Granola – the recipe
Samovar – a special tea maker
Do you know the samovar? A samovar is a combination of a kettle and a teapot It originated in Russia and is mainly used in Russia and Turkey. A lot of tea is drunk in Russia, even though very little…
Grains of paradise – also called melegueta
Melegueta is a spice that, for economic reasons, was used as a substitute for black pepper in the past Grains of paradise were significantly cheaper than black pepper, which at times was also weighed in gold. Today, melegueta pepper has…
Winter dishes – wonderfully warming
Do you like Winter Dishes? It’s starting to get cold outside (certainly here in Europe) and that makes us want hearty, warm, finely spiced dishes. And, of course, wonderful, warming drinks. All in all, soul food! Here I have you…
Decorations with spices
Spices are very nice for decorating There are many beautiful decorative spices. For example, star anise, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom. The nice thing about these spices is that they also smell amazing Most of these spices smell like winter, if…
Cinnamon rolls – the awesome recipe
I finally wrote down the most awesome cinnamon rolls recipe I got it from our friend Lucas from Canada. He baked the “Cinnamon rolls” especially for us. The day of the cinnamon rolls is already over (October 4th) but cinnamon…
Cinnamon rolls – the recipe
Advent calendar with spices
Are you still looking for an original Advent calendar? Why not one with spices ? You can easily make it yourself. 24 different spices will make every spice lover happy! Making a spice advent calendar is not that complicated You…
Pineapple cake with coconut shavings
I know it’s already November and pineapple cake with coconut flavor is not really in season anymore in Switzerland, where I live. But on the other hand, it doesn’t hurt to get some tropical sun into your heart before winter.…
Greek Pastitsio – a national dish
Here comes the promised Greek Pastitsio recipe I was allowed to learn it firsthand and cook along at Vivi’s – the mother of a Greek friend. Even though we couldn’t speak that much to each other, we still understood each…