Ugly beauty

If it was all about looks

this pile of tasty food

would have to hide in the shadows

far from my camera lens

But If you close your eyes

you'll taste the flavors of the spinach, onion, red pepper, garlic,

lentils, celery and potatoes.

a bit of leek and rosemary

thats it!

Talking about ugly beauty

look at this gentleman!

Sweetness

After a good meal

it might me time for something sweet.

When I was little we had dessert every day.

My mum did like her mum did

it was a way to make dinner complete

and also a way to make your money last.

The desserts was old fashioned puddings,

fruit and berry desserts

things like milky tapioka soup(we called it pearl soup),

samolina pudding, bread pudding

We didn't have a lot of money,

but we always had our dinner and dessert.

These days I don't live up to my mum's standard.

We never skip dinner

but dessert comes mostly during the weekend.

We love our dessert!

Apple dessert and whipped cream
Home made icecream, pears, cookies and chocolate sauce

Cherry crumble and whipped cream

Aah, sweeat heaven!

Weekend grub

Yorkshire puddings is always a hit in our house

Today, for the first time, I made enough.

12x3=36 pieces)

Little Chef had his with strawberry jam as usual,

the rest of us had them with gravy and all the trimmings.

Since I am a mum of two teenagers

I seem to always be on stand by

in case someone needs a ride somewhere

or needs to be picked up somewhere.

I don't like to have them walking in the streets after dark

.Therefor, there hasn't been much wine drinking lately.

Today I gave my husband the car keys

and granted myself a glass of wine!

Yorkshires and wine, very sofisticated!

Books

Protecting the pages of knowledge! It has to be done!

Chicken and chick pea soup

It is always time for soup

Warm, thick and tasty.

our throuts are slightly sore,

just when school is about to start for the kids.

I didn't go lightly on the chile!

Copy cat

Cooking is somtimes about borrowing other peoples ideas!

New ways of cooking

adding new stuff to the repertoire!

Good old Pringles, crushed

And Chicken breast in pieces

turned in flour, egg and pringle crumbs

Fried in oil

Crispy pieces served with tortellini and vegetables

Thanks for the idea Christo,

this is officially one of our new favourites!

Teens and mommies

I'm officially mother of two teenagers
as Little Chef turns 13 today.
Pink Princesse has been a teenager for som time now
And she has her dignity to think of
(or so she claims)
But the Little Chef still has fun with his mommy:

Corny pork

Having english as my second language can be challenging

when it comes to naming ingredients when I cook.

I might name them all wrong, but bear with me I'm doing the best I can

If you see me make an obvious mistake, please tell me

I love to learn!

Anyway lets call this meat

smoked pork chops

Its not too far from the truth I think.

Corn as sweet as candy

A rare pleasure!

Potatoes au gratin, chop and corn.
Maybe not the most elegant plate
but genuine and tasty!

End of holiday, but still its holiday in my heart

Its August and I'm back at work

and I my mind is drifting

to a picnic in a park

and a walk on a beach
While I sit in my office

My oregano is wild and flowering

In my freezer

There is boxes of cherry goodness

for many winter desserts to be made When the weekend comes once more

I'll be making cheesy scones yet another time

to my dearest, just because he loves them

There will be no leftovers for lunch