Best Meals Recipes-Old Fashioned Potato Croquettes-Patties

Old Fashioned Potato Croquettes-PattiesFried, Boiled and mash potatoes for an all time favorite dish.

This recipe is brought out of archive by my dearest friend Amy Faust J. She expressed an interest in old fashioned recipe for potato patties made by her grandma, quit forgotten in every day meals.

This recipe is my mothers favorite breakfast dish. 

I grew up on potato and as a young girl I was called "Potato Head" because who ever asked me for favorite meal the answer was always "Potato".

Amy I hope it's close to your grandma's recipe. Please let me know how you like it?

Ingredients

1.7 pounds-750 g white potato

3.60 oz.-100 g flour

a little grounded nutmeg

1 teaspoon of vegetable seasoning or salt

5.3 oz.-150 g any kind of cheese

1.41 oz- 40 g margarine

2 egg yolks

frying oil

1. Cook potatoes , 
2. peel it and mash it hot , add flour , vegetable seasoning, little nutmeg, margarine, and 2 egg yolks.
3. Mix the dough well. 
4. Cut the dough into 14 equal parts.
5. In the center of each piece, add piece of cheese and design croquettes-patties.  
6. Fry croquettes in hot oil 
7. Serve warm as a hot appetizer ( great for breakfast instead of bread ) or serve with any kind of meat .

Maybe you are looking for a desert?

If you want dessert, add into mashed potato: sugar to taste , little salt, margarine, egg yolks and a little cinnamon and instead of pieces of cheese fill the dough with fresh fruit ( apricots, plums or peaches without seed ). Toss some sugar over fruit and  make a balls. Cook them in boiling water ( about 5 minutes or when potato balls surface the water ) . During that time fry some white breadcrumbs(6-7 table spoons) in the oil and add a little cinnamon into fried breadcrumbs. Finally roll cooked balls into fried breadcrumbs. Serve warm with a little sugar on the top.

Hints:  

• Potato must be quit warm when you peel it and mash it.
• Never leave the potato dough to stay more then 10 min because it becomes watery and you will need to add more flour into it.
• Powder your palms with flour all the time because dough is very sticky.

Nutrition Facts of one potato (200g) (Russet potato):

Amount Per Serving
Calories                              140             
Total Fat                                0 gCholesterol                          0 mg
Sodium                               10 mgTotal Carbohydrate           31 gDietary Fiber                         5 g
Sugars                                   2 gProtein                                    3 gAlso contains Vitamin C, Calcium and Iron.

As per many researches Domestic and International potato (especially sweet potatoes) decreases certain kind of cancer (colon and prostate), lowering cholesterol and has some anti-oxidant, good for your skin. They are pretty high in carbohydrates and calories.

Hope you will enjoy.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
milat4213@gmail.com

 Bread Balls with Mushroom Dressing Recipe

Many people don't know that mushrooms are low in Saturated Fat, Sodium, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Vitamin C, Folate, Iron, Zinc and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin D, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper and Selenium.

For more complete protein source add other food that contain amino acid which will improve the quality of some types of restrictive diets. Here is a list of some food: Fish with skin, Salmon, Nuts, Chestnuts, Seaweeds, Cereals...

Now the recipe. It has more calories but if you make smaller balls you will be fine.

