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...]
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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...]
Rice Patties Recipe with Carrots
Rice Patties are a great addition to your weekly meal plan to switch up things. These pan-fried savory rice cakes with carrots are prepared with leftover rice and are vegetarian and gluten-free. I created these rice patty cakes to celebrate rice in all its forms and shapes. Just FYI, rice patties are at times also known as rice cakes. 🔪 How to make rice … [Read more...]
Ridge Gourd Casserole Recipe
Ridge Gourd Bake Casserole is a delicious Week night dinner idea. The Ridge Gourd is a gourd vegetable growing in the tropical regions of this world, and most particularly on the Indian subcontinent. Learn how to use this healthy vegetable in this ridge gourd bake casserole with the step-by-step recipe further below: My all-time favorite vegetable on the … [Read more...]
Mini Gugelhupf Recipe
Mini Gugelhupf cake as a bite-sized dessert. Those are easy to make and oh so good. 📕 What is Gugelhupf? The Gugelhupf is the forefather of the American bundt cake and originated in Austria. This cake was especially popular during the Biedermeier period in central Europe. The Gugelhupf has many names and might be better known in some parts of Europe … [Read more...]
Alle Belle Recipe - Coconut Crepes
Sweet Coconut Crêpes prepared with coconut milk and stuffed with sugar cane molasses and Coconut bits or flakes. You can add food coloring, too, to change the appearance to a bright-colored dessert. These are coconut crêpes, which are a common sweet delicacy in Goan homes. They are also known as Alle belle. The specialty of these stuffed coconut rolled … [Read more...]
Buchteln Recipe with Vanilla Sauce
Buchteln are sweet baked buns. This recipe is with a hazelnut filling and it's from Austria. 📕 What are Buchetln? Buchteln are sweet yeast rolls with a filling. These sweet Buns are stuffed with jam or sometimes even with other surprises such as Topfen (fresh cheese) or even nuts. You will find this traditional dish all around the alps in the heart of … [Read more...]
Austrian Jagertee Recipe
The alpine skiing slopes are famous all over the world. Why? Mostly because of the tipsy making hot beverages, such as the heart-warming Jagertee. 📕 What is a Jagertee? Jagertee, Jägertee or Jagatee means Hunter's tea and Jaga is the local Tyrolean (regional Austrian German) word for Jäger in German. My conclusion is that in the old times, Hunter's used … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Potato Goulash Recipe
This Potato Goulash is completely vegetarian and a common weeknight dinner meal during the cold winter months in Austria. The one-pot wonder is easy to make and you just need a few ingredients to prepare the soup within 30 minutes. 📕 What is this dish? The Austrian Goulash soup with potatoes is a dish we all grew up with, in Austria. The authentic goulash … [Read more...]
Coconut Ball Macaroons Recipe
For Christmas, light Coconut Macaroons are always common in each Middle European house. 📕 What are Macaroons? In German they are better known as Kokosbusserl and I can tell you, there are many variations. These cream/white shaded cookies are very simple to recreate and I guess, that and the taste are the reason for its popularity. Now you might be … [Read more...]
Dutch Oven Beef Goulash Recipe
Slow-simmered beef cubes are cooked tender soft in a velvety, rich paprika-based sauce. Bring the timeless Central European classic beef goulash to your dinner table. TL;DR We traditionally prepare beef goulash in Austria, where it is known as Rindergulasch or Rindsgulasch. This is my take on the creamy version of a classic beef goulash. Unlike the hearty … [Read more...]
French Onion Soup Recipe
I bet all of you have had an opportunity to indulge in an onion soup. But have you ever had the chance to enjoy a French Onion soup? This is the queen of all onion soups. What makes it so special is the use of simple common ingredients such as a good stock and flour to give it thickness. Another main ingredient, that simply can't be overlooked, is the choice of … [Read more...]
Layered Polenta Casserole Recipe
📕 What is Polenta? Polenta is a typical Italian, central European maize (cornmeal) porridge type. Polenta resembles grits, but it's deep yellow. Before polenta was introduced to Europe, they used other ingredients such as chestnut flour or millet. Polenta is cooked with liquids such as water, stocks or milk for a couple of minutes. It's a very quick side dish … [Read more...]
