Traditional German Christmas Cookies count as some of the best in the world. And that for a good reason! I have compiled a collection of the best german cookies below. The Internet is full of precious, delicious cookies, and German Christmas Cookies top the list as some of the most coveted cookies during Christmastime. German cookies are traditionally made … [Read more...]
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Cinnamon Candied Almonds
Cinnamon candied almonds are a sweet holiday snack that you will love! The pan-roasted almonds are layered with an irresistible sugar-cinnamon layer that you won't be able to resist. Make these Christmas spiced almonds to gift to your family and friends this season! 📕 What are candied almonds? Candied almonds are roasted almonds coated with a … [Read more...]
Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto Recipe
My creamy roasted butternut squash risotto recipe is a fall risotto dinner meal idea. The risotto is prepared in one pot with roasted butternut squash and it includes wine as well. I show you further below how to prepare this dish from scratch in my video and with the help of my process shots. Risotto is a classic meal from northern Italy, made of rice and, in … [Read more...]
Glühwein Recipe
Glühwein is a spiced hot mulled wine, commonly prepared in fall and winter in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The alcoholic beverage is a must-have german holiday drink at the Christmas markets and après ski parties in the mountains. It's guaranteed to warm you up from within! 📕 What is Glühwein? Glühwein is a hot mulled wine infused with whole spices … [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...]
+16 Creepy Halloween Food Ideas for Adults
Fancy creepy Halloween Food Ideas for adults and not that cutie Halloween stuff? I've got you covered with some seriously realistic and disgusting looking foods for your upcoming Halloween party. Brace yourself! 🎃 Halloween Food Ideas I love Halloween, especially if the costumes, decor, and the food look realistically scary. Yes, sometimes I do get … [Read more...]
German Currywurst Recipe
German Currywurst Recipe with homemade Currywurst ketchup sauce prepared in one pan. Make this German cult snack at home with my quick instructional video further below. What is Currywurst? Currywurst is a German fast-food snack meal. Pork Bratwurst sausages are served covered by a special spiced and tangy curry ketchup sauce. There are variations made with other … [Read more...]
Austrian Liptauer Cheese Recipe
The Austrian Liptauer Recipe is a flavorful cheese spread or dip enriched with Paprika and other spices and ingredients. If you like cream cheese spread over your bread, you might also enjoy my spicy cream cheese spread. What is Liptauer? Liptauer is a well seasoned and spiced cottage cheese spread. This particular spicy spread is traditionally made with sheep's … [Read more...]
Semmelknödel Recipe (Bread Dumplings)
Semmelknödel are round bread dumplings from Southern Germany. I show you how we make them from scratch at home with stale bread in this recipe. I talked about Semmelknödel years ago, where I showed you how to cook homemade fermented Sauerkraut. Ingredients The ingredients for the homemade authentic bread dumplings are straightforward. For the dumplings … [Read more...]
Tofu Tikka Masala
Tofu Tikka Masala is a creamy Vegan version of the popular Indian chicken tikka masala dish. 📕 What is Tofu Tikka Masala? Tofu Tikka Masala is the vegan version of the popular chicken tikka masala. The curry is based on a spiced cashew curry paste. And water is added to the paste to build up the curry overheat. The tofu cubes are then added to the curry … [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 as … [Read more...]
Balsamic Kale Chips Recipe
I show you how to make kale chips easily at home and how to store them so that they remain crisp. My baked kale chips are flavored with balsamic vinegar to mask the kale's bitterness and to make them irresistibly delicious! A total crowd pleaser! 🔪 How to make it? To prepare homemade Kale Chips (or crisps in the UK) from scratch is so easy and these … [Read more...]
Mexican Seasoning Recipe
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Mexican Seasoning (Taco seasoning blend) is prepared with a few smooth ground spices, which most probably you will have in your kitchen. It takes less than 5 minutes to just mix together the ground spices for this Mexican spice mix recipe and you can store it easily for another hot spiced day. TLDR Mexican food seasoning is a spice blend that is usually used for … [Read more...]
Green Peppercorns in Brine Recipe
Green Peppercorns in Brine is a very nifty way to preserve fresh green peppercorns. I captured in my how-to video below the way I pickle my green peppercorns. If you love homemade pickles, take a look at my pickled Jalapeños Recipe! 📕 What are Green Peppercorns in brine? Green Peppercorns in brine are pickled fresh green peppercorns that are preserved in a … [Read more...]
