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Homemade cinnamon rolls recipe with the best icing

This homemade cinnamon rolls recipe uses olive oil for extra fluffiness and healthy fats and has the best icing made with melted, gooey white chocolate.

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The best Cinnamon rolls are homemade! These little gems are soft, moist, gooey, fluffy and sticky because of the olive oil and the white chocolate icing. Yes, for me, this is the best icing because white chocolate pairs incredibly well with the brown sugar and the cinnamon in the filling making every bite an unforgettable experience. I’m not kidding guys! The white chocolate, brown sugar, and cinnamon combination is just heavenly! That’s why you basically OWE IT to yourself to also save this baked white chocolate cheesecake recipe with mint and cinnamon. It’s a recipe you’ll find yourself making again and again ☺

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Paccheri (or manicotti) recipe with feta cheese & peppers

This baked Paccheri pasta is stuffed with a feta cheese and red pepper filling and covered with an easy but rich tomato sauce for a tasty Mediterranean dinner.

This baked paccheri recipe with a delicious feta cheese and pepper filing is one of the best Mediterranean pasta dishes I’ve tasted! Feta cheese pairs very well with peppers, something proven by the famous Greek Tirokafteri (feta dip). That’s why I figured to use this classic Mediterranean combination and add some pasta and an easy tomato sauce in an attempt to make a meatless baked pasta recipe. Do I have to say how delicious this dish turned out?

Oh, and just in case you can’t find paccheri, this dish works just as nice with manicotti.

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Banana strawberry smoothie recipe (with adaptogens)

This banana and strawberry smoothie recipe is a delicious breakfast or midday snack. Add one or two adaptogenic herbs and make it extra healthy!

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Having a smoothie for breakfast is a great way to start your day healthy, but you can also enjoy it throughout the day as a delicious snack. This banana and strawberry smoothie recipe includes some adaptogens, such as maca powder and stinging nettle as an extra healthy boost. What are adaptogens you ask? They’re non-toxic plants with nutrients that help the body fight all kinds of stress. However, even if you don’t have any maca or dried nettle to throw inside your blender, this smoothie is still one of the best ways to get your daily dose of fruits.

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Healthy Mediterranean potato salad with boiled eggs (Nicoise)

A tasty French potato salad with boiled eggs, anchovies (or tuna), tomatoes and some crunchy greens. Also perfect as a healthy side or a light meal.

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I could eat potato salad all day! But not the mayo-drenched kind. I love the lighter, Mediterranean-style potato salads which are healthy, bright and oh-so-good! Like this Mediterranean potato salad with vegetables which can be eaten not only as a side, but as a light meal too. In this dish, the boiled eggs (soft or hard-boiled, you decide) and the potatoes make this salad very filling and satiating and combined with the rest of the ingredients make for a complete meal.

When making Nicoise salad, David Lebovitz says that we shouldn’t use any kind of cooked vegetables. Others say that you shouldn’t put any vinegar to the dressing and some say that you should use either tuna or anchovies, but never both at the same time. So, should this potato salad be named Nicoise?

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Chocolate stuffed Greek Easter bread (Tsoureki gemisto)

This is the traditional recipe for Greek Easter bread (tsoureki), but shaped in a much easier way, sprinkled with mahleb sugar, and stuffed with some chocolate because why not.

Chocolate stuffed Greek Easter bread (Tsoureki gemisto)

Greek Easter is all about dyed red eggs, roast lamb (or goat) and tsoureki 🙂 Tsoureki is a Greek sweet bread made during Easter and its main characteristic is its stringy and fluffy texture and the intoxicating aroma from ground mahleb (or mahlepi), cinnamon, cardamom, lemon or orange zest and maybe some groung mastic. Mahleb is the seed from a variety of sour cherry tree and has a very distinct aroma that no other spice can imitate. If you can’t find it anywhere, you can substitute it with 1/8 teaspoon of almond extract and 1/4 teaspoon of cherry flavor. However, even if you don’t use the mahleb, this bread will still be delicious!

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