Chocolate banana icecream, oh so vegan! / Gelado de banana e chocolate, sem leite, sem açucar

Jealous much? Tonight’s dessert banana and chocolate ice cream with cinnamon ❤ Just blend as many frozen bananas as you want, I think I used around 3 for this baby. I added 1 teaspoon of dark chocolate powder, no sugar added and cinnamon too. Healthy and soooo good! Added on top pecan nuts and some chia seeds. When I do my veggie and fruit shopping I always check if they have really ripe bananas , which they sell for like 1 euro a kg, which in Italy is good and when I arrive home I peel them , cut in slices and freeze for wonderful #nicecream 😉

Hoje estava com vontade de algo doce e decidi fazer um gelado de banana, ja tinha bananas congelas e cortadas e adicionei uma colher de chà de chocolate em pò e canela (e um bocadinho de leite de arroz para ajudar a triturar). Decorei com chia e pecans. Qunado compro os meus vegetais e frutas no mercado pergunto se tem bananas muito maduras, que normalmente vendem baratinho porque ja ninguem as quer, aqui em Italia eles comem as bananas meias verdes, yuckiess e quando chego a casa, descasco as bananas, corto-as as rodelas e congelo. Assim quando me da vontade faço um geladinho destes ^_^

Lots of love,

Sandrina

Full Of fiber purple bread / Pao roxo rico em fibras

Versao Portuguesa mais abaixo 🙂

Full Of fiber purple bread:

I’m back, hope you all are healthy and happy, I had an amazing long holiday, really needed, I’m again full of love heart emoticon Today’s recipe is purple bread, made with Black rice flour (which I blended at home, but if you don’t have you can use any other flour, and if you like the flour try sub a bit of the water for beetroot juice, should work).

– 200grs of sourdough starter (if you don’t have just use 100ml of water and 100grs of flour and use 2 packets of instant dry yeast instead of 1 like I did)
– 700grs of whole wheat flour
– 100grs of black rice flour (or as i said above another one)
– 100 grs of chickpea flour
– 100grs of oats
– 500ml of warm water (it will depend on the flours used so just beware of texture)
– 7grs of dry yeast
-1 tablespoon of olive oil
– 1 teaspoon of raw sugar
– full and of sunflower seeds and another full hand of linseeds

Mix it all well for 3 to 4 minutes until it combines, should form a ball easily, if it is a bit sticky is fine. Let it rest for 2 to 3 hours covered. Knead the bread. Line and oil a tray. Form small buns and let it cool for another 1 to 2 hours. Bake at 200C for 60 minutes. Enjoy 😀

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Pao roxo rico em fibras:

Depois de 1 mes de ferias maravilhosas venho com energias nenovadas e com o coraçao cheio de amor ❤ .Espero que todos estejam bem e saudaveis smile emoticon A receita de hoje é de um pao caseiro integral roxo, super bonito, para dar esse efeito usei farinha de arroz preto, que para alem de dar uma cor unica ao pao, é mais rica em nutrientes que a farinha de arroz normal ( eu moi em casa o arroz ate virar farinha, mas se nao tiverem o processador, podem usar outra farinha e se quiserem a cor podem substituir um bocadinho de agua porsumo de beterraba 🙂

– 200grs de pao velho ( nao conheço outra traduçao, embora esta nao seja muito correcta- sourdough starter)- podem substituir por 100ml de agua morna e 100grs de farinha à escolha, mas devem dobrar o fermento utilizado.
– 700grs de farinha integral
– 100grs de farinha de arroz preto (ou conmo explicado acima)
– 100grs de farinha de grao de bico (aumenta a proteina no pao)
– 100grs de aveia
– 500ml de agua morna (vai depender das farinhas, tenham atençao a textura e adicionem devagar)
– 7 grs de fermento seco activo (ou 2 pacotezinhos se nao usarem a massa velha)
– 1 colher de sopa de azeite
– 1 colher de cha de açucar nao processado
– uma mao cheia de sementes de linhaça e outra de girassois

