Worms and Maggots is the name of this realistic looking Halloween dessert. Vermicelli and rice are turned into a sweet pudding-like sweet treat. The recipe is great for kids but also very much adult-friendly. 📕 What is this Maggots and Worms dessert? We love creepy edible Halloween food and drink ideas that are realistic and also mind-boggling. So, after I … [Read more...]
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Semolina Pudding with Orange Recipe
Semolina Pudding is a quick and easy dessert which makes a common appearance in our home because this orange-flavored cream of wheat porridge tastes amazing with it's comforting familiar flavors. This is a very classic Austrian/German semolina pudding recipe, and you can find the how-to further below. I also explain the difference between Semolina vs. Cream of … [Read more...]
Home Canned Pears in Syrup Recipe
Make home canned pears in syrup from scratch. This is as per French canning customs and it's our family recipe. I take you through the process so that you successfully prepare a batch of home canned pears. 📕 What are canned pears? Canned pears are fresh whole, halved or quartered peeled pears, that are covered in a medium to light syrup in a canning … [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...]
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...]
Home Canned Plums
Canned plums are a great way to preserve your fruits for the coming months. Turns out, it's easy to do this at home! 📕 What are canned plums? Canned plums are made to last and are preserved in light sugar syrup. Commercially canned fruits are the norm these days but preparing home-canned plums is still the norm in some places. During harvest season you … [Read more...]
Banana Foster Recipe
Banana Foster is your dessert if you have a sweet tooth! Bananas are cooked in a buttery sweet sauce before being served over vanilla ice cream. 📕 What is Banana Foster? Banana Foster is a traditional dessert from the south in the US. Bananas are cooked with butter sugar, cinnamon and liquor. The dish is popular in restaurants in New Orleans and … [Read more...]
Quince Jelly Recipe
The best and only quince jelly recipe you will ever need! Make your own vegan quince jelly with 3 ingredients and without artificial pectin added. You get all the info you require below in the post to succeed! 📕 What is Quince? Quince is a pear-like fruit. In fact, it looks like a cross between a pear and an apple. It mostly grows in temperate climates, … [Read more...]
Italian Tiramisu Recipe
Authentic Italian Tiramisu prepared from scratch within minutes. This is your dessert if you like boozy, creamy coffee flavored treats. So, you had tiramisu on your last holiday in Italy Florence or at your last visit to Olive Garden, and now you thought about making a homemade batch? Well, turns out you can just do that. I show you how to make your own classic … [Read more...]
Saffron Tips and Recipes
Saffron is a special, very valuable, spice. I talk further below about saffron uses and share useful tips on how to spot a fake. 📕 What is Saffron? Saffron is a red spice thread, which grows in a flower called crocus. The spice has a mild distinctive flavor and is actually known for coloring food bright yellow. Persian, Indian and Spanish cuisines use … [Read more...]
Dehydrated Pineapple
Homemade dehydrated pineapple chunks - Here you will learn how to make them. I cover 3 drying options, but with a focus on how to use a food dehydrator. The benefit of drying your pineapple slices is that you can make it without sugar. This is a great option too if you suffer from food allergies because dried fruits are often while processed in food factories where … [Read more...]
Orange Marmalade Recipe
I make my mum's orange marmalade recipe every year in winter when the first gorgeous scented oranges appear in store! The fragrant fruity citrus marmalade is an authentic french foolproof family recipe prepared without pectin and it includes only two ingredients. The orange preserve is all-natural prepared with organic oranges because orange marmalade always includes … [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...]
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice is the ultimate fall spice mixture, radiating warmth, and comfort. Prepare your own DIY spice mix to create a superior quality of Pumpkin Pie Spice! 📕 What is it? Pumpkin Pie Spice is a warm fall spice blend, popular across North America. The spices used in the DIY seasoning combined compliment each other. The spice blend is … [Read more...]
Five Spice Poached Pears
Poached Pears are a very seasonal treat and can be infused with various flavors. Today's poached pears are infused with 5 spice seasoning. Besides the poached pear recipe, you can watch how poaching is done. 📕 What are poached pears? Poached Pears are cooked/stewed peeled dessert pears. The pears can be poached in whole, half or quarter. The … [Read more...]
+30 Essential Mango Recipes
More than 30 Mango Recipes, la creme de la creme, and only the best! You get to pick your future favorite Mango dish! See what I and my food blogger friends share on mango recipes further below. I think we covered everything from dessert to salads and anything in between. 📅 Mango Season We are celebrating Mango months right now, so to fully enjoy the … [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...]
