What to cook for a birthday

What to cook for a birthday is an age-old question that puzzles birthday people or celebrants. I want to cook something tasty and simple for adults and children, without spending a lot of time. Yes, so as to please all guests, taking into account their preferences. Today's selection contains popular dishes, so to speak classics. Why invent something if everything was invented for us a long time ago. Here you will find both simple recipes and those that require a little magic. Your dinner party is sure to be a success if you put in the effort.

Pork knuckle baked in the oven

Pork knuckle baked in the oven is a dish that does not take much time and effort. The knuckle can be found in any meat department, but I prefer to choose the preparation at the market. The dish is budget-friendly, quite appetizing and without any unnecessary bells and whistles. Meat eaters will be delighted and this is the purest truth!

1. 
   Take a fairly heavy chilled or frozen pork knuckle. If necessary, defrost, wash under the tap and dry with napkins. Remove the top layer from the garlic cloves. Gather your favorite spices. I use meat seasonings most often, and Italian herbs are also great.
2. 
   Cut the garlic cloves into pieces.
3. 
   Make indentations in the knuckle with a sharp knife.
4. 
   Sprinkle the workpiece with spices and massage thoroughly on all sides.
5. 
   Now stuff the indentations with garlic.
6. 
   Tear off the baking foil and place the shank on top.
7. 
   Seal it well in two layers for strength. Place in a baking container. Place the baking sheet in a preheated oven and bake the culinary masterpiece at 180 degrees for at least 1.5 hours. After a while, print the foil and let it brown for another hour.
8. 
   Carefully remove the dish from the oven, remove the foil and place on a beautiful plate. Decorate as you wish with fresh or baked vegetables.
9. 
   Serve the aromatic shank to your guests. Eat deliciously, enjoy!

Whole stuffed chicken in the oven

Stuffed whole chicken in the oven cannot be compared with any other dish. A simple budget treat will lead your celebration and will look quite appropriate on any holiday table. I guarantee that everyone will have a successful dinner if they use this simple method. Tender juicy meat and a beautiful crispy crust in tandem are simply delicious.

Cooking time – 2 hours 00 minutes

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 6

Ingredients:

• Chicken carcass – 1.8 kg.
• Medium potatoes – 2 pcs.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Soy sauce – 100 ml.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground sweet paprika - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First, prepare the marinade. Pour soy sauce into a container, add salt and ground sweet paprika. Adjust spices depending on preference. Stir until a homogeneous substance is obtained.

Step 2. Wash the hefty chicken carcass under the tap and dry with paper towels. Remove feathers if necessary.

Step 3. Generously rub the prepared marinade over the chicken inside and out.

Step 4: Let the chicken sit while you prepare the vegetables. The marinade will be absorbed, repeat the procedure again with the remaining sauce.

Step 5. Remove the top layer from the onion and cut into half rings. Wash the potatoes with a brush and remove the skins with a vegetable peeler. Cut into slices. Salt the vegetables and mix.

Step 6. Stuff the chicken with the prepared filling. Place the carcass on baking foil.

Step 7. Pack the carcass in several layers of foil. Place in a baking container. Place the baking sheet in a preheated oven and bake the beauty at 200 degrees for about an hour. After a while, print out the foil and let it brown for another half hour.

Step 8. Carefully remove the bird from the oven, remove the foil and transfer to a festive dish. Decorate as you wish.

Step 9. Invite your guests and start the meal. Eat deliciously! Enjoy!

Festive duck in honey mustard sauce in the oven

Duck in honey mustard sauce in the oven looks just great. And it tastes divine. It’s easy to dry out duck, but with this recipe you’ll definitely get everything right! Minimum ingredients and effort, maximum compliments and pleasure. Cook, try and delight your household!

Cooking time – 5 hours 15 minutes

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 8

Ingredients:

• Duck – 2 kg.
• Flower honey – 4 tbsp.
• Mustard – 3 tbsp.
• Salt – 1.5 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – 0.5 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First of all, gather your groceries. Wash the duck carcass and dry with paper towels. If necessary, remove the feathers and cut out the gland on the rump.

Step 2. Combine mustard and flower honey in a bowl. Stir until a homogeneous substance is obtained.

Step 3. Sprinkle salt and ground pepper on the carcass. Distribute thoroughly with massaging rubbing movements outside and inside the carcass.

Step 4: Then pour the delicious sauce over it and spread it evenly. For convenience, take a silicone brush and spread the marinade over the entire carcass. Place the duck in a baking sleeve and leave to marinate at room temperature for an average of 3-3.5 hours.