Goan Sauteed Ridge Gourd Recipe
Luffa is a funny name for a Vegetable that is just so tasty! When I hear the word Luffa, I think of soap and a hot bath. In fact, my thinking isn't that wrong because this particular vegetable isn't just a wonderful food item but at the same time a very popular natural sponge since the beginning of time. However, the Luffa vegetables here in Goa/India are actually … [Read more...]
Spinach Parmesan Frittata with Shrimp Recipe
Sometimes I feel I should come back to the staple food reality, even though the exotic food world is ever so tempting and exciting! The past days I have been working and testing a wild leave bhaji type, commonly cooked in Hindu houses in the rains in Goa. However it will take some time till I am ready to share it with you all since I am looking for some … [Read more...]
Goan Kokum Okra Recipe
Delicious easy Okra stir-fry with a blend of aromatic spices. This is a Goan (Indian Recipe) okra stir-fry, locally known as Bhende Bhaji. Okra is a little healthy vegetable also better known as ladies' fingers or okro. It is one of the main staple foods in South Asia and some parts of Africa Its origin is disputed between these two locations, but nevertheless … [Read more...]
Mirabelle Plum Tart Recipe
The Mirabelle Plum is a delicate fruit, commonly grown in France. This is a Mirabelle tart with almond flour and a homemade shortcrust pastry. When I take a bite of our homemade Mirabelle Tart, it is as though I end up in another world. Drifting away with its taste and aroma. Well, in fact it's not just any tart, it is a complete inspirational … [Read more...]
Spiced Yardlong Beans Recipe
In India, or at least in Goa, bhaji means Vegetable. When you go to a local restaurant, which serves up simple food, you can ask for a bhaji. For example, potato bhaji, beans bhaji and so on are readily available on the menu. Those food places which serve up tasty bhaji are quite popular with their Vegetarians. You will not just see locals, but even foreigners … [Read more...]
Rhubarb Strawberry Jam Recipe
Homemade Rhubarb Strawberry Jam Recipe with fresh ingredients that are in season. Make a batch of this delicious jam to spread a spoonful of it over your toasted breakfast bread. Minus the Rhubarb and you have a strawberry jam recipe to make. We love Rhubarb, don't we? The sour, tart flavor of those crisp stalks have become quite popular … [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 Sausage? Sauerkraut is … [Read more...]
Ficelle Picarde Recipe - Savory stuffed Crêpes
The Ficelle Picard is a savory rolled and stuffed crêpes from the Picardy region in Northern France. 📕 What is it? A creamy luscious savory crêpes recipe called crêpes ficellle Picarde. This recipe was originally developed in the 50s in Amiens (Picardie, North of France) by a cook named Marcel Lefèvre. To date, it has been a hit in the region and … [Read more...]
Tindora Fry Recipe
This is a quick Goan Indian tindora fry recipe, also called ivy gourd or tendli (in Goa). Serve it up as a side dish with curry and rice. 📕 What's the Tindora? Meet one of my favorite fruits used for savory dishes, the Tindora. If the name isn't familiar in English, maybe you know it better as ivy gourd, baby watermelon, gentleman's toes, little … [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...]
Spirulina Smoothie Recipe with Banana
Green Spirulina smoothie is prepared with a powder of dried spirulina algae. Spirulina is a super food and tastes a bit like bubble gum but it's green. I combine Spirulina with Banana because, well, that's what people used to request for the most when I used to prepare Spirulina Smoothies in our former Café. Spirulina is for you if you love to try new things, and … [Read more...]
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Indian Masala Chai Recipe
The Indian Masala Chai is prepared with spices, milk, and tea leaves. I show you how to make your own spiced milk tea with my real Indian chai recipe from scratch. Furthermore, you can choose to prepare your Indian tea with whole spices or with a spice blend. What warms you up when cold winds and weather threaten your comfort? A good cup of hot tea. In Europe, … [Read more...]
Soji Semolina Recipe
Soji or Sooji/Suji is a stir-fried semolina dessert in Goa, India. Semolina wheat is known as Rawa, so the term Rawa Soji is more common. Some places in India call this a Halwa. I am constantly looking for quick, tasty recipes. Life around us is always a buzz, time scares, precious, and we try to do the maximum in a day. My plan for today's day, was to … [Read more...]
Basic Brown Rice Congee Recipe (Rice Gruel)
This is a basic brown rice congee recipe, which is an Asian rice gruel dish. My recipe is based on the Goan, Indian variation. 📕 What is this Congee recipe? Rice congee is one of the simplest dishes in the world. At its base, it's just rice water and salt, and it's a rice gruel. The word “congee” derives from the Tamil word “kaanchi” which means porridge or … [Read more...]
