Popsicles cu iaurt si capsuni (Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles)

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          Vara e aici cu temperaturi ridicate si umiditate maxima (cel putin in Toronto), asa ca ce poate fi mai bun  decat o inghetata de fructe si iaurt :) eu de pofta mi-am cumparat niste forme banale de la Dollar Store ca inca nu am avut timp sa-mi iau ceva mai serios si am trecut la treaba! capsuni + iaurt = Love!!! deci dragoste la prima degustare :)) au iesit niste minunatii de popsicles, mai bune decat inghetata de la supermarket, unde mai pui ca sunt mult mai sanatoase si poti inventa o gramada de combinatii! Abia astept sa-mi iau forme mai mari, am vazut de la Tovolo care imi plac, asa ca urmeaza o serie de Popsicles la mine pe blog pe perioada verii :)
          Summer is here with high temperatures and high humydity  (at least in Toronto), so what can be more delicious than a Fruit and Yogurt Popsicle :) I bought some popsicle molds from the Dollar store, since I didn't have any time to buy something more serious yet and I started!  Strawberries + Yogurt = Love!!! so love at first bite :)) I made some terrific popsicles, far better than the ice cream you buy at the supermarket, plus they're more healthy and you can make amazing combinations! I can't wait to buy bigger and prettier molds, I saw some from Tovolo, so a new series of posicles will show up on my blog this summer!

Ingrediente/Ingredients:     


300 g capsuni/300 g strawberries
150 ml iaurt simplu/150 ml plain yogurt          
1-2 linguri de miere/1-2 tablespoons with honey
forme pt inghetata/ice pop molds




Cum se face/How it's made:


Spalam capsunile si le uscam pe servet de hartie.
We wash the strawberries and we dry them on paper towels.

Cu un blender vertical, zdrobim capsunile pana obtinem o pasta.(puteti elimina samburii cu o sita, eu am lasat asa)
With a hand blender we mash the strawberries until we have a paste (you can remove the seeds using a sieve, I didn't bother)

 Adaugam iaurtul si mierea (in functie de cat de dulce preferati) si amestecam bine (eu nu am mai pus suc de lamaie pentru ca nu a fost nevoie). Turnam in forme.
We add yogurt and honey (depending on how sweet you want them) and we mix very well (I didn't put any lemon juice, it wasn't necessary). We pour in the molds.

Umplem formele si punem capacele.
We fill the molds with liquid and we cover with the lids.

Le punem in congelator pentru cel putin 5-6 ore (cel mai bine peste noapte). Ca sa le scoatem din forme, le scufundam in apa fierbinte pentru 5 secunde. Voila!
We place the molds in the freezer for at least 5-6 hours (it's best overnight). To remove the popsicles from the molds, we place them under hot water for 5 seconds. Voila!

Bune si racoritoare, exact ce-ti doresti cand e cald afara!
Good and refreshing, exactly what you want when it's hot outside!

 Sunt frumos colorate si delicioase, copiii sunt foarte incantati cand le vad!
They're pretty and delicious, children are always happy to see them!

    
Mai de aproape.../Closer...

Si una pentru voi!!! Bon appetit!
And one for you!!! Bon appetit!

                            
        

Negresa cu cireșe (Cherry Brownies)

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          Luna aceasta provocarea "Dulce Romanie" a fost gazduita de draguta de Antonina, care a propus ca ingrediente principale menta si cireșele. Cum eu nu sunt fan prea mare al mentei, decat in ceai si alte cateva bauturi, am ales sa fac ceva delicios si anume negresa cu cireșe cu care sa particip la provocare. Cred ca este o dulcegarie minunata care scoate in relief foarte tare aroma cireșelor dulci, iar in combinatie cu ciocolata este fantastica!
         Am cautat pe net retete pentru brownie si cea care mi-a placut cel mai mult a fost cea vazuta la Clipe dulci si parfumate, arata spectaculos! Negresa mi-a iesit superb, desi o idee mai amara decat mi-ar fi placut, am fost atat de concentrata la reteta, incat am uitat sa verific cat de dulce e inainte sa o pun la cuptor, dar lasand la o parte asta a fost delicioasa, ciocolatoasa si aromata exact cum trebuie sa fie, un desert pacatos! Mirosul din casa era to die for, nu alta, iar atunci cand imbuci din ea, papilele gustative sunt inundate de combinatia de arome dintre ciocolata si cireșe, mmmm, divin! pentru cei care iubiti ciocolata este un MUST sa incercati reteta!
         This month Romania's "Sweet Challenge" was hosted by Antonina, who chose Mint and Cherries as main ingredients. Since I'm not a huge fan of Mint, other than maybe tea and a couple more drinks, I chose to use Cherries to make a Cherry Brownie for this challenge. I think it's a wonderful dessert which brings out the flavour from the sweet cherries, and combined with chocolate it's fantastic!
         I've been browsing the web for a brownie recipe and I found one that I liked most at Clipe dulci si parfumate, it looks spectacular! My Cherry Brownie turned out beautifully, though a little more bitter than I wanted it, I was so concentrated following the recipe that I forgot to taste the batter before I placed it in the oven, but besides that it was delicious, with lots of chocolate as it should be, a sinful dessert! The smell was to die for, and the moment you took a bite, your taste buds were flooded with the combination of flavors between chocolate and cherries, mmmmm, divine! for those of you who love chocolate this recipe is a MUST!

