Lyula kebab

Kebab (Russian translation - Shashlik) cooks different by different cooks. As though, this is not professionally cooked Kebab by my husband but it tastes very good! We loved this recipe and enjoyed it with our family.

Ingridients:

• 3,3 pounds (1,5 kg) ground beef (80% -20 %)
• 2 large onion (finely chopped)
• 2-3 t.spoon salt
• 1 and 1/2 ground black pepper 
• 1 t.spoon coriander seed (ground)
• 2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped) 
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs

mix well ground beef and chopped onion

stir in spices,

and add breadcrumbs

mix well

add egg..

and final mix.

in the next step, take about 1 cup of mix and then repeatedly (15-20 times) slam it into a bowl

 

freez it for 1 hour

after an hour kebab by pressing the minced meat around a flat skewer for kebab, 

for about 4-5 inches in length... 

 

Put kebabs on baking sheet and, if you
have time, chill 30 minutes to let firm up meat.

Roast lyulakebab on red charcoal in a brazier repeatedly turning them about 5 to 8 minuts.

Serve hot. Enjoy!

Crocheted shawl

I made this shawl for my mother in law. She likes it very much and wears with pleasure.If you want repeat it, you can find the scheme below.

For this shawl we need:

• 3 balls() + 1 ball for fringes of Simply Soft yarn
• crochet hook G/ US size 
• scissors

Crochet with the scheme showed below

Rose balls

To make Rose balls we need:

• Styrofoam balls
• Crape paper
• glue (I used hot glue sticks and a glue gun)
• scissors

cut 30-40 centimeters strips, crumple them up

make a flower twisting and turning the strips, as shown in the pictures below

when paper roses are ready, glue them on the foam balls

I glued a bow and hanged. Kids loved it!

If you do not have foam balls, you can use yarn balls instead! 

Layered beetroot salad

Ingridients:

•  2 potatoes (boiled)
•  2 carrots (boiled)
•  4 eggs (boiled)
•  2-3 pickles
•  1 big apple 
•  2 small beetroots(boiled or steamed)
•  mayonnaise (or sour-cream+salt & lemon juice)
•  pomegranates and greens (optional)

Layer as shown and decorate as you like

1- grated potatoes

Mayonnaise

2- grated carrots

3 - chopped pickles

4- grated eggs

5 - grated apple

last layer is grated beetroot

and decorate with pomegranate and greens

Homemade Plum jam

 

Very easy way to make a jam. There is no corn syrup or gelatin in it. All natural ingredients.

We need:

• Plum (blended)
• Sugar (1 cup sugar for each 2 cups of blended plum)
• Steamed jars and tin covers
• Sous  pan
• Blender 
• 40-50 minutes

Directions:

Wash the plums and separate stones from them.

Blend it

looks awful I know:))

pour it into souspan, add sugar (in the picture 4 cups of blended plum and 2 cups of sugar)

mix in a high heat,  until sugar is melted. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes

simmer another 10 minutes

while the jam is simmering you can sterilize the jars. 

How do I usually do it?

Steam each jar 2-3 minutes. And place your lids in a bowl and pour hot water over them.

Jam is ready to can.

fill the sterilized jars with jam...

place them upside down until it cools down completely.

My jars were used jars that's why i made my own labels:))