I love accuracy in everything, so I always make a birthday menu in advance. Even if the guests are scheduled almost for tomorrow, I will still make time for this. It is better to spend an extra 10 minutes writing a list than to go to the store twice because of something you accidentally missed.
What lists are needed?
I write several lists at once:
- a list of dishes and drinks that will be on the table;
- list of ingredients and purchases;
- a to-do list, that is, a sequence of actions so as not to forget anything.
Example: organizing a husband's birthday at home
I will show you how I organized this process for my husband's birthday.
Initially, we decided that we would celebrate this day together in a restaurant, but later my husband said that he would just like to sit with friends and drink beer ... and this is at home ... tomorrow. Does it happen to you? In 5 minutes, the men decided that the restaurant was canceled, and long live the homemade feast. Shock? Stress? No, absolutely.
We specify the number of guests: together with us, we got 6 adults and 2 children. So the menu I counted on this number of people.
If you have more time, it means more opportunity to plan everything carefully and correctly, but if you don’t have it, as in my case, just stop for a few minutes and think about what the people who come to visit you like. I know that two of the guests do not eat liver, two more seafood, etc., so these dishes on the table are not desirable. It is probably impossible to take into account all tastes and preferences, but what guests do not eat for sure is not worth cooking. And vice versa, if you know for sure that your guests love some of your dishes very much, they always eat it first, be sure to cook it!
I don’t really bother with the compatibility of dishes, I cook what I am sure of. Just because it's a beer party doesn't mean there won't be cake or light snack. Less conventions, unless you have to meet some ambassador.
An example of a birthday menu at home
Previously, my menu did not always fit on one sheet. Three salads, three types of sandwiches, 3-4 appetizers, etc. Naturally, all this remained after the holiday and disappeared. What for? To show what a good hostess I am? This is superfluous, my guests already know it :)
I'm not calling you to minimalism, I'm calling you to be objective. Just think, would you eat so many dishes at a party? If so, you don’t need to invent anything else and add another extra salad.
Because I have little time to prepare, I chose all the recipes simple and not too labor-intensive:
Salads and appetizers
- Salad with smoked chicken(satisfying)
- Spring salad (light)
- Tomato salad with green dressing (instead of appetizer)
- Baskets with mushrooms and chicken
hotter
- Rustic potatoes
- Grilled chicken wings
- Khachapuri homemade
Dessert
- Strawberry yogurt cake
Beverages
- Beer, wine
- Juice, compote, tea, coffee
Additionally:
- Adjika, mustard, ketchup
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Making a shopping list
If I cook according to certain recipes, then I select all the recipes I need on the table: I print them out, take them out of folders, or put notebooks aside.
Why do I need it? So I am sure that having written out all the ingredients, I will not miss anything I need, but I will not buy too much either. Often, relying on our memory, we stand at the store counter and cannot remember how many grams of chicken we need for a salad, or whether there is cheese in this dish at all, so we always take more than we need, being safe.
I AM making a shopping list based on the ingredients of the recipes I need. After reviewing all the ingredients, I write out only what I don’t have at home, immediately indicating how many grams, kilograms, etc. I need one or the other. My list this time looked like this:
Tip: Take the time to rewrite your list to match the departments of the store you go to. I know exactly the location of my favorite supermarket, so I start with fruits and vegetables, then meat products, cheeses and sausages, etc. Those few extra minutes will save you a lot of time in the store. you will not rush around the entire store, but calmly go around it only once.
And one more important point. If there are products on the list that you need to go to a specialized store or market, take them out separately. With such a detailed list, you can send your husband to the store, and do other things yourself.
I think you noticed that on my list chicken wings and potatoes are highlighted in red. That's because we ordered them to be made at a beer specialty store that has a huge grill. If there is an opportunity to facilitate your preparation, and you are sure of the quality, be sure to use this. The price difference with raw foods is not as big as it might seem.
We plan a sequence of actions
Important plan a sequence of actions so that before the arrival of the guests do not run around in an apron and a dressing gown, cutting food.
Everything that can be cut in the store should be cut there. Having a sliced loaf and sliced \u200b\u200bsausage for sandwiches on hand, you spend 5 minutes, not 20.
I said that I am writing a list of actions, while indicating what the husband can do, for example. And don't forget to include things like hair washing and beauty treatments on your list. You don't want to remember this half an hour before the guests arrive.
What can you do the night before
If possible, do some of the preparatory work the night before: cook compote, bake cake layers, boil eggs and vegetables. In the morning, you can start cooking directly, rather than preparing the ingredients and chilling them.
I cooked compote in the evening to cool it down, baked a biscuit, and made croutons for salad in the cooling oven. Also boiled chicken fillet and eggs. In the evening, it is better to clean the house, wash the bathrooms and wipe the dust. Tomorrow you just might not be in time.
If I cooked the wings at home, then I would pickle them in the evening too. I usually marinate the wings in a mixture vegetable oil, soy sauce, ketchup and honey with garlic.
