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Hello readers, Today I am going to share with you a very easy and fast meatball recipe. It takes 15 minutes to make the meatballs and tomato sauce and you will need the following ingredients: 500 grams of lean beef mince 1 onion cut in small pieces 1 garlic glove mash (you can add as much garlic as you like) 2 table spoons of  bread crumbs 1 large egg 1 tea spoon of salt 1 tea spoon paprika 1 tea spoon of black pepper  1 tea spoon of cinamon Process: Add all the ingredients together in a large bowl and mix it well. Then take small pieces from the already made mixture and form it in a shape you would like. Then add the meatballs in an oven tray and pure the tomato sauce on top. Then cook the meat balls on 200 c for 35 minutes. Tomato sauce ingredients: 2 table spoons of  tomato paste 2 fresh tomatoes chopped in small pieces (if you have a can of already chop tomatoes that will be fine too) 1 garlic glove 1 vegetable stock 1 tea spoon of Ita...

Hello readers, Today's blog will be about couch cleaning and how I manage to clean my corner sofa couch with just £3.50 (British pounds).  The couch is a corner 3 seater that can be turn into a double bed and its color is light brown.  The poor couch has been through a lot recently. Such as coffee spills, cats rolling on it after their play time, shoe stains, pen stains and dust. I believe anyone who have a very active family can relate to that. Also I believe that not everybody cant afford to have their couch professionally washed but they still want to have a clean house even if it last seconds. I surely can't afford to have the couch professionally cleaned. But I don't want them to be dirty either. So I head up to the store in search of finding some cleaning products that will help me to get rid of couch stains. I searched all the store isles but I couldn't find any product specifically for the couch and the products that I found were way too pricey for me. ...

Hello readers, Some of us struggle with maintaining weight, loosing weight or having a healthier lifestyle. One of my personal struggles is letting go my favorite dishes. Like pizza! I love pizza! But pizza is not good as it is very high in fats and sugar! Just imagine one slice of pizza can contain the same calories as a piece of roast chicken with steam rice and vegetables all together. But pizza is so good and this is why I am writing this blog! This blog will include 3 different styles of easy homemade pizza which are more healthy and you can actually enjoy the whole pizza with less than 500 calories and not only just 1 slice.  Ingredients for the base: 1 Weight watchers tortilla wraps (128 calories for each tortilla wrap) 2 tablespoons of tomato paste (30 calories for 2 tablespoons) 100 grams of reduce fat grated cheese (I use either the weight watchers and if I don't find weight watchers I usually select any cheese that contains 3% fat only. For 100 grams of che...

Hello readers, Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is not as easy as it sounds. It requires a lot of effort and most of the times planning ahead. However there are those times that the constant  lack of time and those non stop cravings  make it harder for you not to dial that fast food number. Most food experts say that food cravings last only for 30 seconds and if you occupied yourself enough eventually you will just forget it. I say no if you want to eat something that you crave really badly then go ahead and eat it but with a smart way. Not only there is an alternative healthier way to satisfy your craving but a more financial sustainable way as well and it doesn't take that much time. After all the most important asset you have is your health and that is your first priority to invest. If your time is limited I suggest you to invest in a rice cooker as it takes 15 minutes to 20 minutes maximum  perfect rice without you being stack in the kitchen. If you are a fan of the...

Hello readers! I hope you doing well!  If you are here just for the recipe only, then please scroll further down. I know is been a long time since my last post! Don't worry I am doing great. As most of you may know I use my blogs as a hobby and as way to express myself. If you are with me from the beginning then you know I struggle with depression and PTSD but I am doing a lot better now and becoming more active as a member in society. Since I have somehow recovered from my struggles with mental illness I am now in the process of catching up with the world around me. Which it is a challenge and this is why I am not keeping up to my blogging schedule. Most probably I will not keep to my blog schedule!  Now let's move on to the main theme of my blog which is the sweet and sour pork recipe. After recovering with depression I had to teach myself how to eat healthy again so I downloaded an application to help me count my calories. Important note to that is to recognize the ...

Hello readers, Lately I have been dreaming and thinking about chocolate nonstop! So one rainy day I just couldn't resist those cravings anymore, but I didn't really wanted to go to the shop and buy chocolate. Since I didn't wanted to go out and buy chocolate and my chocolate cravings were becoming intolerable at this point. So I decided to scavenge my cupboards and find an alternative solution. After a lot of failures I finally figure out how to make the perfect chocolate mug cake!  All you need is: 2 tablespoons of white or brown sugar 2 tablespoons coconut oil 2 tablespoons of coconut milk (you can use any type of milk) 2 tablespoons of cocoa 3 tablespoons of flour optional: crashed walnuts or coconut flakes   Process: Melt the coconut  oil and add the sugar, milk, cocoa, flour, walnuts or coconuts and stir all the ingredients together. Then insert the mug into the microwave and let it cook for 1 minute! I found that 1 minute cooking is enough s it kee...

Hello readers, Today I decided to give myself a break from writing about mental health and I am going to be sharing with you my secret obsession! I am going to be sharing with you a simple yet delicious recipe. The name of the delicious dish is eggplant and avocado salad. Ingredients:  2 eggplants  2 avocados  garlic  1 teaspoon coconut oil  salt and pepper  optional  walnuts Procedure: Cut the eggplants into a medium size cubes. Then add the coconut oil in a frying pan. Insert the eggplant cubes in the pan and stir them until they get a golden brown colour. Then add the garlic, salt and pepper stir it and remove it from fire. Meanwhile cut the avocado into small cubes and insert them in a salad bowl with the walnuts. When the eggplants cool down add them into the salad bowl add the dressing and enjoy! Salad dressing   1 tablespoon olive oil   2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegard   1 tablespoon honey / if you are vega...