A falooda is a great summer treat! It's an ice cream pepped up with syrup and basil seeds. What is Falooda? Having probable roots in Persia and available in Middle Eastern and East Asian countries, Falooda is an Indian drinkable ice cream dessert that will certainly be the most refreshing way to enjoy your summer. There are many ways to enjoy falooda — it can … [Read more...]
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French Tomato Coulis + How to can it
Homemade tomato coulis seasoned with fresh herbs. This is a French recipe for a thin tomato sauce. The recipe comes with canning instructions. What's a Tomato Coulis? A tomato coulis is a thin tomato sauce used in French cooking as a sauce base for other dishes. It's basically a tomato sauce, but it's super runny, and it's almost always seasoned with herbs, fresh … [Read more...]
15 min Egg Fried Rice Recipe
Egg fried rice is an unbeatable Friday night weeknight dinner in my house. The quick and easy fried rice with eggs is flavorful and can be created with common pantry ingredients in your kitchen. This Egg Fried Rice Recipe is a one-pot, quick and easy weeknight dinner meal, and it's Vegetarian, Nut-free, Lactose-free, and Meatless. Egg fried rice is an … [Read more...]
Fresh Watermelon Juice
Refreshing watermelon juice prepared in a jiffy with real watermelon chunks. I don't know about you, but I need some cool clear juice this hot summer! So, you have been enjoying store-bought watermelon juice or other melon juice? Then this homemade healthier juice is all yours! You will need a food processor to make this, no juicer required! As a watermelon fan, … [Read more...]
Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe
Lemony garlic butter shrimp prepared over the stovetop in one pan within minutes. This is a quick and easy sautéed dinner meal. This shrimp recipe is suitable for a low-carb, keto, gluten-free and low calorie diet. 🦐 Ingredients If you want to add more seasonings and flavors, add a tsp or two of cajun seasoning, thyme or fresh dill or terragon. If you … [Read more...]
Simple Stewed Tomatoes Recipe
Simple flavored stewed tomatoes, prepared from scratch from whole fresh tomatoes and peeled. I share seasoning, storing options and ways to use them. What are stewed tomatoes? Tomatoes are peeled and then slowly cooked over a medium to low-heat setting. The tomatoes can be diced or cooked as a whole. Stewed tomatoes and variations exist all over the … [Read more...]
Japanese Curry Roux Recipe
A Japanese curry roux is a base that helps you prepare Japanese curries in ease. It's like a maggie cube but for Japanese curries! What is Japanese Curry Roux? Japanese curry roux is a spiced curry base to make Japanese curry variations. It is influenced and based on Indian curries and the French roux. Dishes influenced by the West in Japan are called … [Read more...]
Indian Roti Flatbread Recipe
The Indian roti, which is also known as chapati, is a delicious but simple put-together soft flatbread prepared with whole wheat flour. What is a Roti? A roti is a round Indian flatbread, which can be compared to wheat tortillas. Every family household in the Indian subcontinent prepares a batch of fresh rotis every single day. The whole wheat flour used is known … [Read more...]
Zesty Zucchini Stir Fry Recipe
A quick zucchini stir fry with spices to serve as a side dish with your Asian main course meals. This is a low-carb Chinese, Thai, and Korean-inspired dish. This dish doesn't belong to a particular cuisine. Ingredient Notes Process Overview Step 1 Prepare fresh ingredients. Chop ginger, garlic, and cut onion bulb. Keep stalks cut and aside. Cut the zucchini … [Read more...]
Oven Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings
Super crispy oven baked buffalo chicken wings. Prepared with a homemade buffalo sauce or use a store bought buffalo sauce. 📕 What are buffalo chicken wings? Buffalo wings are crispy chicken wings coated with a spicy, buttery red hot buffalo sauce. A buffalo sauce consists of a hot sauce and butter and it was invented in Buffalo New York (US). 🍗 … [Read more...]
Spicy Pickled Garlic (Tiktok Copycat)
The spicy pickled garlic was a TikTok viral. I tried it out, and we also got hooked on it! I share everything we learned and you need to know to make this quick spicy and healthy snack. This was inspired by the original from @lalaleluu over at tiktok. TikTok recipe fans will also like these TikTok Candied Grapes (Jolly Rancher Candy Grapes). Ingredient … [Read more...]
Chicken Alfredo Fettuccine Recipe
Creamy chicken alfredo fettuccine inspired by olive garden. This is the ultimate comfort dinner meal and YOU can prepare it now from scratch at home with this easy skillet recipe. 🍗 Ingredients 🔪 How to make it? Here is an overview of how to make this homemade meal. The complete recipe with US and metric measurements is further below in the recipe … [Read more...]
Zesty Buffalo Sauce Recipe
A flavorful Buffalo Sauce, made from scratch at home in minutes with extra zest! Use it to coat your chicken wings or simply added it to your favorite pasta dish. Here you will find the sauce recipe and some ideas to use, store and enjoy this amazing sauce! 📕 What's Buffalo Sauce? Buffalo sauce was created by an eating establishment in New York Buffalo. … [Read more...]
