Tag: summer

Easy summer dessert

Easy summer dessert

I came across this recipe by skinnyms on Pinterest and immediately liked it because it can be done in 5 minutes.  My colleague made it for us and it was such a pretty dessert. Thus I decided to have my go at slightly modifying this 

Strawberry Cheese Cake

Strawberry Cheese Cake

A really simple but delicious cheese cake recipe that can be made in no time if the ingredients are prepared in advance. This cake is vegan, Paleo, raw, gluten free and lactose-free, making it great for everyone!  I loved how this raw cake turned out. 

Vegan Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Vegan Peanut Butter Ice Cream

This is a very easy vegan and Paleo ice cream recipe which I remember by heart. I have come across the recipe on a magazine which was distributed with Times of Malta around three weeks ago. Being vegan and paleo, such recipe is ideal for everyone and 

Barbecued Squid

Barbecued Squid

This is a Jamie Oliver recipe however I decided to write the method that I have used and share my side of the story here after the great success that we had with cooking squid on barbecue.The outcome was so good that I was telling 

Raw Pad Thai Salad

Raw Pad Thai Salad

This is a recipe for a pad Thai inspired salad. Pad Thai is a typical street food dish in Thailand. It is usually made with rice noodles, cabbage, carrots, sprouts, fish sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, tamarind paste, spring onions, prawns or chicken and an egg. 

Easy fruit ice lollies

Easy fruit ice lollies

It’s officially Summer and we all crave that ice cream or granita. These easy ice lollies are ready in no time. Prepare them when you have a spare 15 minutes so that you can find them ready when you are craving that ice cream. They 

Homemade flavoured water

Homemade flavoured water

I came up with this simple recipe as an alternative to alcohol when accompanying barbecues. Warm weather brings with it a lot of outdoor activities where beer and wine are always up in line. We already started having weekly barbecues or gatherings and having this drink 

Ice-cream lollies alternative

Ice-cream lollies alternative

I finally found an alternative to ice cream lollies! My mum often buys these ice cream lollies covered with chocolate and almonds and I find them too irresistible. I had to come up with my own alternative as otherwise it was becoming too hard not to 

Watermelon cooler

Watermelon cooler

Creating healthier alternatives is one of my mottos. I believe that part of the motivation of a “diet” is in finding happiness in what you do. I refer to “diet” in quotes, as I want to refer to the lifestyle choice one undergoes when it 

Summer Berry Smoothie

Summer Berry Smoothie

It already started getting warm in Malta and in many places in Europe. This smoothie is a nice breakfast or snack to enjoy in the hot summer months. The banana makes the smoothie sweet and creamy, and you won’t need to add any other sweetener.