Food = Happiness

Some people eat to live, but we live to eat. Eating good food is a way to gather friends and family around the same table and have a good time together. Whether it's a yummy, creamy carrot cake or a healthy plate full of stir-fried vegetables and chicken, we love to experience with exotic foods and new recipes. Especially while growing up, we have acquired a new appreciation for nutritious and home-made food and have started making healthier choices when it comes to everyday basis.

Last weekend us four and three other girls spent a fun and cozy evening at Dina's house, playing Alias and eating great food. Each of us brought something so it was kind of like a potluck party. We love to have these types of evenings every once in a while because it's a nice way to relax from all the stress and obviously have long talks and laugh a lot (and gossip).

On the menu that evening we had sesame chicken, falafels, sweet potato fries, quacamole, hummus, veggies, rye chips, normal chips, carrot cake, double chocolate chip cookies and blueberry-oat-cookies, milk and white chocolate and to finish off loads of candy. 

Now we're going to tell you a little about some of our favorite easy-to-make snacks. Smoothie is always a go-to snack. It's very quick to make, it's healthy, it's yummy. What more do you even need? We never get tired of drinking smoothies because you can switch up the ingredients so it never tastes the same. In our smoothies we like to put e. g. berries, frozen bananas and mangoes, and either water/juice or yogurt. When making a green smoothie we like to go for kale, spinach, avocados and kiwi, just to name a few.

We also love making chia pudding. You just mix chia seeds with liquid (water or juice) and let it sit in the fridge overnight. The next morning you can mix it with what ever you please, for example vanilla yogurt, topped off with some frozen berries and granola. One thing you need to know about chia seeds, though, is that you shouldn't have them dry, so always mix them with a liquid because they absorb a lot of water. You don't want to get dehydrated!

For a more filling snack, avocados are always a good idea. You can have them with cottage cheese (+ lemon juice) or make it into a delicious guacamole dip (and then put some over a slice of toast).

When we're craving something sweet we like to opt for candy, cookies, ice cream or some type of pastry. Katrin and Annika are both very good at baking so they like to make their cookies/cakes at home (while Dina and Sofie prefer to pay a visit to a nearby store, and buy them pre-made). 

Dina is a huge fan of brunches. She literally knows all the best spots in Helsinki, so if you ever need any tips - just go and ask her. Her favorite place to eat brunch is Sis.Deli.

Some of our favorite restaurants in the capital area are Fafa's, Konnichiwa, Teatteri, Sandro and Bronda.

We're going to leave you with a good quote to keep in mind: 

" One cannot live well, if one has not dined well." 

- Sofie & Katrin