Potato arrived to Europe in 16th century and was at first named tartuffli – earth truffles. As a matter of fact French still call it pomme de terre – earth apples. Potatoes had a slow start on Europeans tables. The French were convinced that they were responsible for leprosy, Scottish Protestants did not like them because they were not mentioned in the Bible. This humble vegetable had to wait until mid eighteen century to become widespread. Today it is hard…
This weekend our little boy turned two. Originally we wanted to have a family barbecue for his party (did I say before that I love bbq?). But Derbyshire weather decided for us that barbecue is not going to be an option. We then went on with plan B. Indoors cold buffet lunch style party. The birthday party was great and the little man had plenty of presents. Amongst many treats we have put a cold fusilli pasta with redo pesto….
New post and guess what am I writing about this time? Yes, it is breakfast again! By now you probably learned that breakfasts are rather quite important to me. I never skip this meal and during weekends I like start the day with a really nice, solid breakfast. Being domesticated by my British wife I had my fair share of usual suspects: fry up, bacon sandwich or drop scones. However , whilst I really like bacon or drop scones, sometimes…
For my family Sunday breakfasts are always a bit special. Because Sunday is our family day we like to start with a good breakfast eaten together. Sometimes it is a classic fry up, sometimes we like to treat ourselves and we may have american pancakes. But these dishes usually require a bit of time and attention. During Summer months we like to go out and enjoy as much of the great British summer as possible. On those weekends I do…
There are days when you just need that extra boost of energy. It might be because you just finished your work out routine, or maybe you are on a hike. Whatever the reason what you need at such time is a quick snack to give your body some fuel. Why not combine goodness of peanut butter and oat flakes with added maple syrup to sweeten the deal. Packed with protein, carbs and fibre these cookies are just perfect to replenish…