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Buttermilk Chicken with Peach Salsa

Cooking Time: 20m

This Buttermilk Chicken with Peach-Tomato Salsa is a delicious summer meal. I love the combination of chicken with fruit so this fruity salsa ticks all my boxes! It’s really versatile too – you can serve this with a fresh green salad or a baked potato if you’re feeling hungry. Start...

September 9, 2020

Easy Chicken Pesto Stuffed Peppers

Cooking Time: 20m

I’m all for these stuffed pepper recipes and so I had to add this Easy Chicken Pesto Stuffed Peppers to the list, naturally! Best made with medium, sweet yellow or orange peppers and stuffed with a hearty filling made from shredded rotisserie chicken, cooked brown rice, premade pesto and shredded...

August 25, 2020

No-Fry Sheet-Pan Eggplant Parmesan

Cooking Time: 1h 10m

I made this No-Fry Sheet-Pan Eggplant Parmesan recently and let me tell you – it is a revelation! I never realised that you could get perfectly crisp and golden eggplant without frying. I am here today to share this amazing recipe with you! Start by preparing a tomato sauce for...

August 20, 2020

Romanian Stuffed Peppers (Ardei Umpluti)

Cooking Time: 2h 15m

Originating in Romania and enjoyed all across the Mediterranean and Middle East, these Romanian Stuffed Peppers (Ardei Umpluti) are, in one word, unbelievable. Preferably use medium, colorful peppers to stuff with ground pork, uncooked rice, chopped onion, some egg, fresh dill, fresh parsley, salt and pepper. Over a low heat,...

August 11, 2020

Garlic-Parmesan Zucchini Squash & Tomatoes

Cooking Time: 12m

Garlic-Parmesan Zucchini Squash & Tomatoes is one of those side dishes that I love to make when the tomatoes and zucchinis I grow in my vegetable patch ripen. It’s full of Mediterranean flavors thanks to garlic and Parmesan. It is super simple to make too. Start by sautéing zucchini and...

August 11, 2020

Italian Stuffed Peppers

Cooking Time: 46m

These Italian Stuffed Peppers are a super recipe to have on stand by. They are very versatile too. You can use cooked brown rice for the filling or if you prefer, you could use farro, quinoa or low carb cauliflower rice. I use ground chicken or turkey but you could...

August 7, 2020

Keto Egg Roll in a Bowl

Cooking Time: 27m

One of my favorite treats to get as take out is egg rolls, except they are not the healthiest option and that’s why I love this Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe. Not only is this recipe full of flavor, it is gluten-free, dairy-free and keto-friendly too. Better yet, this...

July 31, 2020

Classic Apricot Chicken

Cooking Time: 45m

This Classic Apricot Chicken brings me back to a memorable trip to Morocco a few years ago. Part of the trip was spent in the Atlas Mountains where the food was rustic and wholesome and the air was fresh and clean. This sweet apricot stew was one of my favorite...

July 27, 2020

Summer Squash Soup

Cooking Time: 30m

I love to make this Summer Squash Soup for two on a special and romantic date night with the extra effort and additional love that goes into making this pot. Just describing this soup makes me hungry! With puréed vegetables of onions, summer squash, Yukon Gold potatoes, carrots and garlic...

July 23, 2020

Zucchini Gratin with Yellow Squash

Cooking Time: 33m

I love to make this Zucchini Gratin with Yellow Squash for a meat free Monday meal. The secret to this gratin recipe is smoked Gouda cheese which I use to top this baked gratin. My family loves this dish and I am sure yours will too! To make this gratin,...

July 23, 2020

Parmesan Zucchini Tomato Chicken Spaghetti

Cooking Time: 25m

This Parmesan Zucchini Tomato Chicken Spaghetti recipe is a delicious midweek meal that you can have on the table in under 25 minutes. It combines chicken with one of my favorite herbs (basil in the pesto) and zucchini and tomatoes. Can you think of a dish which screams summer more?...

July 22, 2020

Vegetable Cheese Crepes

Cooking Time: 25m

In our Vegetable Cheese Crepes recipe, please don’t be intimidated by the amount of ingredients, each and every flavor brings an important and subtle contribution to this delicious breakfast or brunch option. As the queen of eggless recipes, I can make almost every dish to my preference, and this particular...

July 21, 2020

Sorrel Soup (Russian Green Borscht)

Cooking Time: 10m

This Sorrel Soup (Green Borscht) is another one of our delicious, authentically Russian soup, that is full of everything good and nothing bad. Packed with vitamins and nutrients, this broth-like soup is filled with a handful of sorrel leaves, a few potatoes, boiled eggs, onion and garlic. I like mine...

