Crunchy Dessert with Vanilla Yogurt and Cottage Cheese with Dried Fruits (Dried Bananas), Muesli and Chocolate Puffs

Hi everyone!!! Today's recipe "Crunchy Dessert with Vanilla Yogurt and Cottage Cheese with Dried Fruits (Dried Bananas), Muesli and Chocolate Puffs" is my absolute favorites breakfast, though it'll make an awesome dessert for any time of a day! This is one of those desserts that is not only extremely delicious but very healthy too. It is not time consuming at all and the taste is to die for! :) :) :) The crunchy chocolate puffs and the chewy dried bananas together with the creamy consistency of the cottage cheese and vanilla yogurt mixture definitely make an awesome accompany together. :) :) 

Now let's get to the point and list the ingredients you'll need to make this mouthwatering dessert!!! 

• vanilla yogurt (1 cup) - you can replace it with any kind of yogurt you personally prefer 
• cottage cheese (175 g or 2/3 of a cup)
• chocolate puffs (1/2 of a cup)
• muesli (1/2 of a cup)
• dried banana (1/3 of a cup of chopped dried bananas)

The ingredients listed below is enough to make 3 portions.

The instructions:

• Mix the vanilla yogurt with cottage cheese and whisk them together until you get a smooth and creamy consistency.
• Chop the dried bananas into bite-size pieces.
• Place 1 spoonful of muesli on the bottom of a glass ice-cream cup (or any cup available).
• Spoon 1-2 spoonful of the yogurt and cottage cheese mixture and place it on top of the muesli. 
• Place the chopped dried banana pieces on top of the yogurt layer and top it with a generous amount of chocolate puffs. And voilà our amazing dessert is ready !!!:) :) :)   

I really hope you enjoyed today's recipe and you'll make it one day!!! If you ever try this recipe feel free to  share your opinion with me in the comment section below. I hope you are all having an amazing day!!! Bye!!! :) :) :)

STRAWBERRY, YOGURT AND OAT-FLAKE SMOOTHIE

Hi, everyone! I am glad to be back with a another recipe for you! This is  a very easy but very delicious, creamy and, of course, very healthy smoothie recipe that you can prepare in just a few minutes for breakfast or for any time of the day of your liking!!!  If you add a couple of ice cubes it'll be a perfect refreshing snack for hot summer days. If you don't have much time to prepare a breakfast these kind of smoothies are very handy. You can take it out with you in a closed cup and enjoy it on your way to work!!! This is how my smoothie turned out today!!! I had it as a midday snack with a chocolate biscuit, a couple of strawberries and chocolate mushrooms!!! Oh, that was a fabulous snack! :) :) :)

Now let's talk about the recipe. You'll need the following ingredients for 2 portions:

• Yogurt (1 full cup; I am using plain Greek yogurt, you can use flavored ones (for example vanilla flavored), that will be delicious too)
• Strawberries (1 cup; save a couple of strawberries for garnishing)
• Honey (to your taste, as I used plain Greek yogurt I added 1 tablespoon, if you use sweet, flavored yogurt you can totally escape it)
• Oat-flakes (2 full tablespoon)
• Ice cubed (optional, if you like your smoothie to be refreshing, just a few 5-6 cubes)
• Chocolate biscuits and chocolate mushrooms (this is totally optional) for garnishing

Step by step instructions:

• Add all the ingredients (Greek yogurt, strawberries, oat-flakes, honey and ice cubes (if you decide to use some) into the blender. Blend it a for a couple of seconds until you get a smooth consistency. With the ingredients I mentioned above you'll get 2 portions of smoothie. If you make it only for yourself you can have one portion and save the other in a closed container in the fridge to have it later during the day.

• Pour the smoothie into a glass and garnish it with whatever you like. I chose to garnish it with a few strawberries, a chocolate cookie and 2 mushroom chocolates!

•  I prepared this smoothie for me and my toddler who was more excited about the chocolate biscuit hahaha....He preferred to eat the chocolate biscuit first and then had a few sips from the smoothie. I saved his portion in the fridge and had it later in the evening! 

