February 23 is Defender of the Fatherland Day. Initially, it was believed that this was a holiday of people who served or are serving in the army. But today, many women stand guard over peace and quiet together with men, so this holiday has lost its original meaning and has become simply a holiday for men. It doesn’t matter what profession they have, how old they are, whether they served in the army or not, these are people you can always rely on in difficult times. Real defenders!

In our article we would like to talk about how to beautifully and interestingly set the table for the holiday, what to cook for February 23rd to surprise and delight your beloved men.

Table setting for February 23

For the festive table for Defender of the Fatherland Day, serving is a very important point. Therefore, it will be an excellent solution to serve cooked dishes in an unusual style. So that the main participants in the celebration, looking at the decoration of the dishes, understand that today is their holiday!
Here you will need your imagination and talent as a designer.

Below you can see several options for how you can decorate dishes for February 23rd. These can be carved dishes in the shape of a star and salads in the shape of a tank, or a soccer ball.

When it comes to table decoration, it is best to start from the interests, activities and hobbies of your men. Many people advise making a table in a military style or in the primary colors of the flag. But if your friend, father, husband has nothing to do with the army, and even worse, if he has bad memories associated with it, or your men simply don’t like khaki, why set the table in such styles. Please your men by setting the table with their favorite flowers.

You can simply cover the table with a green or blue tablecloth and serve napkins to match.
You can also add various figures symbolizing Defender of the Patronymic Day, and even better if you make decorations yourself that will remind you of your happy days together, of the help and protection of your men towards you.

What to cook for February 23?

February 23 is the only men's day that belongs entirely to them. And, therefore, men should be congratulated on a grand scale. Show more care than usual to make them feel like they are celebrating.

For a special mood, you need to prepare a festive treat.
Desserts and mousses are not relevant for a men's holiday. Hearty salads and various savory snacks are suitable.
Also, alcoholic drinks are appropriate on the festive table of the heroes of the occasion.
There are no traditional recipes, such as turkey for Christmas, for February 23rd. And, thanks to this, you can show maximum skill in cooking.

Above, we decided in what style we will set the table, depending on the hobbies of your men, now you need to decide on taste preferences and the location of the feast.

First, we decide on a place; a men’s holiday can be celebrated outside the home; if you, for example, have a dacha, then it would be ideal to fry a shish kebab. If you don’t plan to stay at home at all, then field kitchens will help you; try delicious buckwheat porridge with tea right on the street.

It may well work out if you arrange a holiday in nature, a so-called picnic.
Here you can do without lace tablecloths and crystal wine glasses. The main thing is exquisite “camping” dishes.
Setting a camp table involves disposable plates and glasses. Now there are many of them on offer, in different sizes and colors. Again, you can use a military-style color to make everything fit the theme. Place prepared dishes in containers and serve them in them.

The main thing is that there is a lot of tasty and beautifully prepared food. Meals are usually prepared at home. They should be such that they do not need to be reheated. That is, mainly snacks and salads.

If the holiday is organized for male colleagues, then the “office” version of the dishes can be exactly the same as outdoors.

But if you still decide to celebrate at home, then the first thing you need to do is remember what your men love.

You can specify what kind of alcohol a man will prefer for the holiday, and the choice of dishes that will appear on the holiday table will depend on this.

On February 23, you definitely need to prepare hot dishes, appetizers, salads, and, if you have a sweet tooth, then dessert. There are many options. Let's look at some of them:

Everyone loves rich solyanka, with its amazing taste. The dish is not quick, but worth it. There are many recipes. This option is different in that it does not contain expensive products.

Ingredients:
1. Pork - 250 g
2.Smoked sausage - 250 g
3. Boiled sausage - 250 g
4.Chicken breast - 250 g
5. Pickled cucumbers - 250 g
6. Tomato - 50 g
7 Onion - 150 g
8. Olives - 50 g
9. Olives - 50 g
10. Cucumber pickle - 100 g

Recipe
Pork meat, cook for an hour over low heat, after removing the foam. Remove, let cool and cut. Chicken breast, cook for 20 minutes. And also, cool and cut into strips.
Boiled and smoked sausage, chop, finely chop the onion, cut the cucumbers into small strips.
Fry meat ingredients with onions. Then add cucumbers and fry for another three minutes. The next step is to add the tomato and simmer for five minutes.
Place cooked meat and fried vegetables with sausage into the cooked broth. Pour in the cucumber pickle. After that - seasonings.
Serve with a slice of lemon, olives and black olives. You can add sour cream.

Meat “Three in one”

Three types of meat in one dish are an incomparable solution. This is very festive and men should certainly like it.

Ingredients:
1. Pork or beef tenderloin - 500 g
2.Bacon or smoked meat - 300 g
3.White wine - 100 ml
4. Chicken breast - 2 pcs.
5. Garlic - 2 cloves
6. Spices

Preparation
Dry the washed meat and breast and cut into small pieces. Same size. Salt and pepper the meat, pour in white wine. Place in the refrigerator. Season the chicken a little, squeeze out the garlic and add oil. Olive is recommended. After a few hours, the marinated meat and chicken pieces are paired together and wrapped in strips of smoked meat or bacon. Secure the ends of the bacon with a toothpick.
Place the prepared meat rolls on a greased baking sheet and bake in the oven at 200 degrees.
Serve garnished with any vegetables or boiled rice.

You can prepare a holiday appetizer from the liver. And by adding mushrooms, you can turn an ordinary liver into a masterpiece of culinary art.

Ingredients:
1. Beef liver - 500 g
2. Chicken liver - 500 g
3.Eggs - 2 pcs.
4.Milk - 1/2 cup
5.Salt, pepper.

Filling:
1. Mayonnaise - 300 g
2. Garlic - 5 cloves
3. bow 1
4. carrots
5.Salt, vegetable oil.
6.Two hard-boiled eggs and one bunch of dill - for decoration.

