Wonderful gooseberry jam prepared the French way without artificial pectin. You will need just 2 ingredients to make this all natural, foolproof jam from scratch. 📕 What are Gooseberries? Gooseberries are marble-sized oval-round berries growing on irregular shrub branches native to Europe. Varieties exist across the board, with green and red ones being the … [Read more...]
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Blueberry Coconut Smoothie Recipe
A better guilt and dairy-free blueberry coconut smoothie to help you start your day the right way! Turns out coconut milk and fresh blueberries are meant to be. I show you how to make it and share tips and variation ideas in this recipe. 🥥 Ingredients Theoretically you will just need two ingredients to make this smoothie. Especially if you like your smoothie … [Read more...]
Strawberry Fool Dessert Recipe
The strawberry fool is your dessert if you are looking for a delicious, quick, and easy treat. 🍓 Ingredients My fool is simple and straightforward to prepare. Yet, I have added a small flavor element to keep things interesting. You can find the detailed US and Metric measurements listed in the recipe card further below. 🔪 How to make it? I show you in a … [Read more...]
Cranberry Muffins Recipe
Nothing beats homemade, soft, and still warm baked cranberry muffins for breakfast! This recipe is simple and oh so good! The muffins are not too sweet, just perfect! 🥣 Ingredients Here is a quick overview of what you will need. The full recipe with US and metric measurements is located further below in the recipe card. 🔪 How to make it? The process … [Read more...]
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe with Spices
Make your own healthier cranberry sauce with fresh or frozen berries at home within minutes. This recipe includes some spices, which round up all the beautiful fruity flavors in this condiment. 📕 What is cranberry sauce? Cranberry sauce is a condiment served during the holiday season, for Thanksgiving and Christmas, in North America and the UK. It's … [Read more...]
Lingonberry Jam Recipe
Homemade Lingonberry Jam prepared with 2 ingredients. My preserve recipe is without artificial pectin and it's all natural! 📕 What are Lingonberries? Lingonberries are bright red hard berries, native to Scandinavia and the Austrian/Swiss/North Italian Alps. They grow in a certain height only and they resemble cranberries. However, cranberries are … [Read more...]
Lemon Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
Melt in the mouth Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies with lemon flavor are our favorite cookies right now. They are easily made and we get to use up my beautiful raspberry jam. 📕 What are Thumbprint Cookies? Thumbprint cookies are called that way because you press into a ball of raw cookie dough with your thumb to create a crater. The cookies are then filled … [Read more...]
Blueberry Cobbler Recipe
Easy blueberry cobbler recipe from scratch — whip it up quickly at night when you are craving something sweet. I have prepared a few process shots further below so that you can see how it's done in one glance. AND you can watch my video to learn how to make blueberry cobbler from scratch. Blueberry fans will also appreciate this blueberry cream cheese coffee cake or … [Read more...]
French Raspberry Jam with Seeds
Prepare the BEST Raspberry Jam with my easy homemade from scratch Recipe. Use fresh or frozen Raspberries and make this berry fruit jam your own. 🫐 Ingredients This is a French raspberry jam without pectin. I only add natural pectin to help to set the jam. Raspberries You can use fresh or frozen Raspberries. I usually use frozen raspberries because … [Read more...]
Individual Strawberry Charlotte Cake Recipe
Individual strawberry charlotte cake are easily prepared in a glass and still look great as well. I show you how to make the quickest and easiest charlotte dessert in my recipe further below. 📕 What is Charlotte? Charlotte is a French cake dessert made with lady finger cookies. Countless charlotte variations exist and have been emerging, some are prepared … [Read more...]
Strawberry Kiwi Juice Recipe
I love this homemade Strawberry Kiwi Juice because the fruit combination is just brilliant. You can make this vibrant fruit juice within 3 minutes with a blender. 🍓 Ingredients You will need a few ingredients to make my strawberry kiwi juice at home. Using frozen fruits can be beneficial if you want a super cooled, thick juice. Fresh fruits might be the … [Read more...]
Strawberry Jam Recipe
The BEST Strawberry Jam without pectin. Only natural organic ingredients make this beautiful strawberry jam. I share my tips, tricks and complete recipe, so that you can make your own strawberry jam asap! I hope you are ready for strawberry season because I have got you covered already with my strawberry rhubarb jam. BUT I'm not done because one of my all-time … [Read more...]
Balsamic Spinach Strawberry Feta Salad with Walnuts
Balsamic Spinach Strawberry Feta Salad with Walnuts is one of our favorite salads at home. The salad is savory, sweet with the light sour dressing and has both soft and crunchy elements to make you want more instantly with each bite. This salad was partially inspired by my Arugula Feta Salad. 🍓 Ingredients I didn't understand for a very long time why … [Read more...]
