sjemena, samljevenog
2 K kokosa
1 solja instant zobi (presovane pahuljice)
-kakao, kokos, samljeveni kikiriki za uvaljati - po zelji
Nacin:
Zagrijte maslac (ja sam ga stvaila u mikrovalnu na 45 sekundi), umijesajte dobro med. Dodajte ostale sastojke i dobro promijesajte. Uzimajte po 1 kasiku ove mase i oblikujte u kuglice, zatim uvaljajte i odabranu masu. Rashladite u frizideru na 20-ak minuta prije sluzenja.

Satay Beef Salad ...or...My oven - episode 3

My oven door 'exploded'!...It went down in a million little pieces; and it's not first time - 

a year ago it happened already... The front (external) door simply broke for no reasons, leaving only internal glass attached.  Now I'm  in search for another  part  (again)....grrrr!

NOT HAPPY 'Whirlpool' / Ikea!

 Ingredients:

1 Large slice of rump steak (salt, pepper, oil for grilling)

1 Spanish onion, sliced

1 medium carrot, grated

1-2 cups bean sprouts

small bunch of coriander leaves, roughly chopped

10-15 sugarsnap peas (mangetout) , sliced diagonally

Satay sauce dressing-

1/2 tbs oil

1/2 tbs red curry paste

1/3 cup peanut butter

1/2 can coconut milk

juice of 1/2 lime

1 tsp brown (or palm) sugar

a bit of fish sauce or salt to taste

(or, use commercial satay sauce) 

Method:

Make sauce first, if you're not using already prepared.

Heat oil, fry curry paste for 30 sec, then add coconut milk and peanut butter. Mix well, bring to boil and take off of heat. Mix in fish sauce, sugar and lime juice.

Grill or pan fry seasoned steak, leaving it slightly pinky inside; let it rest.

Meanwhile, mix all sliced ingredients for salad, place it into a shalow dish. Place sliced steak on top of salad and pour satay dressing. Enjoy!

Satay Salata sa Ramstekom...ili ...Moja rerna - epizoda 3

Vrata  moje rerne su eksplorirala!...Rasula se u milion malih djelica, i to nije prvi put- prije godinu dana se to vec jednom desilo...Prednja (spoljna) vrata su jednostavno popucala bez ikakvog razloga, ostavljajuci samo unutarnje staklo u okviru. Eto sad sam u potrazi za jos jednim dijelom (opet)...grrr!

NISAM ZADOVOLJNA 'Whirlpool' / Ikea!

Potrebno:

1 veci ramstek (so, biber i ulje za pecenje)

1 ljubicasti luk, sjecen na rebarca

1 srednja mrkva, rendana

1-2 solje izdanaka graha / boba

mali svezanj lisca korijandera, krupno rezanog

10-15 mangetout mahuna (pljosnate), rezane dijagonalno

Satay preliv-

1/2 K ulja

1/2 K crvenog karija

1/3 solje kikiriki maslaca

1/2 konzerve kokosovog mlijeka

sok 1/2 limete

1 k braon (ili palminog) secera 

malo ribljeg sosa ili so prema ukusu

(ili, koristite gotovi satay sos)

Nacin:

Najprije napravite satay sos, ako ne koristite gotovi.

Zagrijte ulje, proprzite kari, dodajte mlijeko i maslac. Promijesajte dobro, pa zacinite sa ostalim sastojcima.

Zagrijte tavu i ispecite meso, ostavljajuci ga blago ruzicastim unutra. Neka se odmori.

Pomijesajte sve sastojke za salatu i stavite na vecu, plitku posudu. Izrezite meso na trake i poredajte ga preko salate. Prelijte pripremljenim sosom. Uzivajte!

Fudgy Peanut Butter Cake

Happy Mother's day to all!

