Super crispy oven baked buffalo chicken wings. Prepared with a homemade buffalo sauce or use a store bought buffalo sauce. 📕 What are buffalo chicken wings? Buffalo wings are crispy chicken wings coated with a spicy, buttery red hot buffalo sauce. A buffalo sauce consists of a hot sauce and butter and it was invented in Buffalo New York (US). 🍗 … [Read more...]
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Zesty Buffalo Sauce Recipe
A flavorful Buffalo Sauce, made from scratch at home in minutes with extra zest! Use it to coat your chicken wings or simply added it to your favorite pasta dish. Here you will find the sauce recipe and some ideas to use, store and enjoy this amazing sauce! 📕 What's Buffalo Sauce? Buffalo sauce was created by an eating establishment in New York Buffalo. … [Read more...]
Dragon Roll Sushi Recipe
The dragon roll sushi is a showstopper and it tastes amazing! This is an inside-out maki sushi roll. You can make it at home now! This dragon sushi roll is part of our Japanese food series with our Japanese food expert Momoko. If you like inside-out maki sushi rolls, then check out the rainbow roll , Boston roll, and the California roll. 📕 What is a dragon … [Read more...]
Learn to cook with Spices and Herbs
Trending Lunch and Dinner Discover more recipes → Discover more recipes → Seasonal Ingredients & Spring Recipes Discover more recipes → Homemade Seasonings Discover more recipes → Hi I'm Helene! I help you to discover great recipes prepared with spices and herbs. Here you will find +500 quick and easy recipes from around the … [Read more...]
Clear Soup Recipe
Today's clear soup recipe is a common dish in central European, Austrian and German, cuisine. To make the clear broth soup from scratch is super easy + the soup is enriched with health-benefiting ingredients. You can add dumplings and noodles to enrich your dining experience. 📕 What is the Clear Soup? The Clear Soup, Klare Suppe in German, is also called … [Read more...]
How to Dry Herbs
Your ultimate guide on how to dry herbs at home! I cover 3 drying options, various culinary herb types, share some ideas to use them, and explain how to store your homemade dried herbs the right way. 🆚 Fresh vs Dried Herbs Garden fresh culinary herbs grow best during the hotter days in the year. To preserve them, we dry them. That way you can use your … [Read more...]
How to make Oat Milk
Homemade Oat Milk can be a great way to save some bucks if you love the store-bought stuff. But before you go about your from scratch routine, read up! 📕 What is oat milk? Oat milk is prepared by blending oats and water together. The blended milk is then strained and that's called oat milk. It's a vegan, non-dairy, plant-based (and usually gluten-free) … [Read more...]
Old Fashioned Caramel Candy Recipe
Old fashioned hard caramel candy prepared with only 2 ingredients (yep, I'm serious!) My grandmother used to make these for my dad when he was small, and now I'm sharing it with you. 📕 Recipe Origins My grandmother in Austria used to make these 2 ingredients caramel hard candy back in the day when my father was a kid. Most of my dad's family made them for … [Read more...]
+12 Eco Friendly Gifts for Travelers
Get inspired with these eco friendly gifts for travelers. This collection is stuffed with useful ideas that are functional as well. 🌍 Why eco friendly? When we travel we try to be as ecological as possible. It's not always easy to travel sustainably and we are definitely still not 100% green. Because let's just face it, traveling itself isn't eco-friendly. … [Read more...]
Glühwein Recipe
Glühwein is a spiced hot mulled wine, commonly prepared in fall and winter in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The alcoholic beverage is a must-have german holiday drink at the Christmas markets and après ski parties in the mountains. It's guaranteed to warm you up from within! 📕 What is Glühwein? Glühwein is a hot mulled wine infused with whole spices … [Read more...]
Rattenberg Village Austria
Rattenberg is a quaint Medieval city located in the Austrian Alps between Innsbruck and Salzburg. I totally recommend that you travel and discover Rattenberg for yourself! Where is Rattenberg? Rattenberg is a city located next to the large river Inn, in the alpine region of Tyrol, in Austria. On the maps, you will find the smallest city of Austria, Rattenberg, … [Read more...]
Exotic Tropical Fruits List
Tropical Fruits are juicy, sweet, and remind us of our last holiday at the beach. Sun and summer, hot happy feelings ebb and flow when we think of Mango, Pineapple, and Papayas. But these popular tropical fruits are just a fraction of what we know. There are countless quirky but super flavorful and natural sweet exotic fruits out there! I reached out to … [Read more...]
Indian Fried Breadfruit Recipe
The Fried Breadfruit Recipe is a delicious healthier snack or side dish idea. You can serve this vegan and gluten-free fruit instead of Potato French Fries/ Chips with other meals. 📕 What is a breadfruit? Breadfruit is a starchy round fruit, which is about 1–2 pounds (1/2 - 1kg) heavy. The breadfruit tastes rather plain and can be compared to the flavor … [Read more...]
