Peanut butter bookies

Do you know what I’ve noticed? That I have not published a cookie recipe for ages. Well, I have not baked cookies for ages. I wonder why. I like cookies and they are easy and fast to make. I'm now sorting out my cookbooks. That means I look at the books and when I realize that no recipe appeals to me, I sort it out. And while I looked through the book "Cook's bible - baking" I came across the recipe for peanut butter cookies. Since I have an open peanut butter jar in the house (and I did not know what to do with it), I spontaneously decided to bake the peanut butter cookies. That was a good decision, because the cookies taste incredibly good. Here is the recipe...if you want to bake some too.

Oven-roasted pumpkin soup

On the blog, there are two other pumpkin soup recipe. Nevertheless, what can I do if I love pumpkin soup and try every year new recipes? They taste so delicious that I cannot withhold the recipes from you. I do not post every pumpkin soup recipe I try, but this time it just was not possible. Even if I have other recipes I want to share with you, today I had to publish the recipe for oven-roasted pumpkin soup. You will surely forgive me.

Sage polenta with mushrooms

It's time for a main course recipe. This time, I have a recipe of sage polenta with fried mushrooms. A simple, delicious and vegan recipe. I cooked this recipe the first time last year. And then it was prepared again and again. Last time, I also took some pictures, because I did not want to keep the sage polenta with fried mushroom recipe just for me. It just tastes too good...and as you know, I like to share good recipes with you.

Creepy graves

To be honest, I didn’t want to prepare anything for Halloween. When I plan to prepare something for Halloween for the blog, I begin at the beginning of the month. So I have enough time to bake the recipes, to photograph and to write the post. But this month I did not do it. And then a few days before Halloween I decided to prepare at least one recipe. There was no time for more. I wanted to be something simple that everyone can prepare. So I decided for the creepy graves (also known as pudding graves). I wanted to do this for years. Here is how it is done.

Beetroot puree

It's time for a new recipe. I thought it is finally time to publish the recipe for beetroot puree. It's a simple recipe and for this reason I've been wondering if I should share it with you or not. But most time the simple things are the best, so why not. And maybe not everyone knows the recipe of beetroot puree. I did not know it until a few years ago.

Almond milk

As you know I am not a vegan. Nor a vegetarian. But I like to try out new recipes. Also vegan recipes. When it comes to cooking, I have no problems…I find it very easy to cook vegan. But when it comes to baking…this is another story. But I don’t give up. My biggest problem is replacing eggs. The other ingredients I can replace without problem: instead of butter I take margarine or oil. Instead of honey I take maple syrup. And instead of milk I take almond milk. So I decided to make almond milk. One can buy it in the shops to buy I have a problem: one can always buy 1 liter. But often I need much less. And before I buy too much, I prepare it myself. The almond milk is easy to prepare...you only need almonds and water. You can read below how you can make almond milk.

Chocolate salami

Today's recipe is a recipe from my childhood. I must confess, I never baked the chocolate salami myself until a few weeks ago, but this recipe has been on my to-do list for so long. And one cold day I wanted to eat something sweet and since I had all the ingredients at home I prepared the chocolate salami.

Fried king oyster mushrooms with mozzarella and walnuts

The summer is over now. I was hoping that we will have some nice late summer days or nice autumn days, but this is not the case at the moment. Theoretically autumn is not so bad...if it wouldn’t rain so much. And if the days wouldn’t be so gray and cold. What I like about autumn is the colourful leaves and the seasonal fruits and vegetables. Figs, mushrooms, pumpkins...they all have season now. All this makes my heart beat faster...because I can finally use all these ingredients again. And share with you recipes that have been waiting for years to be published. For example, these fried king oyster mushrooms with mozzarella and walnuts. The first time I cooked the recipe 3 years ago. And then 2 years ago. But only now do finally share the recipe with you. Better later than never, or?

No-Knead cheese, tomato, and garlic bread

Last weekend, Zorra and Sandra called for the 20th synchronous baking event. We baked a no-knead bread with cheese, tomatoes and garlic. The original recipe is from kingarthurflour.com But I changed the recipe a bit.

