Valentine’s day food recipes that are perfect for romantic dinners. Recipes for desserts and cakes, tasty mains and appetizers.
Cream puff is a sweet pastry made from pâté à choux dough, which in turn is prepare by cooking flour with hot water and fat. This dough has its origins in France and “choux” means cabbage in French, because after baking the puff looks like a small cabbage. The perfect cream puff should be slightly…
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…
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…
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….
You will love this white chocolate mousse, it is quick to prepare and it uses generally available ingredients. To make white chocolate mousse, you will need white chocolate, whipping cream, mascarpone, a little icing sugar and fresh raspberries to decorate it. Making this mousse is neither time consuming nor very tiring. White chocolate mousse is…
Sushi is a traditional Japanese dish, whose basis is rice combined with vegetables, seafood or fish. The most commonly used types of fish in sushi are raw salmon and tuna. Pickled ginger, soy sauce and wasabi, otherwise known as Japanese horseradish are all used for serving. Depending on the shape and ingredients used, we distinguish…
When making dishes with artichokes, I usually go for marinated ones. These type of artichokes are perfect for pizza, salads or as an ingredient in antipasti. When I have fresh artichokes, I cook or bake them. It is best to use baby artichokes as they contain a large amount of edible parts, which cannot be…
A light, fresh salad made with tomato, avocado and mozzarella is perfect for lunch or dinner. I drizzled the vegetables and cheese with a dressing made from olive oil and lemon juice. I like to eat these types of salads during the day and I usually make them when I don’t have much time for…
This recipe was a hit with my family. As everyone always tells me how delicious cakes I bake and how they like eating them, they asked me for the recipe this time as well. I shared the recipe with them and waiting now for them to make this cake. Since my husband loves chocolate pudding,…
Muffins are undoubtedly one of the fastest sweets that you can bake. Preparing a simple muffin batter and then baking it is quite quick. My favourite muffins include all those with fruit and chocolate. The recipe you can find below is for double chocolate muffins. These muffins are very chocolatey thanks to the combination of…