I recently went to Turkey and in Istambul I had this most amazing baba ganoush, although it was called ‘aubergine salad’, I guess in order to explain the unaware tourists what was it’s main ingredient. Since then I am trying to recreate it, and I do manage to have the same taste, but the original
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A different take on the traditional caprese salad. Replace the tomatoes with peaches. I made it first when I was planning a traditional caprese salad and when I took the tomatoes from the bowl I realized they were nectarines, not tomatoes. But hey, just like tomatoes they are red, sweet and somehow sour, so why
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Ratatouille is the star dish in a kids movie about a very talented rat, who becomes a chef. In the movie, a famous food critique remembers his mom’s ratatouille and appreciates the classic French dish prepared from whatever veggies were found in the kitchen that day. This is exactly what it is – whatever summer veggies
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Purslane is a fast growing, super healthy weed. It has lots of vitamins, omega acids and minerals. And on top of that it has a rich, interesting taste! During our stay in Provence, it was available at a local veggie producer’s store so I bought it without hesitating. And I loved it! Now I will
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A healthy, weekday dinner. Lots of superfoods, so should be good for you! You can replace the proposed vegetables with anything else you will find in your fridge, especially peppers, carrots or beans. You can also add freshly fried shrimp or chicken if you don’t care about it being vegan. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:154]

A hint of summer you can introduce into your life all year round. This magic marinade will make anyone like zucchini. Add fresh bread and a glass of cold white wine and you will be asking yourself why they don’t serve it in fancy restaurants (or maybe they do, but they don’t tell you it’s
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Beets can be a star of a dish too. This cheap  vegetable is often perceived as weird especially for it’s strong color.  But it has a large potential to amaze with it’s hidden sweet flavor. Works really well with salty goat cheese. Karl doesn’t like it, but I’m still working on that! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:142]

That’s a simple dish that makes the most of fresh, crunchy onions, without giving you the onion breath! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:60]

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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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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