Lentils are a staple food in Greek cuisine and also play an important role in the Mediterranean diet. They are rich in protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. In Greece, they are usually served as a soup; leftovers are often enriched with rice to make a complete lunch for the next day. Lately, I’ve been looking…
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Shokupan Bread: Why Flour Type Matters
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…
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…
Quick Oven and Air Fryer Salmon Fillet with Spinach and Feta in Puff Pastry
If you visit my website, you’ll notice that salmon is my favorite fish. I just love the texture and flavor, and there’s so much you can do with it. You can call this dish also “Salmon en croûte”. Preparing this dish is incredibly easy. You can cook it in the oven or in the air…
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…
Carnivore vs. Vegetarian vs. Vegan?
As an inveterate carnivore, I finally have to express my… Hmmm, what actually? Displeasure, astonishment, frustration? … about all this vegan hype. Is it a fad? Is it justified? Are THEY a bit over the top? I can remember that – I do not know exactly when it started – the same hype has been…
To Peel Or Not To Peel – Part 2
For today’s lunch I prepared pork filet with mushroom sauce and vegetable rice. Cleaning the mushrooms, I remembered some TV cooking shows where the chef was suggesting to peel the mushrooms. Doing the same, I thought, what for??! What difference does it make? So I took back the paper towel I started up wiping the…
To Peel or Not To Peel – this is the question!
Preparing my Fruity Pasta Salad for lunch today I stumbled over this question. I love to watch cooking shows of all kinds on TV: to get new ideas, to see how professional cooks prepare something or to laugh about the unintentional stupidest of non-professionals. I am sure all of us sometimes think we could do…
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