Recently my daughter asked me to buy ready cooked meatballs from the supermarket to have at home as a snack. After strolling around in the supermarket looking in the deep-freezers and the fresh food corner we found some, made from pure beef and no artificial flavors. Most ready to eat meatballs were made from pork […]
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Homemade Bitter Orange Marmalade
My father used to travel a lot during his working life. That is when we learned about Bitter Orange Marmalade and it became one of my favorite bread spread for breakfast. As not native English you first have to learn the difference between marmalade and jam as for the rest of the world marmalade is […]
Black and White Pudding
When you think about white pudding your mind would go for sure immediately to vanilla pudding. But did you ever try to make it with white chocolate? Well, try it out and you will never ever make vanilla pudding again! Usually I do not like white chocolate. But since I tried out this recipe I […]
Sweet and Sour Sauce
Who does not love pork or chicken sweet and sour when you go to a Chinese restaurant! Nowadays you can find ready sauce in the supermarkets around the corner. But can you be really sure that they do not use some kind of preservatives even if they say so! I am often wondering how cooked […]
BBQ Seasoning for your next BBQ
This seasoning you should try out on your next BBQ. My family loves to BBQ. For this reason my husband has built a large BBQ grill in our garden. Therefor I once bought a seasoning mix for beefsteak with the result, that my husband was allergic to it, reacting with itching and pimples on his […]
Homemade Taco Seasoning
Originally posted on Long Player Kitchen:
My girlfriend and I have a tradition every Tuesday of ‘Taco Tuesday’. I think the trend is gaining popularity everywhere, but round our way it is a Religion. It started off with us being lazy. We would have packaged corn tortillas, packaged guacamole, lettuce, onion, a tin of re-fried beans and some…
Homemade Ice Cream
Summer is here and it is about time to make my homemade ice cream! Kids love ice cream – and my kids especially my homemade one. It is easy to make and you do not necessarily need an ice machine. I simple make it in the deep freezer. But this way it is a little […]
Tossed Salad with Bourbon Dressing
First time I had this salad was in a burger/steak house in town. This salad flashed us all so much that I had to do it myself at home aswell. It is really easy and give a different taste to your usual vinaigrette. You can prepare a larger amount of the dressing and keep the […]
Homemade Chocolate Spread
My kids love chocolate spread and I find it quiet expensive and the ingredients too many and unhealthy (especially the amount of sugar). So here is my easy to make recipe: What you need: 100 gr chocolate couverture (I prefer the dark with at least 65%) 1/2 package of margarine 1/2 can sweet condensed milk […]
Homemade Crunchy Muesli
My kids and I love crunchy muesli! But compared to other breakfast flakes those muesli you get in the super markets are quite expensive! So why don’t you make it on your own? It is really simple, very tasty, much cheaper and your kitchen will smell like a cake shop during preparation! What you need: […]
