Goan Shrimp Curry is a well-known delicacy and if you have visited Goa in the past, you will have had this curry most probably while enjoying the sunset in a beach shack. The quick and easy Goan Shrimp Curry can be prepared in less than 25 minutes from scratch with fresh ingredients and the basic Goan curry paste. Curries from Goa have a notorious good name in … [Read more...]
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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...]
Goan Omelette Poi Sandwich
The Spicy Omelette Sandwich is a common fast food snack. This sandwich consists of a flatbread and an egg omelette and is usually served in Indian food takeaways across the globe. Goan Omelette Poi sandwich is certainly not a 5-star meal. In fact, it's a very popular street food snack in Goa, India, which is prepared by omelette gaddos (fast food … [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...]
Tibetan Thukpa Noodle Soup Recipe
The Tibetan Thukpa Recipe is prepared with various delicious ingredients. This soup will lighten up your mood and help you find inner peace after a long day. 📕 What is Thukpa? Thukpa is a Tibetan soup made of noodles, vegetables and occasionally a protein. The soup is a wholesome meal in itself. Tibetans eat it to keep them self warm. The … [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...]
French Veal Ragout Stew Recipe
Veal stew is a favorite winter dish at home that we usually make on cold days to warm up. Only fresh ingredients are used in this flavorful stew, and this is why it's such an all-time dinner hit! What is this stew? Veal is stewed and tender cooked with root vegetables, fresh herbs and spices. This meat cut cooks better and is more likely to please even the most … [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...]
Poppy Seed Stollen Recipe
You might know the Stollen cake, but have you ever tried a Poppy seed Stollen? This eggless Stollen cake is an aromatic Christmas cake recipe, which your family and friends will enjoy. You can get the poppy seed Stollen recipe further below. I do have to confess, black poppy seeds always look better in cakes, simply because they give a nice contrast and … [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 on these chocolate butter biscuits as a … [Read more...]
Goan Pork Sorpotel Recipe - Indian Pork Curry
Goan Pork Sorpotel is an essential Indian pork Curry from the former Portuguese colony and the west Indian state of Goa. Sorpotel is a spicy favorite during Christmastime, but recently, it has often while appeared at weddings and other festivities in Goa. During Christmastime, it is a tradition in each Goan house to cook the delicious Pork Sorpotel curry. I … [Read more...]
Chicken Cafreal Recipe: Spiced Goan Galinha Cafreal
Chicken Cafreal is a freshly prepared spicy green goan curry. Also known as Galinha Cafreal, the chicken curry is well known and quite popular in the sunny Indian coastline state. Learn how to make chicken cafreal from scratch with the step-by-step recipe below. What is Chicken Cafreal? Chicken Cafreal is a well-known spiced chicken dish from Goa, India. A … [Read more...]
Munnar Hill Station Kerala - Tea Gardens South India
Munnar is one unique place to visit in this world. The popular Hill station in South India is one of the tea hubs in this world. There is a good chance that, where ever you are in this world, you have had a hot tea, whose leaves were grown and hand-collected between these green hills in the high mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent. We traveled from Kodaikanal … [Read more...]
Homemade Madras Curry Powder Recipe
You will need this Indian Curry Powder Recipe if you are a serious spice lover. The subtle aromatic flavors of the Curry spice mix will fit perfectly into your kitchen. Making your own is well worth it! Did you know that you can make your own curry powder from scratch? Curry Powder is a popular spice blend in many countries in Europe and Asia, and this recipe is … [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...]
34 Paneer Recipes That Will Inspire Your Next Meal
I have compiled a list of amazing paneer recipes to inspire your home cooking. Paneer is Indian cottage cheese, and of course, most recipes are Indian, but a few of the recipes are globally inspired. What is Paneer? Paneer is an Indian Cottage Cheese. It's a firm but soft fresh cheese, commonly prepared in the Indian Subcontinent. Paneer is white, it doesn't need to … [Read more...]
6 inspiring Momos Recipe - Flavorful Tibetan Dumplings
Momos recipe — you can never have enough of these Tibetan dumplings. They can be filled in so many ways, and momos allow us to try out and create new variations. Get inspired with these 6 Momos Recipe ideas below! Momos will always remind me of my first steps in India because they are a favorite delicacy in so many food joints in India, that you just can't … [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...]
Palolem Beach - The perfect paradise gateway
Palolem is the beach for you if you are looking for a family holiday, couple holiday or a wellness/ yoga retreat. You will learn how to relax again and most importantly to live again. My photos below will help you to book your next holiday! Palolem is another melting pot of cultures where you will meet people from all over the world! Useful information about … [Read more...]
