Watermelon Salad Recipe
This is a perfectly light summer appetizer that is very easy to prepare and it’s super tasty. This recipe calls for ricotta, but works fine with feta cheese or any...
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Healthy Veggie Pasta
Vegetable pasta dishes are a healthy and delicious way to enjoy the combination of fresh, colorful vegetables and comforting pasta. This veggie pasta recipe features onions, peppers, zucchini, eggplant, garlic,...
Easy Eggplant Pasta with Mozzarella
If you’re looking for a hearty and flavorful pasta dish packed with vegetables, look no further than eggplant and mozzarella pasta. This dish combines the smooth and creamy texture of...
Aloo Ki Tarkari (Pakistani Potato Curry)
Aloo Ki Tarkari is a delicious vegetarian potato curry and it’s one of the most popular foods in Pakistan. Pakistanis like this served for breakfast with paratha or roti. Alternatively, you could...
Watermelon and Feta Salad
The original recipe is made with Bulgarian feta, locally known as Sirene. It’s the most popular Bulgarian cheese, and while similar to the Greek feta cheese they are not really the...
Hummus Recipe by Chef Thomas Wenger
I like the Middle Eastern Mezze or appetizers. Mezze almost always consists, of Hummus (chickpea - sesame spread) and Babaganoush (eggplant- sesame dip) served with warm pita bread. Other items...
Bearnaise Sauce
Bearnaise and Hollandaise are, I believe, a couple of the major reasons many people dine out. I suppose they feel that these beautiful rich sauces are too difficult to make...
Mandazi (African Donuts)
Mandazi (also known as maandazi or ndao and sometimes mahamri or mamri) is a slightly sweet, famous snack that you can get on the roadside in most East African countries,...
Niter Kibbeh (Ethiopian Spiced Clarified Butter)
Niter Kibbeh is a key ingredient in many Eritrean and Ethiopian dishes; like berbere spice, it is must-have ingredient for cooking authentic Ethiopian food. It is possible to make niter...
Creamy Potato Leek Soup
Smooth and light, this creamy potato leek soup will certainly make lunch (or dinner) your favorite meal of the day. What’s even better? This easy-to-make soup gets you all the...
Creamy Guacamole Recipe
Guacamole is one of those items that everyone and their dog has a recipe for. This of course is the best version (haha), it is my version. I find avocado...
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (Spaghetti w/ Garlic and Olive Oil)
Literally translated, it means garlic & oil (extra virgin of course). If you don't love quality extra virgin olive oil and sauteed golden garlic, then you won't understand this recipe....
Basil Pesto Recipe
I usually make pesto when basil is at its best, fortunately when basil it at it’s best it’s also abundant and cheap so I usually end up making it in...
French Mashed Potatoes: Paris Mash
This French mashed potatoes recipe was provided by French-born Chef Guillaume Brahimi and it can be also be found in his cookbook Guillaume: Food for Friends.
Pineapple & Coriander Salsa
This pineapple salsa is ideal for summer barbecues. Serve it as a dip with white corn chips, on top of grilled fish, throughout a salad of prawns or along side...
Polenta Recipe by Chef Thomas Wenger
Polenta is one of those things I despised as a child and only really got to appreciate when I became a chef. Polenta is a great alternative to pasta, rice...
Grilled Maitake Mushrooms with Garlic Sauce
Nicknamed “hen of the woods”, Maitake is a delicious mushroom with a subtle yet lovely meaty flavor. This grilled maitake mushrooms recipe was provided by Chef Katie Button and it’s...
Smørrebrød Recipe: Tomatoes with Capers and Tarragon
The name smørrebrød is derived from the Danish words smør and brød, meaning butter and bread. Dubbed King of Danish Smørrebrød, Chef Adam Aamann is sharing one of his reinvented smørrebrød...
Gazpiche
This creative dish presented by Chef Alejandra Espinoza combines a traditional Spanish gazpacho with classic Ecuadorian ceviche, which typically has a red, tomato-based broth. We’ve substituted smoked watermelon for the...
Vegan Sushi Burger
This is not your normal burger! It’s a sushi burger! Layers of avocado, cabbage, watercress and teriyaki tofu drizzled with a siracha mayonnaise and sandwiched between sushi rice! Just so...
Homemade Onion Focaccia
Focaccia is an Italian bread enriched with olive oil and all sorts of greens and flavors. It is quite simple to make and the result is spectacularly good. I first...
Mini Tomato & Mozzarella Tarts
I made these delicious tomato and mozzarella tarts for my baby boy’s birthday, and so special were they, I knew I also had to share them with you. They won...
Swedish Potato Salad/Färskpotatissalad
Despite the cold climate, Swedish are barbeque fanatics. In sun, rain, or snow we light up our barbeques in backyards or public places. Vegetables, pork, steak, fish, and chicken are...
Camembert en Croute Recipe
Another day of my “secret challenge month” and another delicious recipe: Camembert en croute. It is a French dish based on the famous camembert, the most iconic French cheese. I...