Asparagus and Chickpea Pasta | Testenine s šparglji in čičeriko

Spring is just great with all the fresh veggies like asparagus, isn’t it? I often buy so many veggies, that my fridge is completely full. And then I ran out of ideas what to cook. This is when I turn to my favorite blogs and this is what happened today. The recipe below is simple and good, especially for children. It tastes soft and creamy, it is not spicy or sharp, but still healthy, vegan and full of flavour. You can easily add some hot sauce (I recommend Chili Pipp) and parmesan.

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Testenine s šparglji in čičeriko

Pomlad je res super z vso svežo zelenjavo, ki jo ponuja. Še posebej šparglji. Pogosto si kupim cel hladilnik zelenjave, nato pa ostanem brez ideje kaj kuhati. Takrat se obrnem na moje najljubše blog in točno to se mi je zgodilo danes. Recept, ki ga najdeš spodaj, je preprost in okusen, posebno za otroke. Po okusu je zelo blag in kremen, ne pekoč, pa vseeno zdrav, veganski in poln različnih okusov. Brez problema pa na koncu dodaš malo pekoče omake (priporočam Čili Pipp) in parmezan.

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Bread Dumplings with Fennel | Kruhovi cmoki s koromačem

Since it has been almost a week from my last post, I now owe you two recipes. The first is a quite common dish in our family. If you have leftover bread, you make Bread Dumplings. But this is my version, without eggs and therefore vegan. And the other is the Fennel sauce. I never ate fennel before I moved in with my boy. Then his mother invited us for a lunch a while ago and cooked it. It is obvious I wanted the recipe and now I share it with you.

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Kruhovi cmoki s koromačem

Ker je že skoraj en teden od zadnje objave, sem vam danes dolžna dva recepta- Prvi je kar pogosto na našem jedilniku. Če ti ostane kruh, pač narediš kruhove cmoke. Vender je to moja verzija, brez jajc in zato veganska. In drugi je koromač v omaki. Nikoli nisem jedla koromača preden sem se preselila k fantu. Nato naju je njegova mami povabila na kosilo in ga pripravila. Seveda sem hotela recept in sedaj ga delim z vami.

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Guacamole | Avokadov namaz

Days are really going by fast, when you have a lot to do. We are renovating a flat for rent and it just needs final touches. We have a national holiday tomorrow and the day after, so my boy will be home and we will finally put a fence around our garden up. And I need to clean our house, since we will have lots of people helping tomorrow. I know I promised a post about guacamole quite a while ago, but here it is. Enjoy these beautiful days!

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Avokadov namaz

Dnevi kar bežijo mimo, ko imam veliko dela. Prenavljamo stanovanje za najem, kjer so potrebni še zadnji opravki. Jutri in pojutrišnjem sta praznika, tako da bo moj fant doma in bomo končno naredili ograjo okoli vrta. Čaka me še čiščenje stanovanja, saj jutri pride kar nekaj ljudi pomagati pri ograji. Vem, da sem obljubila objavo o guacamolu (avokadovem namazu) precej časa nazaj, ampak tukaj je. Uživajte te lepe dni!

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Garden update | Novo v vrtu #3/2013

Do you garden? I know it is not popular among young people, but it so relaxing and rewarding. I don’t complicate things, I don’t turn the soil over, I don’t use fertilizers (just homemade compost), I don’t have to water every day, because I use mulch, I don’t spend  lots and lots of money, but I grow my own seedlings and pick up the seeds in autumn. I would like to exchange the seeds and seedlings, but for now this has been only possible to do with friend’s mother. Everyone else is still only buying seeds or seedlings and using way to much fertilizer. I hope things will change in the future!

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Novo v vrtu

Ali imaš vrt? Vem, da ni priljubljen med mladimi, vendar je zelo sproščujoče in nagrajujoče opravilo. Sama ne zapletam stvari, ne obrašam prsti (štiham), ne uporabljam gnojil (samo domač kompost), ne zalivam vsak dan, saj uporabljam zastirko, ne porabim veliko denarja, saj sama vzgojim moje sadike in poberem semena v jeseni. Rad bi si izmenjala semena in sadike, ampak je bilo za zdaj to mogoče le s prijateljevo mamo. Vsi ostali so še vedno pristaši nakupovanja semen ali sadik in uporabi veliko gnojila. Upam, da se bodo stvari v prihodnosti spremenile!

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Mozzarella and Chard Muffins | Mufini z mozzarello in blitvo

I love spring! But our dear nature was so generous with snow and rain this year, that we had so few spring days and now it is already as hot as in the middle of summer. My boy’s parents spent their weekend by the sea and they came back with wild asparagus and young chard. Thw two of us were home cleaning, partying and cycling! We found time to pick some wild garlic near the river. It so good to eat fresh vegetables! You can find a recipe with fresh chard below, a recipe with wild asparagus here and one with wild garlic is coming soon.

