Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Must Remember This Mushroom Pilaf Recipe

It will only take 30 minutes to cook this beauty.
Ingredients:
a couple of cups of quinoa
olive oil
2 cloves of finely chopped garlic
200g of different sorts of mushrooms
1 large finely chopped onion
juice of 1 large lemon
1 tablespoon dried basil
a bunch of fresh oregano finely chopped

Firstly make the quinoa. Usually 15 minutes boiling time is enough but check with packet. While the quinoa cooks, chop the vegetables.

When the quinoa is done set aside but keep warm. Heat a splash of olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and the chopped onion and stir over medium heat until slightly softened. Add in the mushrooms. Season with sea salt and pepper. Cook till the mushrooms feel tender. In a cup mix the lemon juice with the herbs and set aside. When the mushrooms are ready scoop the quinoa in the mixture and then pour over the lemon and herbs mix. Toss well. Goodnight.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

New Joy


Happy Kitchen just opened in London Fields and it' s food heaven.
Vegan, gluten free & organic. That does not mean that everything tastes like cardboard. The opposite. Super friendly staff, the best brownies EVER, and cherry smoothie. Need I say more?

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Feta Saganaki Is Not A Japanese Recipe



It sounds Japanese but is Greek and I am homesick (again) so I cooked it today. With sesame seeds and honey. For a moment I was magically transferred to my favorite place in Athens, eating with Anna. Here is the way to make it :

• 250g feta
• 1 small egg
• 1/2 teaspoons ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoons ground paprika
• olive oil

• flour (used gluten -free all purpose and it was great)
• sesame seeds

1 teaspoon oregano

• 3 tablespoons honey

Cut the feta into long chunks, so they look like little fingers and place in the freezer for 15 minutes. It is very important to do that so they wont break while cooking.

Mix the egg, pepper, paprika and oregano in a bowl and beat well. Roll each piece of feta in the egg mixture, then roll in the flour. Once you have done all of them, roll each piece in the egg for a second time, then roll in the sesame seeds.

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, and cook the feta on each side until golden. Once they are ready remove and drizzle with a little honey and serve immediately.

Generally speaking feta saganaki is harmful for your heart to have every day and for your figure too, but if you serve it with something healthy like asparagus you can reduce the levels of guilt.