Spicy Chicken Legs with Cashew and Coconut Sauce
Tuesday, March 12, 2024A super-easy meal the whole family will enjoy, this spicy chicken and pumpkin traybake is worth adding to your weekday menu. Chicken and pumpkin are a winning dinner combo. They go well together with this cashew nut and coconut sauce in the traybake. Serve with hot steamed rice, crispy fried potatoes, or flatbreads.
Roasted Pumpkin with Muhammara and Zhoug
Friday, January 26, 2024The combination of ingredients in this easy roasted pumpkin dish is a perfect balance of sweet, sour nutty and spicy. It's an absolute crowd-pleaser and I'm sure you guys will love it. Pair it with any protein you enjoy.
Muhammara is a Middle Eastern walnut and roasted red pepper dip that's nutty, tangy, and lightly spicy. Zhoug (aka zhug or skhug) is a hot green sauce originating in Yemeni cuisine. It's similar to chimichurri, chermoula, and salsa verde.
Pumpkin Quiche with Gorgonzola and Pinenuts
Monday, January 08, 2024Packed with hearty, comforting flavour and a creamy texture, this easy keto, gluten-free pumpkin quiche makes a great option for a make-ahead meal. You could serve this elegant quiche as a weeknight dinner with a soup or salad and the leftovers make a great work lunch as well. Other nuts or seeds can be used for the topping too. If you're feeling fancy, you could sprinkle in some bacon or ham.
Quinoa and Tuna Baked Pumpkin
Saturday, January 06, 2024Spiced Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate and Walnuts
Thursday, January 04, 2024This spiced quick bread is filled with the ever-popular pumpkin flavour, warm spices, Lindt dark chocolate and walnuts, and it tastes absolutely amazing. You can always go with other nuts (pecans and hazelnuts are great) and chocolate. It's delightful as an afternoon pick-me-up treat or spread with some butter and a cup of coffee in the morning.
Baby Leaf Salad with Roasted Hokkaido and Herb Dressing
Sunday, December 31, 2023Crispy, tender baby leaves are gently tossed with chicken schmaltz roasted Hokkaido pumpkin wedges and aromatic toasted cashew nuts in this colourful and pretty salad. The lemon-and-herb vinaigrette gets a touch of sweetness from a teaspoon of honey and works beautifully with almost any salad. I used a mixture of flat parsley, oregano and thyme. If you can't find red chard and bull's blood, just use baby arugula, lamb's lettuce or young spinach instead.
Pumpkin Walnut Pâté
Sunday, December 17, 2023This Pumpkin Walnut Pâtés is delicious, vegetarian-friendly and perfect for dipping into with slices of crusty bread, crackers, grissini or vegetable sticks. You can serve this as an appetizer for any of your holiday parties. I used homemade roasted hokkaido for this, but butternut squash or even canned pumpkin will work just as fine. It keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Gluten Free Pumpkin Persian Love Cake
Thursday, October 26, 2023There is a story behind the name that once upon a time there was a Persian woman madly in love with a prince. To make him fall in love with her, she baked him this cake, filled with magical love powers. The prince returns her love and they live happily ever after. Another version of the story is that the prince swooned over the cake but rejected the girl and she ended up eating it all herself.
There are a few variations of the Persian love cake. Typically it's baked with semolina flour, almond meal or rice flour, or even with regular white flour. But all versions will flavour the cake with cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, rosewater and saffron.
I decided to bake a gluten free version with pumpkin, adapted from DELICIOUS. It is a moist and rich cake made with almond meal, pumpkin and Greek yoghurt, scented with cinnamon, nutmeg, and rosewater, then finished with a tart lemon glaze and a final sprinkle of rose petals and finely chopped pistachio, that make it extra decadent and flavourful.
Pumpkin Frittata with Bacon and Pecans
Sunday, October 22, 2023This fuss-free frittata recipe features pumpkin, onion, and bacon lardons, making for a flavourful dish that is sure to satisfy. Frittatas are quite versatile, economical and make the perfect breakfast, lunch or easy dinner. Plus, any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days. It's dairy, gluten-free and keto friendly.
If you don't have an oven-safe skillet, then pour the egg mixture into a baking dish, add the cooked pumpkin mixture with bacon, and then bake the frittata.
Low Carb Butternut Bread
Wednesday, October 18, 2023Storebought low carb breads are either incredibly expensive or they simply don't taste good. This homemade version of low carb bread is super moist and flavourful thanks to the use of grated butternut squash, Parmigiano-Reggiano and marjoram, sugar free and gluten-free. Butternut squash, like potato, makes your bread twice as moist. But potatoes in low carb bread ain't a good idea. Sure, the squash also has a few carbohydrates, but much less than those tubers.
If you are interested in low carb or keto way of eating, but don't want to give up bread, then you might be interested in trying my other low carb / keto bread recipes.
- Keto Cauliflower Garlic Bread
- 2-ingredient Pork Rind Keto Bread
- 4-Ingredient Keto Bread with Cashew Butter and Chocolate Chips
- Low Carb Tahini Bread with Hemp Flour
- Low-Carb Bread Rolls with Quark and Wheat Germ
- Seedy Low Carb Bread with Goat Cheese and Thyme
- Seedy Keto Burger Buns
- Dairy-Free Keto Bread with Herbes de Provence
Roasted Delicata Squash with Rosemary and Chicken Schmaltz
Sunday, October 08, 2023This easy Roasted Delicata Squash recipe features squash tossed with chicken schmaltz (rendered chicken fat), fresh rosemary, salt and pepper, roasted to beautifully golden, then sprinkled with crumbled feta, pomegranate arils and some more fresh herbs. If you don't have chicken schmaltz, then use clarified butter or olive oil. It makes an easy side dish in the autumn and winter and its cute ring shape makes it a perfect holiday dish.
Delicata squash, aka peanut squash, Bohemian squash, or sweet potato squash, is naturally sweet and easy to cook. It is actually named for its delicate, edible skin, so no peeling needed here.
German Pork Knuckle
Thursday, September 28, 2023Pork Knuckle (Eisbein or Schweinshaxe in German) is a traditional Bavarian dish that's popular not only during the Oktoberfest but all year round. It's usually served with dumplings / Knödeln, Sauerkraut, and of course a beer gravy. I served it with roasted pumpkin since it's in season, and a salad, but you can use other root vegetables. Instead of gravy, we just enjoyed it with a cold top-fermented Weißbier.
If you ever wanted to re-create this typical Oktoberfest dish at home try this recipe, look for the meaty rear pig knuckles that are fresh, not cured and allow it to sit in the fridge for two days to let the skin dry out. Don't rush the process. Use two metal skewers to keep the skin stretched and the prevent from shrinking while it roasts. Without the skewers, the skin contracts as it slow roasts, creating folds in the skin that don’t become crispy.