At our local cafe Nero. 

Love the furniture!

Have a nice weekend!

Wholemeal bread pudding

300g wholemeal bread

400ml milk

1 egg

75g melted butter

100g sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

Tear the bread into 1-2in pieces. Pour the milk and leave to soak for about 5-10 minutes.

Add the egg, butter, sugar, spices. Mix well.

Transfer into a buttered dish. Sprinkle the top with 1Tbsp sugar and bake for about 35-40 minutes, oven 160-180*C.

Coconut rice pudding

short grain rice 1 cup

coconut milk 1 cup

water 2 cups

vanilla pod/vanilla extract

sugar 2-3 Tbsp

cinnamon 

Place the rice, coconut milk, water, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan over a medium heat and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. 

Serve with Marple syrup, jam, cinnamon, honey or nuts...

Easy dinner

Chicken pieces

Potatoes

Chorizo cut into chunks

Onion, cut into wedges 

Olive oil

1/2 Orange zested

Salt, pepper

Roast in an oven for about 1 hour.

On my wish list

Apple crisps

Cut apples into thin slices. 

Spread  the apples in a single layer on a parchment paper.

Bake/dry in an oven 100*C for about 2 hours. 

MDNA SKIN

Turkey and potato stew

500g turkey, cut into pieces 

500g potatoes, cut into large chunks 

150ml white wine

1 onion

salt, pepper, dry herbs

Mix well turkey sliced onion, salt, pepper, herbs and white wine. Leave to marinate for 2 hours.

Transfer into a baking dish along with the potatoes. Cover with foil and roast for 1 hour.

Have a nice weekend!

Alain Delon

One of the greatest!

Mushroom and bean goulash

250g mushrooms, sliced

2 tins white beans, drained

1 onion, finely chopped

1 carrot, coarsely grated

1 Tbsp paprika

1 tsp sugar

chili flakes to taste

1 Tbsp Worcester sauce

1 tin chopped tomatoes

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the onions and grated carrots until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

 Add the mushrooms and stir to evenly distribute. Cook until softened, about 4-5 more minutes.

 Add the tomatoes, chili flakes, Worcester sauce and paprika and simmer until about 10 minutes. 

 Add beans and mix to combine. Heat for another minute. Taste for seasoning.

Fish soup

1 tin Wild Pacific Salmon

1 onion, finely chopped

1 carrot, coarsely grated

2 large potatoes, cubed

salt, pepper

Heat the olive oil in a pot. Add the onions and grated carrot and cook gently, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent. Add the potatoes and pour enough boiling water to cover the potatoes. Cook for 10 minutes or until potatoes are almost cooked. 

Add contents of the tin. Cook for 5 more minutes.  

Hong Kong tea

Unusual tea Hong Kong style: 

80% strong tea

20% strong coffee

milk

Mushroom Stroganoff

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic

1 tsp paprika

300g mixed mushrooms, chopped

1 handful porcini mushrooms soaked in boiling water, drained (safe the water)

150ml vegetable stock/water

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

2 Tbsp Creme fraiche

salt, pepper

Heat the oil in a frying pan and soften the onion for about 5 mins. Add the garlic and paprika, then cook for 1 min more. Add mushrooms and cook on a high heat, stirring often, for about 5 mins.

Pour in the stock, mushroom water and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to the boil, bubble for 5 mins, then stir through the creme fraiche. 

Rice salad with tuna

1 tin tuna, drained

1/2 cucumber, diced

1/2 red pepper, chopped

1/2 chili pepper, finely chopped

2 spring onions, chopped

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp lemon juice

salt

2 cups cooked rice

Mix all the ingredients and enjoy your lunch)))

Salad with bacon and poached egg

For the dressing mix 2Tbsp olive oil, 1Tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp mustard, salt, pepper. 