Strawberry Infused Water
Strawberry infused water is a refreshing and brilliant way to enjoy the upcoming strawberry season! You can make this strawberry flavored water easily and enjoy it at home or you can take it along with you to work or to school. I am a gigantic fan of fruit infused water, and I think it's about time that I shared my passion with you guys. In Austria, we have … [Read more...]
Strawberry Banana Smoothie without Yogurt
Strawberry Banana Smoothie can be prepared easily from scratch without yogurt! I love this pink fruity smoothie recipe because it's vegan and makes me feel better about myself. Kind of like a conscious cleanser to start the day the right way with a tasty, healthy and easy strawberry smoothie breakfast! Can you relate to that? Read further below and get the how … [Read more...]
Blackberry Jam Recipe
A good blackberry jam can sweeten your day. Fruity and luscious, nature's gift. To make this natural blackberry jam recipe at home from scratch with fresh hand-picked fruits and without pectin is straightforward and so very delicious. Preserve the season's goodness in a jar! 📕 What blackberries to use for blackberry jam without pectin? Blackberries … [Read more...]
French Blueberry Jam Recipe
A homemade blueberry jam, all natural without artificial pectin, prepared with 3 ingredients. Technically this is a blueberry lemon jam. The lemon helps in setting the jam and adds a lovely flavor to it. Do you love homemade jams? I have plenty of jam recipes that you will love. Check out my raspberry jam or my peach jam. 🫐 Ingredients You will need 3 … [Read more...]
Blueberry Tart with Custard Recipe
Fruity creamy dessert, as dark as the night, come to me I will treat you well and savor each slice, each layer and every single bite. Oh so blue and scrumptious, still fresh and hot, we ate you completely, so that there was nothing left. This is what happened with the blueberry tart with custard in the picture. Impatient as I am around food classics, I couldn't … [Read more...]
The Lingonberry and how to find wild Lingonberries
For a very long time I have been pondering how I should call these majestic rarer European mountain berries. In the end I decided to leave it at Lingonberry. You might ask yourself why? Well, I will just let you take a look at the picture below and most probably you will come to a common conclusion. Especially, if you are from the US or Canada, you might … [Read more...]
How to pick wild Bilberries (European Blueberry)
This guide will show you how we collect bilberries in Europe in the wild. We call them blueberries or “moss” berries, so they are sometimes also known as European blueberries. Before we start, just to be clear: Only pick wild berries if you are certain that they are edible! I will be describing and sharing pictures further down that will help you to get around … [Read more...]
Rhubarb Strawberry Jam Recipe
Homemade Rhubarb Strawberry Jam Recipe with fresh ingredients that are in season. Make a batch of this delicious jam to spread a spoonful of it over your toasted breakfast bread. Minus the Rhubarb and you have a strawberry jam recipe to make. We love Rhubarb, don't we? The sour, tart flavor of those crisp stalks have become quite popular … [Read more...]
Zunna Berry (chunna) - Ziziphus Rugosa
We love berries don't we? The best part is to collect them in the wild and either take them home or even better to indulge them here and there in the forest/jungle. We don't feel like it is a waste of time! It's an urge, like a desire deep from our subconscious selves, telling us “Come on, it is fun and healthy at the same time!”. Granted, I for once don't … [Read more...]
Karonda Berry
Recently, some 10 days back I had requested desperately for some help and information (here) about some of the rarest berries, which grow between March - May on Goas beautiful jungle hills. I want to thank all those who have been supporting me in this quest but especially I would like to thank Finla Noronha who took the time and researched a bit. You are sweetheart … [Read more...]
Strawberry Dumplings
We Austrians life for our Knödel. Seriously we wouldn't be able to think those round dumplings away from our lives, simply because they are so versatile and because we enjoy them savoury and even sweet. There are so many versions, you would be surprised! I am aware that many people out there in the world don’t even know the existence of Knödel, our floury middle … [Read more...]
Bora Berry - Jujube date
It took me 4 years to discover certain fruits, and the Bora berry was one of them. When you come to Goa for a holiday, you end up mostly on the beach hanging out or partying. Your head is all over the place, you get Sussegad and dreamy, enjoying the sun and culture. I was definitely not a foodie when I first landed in Goa, well back then I was enjoying my … [Read more...]
Strawberry Passion Fruit Jam Recipe
I love the process of making my own Jam. The reasons are numerous, and it is proof that anybody can make jam. As a child, I thought it was a lot of work and time-consuming. Jam culture is deeply rooted in our family, so my mum would cook a huge batch of different fruit jams every year. Strawberry jam is a favorite at home. They are the first fruits to be … [Read more...]
12 Ground Beef and Pork Recipes
Ground beef and pork combined makes for the best meat combination in my book! Why? Because, pork is fatty and that adds flavor. Beef tends to be lean and adding pork enhances the flavor, making it juicy and just perfect. Here are 12 recipes that use both, ground beef and pork. French Meat Stuffed Tomatoes Oven-Baked Meatballs Patty-Pan Squash with Meat … [Read more...]
