A homemade kumquat marmalade recipe with 3 ingredients to preserve those wonderful fruits. Follow my guide to make the best and easiest marmalade from scratch at home. Do you love marmalades? Then check out my lemon marmalade and orange marmalade recipes! 📕 What are Kumquats? Kumquats are small citrus fruits that resemble small oranges or … [Read more...]
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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...]
Mashed Sweet Potato Recipe
This simple savory mashed sweet potato makes a lovely vibrant side dish. I show you how to make it from scratch with or without a blender. 🍴 Tools to mash potatoes You can mash your sweet potatoes with various kitchen tools. 🔪 How to make mashed sweet potatoes? Here is how you can prepare mashed sweet potatoes, the fastest and most straightforward … [Read more...]
How to cook Spaghetti Squash in the oven
Your guide on how to cook spaghetti squash easily from scratch in the oven. That's the simplest and most effortless option! 📕 What's Spaghetti Squash? Spaghetti Squash is a winter squash variety and is just one of many squash varieties out there. They come in yellow, orange and white variations and can grow to different sizes. Spaghetti squash are … [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...]
Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe
Picture this: Your homemade shrimp fried rice tonight for dinner! This is a basic recipe, with ideas on how to make it your own, serving suggestions, and instructions on how to store leftovers. Yes, we love Asian takeout food, I wholeheartedly agree! Yet sometimes not going out and attempting to cook those classics at home can be so rewarding and delicious. In … [Read more...]
Home Canned Cherries
Preparing canned cherries at home is easier than ever! That way you can preserve your beautiful fresh cherries for the months to come. 📕 What are canned cherries? Canned Cherries are cherries made to last, preserved in a water sugar syrup. Freshly washed cherries are left unpitted or are pitted and placed into canning jars. A syrup is poured over the … [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...]
Bolognese Sauce Recipe
Get carried away to Italy with a homemade beef bolognese sauce. The flavors are spot on! Use the tomato meat sauce over spaghetti or in a lasagne and serve it up on a weeknight! 📕 What is Bolognese Sauce? A bolognese sauce consists mainly of ground meat, wine, and tomato sauce (amongst other seasonings). This sauce originated in the Italian city of … [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...]
Baked Tofu with Vegetables (Sheet Pan)
Crispy baked tofu cubes prepared on one sheet pan with your choice of vegetables. Makes an easy to prepare complete low carb and vegan dinner meal for two. You can also make this dish a tad healthier by using gluten-free soy sauce and/ or low sodium ingredients. This plant-based dish is great for weight loss too! If you like sheet-pan meals, check out my … [Read more...]
3 Cheese Tortellini Soup with Ham Recipe
3 cheese tortellini soup enriched with ham pieces makes a comforting winter meal for the family. Stuffed with incredible satisfying flavors, this soup is sure to make an impact. I love tortellini and one of the best ways to enjoy them, besides topped with a creamy cheese sauce, is to make a soup with them. Tortellini are stuffed Italian pasta, so combining them … [Read more...]
Oven Roasted Turnips Recipe
Oven roasted turnips are a great low carb every day and holiday side dish. I show you how to prepare your turnips and how to roast them from scratch easily with the help of my how to process shots. We had tons of turnips growing this year that we ended up with a huge surpluses. I love turnips turned into mashed turnips or cooked and served with a béchamel sauce and … [Read more...]
How to cut Leeks
A guide explaining how to cut leeks - from garden to plate. I show you 3 different ways to cut leeks and share at the same time how to clean and trim leeks from A to Z. I love leeks! I turned it into one of my favorite vegetables over time. The vegetable tastes great, and it can be used really creatively in various recipes (i.e Asian inspired hot and sour soup with … [Read more...]
Herb Compound Butter Recipe
Make your own Herb Compound Butter easily at home, with your choice of herbs. I share below how to make your homemade herb butter after your own preferences, and explain further how to use it to it's fullest potential. 📕 What is compound butter? Compound butter flavored butter, which you can use further in your recipes. Seasoned butter can be enhanced with … [Read more...]
