I try to be more mindful about my eating choices, and I guess for me it starts with a breakfast. If I won't have a decent, satisfying breakfast, I become so hungry by lunchtime, that I start eating whatever comes to my mind. It's like you're going to the shop when you're hungry. You feel … Continue reading spinach & cream cheese omelette (#ketofriendly)
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leek, egg, sweetcorn & smoked mackerel salad
This salad always reminds me of Spring and Easter time. I like crunchiness and freshness of leeks, mixed with sweetness of sweetcorn, they give each other nice balance. Quite sharp onion-like taste of leeks also goes great with a bit dull taste of hard boiled eggs. All this gives very nice balance of flavours and … Continue reading leek, egg, sweetcorn & smoked mackerel salad
creamy mushroom soup (with my secret ingredient)
I never was a fan of white mushroom soup, the taste was always a bit bland and a soup itself, without adding any other veggies that was giving some texture to it, was also quite watery. But when I started using beef bone broth as a base, all the soups started to be more rich … Continue reading creamy mushroom soup (with my secret ingredient)
vegetarian stuffed aubergines (ketofriendly)
This recipe was absolutely spontaneous. I was planning to make vegetarian lasagne, using slices of aubergines as a lasagne sheets, but I suddenly changed my mind and decided to stuff them. I think aubergines were to pretty to slice them. While preparing the stuffing I also decided to grab couple mushrooms, some cherry tomatoes, and … Continue reading vegetarian stuffed aubergines (ketofriendly)
hearty & warming lamb stew (with a slow cooking option)
January and February period I would say it's the coldest in Scotland. Temperature doesn't get very low in the city, but on the days when it's very windy or wet, temperature around 0℃ might feel like good -6℃. It's still not extremely cold, comparing to other European countries, but if you get used to milder … Continue reading hearty & warming lamb stew (with a slow cooking option)
Christmas inspired red cabbage side salad
Christmas is not only cakes, puddings and cookies. You can spread a Christmas charm on to all festive meals. With couple ingredients, ordinary red cabbage side salad may become more special and festive. Simply by adding, dried berries, some cinnamon, handful of nuts or almonds and orange juice, you can prepare delicious side salad for … Continue reading Christmas inspired red cabbage side salad
christmas honey glazed smoked gammon roast
That Christmas couple years ago was actually the first in my life, I prepared all by myself and, apart from one tiny accident, which could result in the arrival of the fire brigade (have a look at jogurt & blackcurrant cake recipe), everything went smoothly 🙂 This beautiful honey glazed smoked gammon was a star … Continue reading christmas honey glazed smoked gammon roast
quick & easy stir fried collard greens
Collard greens is my latest discovery. As I've mentioned in couple recipe posts, every Friday I receive a box of veggies from a local farm. Couple times my box contained collard greens, I've never tried before, so I googled it, to figure out how can I prepare them. And one of the easy ways was … Continue reading quick & easy stir fried collard greens
3 easy ways to bake gem squash (keto,vegan and vegetarian)
Today again something for veggie lovers like me 🙂 In my Friday vegetable box once I got three small gem squash. As I've never tried them before, so again I had to do some research. Gem squash is a type of summer squash and they are edible on every stage of its growth. Early gems … Continue reading 3 easy ways to bake gem squash (keto,vegan and vegetarian)
keto cacao crepes with pumpkin & cream cheese
I mainly use pumpkin/squash to make a soup - I love it, especially in a Autumn and Winter time. It's creamy, spicy and warming. But since I blog (that's from 2013) I like to experiment with other sweet and savoury pumpkin recipes. After making this keto crepes, this idea came into my mind: keto cacao … Continue reading keto cacao crepes with pumpkin & cream cheese
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