 Slovenian Bread Balls with Mushroom Dressing

Ingredients for 4 people

1 person 825 cal

10 oz. any kind of mushrooms

2 onions

1 cup chopped fresh parsley

2 cloves garlic

1 / 4 of chicken soup

1 / 4 liter wipe cream

1 / 8 l white wine

4 oz. butter

1 / 4 teaspoon thyme,

Nutmeg

1-2 eggs

white bread

milk

salt

pepper

flour or bread crumbs

Preparation

1. Wash and chop parsley. Cut white bread into small cubes and mix with beaten eggs and milk. (Not too much milk, just enough to slightly covers the bread). Chop 1 onion and fry it slightly, add 1/2 of cup chopped parsley. Season with salt and nutmeg (just a pinch of nutmeg)  and mix together. Add a some white crumbs in the event that the mixture is too soft.
2. Mushrooms (various kinds if possible) cleaned, washed cut in small slices. Chop remaining onion.  Fry mushrooms slightly on 2 tablespoons of melted butter, add onion, chopped garlic, 1/4 cup of parsley, thyme, salt and black pepper. As soon as the mushrooms release the water pour inside chicken soup, white wine and 2 tablespoons of wipe cream.Stir in some cold butter and continue to cook for about 2-4 min..
3. Shape bread dumplings (balls) and cook it in a salted water about 15 minutes. Remove dumplings from boiling water and place on serving platter and sprinkle with remaining parsley. Pour mushroom sauce over the bread balls and serve with any kind of meat. As previously mentioned for complete protein source the Fish will be the best choice.

I know you will like it.

Share with me your recipe. I always like to prepare and try some new dish.

Easy Seafood recipe-Shrimps a la "Mila"

Easy seafood recipe

I don't know anybody that doesn't like Seafood.
And for the holidays seafood is a shiny dish on your table all by itself on an elegant serving tray. Shrimp are great grilled, sauteed, roasted, stir-fried, and baked, too.
In the ‘90s, shrimp had been wrongly accused for its high cholesterol. Later on, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that although high in cholesterol, shrimp did not harmfully affect production of cholesterol in the body.
Shrimp is low in fat and calories. Shrimp has beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B12 and niacin. It's mineral-rich:iron, zinc and copper.
With all types of shrimp, look for firm meat with a sweet, lightly briny aroma. Shrimp with discolored shells or an ammonia smell should be rejected. Purchasing frozen shrimp is fine as long as you can see through the bag looking for crystals and discolored spots indicate freezer burn.
The key to cooking shrimp, regardless of what kind of meal you have in mind, is to cook them quickly.

Here is a delicious and easy Seafood recipe for all of us Seafood lovers.

Not every dish has to be complicated in preparation, to taste good.

Shrimps a la "Mila"

Ingredients, for 6 people

2 pounds Shrimps

1/2 pounds potatoes

2 large spoons of olive oil

2 small spoons of chopped parsley

1 onion

4 cloves garlic

1 tablespoon tomato puree or ketchup

1/2 cup white wine

salt and pepper

Preparation

1.Wash shrimps

2. Cut potatoes into thin slices or cubes

3. Fry onions in oil, just for the short time.

4. Add crushed garlic, chopped parsley, a tablespoon of tomato puree or ketchup

5. Shimmer all together short time-3 min.

6. Add potatoes and shrimp and pour the water to cover the shrimps and potatoes.

7. Add salt and pepper to taste and slow-cooking for about half an hour.

8. Before the end of cooking add vine .

I know you will enjoy it.

Looking for some specific recipe please ask me.

Salmon with Rhubarb Sauce 

Good morning, good people all over the World. I really hope you all feel good and happy. And if you do, stick with it and carry on these thoughts and feelings all day because psychology can be magical.
It’s 6 AM and a beautiful day here in Virginia Beach. I can smell the fresh ocean air with a little taste of salt, quit pleasant for your nose and throat. With my cup of coffee I am ready to start my day with the positive attitude.
What ever you accomplish today is worthy. Be proud of yourself because even a little thing gained today is more then you had yesterday.
Challenges come and go but you stay behind as a winner or looser. Just remember; you are healthy and happy and keep your strength growing. Remind yourself how lucky you are comparing to those who are sick and hungry.

Positive attitude deserves healthy food that goes with.

Here is my favorite and healthy fish meal.

Salmon with Rhubarb Sauce 

Rhubarb has anti-cancer properties and might help in cutting down the risk of cancer. Fresh rhubarb stalk is a very good source of dietary fiber and is beneficial for those suffering from indigestion. Eating fresh peace of rhubarb stalk is good for stomach acid. Consuming rhubarb on a daily bases has positive effect on lowering of blood pressure and cholesterol, diminishing hot flashes. Has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy properties.