Sour Cream Dill Dip Recipe
Easy Sour Cream Dill Dip Recipe to enjoy with raw fresh vegetables, over baked salmon, cooked potatoes or simply with smoked salmon and much more! 💡 Choice of dill I tend to prepare a fresh dill dip with garden fresh dill but you can use dried herbs too. But keep in mind that fresh dill makes a better dip. Also, there are dill weed varieties out … [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...]
Chocolate Beet Cake Recipe
Chocolate Beet Cake is a popular cake in my home. This super moist and decadent cake is easy and quick to prepare. Lately, I have been obsessed with two ingredients mixed, beets and chocolate. You wouldn't imagine the earthy sweet pink/red beetroot together with the sinful dark chocolate, and yet, both complement each other outrageously well. Do you like … [Read more...]
Vegan Tikka Masala Sauce Recipe
My favorite Tikka Masala Sauce is by accident vegan and so much tastier and healthier than the stuff you get in stores! The freezer friendly curry paste can be used for various tikka masala meals. 📕 What is Tikka Masala Sauce? Tikka Masala Sauce is a thin-spiced curry paste variety to prepare the famous Chicken Tikka Masala dish. Popular discounters such … [Read more...]
Simple Pineapple Fried Rice Recipe
Pineapple Fried Rice Recipe makes a delicious weeknight meal. You can make this quick and easy Asian fried rice with pineapple recipe at home. I love fried rice with black pepper chicken. I think this easy Pineapple fried rice recipe variation will be the next big fried rice dish, and that for a good reason! Fried rice is an awesome way to reuse … [Read more...]
Hibachi Fried Rice Recipe (Copycat)
Easy Hibachi Fried Rice Recipe to make this tasty copycat Japanese steakhouse fried rice recipe at home from scratch. I can never get enough eating it! 🔪 How to make it? Simply follow the steps to make your own Japanese steakhouse fried rice at home! Step 1 Keep all your ingredients cut ready, your proteins, vegetables, cooked rice and mix the sauce … [Read more...]
Tuna Asparagus Salad with Microgreens
Take advantage of the Asparagus season with a cold tuna asparagus salad, microgreens, and lemon vinaigrette dressing. Enjoy this spring and summertime salad as a low carb lunch meal or as a side dish with other dishes. If you are looking for more lunch salad ideas then check out this flavorful strawberry spinach feta salad. 🔪 How to cook asparagus for … [Read more...]
Pan Sautéed Asparagus with Balsamic Vinegar
Pan sautéed asparagus with balsamic vinegar is a super easy and quick side dish idea. The spring asparagus season is upon us, so let's enjoy it! I also love this asparagus side dish served up with mini Wellington or Salisbury Steak. 📜 Which Asparagus type to use? I use green baby asparagus to successfully cook this Italian asparagus dish in a skillet … [Read more...]
Thai Style Vegetable Soup Recipe
This Thai Vegetable Soup is packed with flavors and nutritious elements. Make this easy one-pot spicy vegetarian Thai coconut soup within 20 minutes for dinner! Today's Thai vegetable Soup is not an authentic traditional Thai soup recipe, but rather a Thai inspired soup prepared with coconut milk and mixed vegetables. The Thai veggie soup was mainly inspired … [Read more...]
Panda Express Fried Rice
Did you know that making your own panda express fried rice is super easy? The budget-friendly, one-pan, copycat fried rice prepared at home has its perks and I love it with Black Pepper Chicken. You get to adjust it the way YOU like it, turning it into a healthier meal! Does that sound great to you? Great! Then let's dive into the details further … [Read more...]
Hot and Sour Soup with Noodles and Sweet Corn
This delicious Hot and Sour Soup with Noodles and Sweet Corn is a quick and easy one-pot vegetarian recipe, ready within 20 minutes. Fresh ingredients such as sweet corn, leek, and mushroom, turn this soup into a comfort food delight. 📕 What is this hot and sour soup? Hot and Sour soup is usually a Chinese Soup variety prepared with spicy hot chilies and … [Read more...]
