Vegetarian Stuffed Grapevine Leaves (Dolmades)

Another one of the dishes I made for the office party was this vegetarian version of a staple Christmas meal. For about 50 dolmades, you'll need:

- 1/2 cup olive oil

- 6 spring onions, chopped

- 3/4 cup long-grain rice

- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

- 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill

- 2/3 cup lemon juice

- 1/4 cup currants

- 1/4 cup pine nuts

- 7 1/2 oz packaged vine leaves 

- 2 tbsp olive oil, extra

Heat the oil in a medium pan. Add the spring onion and cook over medium heat for a minute. Stir in the rice, mint, dill, half the lemon juice, and season to taste.

Champagne Lemon and Black Currant Cake

Today is a very special day: Roxana celebrates her birthday! I am honoured because she invited me to write a guest post and because she accepted to have a cake from me for her day! Yupiiii!

So, to combine the best of both worlds, I chose to make a cake with champagne and lemon cream, plus black currant jam. Of course, since the cake is for GreenGirl, green glitter could not be omitted :))