A little update

Hello everyone!

I know I haven't posted in a while and I am writing this post to explain. I finished school in the beginning of June. Then I spent my days enjoying my free time, having fun with friends, spending time with family, admiring the beautiful sights of Portugal and just relaxing. 

By the time I looked at my calendar it was July already and that meant two things, one, I was turning 18 on the fourth and two I had to start packing, because I was moving back to Hungary in a week. I spent my birthday with family and friends and it was amazing, but then came the packing. We packed up the whole house, we said our last goodbyes and left our second home. I was very excited to go home and also because  we went by car so I got to travel for a few days before getting back to Hungary. We stopped in Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, ... 

This trip was so nice, but when we finally arrived I was more than happy to see my family, my house and my friends. I think you appreciate more the little, normal, everyday things if you are away for a while. I was just excited to settle in again. 

I missed blogging a lot and I thought about posting so many times, but I was in a rush with all the moving, traveling and getting home. I didn't want to put up something that I wasn't satisfied with. I just find it important to think about my posts and do quality work. 

I wanted to write this post to say I am still alive, happy and home. Sadly, I'm going to post less, since it is summer and I am traveling and taking some time for my self. Even if I'm not posting on my blog I upload pictures on my instagram so feel free to follow me there as well. ( http://instagram.com/breakfast_at_katas/)
I hope everyone is having a great summer! 

Bye! 

Gingerbread cookies

Christmas is right around the corner and I'm more than excited. I'm the kind of person who loves Christmas and all the fun and festive things that come with it. I love snow, Christmas trees, festive decorations, when the people you love come together, the food, cinnamon and last but not least the gingerbread which I make every single year. I believe I have the tastiest recipe for this special cookie. I love making them, because it is so delicious and christmassy and also it is so fun to make them with family and friends.

I came back home from Portugal to Hungary for the holidays so I can spend this wonderful time with the people I love most. Yesterday my sister and I decided to make the traditional gingerbread cookies. We had such a good time making them and I decided to upload this recipe with some photos so you can see how ours turned out.

INGREDIENTS: 

250g honey

100g sugar
50g butter
325g flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg

2 teaspoons gingerbread spice (ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg)

Heat up the honey in a saucepan, add sugar and the butter and let it cool. Mix together the flour, baking powder and the gingerbread spice in a separate bowl. Add the honey mixture and the egg and mix until you get a dough. Chill that in the fridge for minimum 2 hours. Put your dough on a floured work surface and get your rolling pin and roll it until it is a 0,5-1 cm thick. Then get your cookie cutter and press them on the rolled out dough to get the shape you want. Bake them in 180°C oven for about 5-7 minutes. When they are done feel free to decorate them with frosting.

If this recipe inspired you to make gingerbread cookies this Christmas then make sure to tweet me or tag me on instagram so I can see your recreations.

Merry Christmas!