Author: Mateja Brescak

A fluffy sponge cake layers filled with rich walnut-rum filling. Also a cottage cheese and lemon filling is added to bring some freshness to the cake.
Desserts, Hot oven

Walnut cake

Who would like a slice of this rich walnut cake? Fluffy and moist sponge layered cake is filled with a caramelized walnut filling and flavoured with rum. Cottage cheese with lemon brings a light note of freshness. This is certainly a satisfying cake to enjoy with your family the whole winter season.

Chocolate crinkle cookies served on a plate. Lovely dark cracks and plenty of icing sugar. They are made with chocolate, honey and walnuts.
Desserts, Happy snacks, Hot oven, Vegetarian

Chocolate crinkle cookies

Are you in search of a gorgeous festive cookie? My chocolate crinkle cookies are the best you can find. They are fudgy, cakey and the sugar holds up for days. Chocolate, honey and walnuts make them the perfect treat.

A plate of hearty beef stew and red bell peppers topped with fresh parsley and pomegranate seeds.
Meat

Red pepper beef stew

A bowl of hearty red pepper beef stew makes perfect comfort food on a cold evening. This easy to make dish is filled with fall-apart tender beef and bell peppers and pepped up with spices, fresh parsley and pomegranate jewels.

Two portions of Austrian dessert called Kaiserschmarrn. This is a thicker but fluffy pancake served with fruit jam and topped with plenty of icing sugar.
Desserts, Happy snacks, Hot oven, Vegetarian

Kaiserschmarrn

Feel like an emperor with this sweet Kaiserschmarrn. This fluffy and light pancake is served in bite-sized chunks with cranberry-cinnamon jam and sprinkled with plenty of icing sugar. It is very simple to make any time any day.

Roasted Hasselback butternut squash served on a crunchy coleslaw salad and topped with crunchy bacon.
Hot oven

Roasted Hasselback butternut squash

This roasted Hasselback butternut squash is an elegant oven meal. Tender, buttery and sweet squash topped with crispy bacon and served with a crunchy coleslaw salad. Another eye-catcher dish, perfect for cold months and the holiday season, too. Serve it as main or as a delicious side dish.

Roasted sweet carrots and buttery celeriac, spiced with pickled onions, fresh dill and horseradish. A great vegetarian and vegan dish.
Hot oven, Vegetarian

Roasted carrots and buttery celeriac

Roasted carrots and buttery celeriac is a delicious, hearty and simple dish, made with just a couple of ingredients. Spiced up with pickled onions, spicy and peppery horseradish and fresh dill it makes a wonderful vegetarian meal or a side dish.

Savoury stuffed savoy cabbage cake on a cutting board. Ready to be cut. Made with apple, egg, carrots, cheese and more cabbage. Wonderful.
Hot oven, Vegetarian

Stuffed savoy cabbage cake

Stuffed savoy cabbage cake is a lovely filling and hearty meal for the severe cold months. Made with carrots, apple, eggs, mountain cheese and more cabbage it will satisfy your hunger and put a smile on your face. It’s an incredibly delicious and rustic vegetarian meal.

A small bowl of homemade pancetta onion dip garnished with fresh coriander. Salty crackers, carrots, cauliflower florets in the background.
Happy snacks

Homemade pancetta onion dip

This classic homemade pancetta onion dip will be the star of your table. Creamy Greek yogurt, sour cream, caramelized onions, crispy pancetta and fresh coriander; a perfect combo to pair with crunchy vegetables or crispy crackers. It is so delicious, you’ll get addicted to it.

An apple rosemary sausage flammkuchen seen from above, topped with sour cream, sausage, apple slices, mozzarella, rosemary and hazelnuts.
Happy snacks, Hot oven, Meat

Apple rosemary sausage Flammkuchen

Apple rosemary sausage Flammkuchen is a combination of sweet, savoury, crunchy and creamy. Italian salsiccia, aromatic rosemary and sun-dried tomatoes, apple, hazelnuts and mozzarella on a crispy and golden crust make a gorgeous lunch, dinner or snack. Germany meets Italy for a quick delicious meal.

A lovely invisible apple cake, made with a creamy custard and dozens of thin apple slices. The top has a apricot glaze.
Desserts, Happy snacks, Vegetarian

Invisible apple cake

Give a try to this pretty invisible apple cake. The creamy custard-like cake is packed with dozens of thin apple slices and topped with a glazed apricot top. It’s super easy to make, budget-friendly and very tasty. Perfect for any time, any occasion.

Spinach-quinoa stuffed oven-roasted squash, topped with crispy chickpeas, rosemary and pomegranate seeds.
Hot oven, Vegetarian

Spinach-quinoa stuffed butternut squash

When you too are into roasted pumpkins, then check this spinach-quinoa stuffed butternut squash. Tender bright orange squash, garlic-spinach quinoa stuffing, crisp rosemary chickpeas and pomegranate seeds make this vegetarian and vegan dish gorgeous, healthy and delicious. A real eye-catcher.

A bowl of creamy polenta topped with a soft-boiled egg and shaved summer truffle.
Vegetarian

Summer truffle polenta

Summer truffle polenta is a delicious hearty meal. Creamy buttery polenta, with a touch of cheese, topped with soft-boiled egg and shaved summer truffle. It’s a gorgeous combination to warm up your soul on a crisp day.