Homemade bounties

Vem, da lahko greste v trgovino, ga kupite in pojeste v petih minutah. Lahko pa si vzamete dobro uro časa in si naredite domače, ki so po mojem mnenju boljši, pojeste pa jih z manj slabe vesti. Ne potrebujete ne jajc, ne moke, ne mlečnih izdelkov, tako da so idealni za alergike. Ne potrebujete niti pečice, tako da so popolni tudi za začetnike. A imate sploh še kakšen izgovor? ;)

Sestavine (za 6-7 bounty-jev):

- 90g kokosove moke

- 40ml kokosovega olja

- 2 jedilni žlici javorjevega sirupa

- 1 jedilna žlica medu

- 2 jedilni žlici vode

- čokolada za obliv (priporočam Lindtovo na fotografiji, če imate radi temno čokolado)

Priprava:

Vse sestavine (razen čokolade) dobro zmešate v večji posodi, dokler ne dobite homogene zmesi. Na trdno podlago (ki jo boste lahko dali v zamrzovalnik) pokrito s peki papirjem oblikujte bounty-je. Za približno 20 minut jih postavite v zamrzovalnik. Medtem na pari stopite čokolado. Če je obliv pregost, dodajte 1 žlico kokosovega olja. Bounty-je vzamete iz zamrzovalnika in jih previdno potopite v čokolado (enega po enega). Meni je šlo oblivanje in pobiranje bounty-jev iz čokolade najlažje z navadno žlico. Oblite čokoladice postavite nazaj na podlogo pokrito s peki papirjem in vse skupaj vrnite v zamrzovalnik še za približno pol ure.

Po mučnem polurnem čakanju so domači bounty-ji pripravljeni za uživanje. Hranite jih lahko v zaprti posodi v hladilniku nekaj dni, vendar ne verjamem, da bodo zdržali tako dolgo. Originalen recept in lepše fotografije celotnega postopka si lahko ogledate na navihancki.si.

Pa prijetno sladkanje! :)

Lunch in 30 minutes

Danes imam za vas preprost recept za hitro in (recimo) zdravo kosilo. V duhu novoletnih zaobljub se s fantom že več kot en mesec trudiva, da pojeva čimmanj bele moke in belega sladkorja. Izogibava se tudi belemu rižu, ki meni vedno obleži v želodcu in mi je na splošno zelo nasiten, zato zadnje čase veliko eksperimentirava z rižotami na drugačen način. Preizkusila sva že lečo in proso, kvinoja pride na vrsto ta teden, recept za rižoto iz ješprenja (ali ričoto) pa bom danes delila z vami. V sledečem receptu kraljujeta kraški pršut in treviški radič, odlična pa je tudi vegetarijanska različica z gobami in špinačo.

Ričota s pršutom in treviškim radičem

Sestavine (za dve zelo lačni osebi):
- 180g ješprenja

- 200g treviškega radiča (majhna glavica)

- 150g kraškega pršuta (ena debela rezina)

- pol majhne čebule

- olje

- poper

- sol

- parmezan

Priprava:

Najprej skuhamo ješprenj. Jaz ga kuham okrog 25 minut, prej ga ne namakam (ker vedno pozabim). Medtem ko se ješprenj kuha nasekljamo čebulo ter narežemo radič in pršut na trakove. V veliki ponvi prepražimo čebulo in pršut, dodamo treviški radič, ki ga pražimo samo toliko, da upade. Začinimo s poprom in soljo (previdno s soljo, ker je že pršut precej slan). Ko je ješprenj skuhan, ga odcedimo in dodamo k ostalim sestavinam. Vse skupaj dobro premešamo in pražimo še kakšno minuto, da se okusi povežejo. Postrežemo z naribanim parmezanom.

Dober tek! :)

Eating in NYC

Kako naj strnem v eno objavo šestnajst nepozabnih dni v New Yorku? Težko.

Pred skoraj tremi tedni sem se vrnila iz prvega potovanja čez lužo in Ljubljana je kar naenkrat postala sivo in tiho mesto. Morda se sliši grdo, ampak v dveh tednih se ravno navadiš na konstanten hrup, zavijanje siren, ogromne osvetljene plakate, neverjetno gnečo in na splošno, na samo velikost mesta in stavb. Sprememba je resnično šokantna in prvih nekaj dni v New Yorku sem doživljala v pospešenem posnetku, vse okrog mene se je odvijalo veliko prehitro. Sama velikost in utrip mesta te izčrpata - pešačenje dobi popolnoma drug pomen kot v Ljubljani, kjer je praktično vse 15 minut hoje stran in karta za podzemno je v New Yorku obvezna, če si želiš resnično ogledati mesto. Ampak ne razumite me narobe, uživala sem vsako minuto! Želela sem samo prikazati kako takšno mesto izgleda skozi oči nekoga, ki živi v državi, ki ima eno četrtino prebivalcev New Yorka. Kakorkoli že, po enem tednu sem bila popolnoma zasvojena. Z mestom, s hrano, s tem, da lahko dobiš praktično karkoli tudi sredi noči in po možnosti za vogalom. Komaj čakam, da se vrnem! :) 

Prvi del fotografij iz New Yorka (definitivno pridejo še ostale) je posvečen hrani, ki je bila velik del tega potovanja. S fantom se namreč navdušujeva nad različno azijsko hrano, ki pa je pri nas pogosto premalo avtentična ali pa predraga. Mislim da se iz fotografij krasno razbere, da sva si dala duška na tem področju, poskusila sva tudi marsikaj drugega. Vsega seveda ni na fotografijah, saj je bila velikokrat lakota prehuda. :)

(ramen - najboljša hrana na svetu, sploh za zimske dni)

(še enkrat ramen - smo šli testirat konkurenco, ampak zgornji zmaga)

(humus - z gobicami, fižolom, tahinijem in čičeriko in najboljši pita kruh!)