Ingrediente/Ingredients:      


120 g unt la temp camerei/120 g butter at room temp
150 g faina/150 g all purpose flour
150 g zahar/150 g sugar
3 oua/3 eggs
200 g iaurt simplu sau cu cireșe/200 g plain or cherry yogurt
4 linguri cacao/4 tablespoons with cocoa
100 g ciocolata neagra taiata bucatele/100 g chopped dark chocolate
300 g cireșe fara samburi/300 g pitted cherries
1/2 lta praf de copt/1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
1 vf de sare/1 pinch of salt
  
Cum se face/How it's made:  


Nota:   Pentru o negresa delicioasa, va recomand sa folositi cacao de calitate foarte buna (eu aveam de la Hersheys) si ciocolata de minim 70% continut de cacao. Daca vreti sa aiba un gust mai dulce si nu usor amarui, va recomand sa folositi ciocolata cu lapte in loc de ciocolata neagra, cu mentiunea ca va fi mai deschisa la culoare desigur.
Note:   For a delicious brownie I recommend you use good quality cocoa (I had Hersheys) and chocolate with minimum 70% cocoa. If you prefer a sweeter brownie not bitter-sweet, I recommend you replace the dark chocolate with milk chocolate, with the note that the color will be lighter obvious.


Mai intai spalam foarte bine ciresele si le scoatem samburii (eu am avut unealta pt asta)
We first wash the cherries and remove the pit of each cherry with a cherry pitter.

Intr-un bol mare, amestecam untul aflat la temperatura camerei cu zaharul, pana devine ca o crema si incorporam treptat galbenusurile.
In a large bowl we mix the butter with the sugar until we obtain a smooth cream and we slowly add the yolks in one at a time.

       
Adaugam iaurtul, in cazul meu iaurt de cireșe si amestecam.
We add the yogurt, in my case cherry yogurt and we mix.

Intr-un bol separat combinam faina cu cacao, praf de copt si sare si incorporam treptat ingredientele uscate la compozitia de unt.
In a separate bowl we combine the flour with the cocoa, salt and baking powder and we gently fold the dry ingredients in the butter mixture.          

Adaugam ciocolata taiata bucati iar apoi albusurile batute spuma, incorporand usor (era sa uit de ciocolata :)))
We add the chopped chocolate and after that the whipped egg whites slowly folding them in the mixture (I almost forgot about the chocolate :))0

Tapetam o tava cu unt si faina si intindem frumos compozitia de negresa.(tava mea are 33x22 cm) si adaugam ciresele scurse de zeama si fara samburi.
We grease and flour a baking pan and we spread the brownie batter evenly.(my pan is 33x22 cm) and we add the drained and pitted cherries.

Introducem in cuptorul preincalzit la 175 grade pentru 25-30 minute (eu am lasat doar 22 minute), cu mentiunea ca negresa nu trebuie lasata mult in cuptor sa nu se usuce; e gata cand introduceti o scobitoare in mijloc si iese fara aluat pe ea, dar totusi umeda.
We place the pan in the preheated oven at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes (I left it for 22 min), with the note that the brownie doesn't have to stay in the oven too much, because it gets dry; it's ready when a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out without any batter on it, but still moist.

O scoatem din cuptor, o lasam sa se raceasca pe un gratar si o taiem dreptunghiuri.
We remove it from the oven, we let it cool down on a rack and we slice it in rectangle cuts.

Delicios, o sa va lingeti pe degete!
Delicious, you'll lick your fingers!

Checul este umed, ciocolatos si aromat la maxim!
The brownie is moist, packed with melted chocolate and lots of flavour!         

Si acum atacam!!! Bon appetit mes amis!
And now we attack!!! Bon appetit mes amis!

