Easy Homemade Focaccia!

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baker, ballymaloe relish, blt, blt sandwich, chef, dlovelypatisserie, focaccia, food travels, foodie, homemade, homemadebread, homesteader, homesteading, patisserie, selfsustainlifestyle

I love Focaccia! Who doesn´t right? It´s only natural that I begin to cook more of my favorite breads. I followed a recipe by Alexandra from her page here. I LOVE this recipe. I like that after I made it the first time without the overnight refrigeration, it gave me more ideas on how to improve it and make it perfect to my liking. The second time I made the bread, I refrigerated overnight and it came out even better. I used fresh herbs from my garden and saturated the bread with flavor! Thyme and Rosemary are a couple favorites. A must try if you love focaccia. 😁It makes 2 flat loaves.

After making the bread, I made a BLT. I toasted both slices of the focaccia. I mixed fresh veggies from my garden with the 2 eggs, scrambled. I added bacon and spread Irish Ballymaloe Relish on each slice of focaccia. This Ballymalloe Relish is a new favorite just like Ketchup and Ssamjang sauce are to me. I love these red chili+tomato combination sauces! 😄

Homemade Homegrown Popcorn Corn!

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cornonthecob, foodie, freshfood, gardening, healthyfood, homemade, homemadepopcorn, homesteading, popcorn, selfsustain, travelfoodie

I started growing my own fruits, herbs and veggies in efforts to live a more self-sustainable lifestyle. D´Lovely Patisserie is becoming more and more organic! 🥰

Popcorn was a delicious happy accident actually. I took a popcorn kernel from a supermarket popcorn kernel bag I bought, soaked it in water for an hour then I planted it in the ground.

About 3 months later, I´ve got my own fresh popcorn.

I was pleasantly surprised to see the kernels from the cob were ready to be popped. I didn´t need to do anything special. It´s exactly as described: Popcorn Corn! Learn something new everyday! 😉Popped in coconut oil and drizzled with sea salt. Every kernel popped and is fluffy yet crispy with the sweetness of coconut. 😋 Grow your own popcorn if you can! It´s naturally tasty!

La Desayunería in Malaga Spain!

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American, breakfast, desayuno, foodie, la desayunería, Malaga, Spain, travels, USA

Just down the street from Klaus Cheesecake Factory is this American Breakfast restaurant La Desayunería!

I was happy to see so many breakfast options at this restaurant. It’s was hard to choose 1 thing! I decided on the gingerbread pancakes and I ordered a side of sausages and an orange mango juice. My total came to about €12. Very filling just like a real USA style breakfast.

Gingerbread pancakes and sausage (front) Blueberry Pancakes (back)

I know I can make pancakes at home but when I don’t, these pancakes will hit the spot! If you’re ever in the area in Malaga Spain, come try it! They have so many options and daily specials for discounted food.

Homemade Healthy Iced Coffee!

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In efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle, I am always trying to find ways to make the food I love healthy AND delicious. Also, I wanted to try something new by making a video of my recipes. This is something I´ve seen many people do but I´ve never done it myself. Today´s healthy escapade is healthy iced coffee for these summer months. Making it at home is so much better because I know EXACTLY what´s in it and can adjust it to what I need. I´m saving a lot of money by doing this too! The recipe is in the video but it is written below also. 😊

D´Lovely Homemade Iced Coffee:

• 1/2 cup Italian Espresso (or your espresso of your choice)
• 3/4 cup Skim Milk (or your milk of your choice)
• 1 cup Water
• 2 tsp Coconut Sugar (or sweetener of your choice)

Enjoy! 😉😌

Claus Bakery: Cheesecake Factory!

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bakery, cheesecake factory, Claus, españa, Malaga, mocha cafe, mocha latte, Spain

In Malaga, Spain, there is a small bakery and cafe called Claus Bakery: Cheesecake Factory. It’s located directly across a bustling market in city center. I started my day with a mocha coffee from here and I will return to try their pastries! I know it sounds silly, but this is the first mocha I’ve had in years that actually tastes good! It’s a very quaint little bakery and I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere the pastry chef owner had. 😊

Mocha Coffee ~€2

Sadly, I noticed there were many people (tourists most likely) that came by the bakery just to take photos inside then leave without ordering a thing! I know it’s Instagram/TikTok/Social Media culture these days and it’s becoming the norm. In my opinion, there’s no problem taking photos of places you’ve actually eaten at or of places you want to remember to come back to eat at. However, taking a picture then leaving is odd. It’s a bakery not world heritage UNESCO site!

White Chocolate Chip Cookie ~€3

If you’re in the area, go inside, sit down, have a cup of tea, coffee or juice and enjoy. If you’ve got an extra €2, buy a pastry to go with it. You’ll enjoy. 😊

White Chocolate with Cookies. ~€3.50
I don’t usually like cheesecake but I gave it a try because I know there are many kinds of styles to prepare it. This was tasty, rich and not very sour. 😊

Empanadas Argentinas Malvón in Malaga!

