I must admit today’s recipe is definitely not the most beautiful one colourful-wise, however, the flavours are just incredibly. What’s even better is that you only really need three ingredients (if not counting oil, salt & pepper) and they’re also pretty easy to find. It’s just parsnips, which are everywhere right now, pears and…
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Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Beets / Pecans
For part two of my little veggie side series I am sharing a recipe that involves two rather controversial ingredients: beets and Brussels sprouts. I personally always loved either of them, however, I know loads of people who up to this day claim they hate either beets or Brussels sprouts. Roasting veggies…
Persimmon & Swiss Chard Salad
The holiday season is slowly but surely approaching and as a non-meat eating person I highly rely on delicious sides at least when eating at someone else’s house. However, I also just love vegetable based side dishes, which is why I want to share a couple of delicious ones over the next couple of days….
Mushroom and Thyme Crostini with Vegan Ricotta
Crostini on a whole nother level or what to put on those little toasted slices of bread when tomatoes aren’t in season. Hey there! Is anyone cooking for guest sometime soon? Or are you just planning to have a beautiful meal with your family. Well, then I’ve got the perfect recipe for you: mushroom and…
Cheesy vegan asparagus – my favourite in spring, mmm
Hey there! Aspargus, the most wonderful vegetable in the world, they are finally in season again. I always loved this beautiful long vegetable. I still rememeber when one year we spent our Spring holidays in Tuscany we actually found wild asparagus on the side of the road. They were even better then the ones…
The best baked veggies – beets and carrots
Hey there! Today I will proudly present you one of my favourite side dishes in the whole wide world. It tastes absolutely divine and yet it is so simple to prepare, what a perfect combination! The dish I am talking about today is delicious baked carrots and beets. Whenever I mention baked beets…
A twist on a potato gratin – butternut, sweet potato and rocket
Hey there! Today I’ve got another twist on a classic for you. This post will be about a lightened as well as spiced up version of a classic potato gratin. Usually potato gratin is a side dish being rather on the heavy side and normally eaten during the colder months. Although autumn is approaching…
Quinoa stuffed Baby Capsicums
Hey there! This is another post about the dinner form last Sunday, which I had already mentioned in my recipe of the Berry Semifreddo as well as the Lentil Stew. This time it will all be about the dish I served as an entrée. I made some stuffed baby capsicums and served them with a…
Lentil Stew with a Moroccan Twist
Hey there! Today I want to let you in on the secret to another recipe I prepared the previous Sunday for the thank you dinner, which I mentioned in my post about the Berry Semifreddo. Today the absolutely delicious Moroccan inspired lentil stew, I created has the honour to be released on my…
Grecian inspired Eggplant Zucchini Casserole
Hey there! Today I had to make dinner for my sister and I. We felt the urge to eat something Grecian inspired, to match with the summery weather we were gifted with during the past days. Hence I made the decision to prepare my eggplant zucchini casserole. I know another eggplant side dish, but they…