Featured Recipe
Spanish Chicken
Sunday, January 04, 2026| |
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This effortless and delicious Spanish chicken is the perfect harmony of aroma, flavour and colour. A simple marinade prepared with lots of fino sherry, white wine and spices used as the sauce and basting liquid. Perfect for any day or night of the week. Marination is the key to the perfection of the taste. So the longer you can let the marinade do its magic, the tastier the chicken gets. I left mine marinate for 16 hours, but if you are in a hurry, give it at least 4 hours up to 24 hours. Plan ahead, then you won’t be disappointed. Serve the chicken with crusty bread to mop up the sauce, or with some roasted potatoes or just a salad of your choice. I made a black radish salad with it.
Roasted Chestnuts and Chestnut Puree
Saturday, January 03, 2026| |
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Bring the deeply comforting, sweet, and nutty scent of roasting chestnuts to your home by cooking in the oven for about 30 minutes. Sprinkle them with a little of sea salt flakes and enjoy them as a snack for chilly winter evenings. Or you can turn them into deliciously creamy chestnut puree which features in lots of desert recipes, like iconic French dessert Mont Blanc and Turkish chocolate covered chestnut Karyoka, cakes or simply just as a bread spread. While you can buy canned chestnut puree, it's hard to beat making your own and it tastes a million times better than anything you'll buy in a store. Plus the store-bought chestnut paste oftentimes tends to be overly sweet. A fantastic shortcut for making chestnut puree is to use vacuum-packed roasted chestnuts.
Depending on the recipe you plan to use, you may want the puree to have a thicker or thinner consistency. If you prefer a denser, more paste-like texture, use 1-2 tablespoons of liquid. For a creamier chestnut spread consistency, use more or all the liquid. I used about 4 tablespoons.
Gluten Free Pomegranate and Walnut Muffins
Friday, January 02, 2026| |
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With the combination of crunchy walnuts, fresh pomegranate, sugarfree apple sauce and delicate spices, these muffins are a real treat for the senses. They are not only easy to make, but also versatile: whether as a sweet breakfast, afternoon snack or dessert, they are perfect for any occasion. These tender and fluffy pomegranate and walnut muffins are not only a really delicious autumn recipe, but also fit perfectly into the cold winter days.
Oatmeal contains mainly complex carbohydrates, which are digested more slowly, keep you feeling full for longer and keep your blood sugar more stable than simple carbohydrates.
Seedy Apple Rings
Wednesday, December 31, 2025| |
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Here’s a super simple, energising and satisfying snack that everyone, including kids, would love! It can be made in just a few minutes for when you need to grab and go. A jazzed up version of apple rings with peanut butter--slathering a slice of a tart apple ring with pure pistachio butter, sprinkling it with salt flakes, then topping it with a variety of healthy seeds and nuts results in the best crunchy-creamy, fulfilling breakfast or afternoon pick-me-up. I used Braeburn, but honeycrispy, granny smith or pink lady are equally great.
Içli Köfte – Turkish Stuffed Meatball
Tuesday, December 30, 2025| |
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Içli Köfte, similar to Middle Eastern kibbeh, are Turkish finger food at its best! Crispy on the outside, with a spiced minced meat filling on the inside. Sometimes walnuts or pinenuts are added to the filling for a touch of sweetness and crunch. Hugely popular in Turkey, but a little tricky to make. The trick is to make a dough for the shell, which must retain the grittiness of the fine bulgur, but must not break when shaping and frying. So don’t try to add lots of flour to the crust, or your köfte crust would taste like dough. The outer shell contains also some minced meat which makes it richer and more delicious. İçli Köfte freeze beautifully and you can make them ahead too. Keep the uncooked köfte in the freezer for up to 3 months, take them out, and fry whenever you need, without needing to defrost them. The best way to enjoy these delicious treats is to deep fry them, but you can make them by lightly oiling them and baking in the oven at 200C/400F for about 30 minutes until they turn crispy and golden brown, flipping them halfway through.
Burmese Chicken with Mint
Sunday, December 28, 2025| |
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This Burmese Chicken with Mint is so simple yet so delicious and flavourful! It's a quick Burmese chicken stir-fry with spices and fresh herbs that can be made in 20 minutes. If you like Thai chicken laap, you are going to enjoy this one too. What makes this Burmese-Chinese version of minced chicken recipe unique is the use of sambal oelek, black mustard seeds, cumin seeds and lots of fresh mint leaves. Whole garlic cloves are fried first, then mixed in for texture. The authors, Tan and Leahy, of Burma Superstar suggested that the chicken should be minced by hand as the texture of ground chicken from supermarkets is more paste-like. Enjoy it with steamed rice or use it as a filling for lettuce leaves.
