Delicious yogurt mousse.

Whats up guys, Giordano here,                  (www.facebook.com/Giordanosfood)

      Today i am gonna share with you this amazing recipe of yogurt mousse for the amazing light and creamy texture of a sweet to serve to your visitors anytime.

Yogurt Mousse

    Ingredients :

1. 2 egg whites
2. 100g sugar
3. 100g water
4. 1 1/2 cup of greek yogurt
5. lemon peel

    Method :

• On a small pot put the sugar, the water and the lemon peel and make bowil it until 115 C ( almost 2 more minutes after start boiling ).
• At the same time hit the white eggs on a mixer until maringue, when the sirup is ready drop it into the mixing bowl of maringue while hitting slowly slowly to gain temperature, hit it 5 more minutes strongly
• When our mix gets chill put the yogurt inside and very gently stir.
• With a pastry bag put the mousse into glasses and put to the fridge for 2 hours
• Serve them with fruits on top or even better with preserved fruits for more taste.

Thats all folks, thanks for reading my blog, i hope you enjoyed it, give it a like on my blog and facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/Giordanosfood ) for support and more recipes.      

Semi frozen dessert

What's up guys, Giordano here,
     Today we gonna make an amazing dessert , Semifreddo , is a class of semi - frozen desserts, typically ice-cream cakes. It's not very hard to make and it's amazing to taste and you can keep it in your refrigerator for long time.

Semifreddo

     Ingredients :

1. 60 gr egg whites 
2. 120 gr sugar
3. 25 gr water
4. 200 gr whipping cream
5. 100 gr almond fillet
6. 60 gr forest fruits or strawberries chopped 

     Method:

• In a pot boil water with sugar until 115 C, a bit before you get this temperature hit the egg whites to marengue, when marengue is ready don't stop hitting with your mixer and put slowly the sirup to get slowly the temperature, continue hitting until gets fluffy.
• When our mix gets in room temperature, hit on the mixer bowl the whipping cream until it gets fluffy.
• Mix all the ingredients together and gently stir from down up untul all ingredients gets mixed
• Put on forms and put it to the refrigerator for at least 6 hours.

Thats all folks for today, enjoy this amazing recipe and surprise your friends with it ! If you like it give it a like and subscribe. See you guys !

Perfect dessert for fasting !

In Greece and  Cyprus term halva is used for both varietes of the dessert. Today i will not tell you a recipe for sesame halva but for an amazing semolina halva that we referre as 1-2-3-4, as it calls of one unit of oil, two of semolina, three of sugar and four of water. I will make a small change in sugar because i think its enough sweet with 2 1/2 cups of sugar. Lets make it :

Semolina Halva with raisins

        Ingredients:

1. 1 cup of olive oil
2. 2 cups of semolina
3. 2 1/2 cups of sugar
4. 4 cups of water
5. 1 cinnamon stick
6. 1 orange peel
7. 1 tbs cinnamon powder

       Method:

• On a small pot boil water with sugar, the cinnamon stick and the orange peel on low heat
• On a deep hot pot. put the olive oil and aftrer put the semolina, stir often until semolina becomes a bit more brown
• Put in cinnamon powder the raisins
• Remove the pots from the heat,remove the cinnamon stick from the sirup and put slowly, carefully put our sirup to the semolina, stir very good
• Put the pot to the fire again and let it become as "one" (  cook it for a minute ), then remove it from the heat, put it to a form and let it chill, when is not hot put it to the fridge and let it for 2 hours at least before you cut it.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon powder on the top.

Thats all folks for today, even on fasting times we can enjoy absolute amazing desserts without "sin" :) 

"Bougatsa'' with chocolate cream !

