In general I am not a morning person but I definitelly prefer having a proper breakfast or a brunch than going out to fancy restaurants. The whole atmosphere of these places are so mind-blowing and every time I am having my coffee, 
croissant, sandwich, omlett or porridge out I feel like a real queen…its like giving yourself and early treat and having the best kick off for a perfect day. I think its really important to start a day positively and acknowledge as early as possible that you deserve to be given the best of everything…( inlcuding a shower, but that’s out of the point now…)So I decided to follow this rule each and every day and surprise myself in the morning…. also my friends if they are
fit enough to come over to my cave… actually it is better to be enjoyed with others, but you’ll never know who might show up:)
I had plenty of time to wonder a little bit ont he bus on the way back from work about the best brunch menu and I think I quite did a good job and created a list of delicious things that could fit to the autumn mood and a lazy Sunday. Of course homemade cheese took a great part in it and I also wanted to try out a farm-style fresh cheese recipe I recently found online…
Some of the dishes might need a little bit of preparation but I promise that this might help you and your friends to survive a rainy and cold Sunday.
So here is your perfect menu with YOUR homemade spicy farm-stlyle cheese, spicy pumpkin dip, fresh avocado cream and toast with garlic.
Farmer’s Cheese
- 1 gallon milk
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- Fresh oregano, thyme and basil
- 1 large pot
- Plastic colander
- Cheesecloth or old bandana
Heat your milk to a rolling boil. Turn off the heat and add vinegar. Leave the milk to settle for 25-30 minutes. Once the milk is separated, pour the whey and curds into your colander lined with cheesecloth over another large pot, but you also do it over the sink if you don’t want to keep the whey. ( I actually reheated the whey for extra 20 minutes and added vinegar again. The outcome was a more creamy and sweet ricotta like cheese.) So, stir in salt and herbs to the curds, then tie up the cheesecloth with a twisting motion to press out whey. Place it back to the colander and allow to drain for an hour and voilá here’s your homemade cheese.
Spicy pumpkin dip… that’s easy also and you can prepare it while the milk is settling 🙂
- 1 small pumpkin
- ½ teaspoon coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt
Preheat the oven to 200 celsius, chop the pumpkin to 4 parts and put them to the oven for 25 minutes until they get a bit of roasted. Once it is done smash the pumpkin with a fork and stir it together with all the other ingredients until it gets creamy.
Avocado cream…
Peal the avocado and chop it to little pieces, add some salt, pepper, a squeeze of lemon juice, ½ teaspoon of olive oil and stir.
It seems that everyhing is ready now to enjoy the morning … except coffee, but I won’t get into details about coffee making 🙂
And finally, toast some bread, put some garlic on top ( optional) and enjoy the last day of the week 😉
I hope you have a good morning!
Source:
http://pocketpause.com/farmers-cheese-easiest-homemade-cheese-recipe/
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/spicy-pumpkin-dip-recipe.html
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