VaasaDiary
strawberry lemonade cocktail
http://theblondcook.com/2013/05/strawberry-lemonade-cocktail/
Helloooooooo everyone :) as you can already see that today’s recipe is about my special smoothie. One can never have too many smoothies in summer. I feel like it is already summer, esp for Finland :)
I cannot believe how warm it has been this past few days 25 degree Celsius in May you got to be kidding :) Well, summer’s finally here and am absolutely happy about it. I haven’t been here much and writing up about my food, ideas and pix it has been a rather challenging ride for me. I am in the midst of moving, so I’ve been packing up my stuff and have tons of boxes. I have collected way too many stuff, to the flea market it shall go to now.
Enough about me now and back to my fave ol’ smoothie. I swear it is just delish and I make it almost every day since I get fresh strawberries and blueberries. In a sentence, I would describe it as the best “pick me up”, besides tiramisu :) So, I hope you’ll try it out and like it as much as I do :) Cheers!
Special Smoothie
1/3 cup blueberries
1/2 cups strawberries
1 ripe banana
1/2 cup milk/soy milk
1-2 tbs honey
Add them all into a blender and let it do the magic for you.
Chocolate-Caramel Tart with Raspberries
http://firstlookthencook.com/2013/05/08/chocolate-caramel-tart-with-raspberries/
This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com blog.
So, i’m moving to Åland soon. It’s a small Island here in Finland close enough to Stockholm, Sweden. I’ve been here for almost 4 years, how time flies so fast. Hoping that the move would be something good for me with new opportunities and new hopes too. I shall be sad about leaving my friends here, of course I wont be leaving for good as I shall still come back as often as possible. It’s difficult for me to leave them as they are like my family.
Would be kind of weird to have a blog about vaasadiary but living in Åland :) So there you go, one can never be too sure about the future. Guess i’ll blog more about Scandinavian food when I have the opportunity to do so as I am still a newbie to Scandinavian cuisine. Well enough of about me here. So today am posting about baked ziti :)
Baked ziti is definitely a crowd pleaser. It’s easy to make especially on a weeknight speedy dinner menu. I love making bolognese sauce and usually would use that to make lasagna or even baked ziti a few days after. So here’s my simple and humble version of this delicious dish.
Baked Ziti
1 pound ziti or penne
2 tbs olive oil
2-3 fresh basil leave
1 packet mozarella cheese
A jar of marinara sauce
400gm of minced beef or any meat u like
salt & pepper
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 450° and bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the ziti to the pot and boil until just al dente. Drain and return the ziti to the pot.
2. In a frying pan, heat oil and add meat. Cook until the meat is no longer pink. Add in the marina sauce. Add in the seasoning . Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Once the sauce is cooked add it to the ziti and stir thoroughly. Pour half of the ziti into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and top with half of the mozzarella .Repeat with the remaining ziti and cheese. Bake the ziti on the top rack of the oven for about 15 minutes, until it is bubbling and browned. Let the ziti rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”
Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.
“In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know, Grandma, there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email. “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!”
The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.
He acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers, taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him.
From top to bottom:
Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).
Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.
Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.
The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.
Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).
Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).
Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).
Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).
Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.
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Taiwanese Recipes At A Glance
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Princesstårta (Swedish Princess Cake)
Here’s another addition to my collection of Swedish food. Another local fave would be Princesstårta (princess cake). Sponge cakes, filled with loads of cream and topped with marzipan :) check it out.
