Homemade tomato coulis seasoned with fresh herbs. This is a French recipe for a thin tomato sauce. The recipe comes with canning instructions. 📕 What's a Tomato Coulis? A tomato coulis is a thin tomato sauce used in French cooking as a sauce base for other dishes. It's basically a tomato sauce, but it's super runny, and it's almost always seasoned with … [Read more...]
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Spicy Salmon Roll Sushi
Recipe with instructions for your own homemade salmon roll sushi. This is a spicy inside-out sushi roll with raw salmon fish. I have added instructions for using cured salmon. This recipe is part of my food expert series. I put this recipe together with Momoko, my Japanese food expert, a native and world expat. 📕 What's a salmon roll? A salmon roll is a … [Read more...]
20 min Healing Broth Soup
A delicious clear broth soup with healing spices and herbs to boost your well being. This recipe is quick and easy, ready within 20 minutes, effortless to prepare as it's also oil free (no sautéing). 📕 What is this healing broth soup? This clear broth is the result of me getting sick on my travels and trying to get better in a jiffy AND the input from Paul, … [Read more...]
How to cook warm water Lobster
I show you how to cook a warm water lobster with common kitchen equipment. It's super easy and leaves an impression with your guests. The guide includes how to cut open a cooked lobster. 🦐 What is warm water lobster? Warm water lobsters are also called spiny lobsters, rock lobsters, or langustas. They are the lobsters that come without claws. The … [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...]
Lobster Bisque Recipe
A lobster bisque is a soul food dish, a deeply flavored tomato-based thickened soup, enriched with lobster chunks. Prepare this soup from scratch. The boiling instructions for a whole fresh lobster will be posted another day. 📕 What is a lobster bisque? A bisque is a creamy thickened deep flavored soup that originated in France. However, the dish is more … [Read more...]
Brazil Nut - What is it and How to use it?
The Brazil Nut is a little known nut from Central America. It has been gaining popularity. Here you will learn everything you need to know about this exotic nut. 📕 What is the Brazil Nut? Brazil nuts come from tropical trees that grow in South America, including Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. The trees reach a majestic height of … [Read more...]
Rainbow Roll Sushi Recipe
Every colorful bite of this rainbow roll sushi will make you want to have more! Learn how to easily prepare and roll your own perfect sushi from scratch at home with this recipe and our video guide. This is another Japanese-inspired modern sushi recipe, which I prepared together with our Japanese food expert. 📕 What is a Rainbow Roll? A rainbow roll is a … [Read more...]
Balsamic Roasted Beets Recipe
Balsamic roasted beets is made with fresh beets and balsamic vinegar. I combined earthy flavors with umami acidic balsamic vinegar in this side dish recipe. Inspired by my balsamic brussels sprouts. Ingredients You will need the following ingredients to make my beet side dish recipe. How to roast beets to make balsamic beets? This is a super straightforward … [Read more...]
Baked Spiced Salmon Fillet Recipe
Perfectly cooked moist oven-baked salmon fillet prepared and enhanced with healthy spices. This dish isn't spicy hot but rather aromatic. Prepare your salmon fillet and enjoy a low-carb quick and easy dinner meal. 🧄 Ingredients that you will need 🔪 How to bake this spiced salmon dish? Here is an overview of how to prepare this dish from scratch within … [Read more...]
Non-Traditional Green Bean Casserole without Fried Onions
This is a non-traditional green bean casserole without fried onions and mushrooms. You can use fresh or frozen green beans to prepare this dish from scratch. 🫘 Ingredients The vegetable casserole is a low-carb vegetarian dish. Here is a list of ingredients: It's a much healthier version of a green bean casserole, as it doesn't include cream of mushroom … [Read more...]
Japanese Chicken Ramen Noodle Soup Recipe
An authentic Japanese chicken Ramen noodle soup. A basic, classic quick and easy flavored recipe to prepare from scratch at home. This chicken ramen soup recipe is part of our Japanese food expert series. With the help of Momoko, I demystify Japanese food and share how you can make this soup at home. This is a wholesome Japanese ramen noodle soup with chicken which … [Read more...]
French Carrot Salad Recipe
Authentic french carrot salad family recipe prepared from scratch, quick and easily. Get all the tips and things you need to know to make this shredded salad today. 📕 What is a French carrot salad? A French carrot salad is a shredded or grated carrot slaw. The salad uses fresh carrots, which are topped with a simple healthier and light dressing. We … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Couscous Salad Recipe
A light and healthy Mediterranean couscous salad. Perfect and refreshing for a hot summer day, this salad is quick and easy to make and is packed with nutrition. It is a good source of vitamins, minerals, and protein. 📕 What is couscous? Couscous is a grain preparation made of small granules of crushed durum wheat semolina. Dishes made from couscous … [Read more...]
