I used this as the basic recipe, and then of course, adapted it to fit my tastebuds and what I had in my pantry :) This was a single serving recipe, so I just made 2, one for me and one for my mum :)
fredag 18 juli 2014
Paleo Strawberry Shortcake
Baking Partners: I couldn't wait anymore so I browsed a paleo recipe for the Shortcake Challenge :)
I used this as the basic recipe, and then of course, adapted it to fit my tastebuds and what I had in my pantry :) This was a single serving recipe, so I just made 2, one for me and one for my mum :)
I used this as the basic recipe, and then of course, adapted it to fit my tastebuds and what I had in my pantry :) This was a single serving recipe, so I just made 2, one for me and one for my mum :)
Red currant and chocolate pie
Redcurrant pie with chocolate is great with the afternoon coffee. The acidity from the redcurrants blends nicely with the sweet filling.
12-14 pieces
Pastry
150g butter
¾ dl granulated sugar
3 dl rolled oats
2 dl flour
Filling
1 ½ dl whipping cream
50g butter
1 ½ dl light syrup
½ dl granulated sugar
200g milk chocolate
2 dl ripe redcurrants
WHAT TO DO
Preheat oven to 200°C. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add sugar, oatmeal and flour. Mix into a dough.
Press it out into a pie dish, about 26 cm in diameter, preferably with a removable bottom. Pre-bake the pie crust in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool.
Bring cream, butter, syrup and sugar in a heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes, the mixture will begin to thicken. Remove the pan from the heat.
Break the chocolate into pieces and let it melt in the pan. Stir until chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour chocolate mixture into pie shell and sprinkle with red currants. Let the pie cool in the fridge, preferably overnight. Serve preferably with whipped cream.
Didn't have the time to take a pic of the cake I made, so here is the one from the magazine where I found the recipe: tidningenhembakat.se
12-14 pieces
Pastry
150g butter
¾ dl granulated sugar
3 dl rolled oats
2 dl flour
Filling
1 ½ dl whipping cream
50g butter
1 ½ dl light syrup
½ dl granulated sugar
200g milk chocolate
2 dl ripe redcurrants
WHAT TO DO
Preheat oven to 200°C. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add sugar, oatmeal and flour. Mix into a dough.
Press it out into a pie dish, about 26 cm in diameter, preferably with a removable bottom. Pre-bake the pie crust in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool.
Bring cream, butter, syrup and sugar in a heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes, the mixture will begin to thicken. Remove the pan from the heat.
Break the chocolate into pieces and let it melt in the pan. Stir until chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour chocolate mixture into pie shell and sprinkle with red currants. Let the pie cool in the fridge, preferably overnight. Serve preferably with whipped cream.
torsdag 17 juli 2014
Paleo Meatloaf AND Paleo Pulled Chicken...
Hi there...
Yesterday I was surfing the Net in order to find some Paleo meals that I could make ahead of time and then put in the freezer - and I found Paleo Meatloaf... When I took the grounded beef out of the freezer I also found some whole chickens - so I took one of those out too...
Here is the recipe I used to make the Paleo Meatloaf ( with adjustments to what I could find in my pantry, of course :))
Paleo Meatloaf
When I was done, there was a lot of BBQ sauce left so I decided to use that with the chicken... I rubbed the chicken with the BBQ sauce (added juice from a lemon to freshen up the taste a bit) and put it in my Römertopf Mud pot (is it really called a Mud pot in English?). I then placed it in the COLD oven, put the timer on 1h 45min and the temperature 175°C.
Then I took it out of the oven, let it cool down a bit and took the meat and discarded the bones :)
Done
Easy Peasy - One BBQ sauce - 2 meals, sort of anyway :)
Yesterday I was surfing the Net in order to find some Paleo meals that I could make ahead of time and then put in the freezer - and I found Paleo Meatloaf... When I took the grounded beef out of the freezer I also found some whole chickens - so I took one of those out too...
Here is the recipe I used to make the Paleo Meatloaf ( with adjustments to what I could find in my pantry, of course :))
Paleo Meatloaf
When I was done, there was a lot of BBQ sauce left so I decided to use that with the chicken... I rubbed the chicken with the BBQ sauce (added juice from a lemon to freshen up the taste a bit) and put it in my Römertopf Mud pot (is it really called a Mud pot in English?). I then placed it in the COLD oven, put the timer on 1h 45min and the temperature 175°C.
Then I took it out of the oven, let it cool down a bit and took the meat and discarded the bones :)
Done
Easy Peasy - One BBQ sauce - 2 meals, sort of anyway :)
onsdag 16 juli 2014
DIY - Infused water
Zero calories
A lot of taste (the taste of your preference)
Easy to make and adjust
What I'm talking about?
Infused water!
I think that ordinary plain water doesn't taste great so I searched the Net in order to find some ways to make me drink more water.
Time to do some experiments...
First I took a large jar and filled it with berries (raspberries, blueberries and blackberries the first time)
Filled up the jar with filtered water and put the jar in the fridge over night.