French Mango Jam Recipe
Enjoy the Mango season to the fullest with this homemade French mango jam preserve. Everybody loves Mango Jam spread on a freshly baked bread for breakfast. Store the goodness of the season in form of mango preserves. TL;DR This jam is prepared as per our traditional preserving methods in France. Our French jams use only fruit and plain regular sugar and no … [Read more...]
Mexican Seasoning Recipe
Mexican Seasoning (Taco seasoning blend) is prepared with a few smooth ground spices, which most probably you will have in your kitchen. It takes less than 5 minutes to just mix together the ground spices for this Mexican spice mix recipe and you can store it easily for another hot spiced day. 📕 What is this Mexican Seasoning? Mexican food seasoning is a … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Liqueur Recipe
Easy white chocolate liqueur recipe to prepare this classic creamy holiday liqueur at home. This chocolatey liqueur resembles the Mozart white chocolate vanilla cream liqueur from Salzburg in Austria. Watch further below how to make it from scratch so that you can enjoy your white chocolate cream liqueur in your drinks or gift a bottle to your loved ones. The … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas Jam Recipe
Merry Christmas Jam Recipe so that you can surprise your loved ones this season with your homemade food gift. Not only the name but also the fruit jams flavor combination with spices will warm up your family and friend's heart. If you are looking to gift a jar of homemade jam preserve for Christmas, I can recommend the Orange marmalade. I think the name, Merry … [Read more...]
Cabbage Sausage Skillet Recipe
Cabbage Sausage Skillet is a quick lunch or dinner meal that tastes great any time of the year. At the same time, the sausage and cabbage skillet is an inexpensive meal and is a great idea when you don't know what to cook. 🥬 Ingredients The beauty of this quick and easy cabbage sausage skillet dish is that you can adapt it to your liking with the ingredients … [Read more...]
Fresh Mango Iced Tea
Fresh Mango iced tea is my latest obsession, my friends! The best part is that you can use whole mangoes or mango pulp to prepare this amazing beverage at home from scratch. Choose to prepare your basic mango tea with black tea leaves, green or even the precious white tea leaves! Who doesn't love iced tea? I mean seriously, this is an omnipresent cold … [Read more...]
Chinese Five Spice Powder
Chinese Five Spice is a worldwide common spice blend consisting mainly of 5 distinct spices. Most probably you have come across this spice mixture in the past or you tasted it in a dish without knowing. 5 Spice is a useful spice blend to have in the kitchen, and you can make it at home too. Use it in desserts such as my 5 spice poached pears. 📕 What is … [Read more...]
Tabo Monastery in Spiti Himachal Pradesh India
Tabo Monastery in Spiti Himachal Pradesh India is a complex of ancient cave shrines and temples, decorated with detailed Buddhist wall paintings and some seriously captivating realistic statues. These Himalayan Highlands will literally take away your breath with oxygen deficiency and the bluest sky in the world, creating an unforgettable trip to the tiny Buddhist … [Read more...]
Yat Gaw Mein Soup with Chicken (Yakamein)
Yat Gaw Mein Soup (aka Yakamein) is a Chinese influenced clear broth soup enhanced with deep Creole flavors. This Chinese and New Orleans fusion dish is prepared with noodles and this particular yat gaw mein with chicken stripes. See further below how I make my one-pot yat gaw mein soup so that you get to enjoy this fantastic dish as well! I stumbled upon yat … [Read more...]
Green Sorrel Soup Recipe
Sorrel Soup is prepared with fresh Sorrel Leaves and natural seasoning, making this a super healthy and delicious homemade soup! I like to serve my freshly prepared creamy sorrel soup with croutons to add some crunch to my meal. The Sorrel soup recipe is further below. 📕 What is Sorrel? Sorrel has been left behind in the staple food revolution, which is a … [Read more...]
Cajun Pasta with Chicken and Tomatoes Recipe
Creamy Cajun Pasta is a favorite weeknight dinner when we crave something comforting and flavorful at the same time. My Cajun Pasta recipe includes chicken bits in a Cajun Alfredo sauce. You will want more than a plateful of this creamy Cajun chicken pasta recipe! 🍝 Ingredients for Cajun Pasta Recipe This Cajun Pasta is based on a creamy Alfredo pasta … [Read more...]
Cajun Seasoning Recipe
Homemade Cajun Seasoning is a spice blend which can be used in so many different ways in your food. The seasoning is slightly spicy but also enhanced with a fresh herbal aroma, making it a great all-rounder spice mix in your kitchen. The fresh DIY Cajun seasoning recipe is a keeper and quickly prepared in less than 3 minutes with common household spices. 📕 … [Read more...]
Coconut Potato Curry Recipe
Vegan Potato Curry Recipe makes a great weeknight dinner if you are looking for a spicy, quick and easy meal with an Indian influence. This Potato Curry is also a healthier low-carb, gluten-free, filling, coconut milk based, one-pot dish, which tastes great served over rice. Add the curried potato to your meal-prep menu for the week! I love this easy … [Read more...]