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...]
+17 Indian Lentil Recipes
This is a collection of + 17 Indian Lentil Recipes, which I have put together because we need healthier and nutritious food dishes in our life. And the best way to achieve that is with flavorful and spiced Indian Lentil dishes. So if you are looking for more inspiration, read on! 💡 Why you should try Indian Lentil Dishes! For a very long time I didn't have … [Read more...]
Norwegian Porridge Recipe (Risengrynsgrøt)
Norwegian Porridge, aka Risengrynsgrøt, is a one-pot rice meal prepared and enjoyed on Christmas day in the Scandinavian regions in Europe. It's a super easy recipe. Yet, you can make the Norwegian porridge as a healthy dish for breakfast any time of the year! Learn how to make the Norwegian Porridge from scratch with the step-by-step recipe with … [Read more...]
Candied Orange Peel Recipe
Candied Orange Peel sweetens the colder winter days. Vibrant healthier bites to snack on or to use in your cooking and baking. I show you how to make them from scratch! 📕 What are Candied Orange Peels? Candied orange peel is a wonderful way to turn something we usually throw away into something fragrantly delicious and decadent. A frugal way to add … [Read more...]
How to make Mango Pulp
I make Mango Pulp when I have too many mangoes ripening way too fast. The fruit pulp of different Mangoes can be so useful even months after the harvesting season, plus the sweet mango pulp tastes great months later! So if you would rather not make Mango Jam to use up your mangoes, then try out this mango pulp recipe. 🥭 Mango Qualities This might … [Read more...]
Banana Jam Recipe
Banana Jam is easy to make at home and it tastes ravishingly exciting on a slice of freshly baked bread for breakfast with coffee or tea. The banana jam recipe is an original from the French Caribbeans and it's completely without pectin. The banana is possibly one of the most versatile fruits of all time. Sure, it’s super tasty to eat as is (and so … [Read more...]
Homemade French Flan Recipe
A good Flan Recipe is a must in my house! Sumptuous vanilla crème caramel pudding as a rewarding dessert can do wonders. I am not a sweet tooth, but a homemade custard is my ultimate weakness, and so I perfected an easy to prepare flan, and you can do this too! 🥣 Ingredients You will need a handful of ingredients to make this fantastic creamy flan dessert … [Read more...]
62 Indian Food Recipes you should try!
I believe, we can never have enough Indian Food Recipes! Indian food is so versatile, the topic is so broad and there are so many dishes, that it would be a pity to miss out on any of those wonderfully prepared dishes. Because, finally, Indian food has turned into a thing worldwide, and not just in the UK. I decided it was about time to bring you the most … [Read more...]
Bebinca - Layered Goan Cake Recipe
Bebinca is a sweet Goan Indian treat and nothing beats homemade Bebinca. Coconut, spices and clarified butter make this dessert a hit! 📕 What is Bebinca? Bebinca is a rich multi-layered baked pudding cake from the state of Goa in India. The queen of Goan deserts is usually made for special celebrations and Christmas. This decadent dessert is made from … [Read more...]
54 Nutritious Breakfast Recipes
The other day, I was pondering over the definition of eating healthy, and that's how I came up with this collection of nutritious breakfast recipes. What does it mean to eat healthy and do other people see it the same way or do we all understand something else under healthy eating? I believe there has been a misconception in this world about healthy eating. It … [Read more...]
Austrian German English Food Translations
A couple of days ago, me and my Bavarian - German friends were sitting outside waiting for the electricity to come back. We ended up talking about food (what else right?) and then, of course, we started to compare the Tyrolean/Austrian dish traditions with the Bavarian/South German food habits and tried to compare and figure out some food translations. We didn't find … [Read more...]
Esterhazy Torte
We grew up with french pastries and Desserts at home all the time. My mother had some knowledge of Austrian cakes and cooking and would present us some of her creations every once in a while. However our food at home was a 90% French. I had studied Hotel management in college and learned THE Austrian/ Middle European food. This of course leased my … [Read more...]
Soji Semolina Recipe
Soji or Sooji/Suji is a stir-fried semolina dessert in Goa, India. Semolina wheat is known as Rawa, so the term Rawa Soji is more common. Some places in India call this a Halwa. I am constantly looking for quick, tasty recipes. Life around us is always a buzz, time scares, precious, and we try to do the maximum in a day. My plan for today's day, was to … [Read more...]