Misturar tudo muito bem durante 3 ou 4 minutos ate formar uma bola sem dificuldade, pode estar um bocadinho pegajosa, mas nao demias(nesse caso adicionar um bocadinho de farinha). Deixar crescer durante 2 ou 3 horas tapado num sitio nao muito frio. Depois colocar papael vegetal na travessa grande de ir ao forno e colocar um bocadinho de azeite. Fazer bolinhas do mesmo tamanho ( fiz 20) espaçadas por 2cm entre si. Deixar descansar por mais 1 ou 2 horas. Assar a 200C durante 1 hora. Bom apetite 😉

Banana and chocolate muffins / Bolinhos de banana e chocolate

This is an update on this post : https://fionabluerecipes.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/best-ever-vegan-banana-bread/

Banana and Chocolate Muffins:
Who wants some healthy muffins? My banana bread recipe makes beautiful muffins. The good thing about this recipe is that you can change around the ingredients and it always comes out well. The original recipe is vegan but I’m giving indications for the picture version 🙂

-100grs of self rising flour ( you can mix white and other like rye or wholemeal, if you don’t have self rising you can add yeast like I did)
-200grs of barley or oat flakes (or just 100grs of oats plus some more flour)
-4 big mashed bananas ( or like I did 2 mashed bananas plus 100grs of natural whole yogurt and 50grs of apple sauce)
-1 cup of raisins (you can omit, this time I didn’t put it)
-5 tablespoons of maple syrup or raw sugar
-2 big tablespoons of melted coconut oil(or other oil) (if using yogurt no need for oil, but you can add 1 big tablespoon of peanut butter)
– 1 cup of cacao nibs or dark chocolate pieces

For the muffins I used the () version I also chopped 1 banana and mixed through the batter.
Just mix all the ingredients together and bake at 180C for 40 minutes, but check always as it varies.

Versao Portuguesa :

Bolinhos de Banana e chocolate preto

Se quiserem fazer um doce saudavel este fim de semana, podem fazer o meu “pao” de banana em formas para cupcakes e fica delicioso! Esta receita é super versatil, podem variar os ingredientes e fica sempre bem, ja fiz esta receita imensas vezes e quase sempre uma versao diferente e gostam sempre 🙂

-100grs de farinha para bolos (desta vez misturei farinha de bolo branca com farinha de centeio)
-200grs de flocos de cevada ou de avena (ou 100grs de avena mais 100 de farinha)
-4 bananas grandes amassadas ( ou 2 bananas amassadas + 100grs de yogurt branco + 50grs de aqueles potinhos de puré de maça ou simplesmente 150grs de iogurte ou queijo fresco)
-1 taça de passas (ou como fiz desta vez 1 banana cortada aos pedaços)
-5 colheres de sopa de xarope de acer or açucar escuro
-2 colheres de sopa de oleo de coco derretido (ou outro) – se usarem iogurte nao ha necessidade para adicionar oleo, mas podem adicionar 1 colher de sopa de manteiga de amendoim como eu fiz, que da um sabor bom.
– 1 taça de cacao cru ou pedacinhos de chocolate escuro

Misturar tudo bem misturado e assar a 180C durante 40m, mas tem que ir prestando ateçao pois varia de acordo com fornos e formas 🙂
Bom apetite x

Vegan pasta with cherry tomatoes,fried peppers and nuts/ Massa com molho de tomate cereja, pistachios e pimento frito <3

English Version:

Last week my sister came to visit, lots of love 😀 so I didn’t cook much, as we were out a lot. We had a lot of fun, went to see some fantastic caves with salt formations inside, went ice skating and to see some castles and amazing landscape, god bless Italy 😉 And tonight my other half and I are going to check out this voluntary work to see if it’s a good fit, really hope so, as I have been looking for awhile. This institution is quite small and they help people and animals in need.

