15-minute shrimp scampi with asparagus and tomato is a favorite dinner meal at home! Prepare the shrimp butter sauce in minutes for dinner tonight! TL;DR I most definitely made my own version of the Olive Garden shrimp scampi recipe. Basically, the classic Olive Garden recipe has been adapted. I like to add more asparagus, and I love the addition of fresh … [Read more...]
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Passion Fruit Juice Recipe (Maracuja)
The best passion fruit juice can only be a homemade juice! Soon you will want to make your own fresh passion fruit juice all the time I show you how to do prepare a maracuja juice from scratch with tips and uses. Do you like passion fruits? Then check out my strawberry passion fruit jam. 🍈 What is a passion fruit? A Passion Fruit is the name of a … [Read more...]
Mango Pico de Gallo Recipe
A fresh Mango Pico de Gallo with perfectly balanced fruity, tangy hot flavors. This will amaze your taste buds! TL;DR Mango Pico de Gallo is a Mexican variation of the classic tomato Picco de gallo, which is known as a salsa fresca or cruda (means fresh or raw). Ingredients are cut small and each enhances the other. Occasionally, a pico de gallo is also known and … [Read more...]
Pan-Fried Spiced Breadfruit Slices
The Fried Breadfruit Recipe is a delicious, nutritious snack or side dish idea. You can serve these fries instead of Potato French Fries/ Chips with other meals. What is a breadfruit? Breadfruit is a starchy round fruit, which is about 1–2 pounds (1/2 - 1 kg) heavy. The breadfruit tastes rather plain and can be compared to the flavor of a potato, rather … [Read more...]
Tom Kha Gai Soup with fresh Ingredients
Tom Kha Gai is a flavorful modern Thai soup with coconut milk, chicken, and galangal. This recipe includes fresh from scratch ingredients, and not a ready-made tom kha curry paste. And still your tom kha gai will be ready within 30 minutes! The first time I came across Tom Kha Gai soup was in a Thai place in Europe. It all happened in a little Thai take away place. … [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...]
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...]
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...]
2 Weeks Vietnam Itinerary
Your ultimate 2 Weeks Vietnam Itinerary so that you can plan ahead and get the most of your Vietnam travel.Julie from JulieAroundTheGlobe.com is taking us on an epic journey across Vietnam, Southeast Asia, and is sharing her complete 2-week itinerary! Vietnam Itinerary 2 weeks to explore the best Vietnam destinations! The itinerary starts in Ho Chi Minh City (aka … [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...]
Strawberry Jam Recipe
The BEST Strawberry Jam without pectin. Only natural, organic ingredients make this beautiful strawberry jam. I share my tips, tricks and complete recipe, so that you can make your own strawberry jam asap! I hope you are ready for strawberry season because I have got you covered already with my strawberry rhubarb jam. BUT I'm not done because one of my all-time … [Read more...]
Pickled Jalapeños with Spices
A quick recipe for refrigerator pickled jalapeños with whole spices. Preserve and enjoy your peppers outside the harvest season. TL;DR Pickled Jalapeños are preserved in a vinegar, water, and salt solution to increase the shelf life of fresh peppers. Jalapeño pickles are common in Mexican homes, where they prepare quickly pickled jalapeños any time of the year to … [Read more...]
Ham Asparagus Casserole Recipe
Celebrate spring with my mum's French ham asparagus casserole recipe. Fresh Asparagus are rolled up in ham and cooked in a casserole dish with a creamy cheesy béchamel sauce. The Asparagus ham roll up casserole topped with béchamel sauce is a perfect family weeknight dinner dish. Comforting and ready within 25 minutes, everyone will enjoy this spring time dish … [Read more...]
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Bake Recipe
Let's have Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Pasta Bake for dinner tonight! Pick your favorite pasta and cheese and enjoy this quick and easy comfort meal. This pasta bake with chicken is your thing if you love a flavorful comfort pasta bake. The Chicken is enhanced with a spicy orange-red buffalo sauce and tossed into a creamy cheese sauce with the pasta. You … [Read more...]
Garlic Roasted Asparagus Recipe
Easy Garlic Roasted Asparagus to serve as a side dish with meat, seafood, and even meatless main course meals. This sheet pan roasted asparagus with garlic and lemon is completely vegan, gluten free and low carb. I think the best way to cook green asparagus is either to roast/bake, grill or skillet sautéed. Today I want to share my favorite way to cook fresh … [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...]
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...]
Skillet Dijon Mustard Chicken Recipe
This Skillet Dijon Mustard Chicken recipe is a quick and easy, one-pan, low-carb, gluten-free dinner meal. Creamy mustard sauce and juicy tender chicken breast will make this the taste highlight of your day! 📕 What is dijon mustard chicken? Dijon chicken is a delicious weeknight dinner recipe, which is also known as chicken dijonnaise. Brined chicken … [Read more...]
Mum's French Roast Chicken (Poulet Rôti)
My mum always made this French roast chicken for us on Sunday's, and it's one of my favorite meals. The Poulet Rôti, as it is known in French, is roasted crisp on the outside but retains all the wonderful fragrant juices on the inside. Do you and your family enjoy a good Sunday roast? My mum also prepares this boneless pork loin roast and a herb flavored beef … [Read more...]
Colombian Arepa Paisa
Colombian Arepa Paisa are popular flatbread made of corn. Daniel from Layer Culture is an expert in Colombian and South American travel food culture. He shares his arepas colombianas recipe further below. What is the Colombian Arepa? The Colombian arepa is a versatile type of flatbread. Occasionally, they are also known as Colombian pancakes among the … [Read more...]
