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...]
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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...]
Baked Ham and Cheese Crescent Rolls Recipe
Perfect Ham and Cheese Crescent Rolls, prepared with a soft dough and from scratch! Everyone loves to snack on those stuffed crescent rolls and you can make them at home now. Learn how to make ham and cheese crescent rolls, step by step, with the instructions further below. You will be in for a treat! The stuffed Ham and Cheese Crescent rolls are for all … [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...]
5-Minute Shrikhand Recipe
The Shrikhand Recipe is made with greek yogurt, saffron threads, green cardamom, and nuts. This popular, nutritious dessert is for you if you love finishing your meal with something sweet but wholesome. It's easy to make your own Shrikhand at home with Greek yogurt. If you get the taste for something sweet at night, you are going to love a bowl of … [Read more...]
Oven Baked Tandoori Chicken Recipe
This is the BEST Tandoori Chicken you will ever come across! My oven baked juicy chicken tandoori recipe is full of flavors and a must make if you love Indian food. There was a time when we made tandoori chicken every single day, 7 days a week every evening, in masses. For a few years, we would prepare and sell the best tandoori chicken in a small … [Read more...]
3 min Tandoori Paste Recipe Sauce to Marinate
The homemade tandoori paste is a yogurt-based vegetarian sauce prepared with spices, which is used to marinate tandoori meals such as the tandoori chicken. This Indian aromatic paste is a time saver, and a few spoonfuls will turn your dinner into the tandoori dish from your favorite Indian restaurant! 📕 What's Tandoori? If you don't know tandoori, you will … [Read more...]
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Goan Omelette Poi Sandwich
The Spicy Omelette Sandwich is a common fast food snack. This sandwich consists of a flatbread and an egg omelette and is usually served in Indian food takeaways across the globe. Goan Omelette Poi sandwich is certainly not a 5-star meal. In fact, it's a very popular street food snack in Goa, India, which is prepared by omelette gaddos (fast food … [Read more...]
Breakfast Semolina Porridge with Banana and Cashews
Get this Suji Halwa Recipe and make your own Semolina Porridge at home. This recipe is best suited as a nutritious breakfast idea with banana and cashew nuts but of course, you can enjoy it too as a fulfilling dessert. Learn how to make Suji Halwa in the recipe below. You know, I like to have and discover different breakfast ideas, and obviously, they need … [Read more...]
Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu South India and my honest experience
Some time around 2007 in Goa, I met a few very nice and friendly Russian freelance internet pioneers. They had made Goa their base during the winter months, but they would travel to their liking around the South Indian States, from Pondicherry, Mysore to Kodaikanal, Munnar and Alappuzha. I had not traveled the Southern Indian States at that point and was mesmerized by … [Read more...]
Mysore trip and Mysore Zoo | Karnataka | South India
After a long day on the road, across the Western Ghats into new South Indian territories, we reached the imperial city Mysore in the Indian state of Karnataka. On our way down from Goa to Mysore by car, we ended up traveling 606 kilometers which took us about 14 incredible hours and we were quite speedy with only 2 stops. We saw the beautiful konkan coastline, … [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...]
Red Cabbage Juice with Grapes and Mandarin
Red cabbage juice is not your usual juice, which you get from your favorite juice bar. Heck, most of us wouldn't even consider juicing red cabbage. Yet, there is something to this healthy vegetable which makes it great juicing material together with other delicious raw produce! Are you a raw food fan? Lately, I have been noticing a certain food trend … [Read more...]
Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe for Pasta and Pizza
A Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe to use as a Marinara Pizza topping or as a Pasta Sauce or even in baked Lasagna. Homemade and freshly prepared from scratch! A Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe in all its glory. Yes, that's what we need, don't you think so? This is a revamped Italian style Tomato Marinara with spicy hot vibes. I add fresh chili peppers to pep up this … [Read more...]
Croque Monsieur and Croque Madame
Saturday's used to be house cleaning days in my younger years. This would be the most annoying day and the best day at the same time in the week. My mum would make sure that my siblings and I would be up early mornings to attack the day. Yet, her plans rarely worked out and I must say I was very stubborn and cleaning the house was something I hated, but I was … [Read more...]