If possible, then in the evening you can cook the whole cake, it will perfectly stand in the refrigerator until the next evening. If not, then start from this point in the morning.
Morning
In the morning it is necessary to do the remaining preparatory work, namely, cut the eggs and chicken fillet for salad and baskets.
I trained myself to cut the same type of food for several dishes at once, for example, all eggs for all recipes. Naturally, I take into account how many of them are needed for which dish, and I divide them into different salad bowls. It really saves time - you only wash the grater, board and knife after this product, not 3-4.
You can also do with cheese and other products. At this stage, I also cook mushrooms so that I no longer have to be distracted by snacks.
It is important to do it in advance stuffing for baskets , then you just have to lay it out in baskets and bake. cook salad with smoked chicken. Since all the ingredients are already cut, it will take quite a bit of time.
What is important to do during the day
In order to switch, and simply not to miss this moment, you need to set aside all the necessary dishes that you need for serving. I put it on a chest of drawers in my room, checking to see if anything needs extra wiping or rinsing along the way. Of course, it is better to accustom yourself to thoroughly wash and wipe the dishes after each feast, then before the holiday it will take only 5-10 minutes.
Prepare the tablecloth and napkins. Refrigerate drinks if necessary.
Whisk dressing sauce spring salad and tomato salad .
cook spring salad , for which mix 4 diced boiled eggs, sliced radish rings, thinly sliced \u200b\u200bcucumbers. Separate a third of the green tomato salad dressing, add sour cream and dress the spring salad. Garnish with quail egg halves.
Transfer the adjika to the bowl (if there is no adjika, take care of another sauce for the wings in advance).
What to do in the evening
An hour before the arrival of guests, you can start cooking sandwiches . I will share family recipe. At first glance, the combination is strange, but try them, you will definitely like them. Lubricate the loaf slices with a thin layer of butter, mayonnaise or tartar sauce, lay the sausage slices and top with a slice of kiwi. Garnish with half an olive.
How long did it take for this dish? On the strength of 5-7 minutes, because. only kiwi had to be cut. Such sandwiches look spectacular on the table, kiwi gives sourness and emphasizes the taste of sausage. In this recipe, it is best to use boiled smoked sausage.
If you decide, like me, to make khachapuri, then put the dough on the kneading. We need about 40 minutes to knead and rise. We will do the main work when the guests have already gathered.
While the bread machine is running, spread the filling in baskets . When the guests are already at the table, put the dish in the microwave for a few minutes.
cook tomato salad , it is quite simple, so it is prepared quickly.
It's time to set the table. You can put appetizers and salads, sauce, sandwiches.
It only took me a few minutes to heat up the wings and potatoes. The table is set, the guests are assembled.
If you, like me, decide to treat your guests to khachapuri, then it's time to roll out the dough. They bake pretty quickly. So the guests will not have time to deal with snacks, as you serve them with heat and heat on the table. No fuss, but no one will leave hungry.
I hope that in this birthday menu at home you will find something useful for yourself, making it easier for you to prepare for a holiday or a feast. Put on a beautiful dress, a radiant smile and meet the guests!
Merry and joyful home holidays!
Birthday is a celebration that you look forward to with special trepidation. After all, it is he who gives so many positive emotions, pleasant words, sincere congratulations and long-awaited gifts. And this is an occasion to get together with family and friends. But they also want to thank them and please them with something tasty.
But what to do if there is no way to set a rich table, and you don’t want to lose face at all? It turns out that you can surprise guests with chic dishes and an unusual menu without spending a large amount of money. We will show you how you can save money.
The sooner you start preparing for the holiday, the more likely it is that you will spend less money.
It is better to monitor retail outlets a week before the celebration and note where you can buy certain products cheaper.
Seasonality and replacing heavy meals
A lot depends on what time you were born.
For example, if your birthday is in the summer, you should focus on fruits and vegetables - at this time they are much cheaper than, say, in winter and spring.
Fruits, berries, herbs and vegetables can not only be put on the table, but also cooked from them various dishes and salads.
In winter, the basis of the menu can be preserved from the cellar: preparations, tinctures, compotes.
Make a menu
Think in advance what you will put on the table. Here is an economical (but no less tasty) version of the birthday menu:
- A variety of snacks (the more, the better). It can be cold and hot sandwiches, canapes, croutons, toasts, rolls, tartlets…
- Several types of salads.
- Hot meat dish: cutlets, baked chicken, fish or meat, meatballs, meatballs, cabbage rolls.
- Side dishes: rice, mashed potatoes, buckwheat.
- Dessert. It is better to bake cakes, pastries, muffins yourself - saving on food, and homemade baking much tastier than store bought.
- From drinks you can cook compote or jelly, from alcohol you can buy fruit cocktails.
Recipes for simple and economical dishes on the festive table
For some reason, many believe that the feast will fail if the guests do not cook as much fatty meat food as possible, which causes heaviness in the stomach. But people come to the holiday to have fun, not to stuff their bellies, so make more light salads and snacks.