So, for today’s recipe: 2 people eating well or a small leftover

1 packet of pasta (for gluten free you can use corn or rice pasta, vegetarian can use fresh pasta, just cook according to time in the packet) I used around 300grs

1 can of cherry tomato sauce (the one with whole tomatoes not passata)

1/2 small onion

2 cloves of garlic

5 fried peppers (the long ones,sweet, already fried in olive oil, I had mine frozen as I did a big batch and froze in little portions)

handful of cashews and pistachios

handful of rucola/arugula/rocket leaves

splash of white wine/ salt/pepper/paprika/pinch of turmeric/dry oregano/fresh basil leaves/fresh chili chopped (or whatever you have at home/fancy)

Boil the water for the pasta, add sea salt and cook pasta. meantime..

Fry the onion, garlic and peppers together in olive oil until the onion is cooked and with a light color, add a splash of white wine and let it cook for a couple of minutes. Add the can of tomatoes and spices and let it cook while the pasta is cooking(if necessary add a bit of water from the pasta so it doesn’t get dry). When done add most of the rocket but leave a bit to put on top. Drain pasta and mix it into the sauce, let it cook for 1 minute and dish up. add fresh rocket and nuts on top. If you are not vegan you can shave some cheese on top, but it’s so tasty that it doesn’t need ❤

Lots of love,

Sandrina

Portuguese Version:

A minha irma veio visitar-me na passada passada por isso nao fiz nenhum update por aqui, para dizer a verdade mal cozinhei, so uma sopinha, porque estavamos sempre fora. Andamos a ver grutas com formaçoes de sal, castelos a patinar no gelo e comer muita massa e pizza 😉

Hoje a noite vamos ver uma instituiçao para começar a fazer voluntariado para ajudar pessoas necessitadas e animais abandonados, hoje vamos falar de coisas praticas, pois nao estamos muito disponiveis no verao por causa de trabalho, espero que nao seja um problema!

Mas vamos là a receita: serve 2 pratos bem cheios ou entao sobra para uma marmita pequenina

300g de massa (para ficar sem gluten podem usar massa de milho ou arroz, se nao forem veganos tambem podem usar massa fresca, como quiserem, mas sigam o tempo de cozedura do pacote)

1 lata de tomates  cereja em molho (se nao houver uma normal, mas nao usem ja em creme pois por norma usam tomates ja passados do seu tempo)

1/2 cebola pequena picada

2 dentes de alho picados

5 pimentos doces fritos em azeite daqueles longos, eu por norma tenho conglado em porçoes pequenas, pois é uma maneira facil de adicionar sabor aos pratos

mao cheia de castanha de caju e pistachios (ou o que tiverem por casa)

mao cheia de rucula

um bocadinho de vinho branco/ sal/pimenta/paprika/açafrao das indias/oregano seco/folhas de basilico/malagueta fresca (ou as especiarias que tiverem por casa, mas mais associadas ao mediterraneo para este prato)

Ferver a agua para a massa, colocar a massa dentro e sò depois o sal, cozinhar a massa e entretanto fazemos o molho.

Fritar o alho, a cebola e pimento tudo junto, ate a cebola ganhar uma cor,adicionar o vinho e deixar evaporar durante 2 minutos. Adicionar a lata de tomate e especiarias (ise começar a ficar seco adicionar agua da cozedura da massa, este molho nao é muito seco). Quando a massa estiver cozida,adicionar metade da rucula ao molho e guardar o resto para por por cima. Escorrer a massa e misturar no molho e deixar cozinhar durante 1 minuto e colocar nos pratos. Juntar a rucula e as nozes por cima, se nao forem veganos podem adcionar um bocadinho de queijo ralado por cima, mas realmente nao é necessario pois é mesmo saborosa!

Bom apetite,

Sandrina x

Cinnamon roll cake, secretly healthy ;) / Bolo de canela saudavel

English Version:

Yesterday i was in mood for some cake, so I came up with this delicious healthy version of your regular cinnamon bun, it’s rich and sweet, but it doesn’t kill you 😉 I’m lucky enough to say, that as the time goes by, i like regular cake less and less, the only thing I taste is butter and a sickly sweetness, nothing else and i love flavour! so the most important thing for me is for my treats to be sweet but to let me feel the taste of my ingredients. The base of this cake was a chocolate and carrot cake I came up a while back :

Chocolate cake, no nasties! Bolo de chocolate saudavel e humido.

