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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+20 Asian Noodle Recipes
Here you will find a selection of easy Asian noodle recipes to help you get inspired in your kitchen. Below are noodle stir fries and noodle soups, prepared with various noodle varieties. Bring takeout food home! Asian noodle dishes seem daunting, they are actually worth gold in your meal planning repertoire. They are as easy as A to prepare from scratch and … [Read more...]
Goan Guar Beans Recipe
Goan Guar Beans are an Indian side dish, commonly served with rice and curry. You can serve this side dish with most Indian Thali-style rice and curry meals. 📕 What are Guar Beans? Guar or Cluster beans look just like green beans, but they are more bright green and they are flatter. In India, it is a very common vegetable, and in the last decades, this bean … [Read more...]
Kidney Bean Salad with Vinaigrette Dressing
Kidney bean salad is a lovely nourishing and delicious high protein bean salad, which I prepare with a homemade vinaigrette dressing. Red Kidney beans are a wonderful healthy source of protein which you shouldn't miss incorporating into your diet. Learn how to make this vegan bean salad from scratch further below and get the recipe + video! 📕 What are Kidney … [Read more...]
French Banana Jam Recipe
Banana Jam is easy to make at home, and it tastes ravishingly exciting on a slice of freshly baked bread for breakfast with coffee or tea. The banana jam recipe is an original from the French Caribbeans, and it's completely without pectin. The banana is possibly one of the most versatile fruits of all time. Sure, it’s super tasty to eat as is (and so … [Read more...]
Greek Salad Recipe
My Greek Salad Recipe is a Greek-inspired salad prepared with fresh vegetables, original kalamata olives, and firm feta cheese. 📕 What is Feta Cheese? Feta is a white firm grainy fresh cheese produced from sheep and goat milk. Feta is common in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and in the Balkans. White cheese that has been made from cows milk can't be called Feta … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe
This is my take on Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Recipe. The healthier stuffed cabbage rolls recipe is based on the German/Bavarian Krautwickel (aka Kohlrouladen). Get the step by step recipe (with pictures) for the vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls further below, and learn how to make the healthier German stuffed cabbage rolls from scratch: The stuffed … [Read more...]
Goan Coconut Curry Paste Recipe
The Goan Curry Paste is a red, essential coconut curry paste prepared in all homes in Goa, India. The paste is easy to prepare, saves you time for making a fresh curry from scratch, and you can freeze a batch for another day. Traditional Uses The Goan curry paste is essential in any kitchen in the coastline state of Goa, India. Locals prepare it from scratch with … [Read more...]
Creamy Mixed Vegetable Korma with Yogurt
Vegetable Korma is a creamy, lightly spiced curry with green cardamom and yogurt as the main star ingredients. This simple to prepare nut-free, vegetable mixed Korma (aka Kurma) comes together rather easily since you can use fresh vegetable fridge leftovers or frozen veggies. What is Korma or Kurma? Korma is a North Indian dish, in fact, it's a remnant from the … [Read more...]
French Crème Caramel Flan Recipe
A French Flan is a Vanilla-flavored Crème caramel pudding, and it is prepared from start to finish with common pantry ingredients. I am not a sweet tooth, but a homemade custard is my ultimate weakness, and so I perfected an easy to prepare flan, and you can do this too! Oven Info The recipe is based on what we were taught in culinary school in Europe. Therefore, … [Read more...]
3 Ingredient Papaya Lime Jam Recipe
Papaya Jam with lime is one of my favorite tropical fruit jams. The lime lends the papaya fruit a lovely aroma. No matter if you use this jam as bread spread or mixed into a yogurt, you won't be disappointed by the texture and flavors! Jam Making Tips Picking the right fruit is crucial for making the perfect jam at home. That means using organic, non-treated limes … [Read more...]
Goan Red Amaranth Leaves Recipe (Tambdi Bhaji)
Red Amaranth leaves are turned into a delicious, easy to prepare Indian side dish. This recipe is a Goan, Indian side served with curry rice and other vegetable sides. What is Spiced Red Amaranth? Red Amaranth leaves, which are known in Goa, India as Tambdi Bhaji, are a common sight in the Indian coastline state and the dish prepared with the red leaves is … [Read more...]
Carrot Apple Ginger Juice Recipe
The carrot apple ginger juice is a classic freshly made juice commonly found in juice bars. The juice packs a punch of nutrients and you will be in love with the smooth flavors! I came across this gorgeous colored carrot apple ginger juice in several places across the world. It's a basic freshly prepared juice, popular amongst health conscious folks. If … [Read more...]