Sweet and Sour Papaya Sauce
Hello orange Season, welcome back! I have been seeing oranges lately, not in a bad way of course, no I am talking about the change of seasons and the time when orange-colored vegetables and fruits appear more frequently in the market. It might be Europe, the Americas or India, every September you'll notice warmer colored produce. While the old wives summer (also … [Read more...]
Chicken Roll ups with Ham and Cheese
A couple of weeks ago, I came up with some fun food. I had stumbled upon this dish by chance, and it is fun to make. You see, I have been going through a whole lot of time limits recently, somehow I am always out of time. Does that sound familiar to you? Among all the life-changing devices and technology, we all ended up having less time at hand. So, … [Read more...]
Amla Candy
In India, one fruit has gained more more importance over the years. I am speaking of the Indian Gooseberry, which is commonly known as Amla all over the country. The Amla Berry has been popular among Indians for ages, but not for its culinary uses but mostly for its medicinal Ayurvedic properties. The benefits are countless, yet the fruit never achieved a … [Read more...]
Bavarian Sauerkraut and Sausage Recipe
A traditional Bavarian Sauerkraut with Sausage recipe. It's an effortless one-pot meal which you can prepare with either homemade or store-bought Sauerkraut. This Sauerkraut recipe is as per Bavarian and Austrian customs (we share a culture) and if you have traveled to the area, this is the recipe you are looking for. 📕 What is Sauerkraut and … [Read more...]
One Pot Pork Fillet with mushrooms and potatoes
This is my first pork dish here., and it has been a while. It is very rare that I cook pork at home and in general its not a meat which everybody enjoys. I myself, I am quite difficult and choosy when I cook and eat pork Nowadays I have seen more useless cuts of pork meat around than ever before. Another factor is the fat content, and I am the type of person who … [Read more...]
Fruit skewers and Coconut Yogurt dip
While my native town in Europe is still in snow, we here in Goa are experiencing an early heat wave. We are left to bare continues stickiness, unbearing sun and unreal weather conditions. I love the sun and warmth, but this is a living hell which I dislike, it's so humid, I am steaming alive! That, of course, is a total appetite killer, heavy food is out … [Read more...]
Marzipan Candy with Honey Recipe
A natural marzipan candy with honey and whole almonds. Instead of using peeled almonds, as it is usually done, I use whole almonds for this honey and rose water flavored marzipan. These can be shaped in various ways. I like my marzipan candies shaped into balls because they are easier to handle that way. This sweet homemade almond paste is one of my … [Read more...]
Candied Sweet Potatoes (Daigaku Imo)
When guests come to visit us, I usually get excited. I start to go through my mind, thinking what treats I could try serving my unsuspecting companionship. My husband tends to get nervous at this times. He is normally my testing bunny these days, if he doesn't like something then I better leave it or improve it. So in my mind I had decided on a little … [Read more...]
Onion Pakora and Green Chutney Dip
I had mentioned in my previous posts, sweet lassie day and warm ginger lemon honey tea, how I had landed in India and how I managed to keep myself over the water level. If you want to see India by backpack traveling the country, you have to know as foreigner that sooner or later you ll get stomach sick. Once you had your tummy ache you are free of future food … [Read more...]
Goan Vodde and Angel Ribs Cookies
Tomorrow is already Christmas! I am actually realizing the speed of time now only and I am starting to panic. So much happening around so much is left to be done but the time is too short. I guess most of us are experiencing "The Christmas rush". I stumbled through the TV channels yesterday late night and came across Nigellas Christmas show. Usually, I don't get … [Read more...]
Goan Kulkule and Nankatai Cookies
We are in the Christmas season, preparing cooking and baking for a merry Christmas at home to enjoy with our loved ones and the ones we care for. Advent is the time of the year when we realize to the other year is over and that time seems to be passing away, remembering the good and bad times. Goa celebrates Christmas with their traditions, their own way. That's the … [Read more...]