That's it
Drink up :) and don't forget to try different flavors!!!
The Berry water was wonderful, as was the cucumber-lemon water, ONLY watermelon was disgusting (to say the least). In the pic you can see my Green Tea-Lemon water and the start of what is going to be Apple-cinnamon water.
What kind of water have you made - good or bad?! Please let me know what I can't miss and what I easily can live without ;)
Link to where I found the Apple-Cinnamon "recipe": naturalcuresnotmedicine.com
Writing this post, trying to find where I found the inspiration to the other ones, I stumbled upon this: http://www.infusedwaterrecipes.com/
A lot of taste (the taste of your preference)
Easy to make and adjust
What I'm talking about?
Infused water!
I think that ordinary plain water doesn't taste great so I searched the Net in order to find some ways to make me drink more water.
Time to do some experiments...
First I took a large jar and filled it with berries (raspberries, blueberries and blackberries the first time)
Filled up the jar with filtered water and put the jar in the fridge over night.
That's it
Drink up :) and don't forget to try different flavors!!!
The Berry water was wonderful, as was the cucumber-lemon water, ONLY watermelon was disgusting (to say the least). In the pic you can see my Green Tea-Lemon water and the start of what is going to be Apple-cinnamon water.
What kind of water have you made - good or bad?! Please let me know what I can't miss and what I easily can live without ;)
Link to where I found the Apple-Cinnamon "recipe": naturalcuresnotmedicine.com
Writing this post, trying to find where I found the inspiration to the other ones, I stumbled upon this: http://www.infusedwaterrecipes.com/
tisdag 15 juli 2014
So far, the easiest and best vanilla "one-bowl" recipe I've tried
For those of you who know me, you know I've been trying desperately to find a "one-bowl" recipe w/ vanilla in stead of chocolate - and I think I've found it... The cupcakes didn't shrink in the paper cups, they didn't leak any grease - and that's perfect in my opinion :)
One bowl vanilla cupcakes
Next time I'll fill the cups half full (because I don't want to waste a lot from the top of the cupcakes when I'm using cupcake toppers)
When the cupcakes were done, I cut the top off, made a hole in the middle and filled the hole with mango puré. Added a generous amount of vanilla buttercream and placed the cupcake topper on top.
My son brought these cupcakes as a birthday gift - so we made some LEGO decorations :)
One bowl vanilla cupcakes
Next time I'll fill the cups half full (because I don't want to waste a lot from the top of the cupcakes when I'm using cupcake toppers)
When the cupcakes were done, I cut the top off, made a hole in the middle and filled the hole with mango puré. Added a generous amount of vanilla buttercream and placed the cupcake topper on top.
My son brought these cupcakes as a birthday gift - so we made some LEGO decorations :)
fredag 11 juli 2014
Kexchokladpaj i portionsform
Hittade en recept på Kexchokladpaj via Facebook - som jag tänkte jag skulle testa... Men jag använde lite större muffinsformar av aluminium och gjorde en portionsvariant i stället - och de som testat sa att det smakade bra :) serveras gärna med en klick grädde eller glass :)
Kexchokladpaj
Kexchokladpaj
tisdag 8 juli 2014
DIY After Sun Cooling Spray
At least here, in the northern part of Sweden, it is HOT at the moment, so I'd like to share another DIY project I found browsing the Internet (Pinterest to be exact :))
After sun spray
After sun spray
lördag 5 juli 2014
Chocolate raspberry birthday cake :)
Hi there :) I usually have a lot of things I'd like to share with you but I often forget or remember when I'm in bed, ready for sleep (and NO, I won't get out of bed to write a blogpost) :D
Today there is a birthday cake - a fairly simple one, when it comes to making it and also the flavors are fairly simple and easy-going...
Cake base:
One bowl chocolate cake - Martha Stewart knows her stuff, and there are a lot of recipes on her site I'd like to try :)
Raspberry mousse:
2dl of raspberry jam (preferably made by yourself)
3dl heavy whipping cream
2 tbs gelatin
2 Tbs cold water (at least here in Sweden you mix the gelatin w/ cold water, let it sit for a couple of minutes, heat the paste gently until it the mix melts and then whipping it into the raspberry-heavy cream mixture)
1.5dl frozen or partially frozen raspberries
Whip the heavy cream and the jam (ofc you can use what ever kind of berries you like) a couple of minutes - mix in the gelatin and the half frozen berries. When I use this mousse in a cake I directly pour it on the base and let it settle w/ the cake in the fridge when I'm done...
This cake had four layers of cake base and three layers of mousse.
I covered it w/ a chocolate cream cheese frosting
300 g cream cheese, softened
500 g confectioners' sugar
75 g butter, softened
15 ml vanilla extract
55 g unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tbs chili powder (the non smokey one :))
Mix all the ingredients together, and let sit in the fridge a while. Taste and decide if you more chili or if it's enough - cover the cake with frosting and top it of with A LOT of fresh raspberries :)
ENJOY <3
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