Products for such a tasty and nutritious snack can be taken in any ratio. And it's very easy to cook.
- Cut sausage, tomatoes, fresh or pickled cucumbers into cubes.
- Mix all the products, do not forget to season with mayonnaise and put on slices of loaf.
- Place grated cheese and herbs on top.
- Bake sandwiches for 10 minutes in the oven.
- Grate processed cheese add mayonnaise to it.
- Add garlic (greens also will not spoil the taste).
- Spread the filling on the Armenian lavash and roll it up.
- Cut it with a knife into pieces 4 centimeters wide.
Tomato and cheese appetizer
- After cutting the tomatoes into circles, arrange them on a large flat plate.
- Grind sausage cheese with a fine grater.
- Press the garlic.
- Mix cheese, garlic, add mayonnaise and put on tomatoes.
Salad "Chanterelle"
If time does not limit you, you can arrange it in the form of a fox as in the photo, but this does not matter.
- Boil the chicken (it is better to take the fillet).
- Slice 3 pickled or pickled cucumbers into strips.
- Grind the cheese with a large grater.
- Combine everything, 200 g of Korean carrots, greens and 3 cloves of garlic passed through a press will add originality to the salad.
- Dress the salad with mayonnaise.
Hot dish - potatoes with chicken
This option is not only economical, but also insanely delicious.
- You can cut the chicken into pieces or take it whole. Rub it with salt and pepper and place on a baking sheet.
- Put 1 kilogram of chopped potatoes next to the meat.
- Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for one hour.
- sprinkle ready meal spices and herbs.
This recipe is used as the basis for many cakes. It needs very few ingredients to make it. But before you start doing it, remember the rules, without which baking may not work.
- The bowl in which the dough is whipped must be completely dry.
- Do not open the oven door during the baking process.
And here is the recipe itself.
- Beat four whites with a mixer, then, without stopping, gradually add one yolk and a glass of sugar.
- Mix the dough with one glass of flour.
- Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Cover the finished biscuit with any cream and decorate with berries and fruits.
As you can see, cover delicious table possible without much loss to the wallet. It is enough to buy not the most expensive products, make an original menu and cook unusual dishes. All you need is time, effort and imagination. You will only benefit from this - guests will surely be surprised by your resourcefulness and will appreciate the taste of food. And you will get a lot of positive emotions and remember this birthday for a long time.
In most cases, salads are prepared for the holidays, because it is not difficult to prepare them, but all guests will definitely like them. That is why the article will contain many salad recipes that you may have never heard of.
So, what to cook for your birthday?!
What to cook for a birthday quickly and tasty
Ingredients
- Cucumbers, tomatoes and ham - 200 grams.
- Vinegar - 200 milliliters.
- Onions - 150 grams.
- Water - 250 milliliters.
- Sugar - 60 grams.
- Black pepper.
- Salad.
- Mustard.
- Vegetable oil.
Peel the red onion from the husk, and then rinse it and cut it into half rings. Then you need to make a marinade, so take a separate plate or bowl and add vinegar with water, then add sugar and mix everything thoroughly so that it dissolves. Put the onion half rings in the marinade for half an hour to soak it. At this time, you can cut the ham into strips. Then wash the cucumbers and also cut into strips, the same thickness as the ham. Wash the tomatoes and cut into small cubes. Then you can start preparing the dressing, for this you need to mix vinegar, oil and mustard. Wash the lettuce and cut its leaves into strips, and then put it in a deep salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you need to mix all the ingredients, but first drain the marinade from the onion. At the end, add the dressing and mix everything well. You can serve the salad to the table, you can also leave some of the leaves to decorate the salad.
What to cook for a child's birthday
It's very simple and tasty pie which looks spectacular on the festive table. It's easy to prepare.
Ingredients
- Sugar - 2 cups.
- Eggs - 5 pieces.
- Sour cream - 200 grams.
- Butter - 200 grams.
- Flour - 300 grams.
- Soda - half a teaspoon.
- Cocoa - 50 grams.
Cooking method
Beat the eggs and sugar until a white foam of a uniform consistency is obtained. Add baking soda, flour, butter (melted) and sour cream, then stir to combine. Divide the dough into two equal parts, and pour 50 grams of flour into one of them, and the same amount of cocoa into the other. Then mix the dough so that it has a consistency like sour cream. Take a wide dish and add oil, and then pour one part of the dough into the center, and then the other. It is necessary to make several layers and in no case mix them. Next, heat the oven to 200 degrees and put the cake in there. After half an hour, the cake will be ready, if one half is ready and the other is still raw, lower the temperature to 180 degrees and cover it with foil. If desired, you can add cream between the layers to make it even sweeter and tastier.
What to cook for a birthday at work
You can't go wrong with a Caesar salad, especially since it's so easy to make.Ingredients
- Tomatoes - 1 piece (you need a large tomato).
