Poletni zajtrk Summer breakfast

Kruh z maslom, sir, fige in kefir, postreženo na Milankinem krožniku!
(malčkov zajtrk, seveda!)

Bread and butter, cheese, figs and kefir, served on Milanka's plate!
(breakfast of the little one, of cource!)

Ha ha!

Haha, zbirka Čmrljevih krožnikov, ki je doslej obsegala le staro, luštno in malce okrušeno keramično posodje njegove mame (pa še pribor, pribor!), se je povečala za krožnik in skodelico z meni tako ljubimi ilustracijami Milanke Fabjančič.

Haha, until now, our Bumblebee had just a collection of my old, cute and slightly chipped-off childhood plates (and this cutlery!), but now he is richer for a plate and a bowl with Milanka Fabjancic's illustrations, which I simply adore.

Infuzija Infusion

Izredno neugodne vremenske razmere včasih terjajo drastične ukrepe.
(izvrstno brezglutensko ajdovo pivo)

Extremely unfavourable weather conditions sometimes call for drastic measures.
(excellent gluten-free buckwheat beer)

Prav popoln jesenski dan Just a perfect autumn day

Dolgo, dolgo se mi je na vožnjah po primorski avtocesti mimo Barja nasmihal en luštkan hribček s cerkvico in ničkolikokrat sem si rekla, da enkrat pa moram že tja gor!
No, pretekli konec tedna, ki se je bohotil v vsej jesenski popolnosti, je bil idealen čas za obisk.

Long, too long I have been looking at a cute hill with a little church when passing it on a highway, for many years, and numberless times I said to myself one day I must visit it.
Well, the past weekend, glorious in all its autumn beauty, was the perfect choice to finally go up there.

Pred odhodom še malica, vedno odlična Krušičeva konjska pašteta, tokrat prvič s pistacijami, popestrena s krešo in paradižnikom, potem pa pot pod noge!

Before leaving home, we had a snack; always delicious horse pate, this time with pistachios, accompanied with watercress and tomatoes; and then – take a hike and enjoy!

Bilo je ravno prav toplo in sončno, po zelo kratkem vzponu na vrh pa se je odprl krasen razgled po Barju. Ko sva se spravila na malico št. 2, naju je zabaval dokaj močan, vendar prijeten veter. Tisto, ko ti je tako lepo, da ne bi moglo biti lepše!

[Sv. Ana]

It was just the right temperature and sunny and after a very short uphill rise there was such a wonderful view over Barje. Quite strong, but pleasant wind entertained us while having a snack no. 2, so it could not be better!

[Sv. Ana]

Recept, ki vsebuje nečedno dejanje A recipe that includes an immoral act

Zadnjič sem si pripravila tako zelo slasten zajtrk, da moram recept nujno deliti z vami, kljub temu, da le-ta vsebuje eno nečedno dejanje. :)
 
Takole: ukradla sem mamine konopljine palačinke, ki so ostale od prejšnjega dne, jih na debelo premazala z grškim jogurtom in potresla s praženimi bučnimi semeni Oljarne Šaruga, ki sva jih dobila za Dedka Mraza direktno iz Prekmurja in ki so mi tako zelo okusne, da si jih zdaj posuvam skoraj po vsem, kar jem.
 
Tako sem si jih naslednje jutro, ko so palačinke pošle, skupaj z nasekljano rukolo natresla na s kajmakom namazan ajdov kruh z orehi. Zraven samo še najboljši kefir Krepko in dober tek!

The other day I prepared myself such a good breakfast I must share the recipe with you, even though it includes one immoral act. :)
 
Here it goes: I stole my mum’s hemp-flour pancakes that had left from previous day, spread a thick layer of a Greek yoghurt on and sprinkled it with the most delicious roasted pumpkin seeds, our national delicacy, delivered to us directly from the land of pumpkins :) for the New Year’s present, which I have always liked so much, but this roasted ones … mmm … I sprinkle them on almost everything I eat since.
 
So the next morning, when the pancakes were gone, I sprinkled them together with chopped rucola on slices of buckwheat and walnut bread with a kaymak spread on. All you need more is just a glass of the best kefir and dober tek, bon appetite!

Kot sveže novo jutro 1 Like a fresh new morning 1

Dobro jutro, dober dan!

