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...]
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Chicken Yaki Udon Recipe
Spicy Yaki Udon stir fry prepared with chicken and a special stir fry sauce. This is is a quick and easy Japanese weeknight dinner meal. 📕 What is Yaki udon? Yaki udon is a Japanese stir fry noodle dish prepared with thick udon noodles. It's a popular street food noodle dish but it's also commonly prepared in Japanese homes for dinner. The noodles … [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...]
Learn to cook with Spices and Herbs
Trending Lunch and Dinner Discover more recipes → Discover more recipes → Seasonal Ingredients & Spring Recipes Discover more recipes → Homemade Seasonings Discover more recipes → Hi I'm Helene! I help you to discover great recipes prepared with spices and herbs. Here you will find +500 quick and easy recipes from around the … [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...]
Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
One-pan juicy skillet chicken cordon bleu, stuffed with melt in your mouth cheese and ham, coated with a crispy golden breading. Discover how to easily make this family dinner favorite from scratch at home. 🍗 Ingredients You will need the following ingredients to make chicken cordon bleu from scratch at home: You can also choose to season the ham and cheese … [Read more...]
Cheeseburger Soup without Potatoes
An easy cheeseburger soup, with ground beef and without potatoes, prepared in one pot over the stove top. This soup was inspired by the infamous MCds double cheeseburger (of course) and the German beer cheese soup. 🧀 Ingredients This cheeseburger soup came about when I was out of potatoes and vegetables. I was also super lazy that day. Here is a list 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...]
Homemade Oregano Tea
Fresh and soothing oregano tea can be easily prepared from scratch at home. I share options to make it with fresh and dried oregano and different ways so that you can make it while you are reading this. I talked about oregano as a herb and seasoning last year. Oregano can be turned into a delicious herbal tea too. You can use the same fresh or dried … [Read more...]
Hungarian Goulash Soup Recipe
A Hungarian goulash soup recipe with beef, vegetables and spices. This is a traditional soup served in an authentic Hungarian soup bowl. 📕 What is Hungarian Goulash? Hungarian Goulash is a soup or stew prepared with beef, vegetables and spices. Hungarian Goulash, which has conquered the world with its deliciously rustic taste, has its origins in the … [Read more...]
Cream Cheese Bacon Puff Pastry Appetizer
A 3 ingredient easy puff pastry appetizer to help you entertain your party guests. I came up with this recipe because I was looking for a quick bite to serve up to my friends. Ingredients You will need 3 main ingredients to make this: You can also pimp your mini puff pastry bites with seasoning. Make them tastier with Italian seasoning, pizza seasoning, herbes … [Read more...]
Christmas Punch Recipe
A fruity Christmas punch to serve up in a bowl at your party or in individual glasses. I share everything you need to know to make this drink from scratch. This Christmas punch recipe is based on my husband's, Paul, recipe. It also resembles our sangria recipe. I recommend also offering a version without alcohol to your guests, such as this Non-Alchoholic … [Read more...]
Beef Tenderloin Roast with Garlic and Herb in the Dutch Oven
Juicy and perfect oven roasted beef tenderloin seasoned with garlic and herbs and prepared in the Dutch oven. A great meal to celebrate the holidays with your loved ones such as Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving. You might also enjoy my Roasted Garlic Pork Tenderloin or this Herb-Roasted Turkey Tenderloin Recipe. 📕 What is Beef Tenderloin? Beef … [Read more...]
Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Garlic Recipe
Roasted Garlic Pork Tenderloin cooked and served in a flavorful sauce. This recipe will help you to learn how to cook pork tenderloin in the oven. 📕 What is pork Tenderloin? Pork tenderloin is also known as fillet, which is a long boneless meat cut in a pig. It's the most tender and usually most expensive meat cut in any animal. The tenderloin should … [Read more...]
Kale Salad with Cranberries Recipe
Fresh kale salad with cranberries can be enjoyed during the festive time or as a healthy salad all year round. The salad is marinated in a simple dressing. 📕 What is Kale? Kale is sometimes called a super green. It's a tough and hardy green leaf cabbage variety. It grows as loose leaves around a hard stem and they turn dark green in color. The plant is … [Read more...]
Classic Gingerbread Men Cookies Recipe
Easy homemade gingerbread men cookies that are truly prepared from your heart from scratch. Surprise your family friends with old fashioned cookies and enjoy baking and decorating your own gingerbread cookies. 🆚 Gingerbread Cookies vs Lebkuchen Gingerbread and the German Lebkuchen cookies are related but they are not completely the same thing. There are … [Read more...]
Kumquat Marmalade Recipe
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...]
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...]
Quick Creamed Spinach with Cream Cheese Recipe
Quick creamed spinach prepared with cream cheese within minutes over the stovetop. Recipe includes instructions for fresh and frozen spinach and some ideas to enhance the dish further to your needs. 📕 What's Creamed Spinach? Creamed Spinach is served as a side dish. Fresh or frozen spinach is cooked in a creamy cheese sauce. The creamed spinach was mainly … [Read more...]
