Monthly Archive for giugno, 2015

Broccoli, feta and sundried tomato salad

Published by Lucina, on 28 giugno 2015 in English Recipes, salad, vegetarian and Verdure. 0 Comments
broccoli, feta cheese and sun dried tomato salad

broccoli, feta and sundried tomato salad

You must be impressed with me considering the amount of healthy stuff I have been blogging recently. Not a cake in sight for ages! What’s wrong with me, eh? Mind you don’t be fooled into believing I haven’t EATEN any cakes! I haven’t tried any new ones lately, that’s all. Anyway,  to continue in this healthy frame of mind here is a new salad I made last week, which was packed with flavours and one I am happy to share. Definitely a nice change from your average lettuce, tomato and cucumber salad. The original one, from the Cookie and Kate blog I have already mentioned, is made using raw broccoli but I thought they would be too difficult to digest so I parboiled them for a minute and a half. Still plenty of crunch but easier on the old digestive system. You can substitute the feta cheese with black olives if you wish it to be dairy free. Continue reading ‘Broccoli, feta and sundried tomato salad’

Prawn and spinach curry

Published by Lucina, on 21 giugno 2015 in English Recipes, fish and Pesce. 0 Comments
prawn and spinach curry

prawn and spinach curry

Technically speaking this is a bit of a cheat as I didn’t make this curry. It was my youngest son Tom who cooked it for me when I went to visit him. I honestly couldn’t believe how good it was hence I am sharing the recipe with you! I am so glad that both my sons are interested in cooking (and good at it) as it’s such a useful skill to have, whether you are male or female.  I always encouraged them to watch/help me while I was cooking when they were little. Something must have rubbed off then! :-) I will definitely have a go at it myself in the very near future as it was delicious (trust me). I am not sure where the recipe comes from but here it is. By the way  please note Tomik’s baby sister- Tomik being the china salt dispenser cat which always makes its appearance in my pictures-. Here you have the stripey purple version of it, which was a present from me to my son after my trip to Budapest a few years ago. Candi has the third one (the black and white one). Continue reading ‘Prawn and spinach curry’

Spicy sweet potato hummus

Published by Lucina, on 12 giugno 2015 in English Recipes, starters and vegetarian. 0 Comments
spicy sweet potato hummus

spicy sweet potato hummus

This is a fresh, zingy variation on the traditional hummus. I have made it a couple of times and it has gone down a treat. It’s dead simple to make (you basiclly whizz everything in a food processor). What is particularly nice about it is the lovely orange colour from the sweet potatoes. Ideal to have as part of a buffet or as a starter with some nice pitta bread or raw vegetables. I found the recipe on line from a blog called Cookie and Kate, which looks really interesting. I will have to explore it. There are lots of appealing vegetarian recipes. By the way, don’t worry if you only see me blogging at the moment. The reason Candi has disappeared is that she is having some family problems. But she will be back, I am sure!! Continue reading ‘Spicy sweet potato hummus’

Chickpea, mushroom and spinach curry

Published by Lucina, on 1 giugno 2015 in English Recipes and vegetarian. 0 Comments
chick pea, mushroom and spinach curry

chick pea, mushroom and spinach curry

I made this the other night in no time at all and felt very wholesome and healthy as a result. :-)  I am sure you can add different spices, etc. but I was in a hurry (this is the  dreaded marking season!!) so I simply used curry powder. Much easier! The reason why I did this particular curry was that in my veggie box this week (yes, I started ordering organic veggies again but only once a fortnight!) there were mushrooms and spinach. What to do? I put the ingredients on google and got the idea for the curry. Voilà! Continue reading ‘Chickpea, mushroom and spinach curry’