Juicy perfectly cooked pork medallions prepared over the stovetop in one pan. This recipe comes with a rosemary-infused lemon wine sauce (yep prepared in the same skillet!) 📕 What are Pork Medallions? Pork medallions are about 1 inch (2.54 cm) sliced pork tenderloin pieces. They are filet meat pieces, and that's the most tender and most expensive meat … [Read more...]
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White Wine Sautéed Oyster Mushrooms Recipe
Skillet Sautéed Oyster Mushrooms Recipe prepared with white wine. Serve these pan-cooked oyster mushrooms as a side dish with steaks or a chicken meal. This mushroom recipe was based on my sauteed portobello mushroom recipe. Ingredients Tips for cleaning your Oyster Mushrooms Oyster mushrooms can be full of mud, hay, and insects hiding between the … [Read more...]
Glogg Mulled Wine Recipe
Make your own easy Glogg Recipe this winter season! A cup of Scandinavian spiced mulled wine will heat you up to the core. 📕 What is Glogg? Glogg (aka Glögi, Glödgat Vin, Gløgg or Glögg) is the name for the Scandinavian version of a Mulled Wine. That means Glogg is prepared in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and even in Finland and Estonia. Glogg is … [Read more...]
Salmon White Wine Sauce Pasta Recipe
You should make this salmon white wine sauce pasta recipe on a weeknight when you are craving something different but utterly delicious. This Pasta dish is quickly recreated in 30 minutes and best enjoyed, of course, with a glass of white wine or even rosé wine. My recent obsession has been, admittedly, this Pan-Fried Salmon in White Wine Sauce with … [Read more...]
Chicken with Mushroom White Wine Cream Sauce
📕 Take on Hunter's Schnitzel This recipe was inspired by one of our more traditional recipes in Austria, the hunter's schnitzel (Jägerschnitzel). This is a natural unbreaded schnitzel cooked in a creamy paprika mushroom sauce. Schnitzel in all its forms in Austria or Germany is always either pork or beef. So if it is to be compared to the Israeli schnitzel, which … [Read more...]
Fried Rice with Frozen Vegetables
I came up with this fried rice with frozen vegetables when I was looking for a quick dinner meal idea at home. You don't have time to prep and cut fresh veggies? Use frozen veggies instead! Reason to cook this Fresh veggies are great, but occasionally, you are short on time, but you still want a home cooked meal. You can use frozen veggies in this fried rice recipe … [Read more...]
Kir Royale Cocktail
The Kir royale is a classic french special occasion party cocktail. The purple shades and fruity berry taste make this sparkling wine apéritif a hit every time! 📕 What is a Kir Royale? A Kir royal is a French apéritif cocktail made with crème de cassis liqueur and a French sparkling wine. This elegant cocktail is also known as Kir pétillant in French. The Kir … [Read more...]
How to make a Salami Rose
This is a quick tutorial to help you make salami roses at home from scratch. These look great on a charcuterie boards and serve as an edible decoration. 🌹 What's a Salami Rose? A salami rose consists of layers of thinly sliced salami, which are placed, overlapping, and formed in such a way that the salami slices look like a rose. I saw them first at my sister's … [Read more...]
+30 Authentic Oktoberfest Food Ideas to Turbocharge your Party
Visiting Oktoberfest or are you looking for some delicious original Oktoberfest food ideas for your party? I compiled a collection of the best Oktoberfest recipes, savory and sweet. Grab some ideas for your Oktoberfest food party further below, or learn about the food offering before your Oktoberfest visit! This is an updated version, inspired by our recent trip to … [Read more...]
3 Ingredient Stir Fry Sauce Recipe
A quick 3 Ingredient Stir Fry Sauce to make for your favorite Asian homemade stir fries. This simple stir-fry sauce can be used just like any other stir-fry sauce and can replace those as well. 📕 What is this Stir Fry Sauce? Over the years, I came up with an easy stir-fry sauce recipe which only required 3 ingredients. This stir-fry sauce was inspired by … [Read more...]
Simple Kohlrabi Salad with Vinaigrette
A simple kohlrabi salad recipe prepared with grated or shredded raw kohlrabi and dressed with an easy to prepare vinaigrette dressing. This refreshing salad can be prepared in advance. Here is how it's made from scratch at home. 📕 What is Kohlrabi? Kohlrabi is a roundish bulb root vegetable. It's juicy on the inside, and it has a hard thick skin, which will … [Read more...]
German Pork Loin Roast with Sauerkraut Recipe
Our South German/Austrian boneless pork loin roast with sauerkraut recipe. This is an authentic recipe for pork roast prepared without apples and brown sugar in a Dutch oven. I share useful tips to get make the juiciest and most tender pork loin roast ever! The recipe comes with process images and a video. 📕 What is this pork and sauerkraut recipe? I'm … [Read more...]
Paul's Baguette Recipe
This is Paul's baguette recipe! My husband perfected this bread recipe over time and the result is always a crusty and airy french style baguette. The recipe is great for bread baking beginners (Paul is also a beginner bread baker). No kneading by hand, but you need a hand or stand mixer. This is a baguette bread recipe prepared with simple ingredients. … [Read more...]
