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Culinary Tricks: How To Turn An Ordinary Dish Into A Masterpiece

We offer 8 tricks that will definitely come in handy in the kitchen.

1. Vegetables under a crispy cheese crust

Baked, stewed or steamed vegetables are a common side dish for hot dishes. By itself, the side dish is not outstanding, although useful. Here's how to change it! Put the prepared vegetables (fried, baked, boiled) in a baking dish. Sprinkle crumbs made from 50 g chilled butter, 50 g grated hard cheese and 50 g flour on top. Bake for 20 minutes at 190 degrees and serve! The crust turns out to be simply magical - creamy, crispy, now it is not only a hearty side dish, but also a full-fledged hot snack.

2. Mushrooms for a snack

A cool and budget snack is obtained from fresh champignons, which can be obtained all year round. Choose white and pink mushrooms, they are the most juicy.

Mushroom carpaccio is easy to prepare: you need soy sauce, lemon juice and garlic. So, cut the mushrooms into thin plates, put them in a bowl. We are preparing the marinade. For 150 g of champignons you need: 3 tbsp. l. soy sauce, 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice, garlic clove and 1 tbsp. l. olive oil. Grate the garlic on a fine grater and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Pour the sauce over the champignons and leave in the refrigerator under the film for 20-30 minutes. By the way, chopped dill and sesame will not hurt.

3. Lavash cake

Quick "Napoleon" is made from puff pastry, and we have found an even simpler way to make a custard cake - from thin pita bread. We do not need an oven, we dry the pita leaves in a dry frying pan until they become dense, and then grease them with cream. Cut out circles, tracing the plate laid on the pita bread, and make crumbs from the leftovers.

We prepare the custard in this way. In a non-stick saucepan, whisk together 2 eggs with 80 g sugar and 3 tbsp. l. flour until smooth. Pour in 500 ml of milk, stir and put on fire. Cook over low heat, stirring, after boiling, boil to the desired density, Remove from heat, add 50 g of butter, stir until dissolved. Ready! It remains to grease the pita cakes and let it soak.

4. Shawarma at home

Is it difficult to pass by a kiosk with shawarma? Make your own version of this popular dish at home! Yes, so that all family members can share it with you. Warm the pita or pita bread in a dry frying pan and serve separately, and put the meat and vegetables on a huge dish and place in the center of the table.

So, you will need: 200 g of chicken fillet, 3-4 potatoes, cucumber, onion, tomato, a couple of spoons of Korean carrots, spices and salt to taste, vegetable oil for frying. For the sauce, mix a spoonful of mayonnaise with sour cream, add a clove of garlic passed through a press and chopped greens.

We prepare like this. We cut the meat into slices, salt, pepper, sprinkle with oil and fry over medium heat until golden barrels and white meat inside. We clean the potatoes, wash, cut into strips, fry in oil until golden brown, select on a paper towel and salt to taste. We cut the vegetables into circles, put everything on a plate and serve with pita bread and sauce.

If you want, take only meat with vegetables, if you want, enjoy potatoes with sauce. Simple, fast, delicious!

5. Cheesecakes without eggs and flour

There is only a pack of cottage cheese in the refrigerator, and relatives require hot and / or dessert? No problem! Let's make your favorite cheesecakes. By the way, this excellent recipe is worth remembering for those who cannot eat eggs.

So, for cheesecakes without eggs and flour, you will need: 250 g of cottage cheese, 4 tbsp. l. semolina, a spoon or two of sugar, a spoonful of vegetable oil for frying.

In a bowl, knead the cottage cheese with sugar and two tablespoons of semolina with a fork, make cheesecakes with wet hands and roll in the remaining semolina. Fry cheesecakes in a hot, oiled skillet in the proven way. As a rule, cheesecakes are fried either in a warm pan, gradually raising the temperature to medium, or immediately on a hot pan, over medium heat. Each side will take 3-4 minutes. Serve cheesecakes with sour cream, jam, berries, cream. Enjoy!

6. Potato peel chips

Don't throw away potato peels! They are already washed, cut into strips, use them and make thin crispy potato chips.