                        

Muffins cu banane si iaurt (Banana Muffins with Yogurt)

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          Aveam salvata reteta aceasta de briose si am zis sa o postez, daca tot nu am muffins in cartea mea virtuala :) Stiu ca in ultimul timp tot dulciuri apar pe blog, dar asta nu inseamna ca nu am mai gatit, dimpotriva, insa stiti cum e cand pozele nu sunt reusite, sau reteta nu e pe gustul meu, sau pentru ca pur si simplu nu a iesit cum trebuia, ca macarons-urile mele :)  dar nu ma dau batuta promit! Astazi o sa prepar o portie de legume gratinate care va fi next pe lista de postari :) ok, si acum sa vorbim de muffins.                        
         Pentru ca imi place deosebit de mult Checul cu Banane, am vrut sa fac si niste briose cu banane si iaurt, ca tot il aveam in frigider :) Reteta am preluat-o de pe allrecipes, insa eu nu am pus fulgii de ciocolata, cred ca v-am mai spus ca mie nu imi place ciocolata in prajituri prea tare :) Au iesit minunate, parfumate si bune, de-ti venea sa mananci cu cate 2 maini :))) Reteta are review-uri foarte bune, asa ca va invit sa o preluati si voi!
         I had this muffins recipe saved and I wanted to post it, since I didn't have any muffins recipe in my list :) I know that lately I only posted sweet recipes, but that doesn't mean that I don't cook, contrary, but you know how it is when the photos aren't good, or the recipe is not what you expected, or maybe it didn't turn out like it should, like my macarons :) but I won't give up, I promise! Today I'm gonna make some vegetable gratin which will be next on my blog :) Ok, so let's talk now about these muffins.
         Since Banana Bread is one of my favorites, I wanted to make some muffins as well, this time using yogurt. I've used a slightly modified recipe from allrecipes, but without any chocolate chips, I think I mentioned to you that I don't like chocolate in my desserts too much :) They turned out lovely, with a beautiful flavor, that you would wanna eat with both your hands :)) The recipe has great reviews, so I invite you to make it yourself as well!

Ingrediente/Ingredients:     


220 g faina/220 g all purpose flour
130 g zahar brun/150 g brown sugar
1/2 lingurita bicarbonat/1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 lingurita praf decopt/1/2 teaspoon baking powder
 un vf de sare/pinch of salt
1 ou/1 egg
125 ml ulei (am folosit ulei de seminte de struguri)/125 ml oil (I've used grapeseed oil)
125 ml iaurt simplu/125 ml plain yogurt
3 banane coapte/3 ripe bananas     


Cum se face/How it's made:     


Intr-un bol amestecam faina cu zaharul, sarea, praful de copt si bicarbonatul.
Intr-un bol separat amestecam impreuna oul cu iaurtul si uleiul.
In a large bowl we combine flour with sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda all together.
In a separate bowl we mix together the egg, yogurt and oil.

Zdrobim cu furculita 2 banane si jumatate, cealalta jumatate eu am lasat-o pentru decor.
We mash with a fork 2 1/2 bananas, the other half I left it for decorating.

Tapetam o tava de briose cu hartiutele in forma de lalea sau "tulip cups".
We place "tulip" cups" in a muffin pan.

Ne apucam de amestecat ingredientele.
We start combining the ingredients.

 Incorporam amestecul de ou in ingredientele uscate usor cu o spatula, iar la sfarsit incorporam si bananele zdrobite.         
 We gently fold the egg mixture into the dry ingredients, and at the end we fold the mashed bananas as well. 

Punem compozitie in fiecare forma si cate o felie de banana in mijloc (optional).
We place batter in each cup and one slice of banana in the middle (optional).      

  
Punem tava in cuptorul preincalzit la 175 grade pentru 20-25 minute. Cand sunt gata le scoatem pe un gratar.
We place the pan in the preheated oven at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. When they're done, we place them on a rack.              

Mirosul ce venea din formele frumoase de lalea era divin!/The smell coming from the beautiful tulip forms was heavenly!

Mai de aproape.../Closer...

Si interiorul briosei...Bon appetit!/And the inside of a muffin...Bon appetit!

Sparanghel fript cu sos de iaurt si usturoi (Roasted Asparagus with Yogurt Garlic Sauce)

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       Unul dintre ingredientele alese de mine pentru Provocarea lunii Mai "Dulce Romanie" este Sparanghelul, o leguma minunata de sezon, pe care sa fiu sincera nu o folosesc prea des in retetele mele, de aceea mi s-a parut perfect pentru provocare, astfel urmand sa vedem mai multe modalitati de a-l prepara.
       Pentru ca am vrut sa pastrez pe cat de mult posibil aroma sparanghelului, am incercat o reteta simpla cu un sos minunat care sa acompanieze fragezimea acestei legume (Reteta am vazut-o in revista Chatelaine). E gata in 15 minute si merge foarte bine langa o fripturica :)

Ingrediente:  

   500 g sparanghel
   250 g iaurt simplu
   3 linguri ulei de masline (presat la rece)
   1 catel usturoi
   putin patrunjel verde
   sare, piper
                           



Cum se face:  

Mai intai spalam sparanghelul.