Joghurtkruste – Cold Oven Crusty Yoghurt Bread
Saturday, December 27, 2025With Medium Rye Flour | With Whole Rye Flour & Spice |
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With Medium Rye Flour
Crusty yoghurt bread is an extremely popular and ideal for beginners as it is very easy to bake, requires little experience and, with just a little yeast and no sourdough. But the beauty of this recipe is that the bread is baked in a cold oven. This bread combines the creaminess of natural yoghurt with the rustic flavour of wholegrain rye flour (or medium-dark rye flour) and the mild sweetness of honey. The fresh yeast ensures a wonderfully light texture, while the balsamic vinegar adds a delicate, subtle acidity. The result is a bread with a perfectly crispy crust, tender crumb and a unique flavour. It makes a perfect breakfast and ideal for making bruschetta or crostini for lunch or as an accompaniment to soups or salads. If you don’t have German bread spice mix, leave it out or use ¼ teaspoon of each crushed (not ground) caraway, fennel, anise and coriander.
Ossobuco
Friday, December 26, 2025| |
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Ossobuco, meaning "bone with a hole" in Italian, is on the menu today, because sometimes you just have to pamper yourself. Ossobuco is a traditional Italian stew made from cross-cut veal/beef shanks, garnished with a zesty gremolata and served with saffron risotto or polenta. The veal or beef shanks stewed in a stock of vegetables and spices, releasing an incomparable rich flavour. Admittedly, this recipe is time-consuming, so it’s perfect for special occasions or if you simply fancy spending some time in the kitchen. So get your apron out and let the cooking begin!
You will need an oven-safe roasting pan for this dish. Use a cast-iron pan in which you can first sear the beef shanks and stirfry the vegetables on the stove. Then transfer to the roasting pan to the oven, where they will slow cook for 2-3 hours until butter soft. If you don't have a roasting pan to hand, you can improvise and place the seared ingredients in a casserole dish. Serve the ossobuco with any side dish you like.
Giotto Torte
Wednesday, December 24, 2025| |
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Why have just one Giotto ball with your coffee when you can have a whole Giotto cake? This creamy cake is a dreamy combination of tender, nutty sponge cake and sweet cream filling with Giotto. For extra nutty and ‘mmm’ factor, the crispy mini hazelnut pralinens are not only added to the whipped cream but also used as a pretty decoration on top. And there are also lots of hazelnuts hidden in this easy sponge batter, which make the cake base wonderfully moist and light. Be sure to give the sponge base enough time to cool completely before decorating, as it is still very soft immediately after baking. How about an extra layer of chocolate? Spread some Nutella on the cake layers before adding the cream.
Karyoka - Turkish Chestnut Truffles
Tuesday, December 23, 2025| |
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Karyoka are rich and delicious Turkish confections for the holiday season. They are made of a creamy, earthy chestnut puree coated with dark chocolate and sprinkled with ground pistachios. Try making them from fresh chestnuts when in season, or you can use vacuum-packed chestnuts from the stores if you, like me, can’t be bothered with the extra step. I have used coconut sugar to sweeten the chestnut puree for the deeper caramel and butterscotch tones, but feel free to use regular sugar.
Roasted Belgian Endive with Bacon and Walnuts
Monday, December 22, 2025Belgian endive can be eaten both raw and cooked. This vegetable makes a delicious winter salad, but is also suitable for casseroles and stir-fries, and tastes great steamed or roasted. Belgian endive is very versatile and a great addition to your diet, especially in the cold season.. It is well known that Belgian endive has a bitter taste, so it is always a good idea to add something sweet to the dish. Roasting transforms this somewhat bitter vegetable into sweet awesomeness. However, bitter compounds in Belgian endive have long been known for their benefits in supporting liver health, digestion and are linked to benefits for metabolic processes of your body.
A pleasant side effect of bitter compounds is that they also curb the appetite somewhat. So if you plan to eat a little less in the new year and boost your metabolism, endive is really good for you.
Fennel Roasted Chicken and Peppers
Sunday, December 21, 2025| |
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A colourful, flavour-packed and satisfying dinner, this one pot fennel roasted chicken with peppers is inspired by the fresh and healthy cuisine of the Mediterranean that celebrates the natural flavours of the ingredients and promotes a healthy and balanced way of eating. Serve it with rice or quinoa for a delicious and comforting family meal.


