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…
Tag: Vegetables
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…
Marinated Oven Baked Chicken Breast with Yogurt
Thinking about what to cook with chicken breast and yogurt I searched the net to find ideas. I finally found three different recipes, which somehow I liked, but also didn’t like… but the combination of some of the cooking suggestions of all three recipes gave me the idea for this one, and it turned out…
Air Fryed Chicken Filet with Vegetables
Air fryers can be a big advantage for you household if you don’t have to cook for more than three to four persons or if you want to cook something quick and healthy. Still the acquisition of an air fryer should well be thought through as it is – to be honest – nothing else…
Fried Salmon Fillet on Creamed Spinach with Spicy French Fries
My daughter and I have been to a restaurant lately and fell in love with this dish. That is why we wanted to try it out ourselves at home and here is the result. But before you get started I want to share some tips for the success of your cooking. I prefer to use…
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…
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….
Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables
This is my daughters favorite Asian style dish! She first tried it at a take-away noodles snack bar, so she tried to make it at home. The result was really good, even though she for sure didn’t make it exactly the way they do at the snack bar. If you like it more vegetarian you…
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