Your guide to a healthy lifestyle
Mediterranean cheese stuffed puff pastry/ borek/ cheese turnovers is a delight. This is the easiest, quickest and most delicious side dish/ appetizer you can prepare. All you need is only 5 ingredients and one of them is optional. Each bite is a piece of heaven. …
Italian Easter bread (Pane di Pasqua) is the perfect start to Easter. It symbolizes the rebirth of the spring season and Christ’s resurrection. This enriched bread is braided into a beautiful wreath, that is further adorned with colored eggs. In addition to being aesthetically appealing, …
Hot Cross buns are an Easter staple, and no wonder why. These spiced sweet buns studded with raisins are quite delicious. They are so good on their own or served with butter and honey. I prepared them in a healthier version, and they still tasted …
Baked béchamel pasta the most popular dish of every occasion in Egypt. This dish is made of layers of penne pasta and juicy minced beef smothered in a creamy béchamel sauce. It is quite similar to the Greek Pastitsio, with the only difference in the …
This Mediterranean salad is packed with all the goodies. Light and fluffy bulgur is studded with perfectly grilled Halloumi, tomatoes, arugula, chickpeas, pomegranate seeds and walnuts. Then, it is drizzled with a lip-smacking pomegranate dressing which gives the salad an extra kick. The combination is …
Käsespätzle (cheese spaetzle) is one of my favorite German comfort foods. Each German dish comes to me with a special memory. I was always excited the day when kaesespaetzle was on the menu at the workplace‘s kantine. Lunch time in Germany always comes with the …
Churros or “Spanish Doughnuts” are the most delicious and yet the simplest dessert to prepare. Some years ago, I was introduced to the best churros in Madrid’s oldest Chocolatería: San Ginés, and since then I fell in love. Every bite was a little piece of …
Ratatouille the movie and dish that always touch the heart. Ratatouille is a piece of colorful art which you eat with your eyes first. This French flavor-packed vegetable dish is loaded with nutrients. Enjoy on its own, or served along with bread, rice, quinoa.
Lussekatter, the Scandinavian saffron infused S-shaped rolls, beautifully adorned with two raisins at the curls. Since, no celebration would be complete in Sweden without a bun. These buns are baked on the 13th of December to celebrate St. Lucia day “the festival of light. Normally, …
Potatoes au gratin, the ultimate French recipe. This One-pot casserole is easy to prepare & quite delicious. I made a simple twist by adding turkey cold cuts to provide a smoky lean protein source to the dish. Try this skinny version with guiltless indulgence.
