Father's Day BBQ

BBQ... More like HOMEMADE PIZZA on the GRILL! 

I haven't posted in awhile... :/ but here is a quick update: I am on VACATION & spending this week with my cousins in the states! Along with me they love to shop and eat HEALTHY! 

Seeing as today was Father's Day in America we decided to take the traditional summer barbecue and give it a little twist! 

Here is what we used: 

For pizza base:

- Store bought dough (we bought 2 balls of dough and split it between the 5 of us...) it was plenty! 

 

For pizza toppings:

- pepperoni

- tomatoes (red & yellow)

- mozzarella shredded cheese 

- feta cheese 

- jalapeños 

- peppers

- onions 

Etc... Get creative!

And of course our secret weapon... Adding a great crunch and taste...

The "kamado grill" ;) 

Here's how they turned out:

Alex and his pizza before grill...

Just because it is pizza doesn't mean it's not healthy! 

Enjoy!!

Lemon "Bizcocho" (cake)

Lemon is always a good idea with warm weather! Sorry it has been awhile since my last post but I haven't had much time in the kitchen! Today however, I had the pleasure  to bake up a little something! A recipe I recently found on a lifestyle blog I follow... Lemon Drizzle Cake! 

Here is what you need:

- 3 eggs

- 170g flour

- 170g sugar

- 170g butter

- 1 tsp baking powder 

** if you want you can add the zests of lemon to the cake batter... But for my taste testers they prefer it without**

Icing:

- 2 lemons (juice will be for icing)

- 110g powder sugar 

** don't have powder sugar? Throw a cup of normal sugar into a food processor, pulse on full power for about 40 seconds and VOILA!!**

Instructions:

- Grab a tin or baking pan (approx. 24x10) and grease for cake batter.

- Preheat oven to 180C (350F) 

- Meanwhile, cream all the batter ingredients together until smooth

- pour into baking pan and into oven! 

Bake time: 30-35 minutes

- While the cake is baking, squeeze lemons for juice (don't forget to strain it!) 

- mix with powder sugar until smooth

Once your cake is ready, poke holes all over and glaze that baby! 

Give it some time to cool...  

Grab a nice iced tea.. Water.. Sit outside and enjoy your cake! :D 

Fresh out of the oven! 

Glazed and ready to be devoured! 

Good luck & Happy Summer! 

Spoil yourself...

Sports day at my university only means one thing...BBQ time! 

Always loved barbecues; sitting outside, music, friends... 

Everyone always seems so happy and chilled!

After teaching a fun Insanity workout I decided to treat myself and indulge!

Delicious! -- Cheese, Avocado, tomatos... all prepared by university students!

Was an overdue bbq ~ until we got rained out! 

Insanity link: http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/insanity.do