Spring is in full bloom! Which means strawberry and asparagus season is full on. Two of my favorite spring products. And what's better than combining seasonal produce to make a delicious lunch or dinner that reflects the season and makes you happy from the inside out? Yes, you're right! I'm actually putting strawberries into my salad. They don't only add extra freshness and sweetness to this leafy spring salad, they're also the perfect counterpart for the lightly charred, salted asparagus and ...
Appetizer & Starters
It takes two to tango & it takes an appetizer to make a whole meal! Here you find all my recipes suitable to start off your dinner...
Everyday Heavenly Hummus from scratch
Hummus is something I never seem to grow tired of. Honestly, I could eat it everyday. On toast with fresh veggies for breakfast or on my lunch sandwich with some leafy greens and sprouts. Or as an afternoon snack with some crackers and veggies. There are endless variations of hummus out there and while they are almost all fantastic variations, I regularly find myself craving the original - my everyday heavenly hummus. Making hummus from scratch is easy enough. The only thing necessary ...
3 Last-Minute Homemade Christmas Presents
It's this time of year again - Christmas is at our doorstep. Throughout the last weeks most of us have been running around from one Christmas party to the other. We've been thinking and talking about what to gift for Christmas and maybe we've also been asked what we would like to see underneath the Christmas tree. To me, it's this time of year when my current change of life habits becomes most evident. I just wanna curl up on the couch, sip my tea and eat cookies. I'm shying away from those big ...
Pomegranate, Ginger & Rosemary Sirup
It's finally Winter! One of the great things about winter, apart from snow, drinking tea and eating cookies, is those awesome Winter fruits like pomegranate. Pomegranate is such a lovely addition to salads, grains or desserts. It's not too sweet and not too sour. Just perfectly balanced, which makes it extremely versatile. Not to forget it's beautiful lush color! Those red jewels make everything so festive and special. For this recipe I've tried to enhance pomegranate's natural beauty. I've ...
Chilled Gazpacho – for hot summer days
Wow, it's really been a while! Time has been running fast and summer is already at it's peak here in Portugal. Right now I'm sitting in the front yard of my friend's house, enjoying a chilled cup of iced tea while letting the rays of morning sunshine warm my feet. To be honest, the summer here on the central atlantic coast of Portugal hasn't been the hottest or most consistent I've ever experienced. But, there have been really hot days and moments where I wished I had a chilled gazpacho to cool ...
Vegan Curried Carrot Soup – extra creamy!
I am a soup person. I even thought about opening up a food truck which would only serve soup, back in Vienna. But as life took me down another path, I ended up here in Portugal, where my culinary homebase is not the vintage Citroen H van I had imagined, but the beautiful Mellowmove Surfcamp. And while the change of plans might have come as a surprise at the time, in my wildest dreams I wouldn't have had dared to imagine to be as fortunate as to spend my days only a stone-throw away from one of ...