Anthill cake is one of the most interesting cakes that we remember from childhood. It is interesting both in preparation and in the way it looks, and in taste it is completely unique, because there is not a single dessert similar to Anthill. Each housewife has her own recipe and method of preparing this cake, but there are still several mandatory points that everyone takes into account when preparing. If you figure it out well, preparing a cake is quite simple, despite the fact that there are a lot of steps. Today we will tell you how to properly prepare Anthill cake so that it is perfect in both taste and appearance. To prepare this dish we will need: shortbread cookies (you can make it yourself) or store-bought crackers, butter, boiled condensed milk, poppy seeds, nuts, chocolate.Let's start with shortbread cookies. This ingredient serves as the basis for our cake. Of course, if you don’t have a lot of time, you can buy two packs of sweet crackers and use them in cooking, it’s very convenient and the taste won’t be much different. But, if you want to make the cake yourself inside and out, then bake shortbread cookies. There is nothing difficult here: you knead the shortbread dough (margarine or butter, eggs, baking powder, flour, sugar), divide it into several balls and put it in the freezer until completely frozen. Grease a baking sheet with butter, take one ball of dough out of the freezer and rub it on a coarse grater evenly over the entire baking sheet. Let the liver cool and crumble it into crumbs, but not too small.When the cookies are ready, you can put a saucepan with water on the gas to cook the poppy seeds (one glass is enough for the cake). When the poppy seed is cooked, pass it through a meat grinder. Any nuts are suitable for the Anthill, it all depends on your taste, but usually walnuts are used here. They can also be put through a meat grinder, but then they will turn out to be a paste; it is better to chop the nuts with a knife, it tastes better. To mix all the ingredients, take a deep bowl and mix the butter and condensed milk there, you should get a homogeneous mixture. Then add poppy seeds there and mix well, after which you can smell the addition of cookie crumbs and nuts. A little advice: mix as long as possible, the mass should be homogeneous. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the mixture tightly....

Shashlik is everyone’s favorite dish which, as a rule, we are used to eating in the summer, when the weather is good and there is an opportunity to go out into nature and build a fire to fry meat. Indeed, we cook shish kebab on a grill over an open fire using either wood or coal. But all this does not mean that we can cook barbecue only when the weather is good, because in the oven at home you can cook barbecue no worse than over a fire. This is very convenient and when you serve your guests barbecue prepared at home, they will be pleasantly surprised. In today’s article we will share with you how to cook shish kebab in the oven so that its taste is no worse than that cooked over a fire. First of all, you should choose the meat for our kebab, because this is what determines how our dish will turn out. You can choose any meat: chicken, veal, pork. It all depends on which one you like best. If you take pork meat, then the neck is best suited for a tasty kebab, in this case you will get a very juicy kebab. You need to cut the meat into cubes 4 cm in size. Try very hard to make all the pieces the same size so that the whole kebab is cooked evenly.The second important point, which should also be given enough attention, is marinating the meat. For marinating, use the following ingredients: onion, mustard, salt, pepper, oregano, curry. The mustard will make the meat very soft, just don’t overdo it, otherwise it will overwhelm the taste of the meat. The onion can be cut into rings or grated on a fine grater, in which case the meat will absorb the taste and aroma of the onion even better. Mix the spices and grind them a little in a mortar to release the aroma of the spices even more. After adding all the spices to the meat, massage it thoroughly, then the meat will be softer. Now we move on to baking the kebab. Prepare chopsticks with a sharpened tip in advance, this will make it easier to put on the meat. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees and place our kebab in it. Place sticks with meat on the highest level, then the meat will cook from all sides and will not burn from below. It is very important to turn the kebab several times so that the crust is on all sides. Cooking shish kebab takes about an hour and a half over medium heat. If you are not sure that the meat has already cooked enough, remove a large piece and cut it, if there is no blood inside, then the meat is ready....

We are used to the fact that we mainly serve appetizers for the holiday table cold: bruschetta, sliced ​​meats and cheeses, rolls, stuffed vegetables, and so on. But I somehow want to diversify this usual list, and today we will share with you the secret of how to prepare original hot snacks from hard cheese. The set of products for the first and second snack will be almost the same, only the cooking techniques will differ. And so for hot appetizers we need: hard cheese, eggs, water, spices, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise or sour cream.We want to warn you right away that if you choose the wrong cheese for making snacks, nothing will work out. After all, cheese is the main ingredient in our dishes, so listen to our advice. For these hello snacks, you need to choose cheeses that are delicate in taste and have the ability to melt well, because that’s exactly what we need. The best cheeses are mozzarella (hard), Gouda, suluguni (just not too salty). Under no circumstances choose cheese with holes; this choice will make your work very difficult.Let's start with the first snack option - cheese balls. In fact, it is very simple to prepare, but you need to follow our tips and then the snack will turn out perfect. Start by grating the cheese on a coarse grater. Then take the egg, beat it well, add salt and pepper. Take a deep bowl and mix the cheese and egg mixture. You can also add a tablespoon of mayonnaise, then the mass will hold better and it will be easier for us to make balls. When everything is ready, start making balls about 3 cm in size. When all the balls are stuck, put them in the freezer for about two hours. Then take a thick-bottomed pot, pour in a sufficient amount of vegetable oil and heat thoroughly. Take two eggs, beat with spices and sprinkle breadcrumbs on a separate plate.  Remove the balls from the freezer and, one at a time, dip them into the egg mixture and roll in breadcrumbs and add to the vegetable oil. The second appetizer is very simple to make. Cut the cheese into strips, 2 cm thick. Prepare the egg mixture into which we will dip the cheese slices and add breadcrumbs. Before dipping the cheese into the egg and crackers (repeat twice to make the batter stronger), dip it in ice water. You need to fry the cheese in a large amount of vegetable oil....

The New Year is already knocking on our doors. All housewives are preparing for this magical holiday: decorating their houses, creating menus and preparing various delicacies. As a rule, not a single New Year's table is complete without sweets. A beautiful and tasty dessert will be very appropriate on such a beautiful holiday. Today we will tell you the secrets of how to quickly prepare a very New Year's dessert - banana-orange tart.  This tart is quite simple to prepare, but in order to cook it perfectly, you need to know some secrets. This dessert consists of three parts: shortbread, banana-orange filling and meringue. Set of products for tart: flour, butter, eggs, sugar, baking powder, orange zest, orange, bananas, jam (any to your taste), chocolate.You should start by preparing the dough, because this is the stage that takes the most time. Here you can use any technique for preparing shortcrust pastry, but if you want the dough to be tender and truly sandy, follow our recommended pattern. Grind the margarine with sugar until crumbs appear, then grate the orange zest. A little advice: use a coarse grater for the zest, then the orange aroma will be revealed even brighter. Add the remaining ingredients and knead the dough. Be very careful with flour, because if you add too much, the crust will turn out forgotten and hard. Divide the dough into two parts (1:2), freeze the smaller part. To freeze the dough faster, divide the dough into small balls. The baking pan should be covered with parchment and lightly greased with margarine. Lay out the dough, form small sides so that the filling does not leak out during cooking. Grease the cake with jam, we like it, which will go well with bananas and oranges (it can be apple or apricot). Cut the fruit into slices and place on the crust, and sprinkle with grated chocolate. Remove the dough from the freezer and grate on a coarse grater. Place the form with our tart in the oven for 20 minutes, and during this time prepare the meringue. The main rule for preparing a good meringue is: the whites must be very cold. Remove the tart from the oven, add the meringue and bake for another 10 minutes.The tart can be served with a scoop of ice cream....