Avocado cult club

People wait for half terms and holidays to catch up on sleep and the all so vital social life. In my case, add a good dose of cooking! I just love taking the time to make myself healthy meals or snacks and the satisfaction at the end of it is worth the burnt frying pans that I invariably have to scrub afterwards.

Case in point, a spur of the moment superfood salad inspired (but reworked to suit the stuff left over in the fridge) by the Honey Chipotle Chicken Bowls by howsweeteats.com which you can see by clicking HERE.

I adapted the recipe and to a handfull of quinoa cooked with zest from half a lemon and some butter, I  added a chicken breast glazed with a little honey and rosemary. The rest includes an avocado, a chopped pepper, a bunch of roughly chopped parsley, toasted pine nuts and sliced cherry tomatoes with chives.

Lighting was not on my side and so some pictures might not do it justice but damn was it a good lunch! 

Pre-beach detox recipe

Not to make you jealous or anything but when you'll be reading this post, chances are I'll either be tanning the melanin out of me on the boat deck or having some local food in a cute Croatian village. Either one of the two, I'm not picky.

However, this much amount of relaxation requires some preparation and for me, it took the shape of this drink. It's an easy summer recipe for a fresh drink that you drink from dusk till dawn.

You have to make it in the evening and leave it to infuse over night. In the morning, just pour some of it in a glass, add some more water and then jazz it up however you want - I chose strawberries but any floating fruit will do I guess.

The ingredients are:
Some sliced cucumber (I used approximately half)
Some thinly sliced ginger root (as per taste - I just ripped a section off then sliced it)
The juice of a lime and then put the skin in there as well
Chopped mint
Some water - just enough to cover all the ingredients

And that's it! The most refreshing summer drink ever and a great energizer too.

Bon appetit!