Virgin Pina Colada Recipe Mocktail
Virgin Pina Colada Recipe is for all those who are into non-alcoholic cocktails, so-called mocktails. A refreshing tropical drink to get you into the vacation mood! This is also a pina colada for kids. 📕 What is a Virgin Piña colada? The Virgin Piña colada is a non-alcoholic piña colada recipe, prepared with pineapple and coconut milk. Sometimes you … [Read more...]
Nandos Peri Peri Chicken
Easy Peri Peri Chicken, so that you can enjoy the chicken magic at home! Hot spiced and roasted to perfection, the peri peri chicken makes a great weeknight meal. Besides that, you can include the peri peri chicken into your meal prep menu. I have put together some information about the story of peri peri, what peri peri is and how to make it with a short video. … [Read more...]
Chicken Balti Curry Recipe
I think this is the best chicken balti recipe that you can make at home from scratch with fresh ingredients, quickly, easily and in only one pot! Makes a satisfying and flavorful chicken balti weeknight meal. 📕 What is it? Chicken Balti is a popular British Curry prepared and served in a so-called Balti pan. That's how chicken balti got its name, from the … [Read more...]
Sauteed Okra Recipe
10 minute pan fried okra recipe without slime, the BEST fried okra recipe. I have put together some tips on how to pan fried okra easily with NO goo that the vegetable otherwise produces. See my how-to video further down, where I explain my tricks and okra cooking approach. Okra is a misunderstood vegetable. This elongated vegetable has been around for a … [Read more...]
Shrimp Louie Salad Recipe
Shrimp Louie Salad is a delicious lunch salad with shrimps and a creamy tasty dressing, similar to thousand island dressing. I am addicted to this salad! Most probably you must have noticed over the years that I am a huge shrimp lover, to my sister's dismay. She is not a shrimp fan; however, this never stopped us at home to preparing delicious salads with … [Read more...]
Tofu Scramble (Vegan)
Vegan Scrambled Eggs is the fun name given to a tofu scramble. No eggs are used to make this particular breakfast/brunch time scramble, which makes the tofu scramble completely vegan! I have put together a deliciously flavored quick vegan scrambled eggs recipe further below with video. Tastes just like a real egg! I came across vegan scrambled eggs in … [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...]
Amiens Cathedral and the best of the city - Picardy, France
Amiens Cathedral in the French City is well worth a visit! Besides that, Amiens has lots more to offer and makes a great weekend getaway for family and couples. Where is Amiens situated and what is Amiens known for? Amiens is the administrative city of the region of Picardy, Haute-de-France, situated in North France. [pronunce amɪənz] It's a busy corner of … [Read more...]
Pineapple Mojito with Mint
Pineapple Mojito Recipe with Mint — Bring some tropical vibes into your life! This pineapple mojito is prepared with mint, and it's a hassle-free easy cocktail version so that you get to enjoy the drink flavors all the more. The only cocktails I ever end up ordering again and again, anywhere in the world, are the cocktails based on pineapple, such as this … [Read more...]
Spicy Rasta Pasta with Chicken
Easy Rasta Pasta Recipe inspired by the sunny Jamaican life philosophy, freshly prepared from scratch! Rasta Pasta, aka jerk chicken pasta. With flavorful, vibrant coconut milk based rasta pasta sauce. You can use jerk chicken or plain chicken with jerk seasoning to prepare this amazing Caribbean Rasta Pasta Recipe. Covering further below what rasta pasta … [Read more...]
Caribbean Jerk Seasoning Recipe
Caribbean Jerk seasoning is a hot blend of dry spices of Jamaican origin most commonly used as a meat rub. I discovered for myself this spice blend and I have been using the DIY homemade jerk spice recipe in various other food dishes to add a Caribbean/Jamaican flair to my food! Since I have been diving deep into the spiced food culture, I have been … [Read more...]
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
Baked Cauliflower Casserole was the dish that my mum made to get us to eat our vegetables when we were kids. And it worked! I always happily gobbled up my cauliflower cheese bake. This cheesy cauliflower casserole bake is a skinny french version, without the unnecessary calories, and it's meatless. 📕 What is cauliflower Mac and Cheese? The … [Read more...]
20 Millet Recipes + Millet Info and How to Cook it
Millet Recipes - A collection of flavorful dishes with an important nutritious ancient grain. I believe the world should take a look at this grain, known as Millet! That's why I have put together some knowledge about what millet is, why you need to try this ancient grain, the types of millets, why Millet is significant and how to cook with millet. You will also … [Read more...]
Spanish Paella with Seafood
Spanish Paella Recipe, loaded with seafood and gorgeous flavors. This popular rice one-pot wonder dish includes seafood, chicken, spices and is easily prepared from scratch without much effort. Spanish Paella is a well-known dish all over the world. If you have traveled to Spain or if you were invited to a homemade Spanish dinner prepared by a … [Read more...]