Sometimes it happens, we find this great recipe, we have everything to make it, but this one spice. It also happens that this particular one can’t be bought anywhere nearby (yes, you can always buy via the Internet, but not everyone likes it or wants to spend money on something completely unknown). So I … [Read more…]
Winter is back. Apparently, only for a moment and will not be staying longer, but she came back like a bad queen of the too well known fairy tale. With a shouting storms, with blinding blizzards, in the howling wind concealing her sinister laugh. And the next day Evil Queen turns into a Good Princess … [Read more…]
Although the search for the perfect burger buns are still ongoing, but that does not mean that we will not have burgers. Today, beet ones, with a touch of aioli. Well, but what this aioli is? This is a traditional Provençal garlic sauce. Mix yolks with garlic and mustard, then slowly pour the oil and … [Read more…]
Cold, autumn morning. Wet nose touches my warm ear – I wake up immediately, aware that feline alarm has not an option “snooze”. With absolutely NOT-sexy hoarse voice, I greet him “good morning to you too, monster”. Yesterday’s rain, the autumn wind, creaking vocal cords, something scratching the back of the throat, cough looms. Everything … [Read more…]
I know that recently I gave you recipe for minipizzas, but sometimes is really hard not to dive into pizza cravings. So today we have another one – this time with pesto from this recipe, carmelized balsamic red onion and fresh rukola. Pizza is also with hint of exotic – thanks to za’atar. Ingredients: Pizza … [Read more…]
Aivar is balkan mixture made of eggplant and sweet pepper. Sometimes called “vegetarian caviar”. It can be mashed or left chunky, depending on personal taste, and served as a relish, vegetable or spread on bread. I was used to buy it in one of hipermarkets, but… for almost 6 months it’s impossible to get it. … [Read more…]
Togarashi, the Japanese word for “chiles,” is a group of condiments always including chiles that bring out the clean, simple flavors of Japanese food. Shichimi togarashi is also called seven spice (shichi is “seven” in Japanese), because seven ingredients are generally used. It works well with fatty foods such as unagi (broiled eel), tempuras, shabu … [Read more…]
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