Spicy Moroccan Lentil Soup - Veg Style Harira
Moroccan Lentil Soup, aka Harira, is a spiced North African soup. This is a vegan version of the Harira soup, and it's not a traditional authentic recipe. It's based on the original, which is prepared with meats. If you like soups like my Indian lentil soup, then this one-pot easy soup should be your next dinner meal! 📕 What is Moroccan Soup (Harira)? Harira … [Read more...]
German Cheese Dip without Beer Recipe (Obatzda)
Obatzda is a super flavorful Southern German cheese dip, and this recipe is without beer. The dip is a common sight in Munich in the beer gardens, the Alms in the alps and of course at the Oktoberfest in autumn and resembles the Liptauer spread. What is this dip? Obatzda is a German cheese dip or bread spread prepared with aged cheese such as Camembert, … [Read more...]
Spicy Thai Noodle Soup Recipe
Spicy Thai Noodle Soup Recipe with red curry paste is stuffed with whole ingredients. This soup brightens up, is filling, it's a one-pot wonder and full of gorgeous flavors. This spicy soup is for you if you enjoy spicy flavorful coconut soups such as the Thai Tom Kha Gai soup or if you are into deep complex Asian food flavors. This Thai noodle soup is not a … [Read more...]
Bavarian Potato Salad Recipe
This Bavarian Potato Salad Recipe is a warm potato salad. It's commonly made in Bavaria, a region in Southern Germany. I share the authentic recipe, just the way that it's prepared and served up at popular Bavarian beer halls in Munich and at our family gatherings. 📕 How is this Bavarian potato salad different? This potato salad is known as Kartoffelsalat or … [Read more...]
Sweet Onion Sauce Recipe
Sweet Onion Sauce is my take on the onion sauce that you get at Subway. I have modified the sauce so that it can be used beyond subs and sandwiches. 🔪 How to use the Onion Sauce? The fake Subway Sweet Onion Sauce can also be used as a dipping sauce. As part of a salad dressing, as well as in soups and sauces with meals, as it adds easily flavors to … [Read more...]
Cabbage Sausage Skillet Recipe
Cabbage Sausage Skillet is a quick lunch or dinner meal that tastes great any time of the year. At the same time, the sausage and cabbage skillet is an inexpensive meal and is a great idea when you don't know what to cook. 🥬 Ingredients The beauty of this quick and easy cabbage sausage skillet dish is that you can adapt it to your liking with the ingredients … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Zucchini Boats Recipe
Zucchini Boats are a great family dinner meal and that's how my mum would get us kids to eat our veggies. The stuffing is completely vegetarian, skinny, healthy, and includes cheese. Preparing baked stuffed zucchini boats for dinner is the best way to use up this amazing vegetable! For that, I share an easy vegetarian meatless Meditteranean zucchini boat … [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...]
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice Recipe
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice is a real one-pot wonder stuffed with flavors thanks to the curry powder, pineapple chunks and other amazing fresh ingredients! The yellow curry fried rice comes together quickly and easily as well. You are going to enjoy the discovery of this dish if you are the kind of person who loves homemade food with fresh ingredients and needs … [Read more...]
Japanese Onion Mushroom Soup Recipe
This light Japanese Onion Mushroom soup recipe is based on the soups found at hibachi restaurants. You will take about 30 minutes in total to prep and cook this Japanese clear soup from scratch at home in just one pot. 🧅 Ingredients Here is an overview of what you will need to make your own Japanese clear onion soup. The exact US and metric measurements are … [Read more...]
Green Sorrel Soup Recipe
Sorrel Soup is prepared with fresh Sorrel Leaves and natural seasoning, making this a super healthy and delicious homemade soup! I like to serve my freshly prepared creamy sorrel soup with croutons to add some crunch to my meal. The Sorrel soup recipe is further below. 📕 What is Sorrel? Sorrel has been left behind in the staple food revolution, which is a … [Read more...]
Turkish Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Turkish red lentil soup is a blended smooth soup prepared with veggies, red masoor lentils and selected spices. A topping made of olive oil, chili and mint, takes this soup to a whole new level. The Turkish lentil soup is stuffed with flavors, and you can make the Mediterranean lentil soup at home from scratch within 30 minutes in just one pot! I came across … [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...]