Vivian is cooking... simple but delicious!

Remember my chocolate-banana muffins ? Special tribute today, as I made 30 muffins without banana for the buffet of the birthday party of one of my kids and I decorated them in a simple but cute way that I am sure that anyone can reproduce... Just d e l i c i o u s!

Do you remember my home-burgers ? With the same recipe, you can make mini-burgers that you fry in a big frying-pan with good olive-oil and in greek we call them keftedakia that stands for meatballs :) It is great for a buffet and kids and adults get crazy with them. So crazy, that I did not manage to get a photo from mine when done as they disappeared immediately!    [updated] I managed to do again in order to show you the result...

Italian inspiration this week, and today my favorite pasta dish: penne siciliana ! With a few noble ingredients you can make so nice dishes like this. Take an eggplant, some garlic, tomato sauce, add mozzarella and you have it! Ingredients 500gr penne pasta 1 eggplant 2 garlic toes 1 tomato sauce can 150gr mozzarella cheese salt, pepper, olive oil, parsley

Lasagne is a classic dish that is very popular and easily appreciated. Find today my way of making lasagne and get it in your weekly menu if not yet :) Ingredients : 1 box of pasta for lasagne 1 can of tomato sauce grated cheese (parmigiano reggiano and emmental) bechamel sauce and sauce bolognese

[UPDATED: Check also the alternatives here ] Do you like spinach and cheese? Especially feta cheese? Imagine adding the subtle smell of the dill on top and cover all of them with crunchy layers of a pastry like "filo"... Yummy... We call this "spanakotyropita" in greek and it is a pie that is made with filo and has a filling of spinach and feta. I come exactly from the region that is known for this and normally, it is even better if we make our own pastry of filo. I will be sincere here, it takes time to make your own filo, so let's use today the ready made one, but of good quality still...

Rice pudding (risogalo in greek) is a classic desert especially for young kids. If you also add some cinnamon on top, it's even better. And it's so easy to make as you will see, that there are no excuses. So here it goes...

When I was adding here half a year ago, the recipe of my tiramisu, I could never imagine that it will have such a success!!!    I knew that it is very tasty as many of my friends reaaally like it, but I was thinking  that a tiramisu without coffee and alcohol would seem very childish to other people...    You know what? approximately 1000 people liked it and actually was searching for such a recipe :)  Who would believe it? So, I am not alone...    Find again here this very popular recipe, signed by Vivian ;)    ( http://vivianiscooking.blogspot.com/2013/05/tiramisu-of-vivian-no-coffee-no-alcohol.html )  

Happy New Year dear readers :) May 2014 is better than 2013... May serendipity sustains creativity ! (my favorite wish for this year)

Let's start 2014 with a classic recipe that could not be omitted from this blog this festive period, stuffed turkey! Or to be more precise, stuffed capon that we prefer, as it is tastier than turkey... The tips for this recipe is to choose a capon instead of turkey and to buy it much earlier than the day that you will cook it and put it in the freezer. Enjoy!

Let's continue this festive season with an oriental pastry that is typical in Greece. You will need a special oriental pastry that is called "kadaif" and you will find it in shops that sell oriental products. You can keep it in the freezer for several months, so if you like this recipe, just get double quantity for the next time :)  It has a syrup, so it's quite sweet, once again, be careful with calories...