- Chicken breast - 200 grams.
- Parmesan - 50 grams.
- White loaf - half.
- Salad.
- Garlic - one clove.
- Pepper.
- Olive oil.
- Salt.
- Eggs - 2 yolks.
- Lemon juice - 50 milliliters.
- Mustard - 10 grams.
Cooking method
Crispy chicken, lettuce, tomatoes and parmesan make this salad so appealing. It has been known for a very long time, but before its recipe was different and it contained only crackers, lettuce, eggs and parmesan. But today it is prepared in completely different ways, and all chefs have their own preferences regarding this salad. Even salmon, tomatoes, chicken and shrimp are added to it. Cooked or raw yolks are used as dressings, undercooked yolks can be added. Because chicken breast like almost all people - it is advisable to add it to the salad.
Preparation begins with the base of the salad, then the dressing is prepared. Peel one clove of garlic and then squeeze it out. Remove the clove in a deep bowl and pour 40 milliliters of olive oil into it, then put it in the microwave for 30 seconds. This will cause the oil to soak essential oil garlic and become fragrant. Cut the crust off a loaf of bread and cut it into cubes, then put it on a baking sheet and pour oil over it, then mix it. Put the bread in the oven with a temperature of 150 degrees, after 20 minutes, take it out and wait until the crackers have cooled.
Then prepare the dressing, you need to boil the eggs and cool with cold water, and then get rid of the proteins. Next, garlic, mustard and yolks need to be squeezed out and rubbed well. Salt the dressing, add a little lemon juice and stir. Then pour olive oil there and mix again so that the dressing is soaked, it needs to be infused for half an hour.
After that, cut the chicken breast in half and add pepper and salt. Heat up the pan with olive oil and put the chicken there, it should be fried for 10 minutes. Fry one side for five minutes, and then the other. Stir the dressing again and start mixing all the salad ingredients. Wash the lettuce leaves, dry and put in a bowl, then put the chicken with breadcrumbs, you need to cut the chicken into small pieces. Then add the Parmesan, after rubbing it on a grater. At the end, add the dressing, put the chopped tomatoes, and serve the salad to the table.
What to cook for your husband's birthday
Ingredients
- Chicken breast - 600 grams.
- Vegetable oil - 50 milliliters.
- Champignons - 400 grams.
- Flour - 50 grams.
- Hard cheese - 100 grams.
- Pepper with salt to taste.
To prepare the sauce you will need chicken bouillon(100 milliliters), thyme, salt, balsamic vinegar. First, cut the chicken breast in two horizontally, and then wash the mushrooms and cut into several slices. Grate hard cheese on a fine grater, and then mix 40 grams of flour in a bowl, a little salt and pepper, and roll the chicken in this mixture. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and put the chicken pieces in it, then fry them for five minutes on all sides. Then take the chicken out and put it on a plate. Mushrooms can be fried in the same pan, add chicken broth, salt, balsamic vinegar to them. Cook everything for about five minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Next, you need to make the mixture thick, just add a little starch. Pour the mushroom sauce into another deep bowl. Put the chicken back into the skillet and turn on medium heat, add mushroom sauce. Next, everything needs to be stewed for about five minutes, but put grated hard cheese there in advance.
What to cook for mom's birthday
You can prepare such a salad very quickly, but absolutely everyone will like its sour and tart taste.
Ingredients
- Chicken fillet - 500 grams.
- Sour cream - 50 grams.
- Kiwi - 2 pieces.
- Pepper, sugar and salt.
- Mango - 1 piece.
- Canned pineapples - 1 can.
- Beijing cabbage - 1 head.
- Walnut.
- Olive oil.
- Lemon juice.
Cooking method
Defrost the chicken fillet and put it to cook until fully cooked. After that, take chinese cabbage and carefully cut, after that also cut the mango and mix everything. This will be the first layer of lettuce, place it in a deep bowl. Next, cut the chicken fillet and put it in the next layer, also add canned pineapples. Take a mixer and grind the kiwi, then add sugar, sour cream and salt (the amount depends on your preference). If anything, replace sour cream with mayonnaise, although you can skip them and season everything with olive oil, this is convenient for those who follow a low-calorie diet. Layers of lettuce should be poured with kiwi sauce, then lay layers again and add sauce. When the salad is ready, add chopped Walnut for beauty, besides it is very tasty. Then leave the salad for half an hour or an hour to soak.
What to cook for a birthday in nature
This cake is attractive due to the cream layer, which has a rich garlic flavor. Moreover, spicy lovers can add as much garlic as they like, the taste of the dish will not deteriorate because of this.
List of ingredients
- Pork liver - 500 grams.
- Eggs - 3 pieces.
- Sour cream - 100 grams.
- Onions - 3 pieces.
- Mayonnaise - 300 grams.
- Carrots - 4 pieces.
- Black pepper, salt, two garlic cloves.
- Parsley or dill
- Flour - 100 grams.
