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23/09/2015

Watermelon salad

Today, I share an old recipe that I have re-drawn to fit the submission format for TDAC website.
And I love the new version!

I know it's a bit off season though, but you can just keep it until next summer!


(Click on the image to see it full size)

 Ingredients

Juicy watermelon, seeded and cut in bite-size pieces
Feta cheese
Pumpkin seeds
Fresh basil
A bit of olive oil

All mixed up!

Best served chilled, with a glass of rosé please!

Enjoy! 

You can find my other illustrated recipes on TDAC here.

22/09/2015

Lunchbox for kids

At the beginning of this month, our son has started to go to school, and I started to pack a lunch for him, 5 days a week.
Although here in the UK, lunch is free at school the first two years, I prefer feeding him with my own organic cuisine:)

I have been sharing his daily bentos (japanese-inspired lunchbox) on my Instagram feed, and I will give you more details of the process here:

To be successful (read consistent and organized and effectively doing it every day), I plan the weekly menus in advance (before I do the grocery), and then I stick the menu list on my fridge so I can check the day before what I need to prepare for the next lunch.

Planning the menus, I try to have a balanced diet on a weekly basis. Because sometimes I want to pack more sugar, or meat or gluten, and I just can't make the "ideal" lunch everyday.

I do my best to cook from scratch, with fresh organic ingredients and possibly seasonal. I also avoid refined sugar.

As I explained in my about page, I am not an expert in nutrition so, please, don't take these ideas as "ideal" healthy lunches.I don't even know if an ideal diet exists. It depends on your knowledge, beliefs and where you're living geographically.

Anyway,  I think my cooking style is decently healthy because we avoid processed foods, we eat organic (vegs, fruits, meat, bread, grains, EVERYTHING), and we avoid refined sugar. But of course, there is always room for improvement, and if you have any advice, please don't hesitate to leave a comment!

For today, I am sharing the menus of week 1:

Monday

french beans, homemade pizza with roasted aubergine and peppers, tuna and goat cheese, grapes

Tuesday
wholemeal couscous (and rest of pasta) with red peppers and soy/sesame oil sauce, cheddar and breadsticks, black olives and chocolate soy yogurt

Wednesday
maki sushi (brown rice) with omelette, cucumber, camembert and tomatoes

Thursday
mashed potatoes, organic sausages, steamed carrots with sesame seeds, apple and rhubarb compote with cinnamon

Friday
roasted sandwich (cereal and wholemel bread) wih ham and camembert topped with garlic and mushroom, hummus, cucumber, dates, almonds and grapes


Tip: When you plan your menus, keep in mind what your kid usually has for breakfast and what you plan to have for dinner, so you can balance the three meals together

You can find all my bento shared on Instagram under the hashtag #melimelobento

Welcome + smoothie recipe!

...to my new blog!

For years I had a craft and scrapbooking blog where from time to time I was sharing recipes, and illustrated recipes. Then I stopped.

Although I never stopped cooking and experimenting, and reading about cooking and nutrition!

So today I am very pleased to write this first post in my new cooking blog, because it was something I wanted to do earlier.

I invite you to read the about page, where you will basically understand more about what has been our family adventure with food and cooking, and what you could expect to find here in the future.

I really hope you will enjoy it!

Let's start this blog with my newest illustrated recipe:
a recipe for a yummy smoothie, full of vitamins, ideal for breakfast!
You will need a blender for this one!

published on TDAC website!

Ingredients:

If you don't know what wheatgrass is, just google it and you will find it's a wonderful product (here a powder) packed with minerals and vitamins. All good for us! 
And I know you can easily grow your own wheatgrass too:)

Anyway, nothing extraordinary in this recipe, but it's a nice way to start your day. Accompanied with eggs (if you're not vegan), and avocado spread on toast (good fat!).