Marble Cake (Guglhupf)

A cake I really loved during my childhood! A marble cake, known as Guglhupf in Austria, tastes delicious and is rather easy to prepare, so you definitely have to go for it. It’s the perfect cake for a nice coffee …

Lemon Chicken Pasta

I love pasta in all it’s variations, but recently I’ve become slightly bored cooking the same 5 pasta dishes I always make. Plus the first few days of sunshine have graced us and I was looking to make something nice …

Homemade Bread

There is nothing better for breakfast than fresh, crunchy bread full of delicious healthy grains. Buying organic full grain bread in bakeries or the supermarket can be expensive. Visiting my parents some weeks ago my mother showed me how to …

Cookies & Cream Parfait

If you want to make a really delicious but simple desert, you have to try the cookies & cream parfait. It’s creamy and the highlight of every meal you share with family or friends. And the best of all: You …

Blueberry Tarte with White Chocolate Cream

As I am a really big fan of sweets I love baking them myself. And I love trying out new recipies – especially those including chocolate and fruits. For a dinner with friends I was looking for a new delicious …

Kottbullar (meatballs)

Excursions to Ikea can be tiresome, tedious and potentially expensive when you fall for their clever marketing setup. There is however a silver lining to every shopping trip to the furniture supermarket: Köttbullar – the little Swedish meatballs in a …

Creamy Chicken with Leek and Bacon

There are few vegetables that I truly like, leek happens to be one of them. Unfortunately I don’t know many dishes that call for leek as a prime ingredient so I went on the hunt for a main dish that …

Minestrone

The first cold weekend crept up faster than I would have expected and while I’m generally no fan of winter there are some positive sides to the season. Cozy cuddly days on the couch and a warm plate of soup …

Grilled Chicken Camembert Sandwich

A sandwich can be a plain and simple affair or it can be a piece of art. In the best case it is both and delicious as well. Inspired by a great sandwich we had at the Venice Ale House…

Tom Kha Gai – (Thai Chicken Coconut Soup)

Tom Kha Gai is a soup made of chicken (Gai) cooked (Tom) in coconut milk and spiced, among others, with galangal (Kha), lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. It’s quick, easy and delicious and therefore ranks as one of my favourite …

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Awesome taste combinations and totaly addictive. A perfect easy summer dish. Great on its own or to a grilled chicken breast:

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fresh strawberries
• 1 cup fresh spinach leaves
• 2 small spring onions
• 5 tbs balsamic vinegar
• 5

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New York Cheese Cake

When it comes to sweets we normally go for chocolate stuff. One cake without chocolate which always pushes our buttons is the New York Cheese Cake. And: it is one of the easiest recipies you will ever find. Works out …