June 22, 2020

30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese

Cooking Time: 28m

This is a 30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese that will be putting in a regular appearance in your kitchen. It is super quick and easy to make. It’s very filling too and completely vegan which makes it the number one summer dinner recipe in my kitchen. To make this bolognese,...

June 1, 2020

Easy Roasted Whole Trout

Cooking Time: 37m

This Easy Roasted Whole Trout is a showstopper which you should make next time you’re feeding a crowd. It is super easy to make too so you can prepare it in advance and cook it while your guests are settling in. Or you could prepare and cook the fish in...

May 12, 2020

Roasted Chicken Grapes Rosemary

Cooking Time: 40m

My family is very traditional when it comes to Sunday lunch and quite often I choose this Roasted Chicken Grape Rosemary as a menu option. With a pre grilled Chicken, charred until caramelized, with a balsamic glaze, before roasting, gives this roast chicken an extra crisp! Roast in a roasting...

August 30, 2019

Almost-Instant Chilled Borscht

Cooking Time: 25m

Almost-Instant Chilled Borscht does exactly as it says on the tin – it is so quick to prepare. Under 30 minutes to be precise and that includes chilling time. Borscht is a vibrant Eastern European soup made from beetroots. The beets also give this soup its bright red color. Start...

August 26, 2019

Peach and Prosciutto Pizza

Cooking Time: 40m

Pizzas can be sweet too and with this Peach and Prosciutto Pizza we’ve done just that. Using a homemade or store bought pizza dough top your pizza with 3 cheeses, fresh peaches, with the skins still on, slices of prosciutto and garnish with drizzles of balsamic reduction and freshly chopped...

August 23, 2019

Holodnik

Cooking Time: 1h 40m

Originating in Eastern Europe, this Holodnik recipe has become famous world-wide with its delicious and creamy, beet flavor. A cold soup made from a base of cooked beets, boiled water and buttermilk, filled with crunchy onions and cucumbers and seasoned with salt, a pinch of sugar and a bunch of...

August 21, 2019

Spinach-Tomato Macaroni & Cheese

Cooking Time: 45m

A fresh and healthy Spinach-Tomato Macaroni & Cheese that is made for the whole family. A great way to get in some nutritious vegetables like tomatoes and spinach by incorporating them into everyone’s most loved pasta dish – macaroni and cheese. Cook the macaroni, spinach mixture and garlic-onion tomatoes separately...

August 21, 2019

Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers

Cooking Time: 55m

Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers might just be my most cooked recipe this year. I’ve made them so many times and each time I try a different flavor combination. As soon as I hit this mix, I knew it was the one! I think the addition of feta cheese really elevates the...

August 20, 2019

Okroshka – Russian Summer Soup

Cooking Time: 55m

Feel no guilt with this Russian inspired Okroshka, most commonly described as a light and cool, cold Summer soup. Using a sour cream base seasoned with salt and vinegar and filled with chopped dill, green onion and diced ham, cooked potatoes, hard-boiled eggs and cucumbers for some crunch. It’s absolutely...

August 13, 2019

Healthy Eggplant Soup

Cooking Time: 1h

Healthy Eggplant Soup! I usually prefer to cook big, fancy dinners but sometimes I enjoy experimenting with simple and healthy meal options too. This easy eggplant soup quickly became a popular favorite in my kitchen this winter. I first started enjoying eggplant after visiting the Mediterranean where they use this...

August 12, 2019

Smoky Salmorejo

Cooking Time: 1h 25m

Unbelievably flavored, this Smokey Salmorejo, cold Spanish soup is just wonderful. A tomato gazpacho made from blended tomatoes and bread cubes, seasoned with grated garlic, sherry vinegar and smoked olive oil and garnished with thinly sliced grapes and chopped, roasted almonds that bring some sweetness to your bowl. The smokey...

August 11, 2019

Seared Coconut-Lime Chicken with Snap Pea Slaw

Cooking Time: 20m

This Seared Coconut-Lime Chicken with Snap Pea Slaw is an amazing recipe to add to your repertoire. It’s full of Asian ingredients like coconut cream, cilantro, lime and my all time favorite oil to cook with – sesame oil. Sesame oil is made from sesame seeds and it has a...

August 9, 2019

Vegan Icy Tomato Soup

Cooking Time: 1h 30m

Sipping soup in Summer with this Vegan Icy Tomato Soup. I know you may think that the last thing one would enjoy in summer would be a bowl of soup, but this cool, garden tomato bowl is a real treat! Delicious flavors with plum tomatoes, onions, garlic, oregano and crushed...

August 9, 2019

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