Fruity Oats with Caramelized Apples!

Good morning Foodies!!!

A easy/ yummy recipe for a great start of a day tomorrow. And since its weekend and we are allowed goodies i suggest you the meal I'm having now- Oatmeal with caramelized apples.

What i used:

1 Tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of honey
1/2 an apple
Dry-fruit and sunflower-seeds oats
A pinch of cinnamon
A pinch of vanilla-rum sugar

I put in a pan and boiled the oatmeal while in another one I melted the butter, added the apple cut slices and mixed it until it became softer. I added the honey and i finished it with a pinch of vanilla/rum powder sugar.
I didn't add sugar to the oatmeal but you can if you want.
Place the oats in a bowl and serve it with the apples on the top. Sprinkle it with cinnamon and eat it with pleasure. :)

Bon Appetite!

Barcelona summer

Good morning summer lovers!

As I was saying the other day I hit another destination and now I'm heating  up under the Spanish sun catching the Catalunyan wave of summer, beach, tourists and fun. 

I've visited Barcelona before but never during the summer. Temperature goes super high, streets and beaches are impressively crowded, people all around tanning, chilling, cocktails, having fun, no work, no worries just good time. 

  Barcelona is an impressive city with a very beautiful architecture, very unique, a mixture between new and antique but all in white/pastel colors that gives a freshness to the city that you don't see in many cities in Europe. Buildings have a specific architecture that when you look from the top all the buildings around the city don't have corners. The city has beach (Barceloneta beach, the most known here), marina (Port Olimpic), natural beauties( Montjuic Mountain, great parks ( Parque Guell, Parque de la Ciutadella, Parque Teatre Grec) also you can find here a lot of monuments, museums, gothic area, Sagrada Familia  and the well known La Rambla that finishes up with Placa Catalunya,  that all the tourists must see. Food as always is amazing and the sangria is terrific :)  I love walking around here even though i would give you a Tip: if you walk in La Rambla hold tight to your purse. I hold mine everywhere now after Brazil, i was the most relaxed person about these things  and now i am really careful and suspicious about everybody who doesn't seem right. I guess i stayed with "marks" after that experience :)

The bus tour is definitely worth it if it's your first time, helps in terms of transportation and you have easy access to all the most important attractions. 

I still have some days to enjoy this beautiful city, until then I will share a few pics with you. Let's see if I convince you to visit it. :)
I'll get back to you with more pics during the week.

Have a super mega great day!

New adventure

Good morning sunshine people!

My day starts again with new adventures.  A new flight and a new destination. And as all good days start early in the morning so as mine, I already can see its gonna be a great one. I know there I will take a good portion of sun, nice tan, great skylines, awesome food and great impressions and fun. 

Where am I heading to? That you will find out in just a few hours, until then Have a great day and enjoy the summer!

XOXO

Omega 3 Pudding

Hello everybody!

How is did your week start? I hope you are all well and you are taking it easy.

This time I'll be short, i just wanted to show you a food that i posted before, today executed by me. The Omega 3 Pudding, very easy to make, yummy and extremely healthy. I put all the ingredients together and there it is:

I also added to my meal the mini apple tart i did yesterday, also easy to cook and easy to eat. Came out delicious and in the overall, together with a mint/lime tea, everything came together perfectly.

Check out the ingredients for the Pudding in one of the 1st posts called "Madrid- chasing for goodies"

Hope you all have a great week!

iziumytza

Starbucks surprise

Good morning coffee lovers!

It's a bright and sunny day today here in Dublin, and to celebrate the good weather  I stopped for a cup of tea and a Danish in Starbucks located in Leeson Street. I like this location cause it has a outside area facing the sun, windows facing the sun and it's not crowded. They  had a cute idea today to bring some smiles on customers faces and new products for everyone's tastes. All of these were complimentary in order  to promote the new summer drinks and food. They had some really yum stuff, I loved the lemon/vanilla frappuccino that tastes so good and refreshing and that it's available now in their cafes. Perfect for the summer. Salmon salad was also nice but besides all that I loved the idea and I think it's a very positive and pleasant surprise for the consumers. More places should do that.

Well done Starbucks! You have my vote for today! 

Have a great day everybody!

XOXO!

Good mornings from Paradise

   Good morning Sun!

Good morning from the part of the world where sun shines brighter all year long and you can feel like your life its a continuous holiday.

Long days of beach, sun, ocean, relax and nights of fun, long walks and great dinners seem to take me to another reality, where there is only summer, sand, beach and  happy people. All together just screams: Vacation !!!

    Sun is shining so bright and warms so strong here, putting it's print of summer on thirsty bodies that craved for sun and vacation the entire year. Golden / brownish colors soaked by the sun, and chilled by the azure water, stunning views that are taking your breath away, streets crowded with people, singing, dancing and shopping, food absolutely delicious and  drinks that are so refreshing and seem to give life even from one sip, cooling down the heat, are the details that describe the Amazing Algarve, Portugal. The beaches are full of colors, the bikinis make a match with the vibrant color of Bougainville flowers that are so beautiful, each time i see one I'm like; "Woowww":) The streets are shrouded by great aromas of fresh food where people from all over the world are exploring and enjoying this little Paradise. 

The ocean and beach is calling you back everyday "stay more, stay more" to see the beauty and enjoy the waves, breeze, sand and sun. The little cities like Alvor, Albufeira, Portimao have a special charm that convince you that the days you stay are not enough to discover all the treasures they have to delight you with.
This place has a special magic. I don't know if its cause of the the beaches with rocks and caves that are marvelous or if its the color of the water, or if its the amazing spirit that you can find everyday in this astonishing place. What i know is that everyday you gotta enjoy it to the max, as life would be a continuous vacation in Paradise, cause when you are in places like this, all you can dream about is to be Endless.
And for those who didn't visit this part of the world yet, plan it fast. You won't regret it.

Under the sun..

Helllo sunshine people!

  First day of my "out of town" escape. Started with 31 degrees at 9 AM, pretty awesome for a Dubliner used to 12/14/18 degrees Maximum. 

Well, I'm always happy to be in the sun and cannot complain about the temperature, it's freaking awesome. The city always welcomes us with a big smile and shiny Rays, warming us and our souls up. :) 

I'm officially in my summer vacation, together with beautiful and dear people and I'm ready for the adventures of the next days. Beautiful weather, stunning nature around, warm breeze, super great company and more days to come. 

I'm happy. Where are you going this summer? I'll keep you posted with pics from my great experience. 

Stay tuned... 

Black risotto with seared scallops and seaweed

Truffle mash potato with poached egg, asparagus and prosciutto

Roasted Tuna with sweet potatoe

Bloomed Acacia  Tree

Giant cherries...veryyy good!

Have a good weekend everyone!!!

XOXO