Rupem capetele lemnoase de la baza si le curatam de coaja subtire (daca sunt mai groase)

Asezam sparanghelul intr-o tava, presaram peste el o lingura de ulei, sare, piper, si intoarcem sparanghelul pe toate partile sa se acopere bine.

Dam la cuptorul preincalzit la 200 de grade pentru 10-15 minute, in functie de grosimea legumelor.(nu trebuie sa fie moale)
Intre timp facem sosul: punem intr-un bol iaurtul cu usturoiul zdrobit, uleiul de masline, sarea si piperul.

Adaugam patrunjelul verde tocat, amestecam bine si dam deoparte.

Eu intre timp am pus si o bucata de carne in tigaia grill, sa servim langa sparaghel :)

Servim sparanghelul simplu cu sos de iaurt (pentru cei ce tin dieta)

E super gustos, fraged pe interior si usor crocant pe exterior :)

 Din alt unghi...

Langa friptura...Bon appetit si astept in continuare retetele voastre pentru provocare :)

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       Asparagus is one of the 2 ingredients I've chosen for May's "Sweet Romania" Challenge", a wonderful season vegetable, which to be honest I don't use that often in my recipes, that's why I thought it would be perfect for the challenge, that way we can see different dishes with it.
       Because I wanted to preserve the flavour of asparagus original as possible, I've prepared it using a very simple recipe, with a delightful sauce that would only complement the vegetable (I saw the recipe in Chatelaine). It's ready in 15 minutes and goes very well with steak :)

Ingredients:    

   500 g asparagus (a bunch)

   250 g plain yogurt

   3 tablespoons olive oil (cold pressed is great)    

   1 garlic clove

   some fresh green parsley

   salt, pepper

                           

How it's made:    

We first wash the asparagus.

We snap off tough ends and peel the base if it's thick.

We place the asparagus in a roasting pan, we drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil, we sprinkle salt and pepper and we toss very well to coat.

We place the pan in the preheated oven at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes (depends on thickness).

Meanwhile, in a bowl we mix very well the yogurt, crushed garlic, olive oil, chopped parsley, salt and pepper.

We serve the asparagus with yogurt sauce on top.

I fried some steak in the grill pan and served with the asparagus.

Bon appetit!

I'm waiting for your recipes for this challenge!

Chec cu afine (Blueberry Bread)

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        Am tot cautat pe internet o reteta de prajitura rapida cu iaurt si afine si am gasit ceea ce cautam la Sabina. Este foarte aromata si merge foarte bine la micul dejun, langa un pahar cu lapte. Sper sa o incercati.

Ingrediente:

     200 g faina alba
     1/2 lingurita praf de copt
     110 g unt
     150 g zahar
     230 g iaurt simplu
     300 g afine
     3 oua
     1 plic zahar vanilat



Cum se face:   

   Spalam afinele, le scurgem de apa si le invelim in servet de hartie, ca sa absoarba apa de pe ele.       Intr-un vas mixam untul (la temperatura camerei) adaugand treptat zaharul. Cand compozitia devine  spumoasa, punem cate un ou si  cate putin din iaurt treptat, apoi continuam mixarea.

Amestecam faina cu praful de copt, apoi le adaugam treptat in compozitia de unt si ou.    

 Punem jumatate din compozitie intr-o tava tapetata cu ulei si faina.

Presaram deasupra afine (eventual date prin faina inainte, ca sa se distribuie uniform, eu am uitat)

Turnam restul de compozitie si presaram din nou afine deasupra.

Introducem tava in cuptorul preincalzit la 180 grade pana cand prajitura e rumena deasupra.

O scoatem din tava si presaram zahar pudra deasupra. Bon appetit!

In loc de afine puteti pune orice fel de fructe de padure, struguri, etc...O poza cu sectiune...

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     I've searched the Internet for a quick cake recipe with yogurt and blueberries and I found what I was looking for at Sabina. It has a wonderful flavour and goes well for breakfast, with a glass of milk. I hope you'll try it.

Ingredients:

      200 g white flour
      1 / 2 teaspoon baking powder
      110 g butter
      150 g sugar
      230 g plain yogurt
      300 g blueberries
      3 eggs
      1 sachet vanilla sugar 

How it's made:

We wash the blueberries, drain them and gently wrap them in paper towels to absorb the water. 
In a bowl we mix the butter (at room temperature) gradually adding sugar. When mixture becomes bubbly, we add each egg and a little bit of yogurt and continue mixing.
We mix the flour with the baking powder and we add it gradually to the butter mixture.
We place half of the batter in a greased and floured pan.
We add blueberries on top.
We add the remaining batter and sprinkle again with blueberries.
We place the pan in the preheated oven at 360 degrees and we bake it until it's golden brown.
When it cooled down, we take the cake outside the pan and we sprinkle some powdered sugar on top. Bon appetit!


Instead of blueberries, you can also use raspberry, strawberry, or even grape (if you prefer).