December 23, 2012 by potatoface
Have I mentioned I love Christmas? It’s the best pagan tradition adapted by Christianity…
This year, for the first time in 5 years, I got Christmas off from work, so me and Boyfriend flew to Poland (yay!)
Before we did, we invited a few friends over for ‘Christmas Dinner’ to celebrate with them.
The Menu
Beetroot soup with mushroom parcels
Beet and Goat Cheese Terrine with Rocket and Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
Spanakopita (Spinach and Feta in Filo Pastry)
Gingerbread Cupcakes
Mince pies in filo pastry
And lots and lots of red wine.
Recipes coming soon…
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September 12, 2011 by potatoface
blueberry pancakes
I’m blessed to have a few but dear friends I can always count on. One of them, the best one, recently visited me. She’s like a sister to me and I love her very much. She has lived for the last 12 years in California, so the last time I saw her was about 6-7 years ago. We always pick up where we left, I never felt like there was a break at all. It feels almost like having a twin – we always know without talking and with the ocean between us when something happens in our life, when we are sad, or we are going through something dramatic.
If you have a friend you truly love and don’t need words to communicate with, you know you are lucky.
First morning after she arrived I made pancakes – my interpratation of an American favourite. It will always remind me of her.
Pancakes but much healthier than the American version
Ingredients
1cup of wholemeal flour
1/2 cup of spelt flour
1/2 cup of ready oats
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1 spoon of cinnamon
2 eggs
blueberries
maple syrup or agave nectar
1 or 2/3 glass of soya milk
knob of butter
1. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix eggs, milk and melted batter. Add those to the dry ingredients and leave the mixture for at least half an hour on the side.
2. Warm heavy frying pan. Wait until it’s really hot. Add blueberries to your batter, fold gently. Using a ladle pour some batter, wait till the top of the pancake begins to bubble, turn over, and fry until golden brown.
3. Repeat till you use all the batter, if you are making a lot of pancakes for many people, keep the ones you made in a warm oven until they’re all ready.
pancakes
If you just want simple pancakes, instead of wholemeal flour and ready oats use normal flour and ordinary milk instead of soya – and voila!
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June 8, 2011 by potatoface
healthy crepes
When you have a day off (for some people it is usually the weekend, for myself and Boyfriend it is a random day) you could make something different for breakfast. I quite often make crepes. They are a healthy version with oats and wholemeal flour and they are yummy. They are also good for brunch or lunch. When we’ve got friends staying over it’s always a winner.
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