Easy and Healthy Baked Apples

Hello, and welcome! Lately I've been trying to cut back on sugar as much as possible, so these baked apples are just the perfect dessert. No sugar added, just the natural flavor of the apple, the cinnamon and the citric touch of the lemon or orange juice.

Lemon Blueberry Cake recipe - healthy and dairy free

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here one of our favorite cakes - a healthy and dairy free lemon blueberry cake.

Quick and Easy Meatballs recipe

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a simple and easy recipe for some delicious meatballs, which has been one of our family's favorites this winter. 

No bake peanut butter & oats bars: a healthy treat

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a simple recipe for peanut butter & oats bars. Only three ingredients (if you want to add the chocolate, which you totally should), super quick to make, and absolutely delicious.

Easy butter cinnamon biscuits {recipe}

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a simple recipe for butter cinnamon biscuits, which are just perfect to enjoy this season!

Greek yogurt, pancake cereal and fresh fruit - healthy breakfast idea

With the school year starting, quick and healthy breakfast ideas are always useful. And this delicious combination of yogurt, fruit and pancakes is just perfect to start your day. 

Simple & Easy Pistachio Macarons with White Chocolate Pistachio Filling {recipe}

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a simple recipe for pistachio macarons. Macarons are not the easiest dessert to make, but they also do not need to be something you are afraid to try just because the process looks overwhelming at first.

And the first misconception that you need to get rid of is that macarons don't need to be window shop perfect. Even if there are little imperfections, they will still be just as tasty.

Pancake Cereal {recipe}

Hello, and welcome! Have you seen the latest mini pancake/cereal pancake trend on Pinterest? To be honest, I hadn't, not until my daughter told me about it and said she wanted to try the mini pancakes. 

So we decided to adapt our favorite Easy Cinnamon Pancakes recipe to create these tiny pancakes that apparently everyone is now eating as breakfast cereal... 

Quick & Easy Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a very quick recipe for lunch or dinner - it's easy to make, delicious and will impress any guests even if you need to make it on the go. 

And on top of that, it's very easy to adjust the ingredients to the number of people you are cooking for.

Strawberry Milkshake Ice Cream Popsicles - with only 3 ingredients

Hello, and welcome! Lately I've had almost zero time for crafting, but it's strawberry season so I definitely wanted to share this recipe here.

It's amazingly easy to make and the kids love it (adults too, by the way).

Lemon & Greek Yogurt Cake {recipe}

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here one of my favorite cakes to make when I'm in a hurry and need a quick and delicious desert. 

And, if course, nothing can go wrong when you mix lemon and Greek yogurt, right?

How to freeze cauliflower

Hello, and welcome!

After my recent post about freezing cabbage leaves, I also decided to share here how I freeze cauliflower. 

I love to make cauliflower soup (you can find my favorite recipe here) but sometimes either I get a larger cauliflower that I know I won't use up entirely before it starts deteriorating or I change my meal planning and I need to make sure nothing is wasted. 

Homemade croutons - from bread leftovers

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here an easy (and tasty) way to use up bread leftovers (and, of course, reduce food waste): homemade croutons.

How to freeze cabbage leaves

One of the things I always try to avoid is wasting food (read my post with tips and advice to reduce food waste). So whenever we visit my grandfather's old house and it's not-so-well-tended garden and we bring home a bunch of cabbage leaves (among other vegetables and herbs), I usually freeze most of them to use later (especially in soups). 

Of course it's always better to use the vegetables while fresh, but when you have too much you need to find ways to conserve them until they can be used.

Easy chocolate chip carrot cupcakes {recipe}

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm bringing you a very easy recipe to make carrot cupcakes with some delicious chocolate chips thrown in. 

5 easy ways reduce food waste

This past summer our family visited the Spanish Balearic Islands and we realized the reducing waste has become one of their major goals. With a huge tourist population during the summer and few natural resources, almost everything (including food) needs to be transported to the islands by boat or plane (generating both financial and environmental costs). And then they are left with a ton of trash that has to be treated (and recycled whenever possible). 

So recently most hotels have replaced the traditional food buffets for a la carte lunch and dinner menus (which means that the kitchens prepare only the exact amount of food that will be eaten), have put in place water saving programs and avoid using any unnecessary packaging materials. 

I've been thinking about this since we returned from our vacation and the fact that, no matter where we live, food waste is a problem  - and that everyone of us needs to be onboard to reduce it.

So here are 5 simple strategies to reduce food waste:

Super easy meat & vegetables pie {recipe}

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm bringing you an easy and healthy recipe, perfect for the upcoming cold weather. You will be making a meat and vegetables pie from scratch, with simple ingredients - and no, it's not difficult at all!

Weekly Meal Plan - free printable

Hello, and welcome! Since I've been trying to ensure we eat healthier meals at home and also reduce food waste (more blog posts about this topics yet to come), today I'm sharing here one of my latest designs (and one that I want to use regularly from now onwards): a weekly meal plan. 

Puff Pastry Nutella Rings

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a very easy dessert, especially good for the cold weather ahead):

Apple Pie {quick & easy recipe}

Hello, and welcome! We are in September already, which means that apple season is upon us. So today I'm sharing here the recipe for our favorite apple pie!