LIGHT SUMMER SALAD

Yes, it's another salad! I don't know how you've guessed it - is it the picture or the name of this post? Or maybe it's just a gift - the gift of guessing.

SPINACH CHICKPEA AND BULGUR SALAD

Whyyyyyyy???? Why is it soooo hot? I can not concentrate on anything, besides trying not to sweat, and I'm telling you, that's not working out very good for me either.

BULGUR WITH BROAD BEANS

Hello bulgur lovers (and soon to be bulgur lovers like my mother)!

To be completely honest here I just tried to copy a recipe from my aunt. She made this very delicious dish for Christmas with rice and broad beans. It was the first time I've eaten broad beans in my life. More than six months have passed since then, and I still can not forget this dish. I've tried to get over it with other dishes...lots of them. Nothing worked. Two results - a fat belly and a broken heart.

NOT ANOTHER HUMMUS RECIPE

Greetings everyone!

Hmm, I haven't posted anything here in a long time and my excuse is: I've been ridiculously lazy. Bad Stella!

Good news is, I will post all the recipes I've done lately during this and next week and on Friday next week I'm going back to my home country Bulgaria to spend some time on the beach, eat real food and just be lazy a little more. But!! At least this time I'll try to keep you updated on my laziness and on what's not going on in my life and in my kitchen.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE BALLS

Hello good people!

This whole being sick thing is getting on my nerves. It's the 4th or 5th day now and I'm still not amused. Not at all, but at least it's kinda getting better. So let's hope next week it'll all be better. And then I only have to be patient for one week to start doing sports again. Until then I can just somewhat control what I eat. My least favorite part of getting into shape. Anyway I made these cinnamon-ginger balls, covered in chocolate. Usually I would use dark chocolate, but I said to myself hey yolo! hahahaha yolo whatever that means, crazy kids these days!

So where was I?

Oh yeah, about the chocolate - well I used a whole milk chocolate. Sshhhhhhsh!!! Don't judge me! Or do, I don't care...because these balls were P*E*R*F*E*C*!T*!

NO BAKE COTTAGE CHEESE CAKE (*IN A GLASS*)

After a few days of hot soups during summer, it's time for me to enjoy some desserts.

OK! Fine! I admit it! I've been eating secretly desserts the whole time I was sick. I'm out of control! And not even the good kind of desserts - but fat and processed sugar loaded crap.

But these cheesecakes are nothing like that. They're high in proteins, fiber and just delightful, because they're heavenly delicious and light.  

PIZZA WITH CORIANDER AND ZUCCHINI

Now that I've had some time to think about my panic attack from three days ago, I realized I'm overreacting and decided that one month is a lot of time to get out of my whale costume!!!!! Bring out the disco ball I'm celebrating! And what do I do every time I celebrate?? I make pizzaaaa!

BULGUR WITH KIDNEY BEANS AND VEGETABLES

So people, the eggplant and bulgur saga continues. Now that it's out there, the fact that I substisute rice with bulgur, I'm gonna give you some recipes with my favourite grain. That being said, you can still pretend to be surprised when you see my next post. Spoiler Alert: it also contains....

RAW CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT BALLS

Good news humans of the planet Earth!

Three good news actually. Let me start with the first one. I know it's a weird order, but just for fun.

1. You saw the picture of the chocolate hazelnut balls in this neighborhood? I made them. And they're healthy. And good to support your diet and training goals. And to support your life goal of being super awesome. And I'm giving you the recipe for them. *In a minute!!!* So this is me being serious and motivating. For once in my life.

2. I just finished my workout and I feel great. I felt like I'm gonna die while I was at it. But now like Rocky. To be honest I haven't even seen Rocky. But I'm guessing he's strong??? Now I don't have to become fat bastard in a few years, I'll be a fit bastard. And I won't move the Earth out of its orbit, when I jump on my own in 10 years. A small step for Stella, a big step for humanity.

YASUSHI YAKASHI

Last time with all the excitement about Greece, goat crap, and getting fat I forgot to tell you about my sushi week. I do not recommend that sushi week to my worst enemy. Especially if he/she has a thyroid condition.

LOOKS LIKE FALAFEL

Hello hello everybody!

This here is a recipe for all the falafel lovers out there, but also for all non-falafel lovers. Like Britney said in a song - "There's only two types of people in the world, the ones who love falafel and the ones who doon't"...I'm pretty sure she sang that somewhere...Anyway if you're good at exclusions, you would notice, that it's a recipe for everybody.