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Mufini iz mozzarello in blitvo

Rada imam pomlad. vendar je bila letos naša narava zelo radodarna z snegom in dežjem, da smo imeli zelo malo pomladnih dni, sedaj pa je že skoraj tako vroče, kot sredi poletja. Starši mojega fanta so vikend preživeli ob morju, domov pa sta prinesla divje šparglje in mlado blitvo. Midva sva bila doma in pospravljala, žurala in kolesarila. Našla sva tudi čas za nabiranje čemaža blizu reke. Super je jesti svežo zelenjavo! Recept s svežo blitvo najdeš spodaj, recept z šparglji tukaj, z čemažem pa pride kmalu.

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Fried Bulgur | Pečeni bulgur

I am a big fan of Asian food. But eating rice all the time, no thank you. A few days ago I made Bulgur Burgers and accidentally cooked too much bulgur. I saved it and yesterday used it in a dish, that is very similar to Fried rice, but is made with bulgur. So I named it Fried Bulgur.

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Pečeni bulgur

Sem velika ljubiteljica azijske hrane, ampak, da bi ves čas jedla le riž? Ne hvala. Pred nekaj dnevi sem pripravila burgerje izbulgurja in po nesreči skuhala preveč le tega. Shranila sem ga v hladilniku in včeraj pripravila v jedi, ki zelo spominja na pečen riž, le da je narejena iz bulgurja. Zato sem jo poimenovala pečeni bulgur.

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Bulgur burgers | Burger iz bulgurja

Bulgur, an ancient middle east food, now a part of a healthy diet in western countries. A perfect substitute for rice with less calories with lots of proteins and fibers. I must admit I have heard of it, but never knew what it is. Then  I found a recipe for bulgur burgers and bought it. And I love the taste and texture.  I will definitely use it often. It is so sunny outside that I will be short this time. If you scroll down and click the more button, you will find my version of the recipe. I made them with some guacamole (recipe coming soon) and green salad with pine seeds.

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Burger iz bulgurja

Bulgur, staro živilo iz Bližnjega vzhoda, ki je sedaj del zdrave prehrane v zahodnih državah. Popoln nadomestek riža z manj kalorij in z veliko beljakovin in vlaknin. Moram priznati, da sem slišala zanj, vendar nisem vedela kaj je. Potem sem našla recept za burgerje iz bulgurja in sem ga kupila. Priznam, da mi je okus in tekstura zelo všeč. Zagotovo ga bom pogosto uporabljala. Je pa tako sončno zunaj, da bom tokrat kratka. Če ste se pomaknite navzdol in kliknite na gumb more, boste našli mojo verzijo recepta. Postregla sem jih je z nekaj guacamola (recept kmalu na voljo) in zeleno solato s pinjolami.

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Zucchini rolls | Bučkini zavitki

It is that time of the year again! You know what I am talking about right? Either you love it or you hate it. Or you are not being honest. Sun, friends and family, birds, sunglasses, short skirts, hammock and great food. Oh, yes. The grilling and picnic time is here.

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Bučkini zavitki

Spet je tu tisti čas! Saj veš o čem govorim, ane? Sta samo dve možnosti, ali ga obožuješ ali pa ne maraš. Ali pa nisi čisto iskren/a. Sonce, prijatelji in družina, ptički, sončna očala, kratka krila, dobra hrana. Ja, čas žara in piknikov je tu!

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Garden update | Novo v vrtu #2/2013

A little more then a week has gone by. The plants are growing as nuts. Finally, we got rid of snow. Now I am waiting for soil to warm up. Here are the pictures.

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Malo več kot en teden je minilo. Rastline rastejo kot nore. Končno smo se znebili snega. Sedaj čakam, da se ogreje zemlja. Tukaj so slike.


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Yours truly, A.

 

Vegan mini tarts | Veganske mini pogačice

A few days ago we had two dear friends over and one of them is vegan. If I expect guests I always try to prepare a small snack and always adapt the menu to all present. Well if not the whole menu, at least a part of it. I know how you feel when having a special diet and you pay a visit and there is nothing you can eat. And people always make a big deal out of it. But just a little effort and you can make a snack that everyone will love. If nothing else, put a basket of fruit in the middle of all those salami sandwiches and you have succeeded!

But if you want to show off your cooking skills, just scroll down and be amazed ;)

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Veganske mini pogačice

Pred nekaj dnevi sta na obisk prišla dva dobra prijatelja A. in P. A. je veganka in če pričakujem goste, se vedno potrudi, da pripravim manjši prigrizek in vedno prilagodim izbor vsem gostom. Če že ne celotnega menija pa vsaj delček. Sama dobro vem, kako je če prideš na obisk in ni nič primernega tvoji dieti. Ljudje vedno delajo slona iz muhe, ko pride do tega. Z minimalno vloženega truda lahko vsak pripravi prigrizek, ki bo primeren za vse. Če ne drugega, na mizo med vse mesne narezke postavi košaro s sadjem in si uspel!

Če pa želiš pokazati kuharske sposobnosti pa se premakni malo nižje ;)

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