Посен десерт со јаболки / Vegan apple pudding

Eating this pudding has made me very nostalgic, the taste has transformed me straight back to my childhood.The time when our mums had to make something spectacular using a very basic ingredients. As a child I was looking forward to be asked to eat at my friend house, especially at my friend Arijeta. Her mum's cooking had a Turkish influence and I used to love her simple vegetable stews, as well as her puddings. This one is one of them, I never asked for the recipe - I just know they were made with water and sometimes there was some nuts inside. I decided to sprinkle the nuts on the top so my children can easily remove them if they wanted to! 

Потребно е:

3 јаболки 

1 рака суво грозје

500 мл вода

2 лажици кафеав шеќер

2 лажици нишесте

ванила

1 лажиче цимет 

неколку ореви

Јаболките излупете ги, исечете ги на долгo и ставете ги да се варат во 300 мл вода.

Додајте го сувото грозје, шеќерот и ванилата.

Варете 5 минути или додека јаболките не омекнат.

Измешајте го нишестето и циметот во преостанатата вода и додајте ја смесата во јаболките.

Варете на тивко неколку минути или додека не се згусти пудингот.

Од оваа количина се добиваат 5 чаши пудинг.

Посипете со сецкани ореви.

you will need:

3 apples

1 handful of raisins 

2 Tbsp brown sugar

500 ml water

2 Tbsp cornstarch

1 tsp vanilla extract 

1 tsp cinnamon 

handful of walnuts 

Peel and slice the apples and place them in a small cooking pot with 300 ml water.

Add raisins, vanilla and sugar.

Cook for 5 minutes or until the apples are soft.

Mix the cornstarch and cinnamon with the rest of the water ( needs to be cold water ) and pour it into the apples. 

Cook it on medium temperature until the mixture is thick .

Pour the pudding into a five small cups and sprinkle some chopped nuts on the top.

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Butternut squash spaghetti with kale

Spiralizing vegetables into a noodles is a very trendy thing to do especially if you want to cut down on bad carbs or so they they say. This is a very tasty dish full of flavour - we loved it, especially in a company of toasted bread with avocado! 

Who says kale is boring! 

Ingredients:

300 gr butternut squash made into noodles, grated works as well

1 chili pepper, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced 

chopped mushrooms, optional 

100 - 200 gr kale

olive oil

salt and pepper 

Prepare the squash, peel it and spiralize it if you have a spiralizer or simply grate the squash.

In a small cooking pot cook the kale for 5 minutes, make sure they don't change their colour.

In a separate pot heat the oil, add chili and garlic, stir well and add the mushrooms.

Sprinkle some salt and put a lid down.

After five minutes add the squash and 100 ml of water, put the lid back and cook it on medium heat until the squash is tender.

Add the kale, sprinkle some more salt and pepper.

Mix it all up - make sure there is no liquid left.

note: if you live in UK - m&s sells already spiralized squash for microwave use only and non freezable. Well, since I don't own a microwave, I cook them on a hob as described above and I did freeze them when I bought them . 

Al fresco feasts / leftovers / vegan

A few days ago we were blessed with a very sunny afternoon so I came with an idea to have our first outdoor lunch this season. And what a success I had to clear up the fridge and use all the leftovers ....

*Lentils ragu in a rich tomato sauce 
Boiled potatoes are fried in a lightly oiled frying pan followed by whole mushroom
Beetroot, carrot, rocket leaves and few tomatoes 
Sourdough toasted bread 
**Cabbage and soya chunks stew 
Wholewheat spaghetti 

*Lentils ragu in a rich tomato sauce 

In a cooking pot splash some olive oil, chopped onion and carrot and fry for 10 minutes.

Add a mixture of pre-soaked green lentils and soya mince, mix it all up, add some water and cook it for 30 minutes. After the lentils are soft and all the liquid is gone, add the tomato sauce 

(home made) little bit of water and cook the sauce for 20 minutes. Adjust the seasoning .

Serve this ragu with your favorite pasta!

**Cabbage stew 

In a big cooking pot splash some olive oil, chopped onion and carrot and a small shredded cabbage.

Put the lid on and let the veggies sweat for 15 - 20 minutes stirring occasionally.

