Ponzu Sauce is a traditional Japanese dipping sauce. Now you can make your own sauce at home! This is another recipe prepared by our Japanese Food expert, Momoko. Arigato Gozaimasu! 🐹 This ponzu sauce recipe is a simplified version of the popular Japanese traditional original and can be easily recreated at home with a few Asian pantry ingredients. 📕 What … [Read more...]
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Mushroom Tikka Masala Recipe
I'm obsessed with this mushroom tikka masala because it's a great meatless alternative to chicken tikka masala. We love to serve it, along with the chicken version and other north Indian meals. 🔪 How to make Mushroom Tikka Masala? Your Mushrooms will marinate first to add more intensive flavors to your tikka masala dish. You can skip the marination if you are … [Read more...]
Oregano Herb Uses and Recipes
Oregano is a versatile culinary herb! Here you will learn everything you need to know about this amazing herb and how you can use it in your daily cooking. 📕 What is Oregano? Oregano is a culinary green herb. The leaves are spade-shaped and are about 1/2-1 inch or 1-2 cm big. The leaves can be used fresh or dried in our cooking. Dried leaves are more … [Read more...]
Vanillekipferl Cookies Recipe
Vanillekipferl are melt in the mouth crescent-shaped Christmas time cookies. The cookies are flavored with vanilla, hence why they are also known as a vanilla crescent or moon cookies. This is one of my Oma's traditional Austrian Christmas cookies recipes. The cookies are also known as Viennese almond crescents. Read up the history of this iconic cookie just … [Read more...]
How to make Spaetzle Recipe
Best Spaetzle recipe, delicious and so easy to make! Spaetzle are made with a spaetzle maker or spaetzle press. Learn how I make my homemade Spaetzle recipe further below with the video and step by step instructions. 📕 What are Spaetzle? I love to make fresh pasta and noodles because it tastes amazing. What I don't like about fresh pasta is … [Read more...]
Austrian Liptauer Recipe
The Austrian Liptauer Recipe is a flavorful cheese spread enriched awith Paprika and similar spices and ingredients. If you like cream cheese varieties spread over your bread, you might enjoy my spicy cream cheese spread. What is Liptauer? Liptauer is a well seasoned and spiced cottage cheese spread. This particular spicy spread is traditionally made … [Read more...]
Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe
Trinidad Mango Chow is a healthy Caribbean snack prepared with sweet mangoes and hot chilis amongst other flavor giving ingredients. Sunita, my Trini food expert, had me try her favorite Caribbean summer snack, the Mango Chow. If you remember back in December, Sunita was the one to introduce us to the Caribbean Sorrel drink. This is how I ended up sitting in my … [Read more...]
Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe
One-Pan Bok Choy Soup with aromatic spices and Asian flavors in a clear broth. This cleansing light winter soup is flavorful, easy to make and ready within 20 minutes! 📕 What is Bok Choy? Bok Choy is one of the few Chinese cabbage varieties, which is also known as Pok Choy or Pak Choy. The vegetable is a green leave variety popularized in China. … [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...]
5 min Brown Sugar Oatmeal
5 min Brown Sugar Oatmeal — Flavorful, healthy quick, and easy weekday breakfast. I make this when I am rushing but hungry for something warm in the morning. Can't go wrong with this oatmeal bowl with brown sugar and cinnamon, and if you love this flavor combo, then you might enjoy these Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Cookies. 📕 What's Brown Sugar Oatmeal? We … [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...]
Goan Masoor Dal Curry Recipe
Healthy Masoor Dal Recipe, all from scratch and ready within minutes! This easy dal recipe is a one-pot vegan Indian main course meal. The lentils are briefly soaked, and the recipe doesn't require a pressure cooker. 📕 What is masoor dal? Masoor Dal is an Indian curry prepared with orange-red split lentil, which are also called masoor dal (मसूर … [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...]
Brioche Bun Recipe
Brioche Bun Recipe is easy to make from scratch and almost effortless if done properly. I love the smell of a freshly baked sweet brioche bun in my house! I am sharing my grandmother's authentic French soft brioche bread roll recipe so that you can make these brioche buns too! Learn how to make brioche buns further below, with the step-by-step instructions … [Read more...]
Imitation Crab Salad
Easy crab salad recipe comes together really quickly with the imitation crab and can be prepared in advance to take for lunch to work or school. I caught myself adding the crab salad into wraps and bread rolls, so this seafood salad can be used according to your preferences! The crab salad comes with a special mayo dressing. We have been addicted to … [Read more...]
Cheese Spaetzle Recipe (Käsespätzle)
Comfort food at large! Cheese Spaetzle noodles are easy to prepare if you have spätzle noodles at home. Prepare this dinner meal in one pan within minutes! 📕 What are Cheese Spätzle? Cheese Spaetzle are Spätzle noodles prepared with caramelized onions, covered with cheese and served in a pan. Käsespätzle is the German word which just means cheese … [Read more...]
Whole grain Mustard Recipe - French Moutarde à l'ancienne
Whole grain mustard is a staple in my fridge and my kitchen. We enjoy it as a sauce, as in this mustard vinaigrette with green beans, or sometimes I catch myself even mixing it into food to give flavor to a dish (I like it will lentil soups!). Learn how to make homemade whole grain mustard with my recipe and follow the photo instructions below. The mustard … [Read more...]