Cooking method
Rinse the liver with running water and then cut out the veins and film. After that, the liver must be crushed, for example, in a mixer. True, you can use a meat grinder if you don’t have a mixer at hand. Then add sour cream, egg, pepper, salt and sifted flour, then mix everything thoroughly and beat with whisks until smooth, so that there are no lumps. The consistency of the dough for cakes is similar to kefir. Next, put the pan on the fire and wait until it warms up. It is unnecessary to pour a lot of vegetable oil when you bake cakes. Using a ladle, pour the dough into a very thin and even layer so that it is fried on both sides. Do not fry thick cakes, because you will not be able to turn them over. If the cake turns out to be thick, then you can divide it into 4 equal parts.
Then you can prepare the filling, lightly fry the carrots in vegetable oil, while adding a little carrot. You can cut vegetables the way you prefer, either large or small. Then wash fresh herbs, and cut very finely, and put in a separate bowl. Then put onions with carrots there, put a few tablespoons of mayonnaise and garlic, previously squeezed out. The next step is to prepare the cake, you will need a flat dinner plate large enough to allow for several layers. Pre-rub the plate butter. Put the first pancake from the liver and add the cream of mayonnaise and garlic on top. Then lay a layer of onions and carrots, and add the parsley or dill that you have already chopped. Put the second pancake, and again grease it with mayonnaise and garlic cream and put the onion with carrots. Place the cake in the refrigerator for several hours to set and soak.
At the end, you need to boil a few eggs and grate them to decorate the cake. Spread the top of the cake with mayonnaise, sprinkle with herbs and egg. This completes the preparation of the cake and it can be served at the table.
Preparing a festive table for a birthday is a rather difficult task. After all, you want to not only satisfy and tasty feed the guests, but also surprise them with something. Therefore, it is necessary to think over the birthday menu thoroughly so that each of the guests has their own dish.
We offer you a selection of recipes from which you will need to choose the most worthy. Our article presents simple, easy to perform, but with all this, very tasty dishes for a festive feast in honor of a birthday. Your guests will definitely like appetizers, salads and hot dishes.
Birthday salad with chicken and Korean carrots
Very tasty and hearty enough salad with boiled chicken and Korean carrots. This appetizer will decorate any table, it is prepared simply, but it turns out very tasty.
We will need:
- Chicken fillet (breast) - 0.5 pcs.
- Small champignons - 6-7 pcs.
- Onion (small) - 1 pc.
- Korean carrot - 50 gr.
- Eggs - 2 pcs.
- Hard cheese - 30 gr.
- Mayonnaise - 2-3 tbsp. l.
- Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l.
- Salt - to taste
Cooking:
Rinse the chicken breast under running water, boil in salted water until tender. This will take 15-20 minutes, try not to overcook, otherwise the meat will turn out to be dryish. We cool the finished meat, finely cut it, or disassemble it into fibers.
Pour the eggs with cold water, put on the stove, cook hard boiled for 8 minutes. Cool the eggs by pouring them with cold water. Peel off the shell, finely chop with a knife.
Remove the husk from the onion, rinse well, chop into half rings. Grind the mushrooms into thin slices.
In a frying pan, heat a little vegetable oil, fry the mushrooms with onions until golden brown.
Cheese hard varieties rub on a large grater.
We shift the prepared ingredients into a bowl convenient in size, lay out Korean carrot. Season with salt and pepper, season with mayonnaise, mix well, send to the refrigerator to soak. We put the finished snack into a beautiful bowl, decorate it to your taste and serve it to the table. This salad can be laid out in a serving ring, tamped a little with a spoon. Carefully remove the form.
Bon Appetit!
Delicious, festive birthday salad with crab sticks in baskets
Surely there are a huge number of salad lovers with crab sticks At least I am one of them. But this salad has become boring for a long time, today I propose to cook it in a new way. The appetizer turns out not only tasty, but also looks great on the table.
We will need:
- Wafer tartlets - 12-16 pcs.
- Crab sticks - 100 g
- Eggs - 2 pcs.
- Processed cheese - 70 g
- Garlic - 1-2 cloves
- Fresh greens - 0.5 bunch
- Mayonnaise - 3 tbsp. spoons
- Salt - to taste
Cooking:
First, let's prepare the ingredients for the salad. Eggs must be boiled, cooled and peeled. Crab sticks must be thawed. Rinse fresh greens under running cold water, dry with paper towels. We divide the garlic into teeth. Tartlets just buy in the store
Boiled chicken eggs chop finely with a knife.
Grind crab sticks at your discretion, you can cube, and if you want, then straws.
Grate hard cheese on a coarse grater, or cut into thin strips.
Garlic will add a unique piquancy to the dish. We pass it through the press.
Fresh greens, finely chop with a knife, or use special scissors.
We combine the prepared ingredients in a bowl, season with mayonnaise, mix well. If necessary, add a little salt or pepper to enhance the taste.