Step 5. Place the carcass sealed in the sleeve into a baking container. Place the baking sheet in a preheated oven and bake at 200 degrees for 1 hour 50 minutes. After a while, cut the sleeve, pour over the rendered fat and let it brown for another 10 minutes.

Step 6. Carefully remove the rosy duck from the oven and place it on a festive plate. Decorate as you wish. Invite your guests and enjoy a delicious dish. Enjoy!

Classic lasagna with minced meat in the oven

Classic lasagna with minced meat in the oven is an option not only for everyday, but also for a festive birthday menu. The juicy dish is unlikely to go unnoticed. Preparing lasagna is easier than it seems. You don’t need to be an ace in the kitchen to treat your family and friends with a delicate, aromatic dish.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 8

Ingredients:

• Minced meat – 600 gr.
• Bolognese sauce – 600 gr.
• Lasagne sheets – 400 gr.
• Milk – 750 ml.
• Wheat flour – 2.5 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices - to taste.
• Butter – 70 gr.
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
• Hard cheese – 600 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Take a saucepan or thick-walled frying pan. Put it on fire. Pour out the olive oil and add butter.

Step 2: Measure out the wheat flour.

Step 3. When the butter is melted, gradually add flour.

Step 4. Stirring constantly, fry.

Step 5. Bring the mixture to a boil and pour in the milk in a thin stream. Add some salt.

Step 6. Bring the sauce to thickness, stirring constantly, and remove from heat.

Step 7: In a second frying pan, fry the ground meat until it changes from bright to white.

Step 8. I take the sauce ready-made, it’s more convenient for me. You can cook it yourself.

Step 9. Transfer the aromatic sauce to the fried minced meat.

Step 10. Add salt, add spices and cook together for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 11. Take a convenient lasagne pan. Generously coat the bottom with bechamel sauce.

Step 12: Line with lasagne sheets.

Step 13. Spread the meat filling on top.

Step 14: Spread with white sauce.

Step 15. Season with grated cheese and spread with bechamel sauce.

Step 16 Repeat layers. Place lasagna sheets, minced meat and tomatoes.

Step 17. Béchamel sauce and lasagna sheets again.

Step 18. Soak the sheets with the remaining bechamel sauce.

Step 19: Sprinkle generously with grated cheese. While the dish is steeping, turn on the oven to warm up. Then place the mold in the oven. Bake for about half an hour at 180 degrees.

Step 20. Remove the finished, aromatic lasagna from the oven. Serve to the table. The dish turns out juicy and mega tender.Treat your household. Enjoy!

French meat with cheese and tomatoes

French-style meat with cheese and tomatoes is a phenomenal dish that is suitable for any occasion. In our family, not a single holiday is complete without juicy meat. It turns out very tasty and satisfying. For the dish, I usually use pork or chicken fillet. In both cases it turns out amazing.

Cooking time – 1 hour 50 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 6

Ingredients:

• Pork – 400 gr.
• Potatoes – 4 pcs.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Large champignons – 3 pcs.
• Tomatoes – 1 pc.
• Hard cheese – 150 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 100 gr.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Smoked paprika - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Prepare everything you need for a culinary masterpiece. Rinse the pork with water and dry with paper towels. Cut into equal steaks.

Step 2. Combine spices in a separate bowl. I have salt, ground pepper and smoked paprika. Stir.

Step 3. Beat the pork steaks with a kitchen hammer or a special tool. Rub the pork with seasonings on all sides.

Step 4. Wash the potatoes with a brush to remove sand and dust, remove the peels with a vegetable peeler. Cut into circles no more than 5 millimeters thick. Take a baking container. Coat the bottom and walls with oil. Place a potato layer.

Step 5: Next, spread the seasoned meat.

Step 6. Remove the husk from the onion and cut into rings. Cover the meat with onion preparations.

Step 7. Peel the champignons and cut into slices. Place mushrooms on top of onion layer.

Step 8Wash a large fleshy tomato under the tap, dry with a kitchen towel, cut into half circles and cover with the mushroom layer.

Step 9. Grate the hard cheese, season with mayonnaise and stir thoroughly.

Step 10. Cover the tomato layer evenly with the resulting substance. Turn on the oven to warm up by setting the switch to 180 degrees.

Step 11. Place the container in the oven for 40 minutes. After the specified time, cover the pan with foil so that the cheese crust does not become oaky, and cook for another half hour. Remove the fragrant, bright dish from the oven.

Step 12. Divide the treat into portions and invite guests to the festive table! Enjoy!