Preparation
Pass the prepared liver through a meat grinder. Add milk, eggs, spices, flour and mix everything until smooth. You will get liver dough. It should be like pancakes.
Fry like pancakes in a greased frying pan.
Now, chop the onion, simmer until transparent, add finely chopped carrots, add salt and simmer until the carrots become soft. Add garlic, passed through a press, to the mayonnaise. Mix. Grease the liver cakes with mayonnaise and place one on top of the other, transferring with the filling. Press the last cake down a little, spread with mayonnaise, sprinkle first with grated egg white, then with yolk. Garnish with dill. It is advisable to let the appetizer sit for a while to soak in.
No holiday table can do without salad. Men, as a rule, are reluctant to change their culinary preferences. Therefore, it would be appropriate to offer something with herring. Always a win-win. Nourishing and very tasty.

Ingredients:
1.Beets - 2 pcs.
2. carrots 2 pcs.
3. potatoes 4 pcs.
4. bow 1 pc.
5. boiled eggs 2 pcs.
6. Lightly salted herring 1 pc.
7.Mayonnaise 80 g
8. salt, pepper.

Classic salad recipe

We cut up the herring. Rinse under running water and dry. Carefully remove all entrails and cut off the fins. Make a longitudinal incision along the spine. Near the tail, pick up the skin of the fish with a knife. Then, take it off
Now, you need to separate the bones from the fillet. Lift the fillet from the side of the spine and, pressing your finger against the bones, separate the fish meat. Remove the spine.

Why is it important to cut the fish yourself? This is the only way to be sure of its freshness.

Boil all the vegetables in their skins. This will make them more starchy. Peel the prepared vegetables, cut the onion into fine cubes. Boil eggs hard. Cut the fish into cubes.

You need to pay attention so that there are no bones.

When the preparation is complete, you can begin laying the layers. Coat all layers with mayonnaise.

The first layer is herring fillet, then a layer of onion. Then, grated potatoes. Again - onions. Grate the carrots, then the eggs. The last beet, also grated on a coarse grater. On top is a large layer of mayonnaise.

If desired, the vegetable layers can be salted. Decorate according to the holiday.

If you wish, you can make a “royal herring under a fur coat.” How? Everything is the same, only you need to make a layer of red caviar on top. And, decoration, and, truly, a royal scope.

But the festive table should delight and surprise. Therefore, you can prepare a real “male” dish

Ingredients:
1. Pork 1 kg
2.Bow 3 pcs.
3.Vegetable oil - 50 ml
4. Pepper, salt and rosemary.

Preparation
Cut the meat into large pieces, about 5 cm, and the onion into rings. Mix everything and add spices to taste. Thread onto wooden skewers, alternating, and place on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven at 220 degrees for about one hour. The taste is no worse than at the stake.
Tips: you don’t need to add salt to the marinade at first; keep the meat in the marinade for no more than two hours; wooden skewers need to be kept in cold water for about forty minutes so that they do not burn.

If you cook it from beef, the meat is tougher. To make the barbecue a success, you need to pour alkaline mineral water into the marinade.
Men are known meat-eaters, so shish kebab can be served as a first course, a second course, and even instead of compote.

Don't forget that the simplest dish, beautifully served at the table, lifts your spirits and develops your appetite.

You can make pizza. It will replace regular sandwiches.

Italian pizza recipe

First you need to prepare the yeast dough. To get the correct result, you need to use fresh yeast, not dry. Flour must be durum. Do not use eggs or sugar - these products will make the dough heavy. It must come within two hours. You need to stretch it not with a rolling pin, but with your fingers. Baking time - 10 minutes. At a temperature of 280 degrees.

Ingredients:
1. Fresh yeast 10 g
2. water 300 ml
3. salt
4. Flour 2 cups

Preparation
Dissolve the yeast in water, add salt, flour, and at the very end add a spoonful of olive oil. Knead the dough.
While the dough is resting, you need to prepare the filling. The filling should be even, like dough. It is better to choose the cheese type “mozzarella”.

Filling ingredients:
1.Cheese 120 g
2. Salami 80 g
3. Champignons 80 g
4. Olives 7 pieces.
5.Tomato sauce or ketchup

Preparation:
Grate the cheese, cut the salami into thin circles, cut the olives and champignons into thin slices. Stretch the dough, lay out the filling in layers; salami, mushrooms, cheese, olives.

In fact, pizza is cooked in stone ovens at a very high temperature, approximately 600 degrees. But, the oven is quite a suitable option.
Let this holiday be unforgettable!

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What to cook for your beloved men on February 23? Use our selection of step-by-step recipes and your holiday table will be the most beautiful and delicious!

Festive cake “February 23” is a pastry for real sweet tooths. It turns out very tasty. This cake will be a pleasant surprise on Defender of the Fatherland Day.

For white sponge cake:

• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• sugar - ¾ cup;
• flour - 120 g.

For the chocolate sponge cake:

• eggs - 3 pcs.;
• sugar - 1 glass;
• flour - 1 glass;
• baking powder - 1 tsp. with a slide;
• cocoa powder - 2 tsp.

For cream:

• boiled condensed milk - 1 can;
• butter - 200 g;
• regular condensed milk - 2 tbsp. l.;
• a few drops of cognac.

For impregnation:

• Strawberry jam;
• water;
• cognac.

For the glaze:

• cocoa powder - 3 tbsp. l.;
• sugar - 3 tbsp. l.;
• cream 15% - 2 tbsp. l.;
• butter - 50 g.

For sprinkling:

• walnuts.

For decoration:

• strawberry jelly - 1 pack;
• cocktail cherry;
• pastry balls.

Chop walnuts and decorate the sides of the cake.