Skillet French Savory Crêpe Recipe
A simple savory crêpe recipe, just the way French people make them at home. You will only need a regular skillet to make thin perfect crêpes. Those can be stuffed with a savory filling. 📕 What are Crêpes? Crêpes are french paper-thin large round pancakes. They resemble the German or Austrian Pfannkuchen or Palatschinken, just that they are thinner than … [Read more...]
12 BEST Chanterelle Mushroom Recipes
Here are some great chanterelle mushroom recipes to make the most out of your fresh, dried or frozen chanterelles. 📕 What are Chanterelle Mushrooms? Chanterelle mushrooms, or chanterelles as they are also called, are vibrant yellow or golden colored and funnel-shaped mushrooms. Variations exist between the white and black color spectrum. Some … [Read more...]
Buffalo White Bean Dip Recipe
Buffalo flavored hot White Bean Dip with a recipe to make it either chunky or velvety smooth. This dip takes about 20 minutes to prepare from start to finish, and it is a vegan healthy, dairy-free dip. You won't need a food processor for this recipe, you will just need a skillet! 🧅 Ingredients Here is a quick overview with info on what you will need, to … [Read more...]
Individual Salmon Wellington Recipe
Individual Salmon Wellingtons are baked puff pastry wrapped salmon filets inspired by my mini beef wellington. Here you will find a recipe with easy progress pictures and video. 🐟 Ingredients Here is a quick overview of what you will need to make your own salmon wellington (almost) from scratch. Get the detailed measurements in the recipe card further … [Read more...]
Hampi South India
A non-biased guide to visit Hampi and its ancient monuments in South India. 📕 Where and what is Hampi? Hampi is a place in South India, Karnataka, known for its ancient Indian monuments. It was the capital of the notorious Vijayanagara Empire. The capital of the empire was also known as Vijayanagara and was the second-largest city in the world in 1500 CE, some 500 … [Read more...]
Scarlet Runner Bean Salad Recipe
A hearty flavor-packed scarlet runner bean salad. Easy to prepare and for all those who love gourmet food! 📕 What are scarlet runner beans? Scarlet runner beans are some of the largest beans out there. The average length of a bean is 1 1/2 inches or 4 centimeters. If the size doesn't impress you, the color will. They come in various colors. Some are bright … [Read more...]
Salmon Furikake Seasoning
Flavor-packed Salmon Furikake Seasoning to use as a topping over rice meals. This is a Japanese recipe. 📕 What is it? Furikake are multi-purpose Japanese seasoning blends, used to season mainly rice and noodle dishes among others. They are categorized as dry or wet furikake. They are sold as a condiment in small packets in Japan and many variations exist. … [Read more...]
Homemade Lobster Stock
Lobster stock can be prepared at home from scratch and it's in fact a good zero waste practice if you are boiling a lobster anyway. This is a basic plainly flavored seafood stock. 📕 What is lobster stock? Lobster stock is prepared from lobster shells. The shells are infused in the boiling water over a slow simmering flame. Once you have boiled a lobster, … [Read more...]
Ground Horseradish Recipe
Ground horseradish is a must-have strongly-flavored condiment, which is for all those who love German and East European food. 📕 What is Ground Horseradish? Ground horseradish is prepared out of fresh raw horseradish, a sharp-tasting root that is related to the Japanese wasabi root. The root is creamy white and it's dense and hard. The flavor can be described … [Read more...]
5 mins Corn and Bean Salad Recipe
A simple quick corn and bean salad. It's my go-to last-minute salad for a BBQ or tailgating party. It only takes 5 minutes to mix this together! 🍅 Ingredients I came up with this salad when I needed a last minute quick salad for a gathering. It's based on my Mexican black bean corn salad but I simplified it and this corn and bean salad can be prepared with … [Read more...]
Things to see in Slovenia (Europe)
This post is there to inspire you to add Slovenia, a small European country, to your travel bucket list for the future. 💭 FAQs in a nutshell Slovenia is located in Europe. It's bordering Austria to the north, Hungary to the east, Croatia to the South, and Italy to the West. It's part of the European Union so, Schengen visa applies here and they have the Euro. … [Read more...]
Austrian Food Guide
This is a guide about Austrian food and drink specialties. It covers everything you need to know if you are a gourmand traveling Austria or if you want to simply learn more about our food culture. The food guide is from the perspective of a West Austrian, so I may have mentioned more specialties from there because, well that's my expertise. But I have also … [Read more...]
Lobster Bisque Recipe
A lobster bisque is a soul food dish, a deeply flavored tomato-based thickened soup, enriched with lobster chunks. Prepare this soup from scratch. The boiling instructions for a whole fresh lobster will be posted another day. 📕 What is a lobster bisque? A bisque is a creamy thickened deep flavored soup that originated in France. However, the dish is more … [Read more...]
Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
One-pan juicy skillet chicken cordon bleu, stuffed with melt in your mouth cheese and ham, coated with a crispy golden breading. Discover how to easily make this family dinner favorite from scratch at home. 🍗 Ingredients You will need the following ingredients to make chicken cordon bleu from scratch at home: You can also choose to season the ham and cheese … [Read more...]
Baked Spiced Salmon Fillet Recipe
Perfectly cooked moist oven-baked salmon fillet prepared and enhanced with healthy spices. This dish isn't spicy hot but rather aromatic. Prepare your salmon fillet and enjoy a low-carb quick and easy dinner meal. 🧄 Ingredients that you will need 🔪 How to bake this spiced salmon dish? Here is an overview of how to prepare this dish from scratch within … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Couscous Salad Recipe
A light and healthy Mediterranean couscous salad. Perfect and refreshing for a hot summer day, this salad is quick and easy to make and is packed with nutrition. It is a good source of vitamins, minerals, and protein. 📕 What is couscous? Couscous is a grain preparation made of small granules of crushed durum wheat semolina. Dishes made from couscous … [Read more...]
Sauteed Chanterelle Mushrooms Recipe
Quick and easy sauteed chanterelle mushrooms, prepared in the skillet with a few simple kitchen ingredients. 📕 What are Chanterelle Mushrooms? Chanterelle mushrooms are some of the most loved mushrooms in the world. They are usually golden/orange and grow in bunches in temperate forests during summer and fall. Chanterelle are kind of firm and they have a … [Read more...]
Guide to Styria Austria
Styria is known for its vineyard landscapes, hot water wellness spas, and its food and wine culture. Plan your trip to this beautiful region with our tips! Where is Styria? Styria is a region located in South Austria, bordering Slovenia. The region has the alps in the west and hills with the vineyard in the more temperate east. You will take about 1-2 hours … [Read more...]
Guide to Salzburg City (Austria)
Your complete Salzburg guide to enjoying the best that the city has to offer. Written by a local. Video Walk in 4K Where is Salzburg located? Salzburg city is the capital of the Salzburg region in Austria. It's one of 9 regions in Austria. The Austrian city is bordering Germany and the small German corner (Kleine Deutsche Eck), which is a major connection to … [Read more...]
Guide to Italian Food in Italy
So, you are planning a trip to Italy and Italian food is your passion? This guide covers dishes and drinks that you will come across in Italy and that you will need to try if you love food! You will also learn everything you need to know to get around with your taste buds. No matter where you are in Italy, the food is always awesome! Yet, sometimes it can get … [Read more...]
Italian Tiramisu Recipe
Authentic Italian Tiramisu prepared from scratch within minutes. This is your dessert if you like boozy, creamy coffee flavored treats. So, you had tiramisu on your last holiday in Italy Florence or at your last visit to Olive Garden, and now you thought about making a homemade batch? Well, turns out you can just do that. I show you how to make your own classic … [Read more...]
Guide to Florence Italy
A transparent travel guide to Florence in Italy. Plan your vacation to the great Tuscan city after social distancing times. This guide has a focus on getting there by car at the bottom of the article. What is Florence Italy famous for? Florence (called Firenze by the locals) is located in Tuscany, a region in central Italy, Europe. The city is known for being … [Read more...]
Fava Beans - How to prep, cook and store
Fava beans (aka broad beans) are incredibly nutritious beans! In this post, you will learn how to prep cook and store them. 📕 What are fava beans? Fava beans are also called broad beans in some regions in this world. They are large green beans growing and sitting in a thick, slightly hairy, thick green pod. The pods can get about 6-7 inches long and one … [Read more...]
Venice Travel Guide (Italy)
A straightforward Venice Italy travel guide in 2020 (with new social distancing rules) to make the most of your trip! With a focus on getting there by car, ideas on things to do in Venice, hotel and food recommendations. Getting to Venice by car (roadtrip) Venice is a city consisting of several islands located in North Italy. The city doesn't have roads but instead … [Read more...]
Aperol Spritz Recipe
A refreshing orange-hued Aperol spritz, just the way it's served in Italy. I share a recipe to make this fun cocktail drink at home asap! 📕 What is Aperol Spritz? Aperol Spritz is a refreshing orange-colored drink from Italy. It originated in Venice, where it is still commonly served as the cities' signature drink. A spritz is a quick cocktail prepared … [Read more...]
Lemon Chicken Piccata Recipe
Irresistible Chicken Piccata coated with Parmesan and served with a citrusy lemon sauce. My low-carb chicken dinner meal is quickly and easily prepared in one skillet. What is Chicken Piccata? Chicken Piccata is an Italian dish, which originally was prepared with thin slices of veal meat. The chicken version is called Piccata di pollo in Italian. Piccata refers … [Read more...]
French Onion Tart Recipe
This is a french family onion tart recipe. It's from northern France, the historical Picardi region. You can prepare this savory tart within minutes or choose to make it from scratch. 📕 What is an onion tart? An onion tart is a savory open pie-like pastry with an onion custard filling. It's a traditional main course dish, served for lunch or dinner, in … [Read more...]