Chilean Sopaipillas with pebre salsa

6-8 servings, 1 cup sauce; 20 min preparation; 1 h waiting; 20 min cooking. The sky today was so gray and wintry that I thought of a dish, typical for bad weather. I’m talking about two Chilean classics that go perfectly together. Sopaipillas are small pumpkin breads, made by Chilean women in a rainy day….

Breakfast muffins

10 servings; 15 min preparation; 25 min cooking time. Some days you want to enjoy an easy, but yet different breakfast. If you are tired of scrambled eggs already, try these muffins. They are fast and easy to make, but have a lot of flavour. You can make them vegetarian as I did, or add…

Lebanese tabbouleh

3-4 servings; 15 min preparation; 20 min cooking. Tabbouleh is a traditional Middle-Eastern dish or salad, typical for Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Syria. It originates in the Lebanese mountains and it spreads fast through the Arabic countries and Mediterranean region. Restaurants serve it as a part of the meze – various side-dishes or entrées to the meal….

Roasted sweet potatoes with cilantro and feta

4 servings; 10 min preparation; 20 min cooking. Your body will appreciate a lot if you add sweet potatoes to your weekly diet. There is a reason why they are a part of the list of superfoods as they contain a big amount of vitamin A, C and magnesium. They are an important carrier of potassium…

Superfood weekend part II – Spinach salad with strawberries

2 servings; 10 min preparation If you are wondering what to accompany your lunch with, but you don’t want to make a standard side-dish or salad, you might find your solution here. You can combine it with other dishes or just eat it by itself for lunch. Everything in this salad screams superfood. Spinach will increase your…

Couscous salad with mint and roasted bell peppers

2 servings; 30 min oven time, 10 min preparation Couscous gains more and more popularity nowadays and it’s not a coincidence. It’s not only versatile, but it’s also very easy to prepare. Choosing whole wheat couscous gives you even more nutritious benefits than pasta or rice and it will cost you fewer calories. This couscous salad is the…

Oven-roasted potatoes with parmesan cheese

3-4 servings; 30 min preparation It’s a classic combination, but yet again with a modern spin on it. Rosemary and potatoes go perfectly together, but if you add a couple of garlic cloves and a little bit of a salty parmesan cheese on top, this dish will gain so much extra character. Leave the casserole…