When I have the time and inclination, I like to bake my own bread and rolls. Recently, I came across a recipe for a Japanese white bread called “Shokupan” and was interested in making it myself. While browsing the internet for more information on making this specific bread, it was repeatedly emphasized that you should…
Category: Do It Yourself
5 Spice Pork Neck Bao Buns with Glazed Vegetables
Bao buns became popular in Asian restaurants in Europe in the 2000s. They are essentially made like bread from flour, yeast, water, and sugar. However, instead of being baked, bao buns—or more accurately, gua bao—are steamed over hot water. I first tried this recipe when I had friends over for dinner. My friends and I…
Delicious Homemade Poke Bowl Recipe
I am honest, first time I tried poke bowl was early this year. I love Asian food, I often saw this dish on delivery lists, but it never came to my mind to order. Until… Like every year, in February I visited my home country, Germany, with my daughter. We returned to our AirB&B hungry…
Homemade Chocolate Bar Dubai Style
Everybody is talking about “Dubai Chocolate”. So do I… When my social media and web browser algorithm found out that I was searching for pistachio cream recipes, it thought I might be interested in this new trend and suggested it to me everywhere. I found the idea interesting as sweets with Kataifi pastry are one…
Homemade Pistachio Cream
Wherever I lately surf German internet and social media, everybody is talking about pistachio cream. Especially in Germany this cream became a real hype, most notably a very specific from a German supermarket chain. You can imagine that because of this hype the cream is sold out everywhere. Being curious about the taste I wanted…
Chocolate Tart with Blueberry Ganache
I have to admit: I am a chocolate addict! I love chocolate! The darker the better… best with some sprinkles of chili!! Also, call me crazy, I am team “Mon Cheri”! I love these pralines with liquor and a cherry inside… or these chocolate bars with a strawberry yogurt-cream inside! My absolute favorite though are…
Crunchy Chicken Wrap with Spicy Pink Sauce
This chicken wrap is so healthy and fits even in a diet plan as it high in protein and low in calories. You can make it in the oven or your air fryer. You can make it mild (leave the cayenne and the Sriracha sauce away), spicy (do it the way indicated) or even spicy…
Ginger-Lemon-Marmalade (Jam)
During his working life, my dad traveled all around the world. When he had some work to do in England he brought back ginger marmalade from Chivers for us as souvenir to try. I really liked it very much! So, during my time at school, I had the chance to visit England a couple of…
Homemade Curry Paste
Since a few years, in Greece, where I live, it is getting easier to buy exotic spices in the big supermarkets. So, it makes it much easier to cook Asian style food which lately is the favorite of my daughter and even my husband is willing to try and appreciate. Still, some things are not…
Neapolitan Sauce
The Neapolitan is a basic sauce that goes with almost every pasta dish and can be varied with lots of other ingredients like minced meat, tuna, salmon etc. You can buy it ready in the supermarkets. I wouldn’t call my website “Cooking without flavor enhancers” if I didn’t publish my own recipe here as well….
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