Cottage cheese waffles in an electric waffle maker

We are preparing delicious and aromatic air waffles for breakfast! With fresh fruit, seasonal berries, maple syrup or jam, cottage cheese waffles will be a good alternative to cheesecakes or pancakes.

By following the step–by–step instructions, you will easily prepare a delicious and healthy dessert for the whole family. In addition, you can serve whipped cream, caramel topping, thick natural yogurt, honey or jam.

As you can see, the various supplements can be listed endlessly. Therefore, it is a really great dessert for a good morning.

Ingredients for making cottage cheese waffles in an electric waffle maker:

Recipe for making cottage cheese waffles in an electric waffle maker

Step–by–step instructions:

1. Grind the cottage cheese through a fine sieve so that the waffle dough is smooth and uniform.

2. Add 3 chicken eggs to the cottage cheese.

3. Pour sugar. The amount of sugar can be adjusted to taste. I usually make moderately sweet waffles to serve with berry sauce, maple syrup, melted chocolate, or condensed milk.

4. To make the cottage cheese waffles lush, pour baking soda into the dough. Add vanilla for flavor, and add a pinch of salt to balance the taste.

5. Add sifted wheat flour to the dough.

6. Mix the ingredients thoroughly with a spoon so that the dough is uniform.

7. We heat up the electric waffle iron. Grease the plates with a cooking brush dipped in oil. Place 1 tablespoon of the finished dough on each plate.

8. Close the waffle maker. Bake cheese waffles for 2–3 minutes until golden.

9. Place the finished products on a wire rack so that the products do not deform during the cooling process. Aromatic cottage cheese waffles are served warm, topped with homemade sour cream, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or your favorite jam.

Bon appetit!




Chicken in orange sauce

Today’s menu includes juicy and incredibly aromatic chicken fillet in orange sauce. This is a popular Asian restaurant dish that can be easily replicated at home. The original combination of ingredients gives the meat a spicy sweet–sour taste with an incredibly appetizing citrus aroma.

The chicken fillet according to this recipe turns out to be very tender, soft and juicy. Thanks to the crispy breading in which the pieces of fillet are fried, the sauce perfectly wraps the chicken and stays on it. Loose rice or bulgur is good as a side dish.

If desired, instead of chicken fillet, you can use meat from thighs and legs or turkey fillet. Despite its exquisite taste, the recipe is quite simple, quick and affordable. Follow the step–by–step instructions and you will succeed!

Ingredients for cooking chicken in orange sauce:

Recipe for cooking chicken in orange sauce

Step–by–step instructions:

1. Wash the chicken fillet, dry it from excess moisture with paper towels. We clean the meat from fat and films, cut it into small pieces.

2. Roll each piece of chicken fillet in wheat flour.

3. Dip a piece of meat into the beaten chicken egg so that it is completely covered with it.

4. We bread the chicken in cornstarch. In this way, we prepare all the pieces of chicken fillet.

5. Put the breaded meat in a pan with heated oil in one layer at a distance from each other.

6. Fry the chicken fillet over medium heat until golden brown on all sides. I recommend frying the chicken in several steps. If you immediately put the entire amount of chicken fillet on the pan, then the meat will simply be stewed, and not fried until golden brown.

7. Place the finished pieces of fillet on a plate lined with paper napkins to remove excess oil.

8. In a deep pan or saucepan, combine all the ingredients for the sauce: finely grated garlic and ginger root, the peel of one orange, sugar, ground red pepper and a pinch of salt. If you use concentrated soy sauce, there is no need to add salt. The amount of ground red pepper can be adjusted to taste.

9. Pour soy sauce and fresh orange juice into the pan, you can with the pulp.

10. Mix 70 ml of cold water and 1 tablespoon of corn starch in a separate bowl. Stir the mixture, reaching a homogeneous consistency. Pour it into the pan with the rest of the ingredients.

11. Constantly stirring the sauce, bring it to a boil. Boil the sauce over low heat for 1 minute so that it thickens and becomes glossy.

12. Put the fried chicken fillet in breadcrumbs into the boiling sauce.

13. Cook chicken in orange sauce over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

14. Serve the ready aromatic chicken fillet in orange sauce hot immediately after cooking, garnishing the dish with fresh parsley. You can also use green onion feathers and sesame seeds fried in a dry pan for decoration.

Bon appetit!




Broccoli, hard cheese and cream soup

For lunch, prepare a delicious, vitamin and healthy soup with broccoli, hard cheese and cream. This simple first course will give you a boost of energy, a feeling of lightness and a good mood after a delicious lunch! The recipe is fairly budget–friendly, simple and quick to prepare, in the cold season you can use frozen broccoli florets.

