Shepherd's pie with Bryndza's sheep cheese / Pastiersky koláč s bryndzou /Pâté de berger avec fromage de mouton Bryndza / Пастуший пирог с овечьим сыром Бриндза

Servings : 6, calories per serving : 458

Preparation time: 45 min, baking time : 45 min
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Original shepherd's pie comes from the UK around 1854 and is prepared from minced lamb and vegetables covered with a layer of baked crusty mashed potatoes. Potatoes are sometimes sprinkled with grated cheese. In our version, we have used pieces of chicken with vegetables in tomato sauce and with mashed potatoes flavored with eastern European sheep cheese, bryndza. Potatoes thus got a soft sheep cheese flavor and the chicken with tomato sauce tasted great. We baked shepherd's pie in both large and small dishes, where the little pies looked like a tasty crunchy soufflé.

Pôvodný pastiersky koláč pochádza z Veľkej Británie okolo roku 1854 a pripravuje sa z mletého jahniaceho mäsa so zeleninou na ktorom je pripečená vrstva zemiakovej kaše. Zemiaky sa niekedy posypú s postrúhaným syrom. V našej verzii sme použili kúsky kuracieho mäsa so zeleninou s paradajkovou pastou a zemiaky sme ochutili bryndzou. Zemiakové pyré tak dostalo jemnú bryndzovú príchuť a kuracina s paradajkovou omáčkou chutila výborne. Pastiersky koláč  sme piekli v zapekacej mise a aj v malých miskách, v ktorých pastiersky koláč vyzeral ako chutné chrumkavé suflé.  

Chicken steak with patty pan squash and Carlsbad dumplings / Kuracia sviečková s patizónom a karlovarskou knedľou / Steak de poulet avec pâtisson et boulettes Carlsbad

Servings : 4, calories per serving : 870

Preparation time : 60 min, cooking time : 60 min

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Classic beef sirloin is a popular meal that can be served with the vegetable cream sauce and dumplings of white flour. We have made it healthier and prepared a sauce from our patty pan squash harvest with milk. Moreover, we made Carlsbad dumplings of graham rolls, and chicken breast slices replaced the beef. On top of it, fresh parsley and canned sweet-sour red currants, also from our garden, garnished the plate. Such food in a healthier way not only competes with the classic recipe, but also offers a colorful garden flavor to saturate the eyes (see the recipe below).

Klasická sviečková z kvalitného hovädzieho mäsa je populárne jedlo, ktoré sa môže podávať so zeleninovou smotanovou omáčkou a knedľami z bielej múky. Tento chutný recept sme ozdravili, omáčku sme pripravili z našej úrody patizónov s mliekom, a spravili sme karlovarské knedle z grahamových rožkov. Namiesto hovädziny sme použili plátky z kuracích pŕs a ozdobili čerstvou petržlenovou vňaťou so zaváranými sladko-kyslými červenými ríbezľami.  Takéto jedlo v zdravšej forme môže nielen konkurovať klasickému receptu, ale aj ponúknuť farebnú príchuť záhrady pre nasýtenie očí (pozri si recept nižšie).

Chicken teriyaki / Kuracie teriyaki / Poulet teriyaki

Servings : 4 / calories per serving : 880

Preparation time 45 min., baking 60 min

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This recipe using the Japanese sauce – sour-sweet teriyaki resembles the similar one, which I have made with tofu. In this recipe, I have just replaced tofu with the chicken and vegetable with the fruit – pineapple that fits well for the summer light diner.

Tento recept s japonskou omáčku - sladkokyslou teriyaki je podobný tofu teriyaki, ktorú som nedávno pripravila.  V tomto recepte som nahradila tofu s kuracím mäsom a zeleninou s ovocím - ananásom, ktorý sa hodí aj pre letnú ľahkú večeru.

Chicken Matzo Ball Soup - Kuracia polievka s matzo guľami - Soupe aux boulettes de matzo

This soup is of the Jewish cuisine and I have used to buy it when going to R.E.A.L. Bagel, a Jewish delicatessen in Montreal, in Queen Mary or Côte-Saint-Luc. Basically, it is the classic chicken soup cooked with a little difference than my mother does. But what I like the most, it is matzo balls in the broth.

Chicken lacquered with maple syrup/ Kurča lakované javorovým sirupom/ Poulet laqué à l´érable

I read this sweet recipe provided by the chef of Explorateurs culinaires,  in the Montreal newspaper "Metro". I have simplified it, but mostly, I used maple syrup, which added a delicious taste to the roasted chicken. 

Chicken with couscous and vegetable/ Kurča s kuskusom a zeleninou

Couscous is a traditional food throughout the North African cuisine. Couscous is very quick to prepare by steaming. It is an alternative to pasta and rice, made from semolina and is served with meat or fish.