Chicken Yakisoba Noodles
Stir fried Chicken Yakisoba noodles with a quick homemade yakisoba sauce. This Japanese dish makes a perfect weeknight dinner meal for two! This chicken yakisoba is another classic Japanese stir fry noodle recipe from our Asian food series with Momoko, our Japanese food expert. We recorded it together back in February in Goa, India. 🍜 What are Yakisoba … [Read more...]
Visiting Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial, Austria
Mauthausen is a former nazi concentration camp located in upper Austria (Oberösterreich). We visited Mauthausen in July 2020. What happened at Mauthausen? Mauthausen was a nazi concentration camp (KZ) from 1938 to May 3-6 1945. Political prisoners and persecuted minorities were forced to do hard labor and were killed in concentration camps during the nazi rule in … [Read more...]
Pineapple Coconut Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Healthy breakfast pineapple coconut baked oatmeal with real pineapple chunks. These fruity baked oats will transport you to sunny beach shores. Ingredient Notes Flavoring Tip: Instead of adding cardamom and cinnamon, season with an oatmeal spice blend. Process Overview Step 1 Spread pineapple chunks in the baking dish. Pour oatmeal, desiccated coconut, sugar, … [Read more...]
5 min Jalapeño Cream Cheese Dip Recipe
5 minutes to make this quick and easy cold jalapeño cream cheese dip! It's our favorite party dip because it's simple to prepare and everybody loves it. You will also love my creamed spinach dip and this smoked crab dip. Ingredient Notes You will need a handful of ingredients to make this wonderful creamy cold dip from scratch. Extra seasoning options You … [Read more...]
Spicy Cilantro Lime Shrimp Recipe
15 mins to cook these spicy cilantro lime shrimp from scratch! This dinner meal is for all those who want more zing in their life I came up with this dish when I was preparing a simple sautéed butter garlic shrimp meal for us two at home. I just felt like adding some more flavors to it. Chili pepper flakes add heat, lime add a light and fresh citrusy note, and … [Read more...]
5 mins Corn and Bean Salad Recipe
A simple quick corn and bean salad. It's my go-to last-minute salad for a BBQ or tailgating party. It only takes 5 minutes to mix this together! Ingredient Notes I came up with this salad when I needed a last minute quick salad for a gathering. It's based on my Mexican black bean corn salad but I simplified it and this corn and bean salad can be prepared with a … [Read more...]
Spicy Black Bean Dip Recipe
Jalapeno and fresh ingredients make this chunky black bean dip irresistible. Serve it up cold, warm or hot as a Mexican inspired party appetizer. So, you like party dips and salsas? I recommend the buffalo flavored white bean dip, dill flavored sour cream dip and the peach salsa. 🍅 Ingredients This black bean appetizer has a spicy touch to it and it's … [Read more...]
Mango Dragon Fruit Smoothie
This vibrant Mango Dragon Fruit Smoothie is a tropical delight that is equally delicious as it is visually stunning. It's perfect as a refreshing start to your day or a midday pick-me-up with a blend of sweet mango and exotic dragon fruit. This smoothie is for you if you love our pure fruit smoothies with mangoes, such as the tropical smoothie or the mango pineapple … [Read more...]
Things to see in Slovenia (Europe)
This post is there to inspire you to add Slovenia, a small European country, to your travel bucket list for the future. 💭 FAQs in a nutshell Slovenia is located in Europe. It's bordering Austria to the north, Hungary to the east, Croatia to the South, and Italy to the West. It's part of the European Union so, Schengen visa applies here and they have the Euro. … [Read more...]
How to blanch Tomatoes to peel
Here is how you can easily blanch your tomatoes to peel them. Blanching helps you peel your tomatoes effortlessly within minutes, and you don't need any special equipment to do this at home. What is blanching? Blanching is a short cooking method that is used for vegetables, fruits, nuts, and even meats to achieve a certain purpose. In the case of tomatoes, … [Read more...]
Simple Caramelized Onion Recipe
Caramelized Onion are cooked slowly in a skillet, releasing natural sweet flavors as they turn brown and super delicious! This is a simple recipe that shows how to make, including ideas to use your homemade caramelized onions. 📕 What are caramelized onion? Caramelized onions are slowly cooked in a skillet and that way the natural sugars are released and … [Read more...]
Butter Garlic Onion Sauteed Mushrooms
Sauteed mushrooms in butter with garlic and onions. A simple vegetarian side dish prepared in one pan. 🍅 Ingredients You can also flavor this mushroom side dish with more seasonings. Add oregano, lemon juice, Italian seaosning, herbes de provence or thyme. Another idea is to add a few drops of worcestershire sauce, or soy sauce or tabasco sauce or … [Read more...]
+20 French Jam, Jelly and Marmalade Recipe Ideas
Get inspired with our French jam, jelly and marmalade recipes. Pick your favorite and let's get going! Our French Jams Our jams are homemade from scratch French recipes. They are still prepared by my French family members and passed down by my late grandmother. The jams are all without artificial pectin, instead we tend to add lemon or lime to help with the … [Read more...]
