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…
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Two Dips Eggplant and Pepper-Chickpea
Hey there! Today we were hosting a little farewell gathering for my sister since she will be flying out of Switzerland to spend a year abroad. I had the honour of preparing the buffet. It was the first time I cooked for such a big group of people and I was very thankful…
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Hey there! Today it was again my turn to cook dinner. Since my sister and I had recently pointed out that we hadn’t had gnocchi in ages I somehow wanted to include those delicious potato dumplings into today’s meal. Also while we were in Italy we had some difficulties in finding sweet potatoes at…
Pepper Pasta
Hey there! And once again I am in Italy. This time however not on a school trip to explore an unknown place but rather on a trip to a place which basically feels like home to me. I have been returning to this one little medieval town in central Tuscany ever since I had…
Indian Stuffed Eggplant
Hey there! This Sunday I invited my grandmother to join us for dinner because I haven’t seen her in so long. I wanted to cook something special for her, something she hadn’t ever tasted before. At first I was going for something Moroccan inspired, then however I decided to experiment with some new flavours. At…
Vegan Summer Bean Stew
Hey there! The other day I was looking through the legume drawer in my kitchen and just then I realised that the variety has decreased drastically over the past months. The only thing I could find were o few packs of green lentils and chickpeas and in the darkest corner a lonely half…
Chickpea Summer Salad
Hey there! I’ve got another quick and easy summer salad for you. Today’s recipe was inspired by a couscous salad I had at les halles in Zurich, a restaurant, which is worth being checked out just for its unusual location and interior design. Not forgetting the food, which is absolutely divine. Since I didn’t…
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…
Easy Baked Eggplant
Hey there! Today’s recipe will be a really simple one, I’m not even sure if you can actually call this a recipe. The few steps you’ll have to follow are hardly comparable with real cooking, nevertheless the outcome of such little effort is just divine. I’m talking about the most amazing baked eggplant with a…