Weekend in pictures

Crickets have taken up residence on our blog recently, no doubt about that. I think it’s high time we kindly asked them to leave, right? We’ve been busy lately, busy working and busy taking some time off, too. Last weekend we spent filming a hotel near warsaw which was quite exhausting. Three days of non stop pictures and by non stop I mean a fifteen hour shift. This weekend was a total im-not-even-moving-my-finger kind of weekend. Three days (yes, a three day weekend) of absolute chillout. We went to Czorsztyn with our dearest friends Roxy and Michał. The coolest thing about them is that we are so utterly and completely ourselves with them. And the dogs, oh the dogs were in heaven. We also  diagnosed our dog with adhd, that’s for sure. This dog’s batteries never go flat. Anyway, apart from just lying in the garden, doing mani/pedi and chatting we took a stroll by the lake, sat by a bonfire until late night, had some great food, played Settlers of Catan and watched some chick flicks. Ok, the boys were more into the game. So, let the picture overload begin…

What's for breakfast - Shakshouka

We dedicate this post to our dear friend who moved to Israel with her lovely family. We hope you are doing just fine over there. We miss you here and we missed you even more yesterday morning while eating shakshouka. I learned about this dish a long time ago when our friend posted about it on fb. I then thought it must be something impossible to make and probably I won't even get the necessary ingredients. I didn't even bother to check what it was. The other day, I went with my friends to an israeli restaurant and ever since, I've been crazy about middle eastern, moroccan and indian flavours. I often have days when I can only eat one particular thing, you know? Don't you? Anyway, we've been trying to eat more healthy breakfast. We can't always eat millet, right?. We needed something different. Shakshouka seemed like a perfect idea. And it's so simple and you need literally 3 ingredients plus the spices and herbs. So, check how simple it is to prepare. And the taste......

Optionally, you can use crushed garlic and chopped bell pepper but it takes longer to cook.

Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with fresh parsley or corriander. 

We ate it with rye bread and tomato chickpea spread.

What's for breakfast - Shakshouka

We dedicate this post to our dear friend who moved to Israel with her lovely family. We hope you are doing just fine over there. We miss you here and we missed you even more yesterday morning while eating shakshouka. I learned about this dish a long time ago when our friend posted about it on fb. I then thought it must be something impossible to make and probably I won’t even get the necessary ingredients. I didn’t even bother to check what it was. The other day, I went with my friends to an israeli restaurant and ever since, I’ve been crazy about middle eastern, moroccan and indian flavours. I often have days when I can only eat one particular thing, you know? Don’t you? Anyway, we’ve been trying to eat more healthy breakfast. We can’t always eat millet, right?. We needed something different. Shakshouka seemed like a perfect idea. And it’s so simple and you need literally 3 ingredients plus the spices and herbs. So, check how simple it is to prepare. And the taste……

Optionally, you can use crushed garlic and chopped bell pepper but it takes longer to cook.

Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with fresh parsley or corriander. 

We ate it with rye bread and tomato chickpea spread.

Watermelon slushie aka summer life saver

We celebrated the official beginning of summer yesterday. It was gorgeous. I truly love summer but the heat and lack of air we all experienced yesterday was unbearable at times.  I also thought the first day of summer is a great reason to go on a girls night out (I may be getting old, I need a reason to go out, it's just terrible). Anyway, we had a real blast. We tried all possible summer fruit drinks and Pear Bellini and rasbperry shots stole our hearts. We had some good food at shared lots of laughs. 

Back to the slushie then. It really saved us yesterday. The morning heat made it impossible to eat  regular breakfast so we decided to freshen up with something super cold. I froze a handful of watermelon cubes the night before so it was super quick and simple to make. We experienced a bit of brain freeze but geez, it was worth it.  So here it is.  

 Hope you all have a great weekend!