Black Summer

It has been in many ways a dark strange summer ...my hipreplacement went very well , until my knee on the other side started to hurt , and the root to this problem is my other hip , new surgery in the fall ...so after my return from Gotland I have been working with painkillers ...not my favourite ...but since I dont get any money from the Social Insurance , because my years abroad and I am only working on short time contracts .....so its only to work !!

Then my brothers carcrash .. we just had the funeral ,, so here I am standing and trying not to blew away , in the middle of the blowing wind !!!

well there is only one way to walk .. forward .. and to bury yourself in books , recipes and green wonderful cooking ... since my darling daughter is down in Greece and me and myself is alone ... I made a lovely vegetarian stew the other day , try it ..

Carrot & Black bean stew

You need

750 g slanted carrots

500 g boiled black beans

2 sliced squash

1 sliced onion

4 chopped pieces of garlic

fry the onion and garlic in some oil and butter , until golden add the carrots , let it fry on medium heat 5 min. add the squash , crushed green , rose and black pepper of your taste ,dust some cayenne over and 4-5 dl vegetable stock , 1 tbsp chili sauce , stir and let it boil slowly 40 - 45 min. add the beans and a dollop of youghurt , parsley and your nice veggie stew is ready .. served only with a green salad or with pasta, rice, couscous .. make your choice !

and why not indulge in a healthy no bake naturally sweetened full of protein sweet ...

You simply need ..

1 cup oats

2/3 coconut flings toasted

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup flax seeds

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

some vanilla extract

stir everything together and chill for 1/2 hour , make small balls , if it feels to dry add more honey , if it feels to wet add more oats

makes around 25 p

enjoy !

I have some weeks left to work this summer ... and then I will hopefully go to my beloved island Gotland for a fortnight ...time will see what will happen next ...hopefully a lot of laughter and hugs ...we do need close contact with other beings ..and to see the small important things in everything around us ..while I was writing this post , the lovely tunes from Zen Music For Balance and Relaxation , was filling my ears and mind ...

until next time

be well

laugh and hug

cook

Chris from Grammas Kitchen

at the moment situated in Sweden