All Posts By Irina Goleva

I am a full time blogger, food photographer/stylist and recipe developer, based in Zurich, Switzerland. After 10 years in the corporate world I decided to go for a career switch and never looked back. I love bright colors, comfort food, snowboarding and yoga.
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Roasted beetroot and orange soup

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Did you know that beetroot is a perfect detox vegetable? It is rich with vitamin and mineral concentration – especially folate, vitamin C, essential potassium and magnesium. Beetroot also carries a unique combination of phytonutrients called betalains, providing us with antioxidants and protecting from inflammation.

This beetroot and orange soup is super easy to make. It is light, with a hint of spicy ginger and citrusy taste and doesn’t land like a stone in your stomach – sounds perfect after all those holiday family dinners, right?

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Chocolate Cookies with Smarties

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What do you do when it’s freezing outside and your kids are desperately crying for attention?
I grab some simple ingredients and let my little one get messy with them. Well, officially we call it “making cookies” but in the end you know – we are both covered with flour and cocoa.
So, here’s our recent favourite recipe of chocolate cookies with Smarties sweets. They are soft, chewy, not overly sweet and fun to make with kiddies! Feel free to replace sweets with chocolate chips, any kind of chopped chocolate chunks or just make them plain – they will still turn out delicious.

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DIY Christmas presents? Yes, please!

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It’s this magical time of the year again – with cozy Christmas Markets, warming mulled wine, romantic skating rinks and… those overcrowded stores, where everyone seems to be seized by gift buying hysteria!

Personally I get a bit overwhelmed starting from the very beginning of December and always tend to postpone gift shopping till the very last minute. It’s just too many people, too many boxes, too long lines to the cash desks. So, this year I decided to try something new for a change: I am going to make presents myself! You don’t need much to make your dear ones happy – your love and a lovely jar with a little surprise can work magic, right?

So, let’s go to a local store, grab different sized jars (there are plenty of them in the supermarkets and they are reasonably priced), some cute ribbons and cards for the cutest personalised gifts and we are ready to roll!

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