SJP

Kotlety and mash

As a loanword to Russian, it turns into "kotleta", and has come to be the language's main term for breaded meat products. No bone need be involved, and in fact, even shredded or ground meats that are shaped, breaded, and fried are commonly known as "kotlety" (plural, unless referring to one particular singular unit thereof). For example, the proper Russian name of Chicken Kiev is "kotlety po-Kievski". Furthermore, though technically incorrect, folk usage expands "kotleta" even further, to a blanket term for all manner of fried animal products except steaks/fillets, breaded or not. Indeed, anything that is processed any further than a simple cut - from Italian meatballs, tonkatsu, and hamburger patties, all the way to gefilte fish and beyond - becomes simply "kotlety".

400g pork mince

3 cloves garlic

1 onion

1/2 cup porrige oats

1 egg

1 apple, grated

salt, pepper

For the mash:

1 large potato

3 sweet potatoes

In a food processor blitz the onion and garlic. Mix very well with the rest of the ingredients.

Shape the mixture into 6 large balls/patties. Pat them down a little.

Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and add the kotlety. Cook for 5-6 mins on each side.

Serve with potato mash.

Stunning tree!

Mince pork noodles

3 Shiitake mushrooms, soaked in 1/3 cup boiling water for 10 minutes, drained and sliced (reserve the water).

200g pork mince

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 inch ginger, finely chopped

3 nests noodles

1Tbsp soy sauce

1Tbsp fish sauce

1tsp sugar

1/4 tsp chili flakes 

1 Tbsp rice wine

1/4 tsp sesame oil

Bring a pan of water to the boil and add the noodles. Cook for 2-4 mins according to packet instractions, then drain well and set aside.

Heat a wok over high heat and add the oil. When it starts to smoke, add the garlic, ginger, finely chopped mushrooms, chili flakes. Stir well for a few secs, add the mince and stir-fry. When the meat starts to turn brown, add the rice wine, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, mushroom water  and mix well. Cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated.

Season the pork with the toasted sesame oil. Add the noodles and mix well. 

That spring feeling!

Chicken Breasts in Parchment Paper

Place one chicken breast in the center of a parchment paper. Top with chopped onion, thin carrot slices, thin lemon slices. Sprinkle with herbs, salt and pepper. Drizzle with 1Tbsp of olive oil.

Bring edges of the paper together and fold together to crimp closed. Be sure to leave some room inside the bundle for heat expansion which will happen as the chicken bakes. Bake at 425 degrees F for 20 -25 minutes.

Yogi tea

This tea is very unusual for me but nice. Love it!

Soup Pistou

1 onion

3 cloves garlic

1 tsp thyme

1 bay leaf

1 carrot, chopped

1 courgette , chopped

handful french beans

2 tomatoes

1/2 cup small pasta shapes

1/2 cup frozen peas

1 small tin white beans

for the pistou:

1 handful basil leaves

1 clove garlic

olive oil, salt

For the pistou blitz the ingredients in a blender.

For the soup, heat the olive oil in a large pot. Add the onions and garlic and cook gently until soft and translucent.

Add the thyme, bay leaves, tomatoes, carrots and courgettes, then cook for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are al dente.

Add the green beans with the boiling water and bring to a boil, then add the pasta. Cook for 10 minutes or until the pasta is al dente.

Add the white beans and peas. Remove the sprig of thyme and the bay leaves, then add the salt and pepper to taste.

Serve immediately in bowls, with a dollop of pistou on top of the soup and crusty bread. 

Potato salad

Potatoes, celery, radishes, hard boiled eggs. For the sauce mix chives, creme fraiche, mayonnaise, lemon juice. 

Easy Schnitzel

250g groung beef

250g ground pork

salt, pepper

2 eggs, beaten

2 Tbsp flour

For this recipe I use mixture of ground beef and pork. 

Mix well ground beef and pork. Add salt and pepper. With your wet hands form flat patties the size of your palm. Dip the Schnitzels into eggs then dust with flour. Fry in hot oil for 4-5 minutes on each side.

For the sauce melt 2 Tbsp of butter in a frying pan. Add minced garlic and chopped sage and gently fry for a minute or two.

Nonsuch Park

It is a lovely weather today. So warm and nice! We went for a walk to Nonsuch Park. People are smiling and nodding at each other.Little cafe is full! Dogs are exited too! I love Nonsuch park))