I have to say that baking doesn’t need to be an exact science, it’s about making it your own, play with it, you will see, it’s almost always tasty! It may not me as high, but if you want healthier versions (changing from traditional ingredients) it will always change the texture, try you might actually like it ❤

Ingredients :

– to grease the pan : 1 TBs of organic butter (real thing or coconut oil, not melted) , 1 TBS of cinnamon , 1 TBS of raw brown sugar or coconut sugar –> first grease the pan, after mix sugar with cinnamon and coat the pan until all surface is covered.

for the batter :

150grs of flour ( I used 100grs of rye and 50grs of plain)

15grs of yeast (for cakes)

3 eggs

150grs of natural yoghurt (whole,organic)

7 TBS of maple syrup

1 TBS of melted butter

50grs of lucuma powder OR I would add a 1TBS of sugar(not maple as it is a powder )

For the drizzle : melt 1 TBS of butter with 1 TBS of cinnamon and 1 TBS of sugar (brown or coconut).

Mix all the ingredients ultil a smooth batter is formed. For an airy cake whisk your egg whites until set and fold carefully once all the other ingredients are well mixed. pour batter into the pan and at the end drizzle the cinnamon liquid on top of it in a circular motion.

Bake at 175C around 35m but keep checking, as i used a really big pan, thats why it was so thin. In a smaller pan may take a bit longer.

Lots of love,

Sandrina x

Versao portuguesa:

Ontem estava com vontade de um bolo um bocadinho diferente entao decidi fazer um bolo de canela, delicioso, mas que nao entope nenhuma veia 😉 Eu tenho bastante sorte porque com o passar do tempo o meu palato foi mudando e hoje em dia cada vez gosto menos de doces demasiado doces, onde os unicos sabores sao a manteiga e o açucar, gosto de sentir os diferentes sabores e saber que posso comer 1 bela fatia sem qualquer culpa 🙂

A base deste bolo foi de uma receita que criei ja ha bastante tempo:

Chocolate cake, no nasties! Bolo de chocolate saudavel e humido.

E gostava de dizer que os bolos nao sao aquela ciencia exacta ( a nao ser que queiram fazer um bolo super tradicional para alguem super tradicional), para fazer bolos mais saudaveis, as texturas mudam, o que nao e’ uma coisa ma’, e’ so’ diferente..  E e’ tambem um desafio, para criar coisas diferentes, com ingredientes diferentes, sem aquele medo que nao vai resultar, pois nao diz assim no livro de receitas. acreditem, eu ja fiz dezenas de bolos sem abrir 1 livro de receitas, 90% das vezes ficou bem bom 😉 e as outras por norma era por falta de açucar/adoçante natural, que se corrigia com uma calda.. acho que temos que aproveitar o que a nossa sociedade global nos tem para oferecer, uma data de ingredientes novos e tecnicas desconhecidas pelos nossos pais e avos, e arriscar um bocadinho e comer aquele pedaço de bolo com uma mente aberta.

Ingredientes:

-Para untar a forma usar 1 CS de manteiga, 1 CS de canela e 1 CS de açucar (nao refinado castanho ou de coco), usar o açucar misturado com a canela como se fosse farinha.

-Para a massa :

150grs de farinha (usei 100grs de centeio e 50grs de farinha para bolos)

15grs de fermento para bolos

3 ovos inteiros

150grs de iogurte natural (organico e inteiro)

7 colheres de sopa de xarope de acer (ou mel derretido, mas nao a temperatura alta)

50grs de po’ de lucuma (e’ um po’ de uma fruta peruviana com um sabor a caramelo, e cheio de vitaminas) OU 1 CS de açucar (por causa de a lucuma ser em po’, mas podem experimentar)

1 CS de manteiga derretida ( nao usar margarina que tanto mal faz!) ou oleo de coco

-Para a calda : 1CS de manteiga,1 CS de canela e 1CS de açucar (derreter tudo junto)

Untar a forma, colocar a massa do bolo e no fim colocar a calda de canela por cima, fazendo circulos.

