Sunday: Brunch and Pastas

Hey guys! 


Today I had brunch and it actually was more of lunch than anything else. 

They served a pasta with lemon chicken which was so good that i had to get the recipe from the chef, she was kind enough to come and talk to me about the secret of this pasta (the credit goes to my lovely aunt) and therefore I got it and now i can make it at home! i would change some of the things to make it a lot more healthy. 

Here is my version of it: 


Ingredients: 


1) 1/2 kg of whole-grain pasta
2) 2 lemons (green lemon for it to be more sour) 
3) 1 spoon of ground garlic
4) 1 seasoning envelope
5) Salt
6) Pepper
7) Half a chicken breast
8) Milk 
9) Olive oil


Preparation: 


1) Boil the whole-grain pasta with some salt, no oil. 
2) cut the chicken breast, previously remove the skin, in small squares. 
3) Pour just a little of olive oil in a pan, let it heat and then fry the ground garlic to let the flavour become more noticeable. 
4) Add and fry the chicken breast with some salt and pepper and the seasoning envelope together. 
5) Add a cup of milk to the chicken and mix well, if you like it to be a little more consistent just dissolve in a cup with a small amount of water one spoon of flour and then add that to the milk while boiling. 
6) Finally add the juice of the 2 lemons. Don't worry of the mixture starts separating, it is normal, just mix well. 


For the final serving put the pasta in a plate, and spread the just made cream with the chicken. 


I assure you that it is amazing and fills you the right way. 


(i wish i had taken a picture of my plate!) 


hope you enjoy it and if you try it, tell me what your thoughts are! 


xo,


S.A


picture is from: the foodnetwork.com

B-DAY dinner ideas

Hey Everyone!

As it has been my birthday yesterday, I went with my family out to eat and we went to a buffet. Here it is a lovely place called "Il Forno" where you can eat a variety of pastas and Italian food which is AH-MAZING. I love pastas so that is why i decided to go there. But on Sundays  they also have Peruvian food table where you can choose from whatever you like. My family is crazy about that so i thought "ok it's perfect, everyone can have what they like and eat from everything they choose". 

So i really like that idea to have a birthday and go with family and friends and everyone can choose what they like, so you are happy and they are happy too.

 

So choose a place that have a variety of foods where you can choose from, normally it is better to find one that has an international menu. Find the one that specializes in what you prefer but have into consideration that they also have a good chef for the rest of the food. As it is your birthday, it is going to be almost physically impossible, if going out to a buffet, to keep a healthy eating, but try your best and don't pair pastas with meat because that is going to make you process a lot faster the carbs from the pasta. Or try not eating the garlic bread with that because that adds up the calories you are consuming. 

If you prefer seafood, go for it, eat freshly fished fish (it sounds redundant I know!) and don't chose the fried one, just one that is baked, or smoked or at the grill which is really low on oil because they don't use the amount needed for fried fish. If you like it choose salmon, or shrimps and combine them with vegetables because in that way you will find that the flavour of the fish stands out and is really good. 

I hope you enjoyed this post! Tell me where do you like to eat out for your birthday and which is your favourite food!? 

xo, 

S.A