A homemade dinner is not only another meal, but also a special event in every family or group of friends. It can be given a special atmosphere and mood if you choose the right dishes for cooking and approach the cooking process with soul and maximum diligence.
There are many options for evening meals, but it is worth considering what exactly the upcoming evening will be.
For a quiet, family, evening rest, more classic, traditional recipes are suitable. The menu must necessarily include hot. Meat or fish are also needed to prepare a full meal. You can make a casserole of potatoes with minced meat, lasagna or chicken in the original sauce and add a salad with a lot of greens in it – so it will be much more useful.
For a romantic evening organized for a private conversation and confessions, light but memorable dishes are suitable. Rabbit meat stewed with vegetables or vegetable roll with combinations of fillings will be an excellent solution. Salads with seafood and caviar, a variety of desserts: tiramisu, strudel or sponge cake are well suited.
For a diet dinner, you can choose recipes that contain the whole complex of vitamins and at the same time have excellent taste properties. Fish or poultry is steamed or in a slow cooker with the addition of a large number of vegetables, dessert is formed from low-calorie fruits.
If a holiday is expected, the variety of ideas is practically unlimited, but an individual approach and competent execution are needed. Salads can be offered any, with the participation of hearty ingredients. For the main serving, baked stuffed poultry, fish with sour cream sauce or meat with cheese will be good.
Italian cannelloni has long attracted catalan housewives. on december 26, the day of sant esteve, they are prepared in almost every house in catalonia. according to legend, the basis for the filling was the remains of the roast from the christmas meal. Since then, the recipe has undergone some changes, except for one: the meat is still cooked first and only then scrolled in a meat grinder. Due to this (and not only), the filling turns out very tender, literally melts in the mouth. I offer my own version of this delicious dish.
The salad is an interesting combination of sweet carrots and beets with garlic, peanuts and cheese. Boiled chicken with spices makes it satisfying, and it can easily replace a full-fledged dish for dinner.
Last year, for the first time, I salted green tomatoes myself and was very satisfied with both the taste and the wide range of applications. This year I did it again… I bring to Your attention a very simple but colourful and delicious salad of fresh and pickled tomatoes.
Salads do not happen much! And certainly no New Year’s table will not do without a couple or three, or even more salads. I offer another recipe for a beautiful, bright, delicious salad.
Not everyone celebrates the New Year with a plentiful feast. Someone is limited to a glass of your favorite drink and a light snack. Here in such cases, you can use this snack. It goes well with wine, champagne, and cognac. Perfect for a buffet at work.
Turkey fillet, rolled into a roll and stuffed with a mixture of cheese and herbs, the dish is light and very festive. To make the roll inside even more juicy, I mixed hard cheese with cottage cheese.