In my kitchen in September 🌽🍂🍆 🍅

Hello autumn - my favorite season !!

I have some exciting things and food this September and I am happy to share it....

Beautiful aubergines - picked from Wisley garden. There was some awesome fresh produce for people to take home for a small donation in return. 

orange beetroot from Wisley 

a few corns and a pumpkin that I used for my homemade tomato sauce 

super cute mini olives

I bought those napkins this summer from Macedonia 

super cute knives and forks for packed lunch, also from Macedonia 

my new paper cups 

some tea bags from Macedonia

sourdough bread baking continues in my kitchen ❤

Lentils salad loaded with fresh veggies, edamame beans and home grown chives 

the garlic was grown and dried by my dad  ❤organic 

Tomato sauce enriched with roasted pumpkin and garlic 

I make this sauce every September, this time I added some roasted pumpkin and garlic, it's perfect 

the recipe is on my blog click here if you are interested 

Aubergine & yellow peas coconut curry with homemade naan bread ( I could eat this every day )

Apple & cinnamon cakes - perfect for lunchboxes 

Carrot cake I baked for my husband birthday

the kids loved the roses made by carrot ribbons 

I am sharing this post with sherrys pickings in my kitchen in September 

Summer eating 🍅🍆🌿🌽

Harissa glazed aubergines is something we all enjoy eating in the summer. 

method: 

Slice the aubergine, brush with olive oil ( I use spray ) 

Place the slices on a baking tray. It goes in pre heated oven on 180 C for 20 min.

Get the tray out and brush the aubergines with harissa paste ( the one I use is smoky but mild and very oily ) 

Back in oven for another 10 - 15 minutes.

I serve the aubergines with Greek salad with added cooked lentils as well as toasted bread.

Grilled corn quinoa salad with falafels, tzatziki and pita bread 

I can't tell you how much we enjoyed this meal, it's summer on a plate, it's absolutely lovely !!!

I used: 3/4 cup quinoa , handful of chopped tomatoes, half a cucumber, chopped radishes, some red onion, avocado, tin of cooked butter beans, feta cheese, gilled corn, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and paper.

I grilles the corns under a grill for 20 minutes turning it every now and then.

In a meantime I cooked the quinoa for 15 - 20 minutes and chopped up the veggies.

Mix everything all up, season with paper, easy on the salt as feta cheese is salty enough.

Serve with tzatziki, falafels and pita bread for a perfect balanced summer meal ❤☀🌽 

I have found the best recipe for falafels, made from chickpeas ( of course ) as well as broccoli and cauliflower.  I made them in advance, kept in freezer and bake straight from frozen. Perfect !   here is the link for the recipe !!

Bambino portion 

from the market

In my kitchen in May

The highlight of the month is my brand new sourdough starter.

My love for sourdough started a long time ago, I had it about five years ago for a year and then I had to give it up because of high demands of the starter + having a baby wasn't easy.

I am giving another go, I have got myself a new book called the sourdough school and here is some photos so far: 

Established starter 

 our favorite way of eating sour bread is toasted and topped with what ever we have in the fridge

 my favorite supplement 

 Harissa, one of my favorite condiment 

Butternut squash oven baked risotto - perfect mid week dinner for all the family

Chickpea, courgettes and peppers pasties served with thick yogurt mixed with harissa

Healthy snack = rice cakes topped with peanut butter and fruit

pineapple muffins with spelt flour crumble 

I am sharing this post with  sherrys pickings who is hosting in my kitchen challenge