Spice Garden Goa - Spice Plantation & Farm in India
When visiting Goa, India, you will certainly end up touring the state and taxi drivers will take you to a spice garden Goa. The visit to a spice garden is for all those who enjoy learning something new and for those who like to learn about the food, culture, and history of a place. A while back I had the chance to visit the spice garden Goa in the sunny Indian coastline … [Read more...]
German Chocolate Butter Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Butter Cookies are really fun German cookies, and you can make them now at home. What are German Chocolate Butter Cookies? A layer of chocolate is stuck on a butter cookie, and that's a Chocolate Butter Cookie. Both are rectangular, and the chocolate butter cookie is a sandwiched cookie. I always enjoyed munching these chocolate butter biscuits as a … [Read more...]
Singapore Style Noodles Recipe
Singapore Noodles are easily made at home with Asian noodles, eggs, veggies, prawns and curry powder, which are the dominating ingredients in this recipe. You will crave this different egg noodle variety, as I do! TL;DR Singapore noodles are originally prepared with fine noodles. I much prefer using regular Asian noodles, which are much more common, such as … [Read more...]
Indian Style Banana Plantain Chips Recipe
Crispy Banana chips are a common and a popular snack. These Banana Chips are made with Plantain "Bananas" and Turmeric spice to give them the gorgeous yellow color and flavor. Find the full recipe below for the banana chips. About this Recipe Banana Plantain Chips are common all over the world and variations exist, such as twice fried crispy … [Read more...]
Limonana: Middle Eastern Mint Lemonade
Limonana is a popular, refreshing middle eastern lemonade prepared with fresh lemon juice and mint. What is Limonana? Limonana is a Middle Eastern mint lemonade. The homemade Lemonade with mint is super popular in the Middle East due to the constant heat. It's a refreshing drink, sure to become an instant hit! The Lemonade Limonana is prepared with the addition of … [Read more...]
Breakfast Semolina Porridge with Banana and Cashews
A homemade semolina porridge, inspired by the Indian Suji ka Halwa. This recipe is best suited as a wholesome breakfast idea with banana and cashew, but of course, you can enjoy it too as a fulfilling dessert. You know, I like to have and discover different breakfast ideas, and obviously, they need to be tasty, or you will still see me sleeping at unspeakable times … [Read more...]
Bebinca Recipe: Layered Egg Cake with Spices from Goa
Bebinca is a sweet Goan Indian treat and nothing beats homemade Bebinca. Coconut, spices and clarified butter make this dessert a hit! What is Bebinca? Bebinca is a rich multi-layered baked pudding cake from the state of Goa in India. The queen of Goan desserts is usually made for special celebrations and Christmas. This decadent dessert is made with multiple … [Read more...]
Beef Steak with Herb Butter Recipe
Sometimes I just feel like enjoying a juicy, perfectly cooked piece of red meat. We grew up with tender beef steaks and Schnitzel, so once in a while I get that craving. It takes over my senses and even my mind. At some point, I end up thinking only about beef steaks. Weeks after my last steak I catch myself day dreaming about a moist flavorful piece on my tongue. … [Read more...]
Poppy Seed Filling Recipe for Pastry and Cakes
Homemade poppy seed filling to use in cookies, cakes, and desserts. Prepare it from scratch within minutes with the help of my how-to guide. In this recipe, I'm sharing how to make a delicious home-made poppy-seed paste. You can use it as a filling in various baked goods, such as a poppy-seed rolls and buns, strudel, stollen, and as a rich layer in a cake. It … [Read more...]
Surimi Salad with Curry Mayo Dressing
Easy summer Surimi Green Salad with a flavorful Curry Mayo Sauce. 📕 What is Surimi? Before we get to my new favorite salad recipe, I would like to explain what surimi is. The most common surimi type in this world, and the one used in this recipe post are the imitation crab sticks. Fish Surimi, lobster and oyster are another common surimi … [Read more...]
French Mayonnaise Recipe
Making french mayonnaise is easy! I mean, it looks daunting but if you have a healthy wrist movement then you can whisk up a smooth sauce in ease. You can hardly end up making a mistake in this recipe, and I will show you how, in the quick mayo recipe further down. TL;DR Mayonnaise is omnipresent in Europe! I remember those kids in Switzerland living on a … [Read more...]
