Souvlaki For The Soul. As I walking home the other day, I noticed a mini food market being set up at a nearby park, just around the corner from my place.
I was curious to see what it was all about and had a good "sticky beak" around. They were selling fresh produce from a nearby farm and whilst the goods were not certified as organic, the gentlemen doing all the talking explained that they were "home grown" and "just picked". The food that grabbed my most attention were the fresh ears of corn. I'd been on a bit of a mission lately searching for corn that wasn't pre-cut and packaged in nice plastic, like I found at the supermarket recently. Let's just say that mother nature was truly well and alive when I peeled back the husks! I don't have a barbecue because I live in a compact apartment so having fresh grilled corn with butter was out of the question. I served up the fresh corn salsa with some pan fried Blue-Eyed Cod fish fillets.
Lemon infused olive oil recipe. It all started with that picture.
That's how this blog post begins. As you're aware I've shopped up big on lemons and limes. The apartment is beginning to smell like a citrus orchard (not that that's a bad thing). I was bored earlier today and thought it would be a good exercise to shoot some still life images of the abundant produce. After that was done I was still faced with the dilemma of what to do with it all.
I thought about whipping up a lime, yoghurt and olive oil cake but I just wasn't in a baking mood-yet. The only other abundant product that I ALWAYS have in the house is olive oil. I am very lucky that I have it sent from Greece. I'd actually been thinking for quite a while now to make some sort of infused olive oil concoction as the commercial ones are very expensive and frankly not worth it. In the end I decided to make a batch of lemon infused olive oil.
The process was quite simple actually. I’ll let you know how the flavours develop over time. Lemon infused Olive Oil Recipe. {DIY sugar cubes} Why not spruce up the way you serve coffee or (iced) tea?
Last night I played around with sugar a little and made my own sugar cubes. It’s really easy to make and so cute to look at! You should give it a try! What you’ll need: granulated white and/or brown sugarwaterbowlteaspoonice cube tray or candy mold How to: Pour about 1/2 cup of sugar into a bowl.Use a teaspoon to pour small amounts of water on the sugar, little by little, and mix until it is a paste-like consistency. I decided on just using the sugar plain.
I’m partying here! Fancy Ice Cubes: 3 Ways. As the summer heats up around here we are looking for ways to dress up our iced beverages. Here are three fun ideas for making your own fancy ices cubes; along with serving suggestions. Enjoy! Raspberry Mint ice cubes: to make simply add a fresh min leaf and a raspberry or two to each ice cube before freezing. These are super pretty! You can add any kind of berry or cut fruit that you like. Layered ice cubes: to make pour a layer of juice or other colored liquid into your tray, about 1/3 full. Coffee (or tea) ice cubes: to make simply fill your tray with left over coffee or tea. Have fun coming up with your own frozen favorites. xo.