Kir Royale Cocktail
The Kir royale is a classic french special occasion party cocktail. The purple shades and fruity berry taste make this sparkling wine apéritif a hit every time! 📕 What is a Kir Royale? A Kir royal is a French apéritif cocktail made with crème de cassis liqueur and a French sparkling wine. This elegant cocktail is also known as Kir pétillant in French. The Kir … [Read more...]
7 Halloween Mocktails for Adults
7 fun and spooky Halloween Mocktails made truly for adults. Go all alcohol-free this Halloween with a selection of healthier fruit-based and club soda mocktails. We do love a good spiked cocktail such as a large punch bowl and other alcoholic drink ideas, but every so often it's nice to have an option to pick a non-alcoholic Halloween drink at a party. Besides, … [Read more...]
+30 Authentic Oktoberfest Food Ideas to Turbocharge your Party
Visiting Oktoberfest or are you looking for some delicious original Oktoberfest food ideas for your party? I compiled a collection of the best Oktoberfest recipes, savory and sweet. Grab some ideas for your Oktoberfest food party further below, or learn about the food offering before your Oktoberfest visit! This is an updated version, inspired by our recent trip to … [Read more...]
Mint Infused Water Recipe
My instructions will help you to make homemade mint infused water from scratch within minutes. 📕 What is this Mint Water? Mint water is basically water flavored with fresh mint leaves. The leaves are left in the water to infused them slowly. The result is a subtly flavored minty water, which isn't overpowering. These flavored waters are also known as infused … [Read more...]
Dehydrated Strawberries in the Dehydrator
Home dehydrated strawberries are easy to prepare and also taste great as a healthier, nutritious snack. I share how you can dry your strawberries at home with tips, flavor ideas and much more. 📕 What are dehydrated Strawberries? Dehydrated strawberries are prepared by cutting or slicing fresh strawberries and allowing them to dry slowly until they lose all … [Read more...]
Breadfruit VS Jackfruit: What's the difference?
I talk about the differences between Breadfruit VS Jackfruit and how these two delicious tropical fruits compare. You will be able to easily spot these two related fruits in the future! In this post, we will compare the two, breadfruit and jackfruit, in looks, taste, uses, growing habits, possible health perks and cultural importance. We have a massive … [Read more...]
German Pork Loin Roast with Sauerkraut Recipe
Our South German/Austrian boneless pork loin roast with sauerkraut recipe. This is an authentic recipe for pork roast prepared without apples and brown sugar in a Dutch oven. I share useful tips to get make the juiciest and most tender pork loin roast ever! The recipe comes with process images and a video. 📕 What is this pork and sauerkraut recipe? I'm … [Read more...]
Jam Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Dessert Recipe
A flaky jam cream cheese puff pastry dessert, golden baked to perfection. Sweet temptations made in a jiffy, and it can be transported to work or school. 📕 What is this? Puff pastries with a jam and cream cheese filling are inspired by filled cream cheese danish pastries. Danish are not the same as puff pastry because danish pastry includes yeast. … [Read more...]
Guava Fruit
The guava fruit is a beautiful tropical fruit. It has many delicious and useful uses. Here you will find everything you need to know to start enjoying guavas all the more. 📕 What is a Guava? Guava is a tropical fruit in every sense of the word. It grows in the tropics around the equator, smells like the tropics, and is the fruitiest of all the fruits out … [Read more...]
Papaya Fruit
Papaya is such a misunderstood fruit! Yet it has so many delicious and useful uses. Here you will find everything you need to know to start enjoying papayas all the more. 📕 What is Papaya? Papaya or Pawpaw is a sweet, pulpy, and nutritious fruit that widely grows in tropical climates. The first thing you’ll notice about a Papaya is its vibrant color, like … [Read more...]
Sapodilla Fruit
Sapodilla is a wonderful tropical fruit. Learn about the different varieties and collect some tips and ideas on how to use the amazing fruit! 📕 What is the Sapodilla Fruit? Sapodilla is a brown, round to oval-shaped, fruit. Sometimes this fruit is also called chicozapote, sapota, naseberry, or nispero in the Caribbean and American … [Read more...]
Watermelon Infused Water
Watermelon infused water is a summer hit in my home! It's refreshing and replenished my tired body in the heat. You will feel better with every sip! 📕 What is it? Watermelon water is regular tap water infused with fresh watermelon chunks. If you are looking for a blender watermelon beverage, that's a watermelon juice. The watermelon flavors mix into the … [Read more...]
Peach Tiramisu Recipe
A peach tiramisu to celebrate all good things in life. This is for the gourmet in you. Prepared with just 4 ingredients! 📕 What's a Tiramisu? A Tiramisu is a layered cold dessert, prepared with ladyfinger cookies dunked in coffee, and mascarpone. The Italian tiramisu is the authentic one, this fruity peach tiramisu is just a creative and delicious version … [Read more...]