Prepare the jelly as indicated on the package, pour into any mold. When the jelly has hardened, cut it into pieces and fill the star on the cake. Decorate the “February 23rd” birthday cake with cocktail cherries and pastry balls, let it soak and serve.

Recipe 2: Telnyashka cake for February 23

• 2-3 eggs;
• half a glass of sugar;
• 1.5 tablespoons of honey;
• 1 teaspoon each of baking soda and vinegar;
• 50 g butter;
• 2.5 - almost 3 cups of flour, as much as the dough will take. You don’t need a lot, tough dough is difficult to roll out.

To coat the cakes:

• 1.5 cups sour cream 20%;
• 2-3 tablespoons of sugar.

For stripes:

• equal parts sour cream and heavy cream, 2-3 tablespoons each;
• blue food coloring.

Knead the dough and bake the cakes. Mix eggs, sugar, soda with vinegar, honey and softened butter in a saucepan, stirring, and heat over low heat until it foams. Remove and gradually stir in the flour to create a moderately stiff, moderately soft dough. Divide into 6-7 cakes.

Now the fun begins: take a children’s T-shirt, a sheet of cardboard and trace and cut out a template along the contour of the T-shirt (or simply by hand).

Roll out one cake layer thinly (1-2 mm) on a table sprinkled with flour, keep the rest sprinkled with flour in a bowl under a towel, they are then warm, soft and easier to roll out.

Having rolled out the cord to the size of the template, bake for 4-5 minutes over medium heat on a baking sheet dusted with flour. Remove it to the table with a spatula and, while the cake is hot, cut out a “T-shirt” according to the template.

In this way we bake and cut out all the cakes.

We prepare the cream - sour cream, or simply mix sour cream with sugar and a little water so that it is not too thick. We coat all the cakes with cream, except the top one. And just grease the top one with thick sour cream so that the pattern doesn’t blur.

Now we need to make the stripes!

Mix sour cream with cream. Dilute part of the dye (about half a packet) with a little boiled water and add it to the cream, stir until the color is uniform.

Fill a pastry syringe with a “flat” nozzle and carefully draw stripes. To get good, you should first practice on something, for example on a plate.

The pie for our beloved Defenders is ready! Happy holiday, grandfathers, fathers, uncles, brothers, nephews and sons!!! Happy February 23!!!

Recipe 3: vol-au-vents with filling (step-by-step photos)

Filled vol-au-vents are an incomparable appetizer option for a festive table or buffet table. The most important thing in this recipe with a photo is that you can come up with endless fillings for vol-au-vents; absolutely different variations that your imagination can come up with will do. All kinds of pates, various salads, you can come up with a lot of interesting things. Today I propose to focus on three filling options - cheese with eggs and garlic, beets with herring, mushrooms fried with onions and sour cream. Everything is clear with the fillings, but as for the vol-au-vents themselves, it’s even simpler here - you just need to cut out the finished puff pastry with molds and bake it, during the baking process it will grow decently and you will get gorgeous pieces. Well, if you're a little interested, then let's get started.

• puff pastry – 500 gr.,
• beets – 1 pc.,
• chicken eggs – 2 pcs.,
• herring fillet – 4-5 pieces,
• processed cheese – 1 pc.,
• garlic – 3 cloves,
• champignons – 150 gr.,
• onion – 1 pc.,
• sour cream – 2 tbsp.,
• mayonnaise – 2-3 tbsp.,
• greens - optional
• vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.,
• salt, pepper - to taste.

Prepare all the products on the list and get started. Remove the puff pastry from the refrigerator in advance and allow time for the pastry to completely thaw. Choose any round molds, one with a large diameter, the other with a smaller diameter. So, cut out all the dough with a large shape, put half of the dough aside, the second half will still be needed.

From the second half of the blanks, cut out the rim for the vol-au-vents, using a mold with a smaller diameter.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Place all the round pieces on a baking sheet, carefully brush each circle with beaten yolk. On top of each round piece, place a ring of dough, which is cut out in a small shape. The remains of puff pastry that we no longer need can be sprinkled with cheese and seasoned with spices, baked - this will be an excellent option for adding to broths or soups. So, also carefully grease the rims of the dough with yolk. Bake the vol-au-vents for 12-15 minutes.

Peel the boiled or baked beets and grate them on a fine grater, add mayonnaise and pressed garlic.

Salt and pepper the beets, stir.

Wash and dry the champignons, cut into small pieces, chop the onion into cubes. Fry the mushrooms and onions in a frying pan, add sour cream at the end, salt and pepper.

Evaporate the sour cream, place the mushrooms in a bowl, let cool slightly.

Grate the processed cheese on a fine grater, also grate one hard-boiled chicken egg, add the pressed garlic, and mix.

While the fillings were being prepared, the vol-au-vents had time to bake; I’ll let them cool completely.

Fill the vol-au-vents with the prepared filling, place a piece of herring on top of the beets. Season all the vol-au-vents with chopped herbs and serve them to the table.

Bon appetit!

Recipe 4: original appetizer for February 23

February 23rd is coming soon. If your man loves to eat, then this snack will be a godsend for him!

• Cucumber 1 piece
• Mint 30 g
• Garlic 2 teeth.
• Curd cheese 200 g
• Black pepper
• Pine nuts
• Gelatin
• Lemon

A very light and tasty snack consisting of these simple ingredients.

Take cucumber in one to one proportions with mint and chop using a blender.

Mix cottage cheese with chopped garlic, add lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste.

You can add whatever you like to this snack according to your taste, and in any quantity. If you don't like mint, you can replace it with dill. If you don't like garlic, you don't have to add it at all. And some people will take yogurt or sour cream instead of cottage cheese.

Dilute 1 tablespoon of gelatin according to the instructions on the package. Add to the cucumber mixture and the cheese mixture in separate cups, mix everything.

