Trees in bloom...

The most wonderful event of spring is blooming trees...

Cherry tree blossom

Horse chestnut blossom

Wild flowers

Growing avocado

Have you ever tried to grow an avocado tree on your own window? My attempt was successful. All you need is an avocado stone, any small can or jar (glass or plastic), 2 toothpicks, water and a little patience! 
Fit toothpicks to the jar, place the stone on them. The end of the stone should be dipped into the water.

Wait for several weeks until the root appears. Then carefully plant the stone in a pot with soil, half of the stone should remain out.

 Steam and leaves will grow fast so prepare a large pot! )

My one :

My cat is very much interested...

Lentils-potato pie

For this delicious pie

you will need:

1 cup of red lentils (they’re boiled to pulp very well)

4-5 middle-sized potatoes

3\4 cup of soya milk (I use Alpro Soya Unsweetened) or water

2-3 tsp of soya flour

1 tsp of vegan margarine (or vegan mayonnaise)

1 tsp of vegetable powder or dried vegetables – leek, carrot, celery, etc. Dried herbs will do well too.

Bunch of dill or 1 tsp of dried dill

Salt, pepper to taste.

Peel and roughly chop potatoes, then place to a pan and boil to readiness.

Boil lentils with added dried veggies until very soft and creamy – 10-12 min.

Once potatoes are cooked, mash with soya milk or water and margarine (mayonnaise). Add salt and dill.

Stir cooked lentils with soya flour, add salt.

Place lentils in a loaf pan, spread mashed potatoes on top.

Place in oven at 200C\400F for around 20 min.

I spread a tsp of natural smoke (BBQ) essence on top of potatoes before putting in oven. That makes it even more delicious!

Serve with vegetable salad or veggies in any form.

You could take dried green peas instead of red lentils -  the dish turns out as well, but peas must boil for 40 min.

It's Spring!

Welcome, Spring! A tiny pussy willow under my balcony has reached out its fluff to the sun. That means the winter cold won't come back. Now it's time to look up on the sky and prepare ourselves to the new season of Nature's life.
Everyone could do it in their own way. I've started this blog, for example! And trying to walk more, to look more around, to think how I could do my best for the world. Such simple words sound espesially natural in Spring. Whether we live in smoky cities or green villages, nothing can prevent us from doing our best to live in harmony with Nature. And Spring comes to everyone without distinction. So, let's start!

On this blog you can plunge into vegan side of life - nature, recepies, news, arts, crafts, books... And also I will share my view on books and movies which are just worth reading and watching to my mind!