SWEET LASAGNA

RICE TOMATO SOUP

One simple soup with such a powerful flavor!
Here is what you need:
1 chopped onion,
1 can 16 oz. crushed tomato,
1/2 cup rice,
2 tablespoons Vegeta;
1/2 teaspoon red crushed pepper,
pepper,
fresh parsley,
2 tablespoons olive oil,
1 tablespoon butter;

Directions:
Saute onion in olive oil and butter until golden brown; add the rest of the ingredients and 5 cups of water (+). Let the soup boil until rice is fully cooked.

ENJOY!

CHEESE PASTRY

INGREDIENTS:
2 squares 8/8 puff pastry.
1/2 cup cottage cheese,
1/2 cup feta cheese,
2 eggs,
1/3 cup sugar,
1 tablespoon vanilla extract,
1 teaspoon lemon peel,
1/4 cup powder sugar;

DIRECTIONS:
In a mixing bowl combine cottage cheese, feta cheese, 1 egg, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla and lemon peel until well blended. Cut each pastry square in 4; that will make 8 little squares. Stretch each square by 1 inch on all sides. Place cheese mixture in the center of pastry. Fold each corner to meet in the center covering the cheese. Brush with egg mixture (1 egg+1 tablespoon water).
Bake at 375 F for 20 to 25 minutes (+ or -) or until nice and light golden brown. Dust with powder sugar.
Enjoy!

SMOKED SALMON WITH CAPERS - APPETIZER

GARLIC SESAME HOMEMADE BREAD

AMARETTO CHOCOLATE POPPY SEED CAKE

NUTELA MOUSSE CHOCOLATE CAKE

SPRING GARDEN SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE

GRAPE LEAVES ROLLS (sarmalute in foi de vita)

We love cabbage rolls a lot, but grape leaves rolls are our favorites. Served with sour cream...yummmm....
It's not hard to make, but takes time to roll them up. My MOM was here and she jumped right into the action. We had fun!!!

All you need is ground pork, ground beef, rice, onion, tomato paste, salt, pepper, spices and marinated grape leaves. First, saute the onion and rice, spices and tomato paste; let cool for 10 minutes; add the meat; mix well until well combined. Stuff each leaf starting from from the bottom up. Make sure the sides are well tacked in. Arrange rolls in a cooking pan, cover with broth (water is fine) add some more tomato paste or sauce, a dash of salt, cover and let cook at medium heat until starts to boil. Reduce heat to very low,(or bake in the oven) and simmer for 30, 40 minutes, or until cooked. Serve with sour cream!
Enjoy!

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TEA TIME

My MOM is coming to visit. Yay!!! Actually I'm going to pick her up, she is not driving. I've made these lovely " finger bite" sandwiches and lemon orange tea, her favorite.

SALMON AND CAPERS (*)with cucumber, GOAT CHEESE AND TOMATOES with onion and GARLIC SAUSAGE with mustard and olives. All on my freshly made GARLIC BREAD.

(*) SALMON AND CAPERS - recipe will be posted ASAP !!!

Me and my MOM are having a great time together this afternoon. I wish my daughter was here to. The three generations ...