Today no any recipe. 🙂
Just a nice photo, which was taken with my phone, and I can’t share it with you, guys!
I adore all kind of berries!
Stay tuned!
Mila
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Penne with basil and parmigiano
Hi guys
Long time didn’t post anything. I had short and unplanned trip to Russia, then had been moving into a new apartment (bigger, lighter, lucky me). But one Russian saying says “moving is worse than a fire”, and I can’t agree. It really drains me. Thank God, almost all stuff already in place.
Since my small basil has been grown I’m trying to use it, it gives wonderful aroma:)
The simplest dish- penne with basil and parmigiano. Serve 1-for yourself 😉
-You can use any ready basil pesto or do it the quickest version: basil, some parmesan and olive oil mix in a blender until smoothly combine or fresh basil leaves with olive oil.
-Cook 100-200 g of the penne in plenty of boiling salted water around 9 minutes. Drain it, reserve few spoons of cooking water or use cream.
-Toss and stir the hot pasta with pesto, fresh basil leaves and reserving water or cream.
-Spinkle with pistachios and parmesan.
Serve and Enjoy:)
Have a lovely weekend!
Mila
Special tea
The cold is going around here this days. Unfortunately, few days back I woke up with a tickle in my throat and blocked nose. The good tea to drink to fight a cold is very easy to make.
You need around 3-5 cm of ginger root (peeled and sliced). Put it in 1 litre of water and let simmer for 10 minutes, then add pinch of cinnamon, 2 cloves, several mint lives, 2 tsps of green tea (optional), juice of one lemon. Strain the tea into a cup and add the honey to taste.
The ginger brings relief from cough and cold and strengthens your immune system!
Enjoy and stay healthy! 😀
Lip-smacking lamb ribs
Happy belated Easter, dear friends! Hope everyone had a wonderful family dinner! 🙂
Lamb ribs. You can find it across the world and gonna fall in love with! 😉
The wonderful combination of marinade ingredients and you end up with lip-smacking dish.
My marinade recipe call for using brandy, but you can skip it or replace with lemon juice (or add a little vinegar).
Ingredients (Serves 2-3)
0.5 kg lamb ribs
1 to 3 small red chillies, depends on your taste
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 tbsp brandy (or rum or 3 tbsp of lemon juice)
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1-1.5 tbsp mustard (Dijon or plain is ok too)
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soy sauce (or Westchester sauce)
1/2 tbsp sugar
dash of black pepper
Let’s start!
Mix all ingredients together, stir to combine.
How to dice chillies you can have a look here, I do exactly the same.
Pour the marinate over lamb ribs, rub to coat and leave for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Fry on preheated pan for 4-5 minutes each side.
Serve with fresh lettuce and tomatoes and/or baked carrots.
I should to mention how delicious baked carrots are and fast-cooking (what’s more healthy).
Cut 300 gr of carrots (cleaned and peeled) into sticks. Put them on a baking tray, pour over 2 tbsp olive oil + 1 tsp honey and season with white pepper, paprika and cumin. You can drizzle with 1-2 tsp of soy sauce (optionally). Bake until softy around 20 minutes (190C/400F).
Bon appetite! 🙂
Forgiveness Sunday
Today is the last day of Butterweek, which is called Forgiveness Sunday, when people ask each other for forgiveness.
Farewell to Butterweek is a traditional folk gathering, along with theatrical performances, sleighs’ sliding, games and amusements.
A culmination of the festival is burning of an Idol made from straw and dressed as a woman, which is called Winter scarecrow and symbolized farewell to the winter and greeting the spring.
A straw-woman was burned in a field, beyond villages. Old stuff, clothes were burned also in fires, besides straw and firewoods. Nowadays it takes place in city/town squares, where all citizens are able to come.
Have a lovely weekend, guys! 😀
*painted pics I took from the net