Mini Pavlova

I know, I know. There are already 2 pavlova recipes on the blog. At the beginning I didn’t want to publish today’s recipe. After I cooked the asparagus with sauce hollandaise, I remained with 2 eggs whites. I decided to bake mini pavlovas. When I was home for Christmas I had an attempt to bake some. But since I was not familiar with the oven and I also had no oven thermometer I burned the pavlovas. At my place I always use a thermometer so this time everything worked just fine. When I tried the first piece I was so excited that I could not keep the recipe only for me. And I think you will not mind.

Tomatoe-basil soup

From an astronomical point of view, the summer will continue until 22 September. But if you look out the window, autumn is already here. For a few days it has been cold and rainy in Vienna. I am a summer person and I really hoped that we will still have a few warm days. But it does not look like this at the moment. As the weather was cold, I cooked a hot soup on the weekend.

Italian antipasti plate

A few weeks ago I bought a 3-in-1 sandwich maker. My sandwich maker broke, so I was looking for a new one. And then I have found a cheap 3-in-1 device. In addition to the sandwich plate, it also has a grill and a waffles plate. I had to test everything, so I decided to prepare an antipasti plate. Everything worked very well so that I can show you today the result. An Italian antipasti plate is something very tasty and even if you don’t own a grill, you can prepare it. I will not make state any quantities, only a list of the ingredients and the preparation method.

Sugar melon buttermilk ice cream

As you may know, since last year I am the owner of an ice machine. Last year I didn’t use the ice machine so much, but this year I changed this. I'm not the big ice cream eater now, but I like to try new tastes. To be honest I like more refined tastes, such as this sugar melon buttermilk ice cream.

Rib-Eye steak with roasted tomatoes

Today all the meat will be happy! Today I noticed, that I didn’t post a meat containing recipe for a while. But as you already know by now, I don’t often cook with meat. And when I am cooking, then mostly beef or chicken. Today’s recipe is a rib-eye steak with roasted tomatoes. Something I had recently for lunch.

Watermelon-shrimps-salad

Sarah from Knusperstübchen is hosting a blog event where her readers and other bloggers can share their favorite summer recipes. I took this event as an occasion to show you one of my favorite summer salads: watermelon shrimp salad. In the summer I like to eat salads and this one I prepare every year.

Sour cherry liqueur

As you can still find sour cherries to buy, I thought it is time to show you the recipe for homemade cherry liqueur. I made this liqueur 2 years ago, but I didn’t manage to publish the recipe until now. I don’t want to wait another year, so I publish today. As you just notice, today I have no inspiration for a better introduction. I just repeat myself. Sometimes this happens 🙈. Another thing I can say about the recipe: it's a family recipe - I got it from my grandma. So, now I leave you with the recipe, it just does not get any better.

Apricot crumble cake

Last week I bought 1 kg of apricots. I love them, but I can not eat 1 kg within one day. Usually you don’t have to, because the apricots don’t spoil within a few days. But that's exactly what happened to my apricots. When I wanted to eat a new apricot the next day, I realized that some were spoiled. And I still had so many. So what could I do? I did not want to make jam. And also no liqueur, because I have 2 others in the making. So I decided to bake a cake. I read some recipes in my cookbooks and then decided to make an apricot sprinkle cake.

Crispy pizza with brie and pear

The weather was not particularly nice this week in Vienna. It rained a lot and it was pretty cool. I really wondered if the summer was already over. The good thing about it was that I have cooked again. When it is warm in the summer, my oven usually stays cold. But now I could make the stove hot without having 100 degrees in the apartment. And so I used this time to bake again pizza. I have not done this for a long time and I really wanted to eat a homemade pizza.

Aqua Smoothie Bowl

My dears, today I have an aqua smoothie bowl recipe for you. A what? This was what I asked myself when I saw photos of aqua smoothie bowls (also known as mermaid smoothie bowl) on Instagram. I must confess, I was intrigued about the color and so I wanted to find out what that is and of course how to prepare it. So I searched the web and read several recipes but none really inspired me. But now I knew what I needed to get this great color. I will tell you: Spirulina Powder. Since I knew the secret ingredient I created an aqua smoothie bowl to my taste. Well, got curious? Then read on.