(mini baklave - s pistacijami in na tri različne načine, bile so odlične)

(pho - vietnamska juhica, ki je po okusu precej podobna naši goveji)

(spicy tuna rolls - sem obsedena z njimi, in tile so bili najboljši, kar sem jih poskusila)

(sušiii - tu smo bili dvakrat v treh dneh, mislim da to pove vse)

(ebi tempura udon - mislim, da se zdaj že vidi vzorec mojega navdušenja nad azijskimi juhami)

(pork belly udon - zadnja iz zbirke juhic, obljubim)

(za konec pa še en klasičen ameriški zajtrk, odlične palačinke s sadjem in javorjevim sirupom)

Simple dinner

No, I'm not dead. :) I know I'm a lazy *beep* when it comes to blogging, but no worries, I have loads of excuses. Firstly, let me just mention the warm weather (coffee in the sun? -yes please, everyday!), then I went to (the beautiful and warm) Tenerife for one week, me and my dear are also renovating our little "balcony" (it's just a small room, because it's a closed balcony, but it will be sooo pretty when it's done - pictures are coming) and last but not least: I have an exam tomorrow (yes, on a Saturday), so I've been a busy bee. :)

Enough with the excuses, let me show you what I cooked for dinner two days ago:

Prawns with eggs, carrots and spring onion

Recipe:

For 2 people: 300g of prawns, 1 large carrot (grated), 3-4 eggs (beaten), 3 spring onions (finely sliced), 2 tbsp of soy sauce, a pinch of chinese 5 spice powder, peanut oil

Heat the peanut oil in a wok, add the grated carrots and half of the spring onions, stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add beaten eggs and stir-fry for another minute. Add prawns, soy sauce and chinese 5 spice powder. Stir-fry for around 5 minutes or until the prawns are red. Serve with the rest of the fresh spring onions. :)

This is becoming one of my favorite recipes for dinner. It's just so easy to make and sooo delicious. Also, you can use any vegetable you want (chinese cabbage, mushrooms, ...) and if you're not a fan of soy sauce or exotic spices, a pinch of salt and pepper would work just fine.

Healthy dinner

Healthy dinner and I don't usually go together. So maybe that's why I wanted to share this with you. Last week we (me and my dear) had one of ours "let's start eating healthy days" and we tried to make millet porridge with apples and raisins. It was good, though it doesn't look good. ;) The recipe is simple and a great substitute for my usual "something on bread dinner".

Recipe: Boil the water (you can also use milk) and add millet, cinnamon, vanilla sugar and raisins. Grate the apples. When the millet is cooked mix it with grated apples. Top it with some agave syrup and cinnamon. That's it. :)

Muffins

Some time ago I was really into baking muffins. I never knew how simple it was, until I tried to make them for the first time. I found this simple recipe, where you just mix everything together and add your favourite fruits and chocolate or whatever you want. I also made my first salty muffins which are great for heating up in microwave for a quick snack. Lately I don't bake as much and I really miss it - it's so relaxing, it only takes me about half an hour to make muffins and voila - breakfast for the next day is here. I don't have much more to say, this post was for yummy pictures purposes only, so here they are. :)

Cocoa muffins with chocolate and banana.

Sour cherry muffins with chocolate and banana muffins with chocolate.

The chocolate looks weird but it was good! ;)

Plain banana muffins - very light and great for breakfast.

"Pizza" muffins - bacon, goat cheese and onion.

Vienna

Last year we visited Vienna twice. Once in summer (July) and then again in October. I wanted to show you some photos - they are crappy like always when I go somewhere. I always say next time I'll take loads of photos and they will be beautiful. But they never are. :) I am not much of a photographer (but I sure think I am). Haha. So off to the photos. Not for those who like watching tourist sights, it was more of a culinary journey / let's wander around kinda trip.

 On the road.

My lunch in a vietnamese restaurant. It was good, noodles in a spicy "soup", lots of veggies, spring rolls and some crunchy pork.

 We saw loads of asian markets, where you can get pretty much anything.

And of course I had to have my favourite ice shaken green tea in Stabucks.

 Midnight snack on the street - lucky noodles.

Exhibition we saw.

I already wrote about THE CUPCAKES! :)

The amazing sushi we had at Kojiro.

The view from the 5th floor of our hostel (Wombats on the Naschmarkt).

The best falafel in town.

And it is the best! ;)

Again sushi + tempura.

Don't know why, but I was fascinated by that building.

Cupcakes

This week we went on a trip to Vienna, where we also visited Mumok museum. My dear wanted to see an exhibition and I was excited about the cupcakes that they sell in their restaurant. The place was a girly paradise, words cannot express it, so I'm going to let you enjoy the photos.

Red velvet cupcake.

Chocolate mousse cupcake.

Coffee.

What's baking?

A few days ago I was watching Rudolph's bakery on 24kitchen and he made some gorgeous  puff pastry baskets. Of course I wanted to test them out as soon as possible and my dear also wanted to try out one of Jamie Oliver's recipes with mushrooms and asparagus, so we quickly made a decision for today's lunch.

My dear was working with the wok ...

... and I made these.

We put it together and this is the result!

For dinner I made some quick pizza rolls from the leftover puff pastry. Mix tomato sauce, grated cheese, pepper and oregano (in the original recipe there's also curd and eggs). Spread it on puff pastry. Cover with ham. Roll it up and cut into 1cm thick pieces. Bake at 200° for 20 minutes.