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French Country Omelette

Quick and delicious omelette with bacon and potatoes.

Cook the bacon  for 3 minutes until the bacon is browned but not crisp. Take the bacon out of the pan with a slotted spoon.

Place the potatoes diced in small cubes in the pan and cook for 8-10 minutes. Take the potatoes out of the pan.

Pour the eggs into the hot pan. Sprinkle the bacon  and potatoes over the eggs and place the pan in the oven for 8-10 minutes just until the eggs are set.

Super fast lunch

Today we're having a super-fast lunch. Smoked salmon, beetroot salad, avocado, egg - all so good for us))

Happiness...

Little S with her new Tablet...

Beautiful Autumn

Charlotte cake

This cake is so good and so easy to make! 

3 eggs

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of self raising flour

pinch of salt

1Tbsp of cold water

1Tbsp of semolina

1 big apple, sliced

Beat eggs and sugar. Fold in the flour and salt. Add 1-2 Tbsp of water to the mix. Stir the batter until smooth.

Grease 20-23cm loose-bottomed tin and sprinkle with semolina.

Put sliced apples into the tin and spread the batter on the top.

Bake 30-40 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

By Malene Birger

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Good morning Friday!

My photos in a magazine

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Pumpkin and carrot soup

500g pumpkin, chopped

250g carrots, chopped

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic

1/2 tsp chili flakes

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp paprika

chicken, vegetable stock or water

Place all the ingredients into a large roasting pan. Drizzle over some olive oil and toss. Roast for about 30 minutes.

Transfer into a pan, add some stock and cook for 5-10 minutes.

Blend until smooth.

Pumpkin and coconut loaf cake

200g pumpkin, peeled, cubed, seeds removed

100g butter

150g sugar

200g flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 eggs

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

pinch of salt

pinch of cinnamon

Steam, boil or roast the pumpkin. Blend in a food processor until smooth.

Cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and pumpkin. Stir in all the dry ingredients and transfer the mixture into the loaf tin lined with parchment paper. 

Bake 35-40 minutes, temperature 170-180*C.

Autumn roses

Beautiful autumn roses to cheer us up on a rainy Monday)

Si

New Armani Si perfume. Simple, beautiful, expensive.

Russian Ballet

I came across these beautiful photographs of the Russian ballet backstage. Just beautiful!

Photos by Mark Olich

Carrot soup with honey and chili

1 onion

500g carrots, chopped

1/2 tsp chili flakes

2tsp honey

chicken stock, salt

Fry the onions until soften. Add chili, carrots, honey, salt, chicken stock. Simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Wizz the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor. 

Serve with a bacon sandwich.

Teachers strike

Schools are shut. Where did the children go?... Shopping centers!...

 Little S at Nero testing her new pens...

  

Rainy day activities

When the weather isn't great it can be nice to cosy up in a cafe. And there's nothing better than a good friend and a hot strong cup of coffee))

Chicken and leek pie

1 leek

2 chicken breasts

1 carrot

about 1 cup of chicken stock

2-3 Tbsp of cream

ready rolled puff pastry sheet

salt, pepper

1/2 tsp.of thyme

Put the chicken into a roasting dish, brush with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast for about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and slice into 1-2 inch pieces.

Heat the butter and oil in a pan. Add the leeks and carrots and cook for about 3-5 minutes until softened. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the chicken stock stirring and making sure the sauce is thick and smooth. Stir in 2-3 Tbsp. of cream.

Add the chicken and leave to cool.

Transfer into a baking dish. 

Brush the  edge of the dish with beaten egg and put the pastry over the pie. Brush the pastry with beaten egg, snip a small hole in the center of the pastry to let the steam escape and bake until golden and puffy.

Baked pumpkin and carrot mash

Cook diced pumpkin and carrots in a pan of boiling water until soft. Drain and roughly mash with a fork. Transfer into a baking dish. Dot with butter and bake for about 15-20 minutes.

By Malene Birger The Angel Christmas Collection

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Presents from a friend

A parcel from a friend is finally here! I can not believe how terrible Parcel Force is! The address they put in THEIR papers is wrong! The sender got it right, but some strange person at the deport office put it TOTALLY wrong! How can you forget to write down a flat number!? How can you mix up number 46 with 68...!? Such a big challenge to copy an address...

But look how beautiful my prezzies are!

Noodles with peppers and mushrooms

1 green pepper, sliced

1 onion, sliced

5 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water for 10 minutes and sliced, stalks removed

2 dried noodle portions 

3 cloves of garlic

splash of mirin and soy sauce

1 Tbsp. of sesame seeds

pickled ginger for decoration (optional)

Chocolate cookies

My darling Little S asked me to make some chocolate cookies for her. The problem is that she doesn’t like anything complicated anything with dried fruits or nuts, any flavouring, like coconut or lemon…anything, really…  Here’s the plainest ever recipe to suit her taste…

150 g butter, softened

50g brown sugar

225g self-rising flour

50 g cocoa powder

1 Tbsp. of milk

Cream the butter and sugar together then fold in the flour and cocoa. Add milk.

 Roll out into walnut size balls and flatten each one with the palm of your hand. Bake for about 15 minutes.

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Carrot and apple salad

Not only this salad delicious but also very good for you! I got this recipe idea from a friend of mine. Big thank you to Natasha.

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl:

1 carrot, grated

1 apple, thinly sliced or grated

1 pear, thinly sliced or grated

1 Tbsp dried cranberries and/or blueberries

1 Tbsp Omega 3 seeds

1 Tbsp honey

1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice