Fast and easy-to-make dishes to eat during midday. They will give you energy to go through the day.
Asparagus with Parmesan cheese and walnuts, baked on puff pastry is a great idea if you wish to make a quick snack. This tart only requires 30 minutes in the oven as green asparagus bakes pretty fast. You can serve this asparagus tart for breakfast, snack or supper. It does not need any addition of…
Two years ago I bought a vegetable sharpener. Since then, I have used it maybe a couple of times. Last week I reminded myself about the sharpener and decided to use it again. Choosing the vegetables for cutting was easy since I wanted to make a spaghetti, so zucchini seemed to be the best option….
Cordon bleu is a dish originally created in Switzerland. It is a schnitzel wrapped in cheese and ham, then coated in eggs and breadcrumbs. Mainly veal is used but chicken and fish can also be prepared in such way. This time, fish was my first choice. I combined it with ham, cheese but also added…
Green asparagus is a plant whose young shoots can be used to prepare a wide variety of dishes. Asparagus works great in soups, salads, and tarts, both cooked and baked. The recipe you can find below is for cooked asparagus. It is served with delicious hollandaise sauce and poached egg. I liked this combination very…
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…
Potato gratin is a popular French dish prepared with potatoes, cheese and cream. Before baking, the potatoes should be peeled and cut into thin slices, which can be optionally pre-cooked before being placed in a heat-resistant dish. A characteristic feature of gratin is that on its top layer a crunchy shell is formed. Such a…
Tempura is a dish originating from Japanese cuisine, consisting of vegetables or seafood covered in batter and then deep-fried. The basic version of tempura batter is prepared by combining ice water with flour. When the batter is prepared in such a way, it has an almost transparent consistency and is incredibly light after frying. In…
Pork tenderloin is one of the most versatile and tastiest parts of pork. You can prepare it in many ways such as by frying, stewing, baking. Some time ago I tasted a fantastic baked tenderloin and I will try posting a recipe for it here sometime, but before that happens however, I have a recipe…
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…
Sardines are small fish that taste delicious when smoked, fried and marinated in oil. They are perfect when served as a snack with beer or as a side dish. One of the quickest and easiest ways to prepare sardines is to lightly coat them in flour and spices and fry them. If you prefer sardines…
A healthy quinoa salad with glazed carrots, pecan nuts, radish and parsnip chips is without a doubt a salad you must make. It is a perfect salad to serve for your guests, as a light lunch to take to work or as an addition to other dishes. The salad is flavoured according to taste with…
In recent years, beef cheeks meat has gained quite a lot of popularity. It is no surprise anymore that this meat, next to other cuts of beef such as steak or sirloin, reigns in the menu of many restaurants. Properly prepared beef cheeks are extremely tasty and also cheap. The most delicious beef cheeks are…