These Danish Smørrebrød or open faced sandwiches are probably the best sandwiches you will ever eat, easy to put together, yet impressive in appearance, so versatile and incredibly delicious. What…

Lamingtons – traditional Australian cake squares dipped in a velvety chocolate icing and sprinkled with desiccated coconut, they are moist, comforting and utterly delicious! Lamingtons – Chocolate and Coconut Cake…

Muhammara dip or bread spread – an amazing Syrian or Middle Eastern recipe with roasted peppers, walnuts and pomegranate molasses. We all know about hoummus, but muhammara is at least…

Spicy peri peri chicken or piri piri chicken or homemade Nando’s chicken, baked in the oven, soft tender meat and crispy spicy skin, it can hardly get any better. Peri…

A Russian recipe for chicken fritters or chicken patties, whipped up in no time and bound to make your children (or anyone else) happy. As mentioned in the last post…

How to make Chicken Shawarma at home. A delightful and healthy Middle Eastern recipe for shawarma served with hummus and tabbouleh. Are you much into football? Or soccer, how the…

Tabbouleh, tabouleh or tabouli, probably the best-known Middle Eastern or Arabic salad recipe, made with lots and lots of parsley, mint, bulgur, tomatoes and cucumbers and dressed in a simple…

Summer flavors in a bottle – a recipe for homemade elderflower syrup or elderflower cordial: sweet, lemony and more aromatic than any other syrup I know. I wasn’t sure about…

Cheesy pull-apart bread rolls stuffed with mozzarella, garlic and herbs. A delicious side dish for any barbecue or a light main course with a salad on the side. So goood!…

Crispy and utterly delicious homemade pretzel chips. Made with leftover soft pretzel, some olive oil and some spices, this is one of the easiest homemade snacks I know. Not to…

Homemade no-churn ice cream, either strawberry or peanut butter ice cream. Only few ingredients and less than 10 minutes working time, no ice cream maker required. I haven’t posted many…

A classic recipe for Strawberry Shortcake – a sweet biscuit filled and topped with macerated strawberries and freshly whipped cream – what can be simpler and more delicious during the…

An amazing way of using rhubarb this spring. Rhubarb and tomato soup – tangy, aromatic and topped with bacon omelet. You will not believe this soup! I have had rhubarb…

A simple way of preserving rhubarb or any other fruit. Rhubarb butter is tangy and delicious and contains less sugar than the typical jams. OK, so rhubarb is not a…