a food blog about simple homemade cooking recipes from scratch, with a side of nostalgia
Oyster Mushroom Stir-Fry – a quick and easy meal in a matter of minutes. I’m not a huge fan of fusion food. I love to try out authentic recipes from all over the world, but I don’t like to mix them together. In spite of that, this time I combined Chinese and Mediterranean cuisine in…
Chicken Francese – Italian-American one pan dish of breaded chicken cutlets simmered in a lemon, white wine and butter sauce. If you like my Romano Chicken, I’m pretty sure you will like this recipe, too. Chicken Francese is a popular American-Italian way of preparing chicken by breading, frying it then simmering in wine-lemon sauce. The…
Basic Sofrito Recipe – learn how easy it is to prepare a large quantity of homemade sofrito (soffritto) for freezing. Sofrito (Spanish) or soffritto (Italian) is the base of most of my dishes. That’s what I’ve learned at home, that’s what my grandmother and my mom did and that’s what I’m doing as well. Almost…
Beef Egg Foo Young with Thick Gravy – quick and easy homemade version of favorite Chinese takeaway meal! For those of you who don’t know what is Egg Foo Young, let me just quickly say that it is a type of vegeteble omelette from Chinese cuisine. There are vegetarian as well as meat-lovers versions of…
Ube Cake – unusual purple chiffon cake made with ube (Filipino name for purple yam/sweet potato) and coconut. This cake recipe was on my to-do list for over 6 years. The reason I didn’t make it sooner is because I couldn’t find truly purple sweet potatoes / yams. On more occasions I would buy sweet…
Pizza Rustica – an Italian Easter Pie full of cooked ham, salami, cheese and hard boiled eggs. A must for every Easter celebrating table! My absolutely favorite Easter recipe is Casatiello or Tortano – Italian Easter Bread. It is Napoletan recipe of homemade bread stuffed with cooked ham, spicy salami, ricotta cheese and hard boiled…
Sauteed Cabbage – quick and easy, sweet and sour side dish to accompany both vegetarian and meat dishes equally. I had a head of cabbage in my pantry and wondered what could I do with it that would be super simple to make. I thought I could sautee the cabbage as a side dish to…
Ultra Moist Chocolate Cake – soft, dark and super moist, the best cake for every chocolate lover! I found this recipe over 10 years ago on a drecipetiquette blog where it was contributed by Noor Hannah. Ever since that time it is my go-to recipe when I want to make a super moist chocolate cake….
White Chocolate Ganache – the easiest way to make fluffy and rich glaze or frosting/icing for your cakes and desserts. Ganache is my favorite type of cake glaze. I like it more then buttercream or other types of frosting. Especially dark chocolate ganache. The best of all is that it is super easy to make….
Cajun Potato Soup – all the flavors of Cajun Potato Salad turned into a creamy winter delight. This week we have so-called “Polar Vortex” over Europe. It is unusually cold for this time of the year with temperatures like -19 C (-2 F), strong wind and lots of snow. Still, it is perfect weather for…
Bisquick Waffles – the crispiest waffles you can have any time you wish when using ready-made mixture, store-bought or DIY. It is so convenient to have ready-made waffle mix in your pantry. Just add some milk, oil and an egg and your waffles are ready to be baked. You can buy the mixture or make…
Coffee Smoothie – best, quickest and healthiest breakfast for every coffee lover! Coffee lovers rejoice! I think this is the best, quickest and healthiest breakfast you can have. I drink it very often and it is one of my go-to breakfast options. If you like the taste of coffee but want to avoid caffeine you…
