Juices!

I have thrown myself into juices recently. Well...not really recently, actually it was like 3-4 years ago when I got my first juicer. Homemade juices are one of the best things that you can do yourself. And healthiest. The only pain in the ass is cleaning your juicer after you are done making the juice. Modern juicers are a bit easier to clean but still. 

The best thing to do is to clean the juicer right after you are done with juicing. This was you can clean it only with some water and fruit bits won't stick to juicer parts but will flush off easily. 

My favourite juice?

Well - its a mix. Its a mix of pineapple juice, orange juice and banana.Try it, its easy to make and these fruits are a match made in heaven. This is the best juice I had tasted so far and you only need a few everyday fruits. 

How much?

1 pineapple

2 oranges

1 banana

How to make it?

Cut the pineapple in half.

Juice on half and juice both oranges.

Put pineapple and orange juice in a blender.

Add the other half of pineapple and banana.

Blend.

You're done!

Enjoy!

Pasteis De Nata

This stuff is amazing :). As I said here I am currently surfing in Portugal and this is one of the things why I love this place. Pasteis De Nata are Portugues egg and cream pastries also called Pasteis de Bellem. They are amazing :) if you come to Portugal try them. I'll try to make 'em when I get home and I'll post the recipe here if all goes well :D

How To Make Pizza Yeeeeeey!

Made pizza a fwe days ago but couldnt find time to write anything about it so here is just a shot of the oven with pizza inside :). Recipe comes later...

How To Make Sugar Cookies At Home

Uh....it's been a while. My life got turned upside down....it's hard to grasp it's over. 

Well...

Maybe some sugar cookies can turn things around. Probably not :) but here it goes anyways...

So what do we need to make sugar cookies at home? First we need a recipe. There is this site dedicated to sugar cookie recipes but it's still kind of empty. I will post a recipe here. So to the ingredients...

I'm sorry if this post is a bit messed up..so am I.

Ingredients

• 250 grams granulated sugar
• 250 grams powdered sugar
• 250 grams butter
• 250 milliliters vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 tea spoon vanilla
• 1 tea spoon salt
• 1 tea spoon cream of tartar
• 1 tea spoon baking soda
• 1 1/4 grams flour
• extra sugar for pressing cookies (use can usered and green for Christmas cookies)

Instructions

1.      Pre heat oven to 375°F (or 175 degrees C).

2.      Cream together the granulated sugar, the powdered sugar, the butter, and the cooking oil. Beat in the eggs and the vanilla.

3.      Add dry ingredients, (the next four ingredients) and mix to incorporate. Roll dough in to small balls about the size of a quarter. With a heavy bottomed crystal vase with a decorative bottom, or other cookie press, dip in sugar to coat well. Smash each ball of dough so they are spread out and flat. Leaving an imprint and sugar. Bake in a 375 °F (or 175 degrees C) oven for 10 minutes, until the edges just start to turn slightly brown. Do not bake too long. Cool sugar cookies on the baking sheet briefly then transfer to wire rack to cool the rest of the way.

They are light and fluffy like cotton candy. Oh...did you know that you can make candy out of potatoes? LOL. These cookies are very tasty, but one suggestion would be to add frosting. However this would make them even more unhealthy. They could come out of the oven rather ugly - looking. The dough is delicious, though. These cookies are made with the best ingredients and are not for those watching their weight. These would make a perfect gift for those "once-a-year" Christmas gifts. But always read the recipe several times. Gather ingredients. Gather necessary equipment, including cooling racks. Ready ingredients. Prepare the pan, such as the greasing and the flouring. Reread the recipe. Pre heat the oven. Measure the needed ingredients. Mix ingredients according to recipe specifications. Place baked good in oven. Clean kitchen and put away ingredients. Baking is so much more enjoyable when you are prepared..

Oh well...

till next time.

Baked Mashed Potatoes

Did I already post a recipe for mashed potatoes? Can remeber but I guess it doesn't hutr to make anotherone.

Where do mashed potatoes come from actually? There are those that believe they were invented in France as the result of a potato recipe competition. But no matter where their origins, no Thanksgiving dinner in America would be complete without fluffy homemade mashed potatoes drenched in turkey gravy.

Ingredients

• 2.5 kilograms potatoes
• 250 millilitres sour cream
• 200 grams cream cheese
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Let cream cheese warm and soften enough to be used.

2. Peel and boil 4 to 6 medium – size potatoes for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.

3. Drain potatoes in a colander, return them to the pot they were boiled in and shake over medium heat until the potato pieces are dry and mealy.

4. Puree potatoes by passing them through a food mill or potato ricer, by whipping them with an electric mixer, or by mashing them with a potato masher or heavy fork. Work out lumps as best as you can.

5. Add all other ingredients you are intended to include.

6. Add salt and pepper to taste – be careful with the amount. It is healthy to use less salt.

8. When ready to use take out of refrigerator and bake at 325 degrees for an hour, covered. After ½ hour baking take out and stir. Recover and bake the other 1/2 hour.

This is also cool if zou have leftover mashed potatoes and want to warm them to serve them again. On the other hand there are all sorts of leftover mashed potatoes recipes that can turn your mashed potatoes into a whole other meal.