Tag: easy recipes

Pumpkin risotto
Pasta, rice & co.

Pumpkin risotto

October is the month of pumpkins. Have I told you how versatile pumpkins are? You can use them for anything. They are good for cooking, baking, soups, cakes, dips and even smoothies. They are also great to make a salad dressing. Anyway, in this recipe, I will show you how to make a pumpkin risotto. […]

Creamy pumpkin salad dressing
Salads

Creamy pumpkin salad dressing

Pumpkin season started. The shops are full of different kinds of pumpkins. Therefore, you will be seeing a lot of pumpkin recipes in the next month. Pumpkins are fruits with a slightly sweet aroma, but you can easily use them in any recipe you like. I bought again the Hokkaido pumpkin. And as a start, […]

Oven-baked potato and pear
Hot oven

Oven-baked potato and pear

A satisfying oven-baked potato and pear recipe today. The oven can be your best friend when you feel a little lazy; lazy for cooking and for cleaning up after the meal. For this easy recipe, you only need to do some cutting and baking. In the end, it’s the oven which does all the hard […]

Soul warming mushroom soup
Soups

Soul warming mushroom soup

I needed a bowl of comfort and as a result, this soul warming mushroom soup was created. Did you know that the chicken soup is not the only one good for your belly? No? Well, now you will. This delicious flavour combination of saesongi mushrooms, ginger, beans and cilantro will warm not only your soul […]

Chili con carne
Meat

Chili con carne

Have you ever made chili con carne? Who invented it? What are the right ingredients that go into the dish? Follow this recipe to see a variation of chili con carne and the magic of making an one-pot dish. I have never made chili con carne or either chili sin carne before. And I’m not quite […]

Watermelon chicken salad with chicken.
Meat, Salads

Watermelon chicken salad

The sunny days are not over yet and you can still find watermelons at the groceries. Therefore I took the chance to write this recipe. I never get tired of salads, especially if they have some ingredients which you wouldn’t normally put in. Watermelon will be the “special” ingredient of this salad recipe, however not […]

Conchiglie aglio, olio, peperoncino
Pasta, rice & co.

Aglio, olio, peperoncino

It’s time for another pasta recipe! Do you know conchiglie? That’s the pasta with a seashell shape. Conchiglie are firm and they also keep their shape through the cooking process. By the way, each pasta shape goes with certain pasta sauce. The seashell shape is perfect for all the sauces, especially for the tomato sauce […]

Potato Curcuma soup
Soups

Potato Curcuma soup

Have you ever used Curcuma? Maybe you know it under the name of Turmeric. I prefer calling it Curcuma. So what is it? It’s a plant that belongs to the ginger family. Maybe you’ve seen some dishes that have this beautiful golden-yellow colour. That is all thanks to Curcuma. I also bought this orange-yellow powder […]

Peachy pork
Meat

Peachy pork

In some of the previous recipes, I said that pork goes great with fruits. This time I combined it with peach. That’s something you normally wouldn’t think of. Pork with peach? Hmm, that’s new. I made it, tasted it and I loved it. Try this “Peachy pork” recipe and you will discover a new way […]

Sausages shaped into a heart form with a sunny side up egg in the middle.
Happy snacks, Meat, Salads

Sausage-egg hearts

Transform a classic breakfast into either fun or romantic meal with just one cut. These sausage-egg hearts are gorgeous, easy to make and delicious. Form a heart shape with the sausage, crack an egg in the middle and there you have a lovely breakfast, brunch or dinner.

Happy snacks

Green banana smoothie

I would like to share with you another healthy and easy recipe. Using only raw fruits, veggies and some liquids, you can make an amazing thick smoothie drink. I like to experiment by mixing different fruits and veggies, to get unexpected flavours. Another thing I like to do is using great toppings; this would be […]

green chicken curry
Meat

Green chicken curry

I found this recipe in a book from ten years ago. It is called “Thai Küche” or originally “Thai Cooking”; written by Anne Wilson. There is an Asian market next to my house and I just love everything that they sell there. And now I can easily find everything I need for a green curry […]