In this way (as in the photo), first pour the cucumber mixture and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then pour the curd mixture onto the frozen cucumber mixture. Place in the refrigerator until completely frozen.

When serving, garnish with roasted pine nuts. And we serve it on the festive table for Defender of the Fatherland Day!

Recipe 5: breakfast for February 23rd for husband

• Sausage (boiled and smoked (to taste))
• Soft cheese (curd cheese (to taste))
• Dutch cheese (to taste)
• Cucumber (to taste)
• Tomato (to taste)
• Bread (to taste)
• Pate (to taste)
• Ketchup (to taste)
• Mayonnaise (to taste)

Open the refrigerator and take out everything you need for breakfast sandwiches, in any quantity. I had all this on hand today.

She spread the bread with pate and cheese, and then cut the sausage, cheese and vegetables into pieces that resemble ties, shirts and bow ties for men.

These are the funny sandwiches I made. I'll make his favorite coffee and serve it to him for breakfast. Don't forget to congratulate him on February 23!!!

Recipe 6: pancake bags - snack for February 23

Today we suggest preparing pancake bags filled with boiled chicken, fried mushrooms and pickled cucumbers. Such a cute and appetizing appetizer is perfect for the Maslenitsa table and on February 23rd, it will decorate the holiday and will certainly please the guests!

For pancakes:

• milk - 500 ml;
• salt - a pinch;
• baking soda - ½ teaspoon;
• sugar - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• flour - about 250 g.

For filling:

• chicken (fillet) - 300 g;
• champignons - 270-300 g;
• onion - 1 medium head;
• vegetable oil - 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
• pickled (or salted) cucumbers - 100-150 g;
• cheese - 80-100 g;
• fresh dill - a small bunch;
• mayonnaise - to taste;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

For registration:

• braided cheese - 1 pc.

Lightly beat the eggs with salt until the whites and yolks combine and a light foam appears. Pour in warm milk, add sugar. In this case, we make the dough not very sweet, since the pancakes will be stuffed with salty filling.

Mix flour with soda and, after sifting, gradually add to milk. Working intensively with a whisk, we achieve a homogeneous and smooth composition without lumps.

Add vegetable oil and mix. Leave the resulting mass of fairly liquid consistency for half an hour at room temperature.

After the specified time, scoop up the dough with a ladle and spread it around the perimeter of the hot frying pan in a thin layer. We prepare pancakes in the traditional way: as soon as the bottom side is browned, turn the product over to the other side and keep it on the hot surface for another 20-30 seconds. It is advisable to grease freshly baked hot pancakes with butter to soften the edges.

Cool the pre-boiled chicken fillet and separate it into thin fibers.

Chop the cucumbers into small square pieces.

Chop the peeled onion with a knife and fry in heated vegetable oil for 2-3 minutes.

Add sliced ​​champignons to the soft onion. Stirring occasionally, fry the mushrooms over medium heat until lightly browned. Finally, sprinkle lightly with salt.

Combine chicken fillet, cucumbers, as well as cooled mushrooms and onions in a deep bowl. Add finely grated cheese and finely chopped fresh dill.

Season the filling components with mayonnaise. Take a sample, salt and pepper to taste.

Now let's start forming the pancake bags. To do this, place a portion of the filling (about 2 tablespoons) in the middle of each pancake.

We lift the edges of the pancake up and connect them in the center. To fix the resulting shape, we tie the workpiece with a cheese braid thread.

Pancake bags with filling can be served either cold or slightly warmed in the microwave.

Recipe 7: how to prepare tartines for February 23

Appetizing and incredibly bright tartines prepared according to the Belarusian recipe are a wonderful table decoration. Despite the fact that such an appetizer is prepared from the simplest ingredients, the dish turns out to be unusually tasty, rich and delicious. Miniature sandwiches, created according to the principle of canapés, will be an excellent decoration for a feast. But Belarusian tartines are no less attractive as an everyday snack. It can be served as an independent dish. However, it will add a special culinary chic to boiled potatoes.

• salted herring – 1 carcass;
• boiled beets – 50 g;
• rye bread – 400 g;
• onion – 1 head;
• fresh dill - 3 sprigs;
• boiled egg – 1 pc.;
• table mustard – 1 tsp;
• mayonnaise – 3 tbsp. l.;
• lemon juice – 1 tsp.

On a note! To make the taste of the finished tartines more dense and rich, it is recommended to use mustard and homemade mayonnaise.

Every cook can cope with the preparation, even if he encounters Belarusian cuisine for the first time.

You need to cut up the fish. Bones, skin and all entrails are removed from the herring.

The finished fillet is cut into small pieces. It is optimal to choose the size that you plan to make the sandwiches themselves.

Boiled beets are grated on a grater with the smallest meshes.

You should mix mayonnaise and beets.

Mustard is added to the resulting mixture and lemon juice is poured.

A hard-boiled egg must be shelled. It should also be grated on a fine grater.

The egg shavings are transferred to the beetroot dressing, and everything is mixed well.

The resulting mixture is blended with a submersible blender to make the mass more tender and homogeneous.

The husk is removed from the onion. The fruit must be washed and dried, after which it is cut into neat and thin rings.

The bread should be cut into small pieces. The optimal slice thickness is 1 cm.

On a note! To give the tartines a special piquancy, lightly dry them in the toaster.

The resulting slices should be cut so that the resulting piece fits entirely into the mouth.

Each workpiece is lubricated with beetroot dressing.

A slice of herring is placed on the sauce, with an onion ring on top.

Based on the step-by-step recipe for tartines, all that remains is to decorate them with dill and serve.

Recipe 8, simple: Epaulette sandwiches

• bread for toast - 4 pcs;
• salted lard - 100 g;
• garlic - 1-2 pcs;
• carrots - a little for decoration;
• lemon peel - a little for decoration

Take 4 pieces of toast bread and trim the edges to give the sandwich a shoulder strap shape.