The soup turns out to be bright and appetizing, with a delicate creamy taste. A variety of cheeses such as Cheddar, Gruyère or Parmesan can be used to create different variations of this dish. We will use chicken broth to prepare the soup. If desired, it can be replaced with vegetable broth prepared from onions, carrots, celery, parsley root and parsnips, fresh herbs and spices.

Cheese lovers and those who appreciate the combination of fresh vegetables and delicate taste will definitely like this dish.

Ingredients for making soup from broccoli, hard cheese and cream:

Recipe for making soup with broccoli, hard cheese and cream

Step–by–step instructions:

1. Peel the onion and garlic cloves, cut into small cubes. In a saucepan with a thick bottom, mix vegetable oil and butter. When the mixture is heated, put the chopped vegetables in the pan. While stirring, saute the onion and garlic until light golden.

2. Wash the carrot, peel it, grind it on a grater with a large cloth. Add grated carrots to the sautéed vegetables. Stir, continue to fry the vegetables over low heat for another 2–3 minutes until the carrots are soft.

3. Then add 2 tablespoons of wheat flour to the soup. Stirring constantly, we continue to fry the vegetables with flour over low heat for 1 minute.

4. Constantly stirring the ingredients, pour the warm chicken broth into the pan in a thin stream.

5. Wash the potatoes, peel them, cut them into medium–sized cubes. Add the vegetables to the boiling chicken broth. Stir, continue to cook the soup under the lid on low heat for 7–10 minutes.

6. When the potatoes in the soup become soft, add broccoli, cut into small florets, to the pan. Frozen cabbage can be added to the soup immediately, without first thawing.

7. Immediately after the broccoli, add hard cheese, finely grated, to the soup.

8. Continue to cook the soup over low heat, stirring so that the hard cheese melts completely. Pour warm cream into the soup.

9. At the end of cooking, add salt, ground black pepper, paprika and finely chopped parsley to the soup.

10. Let the soup boil, then turn off the heat. Incredibly tasty and fragrant broccoli soup with hard cheese and cream is poured into portioned plates and served with a slice of fresh bread or crackers.

Bon appetit!




Kefir pancakes with salmon and cream cheese

We prepare appetizing pancakes with red fish and cream cheese for Maslyana. Such an exquisite combination will appeal to everyone without exception. To prepare a snack, you can use pancakes cooked in your favorite way: on milk, whey or boiling water. I used thin kefir pancakes as a base.

According to this recipe, they are very tender, porous and tasty. They are easy to turn over, they don’t stick to the pan and stay soft for a long time. In addition to salmon, you can use lightly salted or smoked fillets of pink salmon or trout. Mascarpone, Philadelphia or other cream cheese is perfect for the recipe.

Such an appetizer will compete with restaurant dishes and is perfect for a festive table. The harmonious combination of appetizing thin pancakes and delicate filling will delight even the most experienced gourmets.

Ingredients for making kefir pancakes with salmon and cream cheese:

Recipe for kefir pancakes with salmon and cream cheese

Step-by-step instructions:

1. Mix 2 chicken eggs, sugar, salt and baking soda in a deep bowl. Mix the ingredients with a whisk until a homogeneous consistency.

2. Pour warm kefir into the resulting mixture. Mix the ingredients with a whisk until smooth.

3. Add sifted wheat flour to the mixture. We mix the dough for pancakes until a uniform consistency.

4. To make kefir pancakes elastic and not stick to the surface of the pan, pour 1 tablespoon of oil into the dough. Mix the dough with a whisk. In terms of consistency, it should be slightly thicker than classic pancake batter. Cover the bowl with the dough with a dry towel, leave it for 15 minutes for the dough to rise.

5. Grease the heated pancake pan with a small amount of vegetable oil. It is convenient to use a cooking brush for this purpose. Pour a small amount of dough into the pan. Rotating the pan in a circular motion, distribute the dough over its entire surface.

6. Fry the pancake over medium heat. When the edges of the pancake are browned, carefully turn the pancake to the other side and bring it to readiness. We prepare all the pancakes in this way. From the indicated amount of ingredients, I got 8 products with a diameter of 20 cm.

7. When the pancakes cool down to room temperature, you can start stuffing. Grease the surface of the pancake with a thin layer of cream cheese. Evenly distribute finely chopped dill greens on top. Cut the salmon into thin slices. Place a piece of salmon on one edge of the pancake.

8. Roll the pancake into a tight roll. In this way, we form all products. Then cut each pancake diagonally in half. A tasty and hearty snack is ready!

9. If desired, the pancakes can be cooled in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving. We serve pancakes with salmon and cream cheese with green sprigs and lemon slices.

Bon appetit!