Yes, it’s still kinda winter. And sometimes that means that we don’t have the largest variety of vegetables at our disposal. Mostly, there are carrots. Carrots. And more carrots. But don’t despair, if you don’t want to do any more roasted carrots or carrot soups, this is an easy way to change it up a…
Category: home-made recipe
Caramel Sauce
Lately, I have been practicing my caramel sauce and this Swissmilk recipe variation I had the best experience with. It also is immensely variable; depending on how long you let it simmer at the end you can use it as a sauce topping on ice-cream or dessert or as a bread spread topped with banana’s…
Crispy Oven Roasted Chickpeas with Curry
Do you like chickpeas? If yes, you will not be disappointed with these: Crispy chickpeas seasoned with curry – a recipe ripe for vegan snack heaven! Ingredients: 1 can of chickpeas (ca. 240g) 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil 1 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of curcuma 1/4 teaspoon of powdered ginger 1 teaspoon of curry…
Overnight Flaxseed Chocolate Pudding
Start or end your day with this (vegan) overnight high fibre chocolate pudding! It just takes 5 minutes of work the night before and you’re ready to go! Ingredients (4-8 portions, depending on hunger and portion size): 90g ground flax seeds 2.5dl oat milk (or any kind of milk you like) 2-3 tablespoons of maple…
Öpfelchüechli – or Swiss Apple Cake Bites
This is – literally – the easiest baking recipe I’ve ever made. And it’s delicious, moist and full of warm apple flavor – so let’s get right to it! Ingredients (ca. 20 Apple Cake Bites):600g Apples, peeled and chopped into ca. 1 cm sized pieces1 tablespoon of lemon or lime juice120g Butter, roomtemperature1 packet of…
Apéro Favorite: Crostini with artichoke cream and chorizo
These crostini with artichoke and chorizo are one of my all time favorite fingerfood go-tos – even though I am personally not a big fan of artichoke, the flavor combination with the spicy fatiness of chorizos is an absolute dream – and they only take 15 minutes to make. This post is based on a…
Apple Strudel – a classic and comforting winter dessert
This lovely seasonal winter sweet treat brings back childhood flavors for sure! And with a little cheat – using storebought Strudel pastry – this Apple Strudel is done in no time. It’s also really easy to prepare and keep in the fridge until it’s nearly time for dessert – then just pop it in the…
Roasted Almonds: Last Minute DIY Christmas Gift Recipe
Christmas is almost here, the shops are almost all closed and there is hardly any time left? Don’t worry, with this 3 ingredients roasted almond recipe you will get homemade Christmas joy in 20 minutes! So don’t waste time and get started! Ingredients (6-8 servings): 4dl water 800g almonds, whole, unpeeled 800g sugar 3-4 teaspoons…
Glutenfree Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins with a Chocolate Ganache Center
So this year I was invited to my first ever Thanksgiving (!) and I didn’t wanna show up empty handed. So I got inspired by overall harvest season and came up with this quick and easy to make, glutenfree – yet really decadent – twist on a pumpkin dessert with lots and lots of chocolate,…
Miniature Almond Croissants – or Nussgipfeli
Nussgipfel – or Almond Croissants – a little sweet treat common in Switzerland that is incredibly easy to make – at least if you resort to store-bought puff pastry, which I normally do – don’t tell anyone. It’s a light puff pastry filled with an almond and hazelnut filling. Usually, the croissants are quite sizeable,…