Add a handful of pre-soaked soya chunks, a handful of risotto rice, a teaspoon of caraway seeds, a Tbsp of tomato paste, celery salt, paper, minced garlic and a water to cover it all up. 

Cook the stew on a hob until the rice is soft. 

Add some chopped parsley before serving! 

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Овесно млеко со цимет и ванила / Cinnamon and vanilla oat milk

Home made milk? sounds insane but unbelievably, it takes five minutes to make without the soaking process.
It's dairy free, it's cheep, it's additives free, it's vary tasty and we all love it.
Perfect for smoothies, baking, added to a coffee or over your usual breakfast cereal! 

Потребно е:

100 гр овесни снегyлки

700 мл вода 

1/4 од лажичка сол

1 лажиче цимет, по желба

1 лажиче екстрат од ванила, по желба

1 - 2 лажици јаворов сируп, по желба 

Ставете ги овесните снегулки во сад, додајте вода и оставете ги да омекнат најмалку 20 минути или неколку часа па и преку ноќ.

Одстранете ја водата користејки цедалка.

Мокрите овесни снегулки ставете ги во блендер, додајте ја водата и блендирајте кратко.

Процедете, овој пат одстранете го овесот.

Блендерот се мие, овесната вода се враќа во блендерот како и преостантите состојки.

Блендирајте кратко и процедете уште еднаш пред да го ставите млекото во чисто стаклено шише или тегла.

Млекото чувајте го во фрижидер најмногу  4 - 5 дена.

Обавезно: Протресете го шишето пред употреба, ова е домашен пијалок без стабилизатори и адитиви така да овесот ке се таложи во шишето.

Како што напоменав, ванила, цимет и сладило не е обавезно, овој пијалок може да се приготви и само со додаток на сол.

Користам филтрирана вода за подобар вкус но може и обична!

Ако немате блендер, тогаш користете стапчест или долг блендер и тегла со поголем отвор.

Цедалката треба да е ситна.

Ако немате ситна цедалка тогаш цедете преку газа.

Потребно време - 5 минути! 

Ingredients:

1 cup or 100 gr porridge oats 

700 ml water

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon, optional

1 tsp vanilla extract , optional

1 - 2 Tbsp maple syrup, optional

Cover the oats with fresh water and leave it for 20 min up to 8 hours.

Drain the oats discarding the water.

Place the oats into a blender and add 700 ml filtered water if you have, tap water will do as well.

Blitz for a 30 seconds then pour it through a fine sieve. Discard the oats this time.

Rinse out the blender, add the oat-water and the rest of the ingredients.

Blitz again and pour it through the sieve once more.

Pour the ready milk into a clean glass bottle or jar.

Stays fresh for 4-5 days.

note: Shake the bottle before use.

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Експрес лепиња без квасец /Yeast free Instant flat breads

Happy Easter if you are celebrating! My country is celebrating Orthodox Easter called Велигден which is not until first of May. Since I am in UK I get to celebrate Easter twice and I am very happy about that. My children  are particularly happy because they get double fun that both Easter celebration can bring!
These flat breads are an ideal quick fix in my life, everyone loves them, especially with some homemade humus and slices of avocado. I can't praise them enough .............

Потребно е,

200 гр интегрално пченично брашно

180 гр овесно ( мелени овесни снегулки )

2 мали лажички прашок за пециво - без алуминиум*

70 гр овесни снегулки

50 гр семки од сончоглед

3 лажици ленено семе

3 лажици маслиново масло

1 лажиче сол

околу 300 мл млака вода 

Измерете и измешајте ги сите суви состојки, додајте го маслото како и водата.

Направете тесто, поделете го на 10 - 12 топки и развлечете ги тестата тенко.

На загреана тава пржете ги лепчињата на суво околу 3-5 минути од секоја страна.

Послужете ги топли наместо леб.

Може и да се замрзнат!

*Прашок за пециво без алуминиум може да се најде во продавници за здрава храна.

Ingredients: 

200 gr wholemeal wheat flour

180 gr oat flour made of ground porridge oats

2 tsp aluminium free baking powder

70 gr porridge oats

50 gr sunflower seeds

3 Tbsp flax seeds

1 tsp salt

3 Tbsp olive oil

around 300 ml lukewarm water

Weight all dry ingredients, mix them all up and add the oil as well as the water.