Whats up guys, Giordano here,

            On this post we gonna speak about a Greek pastry breakfast, called ''bougatsa'', consisting of either semolina custard, cheese or minced meat between layers of phyllo. Bougatsa is very popular in Thessaloniki, today i am gonna share with you an alternative recipe with chocolate and trust me when i say, you are gonna love this. Lets get started :

Bougatsa with chocolate cream

         Ingredients :

1. 14 sheets phyllo dough
2. 500 ml milk
3. 50 gr thin semolina
4. 30 gr flour
5. 2 eggs
6. 80 gr sugar
7. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract/ 1 vanilla stick
8. 125 gr dark chocolate
9. powdered sugar and cacao for the top
10. 100 gr butter

        Method :

• On a pot, put the milk on medium heat.
• On a bowl hit the sugar, the eggs and the vanlla, add semolina and flour and keep hitting. Add a bit of milk on the bowl and whisk. Add all the mix form the bowl to the pot and bring it to simmer and whisk until it gets strong. Take off from the heat and add the chocolate in small peaces, whisk till chocolate melts. ( if you dont want with chocolate , you just dont put the chocolate inside. ). Let the cream get colder, if the cream is very strong add a little bit of milk more till it gets lighter.
• Pre-heat the oven at 180 C. Melt the butter and butter good an oven tray and put the first sheet of of phyllo, butter good the phyllo on the oven tray and put the second sheet on top, continue until you put 7.
• After you putted 7 sheets put the cream inside and spread it good everywhere
• Put another sheet of phyllo and butter good, and continue till you put 7 also. Keep in mind to butter it a lot so when you bake it it will stay as one together and be crunchy. Put all the butter left on the top of the last phyllo.
• Bake it on 180 C until it gets good red colour 30-45 minutes depends the oven, Put it high on the oven so the heat will go up and cook the bottom also.
• Take it from the oven , let it chill before you cut it . Cacao and powdered sugar for the top. ( if you dont make chocolate cream put cinnamon instead of cacao).

Thats all folks , how you and your family enjoy this amazing recipe for breakfast, see you next time !!!

Alternative ''Panna Cotta''

Whats up guys, Giordano here,

        On this post we gonna talk about Panna Cotta. An Italian desert ( meaning cooked cream ), is made by blending thick cream, egg white and honey and then bake it on bain-marie or oven in low temperature.

        Today we gonna cook an alternative and more famous way that most restaurants cook in Italy and all over the world. Lets get started !!!

Panna Cotta

           Ingredients :

For the panna cotta :

1. 1 litre  35% whipping cream
2. 500 ml milk
3. lemon zest from half lemon
4. 1 vanilla stick 
5. 150 gr sugar
6. 4 gelatine leaves
7. fresh mint leaves

For the sorbet :

1. 200 gr of frozen forest fruits
2. 100 gr sugar
3. 50  gr water
4. 10 gr lemon juice

           Method :

For the panna cotta :

• Soak the gelatine leaves in a little cold water until soft.
• Place the milk, cream, lemon zest, vanilla stick ( info ) and sugar to a small pot and bring it to simmer. Take pot off the heat. Discard the vanilla stick.
• Squeeze the water out of the gelatine leaves, then add to the pot and stir until gelatine has dissolved.
• Divide  the mixture among ramekins and leave to cool. Place into the fridge for at least 1-2 hours, until set.

For the sorbet :

• In a small pot put the water, sugar and the lemon juice, bring it to simmer until it become sirup.
• Drop the sirup into the frozen fruits.
• Blend the fruits good and put them to the refrigerator till gets frozen.
• At the end put panna cotta on a plate and scratch the sorbet with a fork on the top, garnish with a leaf of fresh mint. 

(if you dont want to make sorbet you can just put the sirup into the fruits, let it cool and garnish.)

Thats all folks, i hope you will really enjoy this desert because is amazing. See you next time !!!

Dress your salad - Ντύστε την σαλάτα σας !

Whats up guys, Giordano here,
          Today we will speak about Salad Dressings, sauces for salads are often called dressings, The concept of salad dressings varies accros cultures. Today we will speak for 2 different dressings, Honey and lemon dressing and balsamic dressing. Lets make our salad much more tastier!

Honey and lemon Dressing :

                 Ingredients :

1. 6 tbs extra virgin olive oil
2. 1 tbs good honey
3. 3 tbs lemon juice
4. sea salt
5. freshly ground black pepper

                  Method :

• Mix everything together in a bowl and season to taste.

Balsamic dressing :

                 Ingredients :

1. 6 tbs extra virgin oil
2. 3 tbs balsamic vinegar
3. sea salt
4. freshly ground black pepper

                Method :

• In a bowl put balsamic vinegar and slowly mix the olive oil by whisking it strong.
• Season to tase.
• Always whisk before use.

