Fresh fennel salad
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Fennel salad

Fennel is such a plant whose every part can be used for cooking. Its bulbs are used for salads, baked and grilled, its fruit for seasoning sauces, meats and vegetables, whereas its leaves for dressings and as a seasoning for roasted vegetables and fish. Today’s recipe uses fresh fennel bulbs. Fennel combines wonderfully with citrus…

Vegan black bean goulash
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Vegan black bean goulash

Recently, I’ve been making more and more vegan dishes. I’m trying trying to experiment with both sweet and savoury ones. As I have already mentioned some time ago, vegan desserts are quite difficult to prepare for me. The fact that eggs, butter etc. all need to be replaced by other vegan-friendly products can sometimes be…

Cakes with sweet potatoes and quinoa
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Sweet potato and quinoa cakes

Since several years now, sweet potato has settled in my kitchen for good. I like it for its slightly sweet taste, the speed at which it cooks and its versatility. Sweet potato is perfect for both savoury and dessert dishes. I mostly use sweet potatoes to make French fries, puree, soup, sweet bread and muffins….

Eggplant caponata
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Caponata

Caponata is a dish originating from Sicily, with eggplants featuring as its main ingredient. The eggplant can be combined with additional vegetables, such as peppers, carrots or potatoes. The dish is seasoned with olive oil, capers and tomato sauce. It can be served by itself or with pine nuts. This dish is perfect not only…