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…

Fried Noodles with Vegetables – Two Ways

My daughter loves Asian style noodles. Unfortunately, during lock-down for one year by now, her favorite take-away Noodle-bar is closed. So we decided to cook it ourselves. Once per week, when she has the morning off from her online university lectures, she likes to try out different new Asian dishes and cooks for all of…

Fish Filet with Herbs Crust Provençal

During my childhood in Germany my mother used to make fish filet with herbs crust. She bought it deep-freezed from the supermarket. You might have seen it yourself in your local store. You will find it from different producers called “Cod Bordelaise” or “Cod Provençal”. In Germany they call it “Schlemmerfilet”. It was our favorite…

Herbs Crust Provençal

The idea for this recipe I got when I was desperately looking for a way to make a fish dish I knew and loved from my childhood in Germany. My mother regularly bought a fish filet with herbs crust called “Bordelaise” or “Provençal”. Maybe you have seen it from different producers in the deep-freezing section…

Seasoning Mix “Herbes de Provence”

As a child I spent two years in France due to my father’s work for an electronic company. During this time, my mother learned about French cuisine and the herbs used. Later, when we moved back to Germany, besides of the new dishes she has learned to cook, one thing remained in her cooking and…

Homemade Sweet Chili Sauce

Sweet Chili Sauce is one of our favorite sauces. Especially for Asian dishes like Noodles with chicken and vegetables it goes very well. Usually I buy a sauce from my local supermarket… until I looked at the ingredients of the our favorite sauce, and I found it not difficult to make it myself. The one…

Homemade Ginger Syrup

Some weeks ago, there was a virus going around, which my daughter catched and brought home. It took quite a while until I also started to feel a scratching in my throat. A few years ago I learned from some friends about ginger syrup they always buy in their local supermarket. Unfortunately, where I live…

Homemade Sauerkraut

Yes, I am German, but this is not the reason why I love Sauerkraut: my Greek husband loves Sauerkraut as much as I do! Especially the way the French prepare the “Choucroût garni”: Sauerkraut with different kind of sausages and smoked meat, is veeeery nice! You should try it! Just cook the Sauerkraut with a…