After all the cookies, and cakes, Panettone, baklava, kadaif and other luscious food, my body desperately needed vegetables, soups, salads. The first thing I made was this white cabbage & fruits salad that I promised to post since last year. It is fresh and crunchy, light and flavorful, with the perfect touch of winter fruits…
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Homemade gnocchi with pesto
I love winter days because we naturally stay more at home, so I spend more time cooking. One of my all-time favourite recipes is making gnocchi from scratch. Gnocchi is a pasta type that contains potato in the dough, and it’s one of the easiest pasta to make at home. The best part about it is…
Baked ricotta & spinach crepes
Sunday is a stay-at-home day! I like to wake up slowly, read a nice book, take a walk and then prepare some delicious food that needs a bit more time, which I can’t do during the week. Oven-baked crepes are a great choice for lunch on Sunday. If you have some leftover crepes from Saturday’s…
Healthy strawberry chia jam that is ready in few minutes
I confess, I am a jam addicted person. For many, many years (until I discovered oatmeal) my breakfast was bread, butter, jam and a glass of milk. Being conscious of the dangers of sugar I ended up looking for a healthy way to cook jam and after some research here we have the fruit &…
Stuffed zucchini flowers with ricotta and sunflower seeds
Zucchini flowers are a season favorite, especially filled with ricotta, lemon zest and sunflower seeds. They are so beautiful and so tasty. Have you tried cooking them? Stuffed zucchini flowers make the perfect appetizer or party food. You may prepare zucchini flowers fried or baked. They’re both wholesome and delicious. The only issue is zucchini…
Bulgur salad – a summer favorite
Bulgur salad is one of my favourite summer plates, because it is fresh, tasty, colourful and ready in few minutes. I usually prepare bulgur salad in the morning and take it to work. It is full of the best summer ingredients and one of my favourite grains, bulgur. Bulgur is wheat that’s been parboiled, dried,…
Tomato soup with poached egg – an amazing summer dish
One of the main things I’ve enjoyed in my new home is meeting so many interesting persons. One of them was Roni, the guy who helped us assemble the new furniture. He was so loud and happy and had tried so many things in life; it was just amazing. When Roni was young he worked…
Baked potatoes with homemade aioli sauce
Who doesn’t enjoy some baked potatoes with a nice sauce? Personally, I love it. The smell and taste of baked potatoes is so good while playing with different sauces is so much fun. The trick to preparing the best baked potatoes is to boil them for few minutes. It helps to keep them soft and…
Cocoa hummus – an amazing healthy spread for your toast and not only
You already know that I’m a hummus addict and also a chocoholic. They sound like unrelated things, but apparently, they’re not. Cocoa hummus is a real thing and tastes heavenly. The idea to experiment with cocoa hummus wasn’t mine. It practically came as a challenge from Ingrid Xh. a fellow foodie who is behind Bonvivant…
Cauliflower steak
The cauliflower steak hit internet years ago. It is a creation of Dan Barber, one of the most amazing modern chefs and one of the most dedicated advocates of farm to table concept. Barber uses every part of cauliflower and combines the perfectly roasted parts with a creamy cauliflower puree. I fell in love with…