Sauteed Chanterelle Mushrooms Recipe
Quick and easy sauteed chanterelle mushrooms, prepared in the skillet with a few simple kitchen ingredients. 📕 What are Chanterelle Mushrooms? Chanterelle mushrooms are some of the most loved mushrooms in the world. They are usually golden/orange and grow in bunches in temperate forests during summer and fall. Chanterelle are kind of firm and they have a … [Read more...]
Peach Salsa Recipe
Fresh Peach Salsa prepared with 5 ingredients from scratch. This dish is naturally vegan and gluten-free. TLDR The peach salsa is inspired by the Mexican Picco de Gallo and a reader most recently asked me to share a peach salsa. We have plenty of peaches growing at home and inspiration fell into my lap thanks to the mango salsa and the Trini mango … [Read more...]
Guide to Italian Food in Italy
So, you are planning a trip to Italy and Italian food is your passion? This guide covers dishes and drinks that you will come across in Italy and that you will need to try if you love food! You will also learn everything you need to know to get around with your taste buds. No matter where you are in Italy, the food is always awesome! Yet, sometimes it can get … [Read more...]
Herbes de Provence Recipe
Make your own Herbes de Provence seasoning blend at home from scratch within minutes. In this recipe post I explain how you can enhance the mixture and how to use it. 📕 What's herbes de provence? Herbes de Provence (sometimes also spelled wrongfuly herbs de provence) is a blend of dried herbs. It originated in the Provence, a Mediterranean region in south … [Read more...]
California Roll Sushi Recipe
Homemade California roll prepared with imitation crab (surimi) is an inside-out sushi. This is yours to make if you LOVE sushi just as much as I do and Japanese food. The California roll is part of my Japanese food series, which I prepared with my Japanese food expert. This post is part of a series of Japanese recipes. This includes traditional Japanese dishes … [Read more...]
Asian Ginger Dressing with Napa Cabbage
A bright intense ginger dressing served over napa cabbage. This is an Asian-inspired vinaigrette coleslaw side dish recipe, which you can serve with most East Asian main course meals. 💡 Dressing ingredients The homemade dressing is a straightforward, Asian flavored vinaigrette style salad topping. The recipe was inspired by my Japanese cabbage slaw salad, … [Read more...]
Ratatouille Stew Recipe
Ratatouille is a French vegetable stew prepared with zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes. This my families french recipe prepared in one pot. 📕 What is ratatouille? Ratatouille is a traditional coarse vegetable stew from the Provence in south France. It's commonly prepared during the zucchini and eggplant harvest season in the summer. The stew is a staple … [Read more...]
Sazon Seasoning Recipe
Sazon Seasoning is a flavorful blend of earthy Hispanic spices. This is a homemade copycat goya sazon seasoning recipe. The blend is without msg and artificial color, AND it's not spicy hot! It's all-natural vegan, gluten-free, prepared with quality spices from scratch. 📕 What is Sazon Seasoning? Sazon means seasoning in Spanish and it's a universal … [Read more...]
Bechamel Sauce Recipe
Bechamel Sauce is a basic french sauce, also called and known as the white sauce. This sauce is used in lasagne, in casserole dishes, pasta meals and more. 📕 What is Bechamel? Bechamel Sauce (actually spelled Béchamel) is one of the five basic mother sauces in French classic cuisine. They are called mother sauces because other french sauces can be based on … [Read more...]
Simple Beet Salad Recipe
A simple tasty beet salad with a handful of ingredients. Use your kitchen pantry ingredients to make this classic healthy beetroot salad with dressing. This salad is vegan, gluten-free plant-based and contains real ingredients. 📕 What beets to use? You can use red or golden beets to make this salad. I used red beets, as you can see in the picture. Red … [Read more...]
Thai Drunken Noodles Recipe (pad kee mao)
Thai Drunken Noodles, aka pad kee mao is a spicy rice noodle dish. This flavorful Asian noodle recipe is prepared with chicken and basil in one pot. 📕 What are drunken noodles? Drunken noodles is a spicy Thai rice noodle dish. Contrary to its name, it is not prepared with liquor. We came across this amazing stir-fried noodle dish on our trip to … [Read more...]
4 Ingredient Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe
Just 4 Ingredients to make this bok choy stir-fry at home. You will like this recipe if you want to learn to cook with bok choy and if you enjoy Chinese flavors. Ingredients Tip: Instead of the soy sauce, you can use my universal 3 ingredient stir-fry sauce. 🍲 How to clean fresh Bok Choy? Bok choy stalks need to be separated from each other because mud … [Read more...]
