New Seeds !

This light .... the spring light ... there is a lot of energy , from this light and wonderful shadows , to play with ......

For me personally , it feels like a lot of new energy is taking place in me ..... there is a new joy , starting its way , slowly but steady ..... have to confess though , that there has been some cleaning out from my life , both people and things , and after the first sad moments .... what I feel now is pure happiness ... because it brings me " freedom " to do what I want . Socially : choose who I will see , and not because I have to ... Economically : not burdened with big houses or restaurants , just love this little appartment ... as it could aswell be a cell in a monastery , me and my books ( I wrote that some years back xxx )

But yes now , I have the means to live a full , rich & healthy life " my way " .... it also mirrors in a way my path to dining , or the diet culture .... eating should be a beautiful experience and not an obsessive restriction , I want a happy relationship with food , without guilt or shame because : " People who loves to Eat are always the Best People " from Julia Child.

Theres an awful lot of people , who has hopped on the " gluten - free " train , even though they do not have any kind of gluten intolerance .....

The thing with gluten free products are that they many times lack essential nutrients , iron , calcium , fiber , folate , thiamin , riboflavin and niacin , a person who follows a gluten free diet without having celiac disease , has a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in the long term , this is because they will miss out on the hearth - healthy benefits of whole grains , in addition ... many processed gluten - free products can be higher in fat , sugar & calories ..... gluten - free is not healthful , only if you are a celiac .

Test Cooking - Kitchen Stories - Summer Recipes - Nice to Try

I am trying to make a pasta dish with And a Broccoli Curry with

roasted Broccoli , Almonds and Anchovies Lentils

Broccoli florets from 2 heads , slow roasted 2 chopped onions , 1 minced

with some olive oil , until tender , put aside garlic clove , 1 apple - 1

carrot , both shredded

boil the pasta of your liking , and save some now fry everything in oil add cumin, cardamon, chili,

of the water , now heat up blackpepper, ginger, cinnamon - turmeric

3 tbsp olive oil and 3 tbsp butter , add 5-6 diced 3 dl lentils , 1/2 l water

anchovy fillets , 3 chopped garlic cloves , stir let it boil slowly 25-30 min.

until the anchovies has melted , add the broccoli

and the pasta and now stir till all is blended , add

1 cup from the pasta water , slowly while stirring Add 1/2 cup yoghurt

until the sauce is ready , salt and pepper plus salt ( always salt in the

some grated parmesana & toasted almonds on top ! end with lentils ) Serve

with salad or rice !

Also an " one in all " Oven Dish

Put red onion in big pieces , red bellpeppers in halfes , potatoes in thick slices , 1 chicken cut in 6 pieces lightly marinated in soya sauce and garlic , 10-15 black calamata olives , seasalt , blackpepper , thyme and rosmary drizzle some olive oil over and 1 cup dry white wine all together in a big oven proof dish 200c about 1 hour

Enjoy with salad !

This is an extremely easy and tangy Salad Dressing

1/3 cup Orange Juice

1/4 cup Olive Oil

1 tbsp Dijon

1 tbsp Raw Honey

1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

Sea Salt & Black Pepper from the mill.

Now shake it like crazy ... while shaking the dressing , you might aswell shake up

a Dry Martini for the cook ..... !!

The music in my kitchen

Billie Holiday Aznavour Bowie Miles Davies Roxette Miriam Bryant & the new song from Albin Johns´en Kanske nästa Sommar ( Maybe next Summer )

While the world is spinning .... there is ..

Art Exhibitions - Books to read - Coffees to drink - Friends to meet up with - A daughter in Athens/Aigina to miss - Bags to pack to see her soon - A new Yoga mat - Walks in the Sunshine - Food planning for the Summer in Sweden & My Greek Green Island Cooking in Greece !

So ....

Dance - Sing - Hug - Smile - Be Happy - Be Kind

Chris

from

GrammasKitchen

Soon .... somewhere where she loves to be .... more new energy , please !