I truly hope you like this smoothie recipe! I wish you all have a fabulous weekend!!! Bye!!! See you soon! :) :) :)

Chicken and Carrot Rolls (Lavash Rolls with Chicken and Carrot filling )

Hi, my lovely friends!!! If you have a little more time to spend on making your breakfast or lunch at the weekends prepare this amazing chicken and carrot lavash rolls. In general you can make this kind of rolls with different fillings.There are a large variety of lavash rolls with different fillings, but yesterday I made them with chicken breasts, carrots and cream cheese. They tasted amazing and looked gorgeous, too. You can make this rolls for different events and, I assure you, everybody from adults to kids will love them. If you can't find lavash (Armenian national bread) I think you can replace it with tortillas. I know that they are much smaller but you can use several and cut them in halves. The result will be the same. This is how my lavash rolls turned out. Aren't they super appetizing?!!! I made them for Sunday brunch with a cup of tea to accompany it.  They were very delicious, flavorful, crispy outside and soft inside and very filling too! :) :) :) I hope you will enjoy it as much as my family did!!!!

 Now let's talk about the recipe! You will need the following ingredients:

• lavash (2 pieces - if you can't find it, replace it with a couple of tortillas, I think 4-5 tortillas will be enough)
• chicken breasts (400 gram)
• cream-cheese (250 gram)
• carrot (1 big, or 2 medium size)
• onion (1 medium size)
• garlic (3 cloves)
• dill (2 tablespoon of chopped dill)
• vegetable oil (3-4 tablespoon, use olive oil if you like)
• salt (to your liking)
• black pepper (1/3 teaspoon, use more if you like)
• chili powder (1/3 teaspoon, you can use more, if you like a little bit spicier)
• paprika (1 teaspoon)
• cumin (1 teaspoon)

Now let's talk about the instructions:

• Cut the chicken breasts into small  and thin pieces. Marinade them with garlic, salt, black pepper, chili powder, paprika and cumin and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. You can marinade the chicken breasts the night before, that will save you a lot of time and will help you to make the roll very quickly the following day.
• If you haven't marinaded the chicken breasts the night before, then just let it sit there about 20 minutes until you wash, peel and grate the carrots and cut the onion and the garlic cloves.
• Heat a pan on a medium heat, add 2-3 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Sauté the chopped onion and the garlic cloves. After a few minutes add the marinaded chicken breasts, roast them a little bit and cook thoroughly under the lid for about 20 minutes. Then add the grated carrots and half of the chopped dill. Stir the mixture and taste it to see if you need to add a little bit more salt or not. Cook it for a few minutes, then take the pan off the heat and let it cool down a little bit. 

• Meanwhile preheat your oven to 200 degree Celsius and prepare the lavash. Layer one lavash on top of the other and spread it with cream cheese. We are using two pieces because they are quite thin and can easily tear while we roll them. If you use tortillas just use 1 layer because they are thicker and won't tear. 

•  When the chicken and carrot filling is cooled down a little bit, spread it on top of the cream-cheese. Then sprinkle it with the remaining chopped dill. 

•  As you have layered everything, it's time to roll the lavash diagonally from one end to the other very firmly.

•  Take a chopping board and cut the roll into individual portions like this.You can eat this rolls even without baking them in the oven, as all the ingredients   are already cooked. But I personally like to grill them in the oven and serve them hot and crispy.

•  Take a baking tin and place them accurately on it.

•  Grill the rolls in the oven for about 15 minutes or until they turn yellowish-golden color. Place them on a platter and serve them. The platter full of this deliciousness will be emptied in no time. :) :) :)  

•  This is how my plate of chicken and carrot rolls looked like. That was a perfect brunch for me!!! I hope you will enjoy it too, if you choose to make it one day! 

