Gabi's Table

This is one of recipes I use, another recipe is with heavy cream so so delicious as well. Scroll down my page to fine it😉 But let’s begin…This dough is so soft and yummmi you will not believe!  This recipe for Czech Christmas bread or  vanocka  is similar to polish chalka , jewish challah , hungarian fonott kalacs, and other Eastern European sweet breads.  Traditionally, this loaf is made of 4, 3 , 2 braids of decreasing size placed one on top of the other, but a simple three-strand braid will work just fine. Vánočka  is a sweet buttery bread, baked in Czech Republic and Slovakia (in Slovak called  vianočka ) traditionally at Christmas time. Very special festive Christmas bread made from white flour, either in the form of a wedge or plaited shape was first mentioned around 1400 by Benedictine monk Jan of Holesov  in his work  Treatise on Christmas Eve . According to his interpretation, this pastry symbolized Christ child wrapped in cloth. History from Wikipedia: Vánočka was further re

 "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years." Abraham Lincoln One year ago  I turned 42 on September 25th...365 days ago I had no idea what kind of adventure I was launching on and surfing through life wide-eyed and uncertain with lots of prayers and wishes for life change. And I decided take a big risk and fight for myself at any costs.  So I did become more arrogant, more pushing, more self assertive and saying more NO. Then I've woken up on many Octobers days and thought to myself, "What am I doing with my life?!  The year I spent as a 42 year old was the worst year.  The year I spent as a 42 year old was the best year. I did some pretty crazy/shi* things and I did some pretty amazing things.  One of the most amazing was a single decision I made one Friday afternoon in October on my way home from work.  The day I made that decision,everything changed. Everything!!! I knew this year 2019 will be the year about me an

This very easy dish is so so good, if you look for some finger food then this one is definitely the one for you. No meat if you vegetarian, you can add what's your preferences of spices. Like spicy? Like cheese? or maybe lil salty? Go for, lets be playful and adventurous. You will need:  cooking spray 2 medium zucchini (about 12oz ) salt, black paper  2 large eggs  1 cup grated mozzarella cheese  1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese  1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs  1.) Preheat oven to 435F, line a sheet pan with parchment paper. 2.) Coarsely grate zucchini to get 4 cups and add to medium bowl with salt. Toss to combine, let sit 20min for to release juice. Put zucchini in clean towel or cheesecloth and squeeze out excess liquid. 3.) Add eggs, mozzarella, Parmesan, bread crumbs and season with pepper and mix. 4.) With tablespoon scoop and form small nuggets or balls, place on prepared pan, freeze 10min. 5.) Coat tops of tots with cooking spray, bake 15-20min until well browned and cru

 I know everyone must questioning why the world i need veggie burger and not classic meat burger! As I already mentioned I'm taking care of my thyroid situation and want be healthy as long as I can and be, how simple is that? Cutting on meat, dairy products is not easy, but its possible. I still eat chicken, turkey and fish so not completely vegetarian if you think. I don't eat anymore pork,beef, milk which doesn't taste good anyway here in USA after processing it, and yes no eggs anymore only for baking or if i do breaded chicken. This burger is so easy to make and basically you can put in anything you have at home. This burger recipe have classic  favor that pairs well with any toppings. Has lots of vitamin's. I have been inspired this weekend, because i haven't been go shopping and told my self look around kitchen whats the cabinets hiding ;-) and beside that i did my very first lentil burger like 20 years ago back in Czech.  You can even make these patties 3-4 d

Lots of us are in love with bagels seasoning! Probably the best addition to our daily life’s how to add something delicious very simple to anything on the plate. So here I’m with the recipe. Of course it’s up to you how much you will make for yourself to have on hand. Very easy and simplistic recipe you can use for anything on everything! I love it on tomatoes, avocados, cheese and even on rice. 3 tablespoons sesame seeds 3 tablespoons black sesame seeds 3 tablespoons sea salt flakes 3 tablespoons minced dried onion 3 tablespoons minced dried garlic 3 tablespoons of poppy seeds

New week and new challenges in this rainy days, at least here on Cape Cod. It's just like never ending at this moment, but I was thinking about posting for you some ideas how to cope with tiredness and lack of sun we're experiencing with all this ongoing corona-virus situation, lock downs in some states and social distancing. Our body runs as a engine and if we're missing the gas we might be tired, not energized at all, lazy eventually and sleepy as well and lately getting sick. Balanced food and vitamins intake is very important as we already know. Our body need sugars, proteins, minerals and vitamins very importantly to fight extreme tiredness. Below i put down some examples of what we shall give to our body to run the engine and daily dose of  activities without to feel extremely tired, sleepy or sick. I'm not doctor or any dietary advisor, so please just take out of this what,s resonate with you or add some of these ideas to your list. I'm thyroid patien

This weekend I'm not working and its quit challenging what to cook, what to eat during weekend  if you feed just you and only. Isn't it sometimes hard to figure out what to cook if you live alone?  I asked my mom and sister in law what they bake, but they all said "nothing" hmmmm  I looked at my cooking books which i still have sitting on the floor, because having hard time find book  shelving, and i got an brilliant idea! PALACINKY time :-)  I did make very delicious “palačinka” palatschinke - Crêpes with lemon sugar and cinnamon taste,  so so tiny and crunchy on the edge and so buttery ,my home smells like bakery now. Zatímco se každý zalika strachem a panikou nad virusem, já relaxuji a nechám svou chuť k jídlu hrát nejlepšího přítele😉 Velmi chutná sladká večeře „palačinka“ s citronovým cukrem a skorici a tak křupavým okrajem 🤤 a jak máslové  celé mé místo voní jako cukrárna. Nezapomeňte na šťastné bříško pak je vše dobré a zůstaňte pozitivní . Panikou a stra