Ice-cream cocktail

It wasn’t planned to make this cocktail. Now I will tell you the story behind this cocktail: a few weeks ago my sister visited me for a few days. And she bought raspberries. But she did not eat them, so they remain in the fridge. This is not a big deal you will say. You are right, but I am also allergic to raspberries. So what to do with them? As with the strawberries, I can eat a small amount without getting skin rash. So I decided to use some raspberries in a cocktail. I then opted for this ice cream cocktail. The other raspberries were eaten by a friend of mine, so nothing was thrown away.

Pasta with roasted vegetables

Today's recipe comes from Donal Skehan, a cook whose recipes I really like. I happened to see this recipe on his Facebook page and I found it sounded very tasty. So I decided to try it out. And I was more than thrilled: the pasta with roasted vegetables tasted super delicious. Fortunately, I have made 2 portions - so now I can say that this dish also tastes cold delicious. So it is also something that you can take for a picnic. I will cook the recipe again and again. Because I am just thrilled!

Fast spelt bread with grains

Some time ago I bought an enamel loaf pan from Tchibo. Somehow, I lost one of my loaf pans and I needed a new one. So when I saw the one from Tchibo I had to buy it. I like enamel dishes, this was pretty and practical. The loaf pan came also with some recipes but I found only one interesting. Exactly, it was the recipe for the fast spelt bread. I've changed the recipe a bit and this has come out.

Panna Cotta x 3

If you only knew since when I wanted to share this panna cotta recipe with you! In the summer of 2014 I once again prepared panna cotta. And I decided to serve it with cherry sauce. But when I wanted to put the recipe online, the season for cherries was already over. Then I said: not so tragic, you will publish the reptile next year. But since then three years passed. This year, I decided to publish the recipe. When I looked at the old photos, I was quite dissatisfied with them. So I decided to prepare panna cotta again. And then I had the idea of ​​trying 2 new variants - they had been on my To-Do list for some time. Therefore today there is not one panna cotta recipe but 3.

Seafood risotto with pesto

When I cooked the Tom Yam Gai soup I used seafood but some not all I bought. At first, I did not know what to cook with the remaining seafood. My first idea was pasta with seafood. But then I remembered my Tuscany vacation. During this holiday I have eaten some great food which I have planned to cook. One of this great dishes was the the spaghetti cacio e pepe but also risotto with seafood and pesto. The risotto I have only tasted, but I liked it so much that I kept it in the back of my head. I actually had no recipe for the risotto with seafood and pesto but that did not prevent me from cooking it. I just started and today you can see the result here.

Potato and radish salad

The ones who follows me on Instagram knows that I have started to sort out my cooking magazines collection. I collected so many magazines over the last years but I almost never cook from them. But since they take so much space, I decided that it is time to trough away some of them. So I looked at each magazine and more than a half had to go. Most of the recipes were not so exciting or have many repeated themselves. When I sorted out the recipes I saw this recipe of a potato and radish salad and I decided to cook it the next day as I had most of the ingredients at home. What I didn’t have was not used. While I was preparing the salad, I noticed that it is a super leftovers recipe. So I quickly added a few ingredients and so this potato and radish salad was created.

Vanilla ice cream

Today I wanted to show you a cookie dough ice cream recipe. This because I love the cookie dough ice cream from Ben & Jerry...I really love it. I buy almost only this ice cream. Now you surely ask yourself why I blog only a vanilla ice cream recipe. If you look more closely at the pictures you will recognize the cookie dough inside. Well...I made the ice, but the cookie dough does not taste good. Maybe I was hoping my ice cream comes close to the original (got the recipe from the B&J book). But I was wrong. But the vanilla ice cream tastes so great that I really want to share the recipe with you. And maybe some of you have the ultimate cookie dough recipe for me.

Steak Sandwich

Today is such a day when I have no inspiration. I would like to tell you something about today's recipe, but my mind is empty. Perhaps it is like this because this is actually a leftover recipe. The day before, I had steak, but I did not eat the whole piece. The next day I had the idea to make a steak sandwich for breakfast. A quick look in the fridge and the other ingredients were selected and I created this sandwich. Before I start to repeat myself here and say nothing interesting I stop and leave you with the recipe.