In total you need to cut 4 “epaulets”.

We spread salted lard on the bread, trying to give the pieces of lard the same shape so that they do not protrude beyond the edges of the bread.

Place thin slices of garlic on top of the lard.

Cover the top with bread. The result was simple sandwiches, no frills. All that remains is to decorate, for this you need to cut thin strips from carrots, and stars and buttons from lemon peel. The same stars can be cut out of cheese, and stripes can be drawn with ketchup, for example.

Minimum products, minimum hassle - strictly, like a man :)

Recipe 9, step by step: boats for February 23

This original way of serving salad will look spectacular both on a festive table and on an ordinary family evening. The marine theme involves the use of cold dishes containing seafood in this recipe. Although the taste of cucumbers goes well with meat and offal. Thus, you can fill the boats in the cucumber flotilla with any salad of your choice. Now we will tell you how to prepare this unusual dish using crab sticks and squid.

• Cucumbers 1 kg
• Bell pepper (red) 2 pcs.
• Squid fillet 400 gr.
• Chicken eggs 6 pcs.
• Onion 1 pc.
• Mayonnaise 200 gr.
• Canned corn 100 gr.
• Crab sticks 200 gr.
• Lemon 1 slice (or 1 tablespoon lemon juice)
• Canned pineapples 100 gr.
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste to taste

Fresh cucumbers should be thoroughly washed in water and dried. It is advisable to choose them of approximately the same size so that the dish looks more aesthetically pleasing. If we talk more specifically about the size, it is worth noting that the length of the cucumber is not as important as its volume. That is, the vegetable should be “pot-bellied”. This is necessary to ensure that the boat is spacious and beautiful. We leave several cucumbers untouched for decoration, and cut the rest exactly in half along the entire length. Next, use a spoon to scrape out the cucumber pulp from each half. We leave the pulp, we will need it later. In order for the boats to be stable, you need to cut off the bottom a little from each cucumber slice without damaging its integrity.

The recipe is based on two different salads, so you need to prepare them in two bowls. Place the eggs in a saucepan, add water, add a pinch of salt and place over medium heat. From the moment the water boils, time it for 7 minutes, after which the eggs need to be placed under cold water and kept in this state for several minutes. Next, remove the shell from the eggs. The squid fillet needs to be thawed and the skin removed.

This can be done in the following way: with a fingernail or a sharp kitchen utensil, you need to pry the skin and carefully remove it, pulling it away from the pulp. It will come off like a stocking. Next, the fillet must be thoroughly washed. Add the squid meat to a pan of boiling salted water and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes. Then we take it out into a plate and cool it.

In one bowl add finely chopped squid meat, chopped 4 eggs, and finely chopped onion. We also add chopped slices of canned pineapple to the bowl with the squid. All ingredients are sprinkled with lemon juice and mixed thoroughly.

The squid salad is dressed with light mayonnaise. The second dressing we recommend for the cucumber fleet is with crab sticks. They need to be thawed and finely chopped. Pour them into a second bowl. There we also add chopped 2 eggs, canned corn and chopped cucumber pulp, which we had left over after preparing the boats. The crab salad is slightly salted and peppered, seasoned with mayonnaise and thoroughly mixed until smooth.

Cucumber molds are filled with our fillings using a small spoon and placed on a wide dish. You can place the flotilla randomly (meaning different fillings) or in a certain order, for example, in the middle with crab filling, and on the edges with squid salad.

Next comes the most important stage of preparing the cucumber flotilla, which is what gives the composition maximum realism. Cucumbers need to be cut into very thin longitudinal slices. And the peeled and washed bell peppers need to be cut into small triangles that will serve as flags. You need to thread a cucumber slice on both sides onto a toothpick or a short skewer so that you end up with something like a sail. We string a triangle of red pepper onto the free edge, and with the other edge we secure a toothpick in the salad fillings. The cucumber flotilla is ready, you can serve the appetizer on the table. Bon appetit!

Recipe 10: onion-meat balls for the holiday

Onion-meat balls filled with mushrooms, onions, parsley and minced meat go perfectly with BBQ sauce.

• 2 onions;
• 0.5 kg minced beef;
• 1 pack of bacon;
• ¼ cup onion, diced;
• ¼ cup chopped parsley;
• ¼ cup chopped mushrooms;
• 1 tbsp. l. Sahara;
• 1 tbsp. l. spicy ketchup;
• 1 tsp. soy sauce;
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce (if available);
• ¼ cup breading;
• 1 bottle BBQ sauce.

Prepare the coals in a roasting pan or preheat the oven to 220°C.

The top and bottom parts of the peeled onion must be cut off. Then cut it in half and separate the layers, saving the largest ones for future balls. Cut what remains into cubes.

Combine ground beef and diced onion, parsley, mushrooms, sugar, seasoning and breading in a large bowl. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

Form the meatballs into a size that fits the cooked onion halves. And make some balls.

After this, wrap the workpieces with three slices of bacon. Secure the bacon with toothpicks to prevent it from unraveling during cooking.

Bake the dish at 220°C for 40 minutes. Then top with BBQ sauce and bake for another 5 minutes.

What is the best gift for men's holiday? Experience suggests: nourishing and flavorful, made with your own hands in your home kitchen. And it doesn’t matter that Defender of the Fatherland Day is, rather, a professional celebration. The stronger half also wants their own holiday, in which you can feel at the top of Olympus. Even with a minimum of culinary experience, creating a hearty menu for Defender of the Fatherland Day is easy. It’s enough to decide what to cook for February 23, have a few good recipes and some free time.

Sandwiches, canapes or vegetable snack?

