> Lemon and Strawberries: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Greek roasted vegetables (Briam)


This is one of the dishes I've discovered after I moved to Greece two years ago. When I came here I've started researching recipes and asking people about food their mothers used to make. I wanted to learn how to cook "greek" and bring some of the traditional tastes to my new greek home.
As I found out, briam is a variation of another greek dish called "tourlou", or at least this is how it functions in my cookbook now.
Briam acquires taste in time, so usually I make enough for 2-3 days - and basically we could eat it everyday for a week and won't get bored with it.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Spring beetroots soup (botwinka)



The spring is near and I've started craving for a certain dish my mom used to make around that time...This is a traditional polish soup, made with spring beetroots, cream - simple, delicious and perfect for not so warm spring days!

Spinach & feta penne



There are days, when you want something delicious but don't want to spend hours cooking - here's solution! An amazing and simple spinach & feta penne done in less than 30 minutes.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Chocolate birthday cake with mascarpone coffee cream


What would be a birthday without a proper cake?
As the day was getting near I've been thinking of some delicious treat to celebrate my significant other's birthday.
Since we both love chocolate the base was pretty clear, but I wanted to combine it with something slightly bitter, light and delicious so it came to mascarpone based coffee cream with slight addition
of cherry and apricot marmalade.