Baked Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 2 kg of potatoes

• salt

• 1/4 cup of heavy cream

• 4 tablespoons of butter

• 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg

• 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper

• 3 egg yolks

Instructions:

1 Place potatoes in a pot and cover with cold water. Add 2 teaspoons of salt to the water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are ready, about 20-25 minutes.

2 While the potatoes are boiling, melt 2 tablespoons of butter.

3. Preheat the oven to 425°.

4. When the potatoes are cooked, drain them in a colander and put the potatoes back in the pot set over low heat. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and mash the potatoes. Then add the nutmeg, black pepper, heavy cream, some salt and the egg yolks. Mash potatoes with all that stuff well.

4. Fill a baking pan with the mashed potatoes. Paint the potatoes with the melted butter. Bake in the 425°F oven about 20 minutes.

Pepper and Onion Omelette

Ingredients:

• 3 egg whites

• 3 eggs

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon black pepper

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 1 pepper

• 1 onion

• 1/3 cup cheddar cheese

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven.

2. In a bowl, mix together eggs, salt, and pepper.

3. Heat olive oil in the pan over medium heat.

4. Add sliced peppers and onions and cook about 8 minutes.

5. Pour egg mixture over the peppers and onions and stir. Cook for 2-3 minutes.

6. Sprinkle with cheese.

7. Place pan into oven and broil for 3-4 minutes.

8. Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool for a minute.

9. Slice the omelette into 6 pieces and serve.

Apple Cake

Ingredients:

1 kg apples;

300 gr flour;

250 gr sugar;

5 eggs.

Instructions:

1. Peel the apples and slice them.

2. Put the sliced apples into a buttered cake tin.

3. Mix together 5 eggs and sugar with a mixer until the volume of the mixture is doubled (it is very important).

4. Put the flour into it and mix with a spoon carefully.

5. Pour this mixture on the apples into the cake tin.

6. Put the cake tin into the hot oven for 30 minutes.

7. When it is ready its lower part must become its upper part. So turn it upside down.

8. When it is cold you may cover it with some sugar powder (if you like).

Chocolate Sweetheart Parfait

Ingredients:

• ½ teaspoon cocoa powder

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 teaspoons honey

• 1½ cups Greek yogurt

• 2 cups raspberries

• chocolate or chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. In medium bowl mix together cocoa powder and vanilla.

2. Add honey and yogurt to that and stir well.

3. Put 2 tablespoons of yogurt mixture into the bottom of four clear glasses.

4. Put some raspberries on the top.

5. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Vocabulary:

recipe – рецепт

to cook – готувати

to bake – пекти

to boil – варити

to fry – жарити

to roast – запікати

to stew – тушити

to skim – збирати шумовиння

to add – додавати

to mix – змішувати

to stir – розмішувати

to beat – збивати

to pour – виливати

to grate – терти на терці

to mince – молоти

to drain – зціджувати

to sprinkle – посипати

bowl – миска

saucepan – каструля

frying pan – сковорода

baking pan – бляшка

oven – піч, духовка

nutmeg – мускатний горіх

flour – мука

sugar powder – цукрова пудра