Eu usei uma forma um bocadinho grande demais, dai o bolo ter saido fininho.                                                                   Aquecer o forno a 175 c e cozinhar entre 35 a 45m, mas deve-se controlar pois depende do tamanho da forma e do forno.

Ate a proxima

Sandrina xx

Video recipe – classic and chocolate peanut butter / Video receita de manteiga de amendoim classica e de chocolate :)

Want to know how easy it is to make peanut butter? Just check out my new video 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0jqSHzuMJQ

Como fazer manteiga de amendoim, normal e de chocolate no meu novo youtube video ❤

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2b48dP1DHU

Vegan hot chocolate – Yum! / Chocolate quente vegano –> videos and recipes

English Version :

This hot chocolate is super decadent but still healthy, as long as you choose to use good ingredients 😉

The recipe is very simple :

100ml of rice milk

100ml of coconut milk (from a can, full fat)

1 teaspoon of corn starch like Maizena

1 tablespoon of good chocolate powder (unsweetened)

8 squares of dark chocolate 70% or up

1 tablespoon of maple syrup (or other sweetener of choice)

Mix all together and put on the stove at a medium low heat for around 10m or until it reaches the desired consistency.

If you don’t like thick hot chocolate just omit the starch (I made it like this because my other half has a problem with liquids, go figure 😉 )

And that’s all. It is very rich so you will want to share that or keep it in the fridge and the next day you will have a mousse or a chocolate frosting for your cupcakes! Hope you enjoy it 😉

Disclaimer, in this picture the hot chocolate was made only with coconut milk, for the consistency of the recipe check out the video 🙂

Lots of love and happy holidays xxx

Sandrina

Versao Portuguesa :

Este chocolate quente e’ rico, cremoso, um mimo numa noite fria 🙂 E’ delicioso e decadente mas saudavel, nao contendo lacticinios que tantas pessoas sao alergicas ou açucar refinado. Vamos la entao à receita :

100ml de leite de arroz

100ml de leite de coco (de lata, nao light, pode-se tambem so’ usar de coco e fica ainda mais cremoso)

1 colher de cha de farinha maizena (para engrossar)

1 colher de sopa de chocolate em po’ (amargo,escuro e de boa qualidade)

8 quadradinhos de chocolate escuro, de preferencia 70% ou mais

1 colher de sopa de xarope de acer (ou outro adoçante como o mel ou açucar de coco, nunca o adoçante normal)

Colocar tudo num tacho e deixar cozinhar no fogao em lume medio brando por volta de 10m ou ate’ engrossar o suficiente. Se preferirem o leite de chocolate menos grosso e’ so omitir a farinha maizena.

Coloco aqui tambem o video em portugues, para darem uma vista de olhos 🙂

Ja sabem que comentarios e sugestoes sao bem vindos.

Boas ferias xxx

Baked chicken oriental style with olive oil mash potatoes <3 Frango assado ao modo oriental com pure de batata de azeite

An update on my fitness journey, has been awhile now that I don’t exercise regularly, but a couple of weeks ago I started doing yoga at home ( I do have quite some foundations as I practiced for 2 years with a teacher) 5 or 6 times a week and I feel really good! My other half is going to the gym 3 times a week so I thought I should do something to 😉

I have to say that excluding my Mediterranean chicken rub ( https://fionabluerecipes.wordpress.com/2013/09/30/roast-chicken-and-baked-rice/ ) this one is my absolute favorite! Full of spices and the warmth of the chili, with a golden crust (which I gave to my other half as I don’t eat it) and it’s really easy to do 🙂

For the rub you will need :

-1 large onion (chopped, doesnt go into food processor)

-1 TBS of molasses

-2 TBS of sea salt (coarse, unrefined)

-1 TeaS of honey

-3 garlic cloves (if using the food processor whole otherwise chopped finely)

-1 thumb size piece of fresh ginger

-1 Teasp of sweet paprika, dry chili, black pepper

-1/2 a cup of white wine

-1/3 cup of sushi vinegar (if you don’t have it you can use apple cider vinegar or just 3/4 cup of white wine)

Blitz everything in a food processor or chop everything in very small pieces and mix well. Rub into the chicken.