Dry clean, undamaged potato peels on paper towels. In a tall skillet or saucepan over medium heat, heat a glass of refined vegetable oil. Fry the cleanings for 3-5 minutes until golden brown, choose with a slotted spoon on a paper towel. Salt the finished chips, sprinkle with chopped garlic. Enjoy!

7. Chic salad with three simple ingredients

Hit of our site! Juicy, festive, stunningly beautiful three-ingredient salad. As part of the salad: apple, cucumber and boiled egg. Let's make mayonnaise.

You will need: 2 cucumbers, a large sweet and sour apple, 2 boiled eggs, a spoonful of mayonnaise, salt to taste and a couple of drops of lemon juice.

You need a fine grater, then the salad will look prettier. Peel boiled eggs. Grate all ingredients into separate bowls. Salt the grated cucumber, squeeze out excess juice after 5 minutes. Sprinkle the apples with lemon juice so that they do not darken. Spread the salad on a flat dish in layers in any order, spreading each layer with mayonnaise. Serve immediately.

8. Puff snails with ham and cheese

We have found a universal snack for any life occasions, be it a wedding, a children's birthday, gatherings with friends, girlfriends, breakfast or a snack on the road. Only three ingredients and 25 minutes of time.

And you need this: 250 g of puff pastry, 150 g of ham and hard cheese.

We roll out the defrosted puff pastry, spread the grated cheese and grated ham on the entire surface of the layer. Roll up the long side and cut into slices.

Put the mugs on a baking sheet covered with parchment and send it to the oven for 20 minutes, the temperature is 180 degrees. If you want the mugs to be ruddy, then before baking, grease them with a beaten egg with a silicone brush. Bon appetit!

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These Tricks Will Make Ordinary Potatoes Magical

Any housewife can cook a thousand and one dishes from potatoes. Still, there are some tricks that will make our favorite potatoes even tastier. Share!

1. To make the potatoes cook faster, you need to add a piece of butter to the pan while cooking. This will significantly reduce the cooking time, and you will get a delicate creamy taste. Margarine can be used instead of butter.

2. In the microwave, potatoes can not only be heated, but also quickly cooked. To cook potatoes in their jackets in 10-15 minutes, wash the tubers, pierce with a fork, put in a plastic bag, add a couple of tablespoons of water, set the timer for 10 minutes at full power. All! You can also bake potatoes in the microwave: peel, cut into slices, salt, sprinkle with vegetable oil and - for 5-7 minutes in the microwave at maximum power. Ready! 

3. You can save a salted dish with potatoes right during cooking. If you have salted soup or porridge, you need to add 2-3 raw peeled potatoes. After 10 minutes, they will absorb excess salt. Choose!

4. Everyone knows how long and tedious it is to peel new potatoes: the peel is very thin and does not always come off well. There is a way out - with the hard side of a sponge or a brush, peel the potatoes in a bowl of water.

5. Mashed potatoes are delicious fresh. But when it's warm, it's not the same. Yesterday's puree can be used to prepare a new dish. You can make cool stuffed potato zrazy, potato pancakes, even waffles if you have an electric waffle iron. A little flour, eggs - and your puree will have a second life.

Recipe for potato zrazy >>>

6. Fried potatoes with mushrooms and onions... An incredibly tasty and simple dish for students and presidents. How to fry potatoes perfectly? You need low starch potatoes. It is also important to thoroughly rinse the peeled potatoes and then dry them with a paper towel.

7. Fry potatoes only in well-heated oil and salt 5 minutes before the end of cooking. When frying, do not stir the potatoes too often, several times is enough.

8. To make fluffy mashed potatoes, add only warm milk. Beat first with a pusher, and then with a mixer with whisks. You definitely have not tried such a gentle puree!

9. To add an interesting and rich aftertaste to the mashed potatoes, put a clove of garlic and your favorite greens in the pan. Greens can be removed after cooking, and leave the garlic and remember the potatoes with it.