  Ingredients for 4 persons

4 salmon fillets (1,5 pounds)
3 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of white wine
salt
black pepper
1 spring of rosemary

For the sauce:
10.6 oz. sliced rhubarb
2-3 teaspoons of sugar
1 orange
1/2 teaspoon of any vegetable seasoning-not herbs just vegetable
1.1 oz. of unsalted butter


Preparation
1. Place salmon fillets in a baking dish on baking paper. Sprinkle over: salt, vegetable  seasoning, olive oil, wine and black pepper
2. Add chopped rosemary. Bake it in preheated oven at 370°F for about 15 min.
3. In main time squeeze orange with a teaspoon of orange flesh in pot. Add sliced rhubarb and cook it for about 15-20 minutes or until it turns into puree.
4. Sauce remove from heat and stir butter to get a creamy sauce


Serving:
Serve fish with rhubarb sauce. Side dishes of your taste. I prefer steamed vegetable in a teaspoon of soy sauce, sprinkled with 2 drops of sesame oil.

Enjoy!

Low Calories Healthy Recipes-Best Meals Recipes

Low Calories Healthy Food and Best Meals Recipes

Try my Low Calories and really Healthy Food Recipes. Best Meals that I perfected for every taste.

I am far away from been nutritionist or any kind of an expert, but life experiences and desire to learn about healthy living, determined my life path toward variety of food and food combination's.

I am aware of people not liking vegetable or certain kind of vegetable but once you tried my recipes you might change your eating habits.

Here is my daily food assortment.

I am an "early bird". Work days or weekends it doesn't matter, I wake up early (latest 5:45AM) and go for a half hour walk. Just to walk and deep breathing of fresh air.

My breakfast is usually cereals (whole grain). During the week days I eat some fruit salad at 10 AM. My lunches are small quantities but Gourmet meals. Usually combination of different kind of vegetables and small peace of meat-all prepared with the low fat and with the healthy herbs. I don't use herbs high with the sodium, just herbs purchased in the healthy stores and make my own combination's.

You might think: What an awful taste of food without rich seasonings like "Emeril's", McCormic". I can assure you that the taste is even better and more importantly; healthier. 

Two hours after lunch I eat some sweets-usually cereal bars even some little peace of cake, small cookie or something that doesn't have more then 100-120 cal. My daily estimate of calories is about 1500-1800 with low movements or 2000 cal with walking in the morning and evening.

The last meal is at 6:00 PM-Sometimes leftovers, maybe a soup or fruit, it has to be light food.

By now you probable think I must be hungry all the time. Well, not at all. In reality I eat 5x a day-every 2 hours so my stomach is never empty.

For those who eat a food with a lot of calories and no nutrition value could be a problem at the beginning. Some discipline is required and with my Healthy and Best Meals Recipes it will be soon an breeze in adjustment. And I guarantee that your hunger will diminish  because you will be eating quality food with delicious taste.

Today I will start with Eggplant. I know, I know... many people don't like it or they never tried it and think they don't like it. I will do my best to change your opinion about Eggplants.

Just think: Life is very short and you need to enjoy it in fullness and not to spend time in doctors office because of high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, or other nasty things that can happened to our fragile and sensitive body.

Here we go with the Eggplant Recipes.

Eggplant Roll

Eggplant is very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Vitamin K, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Potassium and Manganese, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber.

Ingredients for 4 people

1 big eggplant
5,3 oz-150 g
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1/2 of lemon
1 sour cream
cream cheese
2-3 garlic cloves
olive oil fro frying
sesame seed
salt

PREPARATION

1. Washed Eggplant peel it and immediately add some salt and lemon juice (not to change a color- to darken).
2. Cut it in a small peaces and mix it in food processor.
3. Fry the mixture for about 5-10 min in frying pan on olive oil with constant mixing.
4. Let it cool down and in the cold mixture add some grounded cheese (your choice), a half teaspoon of yellow mustard
   and more salt if needed.
5. Pre-Heat the Owen of 370 degrees F and add mixture into baking pan covered with baking sheet.
6. Bake it approximately 20-30 min or until the cheese melts and mixture get light brown color.
7. Once eggplant is baked, leave it out for about 20 minutes or until you are able to touch it and work with it.
8. Spread all over cream cheese and roll it. Sprinkle over with sesame seeds and put in serving dish.
9. Now spread some sour cream all over the roll and finish with sprinkling with fine chopped garlic. 

This dish can be served as separate entity or in combination with any meat.

I am sure you will enjoy it.