Goan Cabbage Stir Fry
Goan Cabbage Stir Fry served as a side dish to Goan Indian meals This flavorful side dish can be easily prepared in less than 10 minutes at home. Learn how to make Cabbage Bhaji in the recipe below. We can always need quick, vegetarian, one-pot dishes such as this delicious cabbage bhaji. The cabbage stir-fry recipe is my Goan mother-in-law's specialty … [Read more...]
Kletzenbrot Recipe - Christmas Fruit Bread
Kletzenbrot is a Christmas fruit bread from Tyrol Austria and that's how we make this traditional recipe from scratch at home. For more baked Christmas goodie recipes, see my mom's Bûche de noël recipe or this British traditional christmas cake recipe. 📕 What is Kletzenbrot? The Kletzenbrot is a dense and moist rye flour fruit bread prepared during … [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...]
Veal Cordon Bleu Recipe
Breadcrumbs coated veal cordon bleu, stuffed with ham and cheese. This dish makes a lovely date night or Sunday family meal. What is Cordon Bleu? Cordon Bleu is a cheese and ham stuffed meat pocket, which is then coated with breadcrumbs. It resembles, and was perhaps inspired by, the Wiener Schnitzel, from Austria, a flour, and breadcrumbs coated thin slice of … [Read more...]
French Madeleine Recipe
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French Madeleine's that are small, soft, fluffy shell-shaped cakes. Perfect and most delicious when enjoyed freshly baked and still warm! These are originally from the Lorraine region in France, where a part of my family emigrated from during WWII. I have prepared a quick how-to video for you further below so that you can prepare these wonderful little French cakes … [Read more...]
Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu South India and my honest experience
Some time around 2007 in Goa, I met a few very nice and friendly Russian freelance internet pioneers. They had made Goa their base during the winter months, but they would travel to their liking around the South Indian States, from Pondicherry, Mysore to Kodaikanal, Munnar and Alappuzha. I had not traveled the Southern Indian States at that point and was mesmerized by … [Read more...]
Finger Millet Poppy Seed Cookies
In the past few months I have been surrounded by ragi flour, it has been literally popping in into my life at different times. Ragi cake on a friend's page, ragi roti made with love by my mother-in-law (flat bread), Ragi flour bags in my friendly neighborhood grocery store and so on. Wherever I look, I can see ragi... 📕 What is ragi and ragi flour? Ragi has … [Read more...]
German Cold Cuts: A Practical Guide
German Cold Cuts or deli meats are super delicious, and I bet this is why you are here! In this post, you will learn about the varieties of cold cuts enjoyed in Germany and Austria. I help you understand the choices. ❤️ Cold Cuts in German-speaking Countries There are countless different cold meats and German sausages displayed in grocery shops everywhere in … [Read more...]
Mysore trip and Mysore Zoo | Karnataka | South India
After a long day on the road, across the Western Ghats into new South Indian territories, we reached the imperial city Mysore in the Indian state of Karnataka. On our way down from Goa to Mysore by car, we ended up traveling 606 kilometers which took us about 14 incredible hours and we were quite speedy with only 2 stops. We saw the beautiful konkan coastline, … [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...]
Traveling South India - Road Trip Goa Mysore Ooty Kodaikanal Munnar
Finally I get to share the first part of our ultimate trip to South India. Traveling South India is such a huge topic that I needed my own time to compile the first part, others will follow soon with all our beautiful impressions, useful tips and stunning stories. Just to summarize it, the five of us, including my husband part of his family and myself, organized a road … [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...]
High Altitude Reservoir Hohe Tauern - Kaprun Austria
The High Altitude Reservoir is located in the Hohe Tauern national reserve and is accessible from the world-famous ski sports town, Kaprun. Another excellent spot to visit is the Grossglockner high alpine road which is situated on the other side of the high altitude reservoir, but the same region of Salzburg. July 2014, Austria. Today I am taking you back 3 month … [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...]
Paris in a day
So, finally, I can say that I have seen Paris. It was getting ridiculous, considering that I had seen the whole rest of France except the French capital itself. My parents hadn't taken us to see Paris as kids because of the city's notorious criminal name and due to certain things that occurred to our family members there back in the past. However, finally all this … [Read more...]
How to pick wild Bilberries (European Blueberry)
This guide will show you how we collect bilberries in Europe in the wild. We call them blueberries or “moss” berries, so they are sometimes also known as European blueberries. Before we start, just to be clear: Only pick wild berries if you are certain that they are edible! I will be describing and sharing pictures further down that will help you to get around … [Read more...]
Useful road trip tips for India
Recently we decided to go on a short 12 day road trip to south India. While we were traveling I had the idea to share some of our knowledge and stories, which we experienced over the years. When you have been in India for some time you meet some of the most exceptional people and that's when you exchange useful travel tips, so you can make a better picture of the local … [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...]