Inside the chicken put half a lemon and 2 twigs of rosemary. Place the chicken into a baking tray on top of the sliced onions and into the fridge.

I usually do this the night before and I cook it for lunch, it definitely tastes better, if you can’t leave it at least 30m before cooking.

Pre heat the oven at 190C and cook chicken for around 20m uncovered. After this put on a lid or cover with foil and reduce the temperature to 150 and cook for another 1 hour. I do this for a medium size chicken, if your is really big increase time.

So, to make my life easier I cook a big batch of potatoes,and once cooked I put them through the potato ricer and divide in portions, once is cold I freeze the excess. The frozen mash potato can be as good as the fresh one, almost 😉 ,if you give it some TLC, just warm it slowly, adding nutmeg, salt, black pepper, milk (dairy or vegetable) and some olive oil (or butter). It really makes my life easier, and with the rest you can make gnocchi, waffles, bread…Whatever takes your fancy!

As I don’t eat the skin I topped my chicken with fresh chilies, some sesame seeds and the cooked onions,which is totally up to you, I thought it fitted the theme.

Este frango assado e’ um bocadinho diferente do que fazemos em Portugal, mas e’ maravilhoso! Aqui fica o link para um mais portugues : https://fionabluerecipes.wordpress.com/2013/09/30/roast-chicken-and-baked-rice/ (esta receita esta em ingles, mas se alguem quiser a traduçao e’ so avisar 😉 ). Este frango fica soculento e e’ super saboroso com especiarias e picante.

Ingredientes para marinar o frango:

-1 cebola grande cortada as rodelas (este ingrediente nao vai para a trituradora)

-1 Colher de sopa (CS) de melaço ( se houver se nao aumentar o mel para 2 CS)

-2 CS de sal grosso marinho, natural

-1 Colher de cha (CC) de mel

-3 dentes de alho

-1 pedacinho de gengibre fesco ( se nao tiverem usem em po’ 1CS)

-1 CC de paprika, 1CC de pimenta preta, 1CC de flocos de chili seco

-1/2 taça de vinho branco

-1/3 taça de vinagre de sushi  (se nao houver substituir por vinagre de maça ou simplesmente aumentar o vinho para 3/4)

Se tiverem uma trituradora piquem tudo junto se nao, cortar o gengibre e o alho bem fininho e misturar os ingredientes todos antes de massajar o frango com o molho.Colocar dentro do frango meio limao e um raminho de rosmaninho (ou louro). Colocar o frango numa assadeira por cima das rodelas da cebola.

Eu por norma massajo na noite anterior e deixo no frigorifico para cozinhar no dia seguinte, se nao der, massajar pelo menos 30 minutos antes de cozinhar para intensificar o sabor.

O forno deve estar pre aquecido a 190C, cozinhar o frango destapado durante 20m para dourar e depois diminuir a temperatura para 150C e cozinhar tapado (com um testo se existir, senao com papel de aluminio) durante 1 hora. O meu frango era medio, se o frango for muito grande aumentar o tempo.

Para o pure’, cozer as batatas em agua e depois passar pelo passevit ate ficar em pure’. Eu faço quase sempre o dobro do necessario e depois congelo, ja em pure’, e’ bastante comodo desta forma, basta descongelar para fazer pure’, pao, waffles, o que desejarem. Adicionar ao pure de batata leite (animal ou vegetal), sal, pimenta preta e noz moscada (essencial) e azeite virgem (ou manteiga se preferirem), isto deve ser feito com o fogao ligado em lume brando sempre a mexer ate’ obterem um pure cremoso.

