Vegetarian Foods Archive

Ah its the start to the weekend and in contrast to the past couple of days that called for bowl food, this late afternoon the sun has come out all shining with an invitation to go out, doss and sit in the garden sipping something to welcome that chillax (chill and relax) Friday Feeling. Today for the crazy kids we have non-alcoholic cocktails aka mocktails and coolers .  This is no ordinary cooler, it is made from edible flowers and chia seeds.  This is a refreshing and lovely tasting still drink with a fantastic colour and a gentle sweetness.  I  had half expected the chia seeds to be suspended in the air, but they sunk to the bottom.  I am sharing this with     Sunday Fitness and Food Fitness  hosted by  Marathons and Motivation  and  Ilka's blog ;   and Munchies and Munchkins for  Eating Al Fresco  as I drunk one of these bottles of Summer Chia Hibiscus Cooler in the garden whilst weeding and picking some...

The plums are literally tumbling from the tree and rolling down our slope of a garden, I made a Plum Milkshake with some licorice.  Even though I have stuck a licorice stick in my foamy milkshake, I have to admit I used powdered licorice known as salmiak.  Although I got the sweet salty salmiak - licorice powder from Bruge, Belgium.   Its a very popular ingredient in the Scandanavian region.  I had forgot that I had a little tub of sweet and salty salmiak , it was only whilst I was rummaging in my kitchen cupboards for something else that I stumbled upon it.   This frothy Plum and Licorice Milkshake reminded me of a South Asian Lassi which is both sweet and salty.  So this drink is a bit of an acquired taste,   So this drink is a bit of an acquired taste,  If you don't like licorice, just make it with a dash of cinnamon, of course it won't be the same.   I am sharing this recipe with  Recipe of the Week  hosted by A ...