We lay out the salad on tartlets, decorate with crab sticks and fresh chopped herbs.
Bon Appetit!
Festive salad "Charlotte" for a birthday
To prepare a beautiful, tasty and unusual salad is the dream of every housewife. If you are looking for just such a salad, then this recipe is just for you. He is preparing, from the most that is simple products. Salad with egg pancakes will decorate your table and give you pleasure from eating it. An appetizer with a magnificent decoration will surprise your guests.
We will need:
- Boiled potatoes - 300 gr.
- Canned green peas - 200 gr.
- Smoked meat - 150 gr.
- Mayonnaise - 150 gr.
- Eggs - 4 pcs.
- Onion - 50-60 gr.
- Flour - 1 tbsp. l.
- Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l.
- Parsley - 5 sprigs
- Soda - 1 pinch
- Salt - to taste
Cooking:
Break the eggs into a bowl, add mayonnaise, a pinch of salt, soda and flour. We mix everything well.
We bake two pancakes from the prepared dough, let them cool. Lubricate the prepared pancakes with mayonnaise, roll up into a roll, cut into circles 5-8 mm thick.
We clean the onion from the husk, chop finely, pour boiling water over it, leave for 5 minutes. Drain the water from the scalded onion and squeeze well.
Peel potatoes, cut into small cubes. We shift to the onion, add a couple of tablespoons of mayonnaise, mix well.
Grind the smoked meat, combine with peas and a couple of tablespoons of mayonnaise, mix thoroughly.
We cover a deep, round salad bowl with cling film, spread pancake rolls over the entire surface.
We send half from above potato mass, spread the meat mass on top, finish with the second half of the potato. We close the edges of the film, put it in the refrigerator.
Before serving, turn the salad on a flat plate, rolls up. Remove the film, decorate with mayonnaise and green peas.
Bon Appetit!
Recipe for appetizer rolls of cucumbers on the festive table
The dish turns out very juicy, it is prepared instantly. If you have fresh cucumbers and soft cheese, then you will learn how to quickly prepare an appetizer and surprise guests.
We will need:
- Cucumbers - 3 pcs.
- Soft cheese (or cottage cheese) - 150 g
- Capers - 50 g
- Olives - 50 g
- Fresh dill - 4-5 sprigs
- Green onion - 2 stalks
- Sour cream (or mayonnaise) - 30 ml
- Salt - 2 pinches
Cooking:
Rinse vegetables and herbs well. We cut off the tails of cucumbers, using a vegetable peeler or a sharp knife, turn the vegetable into long tongues.
Soft cheese, your favorite, or cottage cheese, rub well with a fork. Grind the greens and add to the cheese.
Squeeze capers and olives slightly from the marinade, chop finely. We shift to the filling, add sour cream, salt, mix well.
If you have long ribbons of cucumbers, then lay them out on the board, lay out the filling on top. (If the strips are short, then we overlap them). From the filling we form small balls, put them on a vegetable, roll them into a roll. Secure with toothpicks so they don't unravel. Lay out on a flat dish, serve to the table. Bon Appetit!
How to cook a beautiful snack "Strawberry"
An unusually beautiful appetizer with herring looks beautiful on the table. Will definitely make you want to try it.
We will need:
- Medium potatoes - 3-4 pcs. (400 g)
- Salted herring - 0.5 fillet (up to 100 g)
- Onion, small - 1 pc. (100 g)
- Sesame seeds - 0.5 teaspoon
- Parsley greens - to taste
- Beet juice - 150 ml (from one medium beetroot)
Cooking:
Boil potatoes without peeling, wait until cool, then peel and chop on a grater
Peel the herring, cut into small cubes. Peel the onion from the husk, chop.
Form cakes from the prepared potatoes, put the herring filling with onions, and shape into strawberries.
Dip each piece in beetroot juice and place on a flat dish. To prepare juice, it is necessary to peel the beets, grate them on a fine grater, send the resulting slurry to gauze and simply squeeze out the juice.
We decorate our appetizer with sesame seeds and parsley. Bon Appetit!
How to cook gratin at home
This dish can often be found on the menu of almost every cafe. Today this delicious dish can be on your holiday table. We offer a recipe for a delicious dish called "gratin", cook it, you will definitely like it.
We will need:
- Large potatoes - 2 pcs.
- Any minced meat - 250 g
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Grated cheese - 100 g
- Egg - 1 pc.
- Kefir - 1 cup
- Salt - to taste
- Pepper - to taste
Cooking:
To prepare this dish, we need these molds. At the bottom of which, you need to distribute the onion cut into half rings
Potatoes must be peeled, washed well, grated on a coarse grater. Then we distribute it in forms, salt, pepper, season with your favorite herbs.
We also rub the cheese on a grater, but do not sprinkle it yet.
For the sauce, mix the egg and kefir with a fork, season and distribute in forms. With this dressing, the dish will come out very tender.
We heat the oven to 180 degrees, send the prepared gratins, not sprinkled with cheese, to bake for 20 minutes.
