"Happy Birthday!!!"

Hello everyone,

It is been forever since I last wrote something here, I have been really busy, though I have some new recipes I would like to share with you.

Recently my husband had a Birthday, instead of going to a restaurant we decided to stay at home, and cook something together.

For breakfast we had "Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Blueberries"

Ingredients:

250g Cottage Cheese

1 egg

1/2 cup Sour Cream

1/2 cup All-purpose Flour

3-4 tablespoons Sugar

Pinch of Salt

Small Pinch of Soda

Lemon Juice

Vanilla Extract

Optional: Dried fruits

Directions:

1. Combine all the ingredients well. If you want to add dried fruits, simply cut them into small pieces, and add to the mix

2. Heat a frying pan, add vegetable oil

3. With a tablespoon place small amount of the mixture on the pan and fry on both sides until ready - 2 or 3 minutes

4. When ready place on a plate, decorate with Blueberries or any other berries or fruits

As a desert for dinner we had

" Summer Pie with Mascarpone Cheese and Berries"

Ingredients:

250g Mascarpone Cheese

250g Cracker Crumbs

60g Butter

1 tablespoon Sugar
1 egg

Vanilla Extract

Any berries

Directions:

for crust:

1. In a medium sized bowl combine cracker crumbs, and melted butter
2. Press the crumbs evenly over the bottom of a plate

3. Cover and refrigerate while you make the filling

for filling:

1. Separate egg white and yolk

2. Beat egg yolk and sugar, then add vanilla extract, Mascarpone cheese, and mix everything well

3. Beat egg white with a pinch of salt until stiff, and carefully mix with Mascarpone cream

4. Place the filling on a dough, and put in a fridge for a few minutes

5. Then decorate with different kinds berries

Bon Appetite!

That day we went to Atlanta Botanical Garden and took some lovely pictures