And this is my two-year old son enjoying his roll!!! Have a fabulous day! Bye!!! :) :) :)

Crepes (Thin Pancakes) with Chocolate Sauce

Hello, my lovely readers! Here is another recipe for you. I made crepes with chocolate sauce yesterday for breakfast and my family members loved them. Usually on Sundays when I am not in a hurry and have much more time, I try to make something special for breakfast and enjoy it with my family. This is how my crepes turned out. I served them with chocolate sauce, orange and apple slices. You can improvise and serve them whichever way you like. If you don't want or you don' t have time to make the chocolate sauce you can easily use Nutella cream. These crepes will  also be perfect with banana slices and different berries: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. There can be endless variations :) :) :) I think they look quite appetizing! Don't you think so? :) :) :) Anyway, they had an amazing taste, I liked them a lot. :) :) :)

Now let's talk about the recipe. You will need the following ingredients to make the crepes:

• 2 medium range eggs
• 2 tablespoon of granulated sugar
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 cup of warm water
• 3 tablespoon of vegetable oil 
• 1/3 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 cup of regular flour
• 1/3 teaspoon (granulated) vanilla (you can use vanilla extract if you have)
• a pinch of salt

Now let's start cooking step by step.

• Break the eggs into a big bowl, add th sugar, vanilla and the pinch of salt and mix them together with an electric mixer (or a regular whisk). Then add the milk, the warm water, vegetable oil and  mix them again. After that add the flour and the baking soda and mix them thoroughly for the last time. And the batter for the crepes is ready! This will take you only a few minutes. 

•  Now heat a non-stick frying pan (the smallest one you have) on a medium heat. After a few seconds when the pan is heated enough pour 1 scoop of the crepe batter into the pan, spread it all over the surface and pour the remaining dough back into the bowl. As the surface is very hot it will immediately bake a thin layer. You can't go wrong with this trick. I have learned it from my mum ! :)  If you don't pour back the remaining batter the crepes will be too thick. Nobody likes thick crepes. Right? :) :) :) Then put the pan back on the heat and cook it for a few seconds, turn it to the other side and cook for another few seconds.  

When the crepe is ready put it on the counter top or any other surface to cool down a little bit and only then stuck them on top of each other on a plate. By this way you'll avoid having crepes stuck on each other.

• When you have made all the crepes spread some chocolate sauce on top of each, fold it and place on a plate. You can easily use Nutella or other chocolate cream for this purpose.

For the chocolate sauce you will need:

• cocoa powder (2 full tablespoon)                                                                                     
• sour cream (200 ml)
• sweet condensed milk (200 ml)
• vanilla (1/2 teaspoon)

To make the chocolate sauce mix together the cocoa powder and the sour-cream, add the vanilla and continue to mix it until the cocoa powder is fully dissolved . Put on the low heat and bring to boil stirring continuously. When the chocolate sauce is thickened enough (it'll take 1-2 minutes) add the sweet condensed milk and turn off the heat. Stir the chocolate sauce until the condensed milk is fully dissolved into the mixture. As you have noticed I don't use any sugar in the recipe, because of the sweet condensed milk, it's very sweet and gives its sweetness to the chocolate sauce.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe. I hope you had a wonderful day! See you next time. Bye! :) :) :)

Oat-Flakes with Greek Yogurt, Raspberries, Bananas and Cashew Nuts

Hi everyone! Here I'm sharing my favorite oatmeal recipe. I can eat this breakfast every single day for the rest of my life and never get tired of it! This is quite a versatile recipe. You can change the berries or the nuts to your liking and each time you will get another delicious and flavorful breakfast as a great start of your day. In this particular recipe I'm using raspberries and cashews but you can use a combination of various fruits, berries and nuts, such as peaches, apricots, grapes, apples, plums, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts and so on. I also like the combination of peaches, apples and raisins too.
The permanent ingredients of this recipe are the oat-flakes and the Greek yogurt.The fruits, the berries and the nuts can be changed according to the season.
In this recipe I am using: 

• oat-flakes (2 tablespoon)
• Greek yogurt (150 ml)
• honey to sweeten the yogurt (1 teaspoon). If you are allergic to honey you can substitute it with granulated sugar or even escape it thoroughly. The taste won't suffer either way.
• raspberries (as much as you like, I'm using a handful)
• banana (half of a banana will be enough)
• cashew nuts (1 tablespoon, or as much as you like)

Tis is a very easy recipe. You don't have to cook anything. All you have to do is to pour the Greek yogurt into a bowl, sweeten it with honey or sugar (you can totally escape this part if you don't like it) and add the oat-flakes. Stir it. Then add the banana slices, raspberries and chopped cashew nuts.
Voila! Your breakfast is ready!!! Yum!!!

I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as  do. Have a good day! *** :) ***