Cabbage rolls

If something remembers me of my parent’s home, it is cabbage rolls. My mum does the best and she gave me her recipe years ago. I love mines, but they are nothing compares to my mother… I remember going to visit them and she would ask for what I wanted to eat and invariably, I would ask for cabbage rolls even in the midst of summer! I would have dinner and then, in the middle of the evening, get some more. I would literally eat like a pig.

So today, when I saw that the snow was not going to stop, I felt like a home dinner. Something wintery, something that brings good feelings; I made my mum cabbage rolls.



Cabbage rolls

- 1 pounds of lean ground beef
- ½ cup of rice (I used brown rice)
- Salt and pepper
- Onion powder to taste
- 1 egg
- 1 table spoon of milk
- 1 big cabbage
- 1 big can of tomatoes juice
- 1 can of tomatoes sauce
- 1 can of tomato paste

Pre-heat the oven at 350 degrees. In a large bowl, put the beef, rice, egg, milk salt and pepper and onion powder and mix thoroughly (I use my hands, like kneading bread, it mixes everything evenly). In another bowl, mix the tomatoes juice, sauce and paste until smooth. Put the cabbage in a large pot and fill with water. Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Carefully remove one cabbage leaf at the time and put aside. Once all the leaves are out, it’s time to get rolling!



Put a spoon or two of the meat mixture in each leaves and roll. Put in a large cover dish. Once all the rolls are in, pour the tomatoes mixture over it, cover and cook for 3 to 4 hours. Check through the coking to ensure there are still liquid, if there isn’t, add tomatoes juice.

It’s delicious with mashed potatoes and sliced beets on the side!

Easy chicken dinner

It is one of those nights where I have tons to do, little time to cook and about to cave in and get take away.
My husband is an athlete, therefore nutrition is quite important for us and he loves his meat. I didn’t do the groceries shopping in a while and I was left with little in the fridge (all taken care of right now).
My mum use to throw pretty much everything she could find in a tin foil wrap and cook it. I decided to do same and as it turned out, this was pretty good!

BBQ Chicken in foil

- Baby potatoes (any potatoes will do, I only had few baby potatoes left)
- Onions
- Chicken breast
- BBQ sauce (I used honey garlic)
- Salt and pepper



Thinly slice the potatoes and onions. Slice the chicken breast on small strips. On a sheet of foil, layer the potatoes and the onions. Put the chicken on top and add BBQ sauce. Neatly fold the foil so that there is no opening. Cook in the oven (or BBQ) for about 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees. Just be careful when you open the foil as a lot of steam will get out.

Fabulous potatoes side.

I love potatoes! If only they weren’t that bad on the waist line! I was running out of inspiration yesterday. I was planning on doing beef Wellington but my husband was running late and Wellington is a timely meal. Anyhow, I was craving these delicious baby potatoes with herbs and onions…

So simple yet very delicious.

- Baby potatoes
- Green onions
- Garlic (my all time favorite ingredient)
- Salt and pepper
- Steak seasoning
- Greek potatoes seasoning
- Parsley
- Rosemary
- A hint of lemon juice
- Butter

Pre-cook the potatoes until they are just about ready. I boiled them for 10-15 minutes. Put the potatoes in a foil baking plate. I don’t know how it is called in English, it’s a square or rectangular 1.5 inches deep pan. Anyhow, once the potatoes are in, add the thinly sliced green onions, the garlic and all the herbs. Add 2-3 table spoon of butter and cook for 30 minutes at 350.



It’s delicious and even better roasted the next morning.