Infused water

I do not know about you, but I drink too little water. An adult should drink more than 2 liters of water a day. But on most days I don’t even drink 1 liter. The problem is that I do not feel the need to drink more. But my skin suffers (it is very dry) so I will try to drink more. In order to make the water tastier, I began to "refine" it with fresh fruits and herbs. So today I share with you my 3 favorite infused water recipes:

Nectarines jam

Do you remember the story with the nectarines from the previous year? No? Ok, I'll tell you briefly what it was about: last year I bought nectarines, although I knew they would not taste. It was not their season. And what did I do this year? Exactly! I’ve made the same mistake. Last year I used the nectarines to bake a delicious fruit cake. This year I cooked jam with them. And since the nectarines were not sweet, the marmalade tastes just right.

Papanasi – romanian doughnuts

On the first Friday in June, the in the USA is celebrated the doughnut day. Zorra thought that it is time to bring this tradition to Europe! Said and done. A secret Facebook group was founded and we worked on this idea. It was decided that we all write our posts until the 01/07 and that the recipe will be published on the 01/02. At the end of the article you will find a list of all participants and the links to their recipes.

Olive cake

A few weeks ago I finally baked this olive cake. I wanted to bake this cake so many times, I think it was on my to-do list for at least 2 years. I eat this olive cake quite often...because it is a constant companion at all our parties. If we celebrate a birthday or are only grilling...the olive cake is always served. Until now my girlfriends baked it, but last week I baked it myself. I have the recipe from my friend Geta...she insisted that I mention this...just kidding 😊.

White asparagus with homemade hollandaise sauce

The asparagus season is ongoing right now. This is the reason why I have for you the recipe for white asparagus with homemade hollandaise sauce. Not that the season is over again and I have to wait another year until I can publish the recipe. I like asparagus but so far I have never eaten it with sauce hollandaise. I wanted to try this for such a long time, but I was a bit afraid of the sauce. And I did not want to use a finished product. Well ... this year I dared to prepare the sauce and now I can present the recipe here.

Zucchini cream soup

In the last post I shared with you the recipe for the courgettes-chili-mint salad. I have not used the part of the zucchini that had kernels for the salad. Since I didn’t want to throw the courgettes away, I used that part to cook a vegan zucchini cream soup. You can use also whole zucchinis to cook this soup, you don’t have to make the salad…but I recommend you to try it.

Courgette-chili-mint salad with prawns

Do you remember my first cooking class? There I haven’t learned only some new tricks but I also went home with some new recipes. And one of these recipes I have prepared quite often. This year again. And then I realized that I didn’t share the recipe for the courgette-chili-mint salad with you yet. But this is changing today. This salad is super delicious and super healthy. And the preparation is also very fast. It is the ideal recipe for warm days, when you do not want to spend too much time in the kitchen. But not only.

Strawberry buns with cream cheese frosting

The ones who have been following my blog for a longer time have certainly noticed that there are no recipes with strawberries. This is because I am allergic to them. I cannot eat more than 2-3 strawberries without risking a skin rash. For this reason, I avoid eating strawberries. I made an exception for the strawberries buns with cream cheese frosting. I bought strawberries (but do not ask why) and I did not want to throw them away. So I decided to bake these strawberry buns for my work colleagues. I also tasted one...as I said...I can eat 2-3 without having any problems. Do you suffer from allergies?

Porridge with baked apple and cinnamon

As you might know, I'm a big porridge fan. I eat it every week. And every time I try to prepare it in a different way - just according to the motto: it should not be boring. The last time I made it with baked apple and cinnamon. And it was so delicious. For this reason, this recipe has also made it on the blog.

Green beans with garlic

Today, I present you a very simple recipe for a dish I have not eaten for ages. I think the last time I cooked this meal was7 yeas ago. But do not ask me why. When I think about it than it comes to my mind that there are many dishes I have not cooked for ages. Does this also happen to you? But I'm going to change that. Because there are dishes I like to eat and remember of my youth 😁. But back to today's dish: Today, we have green beans with garlic. Simple but delicious.