Thats it folks , hope you enjoy  your salads more now because salads are healthy and delicius.Good bye till next time !!!

Καλώς ήρθατε, είμαι ο Giordano,

             Σήμερα θα μιλήσουμε για τα ντέσινγκ σαλάτας, οι σάλτσες για σαλάτες συχνά αποκαλούντε ντρέσινγκ. Οι ποικιλίες τω ντρέσινγκ είναι διαφορετικές σε όλο τον κόσμο. Σήμερα θα μιλήσουμε για 2 διαφορετικά ντρέσινγκ, το ντρέσινγκ από λεμόνι και μέλι και ντέσινγκ βαλσάμικο. Ας κάνουμε λοιπόν τις σαλάτες μας πολυ πιο νόστιμες.

     Ντρέσινγκ από λεμόνι και μέλι :

       Υλικά :

1. 6 κ.σ έξτρα παρθένο ελαιόλαδο
2. 3 κ.σ χυμό λεμόνι
3. 1 κ.σ καλό μέλι
4. αλάτι
5. φρεσκοτριμμένο πιπέρι

       Εκτέλεση :

• Βάλτε όλα τα υλικά μέσα σε ένα μπολ και ανακατέψτε καλά,

     Βαλσάμικο ντρέσινγκ :

       Υλικά :

1. 6 κ.σ έξτρα παρθένο ελαιόλαδο
2. 3 κ.σ ξύδι βαλσάμικο
3. αλάτι
4. φρεσκοτριμμένο πιπέρι

       Εκτέλεση :

• Σε ένα μπολ βάλτε το βαλσάμικο και σιγά σιγά προσθέστε το ελαιόλαδο ανακατεύοντας δυνατά με ένα φουέ, αλατοπιπερόστε και δοκιμάστε.

Αυτά για σήμερα , ελπίζω να σας αρέσουν περισσότερο οι σαλάτες τώρα γιατί είναι πολύ υγιεινές και νόστιμες. Τα λέμε την επόμενη φορά, αντίο !

Devine Combinations!

Whats up guys, Giordano here,
           Today we will speak about the combination of pasta and fish, and more specific , penne  and salmon. Salmon is very popular as food and as a fish , its high of proteins ,omega 3 and vitamin D.
Today we will use smoked salmon for our recipe. Our food today will be nice and fresh , exactly what we need this season. Lets get started people!

Ingredients :

1. 340g penne ( you can use any pasta you like )
2. 200ml half-fat cream
3. 150g smoked salmon roughly chopped
4. Lemon zest and juice of 1 lemon
5. 1 bunch of fresh dill finely chopped
6. black pepper

Preparation :

1. Cook the pasta in a large pan with salted water , drain the pasta well and return to the hot pan
2. Meanwhile, put the cream to a large bowl with smoked salmon, lemon zest and juice and the dill, season with black pepper.
3. Stir the creamy salmon mixture into the pasta and serve immidately.

Thats all folks for today , enjoy this amazing and so easy to make recipe and have a wonderful day! If you liked give me a like and share and comment me the food you want me to cook next time. Goodbye until next time!

Καλησπέρα , είμαι ο Giordano και σήμερα έχουμε να μαγειρέψουμε ένα υπέροχο πιάτο και έναν ανεπανάληπτο συνδυασμό, πέννες με καπνιστό σολωμό. Ο σολωμός είναι διάσημο σαν ψάρι κα επίσης πολύ νόστημο, είναι πλούσιο σε πρωτείνες , ομέγα 3 και βιταμίνη D. Αυτό το πιάτο είναι καλοκαιρινό με αέρα φρεσκάδας και είναι ότι πρέπει για αυτή την εποχή . Ας αρχίσουμε λοιπόν!

