Monday 24 February 2014

Spinach pasta bake


1 onion
300g frozen spinach (defrost)
200g any pasta shapes
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
2 cups milk
salt, pepper, nutmeg

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the flour and nutmeg and cook, stirring, for 2 more minutes. Add the milk and cook until thickened. Squeeze as much liquid as possible from the spinach and add the spinach to the sauce. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Mix the sauce with cooked pasta and transfer to a baking dish. Sprinkle with grated cheese on top. Bake for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly. 


Thursday 20 February 2014

Little S had her 13-Th  Birthday yesterday. We went to London and visited all those cute little shops the 13-years old girls love so much. 
Then it was time for a cake and a glass of wine for friends.


I love M&S cakes. This chocolate roulade cake is just so good!

Sunday 16 February 2014

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Sunday 9 February 2014

Good morning!



We have a little tradition. We make pancakes or crepes every Sunday.





Saturday 8 February 2014

Hats and Primark bargains

Little S and hats hats hats...




We went to Primark today. A little bit of heaven for little girls))



Friday 7 February 2014

Monday 3 February 2014

Japanese Bento box

Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine.
Bento can be elaborately arranged in a style called "kyaraben" ("character bento"). Kyaraben are typically decorated to look like popular characters from Japanese cartoons (anime), comic books (manga), or video games.
Here's our bento.






Saturday 1 February 2014

It's a very quick lunch today of simple salad, smoked salmon and egg.




Take a Break

My recipe is published in a magazine! 




Issue 25.


200g finely grated carrots
100g sugar
80ml vegetable oil
135g porridge oats
200g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground ginger
4-5 tbsp icing sugar

Preheat the oven to 170*C, gas 3 and grease a 26 cm round loose-bottomed tart tin.
Mix the carrots with the sugar and oil, then add the oats, flour, baking powder and ginger. Mix well and transfer the mixture to the tin, pressing down slightly.
Bake for 20-30 mins. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the icing, mix the icing sugar with just enough water to make a tick paste (about 1 tsp). Drizzle the cake with the icing, cut into triangles and serve.