Reinventing Western Cuisine

A refreshing summer drink. Kefir (or any other dairy; buttermilk, yoghurt, etc.) mixed 1:1 with sparkling mineral water and chopped fresh mint. Best served well chilled. 49 calories, 3.5 grams of protein. per 200 ml.

https://archive.org/details/ted-k-2021 I don't watch movies too often but I felt like this one was worth watching.

Finally got a good photo of my favourite submission (before position). Kastav, Croatia. Still undefeated on Croatian soil since receiving my blue belt in May 2023 with four consecutive gold medals (Split 2023, Zagreb 2024, Zagreb 2024, Kastav 2024). Coming up next: Split 2024 in two weeks from now.

I would also like to remind you, that I have a Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ReinventingWesternCuisine where every month I choose one recipe that I publish with a longer description, including various alternative ingredients and flavour combinations on top of what I cooked and photographed to help you create your own recipes, save money on ingredients or change the nutritional values of the recipe to make them match your needs and goals.

It's summer, it's the ice cream season. If you have my cookbook, you should know the single ingredient banana ice cream that is silky smooth without any additives thanks to high pectin content in bananas. Another fruit you can work with this way is mango. Here's a blend of 250 grams of frozen mango, 200 grams of fermented coconut cream and hojicha tea powder to slightly balance the taste (both bananas and mangoes are some of the sweetest fruits so you can easily mix them with otherwise bitter or spicy ingredients such as coffee, cocoa or tea and still get a sweet ice cream). 227 calories and 5 grams of protein for almost a pound of ice cream. To increase the protein content, you can swap the coconut cream for yoghurt or another dairy product.

A few more photos from the Krk island. They have good cheese, ham and a surprisingly mild olive oil (I visited the producer who showed me the oil press and we did some tasting).

Beach posing on Krk island, Croatia.

Beach posing on Krk island, Croatia.

There are sunrises you will not see from your hotel window...

Summer Solstice weekend wild camping and hiking in Croatia.