The process of preparing for any celebration can be divided into two parts: the actual cooking and the festive table decoration. It’s better not to waste time on twisting intricate rolls and bunches of parsley - men are unlikely to appreciate it, and may not even eat it. Refined and intricate decoration of dishes for February 23 will not correspond to the theme of the holiday - in this case, it is more appropriate to observe asceticism and limit yourself to natural colors. Opt for colorful vegetable appetizers and mixed meat cuts: use any variety of yellow, green and red vegetables, smoked meats and poultry.

As an alternative to slicing, you can “assemble” canapés. Among the universal and well-combined products are olives, unsalted cheeses, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, smoked sausages, and all types of greens. Another option is classic sandwiches filled with sprat, smoked salmon, egg and cheese salad, bacon or any other products that are on hand.

A man loves pickles, but there isn't a single bottle in his pantry? Decorate the table with a bright and appetizing vegetable appetizer that is pickled overnight. It is not necessary to strictly follow the recipe: you can add those products that you find in your refrigerator - the main thing is that they go well with the tomatoes. Eggs, cheese, nuts and all types of greens will do.

Salted tomatoes with filling

Ingredients:

• 2–5 tomatoes;
• a bunch of dill;
• clove of garlic.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the tomatoes in half and remove the stem.
2. Remove the dill stems and finely fluffy greens.
3. Combine dill with pressed or finely chopped garlic.
4. Stuff the vegetables, combine the halves and marinate in the refrigerator for a day.

“Men’s” salad: less mayonnaise, more spiciness

Appetizers and salads for February 23 should be light in order to prepare a man for the upcoming meat variety. It is better to avoid traditional mayonnaise. Everyone loves Olivier, but mayonnaise weighs down any dish too much: a healthier option is meat, hot and spicy salads. In the same way, it is better to abandon multi-layer “fur coats”. Use vegetable oil – sunflower or olive – as a dressing.

Spicy cabbage salad with bell pepper

Most males love spicy foods, so a recipe for a fragrant and fiery salad will come in handy - it won’t take you more than half an hour to cook.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kilograms of Chinese cabbage;
• 1 bell pepper (preferably red);
• 1 teaspoon paprika;
• 1–2 cloves of garlic;
• 1/3 teaspoon coriander;
• salt, vegetable oil to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the Chinese cabbage into small squares.
2. Peel the pepper from the stalks and cut into strips.
3. Finely chop the garlic (do not crush so as not to lose the juices).
4. Pour oil into a heated frying pan, add spices and heat them for 10–20 seconds.
5. Add pepper, fry for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add cabbage, fry for another 1-2 minutes.
7. Place the finished salad in a deep bowl, pour in lemon juice, add salt and garlic.
8. Leave it in the refrigerator for an hour, but it’s better to leave it overnight.

Meat crown for men's holiday

Exotic dishes are always in price, but on Defender’s Day you can afford to give up labor-intensive experiments: unusual recipes for February 23 should be unusual only in their taste. The simpler the main dish, the better it will harmonize with the theme of the holiday. All types of meat are suitable: pork, beef, lamb - the larger and juicier the piece, the better.

But even the juiciest and youngest meat will not be soft enough without the right sauce. Among all the variety of marinades, it is beer that gives meat a particularly mild taste with malt notes. For cooking, it is better to use a saucepan, but you can limit yourself to a baking sleeve.

Stewed meat in beer sauce

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kilograms of pork or beef tenderloin;
• 0.3–0.5 kilograms of dried or fresh mushrooms;
• 1 large onion;
• 1 carrot;
• a bottle of good beer;
• a teaspoon of salt;
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper.

Cooking process:

1. Trim the meat and cut into large squares.
2. Finely chop the onions and carrots; larger mushrooms can be used.
3. Pour everything into a saucepan or sleeve, add spices and pour beer.
4. Cook at a temperature of 220-250 degrees, after boiling water, reduce to 200°, simmer for about 1.5 hours.

The spicy-vegetable tandem of festive dishes will decorate the table and delight even the most whimsical man, and even a young and inexperienced housewife can handle the preparation. This is how a real men's holiday should be - spicy, aromatic and healthy.

In our country, it is customary to celebrate Defender of the Fatherland Day; once upon a time, on this day it was customary to honor the soldiers of the Red Army and Navy; during the Soviet era, it was Soviet Army Day.

Today this holiday is not directly associated with military affairs; rather, now it is simply an opportunity to thank our men for their strength and care, for being true defenders of their families and beloved women.

It is not for nothing that for centuries the belief has developed that a woman is the keeper of home comfort and hearth, then a man will be able and want to express himself like a man. On this day, you want to please your loved ones, not only with pleasant gifts and souvenirs, but also with delicious holiday food.

But what original can you prepare for February 23? All the banalities are already boring, standard sushi either doesn’t bring much joy, you want something truly special so that your beloved man can fully appreciate your efforts.

Since men always spend more calories, need nourishing and, naturally, tasty food, then the most important “guest” of your table, naturally, should be meat. Remember that you are preparing dinner not for yourself or your girlfriends, but for a real man, and, therefore, your favorite low-calorie salads and light snacks will definitely be inappropriate here, unless as a small aperitif.

Don’t forget about spices, their presence will definitely be appreciated by your man, because they really like bright, and sometimes even spicy, tastes. Our stronger halves spend a lot of energy and nerves when solving complex life problems, which means it is important to support and “feed” them with something.

Add cinnamon to the dish - it relaxes and lifts your spirits, turmeric can give strength and fill the body with energy, but cumin takes away all negative emotions and reduces the feeling of fatigue. Also, do not forget about plant proteins, they should be present in every man’s diet no less than animals, so use nuts, dairy products and eggs in your dishes.

If you are preparing a festive dinner for friends, you can please them with something sweet, because everyone knows that men have a sweet tooth, although sometimes they do not admit it.

Remember that it is important to prepare for this day in advance, because not all the products for the festive table will end up in your refrigerator at the behest of a magic wand, so think through everything first, and only then go shopping and start cooking.