Julienne with chicken and mushrooms for birthday

Julienne with chicken and mushrooms can be mastered by anyone. There is nothing complicated here! Everything is absolutely easy and simple. I recommend preparing the appetizer in portions. Firstly, such a presentation will look elegant and original. And secondly, portioned snacks are more convenient to eat. Julienne is usually served in cocotte makers or tartlets. Or like me, in muffin tins.

Cooking time – 50 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 4

Ingredients:

• Chicken meat – 200 gr.
• Mushrooms – 200 gr.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Curd cheese/mayonnaise – 80 gr.
• Hard/semi-hard cheese – 120 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Spices - to taste.
• Greenery - for decoration.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rinse chicken meat, preferably thigh meat, under water and dry with paper towels. Boil in salted water with spices.

Step 2. Remove the top layer from the onion and cut it randomly. Fry in a hot frying pan greased with vegetable oil until translucent.

Step 3.Peel the mushrooms, I have champignons, cut them into pieces and add them to the onion. Cook for 10-15 minutes, periodically turning the contents of the pan. Season the hot filling with salt, pepper and your favorite spices. Season with curd cheese or mayonnaise. Stir and turn off the stove.

Step 4. Grate the hard cheese.

Step 5. Fill muffin tins halfway with mushroom filling.

Step 6. Cut the boiled chicken into squares and distribute over the mushroom layer.

Step 7. Sprinkle cheese shavings generously over top. Place the molds on a baking sheet. Turn on the oven to warm up by setting the switch to 180 degrees.

Step 8. Place the snack in the oven for 10-15 minutes.

Step 9. Remove the elegant bright dish from the oven. Garnish with sprigs of your favorite greenery.

Step 10. Invite guests to the festive table! Enjoy!

Pink salmon in the oven with cheese and tomatoes

Pink salmon in the oven with cheese and tomatoes is a dietary and very tasty dish that will not go unnoticed. It will be especially appreciated by everyone who watches their diet and wants to keep their body in great shape. The dish is quite suitable for a special event, and after eating it there will be no unpleasant feeling of heaviness.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 12

Ingredients:

• Pink salmon fillet – 1 kg.
• Hard cheese – 200 gr.
• Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices for fish - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Rinse the pink salmon carcass under the tap and dry with napkins. Rip open the belly, remove the entrails, wipe with napkins, and trim off the head and tail.

Step 2: Cut off the spine. This set will make a wonderful ear.

Step 3. Cut the fillet into portions.

Step 4.Season the fish with spices and salt. Rub thoroughly so that the pink salmon is saturated with seasonings.

Step 5. Grate the hard cheese with a grater. Wash the tomatoes and dry with a kitchen towel. Remove the stem and cut into circles.

Step 6. Place the fish pieces on a baking sheet and place the fleshy tomato slices on them.

Step 7. Top with cheese shavings.

Step 8. Set the oven to preheat by setting the switch to 180 degrees. Place the pan in the oven for 25 minutes.

Step 9. Remove the elegant juicy dish from the oven. Serve in portions. Invite guests to the festive table! Enjoy!

Classic Napoleon at home

Classic Napoleon at home does not take as much time as it might seem at first glance. Having cooked at least once, you will build a logical chain for yourself and understand where you can save time. Napoleon is the king of all parties and events. I don’t know a single person who could refuse a piece of this mind-blowing dessert.

Cooking time – 3 hours 30 minutes

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 10

Ingredients:

For the test:

• Wheat flour – 450 gr.
• Chicken eggs – 1 pc.
• Ice water – 150 ml.
• Table vinegar 9% – 1 tbsp.
• Salt – a pinch.
• Butter – 250 gr.

For cream:

• Chicken eggs – 2 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 125 gr.
• Vanilla sugar – 1 sachet.
• Corn starch – 30 gr.
• Milk – 500 ml.
• Butter – 50 gr.
• Boiled condensed milk – 0.5 cans.
• Chopped nuts - a handful.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Gather ingredients for the test.

Step 2. Break the chicken egg into a container, do not forget to wash it first, shake with a fork, pour in ice water and table vinegar. Combine, stirring with a fork.

Step 3.Take a large container and sift the flour and salt through a sieve. Grate the frozen butter here. Rub into crumbs with your hands.

Step 4. Pour the liquid ingredients into the butter crumbs and gather the dough into a lump, you don’t need to knead too much, just gather it into a lump. Place in a container, cover with film and put in the freezer for an hour.

Step 5. Gather ingredients for the cream. Break the washed chicken eggs into a container.