Ingredients:
125 g butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
1 large ( or 2 small ) egg(s)
2/3 cup sour cream
1 1/5 cups SR flour
extra butter and flour for tin
Chocolate filling-
100 g dark chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup roasted peanuts (unsalted), chopped
Method:
Preheat oven to 170*C, prepare a ring / bunt tin. Grease with butter and dust with flour.
Beat butter, sugar and egg, until light and creamy. Add peanut butter, sour cream; mix well. Sift flour and fold in.
Make filling- Melt chocolate, stir in condensed milk and nuts. Use while warm (easiest way is to form a sausage).  Spread 1/2 of cake mixture on bottom of tin, place fudge sausage on it, then cover with the rest of cake mixture. Bake for 45-50 min. Cool in tin for 15 min, then turn onto wire rack. Dust with icing sugar.
Slice when totally cool.

Kikiriki Maslac Kolač sa Čokoladnim Filom

Sretan Dan Majki svima!

Potrebno:

125 gr maslaca, omeksalog

1/3 solje secera

1/3 solje braon secera

1/3 solje kikiriki maslaca

1 vece (ili 2 manja) jaje(ta)

2/3 solje kiselog vrhnja

1,5 solja 'samodizajuceg' brasna

jos maslaca i brasna za kalup

Fil-

100 gr tamne cokolade

1/4 solje kondenzovanog  mlijeka

1/2 solje pecenog kikirikija, sjeckanog krupno

Nacin:

Zagrijte rernu na 170*C, pripremite 'kuglof' posudu. Namazite je maslacem i pospite brasnom.

Mutite maslac sa secerom i jajetom, dok ne postane pjenasto. Dodajte kikiriki maslac i vrhnje. Promijesajte dobro, pa ruco umijesajte prosijano brasno.

Napravite fil- Otopite cokokadu, dodajte kondenzovano mlijeko i kikiriki. Iskoristite fil dok je topao - najlakse je da oblikujete 'kobasicu'.

Ubacite pola smiksane smjese u kalup, postavite 'kobacicu' preko, zatim pokrijte drugom polovicom tijesta. Pecite 45-50 min. Izvadite ostavite 15-ak minuta da se prohladi, preokrenite na zicu za hladjenje i pospite secerom u prahu. Rezite kada je sasvim hladno.

Chicken Peanut Butter Curry

Family favorite!
For a quick every day dinner use already prepared red curry.
Ingredients:
600 g chicken meat, diced (your choice, I like thighs)
1/3 cup oil
2-3 tbs red curry paste
400 ml can coconut milk
1/3 cup fish sauce
2 tbs brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter (crunchy is better)
Coriander leaves for garnishing (optional)
Red curry - (for those who can't buy already prepared)
6 dried red chillies,
2 med onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbs oil
1 tbs grated lemon rind
2 teas shrimp paste
1 tbs ground cumin
1 tbs paprika
2 teas turmeric
1 teas black pepper
(Blend or process all ingredients into a smooth paste. Keep refrigerated.)
Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add diced chicken and fry until chicken change it's colour. Add red curry, mix well. Pour coconut milk, and bring to boil. Cook for 10 min, add all other ingredients and mix well. Serve with rice.


Pileci kari sa kikiriki maslacem

Brzinska vecera / rucak, ukoliko imate gotov crveni kari.

Potrebno:
600 gr pileceg mesa, sjecenog na kocke (vas izbor)
1/3 solje ulja
2-3 K crvenog karija
400 ml kokosovog mlijeka
1/3 solje 'ribljeg' sosa
2 K braon secera
1/2 solje kikiriki maslaca (sa komadicima kikirikija)
Lisce korijandera za ukrasiti (po zelji)
Crveni kari (za one koji ga nemogu kupiti)
6 suhih crvenih papricica (chili)
2 srednja crvena luka, sjeckana
3 cena bijelog luka, protisnuta
1 K ribane limunove korice
2 k paste sasusenih skampa (Azijski proizvod)
1 K kima u prahu
1 K paprike crvene
2 K turmerika
1 k crnog bibera
(sve sameljite ili istucajte dok ne dobijete guscu pastu - drzite u frizideru)
Nacin:
Zagrijte ulje, proprzite piletinu. Dodajte crveni kari, promijesajte. Uspite kokosovo mlijeko, i kuhajte 10-ak minuta. Ubacite sve ostale sastojke i dobro promijesajte. Sluzite sa kuhanom rizom.