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argentinas, empanadas, españa, Malaga, Malvón, Spain, Trufa, truffle.

A new adventure has begun in Malaga Spain! I heard these empanadas at Malvón were very good and they did not disappoint!

At around €2.80 each, I had the Carne Picante and the Trufa. They do have a menu option as well. The Trufa empanadas are so delicious!! Tastiest when warmed! One of the best empanadas I’ve ever had! 😋 It tasted like an extravagant and decadent Mushroom soup but there wasn’t anything soupy about it! I definitely recommend trying any of these empanadas if you’re Malaga, Spain! 😁

Honey Jalapeño Hummus!

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Homemade honey Jalapeño hummus

I was walking around Walmart and came across the dips. I didn’t want anything fatty and I also don’t like most hummus flavors. Even so, I decided to take a chance on this hummus made from Fresh Cravings for $3.99 and I wasn’t disappointed.

Instead of paying $4 every time I wanted hummus, I decided to buy the ingredients myself next time. All the ingredients cost about $4 but I got double the amount making it homemade. I basically looked at the ingredients on the back of the label and started improvising. Thank goodness their ingredients list was normal and not full of random chemicals! Here is my recipe and ingredients below. Feel free to adapt and make it fit to your taste! 😃

Ingredients

Honey Jalapeño Hummus Recipe
1 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
2 lime wedges (1/2 lime) juice
3 tbsp honey
1 tsp Pink Himalayan salt
1 tbsp sugar
2 jalapenos (1 deseeded)
2 tsp red pepper chili flakes
1tsp garlic powder
2 garlic cloves
2 tbsp garbanzo bean water (optional for a smoother consistency)
850g Canned garbanzo beans (drained)

Blend all the ingredients together until it’s a smooth consistency. If you don’t have a blender, you can crush the beans yourself and finely chop all the ingredients. If you try it and like it, let me know! 😊

SumoMaya Restaurant & Brunch!

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arizona, Asian, brunch, foodie, fusion, margaritas, mexican, mimosas, scottsdale, sumomaya

A friend of mine wanted to treat me to a belated birthday meal. She said Sumomaya is a brunch bargain! It’s a fusion brunch spot where you can try all items on the menu at 1 price ($30 if i remember correctly) with a choice of 1 entree. I enjoyed the food I ate. You really have to pace yourself because the plates come to you one after the other. Don’t rush! You have time to try and eat everything. 😊 The main drawback about being here for me was the music. It was dance club-like music. The music from the DJ was loud on a Saturday morning so be prepared to yell at your friends to have a conversation. So many people were talking very loud because of it. I actually lost my voice later that day. However, the food was tasty and there’s always people waiting to get in! Visit their website to see prices and just enjoy the food porn below. 😋

Pita crisps and guacamole with pomegranate

Creme brulee Oatmeal

Pita crisps with hummus

Crab Rangoon

Green chili chicken burrito

Churros with cheesecake cream and berries

Maple bacon and cream pancakes

Fried sweet potato squares in spicy sauce

Bacon and eggs

Spring roll

Hot Pot Caribbean Cuisine!

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arizona, Caribbean, chandler, foodie, jamaican, jerk chicken, red beans and rice, take-out

Red beans & rice, Jerk Chicken, Fried Plantains

Now that I’m finally back in USA visiting family and friends, I wanna eat some of my favorite foods that have been REALLY hard to find in my European life. I was craving red beans and rice, Jamaican beef patties and jerk chicken!

I did a Google search and this place Hot Pot Caribbean had good reviews. Unfortunately, their beef patties were sold out but the Jerk chicken and red beans & rice were great!! This is what Popeyes beans USED to taste like. This place represents good flavors and got really popular for take-out in the evening. I highly recommend! 😁👍🏽

3 ingredient quick biscuits!

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3 ingredient, biscuits, breakfast, brunch, homemade, quick, quick meals

Feeling too lazy to go out to buy bread, I went into my pantry to see what I have on hand. Most times, I can save money by cooking at home. I had self rising flour, milk and salted butter. Let’s get creative!

Quick biscuit Recipe (6 big biscuits):

• 2 cups self rising flour,
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup of buttermilk. Or, milk + 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice. Or plain Greek Yogurt.

You can mix the milk and lemon juice together so it can foam. Mix the butter and flour together with your hands until it’s a nice butter powder mixture. Combine all ingredients together. Then shape into balls. Bake in the over for 15-20 minutes on 350°F or until golden brown.

It was very easy to do and took me about 30 minutes to make from start to finish. Give the recipe a try. The biscuits are flakey and crumbly. Don’t expect a firm biscuit here. These are great for biscuits and gravy, butter and jam spread or just a light snack. 🙂

Once cooked, you can also freeze them for later. Just reheat them in the oven at 400°F for 10-15min for the freshest results, use a microwave for about 15seconds on high, or let them thaw naturally in the fridge. Best results to freeze is up to 1 month.