Yes, I know, aubergines again! But I just love them. And I can’t resist! Actually, I don’t even try. This is a slightly changed Nigella’s recipe. Very refreshing and very, very good! It works well as a starter, but on a sunny day it’ll do just as well as a main dish, if you add
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I know, cauliflower doesn’t have the best PR. Most people remember this overcooked gross thing served with white bechamel-like sauce and it is not a nice memory. Well, forget it all and let’s start over. In this recipe the cauliflower is raw, crunchy and very refreshing. It has nothing to do with what you have
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I had a pleasure to host a 4th of July party last night. I have never been to a 4th of July party but I can imagine that what is served is as American as it can get. So we had potato salad, coleslaw, ribs and this super cute mini-hamburger starter. It did take time
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After having eaten this dish and after having complimented it a lot, Karl had an interesting remark. That I like to stuff things… It’s true that recently I have made a few of these: stuffed aubergines, stuffed avocados, cucumber bites filled out with gazpacho and now stuffed peppers and zucchinis… But it’s just a perfect
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Halloumi is a traditional cheese coming from Cyprus made with a mix of sheep and goat milk. Unlike most cheeses it barely melts so it is very good for grilling or frying. This time however in a baked version, which is not only pretty with the red and white layers, but also very tasty and
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I don’t know whether this is how they eat in Mexico, but this is how we imagine it 🙂 It’s a meal that Karl thought me and I usually let him do it, as somehow he is able to cook it at the end of a long day, really in really no time… So it
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Refried beans is something I tried in US and I love it since. Back in Europe I look for any opportunity to have anything similar to the tex-mex version I had there. Wrapped up in a tortilla with some cheese is just a perfect comfort food. Or an indispensable element of a ‘Mexican fiesta‘ .
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I think I mentioned already that I like aubergines 🙂 This recipe is another way of preparing this elegant vegetable. I learned it from my mom, although she is no longer preparing them any more. It’s also another favorite of my son, who is a rare 7-year old loving vegetables in all forms. The recipe
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It was the idea of the pineapple flowers that tempted me. Plus I like pineapple, so it’s a good mix. I modified a bit Nigella’s recipe for the pineapple upside down cake. Cherries didn’t fit into the muffin tins at all, so they go replaced with blueberries and it turned out pretty good too.

I didn’t know how easy it is to make caramel or caramel sauce, until I tried it. I don’t think I would believe it either. Well now I know, it is very easy and requires very little ingredients. And it makes any dessert twice as good…