Quick Lox Spread Recipe
A delicious lox spread recipe which you can make within minutes from scratch. Bagel with cream cheese lox or any other bread will make this a perfect bite any time of the day. What is Lox? Lox is finely sliced salmon fish and is the Yiddish word for Salmon (related to the German word Lachs). Lox is most commonly served as a salmon spread over bagels, but it can … [Read more...]
Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe
Chicken Tikka Masala is a classic, spiced, tomato-based curry. This curry is for you if you enjoy dipping your warm naan bread in a creamy butter chicken curry! After a long day at work, you just want to have a wholesome, comforting dish to feed your hunger. You want a dish that makes you happy, food that takes you over and that numbs your mind. When this … [Read more...]
Homemade Fenugreek Seed Tea
Fenugreek Seeds Tea has been known since ancient times, and it still is a great spiced tea that you should try if you love tea infusions. What is fenugreek? The fenugreek plant resembles a clover and is native to the Mediterranean, middle eastern and Indian subcontinent climate. The meaning of the name comes from Greek, which is an indication of its … [Read more...]
Mini Pigs in a Blanket Recipe
Mini Pigs in a blanket are my favorites! This party appetizer snack keeps kids and adults alike happy. My easy pigs in a blanket are prepared within minutes with either puff pastry or crescent roll and they look great with sesame. Watch the quick video below to make your own cocktail wieners wrapped in crescent rolls. 🌭 Ingredients 🔪 How to make them? This is … [Read more...]
Trini Sorrel Hibiscus Drink Recipe
Caribbean Sorrel Drink is my Christmas drink obsession! This wonderful Trinidad sorrel drink is a holiday standout because it is prepared with Hibiscus flowers and spiked with rum. Sunita, originally from Trinidad, introduced me to this incredible beverage prepared with flower buds. Her brother was so kind to send us some pictures from the flower fields growing … [Read more...]
Baked Brie with Fig Jam and Walnuts
Baked Brie with fig jam is a heavenly delight! If you haven't tried this easy appetizer yet, you should now! You will love this baked brie recipe, especially if you are a fan of cheese dips with brie and meat charcuterie boards. Ingredients Here is what you need. You will find US and metric measurement details further below in the recipe card. Tip: You can … [Read more...]
Glogg Mulled Wine Recipe
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Make your own easy Glogg Recipe this winter season! A cup of Scandinavian spiced mulled wine will heat you up to the core. 📕 What is Glogg? Glogg (aka Glögi, Glödgat Vin, Gløgg or Glögg) is the name for the Scandinavian version of a Mulled Wine. That means Glogg is prepared in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and even in Finland and Estonia. Glogg is … [Read more...]
Jalapeño Deviled Eggs Recipe
Spicy Jalapeño Deviled Eggs are a great party appetizer to wow your family and friends. They are so good that you will catch yourself preparing these jalapeño flavored deviled eggs for yourself. 🥚 Ingredients I simplified this recipe so that you can make this within minutes and save time prepping these deviled eggs. You will need 8 ingredients and about 20 … [Read more...]
Thai Red Shrimp Curry Recipe
Easy Thai red curry shrimp recipe prepared with coconut milk. This curry is bursting with flavors and comes together super quickly. Perfect weeknight dinner idea! I think so the first time I tried a Thai shrimp curry it was either a yellow or red paste shrimp curry and I just remember I instantly fell in love with the flavors and aroma. This is one of my … [Read more...]
Chai Spice Mix Powder
Chai Spice mix is a dry spice blend mix used to prepare the popular Indian tea, masala chai. Instead of using whole spices to prepare the tea, you save time by adding the finished chai spice mix to the cooking milk with tea leaves. Further below I share my knowledge about the spices used, some tips and chai spice mix variations and further uses. 📕 What is … [Read more...]
Chai Pumpkin Spice Tea Recipe
A cup of hot Pumpkin Spice Tea between your hands will warm up your cold bones. Comfort guaranteed with this 5-minute homemade spiced pumpkin spice chai tea recipe! Autumn is one of my favorite seasons of the year, and that is for a good reason. I enjoy all the bounties of the year to the fullest, while the air is getting crisp, and I get inspired by the … [Read more...]