10. If you have already peeled the potatoes, and the guests are seriously late, put the potatoes in a pot of cool water and cover with a lid. Peeled tubers can be saved by scalding them with boiling water. If you need to keep the peeled potatoes longer, put them in a plastic bag and put them in the freezer (for a day). 

What To Cook From Ordinary Carrots: 13 Recipes

All year round we can eat carrots, and in the summer there is plenty of it in the beds and on the market! Carrots are rich in betakeratin, improve the complexion, allow the tan to lie on the skin more evenly and give energy to the whole body. Sweet, crunchy, stored in bins for a long time, and you can create a thousand and one dishes from it. We offer a list of interesting dishes that can be prepared from ordinary carrots.

1. Glazed carrots with honey

Glazed mini carrots and honey are a great combination. An exquisite side dish for meat and fish dishes. And if you add a pinch of thyme, then this dish will become a real culinary masterpiece!

Glazed Carrot Recipe >>>

Carrots in honey sauce >>>

2. Creamy carrot soup

From carrots, spices and cream, you can cook a gentle and light cream soup. Healthy, bright, budget - the perfect lunch!

Carrot Soup Recipe >>>

3. Carrot in Korean

Korean-style carrots are an incredibly tasty appetizer and an excellent component of salads, lavash fillings and stews. Spicy and fragrant carrots are prepared very simply and quickly.

See how to cook carrots in Korean >>>

4. Baked carrots with herbs

It is not customary for us to eat carrots as a separate dish, they are usually used in soups or salads, but this dish is worth a try. Sweet carrots baked in the oven with fragrant greens are a worthy and very healthy side dish for any dish.

Spicy baked carrots >>>

5. Rolls of zucchini and carrots with cheese

Cheese-stuffed zucchini and carrot rolls are a festive snack, beautiful and low-calorie. Be sure to try!

Cut thick carrots and young zucchini with a vegetable peeler to make thin strips. Season the curd cheese with herbs or take a flavored processed cheese. Twist the rolls, add cheese, secure with skewers. Ready!

6. Carrot fritters

Grated carrot pancakes are very tender and soft. You can cook them from raw carrots, so the taste will be brighter. And if you want to make the taste of baking more tender, then add boiled carrots to the dough.

Carrot pancakes >>>

See how to cook carrot pancakes >>> 

7. Carrot Cupcakes

Carrot cupcakes are a quick and easy pastry, and the pleasure is through the roof. Prepared according to the classic recipe of your favorite cupcakes, only you need to add carrot puree to the dough. Sweet homemade pastries on your table will undoubtedly delight you with their beautiful color and excellent taste.

Recipe for carrot cupcakes >>>

8. Carrot cake with cream

Airy and fragrant carrot cakes combined with a delicate cream make an elegant and beautiful dessert. Recently, such a cake has become very popular, because, in addition to excellent taste, it has a low calorie content.

Carrot cake (master class) >>>

9. Carrot cake with walnuts

Carrot cake with walnuts is a classic pastry, simple and delicious. A handful of your favorite nuts, some carrots and - a great pie is ready!

Recipe for carrot cake with nuts >>>

10. Carrot Sandwich

Sandwiches with cream cheese and carrots are a healthy snack that will be appreciated not only by adults, but also by children. Often, getting kids to eat vegetables is not an easy task. But they will definitely eat such a beautiful sandwich. 

Spread cream cheese on a carrot-shaped piece of bread. Put grated carrots on top and make a tail of greens.

11. Carrot bread

You definitely haven't tried this! Bright and fragrant carrot bread is a real treat. Bread with carrots has a delicate taste and wonderful aroma.

See How to Make Carrot Bread >>>

12. Carrot sticks with sauce

Ideal for vegetarians and those who like to dip crispy carrot sticks into various dips and sauces. 

Greek yogurt dip >>>

13. Fish roll with carrots

Fish roll with carrots and peas is another very successful combination of products. Vegetables perfectly complement the delicate taste of fish roll and give a bright and fresh touch. Tasty, useful and very beautiful. Straight to the holiday table!

Recipe for hake steam roll with vegetables >>>