Eu nao como a pele do frango por isso coloquei umas sementes de sesamo, chili fresco e a cebola assada por cima, mas claro que e’ a descriçao.

Bom apetite e ate a proxima xxx

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Polish inspired cabbage rolls / Rolinhos de couve ao estilo polaco

I’ve been on an international kick wanting to cook a lot of different dishes from all over the world! So yesterday I decided to do this Polish inspired cabbage rolls, they are delicious, filling, healthy and easily vegan by swapping meat + egg by mushrooms and sauerkraut, a very traditional combination. It’s a bit of work but totally worth it. They freeze very well, and you can heat it up by frying them on a little olive oil. Hope you enjoy it 🙂

Estes rolos de couve dao um bocadinho de trabalho, mas sao super saborosos! Para uma versao vegana e’ so’ substituir a carne e ovos por cogumelos e sauerkraut, uma combinacao muito usada na Europa de Leste e muito saborosa. Estes rolos congelam bem e pode-se aquecer facilmente, basta fritar num bocadinho de azeite.

Ingredients : Makes 16-18 rolls

– 250 grs of lean minced beef  / – 250g de carne de vaca moida magra

-2 eggs  / – 2 ovos

– 1 carrot  /  1 cenoura

– 1 medium round cabbage  / – 1 couve redonda media

– 1.5 cups of rice  / – 1.5 tacas de arroz

– half a stalk of celery  / -um bocadinho de aipo (opcional)

– 1 hand full of fresh parsley  / -1 mao cheia de salsa

– salt, pepper, chili  / – sal, pimenta e malagueta a gosto

– onion and garlic / – cebola e alho q.b.

– 1/3 cup of tomato sauce / – 1/3 taca de molho de tomate

 

Cook your rice, plain white, let cool a bit.

At the same time boil your round cabbage on a big pan for 10 minutes, make sure to cover the hole cabbage.

At the same time fry in a little olive oil your onion, garlic, carrot, celery, chopped cabbage (just take 2 or 3 leaves of your cabbage while raw) until soft, around 10 to 15 minutes.

Cozinhar o arroz e reservar. Ao mesmo tempo cozer a couve numa panela grande, para ficar completamente coberta de agua por 10 minutos. Ao mesmo tempo, fritar num bocadinho de azeite a cebola, alho,cenoura aos cubinhos,aipo e couve aos pedacinhos ( retirar 2 ou 3 folhas da couve antes de a colocar a cozer), ate’ ficar tudo cozinhado, por volta de 10 a 15 minutos.

On a bowl mix meat, eggs, parsley and seasonings and mix all together.

Num recipiente misturar a carne, ovos, salsa e temperos. Mexer bem.

Mix the meat mixture with the carrots, onions etc.. Let it cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until meat is cooked .

Misturar a carne com a cenoura, cebola etc e deixar cozinhar 10 a 15 minutos, ou ate a carne estar cozinhada.

 

In a big bowl mix rice with with the meat mixture .

Num recipiente grande misturar o arroz com a carne.

After the cabbage is cooked, drain the cabbage but keep 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Separate around 20 leaves. You can add the remaining ones to soups, rice, anything really. And start stuffing the leaves with our mixture ❤ Fold like you would do for a wrap, taking both sides in and rolling.

Quando a couve estiver cozida,escorre-se (mas guardamos 1/2 taca desta agua) e comecamos a separar as folhas, umas 20 e guardar os resto (pode-se usar em sopas, arroz, massas…). Comecar a colocar o recheio em cada folha, nao colocar demais. Dobrar os lados e enrolar, como se estivessemos a fazer um wrap.

Pack the rolls really tightly into a container that can go into the oven. Add 1/3 of a cup of tomato sauce to 1/2 a cup of cabbage water and pour over the rolls. Cover them with broken cabbage leaves/lid/foil, and cook for 30 minutes at 200 C .

Serve by itself or with a green salad. Really yummy! Let me know if you have tried this or have other fillings that you like.