Iceberg Salad with Thousand Island Dressing
Actually, salads are supposed to be “the health food”, light, without fats, easy to digest, perfect for the conscious careful eater. That all is true, as long as you choose the right dressing. My experience is the tastier the dressing, the naughtier the calories and the more you will curse the oh so amazing salad you had that day in your favorite restaurant. Yes, live … [Read more...]
How to peel and devein fresh Shrimp
I show you how to deshell and devein raw and fresh shrimp. This applies to small and large ones. You won't need special kitchen tools for this. 🔪 Why clean shrimp? Shrimp need to be cleaned for food safety reasons and because the shell isn't edible. When someone says they are cleaning a shrimp (or prawn), they mean to say that they are removing the head, shell, … [Read more...]
Tradition, Goa and Food
Recently, I had the honor to participate in a Goan Christian Traditional food pre wedding Ritual. These rituals are rare, barely known and practiced and they are holding a couple of weeks before the actual wedding of the couple. Its all about food, prepared by “3 wise local women”. All the ingredients are homegrown, hand plucked an dried. Even the white flour for … [Read more...]
+24 Asian Shrimp Recipes
Authentic and Asian style shrimp recipes to get inspired in the kitchen. Learn new cooking techniques, experience new flavors, and immerse yourself into the world of shrimp recipes. Below you will find my favorite shrimp (and prawn for all Indian and British readers) recipes. I also asked my food friends to share their top Asian shrimp recipes, and this is how this … [Read more...]
Olive Oil Lemon Parsley Pasta Recipe
A light and bright lemon parsley pasta dish with olive oil to enjoy as a spring or summer dinner meal. The dish contains fresh herbs and tastes better if you pick quality ingredients, just like the Italians would. Video and process shots will be added tomorrow! Ingredients This pasta shines when prepared with fresh or whole spices. I'll explain here what to look … [Read more...]
+29 Asian Soup Recipes to get inspired!
You know, I LOVE, Asian soup recipes. They are flavorful, easy to prepare and good for you. Therefore, I have compiled a list of the best Asian soup dishes with the help of my recipe friends. Get inspired and collect some ideas. Most soups can be enjoyed all year round and are great as a main course meal or as a starter. The list below includes Asian inspired soup … [Read more...]
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Mediterranean Chicken Seasoning
Mediterranean spices and herbs are combined into a seasoning blend to enhance your chicken. TL;DR I came up with this chicken seasoning when I visited my family in France. We cook with Mediterranean flavors in the summer months and the combination of these spices and herbs, make for a great chicken seasoning blend. The blend of spices and herbs can be used to season … [Read more...]
Fried Rice with Frozen Vegetables
I came up with this fried rice with frozen vegetables when I was looking for a quick dinner meal idea at home. You don't have time to prep and cut fresh veggies? Use frozen veggies instead! Reason to cook this Fresh veggies are great, but occasionally, you are short on time, but you still want a home cooked meal. You can use frozen veggies in this fried rice recipe … [Read more...]
10 Min Pan-Fried Eggs with Green Onions
Pan-fried eggs prepared with green onions in just one skillet. You will take about 10 minutes to make this dish. I love pan-fried eggs because they are simple to prepare and save me time on busy days. Eggs are comfort food in my book! A while back, I came across an ASMR Tokyo street food channel, and they prepared green onion with eggs in a skillet. I thought it was … [Read more...]
Big Mac Sauce Recipe (Copycat)
Make a quick homemade big mac sauce within minutes with pantry ingredients. This special sauce will add the classic big mac flavor to all burgers. My Big Mac Sauce recipe was first published on the 6th July 2018 and has been enhanced ever since. I am the type, who wished I could use the big mac sauce on all homemade burgers. Such as in a double … [Read more...]
Star Fruit Juice (Carambola)
A special homemade star fruit juice can be so very refreshing! Star Fruit is also known as Carambola and below I show you how to make a juice from scratch. Most, probably, you know the star fruit as a cocktail decorator. It's a beautiful fruit, but the tropical exotic fruit can do more than just food deco. I have a thing for tropical fruits. If you feel the … [Read more...]