Ko zorijo jagode…

Tako, mineva tretje leto odkar imam na balkonu vrt. Imel je svoje svetle in manj svetle trenutke. Totalni uspeh s paradižniki, kumarami, paprikami in zelišči. Totalni fail z artičokami in bučkami. Pa tudi jagode niso bile na najboljši poti. V bistvu jih letos sploh nisem nameravala posaditi, ampak nekaj mi je prigovarjalo, naj jih vseeno dam v lonce…

No in izkazalo se je, da je bila to pametna odločitev. Letos mi na balkonu dejansko zorijo jagode. Odlične so, take sočne in sladke. In če sem odkrita, so šle za zajtrk. Ne bi si jih drznila spremeniti v marmelado… So me pa navdihnile za tole sočno jagodno pito.

Sestavine

testo:

• 60 g ovsenih kosmičev
• 50 g polnozrnate pirine moke
• 80 g kokosa
• 45 g hladnega masla
• 1 žlica agavinega sirupa ali medu
• 1 rumenjak
• ščep soli
• 30 ml hladne vode (po potrebi lahko tudi več)

nadev:

• 300 – 350 g jagod
• 3 žlice chie
• 1 velika žlica jagodne marmelade (jaz sem uporabila 100%)
• 1/2 stroka vanilije
• 1 – 2 žlici stevije ali sukraloze

Priprava:

1. Ovsene kosmiče in kokos v kavnem mlinčku zmelji v moko.
2. Zmešaj vse moke in sol. Dodaj koščke hladnega masla in s prsti vmešaj v moko. Dodaj agavin sirup ali med ter jajčni rumenjak. Zmešaj in po potrebi dodaj vodo. Oblikuj kepo testa, zavij v plastično folijo in postavi v hladilnih za 30 min.
3. Jagode nareži na polovice. Zmešaj vse sestavine za nadev.
4. Testo vzami iz hladilnika in ga razvaljaj v krog med dvema kosoma papirja za peko. Nadev stresi na sredino, robove testa pa upogni proti sredini.
5. Peci 25 – 35 min na 180ºc.
6. Potresi z lističi mete. In ja… vanilijev sladoled je vedno dobra ideja!

This is my eden!

I love my neighborhood! It must be one of the greenest parts of Ljubljana. When I look through my window I see trees and I more often hear birds singing than cars passing by. Our apartment building was built in mid fifties when living standards were relatively high. Apart from comfortable flats, that also meant that its surroundings were designed to provide a community place where people would gather and spent their time. What always fascinates me is how clever they were back than. Cooperation between architects and urbanists created a pleasant green living space in the middle of the city, something that we aim at today, but is not always possible anymore.

My balcony is one of my shelters. When working at home, I like to make a pause and take a coffee outside. What I love even more are those warm summer nights when there’s no one on the street anymore, just pleasant silence. And a glass of a good red wine.

This year I’m making an experiment. Already in previous years I had all sorts of aromatic herbs, tomatoes, strawberries and flowers. So this year I wanted to see how it would work to plant some real veggies that I could actually use when cooking, like cucumbers, zucchini, salad, spinach, tomatoes and artichokes.

Eventhough it’s a small garden there’s a lot of work to be done. But I don’t mind. I must say that I’m really proud of myself. It feels so good going out on your balcony and picking up your own salads that you’ve seeded and watch them grow. It just makes me so happy. Besides, it’s sustainable and you know where your food comes from. Everyone who has some space should do its garden. It can work, so no excuses for not doing it!