IT'S TIME TO DIET!

Since I started this blog, I 've gained weight... That's why today I am gonna give you the recipe of a light dessert. It is healthy,easy-to-do, delicious and low-cal!

Ingredients

200 gr. strain low-fat yogurt
1 jelly powder mix
1 kiwi
1 fig
1 plum
1 nectarine
some grapes
1 cup water

Steps

Boil water and pour into a big bowl. Empty the jelly mix in the bowl and stir very well until dissolved. Pour yogurt in the bowl and mix till combined well. Place into the refrigerator until it starts to freeze around the outer edge of the bowl. Wash and cut the fruits into cubes. Add them to mixture and mix ingredients together lightly. Place bowl in the refrigerator. You can unmould the jelly running a thin knife around the edges of the bowl to loosen and putting the bowl in hot water for a few seconds. Turn the dessert upside down on your serving dish! Enjoy!

Tips

You can pick whatever fruits you like, prefer the seasonal fruits! 

WHEN NATUTE IS GENEROUS

Recently I’ve visited one honey producer to buy honey and honeycomb. She was too polite to let me taste all the different flavors of honey that she sells. I didn’t know that there are so many flavors of honey… such as pine honey, orange blossom honey, wildflower honey and many others… By tasting them it is easy to understand a difference in the flavor and the scent… I also ate some honeycomb! Honeycomb is known for its beneficial properties for digestive problems. You can chew the honeycomb and taste all the honey, it is totally edible but I prefer not to eat the hard parts. I also had the opportunity to see how the honey and candles are produced. It was a unique experience. You can get an idea from the following photos. As for the cooking part, when I went home, I made yogurt ice-cream with honey. It was marvelous!!!!

The beekeepers remove the honeycombs wearing the special equipment. They usually put on a fire near to the hives, the smoke bewilders the bees and the bees become less likely to sting. Beekeepers don’t take all honeycombs leaving enough for the bees. 

Then the honeycombs are placed into some machines to uncap the honeycombs and extract the honey from the honeycombs. The certain honey producer uses centrifugation. Then the honey is filtered and bottled. Some leftovers of the honeycombs are used to make natural candles and beauty creams.


Ingredients

• 500 gr. Strain yogurt
• 150 gr. Heavy cream
• 150 gr. Honey
• Pile of a lime zest or a lemon zest

Directions

8 servings

 Put all the ingredients together in a bowl and beat them till combined well. Let the bowl to freeze and after half an hour beat them again to avoid sharpening. Repeat for another five times. In case you have an ice cream maker pour your mixture in and follow the instructions! Serve with honeycomb, dried fruits and nuts of your preferences!

 Easy and yummy!!!

CERTAINLY not A GOURMET SAUCE

This time I am going to show you how to make tzatziki! Tzatziki is a dip with main ingredient the yogurt that Greeks cook it all the time. It is also definitely a must-have appetizer when you visit a Greek tavern. As well as don't forget to add to your gyros. Now I must warn you to avoid it in case you have planned a romantic evening; as you know garlic smell is quite repulsive....

Ingredients

250 gr. strain yogurt 
1 peeled cucumber 
3 tbsps. olive oil
1 tbsp. white vinegar
1/2 tbsp. garlic powder
2 tbsps. finely chopped fresh dill
A pinch of salt 




Steps

Grate the cucumber and strain it. Mix the rest ingredients until all ingredients are well combined. Add the cucumber and mix again. Put it in fridge for a couple of hours and it is ready to be served. It can be preserved at fridge for 2-3 days. Optionally you can use one or two gloves of garlic instead of garlic powder. Just smash it before you use it. 

Good luck!

HOT AND COLD

Boiled or fried potatoes? Don’t hurry to answer. French fries are without second thoughts much more delicious… there is no reason to compare them, but what about all these fats and calories? (I am not sure if it is allowed to speak about calories and health issues in a food blog.) On the other hand   those who live a healthier lifestyle will defend boiled potatoes. This meal tastes like French fries but without so many calories since boiled potatoes don't need so much oil for frying.

Try to serve it with this quick sauce! 

Ingredients

For potatoes

Some small-medium potatoes (about 1 kg.)

1 tbsp. mustard

Salt

Oil for frying

A pinch of pepper

A pinch of oregano

1 tsp. mild paprika

For sauce

1 strained Greek yogurt (250 gr.)

2 tbsps. mustard

1 tbsp. olive oil

A pinch of pepper

A pinch of salt   

Steps

Peel potatoes and then boiled them in slightly salted water till you can easy poke into but they are still firm. Drain the water. When they are cold enough cut it in large chunks. Heat a frying pan and pour some tablespoons oil as to cover the bottom of the pan. When it heats quite add the potatoes. After a couple of minutes mix the oregano, the mustard and the paprika, season with salt and pepper and stir occasionally. Cook till they are all golden and crispy.

For the sauce just mix all the ingredients together thoroughly till your sauce seems homogeneous.

Hope you enjoy it!