Portobello Mushrooms with Wine and Thyme
Sautéed Portobello mushrooms prepared in a skillet with wine and fresh thyme herb. It will take you only a few minutes to prepare this outstanding flavore-packed side dish. See how I prepare the portobello mushrooms further below in my video and get the recipe. TL;DR Portobello mushrooms are grown out of button mushrooms. They taste very umami and somewhat … [Read more...]
German Potato Pancakes without Eggs (Kartoffelpuffer)
German Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer) are savory shredded potatoes shaped into a flattened small dumpling-like pancake. Those are then simply fried and usually served as a side dish with a meat main course. My easy Kartoffelpuffer are vegan, prepared without eggs. To make the German potato pancakes is rather easy, so I invite you to try them out and give … [Read more...]
Stuffed Baked Apples with Walnuts
Stuffed Baked Apples with Walnuts is my mom's French recipe. Easy and quick, this fall dessert will leave an impression! TL;DR My mom used to prepare this fall dessert almost every Sunday. As a child, I didn't particularly like it, but nowadays, I adore this dessert, especially with some ice cream. Yet, whole baked apples are also a healthier dessert if you … [Read more...]
Spicy Moroccan Lentil Soup - Veg Style Harira
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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 … [Read more...]
Five Spice Poached Pears
Poached Pears are a very seasonal treat and can be infused with various flavors. Today's poached pears are infused with 5 spice seasoning. Besides the poached pear recipe, you can watch how poaching is done. 📕 What are poached pears? Poached Pears are cooked/stewed peeled dessert pears. The pears can be poached in whole, half or quarter. The … [Read more...]
Indian Lentil Soup Recipe
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Flavorful Indian Lentil Soup - comfort level is high because the soup will brighten up your dinner with the heartwarming colors and nutritious ingredients. Besides, the soup comes together rapid and easy; therefore the soup is a perfect meal idea after a long day at work as each bite revitalizes you. Plus point: the soup is vegan. 🆚 Indian Lentil soup … [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...]
Vanilla Iced Coffee Recipe
A vanilla iced coffee is bound to be part of your routine if you are a coffee drinker like me. I figured a simple homemade no fuss vanilla iced coffee ought to be shared. After all, it's part of my life too, although I don't go to Starbucks, Dunkin and donuts or MC Donald's for a vanilla iced coffee. Further below, I cover how to make vanilla iced coffee and … [Read more...]
Green Sorrel Soup Recipe
Sorrel Soup is prepared with fresh Sorrel Leaves and natural seasoning, making this a super wholesome 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...]
Coconut Potato Curry Recipe
Vegan Potato Curry Recipe makes a great weeknight dinner if you are looking for a spicy, quick and easy meal with an Indian influence. This Potato Curry is also a healthier low-carb, gluten-free, filling, coconut milk based, one-pot dish, which tastes great served over rice. Add the curried potato to your meal-prep menu for the week! I love this easy … [Read more...]
Nandos Peri Peri Chicken
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Easy Peri Peri Chicken, so that you can enjoy the chicken magic at home! Hot spiced and roasted to perfection, the peri peri chicken makes a great weeknight meal. Besides that, you can include the peri peri chicken into your meal prep menu. I have put together some information about the story of peri peri, what peri peri is and how to make it with a short video. … [Read more...]
Goan Chicken Curry Recipe
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I adore this easy Indian Chicken Curry Recipe! It's a complete weeknight dinner solution and so tasty. Usually, this Indian Chicken curry is ready within 25 minutes and it's flavorful, filling and so comforting at the same time! Learn how to make this easy Indian chicken curry with the step by step video and recipe further below! It has been a while since I … [Read more...]
Chicken Balti Curry Recipe
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I think this is the best chicken balti recipe that you can make at home from scratch with fresh ingredients, quickly, easily, and in only one pot! Makes a satisfying and flavorful chicken balti weeknight meal. What is it? Chicken Balti is a popular British curry prepared and served in a so-called Balti pan. That's how chicken balti got its name, from the special … [Read more...]
Amiens Cathedral and the best of the city - Picardy, France
Amiens Cathedral in the French City is well worth a visit! Besides that, Amiens has lots more to offer and makes a great weekend getaway for family and couples. Where is Amiens situated and what is Amiens known for? Amiens is the administrative city of the region of Picardy, Haute-de-France, situated in North France. [pronunce amɪənz] It's a busy corner of … [Read more...]
+20 Millet Recipes to get inspired!
Millet Recipes — A collection of flavorful dishes prepared with the ancient grain known as millet. 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 … [Read more...]