Baked Five Cheese Ziti al Forno Recipe
A comfort food classic: Five cheese ziti al forno baked crispy in a casserole baking dish. This is a family favorite and it's vegetarian. 📕 What's Five Cheese Ziti al Forno? It's a comfort food pasta dish popularized by olive garden, an Italian themed restaurant food chain. Ziti pasta is mixed in an Alfredo sauce and seasoned marinara sauce with 5 … [Read more...]
20 min Healing Broth Soup
A delicious clear broth soup with healing spices and herbs to boost your well-being. This recipe is quick and easy, ready within 20 minutes, effortless to prepare as it's also oil free (no sautéing). What is this healing broth soup? This clear broth is the result of me getting sick on my travels and trying to get better in a jiffy AND the input from Paul, who grew … [Read more...]
How to cook warm water Lobster
I show you how to cook a warm water lobster with common kitchen equipment. It's super easy and leaves an impression with your guests. The guide includes how to cut open a cooked lobster. 🦐 What is warm water lobster? Warm water lobsters are also called spiny lobsters, rock lobsters, or langustas. They are the lobsters that come without claws. The … [Read more...]
Austrian Food Guide
This is a guide about Austrian food and drink specialties. It covers everything you need to know if you are a gourmand traveling Austria or if you want to simply learn more about our food culture. The food guide is from the perspective of a West Austrian, so I may have mentioned more specialties from there because, well that's my expertise. But I have also … [Read more...]
Dragon Roll Sushi Recipe
The dragon roll sushi is a showstopper and it tastes amazing! This is an inside-out maki sushi roll. You can make it at home now! This dragon sushi roll is part of our Japanese food series with our Japanese food expert, Momoko. If you like inside-out maki sushi rolls, then check out the rainbow roll , Boston roll, and the California roll. What is a Dragon … [Read more...]
Peeled Tomato Basil Salad Recipe
A basic tomato basil salad prepared with peeled tomatoes, to serve as a side dish with your main course meal. Peeled tomatoes are useful if you have picky eaters at home. Ingredients You will need a few handfuls of ingredients to make my peeled tomato salad. Process Overview Step 1 Rinse your tomatoes well. Blanch your tomatoes in boiling water for about … [Read more...]
Johnny Marzetti - Ground Beef Noodle Casserole
Johnny Marzetti is a baked comfort noodle dish prepared with tomato sauce, ground beef, and topped cheese. It's a 100% delicious, fool-proof recipe and a family favorite! 📕 What is Johnny Marzetti? Johnny Marzetti is a baked pasta casserole dish prepared with ground beef and tomato sauce. It's an Italian-American dish from the midwest, Columbus … [Read more...]
Chicken Yaki Udon Recipe
Spicy Yaki Udon stir-fry prepared with chicken and a special stir-fry sauce. The meal is simple to prepare and suitable for beginner Asian home cooks, and you will be whipping up a quick homemade stir-fry sauce to season your noodles. What is Yaki Udon? Yaki udon is a Japanese stir-fry noodle dish prepared with thick udon noodles. It's a popular street food … [Read more...]
Lobster Bisque Recipe
A lobster bisque is a soul food dish, a deeply flavored tomato-based thickened soup, enriched with lobster chunks. Prepare this soup from scratch. The boiling instructions for a whole fresh lobster will be posted another day. What is a lobster bisque? A bisque is a creamy-thickened, deep flavored soup that originated in France. However, the dish is more popular in … [Read more...]
Tomato Sauce Types in a Nut Shell
So you like tomato sauces as much as I do? Well, it turns out there are countless varieties out there! Italian tomato sauces rule the world. This is certain and it definitely shows in this list of tomato sauces. I thought it would be nice to see and compare between the variations of tomato sauces. This should clear some doubts and … [Read more...]
Gnocchi Pomodoro Recipe
Gnocchi Pomodoro is a simple delicious Italian dinner meal prepared with tomatoes, olive oil, and basil. This dish is for you if you like Italian pasta and tomato sauce. 📕 What are gnocchi? Gnocchi are a pasta/ dumpling variation. The most famous ones are the North Italian potato gnocchi. Gnocchi can include eggs, but may not. They are boiled in salt … [Read more...]
Banana Foster Recipe
Banana Foster is your dessert if you have a sweet tooth! Bananas are cooked in a buttery sweet sauce before being served over vanilla ice cream. 📕 What is Banana Foster? Banana Foster is a traditional dessert from the south in the US. Bananas are cooked with butter sugar, cinnamon and liquor. The dish is popular in restaurants in New Orleans and … [Read more...]
Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
One-pan juicy skillet chicken cordon bleu, stuffed with melt in your mouth cheese and ham, coated with a crispy golden breading. Discover how to easily make this family dinner favorite from scratch at home. 🍗 Ingredients You will need the following ingredients to make chicken cordon bleu from scratch at home: You can also choose to season the ham and cheese … [Read more...]
Brazil Nut - What is it and How to use it?
The Brazil Nut is a little known nut from Central America. It has been gaining popularity. Here you will learn everything you need to know about this exotic nut. 📕 What is the Brazil Nut? Brazil nuts come from tropical trees that grow in South America, including Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. The trees reach a majestic height of … [Read more...]