In The Mood For

{indulging in all kinds of comforting food to get wintery diseases away}

I'm a very anxious person by nature, but this week the anxiety levels were really high. I was counting the days to have this break from work so that I could enjoy some more relaxed time at home and get my hands on countless errands that must be accomplished whithin no time. When I was younger Mardi Gras was very fascinating, not only because of the creativity involved in the process of creating a costume and mostly because of the parties me and my friends used to attend. Nowadays I rather stay at home and get away from overtly excited crowds, which I'm pretty sure it's a sign of times [=I'm gettting old!].Whether your heading for total fun or complete relaxation I wish you a great weekend! I'm in the mood for...

{wearing silver, gold and rose gold bracelets for a sophisticated look}

{loving the overall mix of this gorgeous outfit & accessories -  chic, feminine, romantic, clean}

{saving this sleek modern office for a future inspiration in the decór of my own's}

{savouring the so much needed 5 day break of Mardi Gras  -  weekend included}

{beginning to rotate nailpolishes in softer spring-like hues}

{enjoying all forms of art exposed in the streets of my city}

Buttermilk Pancakes

I've been wanting for a long time to try a recipe with buttermilk, which, I admit, did not find for sale anywhere, which led me to try to do it in a homemade way, following several tips that I found online. Well, as a complete  pancakes addict, nothing better than to bake a batch of them to devour greedily at  a pouring rain  weekend brunch when I did not dare to put my feet out of my house, except to supply the pantry!


Homemade Buttermilk:

• 1 cup of milk 
• 1 lemon

Pour a full tablespoon of lemon juice into a glass of whole milk and wait for about 15 minutes. It's ready!


Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup  sugar
• 1 egg 
• a tea spoon of baking powder
• a cup of buttermilk 
• condensed milk
• fresh strawberries

Andava há imenso tempo desejosa por experimentar uma receita com buttermilk [leitelho], que, confesso, não encontrei à venda em lado nenhum, o que me levou a experimentar fazê-lo de forma caseira, seguindo as várias dicas que fui encontrando na net. Ora como completa adicta a panquecas, nada melhor que fazer uma boa dose delas para devorar avidamente num brunch de um fim de semana de chuva copiosa em que não me atrevi a pôr os pés fora de casa, a não ser para abastecer a dispensa!


Buttermilk caseiro:

• 1 copo de leite
• 1 limão

Verter uma colher de sopa bem cheia de sumo de limão para dentro de um copo de leite gordo e aguardar cerca de 15 minutos. Está pronto!


Ingredientes:

•  2 canecas  de farinha 
•  1 caneca de açúcar
•  1 ovo
•  1 colher de chá de fermento em pó
•  um copo de leitelho
•  leite condensado
•  morangos frescos

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Vanilla Cookies Yoghurt Cake

I had  never baked a cake with liquid yoghurts, but the extend the shelf-life of these was about to finish and I hate wasting food. It is a very simple and easy cake to bake, it is appetizing and it'll floodyour  kitchen with a goodscent of homemade cake. Invite your girlfriends over and indulge yourselves on a rainy afternoon in the best of company.
 
Ingredients:

•  4 eggs
•  2 Liquid a Vanilla Cookies flavoured yoghurts
•  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  300g flour
•  270g sugar 
•  1 teaspoon baking powder 
•  ½ cup yogurt sunflower oil

Beat the yolks with the sugar. Then add the oil, flour, the yoghurts and continue to beat. Finally add the whisked egg whites. Pour batter into a mould greased with butter and sprinkled c with flour and bake in preheated oven at 180 º for about 40 minutes.


Nunca tinha feito um bolo com iogurte líquido mas o prazo destes estava a terminar e não gosto de desperdiçar alimentos. É um bolo de confeção muito simples, fica mesmo apetitoso e aromatiza a cozinha com um cheirinho bom de bolo caseiro. Convide as amigas e delicie-se numa tarde chuvosa na melhor das companhias.

Ingredientes: 

• 4 Ovos 
• 2 Iogurtes liquidos Aroma Vanilla Cookies
• 1 colher de chá de extrato de baunilha
• 300g de farinha 
• 270g açúcar 
• 1 colher de chá fermento 
• ½ copo de iogurte de óleo de girassol

Bata as gemas com o açúcar. De seguida junte o óleo, a farinha,  os iogurte e continue a bater. Por fim junte as claras  batidas em castelo. Deite a massa numa forma previamente untada com margarina e polvilhada com farinha e leve ao forno pré aquecido a 180º  durante cerca de 40 minutos.