After the set time has elapsed, sprinkle each mold with cheese, leave until the cheese melts and a golden crust forms. So, our dish is ready. Bon Appetit!
Cooking hot for the festive table - pork rolls with mushrooms
This dish will decorate any table. Pork rolls, marinated in pomegranate juice, with delicious stuffing from champignons fried with onions, herbs in sour cream filling.
We will need:
- Pork, carbonade (cue ball) - 600 g
- Champignon mushrooms - 6-8 pcs.
- Pomegranate juice - 100 ml
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Sour cream - 4 tbsp. spoons
- Fresh dill - 2 sprigs
- Fresh parsley - 2 sprigs
- Flour - 100 g
- Egg - 1 pc.
- Salt - to taste
- Ground black pepper - to taste
- Vegetable oil - for frying
Cooking:
Cut the pork flesh into thin plates across the fibers. We beat off the pieces of meat on both sides with a kitchen hammer, covering with cling film.
We clean the onion from the husk, chop into a small cube. Heat the sunflower oil in a frying pan, send the chopped onion. Saute the onion while stirring for a couple of minutes until golden brown.
We send finely chopped mushrooms to a pan with fried onions. Fry the prepared products for 5 minutes. Salt, pepper to taste.
Rinse the greens well, pat dry with paper towels, chop finely. Put sour cream, herbs in a pan with champignons and onions, mix well. Simmer the stuffing for the rolls for another 5 minutes.
Remove the meat from the marinade, season with salt and pepper on both sides. Put two teaspoons on the edge of each piece. mushroom stuffing, form a roll. We fix with wooden skewers so that they do not unwind
Beat the egg with a whisk. Dip each roll in flour and dip in beaten egg. Sending rolls to breadcrumbs and fry on hot sunflower oil from two sides.
Transfer the fried meat to a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
We take out the finished dish from the oven, cut into portioned pieces, decorate with herbs. Let's go to festive table. Bon Appetit!
Mousse cake "Blackcurrant" for a birthday
Today, mousse cakes are very relevant, they are very light, airy, with a thin biscuit cake. The cake contains cream cheese, cream, yogurt. In general, this dessert is the balance of beauty and benefit.
We will need:
For the biscuit:
- Chicken eggs - 3 pcs.
- Sugar - 75 g
- Wheat flour - 75 g
- Vanilla sugar - 1 teaspoon
For mousse:
- Black currant - 200 g
- Powdered sugar - 100 g
- Cream 33% - 300 ml
- Cream cheese (or cottage cheese) - 200 g
- Yogurt - 200 g
- Gelatin - 1 tbsp. a spoon
- Water - 5 tbsp. spoons
For glaze:
- Black currant - 100 g
- Powdered sugar - 50 g
- Gelatin - 8 g
- Water - 40 g
- Canned apricots - 1 can
Cooking:
Beat eggs with sugar and vanilla sugar until fluffy. The better the eggs are beaten, the more magnificent and tastier the biscuit will be. Gently fold in the sifted flour.
We shift the dough into a mold with a diameter of 20 centimeters, bake for 20 minutes. Check for a dry toothpick.
We take out the cooled cake from the mold, cut it into two parts. We reduce one half in diameter by 1 centimeter.
For mousse, soak in cold water gelatin 1:5 and leave to swell. We dissolve the gelatin in a water bath, or in a microwave, in pulses of 8-10 seconds. Gelatin, in no case should not boil, otherwise, it will lose its qualities.
We punch currant berries with a blender, wipe through a sieve. Pour powdered sugar to the currant puree, mix everything well. Reserve one third for icing. Mix the rest of the mass with dissolved gelatin, add cream cheese, pour in yogurt.
Whip the cream until stiff peaks, fold into the berry mass very carefully.
We close the bottom of the detachable form with cling film. Pour 1/3 of the prepared mousse, send half of the canned apricots on top. Then pour out another half of the remaining mousse.
In the remains of currants with powdered sugar, add warmed gelatin. frozen mousse cake carefully remove from the mold. We cover the cake with icing, put in the refrigerator.
When the icing hardens, decorate the bottom of the cake coconut flakes, decorate the top with berries at your discretion. Happy tea!
Citrus drink recipe for the holiday table
Delicious refreshing citrus drink with honey will be an excellent drink for the festive table.
We will need:
- Oranges - 2 pcs.
- Tangerines - 2 pcs.
- Pink grapefruit - 0.5 pcs.
- Lemon - 0.5 pcs.
- Honey - 2 tbsp. spoons
- Carbonated water
Cooking:
We free the orange from the peel, chop the pulp into thin slices, and then into a cube.
Grapefruit is also peeled, cut into pieces
We clean the tangerines, disassemble them into slices.
Peel the lemon and chop into small pieces.
We pass the prepared fruits through a juicer, spread the honey, mix until smooth.
