Our Kinnaur road trip was one of the pinnacle travel experiences in my life, especially because I am an avid traveler! In my post below I share my tips + experience in a guide and the 45 minute video and countless pretty pictures will help you to enjoy this ride safely! READ MORE + WATCH VIDEO about Kinnaur road conditions and how to get there - NH22 from Sarahan, … [Read more...]
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Tibetan Tsampa Porridge Recipe
Tibetan Tsampa Porridge is a nutritious, budget-friendly and simple to prepare breakfast meal prepared with roasted barley. I show you how it's made in this recipe, which includes a video. 📕 What is Tsampa? Tsampa is whole barley cereal grains roasted over fire and then stone ground into a coarse flour. It is not raw barley flour that has been roasted. There … [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...]
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...]
Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs
Crispy oven-roasted chicken thighs prepared with just 4 ingredients from scratch. This is a simple but tasty bone in chicken thigh dish for the whole family! Ingredients To make this dish, you will need: You are free to add some more other spices and herbs too. I tried adding in the past thyme, rosemary or herbes de provence mix to the salt and pepper, and it … [Read more...]
Italian Caprese Salad Recipe
Caprese Salad is an easy Mediterranean salad prepared with a handful of fresh ingredients. Make this Italian salad all year round and enjoy for lunch or as an appetizer or make it your own with my flavor options! Caprese Salad makes me happy, and I can eat it all the time, not just in summer. My husband was mesmerized by the flavors the moment he was introduced to … [Read more...]
German Coleslaw Recipe
German Coleslaw is an easy to prepare low carb vegan salad side dish. The slaw is aromatic and seasoned nicely to bring out the fresh crisp slaw flavors. I show you how to make a proper German European recipe further below. 📕 What's the German coleslaw? The German coleslaw is a traditional-shredded cabbage salad. This is a South German version with … [Read more...]
Basil Cashew Pesto Recipe
Nothing beats freshly made basil cashew pesto! You can use a mortar and pestle or food processor to prepare this flavorful basil cashew pesto sauce from scratch. This pesto recipe with cashews is based on the traditional Genoa Pesto from Italy. You can use it as a bread spread or in pasta, such as in this mozzarella pesto pasta. Discover more ideas and uses further … [Read more...]
Green Peppercorns in Brine Recipe
Green Peppercorns in Brine is a very nifty way to preserve fresh green peppercorns. I captured in my how-to video below the way I pickle my green peppercorns. If you love homemade pickles, take a look at my pickled Jalapeños Recipe! 📕 What are Green Peppercorns in brine? Green Peppercorns in brine are pickled fresh green peppercorns that are preserved in a … [Read more...]
White Wine Sautéed Oyster Mushrooms Recipe
Skillet Sautéed Oyster Mushrooms Recipe prepared with white wine. Serve these pan-cooked oyster mushrooms as a side dish with steaks or a chicken meal. This mushroom recipe was based on my sauteed portobello mushroom recipe. Ingredients Tips for cleaning your Oyster Mushrooms Oyster mushrooms can be full of mud, hay, and insects hiding between the … [Read more...]
Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots Recipe
Brown sugar-glazed carrots are a great side dish addition to your holiday food table. These candied carrots are easy to prepare, delicious, and a total crowd pleaser! 📕 What are brown sugar glazed carrots? Basically, brown sugar-glazed carrots are sheet pan caramelized candied carrots that are roasted in the oven. The sugar is sprinkled over the … [Read more...]
Kunzum Pass, Himalaya India
Traveling the Himalayas is for you if you are adventurous if you are looking to experience nature to it's fullest and if you are not the type who cares about comfort. Because only the toughest travelers will appreciate this raw but beyond beautiful corner of our mother earth. Kunzum, a mountain pass in India was an amazing adventure during our trip through the … [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...]
Nako - Village in the Himalayas - Kinnaur Himachal Pradesh India
Nako village is India's best kept secret! This dream like village from another time is located right next to the Tibetan border, above 3600 m above sea level altitude, in the Himalayan highlands of the Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh region. You might recall my latest Himalaya post, which is all about our recent road trip form Goa to the highest mountain range in … [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...]