Ham And Cheese Phyllo Pie

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Ham And Cheese Phyllo Pie

Ham and cheese pie is made in many different recipes. Sometimes we can use ingredients that we already bought, and often we put ingredients that are currently in the refrigerator. I especially like to make quick pies. The ones that doesn’t require hours of choosing ingredients at the market. To make this pie I grated ham and cheese, added sour cream and mixed everything. Placed the mixture in phyllo pastry dough and in the oven. And everyone was happy. Pie can be served for lunch or dinner. 

Ingredients:

• 9 sheets phyllo dough
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 baking powder /2 teaspoons/
• 1 dl / 1/3 cup/ oil
• 100g /3.5 oz/ ham, grated
• 5 pickles
• 50g /2.5 oz/ bacon
• 100ml / ½ cup/ sour cream
• 100g /3.5 oz/ cheese
• Salt

Directions:

1.    Grate 5 pickles and ham. Cut bacon into slices. 

2.    Whisk the eggs in a deep bowl and add flour, cream, cheese and baking powder. Mix everything together. Add half teaspoon of salt. 

3.    Mix in it grated ham, bacon and pickles. 

4.    If the mixture is too thick add milk. It needs to be thicker than the mass for pancakes and waffles.

5.    Take a large oiled baking tray. Develop 3 phyllo sheets and place in a baking tray. Pour mixture. If you want, add oregano to the mixture. Place another layer of 3 phyllo sheets over and pour mixture. Repeat once more and brush the last layer of phyllo sheets with oil.

6.    Bake it in the oven at 170 C /338 F/ for 30 min until it gets golden crust.

Calories: 285

Preparation time: 20-30 min  |  Cook time: 30 min | Serves: 6-8

Did You Know? With consumption of 41 pound of cheese in Switzerland per person, the land of cheese reached a new record, which is 10 ounces per person 

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My Olivier, Russian Salad

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My Olivier, Russian Salad

When in my beautiful little city approaches the time around New Year and all the holidays come, than it’s time to visit all close relatives, family and friends. Everywhere are prepared various specialties, pastries, meats, sauces and what not, but almost on everyones table Russian salad will be served. It’s typical and almost mandatory for all Balkan countries to have Russian salad for the holidays. I tried at my relatives and friends all sorts of versions of Russian salad. In addition to main ingredients, which are veggies like potato, carrots, peas and also ham, someone will always add something new in the recipe. I tried ham which tasted bad or the potatoes that were overcooked and didn’t look nothing like Russian salad. But there are many housewives who prepare this salad as good as the greatest chefs. Must admit that I didn’t like this salad for a long time and I never cooked it in my kitchen, but after some small changes in the quantity of ingredients I started to like it. Adding sour apple in this recipe it improves the taste. Now I make it couple times annually and everyone who tried it was pleased. 

Ingredients:

·         1 smaller can /12 oz/ sweet peas

·         1 smaller can /12 oz/ sweet corn

·         4 medium sized potatoes

·         Carrots 100g /3.5 oz/

·         4 eggs

·         4 large pickles

·         Ham 150g /5.2 oz/

·         1 sour apple

·         Sour cream 150ml / 2/3 cups/

·         Mayonnaise 300ml /1.2 cups/

Directions:

1. Boil potatoes in salted water. When boiled, dice potatoes into small cubes.

2. Peel carrots and dice them into small cubes too. 

3. In a deep bowl mix the potatoes and carrots. Open a can of peas, remove the water and pour into a bowl, also pour sweet corn from the can. 

4. Dice pickles into small cubes and add in a bowl. 

5. Boil 4 eggs and dice them into the same pieces as other vegetables. Also dice ham into small cubes. Peel an apple and cut into small cubes. 

6. When all these ingredients are mixed in a deep bowl, add sour cream and leave the bowl in the refrigerator to cool.

7. When vegetables are cooled, then add in a bowl 300ml of mayonnaise. Stir all ingredients well. Add salt if you think is required.

8. Put back the salad to cool a little more in the refrigerator. 

Calories: 590

Preparation time: 50 min   |   Cook time: 30 min   |  Serves: 6-10

Did You Know? Carrots are grown in ancient times primarily as a medicine and not as food. The ancient Greeks called it: Karoto!

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Creamy Corn Salad

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Creamy Corn Salad

My family loves this corn salad recipe. This salad is rich in diet fibers that have multiple positive effects on our organism. According to the latest recommendations of daily intake of dietary fibers, they should be greater than 25g. Only portion of this delicious and creamy salad provide you half of the daily requirement. For vegetarian portion of this salad just leave out the ham and it will still be a delicious and rich flavored salad.

Ingredients:

·         2 cups sweet corn

·         Sesame 100g /3.5 oz/

·         2 medium size potatoes

·         Grated ham 150g /5.2 oz/

·         4 medium size pickles

·         Sour cream 100g /3.5 oz/

·         3 tablespoons mayonnaise

·         Salt

·         4 cherry tomatoes

Directions:

1.    In a skillet put sesame and cook on medium heat for a few minutes until gets golden, brown color.

2.    Boil 2 potatoes. Dice on small cubes. Grate 4 pickles.

3.    In a large salad bowl combine corn, ham, potatoes, sesame, pickles, and add sour cream. Stir all and add mayo and salt.

4.    Decorate on top with cherry tomato and serve.

Calories: 190

Preparation time: 25 min   |   Cook time: 10 min   |  Serves: 3

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Did You Know? That the Chinese’s use 45 billion of chopsticks annually

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