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How “penalty post” may be a good thing.
I’m back in action. Last year wasn’t too active on this blog, all because my bag of sugar became heavier, started to walk, stopped to sleep and wanted to hang out with her mom all the time. She thinks I’m cool, you know. I’ll remind her about it when she’s 15. Then two amazing things have happened. I made a pact with one girl. We have to exercise at least 4 times a week and if one of us won’t, we need to make an extra post on our blogs. So you know why I am so active in this week, hehe. But… we have this pact for three months now, I look awesomely fit and this is my first “penalty” post. The second thing – my “not so little anymore” daughter started kindergarten. And she loves it! She didn’t cry when we started to leave her there, she’s still chilled and she has a big smile when we pick her up (ok, not always, sometimes it’s just before her nap, so it’s kind of a world’s tragedy). What does it mean to me? I have my life back. Between 9am and 14pm I can work, cook, shoot, drink coffee and read magazines. I can do whatever I want, even just sleep or watch a movie. The first week of it was so extremely strange, I had so much time on my hands that I didn’t know what to do with it. I was also very tired, so maybe I just needed to rest. The second has started and… Mia got sick. So now I’m back to my old mama—full-time-life. But when she’s healthy there will be more cooking, more experimenting, more of everything. I’m a happy girl.
Pizza and pasta is something I could eat all the time. I love breakfast pizza, it’s so easy to make and also such a tempting guilty pleasure. I was going through Pinterest and I saw this amazing polenta pizza and I felt like this may be my new favourite breakfast of a week. Let’s be honest here, this is a totally fake pizza, but it does taste good. So why not try it? If you like this idea, try also a sweet version.
Recipe
You will need:
- 1 cup polenta
- 1 cup millet milk
- ½ cup flour
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan
- pinch of chili flakes
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 zucchini
- about 100g feta
- pea (frozen)
- fresh mint
- pepper to garnish
Heat your oven to 190*C. Place coconut oil in your cast iron pan and place in an oven for a minute, so it melts.
In a bowl, place polenta, millet milk, flour, salt, baking powder, Parmesan, chili flakes and mix well. Pour into a pan and bake for about 5 minutes.
Cut zucchini in a very slim strips (I used a peeler), cut feta in small pieces. Take the pan out of the oven, place zucchini strips on top, pour feta and add pea. Bake for another 15 minutes.
Serve with fresh mint leaves and pepper.
Best, Marta
In a bowl, place polenta, millet milk, flour, salt, baking powder, Parmesan, chili flakes and mix well. Pour into a pan and bake for about 5 minutes.
Cut zucchini in a very slim strips (I used a peeler), cut feta in small pieces. Take the pan out of the oven, place zucchini strips on top, pour feta and add pea. Bake for another 15 minutes.
Serve with fresh mint leaves and pepper.
Best, Marta
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I love your inventive take on pizza, and the styling and colors are simply gorgoeus.
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Wow, what an amazing take on a traditional pizza — loving yours! Have fun exercising with your friend 🙂
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This looks so amazing!! Can t wait till I try it!!!
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Mia is in Kindergarten already (maybe equivalent to Preschool here?)! 9 to 4 is nice long time to do things. Here in the US, usually it’s half day (without lunch) for young age and even now it’s 2:30. Such a short period of time. I’m so glad you have some time for your self. I can imagine you’re very excited, motivated, and full of ideas to share here! Love the polenta pizza! Looks very delicious, and of course so pretty!
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I can’t wait to send my boy to pre school! He is so clinged on to me all the time that I doubt our situation would be tear-free. Anyways, your post gave me hope, hope to watch a movie without someone climbing on me or hope to shoot without rushing or cook in a rush, you know what I mean 😀
That pizza looks so pretty, with all those peas and mint! xx
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Love polenta! Have never used it as a base for pizza, though — brilliant idea. Love the green against the yellow — so pretty. Thanks for this.
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Looks delicious Marta and maybe I should also aim to get to the gym more often this year ?
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Wasn’t Mia just born yesterday and she is already going to KG?! Man, time passes so fast – I am growing old.
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I have made and eaten polenta before and I love it. But I have never tried polenta pizza! This looks awesome ♥summerdaisy.net
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I am so glad you are back! These photos are STUNNING. And congrats on the exercise, it makes such a difference in everything – energy, clothes, mindset, etc 🙂
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These photos are STUNNING. I can’t stop staring.
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Polenta pizza, what a great idea! I am definitely going to experiment with this one, I reckon there could be some way of baking an egg in there 🙂
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I love the concept of this polenta pizza. I can’t believe your daughter is now at kindergarten age. Great idea with the pact with your friend. We all need that motivation.
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I love polenta, this is a great healthier pizza for the new year!
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Gorgeous! And I love the idea of a “penalty” post. Well, not really that it’s a penalty post…but that you and your friend are motivating each other to work out! I need that (ha!). 🙂
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millet milk sounds very interesting…i have only cooked polenta tradtionally..using it as pizza looks good!!! i cant believe Mia is starting school already!
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Love that you’re moving your body more and feeling good! I can’t tell you how excited I am to know you’ll be posting more. I love this recipe!
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I just always love hearing about you and Mia and your mama-daughter life 🙂 Your love and your super-mom status just shine in all your words! I love this: “She thinks I’m cool, you know. I’ll remind her about it when she’s 15.” And that hilarious and amazing pact! So happy you have some more time (can’t believe Mia is so big already!!) and so happy to see tons of new posts from you. Hugs and happy Friday!
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I love the idea of exercising or having to post an extra recipe! It’s win-win. I need to implement this I think. This looks so good – and the photographs are simply beautiful.
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This looks amazing – I have to confess I’ve never cooked Polenta. I’m always unsure of what to do with it, you know there are just some foods you’re a bit scared of, because if you cook it wrong, you could ruin that food for you, forever.OK that’s a bit dramatic, but it’s the same reason I never make risotto at home – my boyfriend really hates it, so I think of it as my treat if we go to a good restaurant.I know what you mean about having so much time to blog, but mine is in reverse, I had lots of time back in November and I was baking like a demon 🙂 Now we have a puppy, I feel like I’m stirring ganache with one hand throwing a puppy toy with the other and wishing I had another pair of arms to do the dishes/hoovering/dusting etc!
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Marta,
Not sure what millet milk is……can I use regular cow’s milk in this recipe? Looks so good!
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Yes of course 🙂 you can use regular cow milk or almond milk or any other milk. In Berlin millet milk got popular in organic store, so I experiment with it a bit. Hopw you’ll like it 🙂 you can also add 2/3 cup milk and an egg if you prefer.
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Marta, this is absolutely beautiful! I am happy you’re back in action, I seriously loved following along on your travels this summer!!! Much love!