Form a dough, divide it into a 10 to 12 balls and roll each ball flat.

You can simply use your palms.

Heat a non stick frying pan and dry fry the breads for 3-5 minutes of each side.

Serve them warm instead of bread.

Perfect for freezing! 

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Полнети печурки / Stuffed mushroom

This has became a regular dish in my kitchen for many reasons, it's packed with proteins, taste as good as it looks, it is very easy to create and you can serve it with different carbs each time. I like it best served with a creamy polenta or mashed cauliflower, the options are endless....

Потребно е:

4 големи печурки

4 јајца

маслиново масло

сол и бибер

за прелив:

една рака магдонос

50 гр индијски ореви

сок од полoвина лимон

маслиново масло

сол 

бибер

Исчистете ги печурките, одстранете го стеблото од средината на печурката и наредете ги во тава за печење.

Во секоја печурка ставете по едно јајце и посолете.

Додајте 2 - 3 лажици маслиново масло и ставете ги печурките во загреана рерна на 180 степени да се печат.

Печете околу 15 до 20 минути.

Во меѓувреме направете прелив:

- ставете ги сите состојки во блендер, додајте малку вода ако сакате течен прелив.

Сервирајте ги печурките по желба: ориз, палента или пире од комрири или зеленчук.

Ingredients:

4 portobello mushrooms

4 eggs

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

salt and pepper

for the pesto:

1 handful parsley

50 gr cashew nuts 

juice of half lemon

salt

pepper

olive oil

Clean the mushrooms and remove the stalks.

Place the mushrooms on a tray and crack an egg into the centre of each mushroom.

Sprinkle some salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.

Cook the mushroom on preheated oven on 180 C for 15 - 20 minutes.

In a meantime make the pesto, place all ingredients into a small blender and blend it until it's smooth. Add some water if you prefer your pesto runny.
Serve it as you wish.

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Sirt-rich salad

What is Sirt food? Sirt food is food high in Sirtuin activators, a type of protein which protects the cells in our bodies from becoming inflamed from illness. Also they can help regulate your metabolism, increase muscle and burn fat ...

You will need:

leftover cooked grains ( quinoa, brown rice, millet )

ribbons of carrots and courgettes 

spring onions

fresh chilies 

olives

parsley

pumpkin seeds for a crunch 

lemon

extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper 

Using a potato peeler, peel the courgettes and carrots all the way to the core.

Add the rest of the ingredients and mix it all up.

Fit perfectly into a glass jar to take it away to work for a healthy lunch on a budget.

Other sirt food : garlic, kale, cocoa powder, red onion, all fresh herbs, green tea, all sort of berries, turmeric, apples . 

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Inspirational books

Hello my dear readers. 
I would like to share with you my top four food books that I often read and some others that are worth mentioning ....

The kind diet by Alicia Silverstone was the eye-opener book for me, it is packed with lot of facts, information about holistic living, veganism and more, much more...

The alkaline cure is based on Dr Mayr's study, the first Mayr health clinic was open in Austria by one of his pupils.This book is "must read" book, it will answer a lots of questions related to health.

The Healthy life is my latest book i have purchase one rainy evening when I needed a bread and milk from my local supermarket but I came out with a full basket AND this book.No regrets so far, it is a very good read.

Foods that harm foods that heal was given to me a very long time ago, its packed with very useful info about common illnesses, for example: I have learnt when I have a headache to dip my feet into a warm water adding a black mustard seeds - it works! 

A modern way to eat by Anna Jones - wow, I will highlight her recipe for dry freezable veggie stock 

The Bean book by Rose Elliot - if you need idea what to do with beans this is the one, sadly - no photos in the book

The Modern Vegetarian by Maria Elia  - best pumpkin risotto recipe 

Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi - very exiting book to own 

Arranged by my three year old 

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Домашен чипс / Home-made crisps

Be aware, they will vanish in a minute and that is just the adults! If you tell the children what vegetable it is, there is a chance one of them to turn their nose up! Which means more for you.
Seriously folks, they are made in heaven, so tasty and only three ingredients! 

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Потребни состојки:

пашканат

сол

масло во спреј

Со ноже за лупење компири лупете го пашканатот да добиете тенки ленти.