Υλικά :

1. 340 γρ πέννες
2. 200 γρ κρέμα γάλακτος χαμηλών λιπαρών
3. 150 γρ καπνιστό σολωμό κομμένο σε μεγάλα κομμάτια
4. Ξύσμα και χυμό από ένα λεμόνι
5. 1 ματσάκι φρέσκο άνιθο
6. Μαύρο πιπέρι 

Εκτέλεση :

1. Βράστε τις πέννες σε ένα μεγάλο τηγάνι με αλατισμένο νερό , στραγγίξτε τα και ξαναβάλτε τα στο καφτό τηγανι.
2. Εντωμεταξύ σε ένα μπόλ τοποθετήστε την κρέμα , τον σολωμό, το ξύσμα και τον χυμό απο λεμόνι, τον φρέσκο άνιθο και πασπαλίστε με το μαύρο πιπέρι.
3. Βάλτε το μίγμα μας με τον σολωμό μέσα στο τηγάνι με τις πέννες και σερβίρετε γρήγορα.

Αυτά για σήμερα, ευχαριστηθείτε αυτό το υπέροχο πιάτο και αν θέλετε κάποια συγκεκριμένη συνταγή αφήστε μου comment , καλά μαγειρέματα!

Awaken the flavors.

Whats up guys, Giordano here,
         Today we will speak for a classic American dessert ''Chocolate Brownie'' , It is a cross between a cake and a soft cookie in texture and comes in a variety of forms, mostly square.
Brownies are typically eaten by hand and its an amazing combination with coffee or milk. You can easy serve them also warm with a ball of ice-cream topped with whipped cream or sprinkled with powdered sugar. Lets get started and amaze our guests!!!

Ingredients :

1. 250gr Dark Chocolate 65% Cacao
2. 250gr Butter
3. 250gr Pastry flour
4. 200gr sugar
5. 4 eggs
6. 2 vanilla

Preparation :

1. Mix the eggs with the sugar in a mixer and mix for 3-4 minutes
2. In a bain-maire melt the chocolate with the butter
3. Put the melted chocolate and the butter to our mixer and hit for 1 minute
4. Put the flour slowly and keep whisking with the mixer
5. Add the vanilla
6. Butter an oven pan everywhere and drop our mix until is 2 fingers high
7. Bake in a pre heated oven for 20-25 minutes at 180C
8. When you take it off from the oven let it chill and after cut it to squares 

Thats all folks , if you enjoyed and like my recipe let me know , thank you and goodbye till next time!

Για τους Έλληνες φίλους μου.

      Σήμερα θα μιλήσουμε για τα brownies σοκολάτας , ένα κλασικό Αμερικάνικο γλυκό.Τα brownies είναι μια διαστάυρωση μεταξύ κέικ και μαλακού μπισκότου και μπορεί να φέρνει πολλές μορφές αλλά η ποιο συνηθής είναι τα κυβάκια.Συνήθως τρώγονται με το χέρι και πάνε υπέρχα με την συνοδεία καφέ ή με ένα ποτήρι γάλα. Επίσης μπορείτε να τα σερβίρετε ζεστά με μια μπάλα παγωτό, με σαντιγύ ή πασπαλισμένα με άχνη-ζάχαρη. Ώρα να ξεκινήσουμε :

Υλικά

1. 250γρ κουβερτούρα 65% κακάο
2. 250γρ βούτυρο
3. 250γρ αλεύρι ζαχαροπλαστικής
4. 200γρ ζάχαρη
5. 4 αυγά
6. 2 βανίλιες

Εκτέλεση

1. Χτυπάμε στο μίξερ τα αυγά με την ζάχαρη μέχρι να αφρατέψουν
2. Σε μπεν-μαρι λιώστε την σοκολάτα μαζί με το βούτυρο
3. Προσθέστε στο μίξερ το βούτυρο με την κουβερτούρα και χτυπήστε για 1 λεπτό
4. Ρίχνουμε σιγά σιγά το αλεύρι και τις βανίλιες
5. Βουτυρώνουμε ένα ταψί και ρίχνουμε το μίγμα μας μέχρι να είναι σε ύψος 2 δάχτυλα
6. Ψήνουμε σε προθερμασμένο φούρνο στους 180C για 20-25 λεπτά
7. Βγάζουμε απο τον φούρνο , το αφήνουμε να κρυώσει και ύστερα το κόβουμε σε μικρά κομμάτια

Αυτά για σήμερα , ελπίζω να σας άρεσε η συνταγή μου , αντίο και καλά μαγειρέματα!