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.
Kebab is a dish of minced meat strung on a skewer and grilled. This dish is a popular variant of street fast food in Turkish, Caucasian and Asian cuisines. In order for the shish kebab to hold well on the skewer, minced meat must be kneaded for a long time and thoroughly until its consistency becomes viscous and sticky. After all, there are no binding components in minced meat (eggs and bread). The composition of the Adana kebab, in addition to meat and onions, included a paste of paprika and hot red pepper. For a brighter taste, I advise you to pre-bake Bulgarian and hot peppers. In my recipe I will use a mixture of beef and lamb minced meat. Beef is used chopped, and mutton is twisted in a meat grinder with a large grate. After cooking, minced meat should stand in a cool place for at least a day.
I suggest cooking schnitzel in the oven according to a very simple recipe. Tender and hearty pork schnitzel will be an excellent dish both on weekdays and on holidays. The meat turns out tender, fragrant, juicy, which is impossible to resist.
Delicious, healthy, hearty, moderately spicy vegetable salad with chickpeas. It is prepared very quickly, provided that pre-boiled chickpeas and beets are used.
Our family is very fond of salads with potatoes, because it is combined with many products, it is always delicious and satisfying. Today – a novelty for us – potatoes with boiled peas. It turned out very tasty, piquant and spicy-spicy-seasoned.
Fish according to this recipe is cooked in a frying pan covered with parchment paper. Thanks to this, it remains juicy and retains its useful properties.
A very unusual side dish will surprise your family and will look very impressive on the table. Instead of couscous, you can take rice, bulgur or quinoa. Coriander, mint or thyme greens will complement the taste of this side dish.
The benefits of red beans for the body are due to the huge content of antioxidants, thiamine, tryptophan, valuable amino acids, a large amount of protein – 8 g per 100 g of the product. Beans saturate, slow down the aging process, serve as a source of useful vegetable protein, which is why nutritionists recommend including red beans in the diet of people of retirement age and from time to time replace it with meat and fish.
Tender meat souffle will appeal to both adults and children! It is very simple to prepare a souffle, any minced meat will do. And with an unusual side dish, it can be served on a festive table.
After I had heard enough delicious stories about overseas treats during my foreign trips, this salad was born. Very tasty, spring-like, bright! A kind of union of Europe and Asia. For a quick preparation, even more intense taste and aroma, I discovered a mixture of bulgur with mushrooms and spices from Mistral. It tastes better than just bulgur, believe me!
