Chocolate swirls

I'm in love with these chocolate swirls so I'm going to show you how to make them. I love white and dark chocolate and when you can combine them... oh my God! I like making these chocolate swirls (these don't really have a name, this is just what I like to call them), because you can make something so simple look so pretty, yummy and fancy.  I find these helpful if I want to serve something with tea, coffee or even after a lovely dinner...

INGREDIENTS:
100g white chocolate
200g dark chocolate

sliced almonds
cinnamon 
sliced caramel

Melt the white and the dark chocolate in two separate metal bowls, put the bowls over two pots of boiling water. I wanted to make a few different chocolate swirls so I took 3 or 4 smaller plates and put some baking paper in them, and spread a layer of dark chocolate on each. Then I poured the white chocolate on top, and with a toothpick I started swirling the two different chocolates together. You can decorate them with almonds, cinnamon, caramel bits, or anything else you fancy, then put them in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
When they chilled and hardened, take the baking paper off and break them into bigger or smaller pieces. 

( My favourite was the caramel one :) )

I love how these turned out, they look so fancy and tasty and I really hope you make them. If you do, take a picture of it and upload it to instagram or twitter. Don't forget to tag me in the photo.

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Chocolate Pudding

Chocolate pudding is a delicious and chocolaty dessert that you can never get enough of. Personally, I love all desserts that involve chocolate, so a chocolate pudding is a perfect dessert for me. I know I'm not the only chocolate lover, so I want to show you an easy recipe which you can make whenever you feel like treating yourself to something sweet and tasty. My family loves it when I make this pudding, because they don't have to wait too long until it's ready and it is yummy either warm or cold. It is also great if you 

have  guests coming, because you can make it the day before and leave it in the fridge overnight and the next day you can enjoy a cold and heavenly dessert. 

INGREDIENTS:
80g of sugar
40 g of coco powder
3 tablespoons of flour
520 ml milk
90g dark chocolate 
4 egg yolks
vanilla extract


TO DECORATE:
peeled and sliced almonds
white chocolate

In a saucepan mix together the sugar, coco powder and flour. Then add the  milk and the chocolate, and start cooking it on a medium heat until everything is dissolved (don't worry if you have lumps in your pudding because we'll strane it). After that, remove from the heat. 

Next we are going to temper our eggs by taking a little bit of the chocolate mixture and adding it to the egg yolks while you are whisking them constantly (so that the eggs don't cook). Mix that well and pour it in the saucepan to the rest of the chocolate mixture. Then put the saucepan on a low heat and let it cook for 1,5-2 more minutes. Strane your mixture so there are no lumps. Pour your pudding into little cups and let them cool completely and put them in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. 

To decorate you can sprinkle some peeled and sliced almonds and some grated white chocolate on top of the pudding.

I hope you feel inspired to make this recipe and if you do then be sure to write a comment or take a picture of it and upload it to instagram and don't forget to tag me in the photo .(@breakfast_at_katas).

Healthy and delicious salad

Like every girl I like to watch my figure at times, this is when I don't want to eat a heavy meal. On those occasions I like to eat a salad, but I don't like to feel that I give up on a tasty dinner, so instead I try to make my salad delicious with some tricks. I'm going to give you one of my favourite salad recipes with two different dressings. I usually make this salad when I don't want to spend too much time preparing it, otherwise I'd make a caesar salad but of course that takes more time. I believe that if you are on a diet or just eat healthy, you don't have to compromise, because you can spice up a boring diet dish with some delicious ingredients. 

INGREDIENTS:

For the salad: 

200g lettuce

30g arugula (rukkola)

30g spinach leaves

12 cherry tomatoes

250g mozzarella or other cheese

5g (a few slices) ham 

1 cucumber

30g almond (peeled, sliced)

grated parmesan

1.Dressing:

50 ml olive oil 

10 ml freshly squeezed lemon (can be replaced by 20 ml fine vinegar)

1 teaspoon mustard

salt 

pepper 

2. Dressing:

30 ml olive oil

1 teaspoon of mustard

2 tablespoons cream fresh (tejföl) 

1/2 teaspoon worcester sauce ( can be replaced by fine vinegar)

salt

pepper

Get a big bowl and put the lettuce, arugula, spinach leaves, cucumber and cherry tomatoes in it. Then slice your mozzarella and ham and put those in the bowl as well. 

1.dressing: Pour your olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl or glass. Then add the mustard and finally season it with salt and pepper.

2. dressing: Pour your olive oil and add your mustard, cream fresh and the worcester sauce in a small bowl or glass. Season it with salt and pepper.

Put the dressing on your salad and mix well.
Serve it on a plate and put the grated parmesan and some almonds on top of your salad and don't forget your choice of dressing.
(this salad makes 4 servings)

I hope you find this easy healthy salad recipe helpful and let me know if you would like to see more healthy recipes on my blog. If you decide to give this salads a try then please leave a comment or upload a picture on instagram with the #katasbreakfastsalad. (@breakfast_at_katas).