Colocar os rolos bem aconchegados para nao abrirem. Misturar o molho de tomate com um bocadinho da agua de cozer a couve e colocar por cima dos rolos. Se tiverem algumas folhas que se rasgaram podem usa-las para cobrir os rolos se nao pode-se cobrir com uma tampa ou papel de aluminio. Assar durante 30 minutos a 200C. Servir sozinhos ou com uma slada verde grande como eu fiz.

Espero que gostem! 🙂

Lots of love,

Sandrina x

 

 

 

Fall jams, falafel and other stories… Update on my new Italian life! :)

A few months have passed since I made a proper post, but it had to be this way. Had so much to do during summer, it flew by almost without a notice. So I left London and moved to Italy where I worked really hard during summer, 10 to 12 hours a day without days off, so that meant no summer for me 😦 but it’s ok, no hard feelings… After that my other half and I had to go back to London by car (with a stop in Switzerland where he has family) to ring back all our things, specially mine as I was living in there for 8 years, so imagine the amount of crap I accumulated 😉 It was very tiring the trip, but really wonderful to see all my friends and sister ❤

Anyway, it took me a long time to get internet in our house, but now it’s all working good, so I can update my blog more often. I did update Instagram and facebook as it requires less bandwidth..

A note on Italy so far, I love the country, it’s wonderful full of colours and flavors and nice people AND bad bureaucracy….omg…it takes ages to do anything and it’s very frustrating but if we keep calm and be patient at some point things happen, which is the most important thing..

Regarding my food , lately we have been eating even less meat and fish than before, for our health and for our wallet too. Choosing high quality over quantity. And nowadays, more than ever before, I make everything from scratch as I have the time and we are given so much produce by my new family 🙂  And I do have a small allotment with fruit trees, and I want to start planting a few things too, if anyone knows any tips for beginners I would appreciate!

Onto some food now :

Figs, walnut and seeds jam Very easy recipe just cut in 4 500gr of fresh figs. In a pan add a heaped teaspoon of cinnamon, the figs, 2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup or honey( I used maple), a dash of water, 4 dates cut in 4 ( or maybe another tablespoon of sweetener of choice) and let it cook in low heat for 20m. Check for liquid content if its too dry add a bit of water ( I needed extra and I had organic apple juice at home so I used that, but water is just fine). Mix 2 tablespoons of mixed seeds like flax, sesame, poppy and let it cook for a further 5m. Chop 10 walnuts and add to it at the end ( when it’s not cooking anymore). Let it cool and put it in some jars. I leave 1 out and freeze the rest. As it doesn’t have any chemicals it last around 1 week in the fridge. It’s so lush!! Sweet and amazing. Over bread, yogurt, pancakes, oatmeal…so many options..

Here is a link for a bread recipe of mine :

Adventures!

And one for pancakes :

Yes, pancakes 🙂

Persimmon, apple and chia jam :

6 ripe gooey persimmons

2 apples

2 TBS of organic brown sugar

1 TBS mixed spice like cinnamon,cloves, nutmeg, cardamon, but more cinnamon!

1TBS of chia seeds

3 TBS of apple puree, not really necessary but I had some open

add a bit of water if needed

Cook for 40 to 60m until very soft and blend, if it’s not thick enough just add a bit of tapioca or potato starch (1 teaspoon is enough) just to thicken it a bit 🙂

From my garden.. we have figs, rosemary, persimmons or khaki, tomatoes and onions 😀

Presents from the south of Italy, what more can I say??

For the Falafel : soak dry chickpeas for at least 6 hours. On a food processor mix the drained chickpeas with raw garlic, onion, parsley, cumin, chilli powder, turmeric, salt , black pepper and a bit of olive oil. Don’t over process. Fry or bake I have been on a spice kick, like to try new things. What is your favourite spicy dish ?

The rice is a normal plain rice cooked with garlic and olive oil. The cabbage was kind of steamed with chili flakes and garlic, chinese inspired 🙂