Eat with Steff

  It all began in the winter time. I was sitting comfortably on my bed and I was writing a list of winter veggies and fruits, that I wanted to include on my diet, but also make a Youtube video about it.  I‘m someone who‘ll always consider something seasonal first. I decided to take the red cabbage as a main ingredient and then form a recipe around it. So after a bit of brain storming and one semi-failed recipe, I came up with a risotto recipe, that I‘d like to have not only during the winter. That meant it was a success and also, who doesn’t love a bowl of comfort food. I‘ve been having it on the chillier days of April. Here is the recipe video on my Youtube channel, if you would like a video format. VIDEO Let’s get into the recipe.. The ingredients you‘ll need: 1 cup of rice 1/4 cup pine nuts 1/4 cup sultanas 1 cup of cabbage  1/2 an onion  1 garlic clove 1/4 cup of white wine 2 tbsp of double cream 1 tbsp of sesame oil  700-800ml of beef broth (you may use oth...

 The Great Lent has begun and if you’re christian chances are you know what this is. Long story short, The Great Lent or The Great Fast officially begins on Clean Monday, seven weeks before Pascha ( Easter ) and runs for 40 contiguous days. It has its religion-related purposes, but personally I do it to feel better with myself, to eat healthier (most of the time), to eat mostly vegan meals (if you’re interested in knowing the benefits of eating vegan you can look it up by yourself, because I don’t want to force & influence anyone) and to expend my taste palette by trying new recipes.  The foods abstained from are meat, fish, eggs and dairy products, wine, and oil. According to some traditions, only olive oil is abstained from; in others, all vegetable oils. In my house we use all kinds of vegetable oils including olive oil, except the last week of the Lent. So basically you have to eat vegan, but with some exceptions such as: mussels, prawns, squid and cuttlefish. (beca...