Month: January 2021

Green Smoothies

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Week 4 – 2021 This is another post from the series “I tried something new this week”. Lately I have been trying to minimise food waste as much as possible. In general, I try to minimise waste of any kind but throwing away food is something that I hardly tolerate. Yes, we have everything at our fingertips, from takeaway food to grocery deliveries. But it’s hard to find vegetables with a good shelf life. During the lockdown I tried to organise my groceries by ordering deliveries for staples and go to the local market for fresh ingredients. This way I get to support the local market as well. And even when I organise the food well I still end up with a surplus of vegetables or fruits sometimes. I found a really good way to prevent any fresh vegetables or fruits go to waste, I do smoothies. They make a great breakfast or afternoon snack and they keep well in the fridge for at least one day in a sealed jar. I am going to …

Snow Flakes & Memories

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Week 3 – 2021 This is another post from the series “I tried something new this week”. But this week is a bit different, I am not writing about something new that I cooked, or tried, I am writing about something new that I experienced. Every morning this winter I have been hoping for either blue skies or snow. Granted that snowing doesn’t happen very often in South West London, one can only hope right? This morning I woke up to the same grey sky that makes every day look the same. The grey is in perfect sync with the monotony of the lockdown and yet it seems like is mocking you every day with it’s passivity. It’s this feeling that you get when you look up, that no sun, moon or stars ever existed. The clouds are not even clouds anymore, they are just a thick blanket that puts the landscape around you in a non flattering light. I have my morning coffee thinking about ways to make today different and I almost miss …

Mirin Marinated Tofu & Lime Rice

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Week 2 – 2021 This is another post from the series “I tried something new this week”. I like to do very simple recipes for lunch, mostly something fresh and light. The recipe I am writing about this week makes a really good lunch and it was also an opportunity for me to try a new way to cook tofu. This is the first time I used both silken tofu and mirin. Mirin is a sweet Japanese rice wine that makes a great marinade for tofu. Here is what I tried and what I would improve for the next time. Ingredients (2 portions) 150 basmati rice 1 lime 250g silken tofu 4 tbs mirin 4 tbs soy sauce 4 tbs honey salt pepper cooking oil a knob of butter radishes cucumbers sweet red peppers Method Wash the rice and cook it with a pinch of salt and a knob of butter for 10 minutes. When cooked, let it stand for 10 minutes. In the mean time cut the tofu in 2cm cubes and gently fry …

Tuna Steak with Bulgur & Beetroot

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Week 1 – 2021 This is another post from the series “I tried something new this week”. I started this year with a lot of inspiration! I have been watching a lot of cooking shows lately and my partner and I have decided to buy more food that we never cooked with. Every time we go to the local market we get a vegetable that we never used before. We also started to get ingredients that we are not comfortable cooking with. So we really pushed ourselves lately and is fun! This week we created this recipe and I thought of sharing it with you because it turned out great. We did tuna steaks with a bulgur salad and roasted beetroot and fennel. Ingredients (2 portions) 2 tuna steaks coriander seeds black peppercorns sea salt olive oil 1 lemon 100g bulgur 1/2 red onion a few plum tomatoes mooli radish 3 fresh beetroots 1 fennel parsley Method Step 1. Preheat the oven at 200°C, Peel the beetroot and cut it in wedges. Cut the fennel …