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Coconut-roasted Pumpkin and Cauliflower
Thursday, February 05, 2026Frisée 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.
Burmese Fried Chicken
Tuesday, January 27, 2026| |
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Burmese Fried Chicken is a popular street food known for its seasoning of turmeric, ginger and chilli, and it is often served with a tangy dipping sauce. But a sweet chilli sauce would work really great too. Ok, not really authentic, but delicious all the same. I am using chicken thigh strips, but you can use 10-12 skin-on, bone-in drumsticks or wings, use more spices if necessary. And for those of you not keen on deep-frying, spray the airfryer with a little of oil and airfry the chicken at 180C/350F for 10-12 minutes.
Brown Butter Chestnut Crumb Bars
Wednesday, January 21, 2026| |
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Browned butter adds a rich, nutty, and complex depth of flavour to these crumb bars with a boozy creamy chestnut filling. They are excellent with topped with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream. I used the thick homemade chestnut puree, therefore, a few tablespoons of honey whiskey (or cream) were added to make the filling spreadable. If you are using a much thinner storebought chestnut spread, just skip the alcohol. I also added some melted chocolate to the filling, but it’s completely optional.
Walnut M’hancha – Moroccan Nut Pastry
Sunday, January 18, 2026| |
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Delicate and delicious, 'M'hancha' is a traditional sweet Moroccan pastry. Its Arabic name means snake or serpentine because of its snake-like shape. The pastry is made with layers of fine warqa, which has the same crisp flakiness as filo dough, filled with a nut paste (I use walnuts for this recipe) infused with orange blossom water. Make sure to brush the filo sheet generously and thoroughly with melted butter and not over-tighten the pastry when your roll it, or the pastry will break while baking. I used fresh extra soft dates to sweeten the filling, but you can easily replace them with sugar. Soak the dates in hot water for 20-30 minutes if they are hard.
Moroccan Chicken with Cauliflower Pilaf
Friday, January 16, 2026| |
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Tender, succulant chicken thighs with warm Moroccan spices, preserved lemons and cauliflower rice pilaf. Preserved lemons pickled in lemon juice and sea salt, adding a wonderful complexity to any dish, are a pantry staple of North African cuisine and have a unique lemon flavour without any of the bitter, tart characteristics of fresh lemons. Cauliflower rice pilaf is a low carb version of a rice pilaf made with finely chopped cauliflower. You can also serve them with regular rice or couscous for a filling meal.
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.
Savoury Red Lentil Bread with Labneh and Parsley
Tuesday, January 06, 2026| |
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Swap regular wheat bread for this healthy, satisfying, high-fiber, protein-rich lentil bread! It’s naturally gluten free, budget friendly and packed with nutrients thanks to the wholesome ingredients like red lentils, labneh, Parmesan, eggs, olive oil and parsley. The lentil bread usually stays fresh for about 3 days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature. You can slice and freeze them though. Soak the red lentils for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
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.
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.


