To Bea Or Not To Bea..

Oh, no! I just finished the last strawberry! Darn it!

What I did yesterday, you ask?
You wanna know if I might have cooked anything fat and delicious?
FYI: I am Fat & Delicious but of course I also cooked something FnD!

Harissa Pork Chops w Bearnaise Butter n Blue Cheesed Tomatoes
(actually, that was almost the whole recipe...but ok, I'll be more specific).

Giving recipe for a marinade seems kinda strange since I never seem to duplicate it anywhoo..
But this is what I did yesterday:

The sun was shining, the birds chirped carefree and a warm breeze reminded me of the closeness of the ocean.
I watered the gherkin and the kale.
The chives, the dill and the radishes also got all that they needed of the elixir of life.
I picked some lemon thyme and some parsley and walked into the house to prepare the pabulum this beautiful Tuesday of July.

I Clove of Garlic
2 Tsp of Harissa
1 Tsp of Dijon Mustard
Some Lemon Juice
Approx. Some Olive Oil
2 Tsp of Thyme
2 Tsp of Lemon Thyme
and Salt and Pepper made it's chopped way into a plastic bag, followed by two pork chops.
The bag closed and made it's way into the fridge, were it bided it's time while I was prepearing the

Bearnaise Butter

For this you'll wan't

150gr of room temperatured Butter
1-2 Tblsp of Tarragon
1 Tblsp of Parsley
1 Egg Yolk
1 Tsp of Balsamic Vinegar (I'm sure Red Wine Vinegar will do just fine).
Salt n Pepper

Chop the chopable stuff and let everything intermingle into a bowl.
Put that lucky bowl next to the meat in the fridge.
Actually...leave the butter in the fridge but bring the pork chops back to the stove.

From the fridge I also brought:

Tomato
Blue Cheese
Cheese

Then I sliced the tomato in 1cm thick slices into an oven proof dish, put about 1 Tbsp of Blue Cheese
on each slice and covered the tomatoes with slices of Gouda.
Let the oven proof dish make it's way into the oven  at 200°C (392°F) while you fry the Pork Chops.

Now the easy part: EAT! :D

                                        Gött!

Strawberry treat

Here in Sweden we have a short strawberry season, about 2 months a year. Now, strawberries are not one of the berries that are the lowest on carbs but we have to remember "low carb, not no carb". So if you want to treat yourself you can go a little wild on strawberries during the strawberry season (I sure do!). Yesterday I made a strawberry smoothie to sip on while reading a book in the sun.

Strawberry smoothie
One serving

150 ml cream
150 ml fat yoghurt (at least 10% fat)
Strawberries to taste
ice (if you want it really cold)

Blend. Done. Decorate with a strawberry for that extra special feeling.



It is gött!

The bestest breakfast ever

I start work at 7 am (yes I know, it's horrendous). At 11 am we break for lunch and somewhere in between we have a coffee break. Now, I'm not a fan of having breakfast while I still have sleepies in my eyes so I prefer to have it at our first coffee break. (I do have a large cup of coffee with cream the first thing in the morning though.) The "problem" with this breakfast is that at 11, I'm still satisfied. A very gratifying problem of course since this means I'm not one of those people whose stomachs (and mouths) start to growl exactly a half an hour before lunch break. Or even an hour after lunch break. Therefore, this has to be the bestest breakfast ever. 

And take note of this, I make this in the morning and I get up about an hour before I go to work and I still have time to shower, choose outfit, get dressed and dolled up. It is that quick! I guess it takes 10 to 15 minutes for me to make, and then I often have to wash the pan and clean the counter before starting. So, if you are even the slightest more organized than I am, you could make this in 5 to 10 minutes. Lovely, isn't it?

Oh. Did I tell you it tastes like heaven with a cherry on top? It really does. And also it's a perfect picnic food, just wrap it up in some foil and bring it with you to eat on some lawn, on the go or whereever!

Omelette wrap filled with heavenly goodies

One serving

2 organic eggs (yes, nothing less than organic will do)

a dash of cream

cheese

butter 

Whisk it together quickly and pour it in a medium to high pre-heated pan with some butter. Fry, and when the top is dry, put slices of cheese on it (or grated). When the cheese has melted, the wrap is done. Put it on a platter or on some foil.

Now, you fill it with all the good stuff. You can use your favourite toppings or what you have in your fridge for the moment. I really do recommend though, that you always use cream cheese.

The filling (what I refer to as heavenly goodies)

Cream cheese

Greens (ruccola, baby spinache or by choice)

Cherry tomatoes

Avocado

Meat of choice (I often use italian salami or some other thinly sliced sausage)

Smear cream cheese all over the omelette and top it with the veggies and meat. Wrap it up or fold and put it in a container. Done!

See, it's that easy! And good. Heavenly good. And you surely will get jealous gazes from your collegues.

Gött!