Daikon Radish Salad Recipe
Daikon Radish Salad is a little salad loaded with strong flavors and character! This daikon salad recipe is for you if you are looking to add more raw vegetables in form of a salad to your daily meal planning. Also, the Daikon Radish Recipe is surprisingly versatile and makes a great must have during the colder winter months! I came across this radish for the … [Read more...]
Shrimp Fra Diavolo Pasta Sauce Recipe
Shrimp Fra Diavolo is a fiery spicy tomato-based sauce, which is most commonly served with pasta. This delicious, fiery hot, one-pot shrimp fra diavolo (or shrimp diablo) comes together rather quick and easy and is packed with gorgeous flavors to make your weeknight all the more special! I have created a useful video with the shrimp fra diavolo sauce … [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...]
Persian Shirazi Salad Recipe
Shirazi Salad is a refreshing cucumber, tomato herb salad. It has its origins in the Persian cuisine. You can prepare this salad easily with these commonly available ingredients and because I made it simple for you, you can serve the Shirazi salad with kebabs and similar dishes. 📕 What is Shirazi Salad? Shirazi salad is named after the region, Shiraz, in … [Read more...]
Spiced Cream Cheese Spread
Spiced Cream Cheese Spread is a great flavor change from the conventional cream cheese spread. It's straightforward to pimp up your sandwich r simply a slice of bread with this flavorful cream cheese spread. A blanket of smooth, velvet-like cream cheese spread on a lovely slice of bread, I could live on that! Ok, I am exaggerating, but I don't mind enjoying … [Read more...]
Shrimp Chow Mein Recipe
To prepare a Shrimp Chow Mein Recipe from scratch is super easy if you know how to! These Chinese one-pot noodle stir-fries look complicated, but they are not. Besides, preparing a shrimp chow mein from scratch will take you only 15 mins. Ingredients To prepare shrimp chow mein from scratch, you will need a few ingredients. For the stir-fry … [Read more...]
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...]
Mini Chocolates
I love homemade chocolate and making little decorative easy chocolates from scratch. It's a fun activity and the chocolates taste so delicious! The best part is that you can make homemade chocolates quickly, too, without much effort! Wonder how? Of course, I will always enjoy some good quality commercially available chocolates, especially those … [Read more...]
Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe is a vibrant & flavorful side dish, which can be accompanied by other main dishes that may contain vegetable, meat or seafood. So that your cilantro lime rice recipe turns out great, you won't need to cook endless hours in the kitchen. It's not rocket science! I have an easy trick to prepare cilantro lime rice from scratch, see the … [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...]
Yum Yum Sauce Recipe
The Yum Yum Sauce Recipe will be your favorite shrimp sauce recipe to make in the future! The pink Yum Yum Sauce is flavorful and easily prepared fresh at home. Wondering what's in the sauce, and what makes the yum yum sauce that special? 📕 What is Yum Yum Sauce? Yum Yum Sauce is a popular Japanese Hibachi Steak House Sauce. Usually, this … [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...]
Yule Log Recipe - Christmas Bûche de Noël Cake
Yule Log Recipe is a Christmas Roulade cake, common in French-speaking countries and it's neighbors. The Yule Log is better known as Bûche de Noël in French and both names will tell you that the cake looks like a wooden tree branch. So, how do you easily make a Yule Log look like a tree branch? See further below the Yule Log recipe and how I and my mum … [Read more...]
French Petit Fours Cookies Recipe
I think this easy Petit Fours Recipe is essential during any festive season! These French little indulging treats are great to make with kids too and petit fours don't need to be necessarily complicated little sweets. So, what are Petit Fours essentially, you might ask? Petit Fours [pronunciation] are bite-sized appetizers or snacks. Basically, they can be … [Read more...]
Stamped Cookies - How to make stamped cookies
Preparing stamped cookies is so easy and fun at the same time! I used the cookie stamps with the Albertle cookies from South Germany, Bavaria. The Albertle are Christmas cookies which are defined by spices and a design on the cookie's surface. I tend to use the same recipe all year round too with different cookies stamps. Learn how to make stamped cookies … [Read more...]
Classic Lebkuchen Cookies Recipe
Classic Lebkuchen cookies can't be missed in a German and Austrian household for Christmas. Learn everything about Lebkuchen and how you can make them from scratch at home. 📕 What is Lebkuchen? Lebkuchen is a German honey cake. Lebkuchen have a firm and dense, yet soft texture, a distinct honey taste, and a wonderful aroma created by a generous blend … [Read more...]
Chocolate Spritz Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Spritz Cookies are classic cookies that shouldn't be missed in any cookie exchange. These melt in the mouth short crust piped or pressed cookies are easy to make if you follow the instructions with the proper tools further below. Learn how to make chocolate Spritz cookies with the how-to step-by-step instructions, useful tips and recipe further … [Read more...]
Spiced Chicken and Rice Recipe
Make this One Pan Spiced Chicken and Rice Recipe on busy days when you are craving a flavorful but comforting dish after a long day at work. Easy mouthwatering and only 15-minute weeknight meal for two. I always believed that rice and chicken are meant to be! These two ingredients go hand in hand, and you can make so many versions of flavorful dishes 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...]
Guava Paste Recipe
Guava Paste (aka Guava Cheese, Goiabada) is a sweet delicacy which is common in former Portuguese colonies and several tropical regions in this world. Guavas fruits are currently in season and if you have been following me on Instagram you will know this already! Guava fruits are in season again! It's one of my favorite fruits, it just … [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...]