Takole smo se poslovili od starega, kot ponavadi, z obiskom Šmarne gore, ki nas je, kljub megli in pršenju, ki se je, opa!, na vrhu spremenil v sneg, vsaj zdelo se nam je tako ali pa je bila to samo preslikava naših želja, kodve, razveseljevala s skrivnostnimi razgledi, ki so se kotalili od nostalgije ob slovesu starega do pričakovanja ob srečanju z novim.
 
[ … se nadaljuje]

Good morning, good day!

This is how we said goodbye from the old one, as usual, by visiting Šmarna gora hill, which, in spite of fog and light rain that turned, finally, can you believe it!, to snow, at least we thought so or perhaps was it just the projection of our wishes who knows, made us happy with its mysterious views that were rolling from nostalgia by a farewell of the old to expectation by meeting the new.
 
In the fifth picture there are jota and žganci, for those who wonder. :)

[ … to be continued]

Iz prejšnjega meseca From the previous month

Velika družina, mnogo praznovanj. :) Big family, many celebrations. :)

Sem vam že povedala, da je naš volk nor na vodo?

Have I already told you our wolf is crazy about water?

Prelep porcelan Catbriyur, ki sva ga za pitje kavice dobila od prijateljice za poročno darilo.

Seveda sem se darila zelo razveselila, malo manj pa sem bila radostna pred nekaj trenutki,
ko sem našla njihovo spletno stran in na njej niti besedice v slovenščini.

Iz tega sklepam, da ni namenjeno slovenskim kupcem, hm, ali pa jim morda niso tako pomembni(?),
torej ne bom dodala povezave. Lahko pobrskate in poiščete sami, ni težko,
meni pa gre za pomembno načelo (mislite si, kar si hočete, a tole presega že vse meje).

Ironično pa je, da imajo (vsaj v trenutku, ko jaz to gledam) v angleščini zapisane uradne ure,
da so »open« in kar je še takega za vse poslovalnice pri nas, pri edini v tujini,
kjer bi angleščina bila edino smiselna, pa je pripisano, da je »closed«.

Catbriyur porcelain coffee set, unique handmade from my country,

a wedding gift from my friend.

Grenadirmarš

Tale jed z zelo duhovitim imenom menda izvira iz avstro-ogrskih časov in je bila v času prve svetovne vojne in nasploh med služenjem takratne vojske pogosto na sporedu med soldati, kot je bil pasulj kasneje, v okviru Kraljevine SHS in SFRJ.

Jed je postala priljubljena zlasti med družinami zasavskih rudarjev in je seveda tiste, varčevalne vrste, saj upošteva načelo kar ne porabiš danes, ne zavrzi, ampak vključi v jutrišnji jedilnik, vsaj pri naši babici, Zasavki, je bilo tako, ko nam je kot otrokom velikokrat pripravljala to sicer zelo enostavno zadevščino.

Če so ji od prejšnjega dne ostali bodisi krompir bodisi testenine ali pa celo vsakega malo, si že vedel, kaj bo naslednjič za kosilo. :)

Denimo, da so ji ostale testenine, največkrat so bili to kar makaroni; takrat je skuhala krompir, ga olupila, narezala na rezine in ga na ocvirkih, na čebuli, lahko pa tudi na obojem, prepražila skupaj s (seveda že kuhanimi) makaroni, tako da se je vse lepo zlatorjavo zapeklo.

Jed je lahko samostojna, v kombinaciji z mesom, mi smo ponavadi imeli govedino iz juhe, ali pa se jo poje z eno dobro solato.

[o zanimivem izvoru jedi sem se poučila v kuharski monografiji Okusiti Slovenijo Janeza Bogataja]
 
* In še mimogrede, če iščete izvirno in malo hudomušno darilo, tukajle so vražje knapovske gate. :)

This dish has a very unique, funny name [=grenadier march] and originates from the Austro-Hungarian times, of which our country was a part of at the time, and was very common among our soldiers in the First World War and in the army then in general.

Later the dish became popular in lives of families in Zasavje, which is known as miner’s area. It is a modest kind of a dish, following the principle of using the leftovers from yesterday; at least our grandma, who was from that region, did it this way when she had been preparing lunches for us, kids.