Goan Neureos recipe
We are in the middle of the Christmas celebrations, still enjoying the festivities with gorgeous food and our relatives and friends. It didn't snow, well, not that we expected (we are in the tropics), the weather has been lovely, warm and sunny the last days. Christmas is always more a quiet time, the new year is more like a storm. It has always been like that and … [Read more...]
Strawberry Passion Fruit Jam Recipe
I love the process of making my own Jam. The reasons are numerous, and it is proof that anybody can make jam. As a child, I thought it was a lot of work and time-consuming. Jam culture is deeply rooted in our family, so my mum would cook a huge batch of different fruit jams every year. Strawberry jam is a favorite at home. They are the first fruits to be … [Read more...]
Quail Egg Salad Recipe
Have you ever tried Quail eggs? These miniature eggs are truly natures gift, loaded with healthy nutrients and well appreciated for its dietary qualities. Our Ancestors knew back then its benefits and used the eggs to fight and prevent numerous allergies, illnesses, and health conditions. Not only the eggs, but the Quail meat is utilized and relished until today … [Read more...]
Breakfast Poha Recipe
Phovu, pronounced Fo, is a typically celebrational sweet from around Goa. It reminds me of Müsli, for the choice of ingredients is similar to that, just the Indian way, with rice flakes, Jaggery, Coconut, and Raisins. Sounds simple enough and quick to prepare. I completely adore this sweet too, especially for breakfast, it gives a boost for the day. I thought I would … [Read more...]
Classic French Toast Recipe
Now you can make fancy french toast at home anytime! Here is a classic recipe for you with crystal clear instructions to make this deliciously flavored breakfast toast that is soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. 📕 What is it? French Toast is a popular breakfast or dessert prepared with bread, milk, and egg. The French variation is better known as … [Read more...]
Goan Recheado Prawns Stir fry Recipe
Fried Prawn with Lemon rice is a simple dish combination to prepare for busy days and perfect when you end up with unplanned guests, for you won't take too long to prepare and fry the prawns and boil the rice. The lemon rice compliments the prawns well and the colors of the spices a full yellow and red. It is another Indian dish but this time an uncomplicated one. … [Read more...]
One Pot Brown Lentil Sausage Recipe
Lentils are full of healthy benefits, easy to cook and a tasty way to enrich your daily meal plan. I will show you today how to make a simple delicious brown lentil pot with sausage. … [Read more...]
Cacio e Pepe with Parmesan
Cacio e pepe is a classic Italian, Roman pasta dish with cheese and black pepper. Traditionally it is prepared with Pecorino cheese, this version calls for Italian Parmesan instead. TL;DR We toured Rome in April, and as we were about to take part in the yearly Rome birthday celebrations, we were told that the pope had passed away. Disappointed, we ended up in a … [Read more...]
Creamy Chicken Mushroom Skillet
Thinly sliced chicken breast pieces cook down with mushrooms in a creamy sauce that's full of flavor. You'll only need one skillet to bring this comforting dinner together. TL;DR A creamy chicken mushroom skillet meal. It's one of my simplest creations with chicken and mushrooms. It was mostly inspired by some of my other dishes, such as the chicken mushroom and white … [Read more...]
10 Minute Pickled Carrots (Refrigerator)
A super quick recipe for homemade pickled carrots. You will need a bunch of fresh carrots and some pantry ingredients to make these crunchy, juicy, perfect pickled carrots. TL;DR We have been preparing a lot more water-based, refrigerator vegetable pickles at home because they are almost effortless to prepare. Pickles are a great way to save the harvest of the season … [Read more...]
Fall Baked Brie with Fruit
Fall-themed fruits are roasted in a baking dish with brie cheese and then served hot with honey or maple syrup. These individually baked dishes can be served as a brunch or dessert for a special occasion or to treat yourself. TL;DR I just had an epiphany in the grocery store the other day as they were bringing out the first fall harvest-period fruits. A few sweet … [Read more...]
Butternut Squash Casserole
A golden baked butternut squash casserole brings cozy flavor to the table with its creamy texture and rich taste. This guide walks you through making it at home so you can serve it for any occasion, big or small. TL;DR I love dump-and-bake vegetable casserole dishes, especially if it's a seasonal vegetable that I get to use. Butternut squash makes for a delicious … [Read more...]