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…
Greek Pastitsio – the recipe
Preserved olives
Preserve olives is very simple Olives are something wonderful. Versatile and always different depending on the preparation. You can preserve olives yourself! You only need a few ingredients – depending on your taste. What you need more of is time.…
Juniper berries
Juniper is a typical autumn spice Warm, spicy, woody, and a little resinous. That’s why juniper berries go well in autumn dishes. It’s a shrub with needle-shaped leaves, widespread throughout Europe and North America And can be found at altitudes…
30 recipe ideas with spices for autumn
What do I cook today – And the answer! Does this often happen to you? Sometimes you don’t know what to cook And do you cook then always the same? You have little time for cooking You want to use…
Panch Phoron – the sweet and bitter mixture
I want to recommend a spice blend – the North Indian Panch Phoron Slowly, but surely, we are heading towards autumn. And with it, to the cooler days and the warmer spices. And the more substantial dishes. That’s why I…
All about spices – 6 FAQ and the answers
Spices are an important ingredient for almost every kitchen Often you can taste the country a food comes from. And spiced food makes us travel to faraway places in our minds. Spices generally have a “classic” use, which has always…
Ice cream basic recipe – versatile and simple
The ultimate basic recipe for homemade ice cream As you may have seen, I have a new ice cream machine. One with a compressor – that refrigerates itself. And that’s made my ice cream consumption skyrocket. Now I can make…
Grape jam – homemade
Grape jam is made from the pulp of grapes Last year I published a recipe for grape ice cream. Made from my own grapes of the Americano variety. The ice cream requires either grape juice or grape jam. These are…
