Brunch

Friday favorites: strawberry cheesecake

22:46


As the strawberry season has started, I decided to bake a delicious and creamy strawberry cheesecake. These warm June evenings is my favorite time for trying new summertime recipes, inviting friends and enjoying the home-made desserts in the garden.This cheesecake with strawberry topping is perfect for filling up a Friday evening by baking. If you are interested in trying it, here is the recipe: 

 Ingredients:

 For the crust:

100 g butter, melted
200 g almond biscuits
(cantuccini)
1 lemon or lime

For the filling:

250 g mascarpone
200 g sour cream
50 g sugar
2 eggs

For the topping:

400 g fresh strawberries
                                           
Recipe:

* Start by pounding biscuits in small pieces for the cake crust. Add the melted butter and the juice of half of lemon or lime. Line the cake form with baking paper, spread the crust in the form. Preheat oven to 160 degrees.
* Then continue with the filling by mixing mascarpone, sugar, eggs and the other half of lemon or lime juice. Pour the filling into the prepared crust.
* Bake it for 50 minutes and let the cheesecake cool down afterwards.
* Finally the best part- decorating. Cut strawberries in small pieces for the topping.

Enjoy the cake and have a great weekend! :)




Brunch

HAPPY DAYS II

12:08


After the graduation ceremony, we headed to an amazing restaurant Koya in the Andrejosta district together with my family and closest friends. I could not have wished for a better way to celebrate the end of high school. It is also the place where I went yachting almost a year ago (see the post Evening on a yacht ). Thank you so much for the lovely comments and have a great week!








I was wearing:
Coat: ZARA (last season)
Dress: Desigual
Scarf: Desigual
Shoes: Vince Camuto

city guide

Madrid guide: Mercado de San Miguel

12:22


 
Mercado de San Miguel is a great place to shop.  It is one of Madrid’s oldest and most beautiful markets. You can order typical Spanish tapas or discover fresh fruits, delicious macarons and smoothies. It is definitely a great place where to enjoy a Sunday morning. I promise you these strawberries that I bought were one of the best ones that I have ever tasted. Despite the fact that it is an extremely cold February outside, you can buy excellent oranges, cherries or pineapples. I highly recommend this market if you happen to visit Madrid. 

 

 
 

 


 

 
 
 

avocado salad

Spring on a plate

15:56


In a cold and grey Madrid it is necessary to find some vitamins. When the sun don't shine as it always does, I made this avocado salat. Healthy, fast and delicious!

Ingredients:

*1 avocado,chopped into small pieces
*8 cherry tomatoes,halved
*1 cucumber (about 50-100g)
*1 salad mix (arugula adds a great taste)

For the dressing:

*1 tbsp lemon juice (half of lemon)
*2 tbsp olive oil
*little bit of pepper and salt

Steps:

1. For the dressing, mix the lemon juice, olive oil and add a tiny part of salt and pepper.
2. Combine all of the ingredients in a medium bowl adding the dressing as the last one.
3. If you want, serve with a bread. Enjoy!



cooking

Muffins and more

21:39


My weekend was fulfilled with the joy of cooking. I tried many new wintertime recipes such as gratin dauphinois (well-known French dish), dorada (in Spanish golden fish) and gratin de choufleur avec une chapelure aux noisettes (fancy word for cauliflower gratin, isn't it?).The result was amazing and so tasty!However, as everybody in my family, I also have a sweet tooth. That's why a dessert is my favourite part of eating. My famous chocolate muffins literally were a cure for rainy and cold week-end in Madrid ;)