5 feast lemon Recipes

red thin-skinned potatoes (1 to 1 1/2 in. wide ), asparagus, sugar snap peas, lemon juice or vinegar, olive oil, salt, artichokes (12 to 14 oz. each), dozen radishes (about 8 oz.), rinsed and trimmed, cooked peeled, deveined shrimp (21 to 30 per lb.), rinsed, hard-cooked eggs (optional), classic aioli, green aioli

at the time when christianity was accepted in serbia , many families were baptised and chose their own saint. this is why saint nicholas is celebrated by so many families on the 19th of december. for the orthodox families st. nicholas is a special day with special rituals and prayers, to others it only means a day to be with your family and enjoy lots of food., this st. nicholas bread is traditionally made in orthodox families for the feast of st. nicholas. i heard that in other families a coin is put in the bread and the person who gets the piece with the coin will be rich in the future. i do not believe that this is part of a religious ritual, but i can be wrong., ingredients for the bread, sugar, fresh yeast or 1 package dry yeast (7 g), lukewarm milk, kilo flour (all purpose), salt, sugar, butter, egg yolks, grated lemon peel and some lemon juice, ingredients for the braid, flour, water, little bit salt, how to make the bread, put the (fresh ) yeast in a small bowl together with a tsp sugar and a little bit lukewarm milk. mix and set aside so the yeast can start to work. yeast usually activates between 25 and 28 degrees celsius., take another bowl and beat the egg yolks, add the rest of the milk and stir well., put the flour , sugar, salt, lemon peel and a bit of lemon juice together in a bowl. add the softened butter in small pieces and knead until the mixture has a fine texture., mix the yeast mixture with the milk/egg mixture and add it to the flour. knead everything well until the dough becomes a ball (leaving the bowl clean). put the dough into another bowl, cover it with a damp cloth and put it on a warm place. let the dough rise for 2 hours., after these two hours knead the dough again (shortly) on a floured surface. make a ball again and let the dough rise again for 1 hour., form a round bread and put it on a greased baking tray or use greased baking paper. you can also use a round baking pan, don tsp forget to grease it, make the dough for the braid by mixing 250 g flour, 180 ml water and a pinch of salt together in a bowl. make a soft dough, divide it in three pieces and form 3 rolls. make a braid twice the diameter of the bread. cut the braid in half and form a cross on the bread, use a water/egg mixture to glue it on the bread., bake the st. nicholas bread in a preheated oven on 180 degrees celsius for about 60 minutes.

feta cheese (packed in olive oil with herbs), lemons (1 zested & juiced, the 2nd cut in 4 wedges), swordfish fillets (tuna, trout, sea bass or any firm-fleshed fish of choice may be used), tomatoes (seeded & chopped ), cucumber (peeled & chopped ), red bell pepper (diced ), black olives (chopped , may use kalamata), white wine (optional per cooking method if choice ), salt and pepper (to taste), pine nuts

extra-virgin olive oil, divided , plus a little to drizzle, yellow skinned onions, 1 finely chopped, divided, 1 thinly sliced, chicken stock, divided, ground cumin, divided, fresh thyme, 5 or 6 sprigs, chopped, white rice, black beans, flank steak, grill seasoning blend ( recommended: montreal steak seasoning by mccormick ), lime, green plantains (they like green bananas and are available in produce department), waxed paper, green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped, garlic , cracked away from skin and finely chopped, shrimp, peeled, deveined and coarsely chopped, salt and pepper, lemon, tomato sauce, chopped parsley leaves, hot sauce (recommended : tabasco)