Recipe for meat salad with cheese

Not all salads are particularly light; there are some that will be appreciated by the stronger half of our society: hearty, meaty, and even seasoned with mayonnaise!

The third layer is grated white and half of grated yolk. Again, grease everything with mayonnaise and sprinkle grated cheese on top. After this, it must be put in the refrigerator for an hour for additional soaking, after which the salad is ready!

Men's snack

And yet I still want to put something on the table, something simple but interesting, quick to prepare, but incredibly tasty. Let's prepare a special men's snack! We will need:

• ham – 100 g;
• drying – 12 pcs.;
• hard cheese – 100 g;
• – 40 g;
• bell pepper – 0.5 pcs.;
• dill, parsley;
• milk;
• lettuce leaves.

Fill the dryers with milk and let them stand for 20 minutes. At this time, cut the mushrooms into small cubes, cut half the pepper into small squares, finely chop the greens with a knife. Cut the ham into small cubes and grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

Place all chopped ingredients in one bowl and mix well. Place the soaked dryers on a baking sheet previously covered with parchment. Place the filling in the middle of the cakes and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Bake the dish in the oven for 10 minutes at 180°. The appetizer is served on plates covered with lettuce leaves.

Spicy chicken legs recipe

And finally, let's get to the meat. Believe me, no man will refuse a tender and spicy chicken dish!

• chicken drumstick – 6 pcs.;
• onions – 1 pc.;
• white wine vinegar - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• garlic – 1 clove;
• olive oil – 1 tbsp. spoon;
• sesame – 1 tbsp. spoon;
• Dijon mustard – 0.5 tbsp. spoons;
• sugar – 1 tbsp. spoon;
• ketchup – 1 tbsp. spoon;
• ground chili - 1/8 teaspoon.

Peel the onion and garlic, cut the onion into 4 parts. Place them in a blender and add wine vinegar, olive oil, mustard, ketchup, chili, sugar, ground pepper and salt to taste. Mix all ingredients and grind until a homogeneous mass is formed.

Place the chicken legs in a separate saucepan, add the prepared mush there, mix everything and leave the drumsticks to marinate for half an hour.

At this time, preheat the oven to 190°, place the legs on a baking sheet and sprinkle them with sesame seeds on top, bake for 35 minutes. After the time has passed, take out the baking sheet, turn the legs over and sprinkle with the remaining sesame seeds, bake for another 10 minutes. The dish is ready!

Ingredients: duckling, apple, sauce, syrup, dry wine, seasoning, salt, pepper, butter

I bake duck with apples several times a year. Previously, it didn’t always turn out juicy for me; more often than not, I dried it out. But this recipe has made my duck delicious for the past few years.

Ingredients:

1-1.5 kilogram duck;
- 2-3 green apples;
- 15 ml. soy sauce;
- 25 ml. maple syrup;
- 200 ml. dry white wine;
- black pepper;
- Red pepper;
- thyme;
- vegetable oil;
- salt.

17.02.2018

Braised pork ribs with potatoes

Ingredients: pork rib, potatoes, carrots, onion, pepper, salt, bay, paprika, garlic, water, oil

I don't know a single man who would refuse pork ribs. This is a truly masculine dish. I cook a very tasty, hearty dish for my beloved - stewed pork ribs with potatoes

Ingredients:

- half a kilo of pork ribs,
- 400 grams of potatoes,
- 1 carrot,
- 1 onion,
- 1 sweet pepper,
- salt,
- pepper,
- paprika,
- dry garlic,
- 1 bay leaf,
- chilli,
- 2 glasses of water,
- 30 ml. vegetable oil.

18.01.2018

Beef and pork jellied meat

Ingredients: beef, pork ribs, bay leaves, peppercorns, gelatin, salt, water

I suggest you prepare a very tasty jellied meat. Beef and pork go well together in this dish. I have described the cooking recipe in detail for you.

Ingredients:

- beef - piece,
- pork ribs,
- bay leaf - 2 pcs.,

- gelatin - 10 grams,
- salt,
- water.

18.01.2018

Beef jellied meat

Ingredients: beef, water, peppercorns, gelatin, salt

Jellied meat is a very tasty and satisfying dish. There are a lot of jellied meat recipes and they are all incredibly tasty. Today I have prepared for you an excellent beef jellied recipe.

Ingredients:

- beef - piece,
- water,
- black peppercorns - several pieces,
- gelatin - 10 grams,
- salt.

17.01.2018

Fast and tasty economy pizza on pita bread

Ingredients: lavash, tomato, salami sausage, cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup, salt

Pizza can be prepared in 10 minutes if you use ordinary thin pita bread as a base rather than a flatbread made from yeast dough. It will turn out just as tasty and beautiful, but preparing such a dish is much faster and easier.

Ingredients:

2 pieces of thin pita bread;
- 1-2 pcs tomatoes;
- 200 grams of sausage (Salami type);
- 100 grams of hard cheese;
- 2 tbsp. mayonnaise;
- 2 tbsp. ketchup;
- salt.

31.12.2017

Salad "Shishka" with almonds

Ingredients: chicken fillet, eggs, cheese, mayonnaise, almonds, salt, potatoes, pickled cucumbers

For your holiday table, be sure to prepare this very tasty and beautiful salad in the shape of a cone. Roasted almonds in this salad will give the salad a delicious taste.

Ingredients:

- chicken fillet - 300 grams,
- potatoes - 3 pcs.,
- pickled cucumber - 2 pcs.,
- eggs - 3 pcs.,
- hard cheese - 150 grams,
- mayonnaise or sour cream - 150 grams,
- roasted almonds - 200 grams,
- salt.

31.12.2017

Salad with herring - tastier "Herring under a fur coat"

Ingredients: beets, eggs, pickled mushrooms, herring, mayonnaise, dill

I would like to offer you a recipe for a new herring salad, which I like even more than herring under a fur coat. Be sure to try it.

