Holidays 2010 I hope you are enjoying festive season as much as we do. This year we have decided to relax more and make less food, our newest baby girl is only 2 months old now so we don’t have much time and energy for preparations anyways. Here is quick preview or our dinner menu, I will […]
10 Minute Homemade Cranberry & Orange Sauce Super quick and easy, homemade cranberry sauce from scratch.
DIY Christmas Hampers MATERIALS cardboard box wrapping paper multi-purpose glue ribbon shredded paper themed items to put inside breakfast hamper cereal bowls oats honey or some syrup (i used agave syrup) dried fruits and nuts tea etc. regional hamper Caribbean groceries Polish groceries Italian groceries etc. Some more Christmas gift ideas can be found here.
Lunchbox # 107 – Mini Pancakes & Quail Eggs Lunchbox # 107 (for 5 year old girl) 3 hard boiled quail eggs 4 mini pancakes (toasted on the frying pan) few red seedless red grapes & some blueberries 2 cherry tomatoes pieces of kabanosy and Leeddamer cheese on food picks Munch Bunch yogurt Capri-Sun tropical juice drink with a straw antibacterial gel to wash […]
Creamy Dill Sauce INGREDIENTS 2 cups of boiling water 1½ vegetable cubes (10g each) 25g unsalted butter 3 tbs plain flour 2 pinches of freshly ground nutmeg – optional 3 tbs fresh or 1 tbs dried dill 1 tsp golden caster sugar 4-5 tbs soured cream, crème fraiche or regular cream + some lemon juice black or rainbow / […]
Bell Peppers Stuffed with Turkey & Mushrooms INGREDIENTS 600g minced meat (I used turkey) 2 onions (chopped) 3 tbs of butter 350g mushrooms (chopped) 2 chicken cubes ½ cup hot water 1½ tbs smoked paprika powder ½ tbs garlic powder 1 tsp chilli flakes 8-10 medium bell peppers (yellow, orange or red) METHOD Fry mushrooms and onions on butter until browned. Add […]
Homemade Danish Pastries with Fruits INGREDIENTS 500g ready puff pastry (divided into 16 squares) 1½ – 2 tins of sliced peaches (400g each) 8 tsp of pineapple golden syrup or some more jam to brush the pastries EQUIPMENT 2 large baking trays lined with Teflon sheets or baking paper silicone brush rolling pin METHOD Roll out each piece of pastry […]
Lunchbox # 106 – Pineapple Jam Flowery Sandwiches and A New EZ – Freeze Disney Princess Lunchbox Lunchbox # 106 (for 5 year old girl) 2 sunflower & pumpkin bread, butter and pineapple jam flower shaped sandwiches some plain crackers and plantain chips few red and green seedless red grapes, pieces of clementine 3 baby plum tomatoes with leaf food pick Munch Bunch Squashum – squeezable strawberry yogurt apple juice drink with […]
Snowflake Decorations Made of Beads Quick and easy DIY Christmas decorations… can be done in 30 minutes.
Chilli con Carne Jacket Potatoes for Bonfire Night I’m very late with this post but it is great dish for any cold evening not only Bonfire Night… INGREDIENTS 450 – 500 g minced meat (I used turkey) 2-3 onions (chopped) 3 tbs oil (I used grapeseed oil) 2 tbs paprika powder or even better smoked paprika 1 tbs garlic granules 1 tsp (or more) […]
Lunchbox # 105 – Blueberry Jam Hearts, Strawberry Hello Panda Cookies and New Sandwich Cutter Lunchbox # 105 (for 5 year old girl) 2 wholegrain bread, butter and blueberry jam heart shaped sandwiches 2 mini strawberry filled Meiji Hello Panda cookies few red and green seedless red grapes 2 baby plum tomatoes with leaf food pick chunks of kabanos sausage Munch Bunch Squashum – squeezable strawberry yogurt orange juice with […]
Chicken Breast with Lentils, Carrots & Mushrooms INGREDIENTS 600g of chicken breast (cut into chunks) 350g button mushrooms (sliced) 25g butter 1 cup of dry green lentils (soaked for about an hour, rinsed and drained) 4 chicken cubes 2 echalion shallots (chopped) 250g carrots (diced) 3 cups of boiling water 3 tbs plain flour ½ cup of cold water black peppercorns (freshly […]
Chicken in Tarragon & Dijon Mustard Sauce with Button Mushrooms INGREDIENTS 600g of chicken breast (cut into chunks) or 1½ kg chicken wings 350g button mushrooms (sliced) 1½ tbs dried tarragon or some fresh one 1½ tbs mustard seeds 2 vegetable cubes 1 large onions – I used red onion (finely chopped) 2 tbs butter 3 tbs plain flour ½ cup of cold water 2 […]
Georgeus Food & Gift Hampers from Interflora Couple of days ago I have received this beautiful Sweet Nostalgia basket, one of the Interflora hampers packed with old time favourite sweets, perfect gift for any family with small or bigger kids. My children (5 and 15 years old) enjoyed it so much I had to hide the hamper from them not to eat it […]
Bushy Carrots Roasted with Thyme INGREDIENTS 1 bunch of bushy carrots (trimmed & washed) – about 750g 2 tbs olive oil or Carotino 1 tsp sea salt 1 tbs dried thyme or some fresh one EQUIPMENT large baking tray METHOD Toss carrots in olive oil and salt, sprinkle with thyme and bake in the oven preheated to 200°C (392°F) for about […]
An Explanation… I was hoping that I will manage updating this blog regularly like usual, but I was wrong… Arrival of our new baby girl Ella, almost two weeks ago, totally disorganized our days and nights… We are getting into routine and slowly I’m able to get more and more things done… but I’m still in a […]
Vegetarian Shepards Pie with Crab’s Eye Beans INGREDIENTS for the topping 1½ kg potatoes ½ cup soured cream 1 tbs Vegeta or other vegetable stock granules or salt 4 tbs Parmesan or some other grated cheese black peppercorns for the filling 250g dry beans – I used crab’s eye beans (previously soaked overnight and cooked until soft), you can use 3 x […]
Moist Vanilla & Pineapple Cake INGREDIENTS 2½ cups plain flour 1 tbs baking powder 3-4 eggs (I used 4 small ones) ½ cup of milk 1 cup golden caster sugar 2 tbs vanilla sugar 125g / ½ bar of unsalted butter 400g tin of pineapple (drained and cut into chunks) + 2 tsp of butter to grease the tins EQUIPMENT […]
Spicy Red Lentil, Curry & Coriander Sauce for Rice Classic Indian sauce to be served with basmati rice.
Lunchbox # 104 – Heart Shaped Egg, Ryvita Crisp Bread & Dried Fruits Lunchbox # 104 (for 5 year old girl) mini Ryvita crisp bread and 2 teddy crackers few seedless red graps heart shaped hard boiled egg pinch of salt in teddy containter 2 baby plum tomatoes with leaf food pick mixed dried fruits: bananas, mango, apricot, raisins, papaya Munch Bunch Squashum – squeezable strawberry yogurt pineapple […]