White Wine Sautéed Oyster Mushrooms Recipe
Skillet Sautéed Oyster Mushrooms Recipe prepared with white wine. Serve these pan-cooked oyster mushrooms as a side dish with steaks or a chicken meal. This mushroom recipe was based on my sauteed portobello mushroom recipe. Ingredients How to make this dish? The oyster mushroom preparation is rather easy and won't take much of your time. They will cook … [Read more...]
Japanese Cabbage Salad with Dressing
A quick Japanese cabbage salad with a drizzle of a homemade dressing. 5 minutes, and you have a fresh salad to serve with your main course meals. In my neighborhood, we have two excellent Japanese restaurants. One of the two prepares this Japanese crispy cabbage salad. I discovered this salad accidentally 2 years as they had added some of it to try to my takeaway … [Read more...]
Bratkartoffeln: German Fries with Bacon
Bratkartoffeln are pan-fried potatoes from Germany. This recipe includes bacon strips to turn it into a simple budget-friendly zero waste meal or side. What are Bratkartoffeln? German pan-fried skillet potatoes are known as Bratkartoffeln. Boiled potatoes are cut into thick slices and pan-fried with butter and bacon fats until crisp. This is a very common dish in … [Read more...]
Pomegranate Molasses Recipe
Homemade Pomegranate Molasses is a useful DIY food condiment, used in middle eastern cuisine to add flavor to meals. My pomegranate molasses recipe is made of real seedless pomegranate juice and is the base of this easy recipe! Ingredients How to make it? Step 1 Juice pomegranates. Collect juice and strain. Step 2 Pour pure juice into a pan. You have the … [Read more...]
Apple Banana Smoothie with Ginger
Apple Banana Smoothie is one of my favorite breakfast beverages! I enhance mine with ginger, which brightens up the smoothie. This is a vegan, fruit smoothie recipe just like my super energy detox smoothie. Enjoy it for breakfast or all day long or whenever you feel like it. I'm not a morning person and eating anything in the morning makes me feel sick. … [Read more...]
Valentine's Marzipan Chocolate Balls
Valentine's Marzipan Chocolate balls are a different kind of treat to celebrate the day with your loved one. The marzipan is enclosed by white and pink colored chocolate. You will find it to be a fun activity at the same time and your edible gift will truly come from the heart. I got the idea to prepare the marzipan chocolate balls when I ended up with … [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...]
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Easy Broccoli Cheese Soup to warm up your cold body. This hearty soup is stuffed with exciting cheese cheddar and broccoli flavors. Watch my quick how-to video below and prepare your own soup for dinner tonight! The recipe for the cheddar broccoli soup was inspired by a Gruyère broccoli cheese soup from my college time. I adapted the ingredients and tweaked … [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...]
How to make Meatballs
I'm covering everything on how to make meatballs further below! Read up some useful tips on how to prepare the best, soft, moist, juicy easy round meatballs from scratch at home or watch my short video further below. I love all kinds of minced meat dishes, but I can be rather picky. I hate to bite into a burger patty or a meatball and watch myself grind and … [Read more...]
Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry Recipe
Asian-inspired Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry skillet, prepared in just one pan within minutes. This is my go-to meal when I'm in a rush and craving for Asian flavors and wholesome ingredients. Enjoy this delicious cabbage chicken meal to the fullest because it's a nutritious dish as it's all low-carb and high in protein. Do you love Chinese-influenced chicken meals? … [Read more...]
Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe
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One-Pan Bok Choy Soup with aromatic spices and Asian flavors in a clear broth. This cleansing light winter soup is flavorful, easy to make and ready within 20 minutes! What is Bok Choy? Bok Choy is one of the few Chinese cabbage varieties, which is also known as Pok Choy or Pak Choy. The vegetable is a green leave variety popularized in China. It has been … [Read more...]
Energy Detox Fruit Smoothie
My Detox smoothie is stuffed with only fresh fruits and it’s sugar-free. This nutrient-rich smoothie is great to start the day for breakfast or after a fun-filled hangover filled weekend. Whenever I feel exhausted, dehydrated and heavy, I crave for this fresh detox smoothie. Especially tropical fruits are great smoothie material, such as a pomelo fruit smoothie … [Read more...]
Sticky Asian Meatball Appetizers
My Asian Meatballs make for a great party appetizer and crowd pleaser. Cooked meatballs are coated in a sticky sweet and sour sauce and served with cocktail picks or toothpicks. If you love Asian flavors and meatballs, then these bite-sized appetizers should be on your bucket list. The Asian meatballs make for a welcoming change and create an interesting … [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...]
Quick Salami Appetizers on a Toothpick
These quick Salami Appetizer are always part of my bite-sized party food selection. Each bite is perfectly balanced in flavors and ingredients, and is great for entertaining your guests with an apéritif! TL;DR This is your appetizer if you are looking to serve more than just deviled eggs. This is a handy and tasty little party bite, also called amuse … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Liqueur Recipe
A homemade white chocolate liqueur recipe to prepare this classic creamy holiday liqueur at home. This chocolate liqueur resembles the Mozart white chocolate vanilla cream liqueur from Salzburg in Austria. It's a copycat. The white chocolate liqueur, besides homemade Baileys, Egg Liqueur and Eggnog, was one of the creamy and deliciously sweet liqueurs that we would … [Read more...]
Cabbage Sausage Soup Recipe
The Cabbage Sausage Soup is a wonderfully flavored soup that will bring you comfort in your life. The soup comes together easily in one pot and it's budget-friendly! How to make it? Step 1 Saute onion, sausage slices, and cabbage. Season with spices. Step 2 Pour in stock and season with salt and black pepper. Mix everything. Step 3 Cook soup. When … [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...]