Sunday, October 17, 2010

Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet (Albert Enstein)

Vegetable Ragout
2 eggplants, 4 green peppers, 4 tomatoes, 1 large onion, salt, pepper, cilantro, parsley


Slice eggplants into circles and fry them in vegetable oil till golden brown.
Chop one onion and sauté it in vegetable oil till golden.

 


Combine eggplants, onions in a pot and add tomatoes, green peppers, chopped cilantro, parsley, and hot green pepper (you may substitute it with black or red ground pepper according to your taste). Add 4-6 oz of water, salt and sauté on low. Ready in minutes!


Serve cold.
Suggestion: you may add a few potatoes (cut into large chunks), but then serve it hot.

I want there to be no peasant in my kingdom so poor that he cannot have a chicken in his pot every Sunday (Henry IV)

Chicken with Tomato Sauce (Chakhokhbili) For many, cooking this dish will be much easier than trying to pronounce it's original name, so let's not waste time.  It is one of the easiest, yet tastiest meals, if you are not a member of the "I hate cilantro" club.

I used 4 large boneless chicken breasts, which happened to be in the fridge, but feel free to substitute with a whole chicken or  with a pack of your favorite parts of it.
You'll need: 2 onions, 4-6 medium size tomatoes, cilantro, parsley, 3-4 cloves of garlic, tomato sauce, green young onions (optional). You can substitute fresh tomatoes with the ones from the can and use the juice instead of the tomato sauce (4-6 oz of juice)

Cut the chicken into pieces and put them into the pot. Chop the onions into small pieces and add them as well.  Then add cut tomatoes, finely chopped cilantro  and parsley, 2 soup spoons of oil, minced garlic , salt and pepper (red, black or fresh green) to your taste + 8 oz of water. Let it simmer until the meat is fully cooked.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it's bad for you (Isaac Asimov).

Khachapuri (cheese pie). 
Those of you, who are not afraid of the carbs will enjoy the easiness and the taste of this recipe very much.  You'll need 8 oz of mozzarella cheese and 8oz of feta cheese for one pie.  Pillsbury "Grands" (Homestyle Original, 8 big biscuits - makes 2 pies) will do just fine.

Combine two of the biscuits and roll them into a circle about 1/5 inch thick. Make the filling by crumbling the feta cheese and adding the shredded mozzarella. Put ready cheese filling on one circle, cover with another one, and twist them and press, rolling lightly. Brush the top with egg yolk (optional) and put in the oven on 360F.
Ready, when golden brown (approximately 20 min).


Bon appetit! :)