Healthy Food Diaries By Kate
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Today I present you a recipe for one of the most favorite dishes among Macedonian people that is above all, super-healthy and easy to digest. The instructions are very easy to follow, and you will be very proud for easily coming up with the traditional taste and smell of stuffed peppers entirely on your own!
Today I prepared for you one of the oldest, most delicious and healthiest Macedonian dishes ever. It is a meal made of cornmeal or semolina and several other ingredients and it has a very positive effect on overall human health. All you need for you to make it will need polenta, Greek yogurt, butter, white …
I present you one of the most delicious Macedonian meals: Sarma. It is basically stuffed cabbage rolls which is prepared mostly in winter. Since it is prepared in larger quantities, sarma is usually eaten for several days. If you can resist the temptation, eat it the next day after preparation, it tastes even better! And …
I present you the most delicious treat in the Macedonian cuisine, according to me. This the perfect meal, whether it is served as breakfast or lunch, with a piece of warm bread and a bit of garlic paste, just enough to spin your head around because it is the single best match in the world: …
Have you ever tried wholemeal bagels with eggs? It is a common breakfast in Ohrid, a lake side city in North Macedonia. It is served in many restaurants there, and it goes perfectly with ajvar (paprika paste) and traditional Ohrid garlic paste. You can use store bought wholemeal bagels or make them according to my …
Another phenomenal Macedonian recipe I learned from my mother. Easy, simple and extremely tasty. Have at home the smell and taste of Macedonia at least several times a month.
“Jufki” is the name of the traditional Macedonian pasta, which many people still make at home with their bare hands. Although they can be bought ready-made at a store, the traditional pasta taste is still irreplaceable. You do not need to work hard for this dish, they are done in several minutes. I prepare them …
Macedonia is simply a treasure trove of aromas and flavors for gourmets and lovers of home-made, extraordinary food. This delicious meal has been on my family’s menu many times during my childhood, and as such I still love making it! This meal combined with salad made of fresh tomatoes and spring onions? Perfect breakfast!
A beautiful, healthy and tasty Macedonian pan dish that is full with nutritional values. You can also combine spinach with chard or nettles (beside the rice). This pan is made of spinach and rice and it is very easy to made. Try it and share with me how much you love it!
Although the Greek recipes have the most variations of moussaka, and its origin is probably from Turkey (the Ottoman Empire), I believe that there is only THIS Macedonian moussaka. Delicious, light, creamy, and easy to make. You must make this traditional dish that is a famous family meal in every Macedonian home!
I present to you another way to prepare delicious potatoes, and that is one well-known Macedonian dry potato recipe. This is just one part of my intention to convince you to give up the habit of consuming french fries, so get ready, I will share with you many more ways to prepare healthy potatoes. My …
Like other legumes, the lentil (lens culinaris) contains a lot of protein and is a very nutritious food. In addition, it has a strong power of lowering blood cholesterol levels and helping the maintenance of blood sugar levels. One of the healthiest Macedonian dishes is the famous lentil stew that you simply have to try.
What’s in 100 grams of spinach? There are only 23 calories. Spinach contains a solid amount of soluble fiber and it is an active part of blood cholesterol-lowering programs. It has about 25 percent of the daily requirement of iron. Also, it has 4 times the daily requirement of vitamin K. Vitamin K plays a …
In Macedonia, there is one saying used when something is very simple, we say: easy as preparing a bean stew. But the fact that almost everyone who has ever tried bean stew in different places has just as many different experiences proves it wrong. Experiences (from very bad to great) testify that the preparation of …
If you ask a foreigner who has visited Macedonia what stands out as the biggest feature of the country, what would he say? Apart from the hospitality of the people and the countless natural beauties, he or she will surely not bypass the Macedonian traditional food. Macedonian food has a colorful combination because of influences …