We fill a tall glass halfway with gas with water, send a couple of ice cubes. Then pour in the juice, put a few pieces of any citrus.
Our refreshing drink is ready to serve. Bon Appetit!
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Snacks
First, let's start with what is really fast and really not expensive. And, of course, snacks. The simplest version of a birthday is a buffet table, and next to it is music and pleasant communication. What can fill the buffet table? We offer several recipes.
Don't skip the usual ham sandwiches either. The modern industry says that people buy pleasure. If the sandwich is decorated beautifully (and this can be done simply), then your guests will get double the pleasure. Here is an example nice sandwich with ham laid in a wave and stabbed with a skewer.
Filled tarts! The tartlets themselves are sold in any more or less small supermarket and they are not expensive. So there is no need to mess around with the test. you can start with anything, from rice with mayonnaise and herbs to minced meat with cheese, you can also cook fruit. A huge selection of toppings for tartlets -.
Chicken and potatoes would also be very good. The cooking time is minimal, the same as for the previous chicken + to peel the potatoes. Potatoes are better to choose not large. Sauces can be served separately (if there are several, it will also decorate the festive table).
The next one is not expensive and fast option for birthday - stuffed champignons! We offer you a recipe with minced meat. Exactly this hearty meal. But you can fill it with cheese and boiled egg and even boiled rice mixed with herbs. The main thing is to choose large champignons.
Here is a simple recipe delicious mushrooms – “ “.
Salads
Well, firstly, vegetables can be served simply sliced. It's not a lot of money, even less time. Arrange these chopped vegetables in the form of small skewers. Very elegant!
Salad with beans! Yes, it is very tasty and very economical. Beans are hearty and very soft in a salad. The easiest option: boiled red beans (or canned) + boiled chicken breast + croutons + herbs + mayonnaise ....
There are a lot of variations - choose any: salads with beans on the festive table.
Sweet
Ear Napoleon. Ears are the so-called cookies in the form of two circles, it is tender and crumbly. Preparing such a cake is very easy: buy cookies "Ears" 800 grams and cook from 1 liter of milk. Lay out the ears in layers and lubricate each layer with cream. Be sure to let it brew and soak.
Fried bananas. Bananas are peeled and cut into 3-4 pieces. Then roll them in flour, and then in a beaten egg. And then again in flour. And deep-fry for 2-3 minutes. Very original and very satisfying. This dish is also suitable for a buffet table.
Pancake cake. This is a modern invention, although it has not yet gained popular popularity, but the dessert is very tasty. Pancakes should be fried with a minimum amount of oil. To do this, add 1 tablespoon of vegetable deodorized oil to the pancake batter. grease the pan 1st time and then without oil. Any cream for such a cake is suitable, but the best for my taste is from semolina or custard.
Your guests will not even guess that these are pancakes if you serve sliced cake in portions.
outdoor birthday party
Summer and autumn are the time for organizing friendly meetings in garden plots, in the garden, in nature. The menu at these receptions should not be overly sophisticated. The meal usually consists of appetizers, meat dishes freshly prepared, seasonal salads and salads from raw vegetables, fruits, cakes.
Table setting is usually modest. Dishes with food, baskets of fruit, jugs of drinks, plates of cakes are set on multi-colored, often oilcloth, tablecloths. Approach the table setting with imagination, use stylish design, interesting little things and nuances that will make the reception interesting and memorable. Serve fruits and vegetables not traditionally, but colorfully and unusually.
“Garden bouquets” of vegetables and fruits look unusually impressive.
A vegetable bouquet is slices of cucumber, tomato, radish, red pepper, planted on sticks and stuck, for example, in a head of cabbage.
Fruity bouquet - slices of apples, pears, plums, apricots, peaches planted on long sticks and stuck in some large watermelon, pineapple or pumpkin. They wonderfully decorate the table and attract the eye with their shape and various colors. They are also very good tasting and healthy. By experimenting with the height of the sticks used for “bouquets”, you can get an unexpected solution in the form of three-dimensional figures from vegetables or fruits.
An excellent solution for a "picnic in nature" is to prepare various types of salads and offer them to guests a la buffet. The rest of the dishes must be prepared so that they can be eaten standing or sitting and only with a fork.
Sandwiches prepared in a bizarre shape, interestingly or funny decorated, will help to add a touch of humor.
Outdoor dining can be made more inviting by serving food from the grill. They are not only exceptionally tasty, but also spectacular. They have the advantage that they are prepared practically without fat. Due to the high temperature, the outer layer of the meat thickens, a crispy crust forms, which protects against the loss of juice, aroma and nutrients.
All types of meat, offal, fish, vegetables, such as potatoes, red peppers, eggplant, are suitable for grilling. You can also experiment here by trying grilled tomatoes or onions.
In all receptions, except for the principle proper nutrition, it is important to adhere to one more thing, namely: do not force anyone to eat, do not forcibly place dishes on a plate for guests. The same applies to the reception of guests in the fresh air, or a picnic.