Creamy Avocado Dressing Recipe
Green creamy avocado dressing is delightfully good in so many ways. The simple dressing is vegan dairy-free, perfect for a plant-based diet, and healthy because it's low carb and gluten-free. 🔪 How to prepare the dressing? You will only need a handful of ingredients to make this avocado dressing. Get fresh ripe avocados and you are almost good to go. Here … [Read more...]
Oven Roasted Potatoes and Carrots Recipe
Sheet pan oven roasted potatoes and carrots is a quick and easy side dish. I show you how to make this tasty vegan dish asap below! This side dish is healthier, low-carb (without sugar), gluten-free and plant-based vegan. You will love your roasted carrots and potatoes served with other main course meals. It's almost effortless to make it from scratch! 🔪 … [Read more...]
Basic Misoshiru - Japanese Miso Soup Recipe
Misoshiru, is a classic Japanese miso soup, and you might know it from your Japanese restaurant. Here you will learn everything to make misoshiru from scratch at home. Tips and instructions from a Japanese home cook and restaurant owner. Momoko shows you in this recipe the basic steps to make an easy Japanese miso soup from scratch in a saucepan. 📕 What is … [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...]
French Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe
Our homemade Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette dressing, prepared without any special kitchen tools (no immersion blender). I share our authentic easy french recipe so that you can make it from scratch at home within 5 minutes with just 5 ingredients! This is a healthier salad dressing. It doesn't include sugar, artificial ingredients, or dairy products. It's vegan, … [Read more...]
Buttered Parsley Potatoes Recipe
Parsley potatoes with butter is a classic side dish. Make this simple dish to serve with other meals. I share all the info in the post. What are butter parsley potatoes? Butter Parsley Potatoes are boiled potatoes coated with butter and enhanced with freshly chopped parsley. This side dish is a classic in Austria, Germany, and Hungary. Choosing potato … [Read more...]
Italian Seasoning Recipe
Your homemade Italian seasoning recipe to make endless quantities of this amazing flavorful blend. That way you will never run out of this essential mix of herbs and spices. 📕 What is Italian Seasoning? Italian Seasoning is an invention from folks who are not Italian and living in Italy. The idea is to infuse food with the typical Italian flavors by using … [Read more...]
Turmeric Spice, Uses + Recipes
Turmeric spice can be easily included in your cooking. I show you how in this post. Also, why is turmeric such a great spice, which one should you buy and a selection of recipes with turmeric to choose from. 📕 What is turmeric? Turmeric is a yellow-orange root that has been used as a spice in Indian and Asian cooking for centuries. Turmeric is also known … [Read more...]
Moroccan Chicken Tagine Recipe
Succulent juicy, spiced and aromatic chicken tagine with apricots and preserved lemons. Make this Moroccan dinner recipe at home and learn how to use a tagine pot. 📕 What is a Tagine? Tagine, or also Tajine, is an earthenware clay pot and also the name of a Moroccan meal that is slow-cooked in this traditional cooking utensil. The Tagine Clay Pot The … [Read more...]
Quick Salmon Pasta Recipe
This is my quick salmon pasta dinner meal which I love to prepare when I crave a simple but flavorful fish pasta dish. You will need only a few ingredients to make this dish within 30 minutes. 📕 Pasta shape In the pictures, I used some short fettuccine or tagliatelle pasta. Honestly, I think you can use any short pasta shape to make this … [Read more...]
Smoked Salmon Appetizer with Dill Sour Cream
Smoked salmon appetizer bites with dill sour cream are great finger food to serve for a crowd this holiday season. They taste delicious, are easy to prepare and please everyone. I think the best Christmas and New Year's appetizers, besides little smokies and pigs in a blanket, are salmon bread bites. You can also call them smoked salmon tartine, mini salmon toasts … [Read more...]
Ebly - How to cook Instant French Wheat Berries
Here is how we cook ebly, instant wheat berries, in France. Cooked wheat berries make for a lovely side dish that you can serve up instead of rice. I explain further below all the details about ebly wheatberries and what to look out for. 🌾 What are Wheat Berries? Wheat Berries are whole wheat kernels without the hull and husk. They come in yellow or red … [Read more...]
Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Balsamic roasted brussels sprouts is a favorite holiday side dish at home. The balsamic flavored sprouts are easily prepared and a crowd-pleaser. Besides they are healthy! I show you in my video and process shots further below how to prepare and roast brussels sprouts from scratch. During our college time, we had to prepare a massive food banquette for the 200 … [Read more...]
Mashed Turnips Recipe
Best mashed turnips prepared with whole or frozen turnips, all low carb. Watch how to make mashed turnips with my short video clip and process shots further below. This is your holiday side dish if you like a healthy, easy to prepare, low-calorie mash. 📕 What are turnips? Turnips are round-shaped roots, which average the size of a fist. Varieties exist, … [Read more...]