Discovering our food: mint

June 16, 2020.Reading time 18 minutes.

Hello my dear readers, Ready to discover another fabulous ingredient from our kitchens? Today I want to share with you one of my favourite aromatic herbs: the mint. In today’s post we will see: mint’s origins how to grow mint mint seasonality varieties of mint Let’s begin. Mint’s Origins Mint, an officinal plant that has […]

Raspberries nutritional values and health benefits

June 9, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

Hello my dear readers, Last week we have learned more about raspberries origins, varieties, seasonality, how to choose and buy them, how to cultivate them and how to use them in our kitchen, but what about their benefits? The raspberry is a very much appreciated as sweet and juicy berry fruit. Besides being very good […]

My Super Easy Caesar salad

June 6, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Hello my dear readers, What do you have usually for lunch? Me, I always go with a salad for lunch, especially during the week. It is nutritious, healthy and it doesn’t make me sleepy, so I can do my work 😉 My colleagues that usually eat rice at lunch, here in Asia rice is the […]

Discovering our food: raspberries

June 2, 2020.Reading time 18 minutes.

Hello my dear readers, And here we are, June already. Is incredible how fast these months passed by. Are you ready to discover another ingredient of our kitchens? Today let’s discover a fruit that I love and it reminds me of my childhood, let’s discover the raspberries. My grandma used to have a lot of […]

Il Cacciucco, a delicious Fish Soup

May 30, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hello my dear readers, How are you today? I hope everything ok! I have this recipe in my draft from October 2018…what can I say…it took me quite a while to complete it and make a post 🤪 Honestly, when I’ve done this dish, I did not have time to do proper photos because we […]

German potatoes salad

May 23, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

A very easy side dish with only a few ingredients, that goes well with meat, fish or even as a vegan dish by itself. A very popular salad in Bavaria and Austria easy to find in any salad bars, family grills and restaurants. Ingredients for 2 persons: 4 potatoes a slice of red onion chopped […]

Breakfast cakes ideas

May 16, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hello my dear readers, Are you a sweet morning breakfast person or do you prefer salted? I go for both! My breakfast is made from fruits, eggs and cereals or muffins or cake with cappuccino! Every morning! I can’t go out without having my breakfast at home! It is my tradition 😉 Some time ago […]

All-Purpose Flour, Italian 00 Flour, Bread Flour, Pastry Flour, Cake Flour, Gluten Free Flour…What’s the Difference?

May 12, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

All-Purpose flour, Italian 00 flour, bread flour, pastry flour, cake flour, gluten free flour…if you love to cook I’m sure you’ve heard of all these types of flour. There are so many, but what’s the difference between them? When do we choose an all-purpose flour or a 00 flour? Pastry or cake flour? How all […]

Mouth-watering Homemade nachos

May 9, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hello my dear readers, Well, what do you do in lockdown? I do 3 main things: working from home, cooking and eating 🤪 regularly 🤪 Cooking and eating is great, the only problem is that I can’t go grocery shopping as supermarkets are almost empty, my pantry is almost empty too so the challenge is what […]

Coffee or tea?

May 5, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hello my dear readers, “If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.” – Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President Are you a coffee or a tea drinker? Did you know that coffee and tea are among the most commonly consumed nonalcoholic beverages worldwide? While the origins […]