Potato Egg Casserole Recipe
Simple Potato Egg Casserole, flavorful and super delicious. Serve it up as a side dish or make it for dinner or breakfast. I have added some ideas to the recipe. You may also enjoy my broccoli egg casserole, my baked zucchini casserole or a Sausage Egg And Cheese Casserole. 🥔 Ingredients You will need the following ingredients to make this dish: 🔪 How … [Read more...]
Quick + Easy Garlic Bread
Speedy way to prepare super tasty garlic bread. Just 3 ingredients to prepare it in your oven. Serve it up as a side with your favorite main course meals. 🧄 Ingredients 🔪 How to make garlic bread at home? My sister came up with this preparation method to make garlic bread under 10 minutes at home. Here is an overview on how it's done. The adjustable … [Read more...]
Spiced Cheese Log Recipe
Homemade cheese log rolled in crushed spices is a gourmets party appetizer choice. Full bodied creamy amuse bouche. 🧀 Ingredients This homemade spiced cheese log is prepared with 2 main components, cheese and spices. For the Cheese For the cheese I totally recommend that you use fresh goat cheese! It just adds a flavor that goes well with the spices in … [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...]
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe with Spices
Make your own healthier cranberry sauce with fresh or frozen berries at home within minutes. This recipe includes some spices, which round up all the beautiful fruity flavors in this condiment. 📕 What is cranberry sauce? Cranberry sauce is a condiment served during the holiday season, for Thanksgiving and Christmas, in North America and the UK. It's … [Read more...]
How to make Sauerkraut in a crock pot
This is a traditional Austrian, German (Bavarian) Sauerkraut recipe prepared and fermented in a crock pot. I show you how to make it from scratch from whole fresh cabbage. 📕 What is Sauerkraut? Sauerkraut is fermented shredded cabbage. The name is German and means sour cabbage translated. Cabbage is harvested in September and October and fermented … [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...]
How to can Mushrooms
Your guide on how to can mushrooms of all kinds at home from scratch. Learn how to stock up your modern homestead with home canned mushrooms. 📕 What are canned mushrooms? Mushrooms that are preserved in a can or jar are called canned mushrooms. It's the stuff that you can buy in cans in your local grocery store. But before commercially canned mushrooms … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Fall Pumpkin Chili Recipe
A hearty fall pumpkin chili recipe to get through the colder months. This chili can be prepared with roasted and pureed pumpkin or you can use canned pumpkin puree too. I had this dish waiting to be posted since February. We totally fell in love with the flavors but this was most definitely a fall dish. Fall has fallen into our laps and here comes a super … [Read more...]
Guide to Water Bath Canning
This guide covers everything you need to know to do water bath canning at home. 📕 What's water bath canning? Water bath canning is a technique to preserve foods in jars. That way your food will preserve for a long time without turning bad. The jars packed with foods are vacuum sealed and heated to a certain degree for a particular period, so to kill all … [Read more...]
Lingonberry Jam Recipe
Homemade Lingonberry Jam prepared with 2 ingredients. My preserve recipe is without artificial pectin and it's all natural! 📕 What are Lingonberries? Lingonberries are bright red hard berries, native to Scandinavia and the Austrian/Swiss/North Italian Alps. They grow in a certain height only and they resemble cranberries. However, cranberries are … [Read more...]
How to can Peaches
Your to-the-point guide on how to can peaches at home. This guide is suitable for beginners and comes with tips and tricks on how to get it right every time. We have been canning fruits at home since ever! I have always seen my family do that, my mother, my aunties in France, and even my grandmother back in the day. We prepare not only canned peaches but also … [Read more...]
French Peach Jam Recipe
Homemade, natural and without pectin, this two-ingredient french peach jam is going to be your new jam favorite. I am sharing a recipe, tips and tricks on how to make a natural peach jam further below. I am a great homemade jam lover, and today it shall be my mum's french peach jam recipe, which is, of course, without pectin. To get up in the morning and to receive … [Read more...]
Plum Jam Recipe
Homemade Plum Jam, all-natural without added pectins. This is an easy french recipe to make your own fruit preserve at home. 🫙 Which plums to use to make jam? Pick ripe fresh plums that are sweet and rich in flavor. You can use red plums or yellow plums, like Mirabelle or Reine Claude yellow plums. I used red plums because that's what we're growing 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...]
Guide to Florence Italy
A transparent travel guide to Florence in Italy. Plan your vacation to the great Tuscan city after social distancing times. This guide has a focus on getting there by car at the bottom of the article. What is Florence Italy famous for? Florence (called Firenze by the locals) is located in Tuscany, a region in central Italy, Europe. The city is known for being … [Read more...]