Featured Recipe
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!
Black Radish Soda Bread
Friday, March 13, 2026| |
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Adding root vegetables to soda bread is an effective way to enhance its moisture, texture, and flavour, with popular variations including grated carrots, celeriac, turnips, parsnips, rutabaga, black radishes or beetroots. You can use either just one root vegetable, or a mix of two. I have added some grated Parmigiano Reggiano, but aged Cheddar will work perfectly in this loaf.
This savory Irish soda bread is incredibly versatile and super quick to make, requiring no yeast, and is best enjoyed warm with butter or alongside soup or salad.
Irish soda bread was first created in the 1830s, when baking soda was first introduced to the UK. At the time, Ireland was facing financial hardship and lack of resources, so they turned to soda bread out of neccessity, it was inexpensive and required few ingredients. Wheat flour, baking soda, salt, and soured milk was all they needed. It was thought that cutting a cross into the bread would ward off the devil/evil, or, according to folklore, allows fairies to escape while the bread baked. In fact, it’s actually because the dough is quite heavy and if it’s not cut, the dough will pop the air bubbles and it won’t give you the rise. Although soda bread has long been a traditional food in Ireland, it didn’t actually originate on the Emerald Isle. In fact, it was first made by settlers in America in the 18th century.
Mint Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Thursday, February 19, 2026| |
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These cookie bars has a base of a peanuty cookies crust, a gooey filling featuring cream cheese, mint dark chocolate and roasted peanuts and a sensational crumble topping. The recipe is super easy to put together and makes the most delicious dessert! I have used coconut sugar, which is lower on the glycemic index than regular brown sugar, and replaced white sugar with erythritol, which doesn't significantly impact blood sugar levels, so you can indulge a bit without feeling too gulity.
Baked Chicken in Cacio e Pepe Bagna Cauda Sauce
Tuesday, February 17, 2026| |
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An Italian-inspired chicken dish that combines the creamy, cheesy flavours of cacio e pepe (literally translated as cheese and pepper) with a bagna cauda, meaning "hot sauce or hot gravy" in the Piedmontese dialect of Italy, referring to a warm, umami-rich sauce made with garlic, anchovies and olive oil/butter. Black pepper is an important component in this dish, so stay away from the pre-ground stuff and use the freshly milled one. If you don’t have wine on hand or just don’t want to use alcohol, then use same amount of chicken stock with a splash of lemon juice. Serve the chicken with mashed potatoes, crusty bread or pasta to soak up the rich sauce.
Frisée Salad with Chestnuts and Bacon
Monday, February 02, 2026| |
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Fresh, crisp, and bursting with flavour, this refreshing winter salad is a vibrant mix of colours, tastes and textures for a unique salad experience. The salad is delicious, easy and very adaptable. You can swap endive or escarole for the frisée lettuce, blue cheese or feta for Parmesan, pancetta for bacon, and candied walnuts or hazelnuts for chestnuts.
Dinkel Quarkbrot - German Spelt Quark Bread
Saturday, January 10, 2026| |
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Spelt is a type of wheat and therefore similar in terms of nutrients, but it contains slightly more protein than its ‘big brother’. But spelt also packs a punch in terms of taste: it has a nuttier and stronger flavour than wheat.
Quark is also a good source of protein and is enriched with certain acid bacteria that are good for digestion and intestinal flora. Spelt quark bread is therefore not only for athletes, but also for people who fancy a moist bread with a delicious taste.
This Quarkbrot is leavened with baking powder and allows you to bake a light and airy loaf of bread with healthy nutrients in just 1 hour, which is perfect if you are in a hurry or have decided to bake bread on the spur of the moment.
Rosemary Dijon Rack of Lamb with Smashed Radishes
Friday, December 19, 2025| |
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This lamb recipe is easy, delicious, and looks fancy, but effortless. Prepare a marinade with garlic, anchovy, Dijon mustard and olive oil, then rub it on the rack of lamb and roast with radishes to a perfectly juicy and tender medium-rare. Lamb rack is usually served at rare or medium-rare, but you surely do medium. Like with all other meats, you'll want to let the lamb rack rest for 10 minutes before carving to ensure that all the juices stay locked in. Sweet and succulent smashed roasted radishes make the perfect accompaniment to this tender, juicy herb crusted rack of lamb.
Hokkaido Pumpkin with Ricotta Cheese and Parsley Oil
Thursday, October 23, 2025| |
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Hokkaido pumpkin prepared in the very best and easiest way: a mixture of caramelised onion sweetness, creamy ricotta, toasty pine nuts and vibrant grassy parsley oil encased in the pumpkin halves. When roasted in the oven, it becomes tender without being too watery, with a sweet and intense pumpkin flavour. It’s perfect when you are craving something comforting, warming, and nutritious to get you through those chilly nights.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies
Monday, September 29, 2025| |
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Super chocolaty, moist and with a fine pumpkin cheesecake swirl: these pumpkin brownies literally melt in your mouth! Served with a hot cup of tea, they really put one in the mood for autumn.
Is there really pumpkin in there? DEFINITELY! The all-rounder Hokkaido is mixed into the brownie as a pumpkin cheesecake swirl. It not only gives the little chocolate cake a visual upgrade, but also a special juiciness and mild sweetness. Spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice are also included and make this autumnal treat perfect. If you like, you can also add a little ginger or simply use pumpkin pie spice blend. Fancy a little crunch? Then stir in some chopped nuts or pumpkin seeds to the batter.
Pesto Rice-stuffed Butternut Pumpkin
Saturday, September 27, 2025| |
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This gluten free stuffed pumpkin recipe uses smaller butternut squashes for a cosy and delicious meal in autumn / winter months. Filled with a mixture with basmati rice, pesto, pistachios, feta and celery, this can also be made as one larger pumpkin or with other varieties of pumpkins. You just need to adjust the cooking time. Use brown or wild rice if desired.
Baked Eggplant with Figs and Feta
Wednesday, September 17, 2025Fig Spelt Galette with Goat Cheese
Sunday, September 07, 2025| |
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A rustic, freeform pastry made with spelt flour, filled with caramelised red onions, fresh figs, combined with goat cheese and refined with fresh rosemary. For the pastry, I used spelt flour, which goes particularly well with figs thanks to its nutty flavour. However, you can just as easily use regular wheat flour.
Whether as a starter, main course or party snack, the fig spelt galette is sure to be a real eye-catcher on any table. If time is tight, you can of course use ready-made dough from the supermarket for your galette.


