Off with her…. hat!

Dear Readers,

I’m off for the summer, and during the next month I will have a very sloooooooooooooow Internet connection, which means I won’t be posting much, unfortunately.

See/Read you all soon!

Enjoy the summer!

 Maninas

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Smoked Salmon and Lemon Thyme Spaghetti

This is my contribution to Express Cooking Event, organised by Mallugirl, in search for quick tasty dishes. ‘Good food takes time to cook’, says Mallugirl. True, and not true. Here is a simple but luxurious, extremely quick dish, that definitely falls into the category of good food! First of all, it’s extremely delicious, with its seductive creaminess, [...]

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A simple courgette curry

I don’t feel very talkative today, so here’s only the recipe + photos + verdict. The photos are not great, but the curry is tasty! Do give it a go!

A simple courgette curry
 
SOURCE: adapted from Spiciyana’s Simple Courgette Curry
PREPARATION TIME: about 5 min
COOKING TIME: 20 – 30 min
CUISINE: Indian
SERVES: 2
INGREDIENTS

Zucchini (medium size)- 2
Coriander powder [...]

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Warm Lentil Salad with Walnuts and Goats’ Cheese

I am submitting this delicious Warm Lentil Salad with Walnuts and Goats’ Cheese for the next Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted by Anna from Anna’s Cool Finds. This delicious salad is flavoured with thyme and bay leaf.  Both of these herbs are common in Croatian cooking.
Thyme grows wild in the small pine wood behind my [...]

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Speedilicious Brownies!

After you read this post, you will never ever need to use a cake mix again! You will never ever want to use a cake mix again! – This is turning into chanting now, isn’t it? Anyhow… – Boys and girls, there is simply no need, believe me! It’s dead easy and cheap [...]

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TOMORROW: Samantha Johnson CD Release Party

This is a message off my friend Samantha who is having her CD release party and concert in Oxford, at the Catweazle Club! Do come!
Samantha’s message:
 I’ve been working on an album over the last few years
which—gasp—is finally complete.  I hope you’ll be able to help me
celebrate its release by joining in the revelry at the Catweazle [...]

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Chinese wisdom

 
He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skills of the physician.
(Source: Eating China)

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Time to get organised!

My categories list is a bit of a mess, me thinks! It’s definitely time to get organised! In that spirit, I’m working on sorting out my recipes according to origin (where in the world…), source (who from…), main ingredient and course. Maybe sth else if I can think of it. I’ll create pages with links [...]

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Fragrant and Aromatic Salmon Soup with Noodles

I didn’t mean to post anything tonight, but I’ve just made something lovely! I love it when something you’ve sort of put together as you went along turns out to be delicious. The only thing I knew was that I wanted to use up my salmon, green beans and coconut milk. I started cooking without a defined [...]

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Fiesta Chicken and Black Bean Salad

 We know how food blogging can be a little dangerous to the figure, with all the gorgeous photos to gorge on, and tempting recipes to try! Cakes, ice-cream and above all Chocolate – those are my pleasures and my tortures – my nemeses! Wouldn’t it be great if there there was a place you could go to [...]

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