Mascarpone Raspberry Crepe Cake

It is finally summer and so I had to try to make a cake that is delicious, sweet and yet refreshing in this hot weather. I always wanted to try out a crepe cake, I love raspberries and I thought it would go nice with some mascarpone. So I tried to make a mascarpone raspberry crepe cake and it turned out more than okay. I really recommend trying the recipe this summer maybe when you're hosting a dinner party or bringing something sweet when going to a friends house. We had guests when I made this cake and they loved it. I'm pretty sure that this wasn't the last time I made this fruity summer crepe cake. 

INGREDIENTS:

-For the Crepes
1l milk
4 eggs
200 g flour
pinch of salt

-For the filling
500g mascarpone
4 tablespoons of cream
3 teaspoon of powdered sugar
raspberry jam
125g raspberries

Mix together all the ingredients for the crepes (if you feel that it is too runny then add more flour). Get your frying pan, put some oil on it and make as many crepes as you can out of the mixture. Stir together the mascarpone with the cream and the powdered sugar in a bowl. Take the first crepe and then spread on a layer of mascarpone, then put on another crepe on top of that one and then spread one layer of jam. Keep repeating this step until you put on the last crepe. Decorate the top with some mascarpone or even whipped cream and some raspberries.

If you decide to make my crepe cake recipe this summer, then be sure to take a picture of it and tag me on instagram or twitter.

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Guilt free pancakes

I know what you are thinking " How can guilt free and pancakes be the title of this post at the same time?", well I'm glad to say this is actually possible. These two recipes are perfect if you want to pay attention to your figure or be healthier, but you don't want to miss out on a delicious dessert.

I find myself craving something sweet after a meal or on weekends when I stay up late and I want to snack on something while I'm watching a movie. This is when these pancakes are perfect, because  they are made from fruit and don't have added sugar. 

Apple pancakes:
1 apple (use sweet apple) 
1 egg
2 tablespoon of water
3 tablespoons of flour
cinnamon

Banana pancakes
1 banana
1 egg
cinnamon

decoration :
whipped cream
honey

These recipes both take a little more time, because you need to make them on a low heat so they don't burn, but they are so worth the time! 

1. pancake 

Peel your apple and put it in the blender with the egg,the water,the flour and some cinnamon and blend it well. It has to be thicker than the avarage pancake mixture. Heat up (on a low heat) some oil in your pan and make small circle shaped pancakes out of your batter (if you make them little it will be easier to flip them). You want the pancakes to be golden brown. For the topping I used whipped cream, but this is an optional step.

2. pancake 

Peel your banana and put it in the blender with the egg and some cinnamon. Remember, it has to be quite thick. Heat up (on a low heat) some oil in your pan and make small circle shaped pancakes out of your batter . For the topping I used honey (maple syrup is a great alternative) and some almonds, but again this step is optional.

Of course I cheated a little by putting whipped cream and honey on the pancakes, but you can leave those out, because they are sweet and delicious just as they are!

You guys have to try these pancakes because they are delicious and guilt free, and if you do try, make sure to  write a comment or take a picture of it and upload it to instagram or twitter and also don't forget to tag me in the photo.

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Time Out Mercado da Ribeira

Last week was my elder sister's last weekend here in Portugal before she went back to University, so we made a family weekend out of it. We had amazing breakfast together, we went to the beach, visited friends, and we also watched old family home videos. For the last dinner on Sunday we wanted to go to a good restaurant and so we went to a place which is one of the best places I have ever been to. It is the Time Out Mercado da Ribeira in Lisbon. This big hall used to be a fish market (from the 13th century) and now it is like a big restaurant or stylish food court which has Lisbon's favourite food shops and restaurants.

When you walk in there is a big bright open space full of people (especially on the weekends). The outlook of the shops and restaurants have the same style, but they all have different food and drinks. You can walk around and look at all the open kitchens of the different stalls, and see, smell and experience all kinds of Portuguese specialities.

It is really hard to choose from all of the lovely looking food, but whatever you pick you can't go wrong.

Soup:

There is this fantastic soup place where every day there are 4 or 5 soups that you can choose from. We tasted a mushroom (with cheese and toasted onions), a mango (with almond) and a pepper soup(with toasted bread and bacon). All of them were amazing, but out of the three soups the mango was the best, because it was just the perfect combination of sweet and salty. Also I loved the titles of the soup containers. :) 

Mushroom soup

Mango soup

Pepper soup

Main cours:

For the main cours we decided to choose from various places. My older sister had pork (from the Alentejo region) with mashed potatoes, cabbage and bacon. I have never eaten pork that was so soft and heavenly and the bacon was just perfect with the cabbage. This dish was my favourite out of all. My mom decided to order a portuguese Bacalhau com natas which is an oven-baked dish made out of layers of fish (bacalhau), onions, potatoes and cream. My younger sister likes to keep it simple so she had a cheeseburger with fries. It is so simple but they managed to make something so mainstream so delicious. My dad ordered something more adventurous a Ceviche made from fish. :) It is made of raw fish with mango and some tortilla chips and salad on top. I tried the bruschetta wich was also very tasty. We shared all the food and tried everything we ordered and everyone agreed that the pork was the best of all.

Pork with mashed potatoes, cabbage and bacon.

Bacalhau com natas

Cheeseburger with fries

Ceviche

 Bruschetta

Dessert: 

We ate a lot of different food and so by the time we got to dessert we were full, but we couldn't miss out on the best ice cream. Santini has the best ice cream I have ever had. I always recommend it to people to try this place when they come to Portugal and nobody has ever regretted tasting it. I decided to have mango and raspberry and they were amazing, because they both tasted just like the actual fruit. My older sister had peanut and cantaloupe and my younger sister asked for a pancake with two scoops of ice cream on top (chocolate and chocolate chips).

We also tasted some macarons from another shop and we tried the peppermint, the chocolate and the coffe.

We had a blast, we laughed a lot and ate a lot and it was just great.I just loved everything about this place, the design, the food, the atmosphere the idea and the concept of it. I know that this wasn't the last time I went to Time Out Mercado da Ribeira.

A little father daughter arm wrestling

When you find out you are going to eat ice cream at Santini

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