Hello everyone, “I’m not always in the mood for booze, but that doesn’t mean I just want…water. Enter gazoz, a refreshing drink made with sparkling water, fruit syrup, and fresh herbs. Think of it as nonalcoholic spritzer that uses seasonal (and often trendy) ingredients like lemon verbena, Concord grape and thyme or quince and fennel. Gazoz is not a new creation – it was popular in Israel in the 1950’s but it’s a natural menu addition as all-day restaurants and…
Hello everyone, Today’s special is summer, cold and refreshing Russian soup Okroshka! The taste of which is so unique, unforgettable and extravagant that is able to satisfy the most exotic gastronomic preferences. Ingredients? Octopus ink, rotten shark, fried spider…I’m KIDDING! The ingredients are healthy and friendly as always at our Lenten Chef kitchen which are herbs, greens, vegetables, and nuts!
Hello everyone, Did you know that a chocolate river existed? It did! Back in 1971, the famous chocolate river in which Augustus Gloop almost drowned in the original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory film was made out of 15,000 gallons of water mixed with chocolate and cream. With all the cream, the river spoiled fairly quickly and the cast revealed it left a terrible smell. We are not after chocolate river today, but how about some Chocolate orange coconut lava porridge…
Hello everyone, You are in a process of your 15 min dinner fix, ignoring your one-year-old crying in his high-chair and yelling to him “please wait for two more min, my dear, mommy is almost done”, cutting the veggies in one bunch with the help of food processor while opening a tin of tomato sauce and dragging your foot to the fridge to quickly get a bunch of parsley (dragging, because your 3-year old is hanging on your leg asking…
Hello everyone! Today I am going to lead you through the unusual process of outdoor salmon grilling. Why unusual? We are going to prepare a whole salmon grilled in the newspaper until it burns all the way through….Yummy…BURNED ALL THE WAY THROUGH…You are kidding you say…Nope! If you got at least curious, follow the post all the way through and you will find out that we did not go mad here. You will not only get an exclusive recipe for…
Hello everyone, Shhhhh….Today we are giving away a secret to immortality and eternal youth…. “You are kidding”, you say, and yes of course, unfortunately, we cannot live forever on Earth. However, we can get older and still look young, can we? Yes, we can. How? Plastic surgeries, botox are the answers for some but not for us, my dear friends. If you are following our blog and cook the recipes we share, you are on the right track to be…
4th of July Lenten Dessert table. Plenty of fruits. Some Lenten muffins. We might get upset at the idea that we do not have a real piece of dessert. I want some chocolate. No, I’m sorry, I want lots of chocolate! Not during Lent of course…OR? A Real Lenten Chocolate Cake is a fabulous chocolate sponge cake coated generously and extra generously with avocado chocolate mousse, which we use as frosting to intensify a chocolate madness for ultimate satisfaction. Your…
We already have our Veg black bean burgers sitting in a freezer and Veg chocolate mousse cake waiting to shine. How about some quick citrus salad to refresh yourself during this unbearable hit wave? Here you go, my friends! Fennel celery citrus salad that has a unique flavor and is very sophisticated.
Shrimp scampi lovers raise your hands! I love, love, love them! Among all the shrimp recipes, this one is my favorite! How about pairing them with spaghetti pasta! Yes, please you say but Lenten pasta is dry and boring. It’s not like that yummy pasta covered with creamy sauce…(ok, soo lots of calories but so creamy and yummy). If it is not you saying this, it is me. I love cream based sauces and I decided not to get frustrated…