Step 6. Pour milk into a saucepan and put it on the fire.

Step 7. Beat the eggs with a whisk. Add granulated sugar, cornstarch and vanilla sugar. Stir with a whisk until smooth.

Step 8. Pour in a thin stream into the heated milk. Stir with a whisk until the cream thickens.

Step 9. Remove the thickened cream from the stove. Add butter and stir thoroughly.

Step 10. Cover the cream with cling film in contact and cool completely.

Step 11. Beat the cooled cream with a mixer.

Step 12. Add boiled condensed milk and beat until smooth and fluffy.

Step 13: Top with a handful of your favorite chopped nuts, if desired. Stir.

Step 14. Divide the rested dough into 10-15 koloboks, depending on the diameter of the cake you want. Roll out each bun thinly with a rolling pin. Trim around the plate.

Step 15. Pierce the cake with a fork over the entire area.

Step 16. It is better to roll out immediately on baking paper or on a silicone mat. Place the cake on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 5-7 minutes. You can bake 3-4 cakes at once, if the oven allows. Dry the last cake a little longer so that it turns golden.

Step 17. Bake all the cakes in this way.

Step 18: Prepare a plate to assemble the cake. Coat the bottom with cream. Place the crust on top.Apply cream again. In this way, assemble the entire cake. Grind the golden cake. Sprinkle the sides and top of the cake with crumbs.

Step 19. Cover the cake and refrigerate for at least 12 hours. For better impregnation, leave for a day. Cut the delicious cake into portions.

Step 20. Put the kettle on. Invite guests to the table.

Step 21 Enjoy this incredible dessert and have fun. Enjoy!

No-bake cheesecake with cream cheese and gelatin

No-bake cheesecake with curd cheese and gelatin is a dessert that you can never stop admiring. The most delicate creamy texture seems to melt in your mouth and leaves behind unforgettable emotions. Dessert lovers and those with a sweet tooth will be pleased to be treated to a mouth-watering delicacy.

Cooking time – 4 hours 30 minutes

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 6

Ingredients:

• Oatmeal cookies – 250 gr.
• Butter – 80 gr.
• Cream 33% – 300 ml.
• Curd cheese – 400 gr.
• Gelatin – 20 gr.
• Cold water – 100 ml.
• Powdered sugar – 150 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1: Measure out the desired amount of cookies. I have oatmeal cookies, you can use shortbread cookies.

Step 2. Pour gelatin into a plate and fill with cold water. Stir, leave to swell for 15 minutes.

Step 3. Grind the cookies in a convenient way. I put it in a blender bowl and crush it into crumbs. Melt the butter in a water bath or in the microwave. Pour into crumb mixture and stir.

Step 4. Prepare a container in which you will form the dessert. For convenience, the bottom can be lined with cling film or foil. I have a springform pan. Place the crumbs on the bottom, compact them and spread them over the sides.

Step 5. Place the base in the cold to harden and stabilize. Prepare the filling.Beat curd cheese with powdered sugar. Then pour in the cream and beat again.

Step 6. Dissolve the swollen gelatin in a water bath or in the microwave in pulses of 10-15 seconds. Combine with cream filling and stir well.

Step 7. Fill the cheesecake base with the prepared filling. Refrigerate the dessert until completely frozen. The hardening time depends on the quality of the gelatin. Three hours will be enough. Carefully remove the springform pan and transfer the product to a plate. Decorate as you wish.

Step 9. Divide the most delicate dessert into portions. Invite your family and friends to the table and have fun. Enjoy!

Tartlets with red caviar and curd cheese

Tartlets with red caviar and curd cheese are very popular at buffets and holiday celebrations. To prepare the snack you will need a few minutes and a minimum of ingredients. Make your own tartlets or buy ready-made ones. To ensure that the snack is a success, take good quality ingredients.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 4

Ingredients:

• Puff pastry tartlets – 8 pcs.
• Curd cheese – 160 gr.
• Red caviar – 100 gr.
• Greens - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1: Prepare your holiday snack ingredients. My tartlets are made from purchased puff pastry. It will also be very tasty with shortbread.

Step 2. Make a depression in the center of the puff pastry with a teaspoon.

Step 3. Feel free to fill with cream cheese.

Step 4. Smooth out the cheese filling.

Step 5. Spread a generous portion of red caviar on top.

Step 6. Garnish with dill sprigs.

Step 7. Stuff all semi-finished products in this way.

Step 8Place a bright, delicious appetizer on the festive table.

Step 9. Invite guests to a meal and enjoy an elegant dish! Enjoy!