Elevate your Asian-inspired dishes with this easy DIY Five-Spice blend. Learn how to roast and grind your own aromatic spice mix at home—it’s fresher, more affordable, and tastes much better than store-bought versions!
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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…
Airfryer Chicken Role a la Saltimbocca
Last time I went with my husband to our olive trees in the mountains, I found wild sage next to our grounds. So I got the idea to make a Saltimbocca dish for the weekend. I managed to take one young plant with its roots to take home and I collected some branches from an…
Chicken Filet with Honey Mustard Sauce and Tarragon
A few days ago we went to one of our favorite restaurants where I tried this dish for the first time. It was so tasty and I said to my daughter that for sure I will try to cook it at home. So today I tried it out and it turned out even more delicious….
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…
Chicken Curry
This is a colorful, healthy and spicy chicken curry. In my family we all love chicken fillet. So I decided to make a different dish as we usually have for lunch (either fried or cooked). As lately we found our love for Asian tastes I was looking around for a recipe also to try out…
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…
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…
Cream Sauce of Herbs Provençal
This creamy sauce accompanies very nicely a fish or rice dish. In my childhood my mother used to make fish filet with herbs crust. As side dish she served rice with a creamy sauce of herbs which she usually also bought as powder in a sachet. The only thing you had to add was water…
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…