Fennel and cauliflower baked is the ideal warm salad but you can also let it cool off or serve it slightly chilled. Feta cheese goes well with these veggies and it does not require much time to prepare. Preparation time: 25 minutes difficulty: easy Ingredients: 1 cauliflower 1 fennel bulb 2 cloves of garlic 1 [...]

Spaghetti Carbonara is, besides the Aglio e Olio recipe, probably the most simple and easy to do pasta recipe. The only requirements are fresh, organic free range eggs and speck. Make sure you don’t use regular bacon but speck which has less fat and more taste. Preparation time: 20 minutes difficulty: easy Ingredients for 2 [...]

This pork is roasted at low temperature in the oven. The result was a juicy and soft meat with nice flavors from the stuffing. The method as such I have not used that much before but I will from now on as the meat turns out nicely. The clue is that you don’t heat the [...]

This time I am a bit late with the roundup post of the 16th Mediterranean Cooking Event. There are lots of dishes participating this time though and I am looking forward to you all voting a lot! We have 11 great dishes you can choose your favorite from. You can encourage your readers to for [...]

I did not know Gomasio until recently, now that I know it though I love using it on salads and pasta dishes. It is a seasoning known well in Asian cuisine that basically consists of sea salt and sesame. Preparation time: 10 minutes difficulty: easy Ingredients: green salad 1/2 apple 3 tbsp Aceto Balsamico 1 [...]

This risotto is similar to another Gorgonzola Risotto I have her on the blog. This one is featuring pear and walnuts as well as sage. I can only recommend this dish to cheese lovers! Preparation time: 5 minutes cooking time: 20 minutes difficulty: easy Ingredients: 2 cups of risotto rice 2 pears 1 white onion [...]

When I bought this terrific Turbot I did not consider that it most probably could not fit any frying pan I had at home. Thank god I found a baking tray that would accommodate the Turbot. Later I was glad for choosing this method as it turned out to be the easiest anyhow. I was [...]

Fennel and Rucola pair very well. What fits both of them perfectly is pumpkin seed oil. I have made a dressing with honey, mustard, some vinegar and pumpkin seed oil. A great fresh tasting salad! Preparation time: 10 minutes difficulty: easy Ingredients: 1 fennel bulb 7 oz of Rucola 4 tbsp pumpkin seed oil 1 [...]

The cuisine of Montenegro is influenced by it geographic position and by it history. The proximity to Italy with has brought Polenta for example but also a great knowledge of wine making to the country. Historically the traces of the Ottoman Empire can be found in dishes like Musaka, Pilav, Pita, Kebab but also Baklava. [...]

I figured I am not using parsnip enough which I see a lot lately at the market. I like this vegetable, but often I can’t think of what to do with it. This time was different. I wanted a sort of puree with my fish and the parsnip came in handy. The Bulgur was a [...]