Featured Recipe
Everyday Spiced Chicken and Radishes
Friday, March 27, 2026| |
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This easy chicken recipe is especially delicious and vibrant, with peppery radishes absorbing the savoury drippings of the chicken. It's a budget and healthy dinner that's easy to make for the family yet impressive enough for company. I like to toss the greens of the radishes with the pan juices until just wilted because they take on tons of flavour and provide the perfect bitter contrast. If the radish leaves ain’t fresh enough, you can use spinach or other greens. Or simply use arugula as the orginal recipe suggested.
If you’ve never roasted a radish, you’re seriously missing out. Eaten raw, radishes are crunchy in texture with a distinctively peppery bite, but once roasted and absorbed the luxurious chicken schmaltz, they are sweet, earthy and mellow...just like low-carb potatoes.
Moroccan Carrot Salad with Savoury Granola
Thursday, March 26, 2026| |
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A refreshing and vibrant salad combining crunchy carrots, peppery arugula, and juicy oranges is so versatile and can be enjoyed all year round. Use young and organic carrots if possible.
The savory granola with walnuts, seeds, and ras el hanout is full of wonderful flavours and add a delicious crunch to this Moroccan carrot salad. I strongly recommend you to double the granola and save some for roasted vegetables, cheese, soups or simply as a snack. Store in an air-tight jar in room temperature for up to a month.
Braised Chicken Thighs with Hazelnut and Chilli paste
Wednesday, March 25, 2026| |
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This quick chicken recipe is the perfect midweek dinner for the whole family to enjoy. Succulent bone-in, skin-on thighs are seared until crispy, before being cooked with a hazelnut and chilli paste. Tossing the snow peas with the hot nutty sauce just before serving ensures they remain crisp-tender and vibrant green. If you're looking for a fast and simple one-skillet chicken meal, this is it.
Miso Glazed Lamb Neck
Tuesday, March 24, 2026| |
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The Asian-inspired lamb neck roasted for hours on a bed of stock vegetables is rich, tender and flavorful! Miso glaze is completely optional, but blending the distinct umami taste of miso with juicy lamb meat, you're really taking the food to the next level. Serve on pasta, potatoes or on bread. You can also You can also strain the liquid and cook over medium-high heat until somewhat reduced and thick. Serve alongside the lamb neck.
Balinese Roasted Chicken Wings
Monday, March 23, 2026| |
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Crispy, juicy chicken wings marinated with aromatic spices – this straightforward roasted chicken recipe brings together the fragrance of galangal, kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass (essential ingredients in Indonesian kitchen together with shallots and garlic) with succulent chicken wings, then baked to the crispy perfection.
If you can’t find lime leaves and galangal, bay leaf and fresh ginger are good substitutes. For 1 lemongrass, use 1 teaspoon of lemon zest and ½ teaspoon of grated ginger. Deseed the red chilli if you can't handle the heat!
Thai Massaman Beef Curry
Saturday, March 21, 2026| |
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Massaman curry is a classic Thai curry of Muslim origin and traditionally it’s loaded with potatoes. I have simply skipped them and used 2 onions, but you can use radishes, kohlraib or even cucumber instead. If you are short in time, use a ready-made massaman curry paste. This recipe calls for braising beef, however, you can make this with beef ribs, lamb shanks, chicken, pork or even tofu too. Just be sure to adjust the cooking time accordingly. If you are sensitive to peanuts, simply omit them or use cashew nuts instead.
Massaman means "Muslim" and is derived from a now-archaic English term "Mussulman," highlighting its origins as a fusion dish brought by Persian or Malay traders.
Spelt Bread with Walnuts and Raisins
Friday, March 20, 2026| |
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Crispy and fresh from the oven – that's how we like our bread best. This delicious homemade spelt bread with walnuts and raisins relies on long, slow fermentation with just a little yeast to develop gluten and flavour, rather than manual kneading. A 24-hour fermentation help develop a deeper, more complex, sourdough-like flavour and makes the bread more digestible. If you bake this bread in summer or your kitchen is very warm, or simply because you want to delay baking even longer, you can leave the dough rise in the refrigerator. I left mine in the refrigerator for the last 4 hours and the sticky dough was actually much easier to work with when it’s cold.
Ras El Hanout Carrot Galette
Thursday, March 19, 2026| |
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This easy, rustic galette features a flaky homemade spelt-rye crust filled with herby goat cheese and ras el hanout carrots. The crispy texture and slight sweetness of shaved carrots complement the earthy and woody flavours of ras el hanout. The free-form galette is so easy to make and requires no special tart pan as it’s baked directly on a baking sheet, and the charm lies in their imperfection. It’s less fancy, but delicious and beautiful enough makes a perfect centerpiece for a spring table!
Çilbir – Turkish Poached Eggs in Garlicky Yoghurt
Wednesday, March 18, 2026| |
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Çilbir (pronounced chil-burr) are perfectly poached eggs with runny yolks, served over a delicious garlicky herbal yoghurt, and finished with a warm spicy butter or olive oil infused with Turkish pul biber. Enjoy it as a meze, or weekend breakfast and brunch.
Pul biber (flake pepper in Turkish), aka Aleppo pepper, is a coarsely ground Syrian and Turkish paprika. It’s fruity, tangy and mildly spicy and can be used to enhance a wide variety of dishes, from meats and vegetables to dips and even some desserts.
Pakistani Prawn Karahi Masala
Tuesday, March 17, 2026| |
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A prawn karahi curry is a seafood alternative on the more traditional and popular chicken or lamb Karahi. A quick and deliciously moreish curry with a thick, rich, flavoursome masala sauce that will have you going back for more. Karahi masala is named after the steep-sided, wok-like pot in which this dish would traditionally be cooked. Though the word karahi refers to the cooking vessel, it is also a synonym for a thick tomato-ginger masala sauce. The karahi curries are very popular in the Indian subcontinent, specifically Pakistan and North India. Prawn Karahi is traditionally served hot, garnished with fresh coriander and ginger juliennes, often accompanied by rice or naan.
Sunflower Whole Spelt Bread
Monday, March 16, 2026| |
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A hearty and nutritious loaf of homemade spelt sandwich bread dotted with roasted sunflower seeds, which gives it a nutty taste and unique texture. The bread uses a mix of white and whole spelt flour, along with a significant amount of sunflower seeds. It’s perfect for lunch or toasted with butter and honey for breakfast.
Smoky Spiced Chicken With Crispy Chickpeas
Saturday, March 14, 2026| |
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A delicious and balanced meal using bite-sized chunks of boneless, skinless chicken thighs marinated with a blend of warm spices, sauteed until they’ve developed a golden crust, the spiced fat is then used to pan-fry the chickpeas until crispy on the outside, soft and creamy on the inside. Alongside a refreshing yoghurt sauce, it makes a perfect low-carb meal that's as satisfying as it is nutritious on its own. I opt for a full fat Greek yoghurt, but you could also use regular whole milk yoghurt or a dairy-free alternative. Use ready made spice blend if you want to. Curry powder, baharat or ras el hanout would work beautifully here.