Blueberry Tart with Custard Recipe
Fruity creamy dessert, as dark as the night, come to me I will treat you well and savor each slice, each layer and every single bite. Oh so blue and scrumptious, still fresh and hot, we ate you completely, so that there was nothing left. This is what happened with the blueberry tart with custard in the picture. Impatient as I am around food classics, I couldn't … [Read more...]
French Apricot Jam Recipe
Our French style apricot jam is all-natural with real fruits. This apricot jam has some really cool uses, and I'm demystifying it all in this recipe. Ingredient Notes How to make Apricot Jam? Step 1 Wash fruits, cut open to take out seed core. Place fruits with sugar, lemon juice, and lemon halves into a large cooking pot. Mix and heat up. Step 2 Bring … [Read more...]
Sweet Apricot Dumplings (Marillenknödel)
Sweet apricot dumplings are a traditional dessert from Central Europe. We call them Marillenknödel. These Austrian dessert dumplings are fun to prepare and are sure to impress your family and friends. Coated by a tender choux dough sits a fresh apricot from the garden. Prepared the Austrian way, these apricot dumplings will transport you to a new uncharted food … [Read more...]
How to pick Lingonberries in the Wild
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...]
54 Nutritious Breakfast Recipes
The other day, I was pondering over the definition of eating healthy, and that's how I came up with this collection of nutritious breakfast recipes. What does it mean to eat healthy and do other people see it the same way or do we all understand something else under healthy eating? I believe there has been a misconception in this world about healthy eating. It … [Read more...]
Goan Beef Croquettes
I shared a New Year's Eve Appetizer collection, rounding up the best treats made by my food blogger friends. I also shared the fact that I usually don't make those appetizers but that I was an avid fan of homemade colorful, creative and above all tasty canapé. However, sometimes I like to make a batch and surprise visiting friends and I do have some goodie recipes in my … [Read more...]
Chicken with Mushroom White Wine Cream Sauce
📕 Take on Hunter's Schnitzel This recipe was inspired by one of our more traditional recipes in Austria, the hunter's schnitzel (Jägerschnitzel). This is a natural unbreaded schnitzel cooked in a creamy paprika mushroom sauce. Schnitzel in all its forms in Austria or Germany is always either pork or beef. So if it is to be compared to the Israeli schnitzel, which … [Read more...]
Bethmännchen Cookies
We have a massive collection of Christmas Cookie recipes in Central Europe. Seriously, you would be surprised by the number of different cookies our ancestors were able to create in time. From spiced Lebkuchen, to soft Coconut Cookies and Sugar Baiser, the choice is endless! Coming from a rich Christmas Cookie tradition, I am still surprised at times by new cookie … [Read more...]
Elisenlebkuchen Cookies Recipe
Elisenlebkuchen are some of my favorite cookies in the world! Learn further below why :) As I had promised, my dear readers, we are kicking into the Cookie week with a load of different sweet treats. I have joined up with some of my food blogger friends to present you a colossal collection of the best homemade cookie recipes. There is something for … [Read more...]
Goan Para Fish - Marinated Fish Pickle
Something that I thought I would never eat back in 2007, ended up being one of my most favorite Goan dishes. Dried Fish curing in fiery red marination is definitely unusual for a European, but when I was introduced to the fried Goan Para fish served with a mountain of rice and a good dose of Dal, I was instantly hooked by the flavor tango on my tongue. At the … [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...]
Tulsi Syrup Recipe - Indian Holy Basil
During the rainy season, our garden turns into a real Jungle, sheltering some of the weirdest and prettiest creatures alike. A couple of times I came across some insects that looked like branches and some dangerous looking frogs with a red line on their back were sitting in the broad daylight undisturbed by our hovering presence. Then there are yellow, dotted, … [Read more...]
Chicken Tikka Recipe
To get a hand on a perfect tasty chicken tikka recipe is one challenge and then to even master the “technique” is another. It doesn't mean that only you, the home cook, is facing this famous challenge alone. In fact, in a place such as Goa, even though a popular tourist destination in India, you'll have a hard time hunting down a moist and flavorsome Chicken Tikka. … [Read more...]
Herb Soup Dumplings (Biskuitschöberl)
Nearly two weeks ago I had posted our Austrian Semolina dumplings recipe and in the same post I had promised to share more traditional Soup dumplings. Back then I had also come up with a Clear Vegetable Consommé, and today you'll be able to reuse this Clear soup recipe together with some typical, easy and quick herb dumplings. These dumplings are commonly known as … [Read more...]