It’s usual to find in many countries different recipes that resemble the traditional flan, such as the French Creme brulée or the Catalan cream, which can have a different consistency by additionally adding egg yolks, cream, cornstarch, etc. But instead of listing many recipes, let’s start by explaining the basic method of preparing a flan.
Category: Recipes
How to make a very tasty mushroom risotto with dried funghi
When you don’t have any fresh mushrooms available, you can still use this recipe and get a very tasty mushroom risotto with dried funghi. That’s because the dried product gives us the possibility of using a trick that we will reveal here, and that fills the preparation with flavor.
Recipe of healthy carrot muffins
These carrot muffins are a very simple alternative for a healthy breakfast or snack. Normally vegetables might not be associated with these types of recipes, but carrots have a good amount of natural sugars, and they match perfectly with the nuts and cinnamon.
Authentic Syrian-Lebanese tabbouleh salad
“Tabbouleh” salad is probably the most famous of the Levant region. It’s simple and admits some variations, but it’s often offered in a completely distorted way. For example, some supermarkets sell a ready-made version presented as a couscous salad, which is completely different from the traditional recipe.
Make Tzatziki like in Greece
Either to serve it as a mezze, as to accompany vegetables or roast meat, or to dress a sandwich on a pita bread, with this simple recipe of “tzatziki” you will feel like at the shore of the Aegean Sea.
Lentil soup “Ezogelin” (Ezo the bride)
This popular Turkish lentil soup is named after a bride named Ezo, who was unhappy in her marriage and therefore prepared this recipe for her mother-in-law, to make her feel the same way. Despite the bad advertisement that this may suggest, I assure you that the soup is very tasty, as well as healthy and easy to prepare.
Recipe of „Imam bayildi“ without frying eggplants
“Imam bayildi” is a dish has been very popular for centuries, and literally means „the fainted Imam“, which is said, was his reaction when he tasted it for the first time. Many recipes start by frying the aubergines but as usual, I propose a lighter version.
How to prepare Galician-style octopus like in North Spain
Anyone who has visited Galicia knows a visit to a “pulpería” is a must, and here we will learn their classic recipe: pulpo a la gallga (Galician-style octopus). The preparation is quite simple, just few tricks have to be observed, and the only difficulty is learning to find the right point of cooking, the octopus should not be too hard or too soft.
Amazing oriental aubergine spread “baba ganoush” or “mutabbal”
Baba ganoush (sometimes called mutabbal, depending on the region), is another classic mezze of Middle Eastern cuisine, which preparation is very easy, and served with a good pita bread is a guaranteed success.
How to make homemade yogurt without a yogurt maker
It’s indeed very easy to make yogurt at home. With this very simple method just a “tupperware” or heat-resistant plastic container will be needed. And the result is very creamy and delicious.