If she had had some extra pasta left, usually it was macaroni, the next day she cooked potatoes, peeled and sliced them and then she fried them on onion or cracklings or even both together with (already cooked, of course) macaroni until it was crispy and golden-brown.

It was the same procedure, if there were some potatoes or both, macaroni and potatoes, left the previous day, a very saving-money recipe indeed. :)

It can be eaten alone, in combination with meat, we usually had beef from soup, or together with a good salad.

[I found information about the origin in the cookbook Taste Slovenia by Janez Bogataj]

* And, by the way, if you are looking for a mischievous New Year’s present, here is Vražje gate shop from that region; so called devilish underwear :), very comfortable panties and boxers, originally designed for our miners, but now available for purchase.

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Doma posušeno: navadne kustovnice (goji jagode), materina dušica in janež.

Home-dried: goji berries, thyme and anise.

Zajtrk ali večerja: sestričnini orehovi zrolančki z različnimi siri in (meni najboljšim) kefirjem.

Breakfast or dinner: my cousin’s walnut rolls with different cheeses and (my favourite) kefir.

Sladoled po mamino: zamrznjene borovnice, zmlete skupaj z grškim jogurtom in medom.

Ice cream by my mum: frozen blueberries, mixed together with Greek yoghurt and honey.

Jesenske Autumnish

Najnovejše čokoladno odkritje: Božnarjeva temna čokolada s cvetnim prahom. Mmmm.

The newest chocolate discovery: Božnar’s dark chocolate with bee pollen. Mmmm. [beekeeping tradition info]

Táko krasno jesensko tihožitje je naš oči dobil od prijateljev. Mmmm.

This gorgeous autumn still life my dad got from his friends. Mmmm.

V redu, bučno juho imam že tako ali tako rada, kdo je nima!, zadnjič pa me je sestra povabila na neko svojo trenutno navdahnjeno različico, zaradi katere sem jo potem večkrat gnjavila ob najneprimernejših trenutkih, am, kako si že rekla, da si jo naredila?

Takole gre: na kose narezano hokaido bučo skuhamo v vodi, 5-10 minut, jo skupaj s približno 2 dcl vode, v kateri se je kuhala, zmešamo, v mešalnik dodamo pasirano skuto, muškatni orešček, sol, bučno olje in česen. Na koncu je popekla sir za žar in ga postregla kar na gosti juhi. Mmmm.

Ok, there is no doubt I like pumpkin soup, who doesn't, by the way!, but the other day my sister invited me for one of her inspirational versions, which later caused bothering her several times at most inappropriate occasions, em, once more, tell me, how did you say you’ve made it?

This is how it goes: boil pieces of one hokkaido pumpkin for 5-10 minutes, then mix them in blender together with saved about 2 dcl of boiling water, quark cheese, nutmeg, salt, garlic and pumpkin-seed oil (it is usually used at the end, when soup is already in plates, to be seen). then she made a very good new combination by grilling cheese and just put it onto a thick soup. Mmmm.

September je It's September

Mami je za svojega nečaka naredila tole presno tortico.

Priznam, želela sem si, da bi jaz imela rojstni dan, pa čeprav bi to pomenilo eno leto več. :)

My mum made this raw cake for her nephew.

I admit, I wanted it was my birthday, even though it would mean one year more. :)

Polona izdeluje take posrečene šalčke in končno sem eno kupila. Ne (še) zase,
ampak za taistega bratranca, ki je potem velikodušno razdelil zgornjo torto med goste. :)
Kljub nedvomni privlačnosti Mistra Darcyja [ki je tudi eden od nastopajočih na njenih šalčkah],
navijam za še več slovenskih pojav. Ne manjka nam jih, posebnih primerkov, heh.
[na tem posnetku je France, na primer, ki v teh kumrnih časih spodbuja k prešerni volji.]

Polona makes such cute cups with witty characters and I finally bought one. Not (yet) for me, but for the same cousin who then generously shared the cake from above with his guests..
Even though her Mr Darcy [one of the featured characters on her cups] is undoubtedly very attractive,
I would want even more Slovenian appearances, of course, our country is full of special cases, heh.
[this one here features our most famous poet France Prešeren]

September je ... September. Pa še tako diši, skoraj bolj kot spomladi!
September is ... September. [by Slovenian group Melodrom.] And it smells so good, even more than spring!