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[20 Jul 2010 | 13 Comments | ]
Mini Leek Tarts

Delicious mini tarts, stuffed with creamy leek filling. Sounds healthy however both puff pastry and creamy filling are high in calories and fat.  But who cares, it is such a guilty pleasure.
I’ve been wanting to make a tart for a while but instead I decided to make traditional leek tart in a slightly non traditional way, few mini tarts instead of one, big round tart. I think making mini, personal tarts is an awesome idea if you either want to just snack on it or if you’re throwing a party. …

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[14 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Zucchini Cakes

These little guys sometimes are called zucchini fritters but here they’re more like cakes because fritters have smaller ratio of egg and flour to zucchini. They’re very quick to make and very tasty. You can make that way all kind of veggies, just mix with flour and eggs and fry small, round cakes. I also love them with potatoes, like a mini frittata.

    

Appetizers, Sandwiches & wraps, Vegan and vegetarian »

[11 Jul 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
Summer Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce

Summer rolls are a perfect finger food. It’s usually served with a dipping sauce as an appetizer or a snack. You probably heard more often name spring roll, well I don’t know what’s the difference and I don’t think there is any. They’re exactly the same thing.
Preparing summer rolls is fun and entertaining. The longest part is cutting up the veggies into matchsticks but the rest is more like playing around with your food. It’s really cool and if you have kids I’m sure they’ll be more than eager to …

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[9 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
Spanakopita

People usually are divided to those that love spinach and ones that hate it. I’m in the first group. When I was a child spinach sauted with garlic, nutmeg and some cream was my favorite dish. I begged my mom to make it just for me. Today I still love spinach but now I don’t have to ask my mom to prepare it and I know few more recipes with spinach. One of these is famous Greek dish, Spanakopita which means spinach pie. It can serve as a main meal …

Appetizers, Salads, Tofu and tempeh »

[5 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Tofu Caesar Salad

Who said that caesar salad tastes good only with chicken? My version is with blackened tofu and together with lettuce makes a perfectly healthy and satisfying lunch. Tofu is an amazing substitute for chicken breast. Similarly to chicken breast,  tofu acquires taste of whatever seasonings  you use and can be used instead of chicken in most of the recipes.

    

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[5 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Goat Cheese Spinach Salad

Salad with goat cheese toasts is a French specialty and that is when I tasted it for the first time.  I ordered baby greens salad with 2 goat cheese toasts. I was a bit scared because I was young and never tasted goat cheese before. Oh wow , what a flavor explosion it was for my inexperienced taste buds.  I fell in love with that stuff.  It is so different that cow’s cheese and like nothing else I’ve ever tasted before.  The salad is usually made with baby greens but …

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[1 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Bruchetta

Bruchetta is one of the simplest and tastiest things you can ever make. It’s healthy, completely vegan and so easy to prepare. I love to make it for myself as an evening snack. It won’t take you more than 5 min to prepare and will leave your taste buds fully satisfied thanks to delicious mix of strong flavors of garlic, onion, basil and tomato. You can use fresh basil or like me one from a tube. You can find it in a produce section in supermarkets. There are different blends, …