Sunday Photoshoot

Food is not my only subject I also love to photograph people as well. This weekend I had a pleasure to work with a talented MUA that I met recently. We were creating a bridal look for her lookbook. We had so much fun. Here are few photos from it. What do you think? 

Little touch up before the next shoot.

Vegan Pate

Inspired by this lovely recipe from one of my favourite blogs

Since my husband is vegan I was struggling to find a replacement for a regular sandwich we used to eat before. The base was always cheese or some kind of meat. I thought there is no many options left but for my surprise there is. And here is a great recipe for a VEGAN PATE

You will need :

2 glasses of cooked jellow or red lentils 

1 glass of cooked millet grain

2 onions 

100ml of olive oil plus few spoons of oil for frying

2/3 tablespoons of light soy sauce 

3/4 teaspoon marjoram

1/2 teaspoon savory

1/4 teaspoon lovage

pinch of nutmeg

2 whole cloves

2 bay leaves

2 grains allspice

salt and black pepper

1. Dice the onions

2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the onions along with bay leaf allspice and cloves. Fry until the onion is soft and delicate , then remove and discard spices .

3. Add the onions to the cooked lentils together with cooked millet , oil and soy sauce and a pinch of salt and the rest of the spices. Blend with a blender until smooth , taste and season to taste with more soy souce and spices , if needed.

4.Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Transfer the pate butter into a small baking tray ( I bought small loaf baking tray)  lined with baking paper. 

5. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes. Then let cool overnight in the baking tray , in the morning , remove pate from the tray.

6. Enjoy!

Kale banana smoothie

Kale banana and coconut milk smoothie for 2:

1 cup frozen or fresh kale

2 bananas

2 cups of coconut milk ( you can use almond milk as well)

2 table spoons of agave syrup

Blend everything together until smooth. 

Enjoy this healthy drink!

Few  interesting facts about kale: 
 One cup of kale has zero fat and only 36 calories and is high in vitamins and antioxidants. You can eat this green raw or cooked. Enjoy in salads, soups, stews, stir-fries, and smoothies. 
You can read more here

Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I have to admit that we don't eat breakfast every day. One of the New Year resolutions is to at least try it :)
What do you like to eat for breakfast?
We like something simple and easy like porridge. You can make it in less than 10 minutes. Make the porridge add your favourite fruits and nuts, sprinkle with cinnamon and agave syrup.
Enjoy!

SIMPLE COCONUT NUT & DATE TRUFFLES

SIMPLE COCONUT NUT & DATE TRUFFLES

This is one of ours favourite snack. It goes along with a good movie and a glass of wine.

Ingredients :

15 good quality dates pitted and soaked in hot water for couple of minutes

1/3 cup of shredded coconut ( unsweetened ) 

1/2 cup of mix nuts ( almonds, pecan) 

1 tablespoon of water 

1.Mix everything in food processor for a minute or until it forms a ball. 

2.Put it in the fridge for couple of minutes. 

3. Form small balls ( I did about 15 of them )

4. Roll the truffles in coconut , cocoa powder or icing sugar 

5. Enjoy 

Flavoured oil -DIY

 Happy Monday everyone. I hope you had  a lovely weekend. 
Today I will show how to create very unique gift for someone special by reusing old jars and herbs. 

You need 

old jar or bottle ( I've used two jars from a salsa dip . Look around. I'm sure you can find something in your house)
Fresh rosemary, thyme
dried whole chillies
whole pepper corns
garlic 

1. Fill a clean jar/bottle with cracked pepper, rosemary, thyme, garlic and dried chillies

2.Fill the jar/bottle with a good quality olive oil and leave it out a day or two in the fridge. 

        3. You can now start to use the oil or give it to someone! Perfect for salads , dressing, pretty much everything!

Enjoy

Vegan Pesto

If you are looking for something yummy, but easy to make that goes along with a fresh slice of bread here is a simple but delicious recipe for a pesto that we love and it's vegan as well.

What you need :

1. One pack of rocket salad 

2. Sunflower and/or pumpkin seeds ( I use 1/4 of a cup but it's up to you how much you want)

3. 2 tablespoons of olive oil

4. salt 

5. chilli flakes

Step 1.

Blend the seeds and oil for 30 seconds. Add the rocket salad, salt and chilli flakes. 

Blend everything until smooth. You can add more seasoning if you wish.

Simple and delicious. 

Enjoy!