Ingredients:

- 2 beets,
- 1 carrot,
- 2 eggs,
- 1 herring,
- 150 grams of pickled mushrooms,
- 250 grams of mayonnaise,
- dill - sprig.

15.12.2017

Salad "Gift"

Ingredients: potatoes, yolk, carrots, grapes, beets, green peas, chicken liver, mayonnaise

Puff salad "Gift" will undoubtedly become the main decoration at your holiday feast, no matter what holiday you celebrate. The ceremonial presentation of this delicious dish will definitely not go unnoticed by your guests!

Ingredients:

- potatoes - 5 pcs.;
- 4 yolks (boiled);
- carrots - 2 pcs.;
- seedless grapes - 300 g;
- beets - 1 large;
- green peas - 100 gr.;
- chicken or beef liver - 300 g;
- a little mayonnaise.

12.12.2017

Homemade carrots in Korean

Ingredients: Carrots, garlic, vegetable oil, 6% herbal vinegar, ground coriander, ground red hot pepper, ground black pepper, sugar, salt, parsley

Korean carrots are a cold vegetable appetizer with a spicy taste and a wonderful aroma of spices. This savory dish can be used both as an independent dish and as an ingredient for preparing delicious salads.

To prepare homemade Korean carrots you will need:

- 400 g carrots;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- 50-60 ml vegetable oil;
- 1.5-2 tbsp. l. vinegar 6%;
- 2-3 tsp. ground coriander;
- 1/4 tsp. red hot ground pepper;
- a little ground black pepper;
- a pinch of sugar;
- a little salt;
- a few sprigs of parsley.

12.12.2017

Snack "New Year's snowballs"

Ingredients: chicken egg, coconut flakes, crab sticks, processed cheese, salt, ground pepper, mayonnaise, garlic

Appetizers are the most popular dishes on any holiday table and beyond. Today we decided to invite you to make original “New Year’s snowballs” from crab sticks. The appetizer turned out very tasty and beautiful.

For the recipe you will need:
- two eggs;
- 3 tbsp. spoons of white coconut flakes;
- eight crab sticks;
- 100 g processed cheese;
- salt - to taste;
- ground black pepper - to taste;
- 60 g mayonnaise;
- a clove of garlic.

12.12.2017

Stuffed eggs with cod liver

Ingredients: cod liver, eggs, mayonnaise, parsley, salt, ground pepper

One of the most delicious and original fillings for stuffed eggs is a delicate filling of cod liver with herbs and mayonnaise. We suggest preparing a delicious and elegant appetizer of stuffed eggs and serving it to the holiday table.

For the recipe you will need:

- eggs – 4 pcs;
- cod liver – 120g;
- mayonnaise – 2 teaspoons;
- parsley;
- ground pepper.

01.12.2017

Pork tongue aspic

Ingredients: tongue, gelatin, bay leaf, salt, black pepper, mustard, vegetables, herbs, berries

A recipe for one of the most common holiday snacks - jellied tongue. For cooking, you can use pork or beef tongue; to decorate the dish, it is better to use fresh berries. A very tasty and beautiful holiday dish will delight your family and guests.

Ingredients:
- pork (beef) tongue - 1 pc.,
- black pepper - 2 pinches,
- gelatin - one and a half teaspoons,
- bay leaf - 2 pcs.,
- mustard - 1 teaspoon,
- vegetables,
- greenery,
- berries for decoration,
- salt - 1 teaspoon.

23.11.2017

Crab salad with corn and egg

Ingredients: eggs, cheese, corn, crab sticks, mayonnaise, red caviar

We suggest preparing a very tasty, bright and festive salad with crab sticks, corn and cheese, decorated with red caviar. Appetizing, beautiful and uncomplicated.

Ingredients:
- 150 g crab sticks,
- 150 g dessert corn,
- 50 g red caviar,
- 100 g of hard cheese,
- 2 chicken eggs,
- 100 g mayonnaise.

14.11.2017

Salad "Pearl"

Ingredients: lightly salted salmon, orange, eggs, olives, mayonnaise, cheese, red caviar, lettuce

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The original, beautifully decorated “Pearl” Salad will not go unnoticed by your guests. Our recipe with photos will help you prepare it. With caviar, fish and oranges, the dish turns out unusual, but very tasty.
You will need:
- 300 grams of lightly salted salmon;
- 1 large orange;
- 6 eggs;
- 2 tbsp. chopped olives;
- 100 grams of hard cheese;
- mayonnaise;
- Red caviar;
- olives, lettuce and half an egg for decoration.

04.11.2017

Shortbread cookies "Hearts"

Ingredients: wheat flour, butter, sour cream, chicken egg, powdered sugar, cinnamon, soda, red food coloring, lemon juice

How to express your feelings? And you will bake delicious and beautiful heart-shaped cookies. Mom, sister and friend will be happy with such a gift. It's not difficult to prepare.

For the recipe you will need:
- 200 g flour;
- 3 tbsp. spoons of butter;
- 1 tbsp. spoon of sour cream;
- one chicken yolk;
- 3 tbsp. spoons of powdered sugar;
- cinnamon – half a teaspoon;
- soda - a pinch.
For the glaze:
- one chicken protein;
- 200 g of powdered sugar;
- red food coloring - 1 g;
- lemon juice – 4 g.

03.11.2017

Georgian chicken satsivi

Ingredients: chicken, garlic, nuts, herbs, seasoning, water, salt

Satsivi is a Georgian dish that is known throughout the world. I know several recipes for its preparation, but most of all I like the classic recipe for making satsivi with chicken.

Ingredients:

- 1.5-2 kg. Chicken,
- 4 cloves of garlic,
- 150 grams of walnuts,
- a bunch of greenery,
- spices,
- 1-2 liters of water.