I recently finished watching the BBC Wallander series n.2. I am a big fan of The Kurt Wallander Series, I read all the books last Summer before I moved to the UK. My mother had them all in the family library and she said they were really well written and thoroughly enjoyed them. I was [...][...]
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July 23rd, 2010 - 11:49 am § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #7
First ever veggie burger experiment! The burgers are made of chickpeas (cooked in water and then mashed) and diced potato, carrot, celery, a little bit of onion and some kale too, 1 egg white, salt and black pepper to taste. Patties are then rolled in breadcrumbs and cooked in a pan with just a litt[...]
July 23rd, 2010 - 11:43 am § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #6
Now, this one is very simple… From left to right: - salad with carrots, celery and green beans. - 1 hard boiled egg; fresh French cheese with basil (as salad dressing) - risotto with butternut squash: gently brown some onion with a little butter, add butternut squash cut in small dices, rice ([...]
July 16th, 2010 - 4:30 pm § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #5
Today’s bento lunch box consisted in (left to right): - 1 cup of rice (which I didn’t decorate, my bad) - some steamed green beans and carrots (more or less 1 1/2 cup, almost couldn’t fit in the little box) - a cod fillet that was smashed into the box and looks smaller than it [...[...]
July 15th, 2010 - 12:13 pm § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #4
This one looks lighter, and it also feels lighter, but the calories are about the same, bummer… From left to right: - 1 cup of rice, carrot sticks - sorta-omelette made with 1 egg and 1/3 milk, 1 teaspoon flour, a pinch of salt and some grounded mixed pepper, rolled with about 1/2 cup steamed [...]
July 14th, 2010 - 10:40 am § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #3
This one is definitely less graphic From left to right: - 1 cup of pasta with 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and some grounded chilli - 1 cup of kale, cooked in a little water in a frying pan. Then place 1/2 cup at the bottom add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and [...][...]
July 13th, 2010 - 9:44 am § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #2
Meet the Moustached Man! From top to bottom: - steamed green beans (90 gr.), 1 egg split in half, 1 slice of cucumber split in half. I sprinkled some black pepper and parsley as dressing on the green beans before trying to make the eyes with the egg and the cucumber slice. - iceberg salad, [...][...]
July 12th, 2010 - 3:24 pm § in Life & Style
Bento experiment #1
This morning I got a little creative with my lunch and the result almost looked like a bento lunch box. From left to right: - 1/2 cup of steamed white rice, 1 carrot cut in sticks - 1 chicken breast fillet, diced, cooked in a pan without oil, just some spices (I used Schwarz Grilled [...][...]
Storm approaching
After a whole week of sunshine and not less than 25 °C / 77 °F all day long, I kind of appreciated some fresh air this morning. Finally, a Summer storm! Well… no. It was dark, it was cloudy and it was chilly indeed. For just about 1 hour. Now it’s sunny again and definitely warmer[...]
Random sunsets
I like walking home across the fields and look around. You never know what you’ll stumble upon…[...]