Посолете ги и попрскајте со масло во спреј.

Ставете ги во тава за печење обложена со хартија за печење и печете ги на 180 степени додека не добијат златна боја.

Ingredients:

parsnips

salt 

oil spray 

Using a potato peeler, make a long strips by peeling the parsnip over and over again.

Sprinkle some salt and spray with some oil.

Bake in the oven on 180 C until the parsnips get a nice golden colour.

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Здрави грицки за цела недела / Healthy snacks for whole week

It's true, they do last for a week as long as you don't snack a lot. Fantastic for dipping into hummus or simply nibble them as you wish. Lunchbox fillers, instant after school snack or walking in the park snack instead of crisps - they are perfect.
Recipe adapted from Anna Jones !!

Потребни состојки:

100 гр семки од сончоглед

100 гр семки од тиква

100 гр сусам

50 гр чија или ленено семе ( обавезно мелени )

200 гр овесни снегулки 

1 лажиче сол

3 лажици маслиново масло

350 мл вода

по желба се додава ким и чурокот ( црн сусам )

Семките малку испечете ги во сува тава.

Овесните снегулки по желба се мелат а и не мора.

Сите состојки се мешаат во поголема здела и се додава водата малку по малку. 

Поделете ја смесата на 2 дела, секој дел се развлекува со сукало помеѓу 2 парчиња хартија за печење и веднаш се става во рамна тепсија. 

Одстранете ја горната хартија и печете 20 - 25 минути на 190 степени.

Повторете ја постапката и со второто тесто.

Ке добиете 2 тврди кори, оладете ги пред да ги искршите на неправилни парчиња.

Чувајте ги во убаво затворена кутија за пецива.

Ingredients:

100 gr sunflower seeds

100 gr pumpkin seeds 

100 gr sesame seeds 

50 gr chia or flax seeds ( grounded )

200 gr oats for porridge, grounded if you wish 

1 tsp salt

3 Tbsp olive oil

up to 350 ml water

extra adding can be a caraway and nigella seeds

Toast the seeds in non stick frying pan until they get a light golden colour.

Mix up all the ingredients, add the water gradually and make a dough.

Divide the dough into two.

Place each dough between two sheets of baking paper and roll it thin using a rolling pin.

Place it onto a baking tray, remove the upper baking sheet and bake it for 20 - 25 minutes on 190 C .

Repeat the same method with the rest of the dough.

You will get a two huge crispy and flat crackers, cool them down before you brake them into a irregular shapes. 

note: oats are naturally gluten free but if you are gluten intolerant you better get a oats that are packed in gluten free environment.

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.

Лимонов колач со тиквици / Lemon and courgette cake

Try to make this delicious cake as a weekend treat, the recipe is from my favorite food blog called Pinch of yum, here is a link if you would like to visit it.I made a few changes like the sugar quantity and I have halved the oil and replaced it with a butter. Oh yes, the shape of the cake is different as well !!!

Потребни состојки:

2 рендани зелени тиквици

кора од 2 лимона

1 ванила

3 јајца

100 мл маслиново масло

100 гр мек путер

100 - 150 гр кафеав шеќер

2 чаши од 250 мл брашно

1 лажичка сол

1 лажичка прашок за пециво

пола лажичка сода

3 лажички мак

Измешајте ги сувите состојки, додајте ги матените јајца заедно со шеќерот како и маслото.

Ренданите тиквици изтискајте ги за да им излезе течноста.

Додајте ги во смесата како и кората од лимон.

Ставете ја смесата во калап за печење по желба, во мојов случај куглоф.

Печете на 170 степени околу еден час.

Ingredients:

2 grated courgettes

zest of 2 lemons

2 tsp vanilla extract 

3 eggs

100 ml olive oil

100 gr soft butter

100 - 150 gr brown sugar

2 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

3 tsp poppy seeds

In a large mixing bowl combine all dry ingredients.

In a separate bowl whisk the eggs with the sugar and add the oil and butter.

Squeeze out any liquid from the courgettes using your hands.

Add them to the cake mixture as well as the lemon zest.

Spoon the cake mixture into a baking tray and bake it for an hour on 170 C

Thanks for reading! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions from you.