Blood orange, pineapple and carrot juice

6 blood oranges, peeled

1 large pineapple, peeled and cut into chute fitting pieces

500g of carrots, well washed, unpeeled

1 lime, peeled

1-2 cm of ginger

A very nice and very refreshing juice. If you prefer yours to be more sweet, use less lime or skip it altogether.

welcome from holidays to an empty fridge dinner ;)

I have just come back from a great trip to South America and one of the challenges (other than getting used to winter again) was the empty fridge and an absolute lack of time for shopping. Yesterday we got a falafel take away, which is nice but not too often. So today I searched through all the drawers and cabinets in the kitchen and here is what I managed to cook:

Bean, nuts and tomatoes with buckwheat and rice

1 bag of dark rice
1 bag of buckwheat kasha
2 cans of chopped tomatoes

1 can of chickpeas, drained

1 can of soya beans, drained

a handful or two of unsalted peanuts

5-6 cloves of garlic, crushed
salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and dried basil to season

oilve oil to fry

Heat up a few spoons of olive oil in a large pan, add the garlic. Fry over low heat until fragrant, add the beans, nuts and spices. Fry for a few more minutes, then add the tomatoes. Cook over low heat for 5-10 min. In the meantime prepare the rice and kasha according to the cooking instructions. Serve and enjoy, it was really good!