It's again Meatfree Monday and I have the perfect pasta sauce for you.If you are one of those parents who are trying to sneak vegetables into your children's diets, here is one pasta sauce that is simply delicious and covers 2 out of your 5 a day. This sauce freezes well and is really versatile, … Continue reading 5-vegetable Pasta Sauce (Traditonal & Thermomix)
In our immediate environment it is a well known fact that I really love what the French call apéro and often replace a starter with a great set of appetizers. There is a whole category for appetisers, quick appetisers and food out of shotglasses on the blog. Served here with the delicious homemade breadsticks 😍. … Continue reading Express Houmous / Hummus Trio (Traditional & Thermomix)
Here is the recipe for breadsticks that I make for apetizer at my dinner partys. I discovered them at a friend's house. At my request she told me that the recipe was from a London chef by the name of Lorraine Pascale. They are delicious fresh. These breadsticks are always a great success and are … Continue reading Breadsticks (Traditional & Thermomix)
Another little salad from my repertoire! I love it, it's so fresh, light and elegant ! Serves 4 1 head butter lettuce 1/2 head red leaf lettuce250 g fresh or frozen asparagus Prepare the salad. Wash lettuce, dry thoroughly, and break into bite-size pieces, discarding heavy center stalk. When the asparagus is not too fresh … Continue reading Parisian salad with asparagus
Another recipe that I loved when I was a student was the Energy Salad with its light dressing by Harvey Diamond. As mentioned in the recipe of the garlic green beans, I was really a huge fan. Well this actually this salad succeeded even to make a salad eater out of my husband when we … Continue reading Vegan Buddha Bowl
My favorite recipe for green beans has been the garlic green beans that I discovered when I was a teenager. I was an avid follower of Harvey Diamond and his Fit for Life lifestyle and this was one of his recipes. For me the garlic green beans with roasted provencal tomatoes. Absolutely delicious I serve … Continue reading Garlic Green Beans
A delicious alternative to Houmous, the Baba Ghanoush, or eggplant caviar as it is often called, requires grilled roasted aubergine rather than chickpeas. The Baba Ghanoush is delicious for example in my Italian Quiche. This Eastern Mediterranean dip is delicious with pita and raw vegetables. As its main ingredient are eggplants, it contains vitamins B … Continue reading Baba Ghanoush – Aubergine Caviar
An excellent side dish for lots of meals are the Provencal tomatoes 😍 easy to make, delicious to eat! I've been doing them for years and it's always a celebration of meals in the sun ❤️☀️ Unforgettable memories of our first 6 months of marriage where we lived in Marseille and we discovered the region … Continue reading Provencal tomatoes
I posted the recipe for my 'Rösti' yesterday but another recipe based on potatoes which is a great German specialty are the 'Kartoffelpuffer' or 'Reiberdatschi'. They are made from raw grated potatoes. Not only very popular to make at home, the Germans serve it even as streetfood during fairgrounds, carneval and Christmas markets. My father … Continue reading German potato pancakes
In this difficult time, when governments around the world ask us to stay home to save lives and make fractionally easier the work of the medical staff that I admire, we are all looking for recipes that use few eggs , little flour, little butter etc. Please treat this more like a piece of chocolate … Continue reading Halva