Tom Yam Gai

As you know, at the beginning of the year I was in Thailand. And those who follow my Instagram account also know I was very enthusiastic about the Thai food. I was so excited that I even attended a cooking course in Kho Lanta, our last stop. At the beginning I was not quite sure whether it would be worthwhile to visit a cooking class. I was not sure if I would find all the ingredients at home to cook the dishes at all. But I decided to go for it, as the class was not that expensive. And I didn’t want to regret that I didn’t go. I have looked at the offers from a few cookery schools and then decided for one. And I'm so glad I went to this cooking course.

Coffee Brownies

Last time I have showed you the recipe for coffee liqueurs, today I'll show you what you can prepare with it. Even if I am not a coffee fan and I do not drink coffee I like the taste of it in desserts. This made it clear to me that I had to try these brownies. And I was right...they tasted very good ... also for a coffee grouch like me 😄

Coffee liqueur

Dear all, today I have a coffee-liqueur recipe for you. Why a liqueur recipe? Because I think that this liqueur is a great Easter gift. I always am happy when I receive homemade gifts. Don’t you? And if you prepare the liqueur today, there it has enough time to infuse and you have a nice Easter gift for your loved ones.

Pull apart bread with wild garlic pesto

My dear readers, it's time for a new recipe. This time I did not have to think long...I knew exactly what recipe I wanted to publish. As you know, I bought wild garlic about 2 weeks ago. After I had made the ravioli I still had some wild garlic. At first I wanted to bake wild-garlic buns. I saw a recipe on Krisi’s blog. But I changed my mind and baked this pull apart bread. This was on my "to-cook" list for quite some time. As well as wild garlic pesto. And so I took the opportunity and deleted two things from my list 😉 Here comes the recipe for Pull apart bread with wild garlic pesto.

Eggnog muffins

 

To be honest, I wasn’t planning to post any Easter recipes this year. I don’t have any recipes in stock – I mean recipes I baked/ cooked the past years and which did not make it on the blog. So as I said ... I didn’t want to prepare something for Easter. But then, a few weeks ago, I received a nice request from Tchibo. They asked me if I want to participate at their Eastern blog parade. And I said yes. I had to choose between 3 different backing sets. The decision was not easy, because I liked all of them - but I loved the muffin wheel so I decided for the muffin set. Soon was also clear that I was going to bake these eggnog muffins. I had to do something with the homemade eggnog...I cannot drink it alone 😉

Lemon Curd

I needed 3 attempts to find the perfect lemon curd recipe. I have tried this recipe three years ago, everything worked well, but I had not taken any pictures. And back then I thought that I used too many eggs. Therefore, I tried another 2 recipes. Unfortunately the result was not satisfactory. So I went back to the beginning and I prepared again the lemon curd after the first recipe. And, of course, everything was right: consistency and taste. This time I took also pictured so today I can present you the recipe for lemon curd.

Ravioli with wild garlic filling

Yesterday I made for the first time ravioli and I cooked for the first time with wild garlic. 2 things I wanted to do for a long time. Unfortunately, the wild garlic season is always so short...and I do not know where I can pick it. But luckily you can buy it. Last year I did not find any when I decided to cook with it. This year I saw it in the supermarket and bought it right away...safe is safe. And ravioli ... I also wanted to prepare them for ages...I even bought a ravioli mold last summer. I had many ideas for the ravioli…but I just didn’t have the time to cook them. Until yesterday...when I cooked ravioli cooked with wild garlic filling. Oh man... have they tasted good. I will certainly make more often ravioli...even if it is a little time-consuming. But the effort is worth it.

Tomato-mozzarella-basil waffles

It has been months since I last baked waffles. Every time I make some waffles I say I will make them more often. And every time the waffle iron remains unused for a few months. And this even though I still want to try so many recipes: on my list are pizza waffles and Belgian waffles with warm cherries. Today, however, I have a recipe of tomato-mozzarella-basil waffles. These I baked recently and they taste so delicious. They are perfect for breakfast.

Beef tajine with figs and dates

For a few months I am the proud owner of a tajine. Yey! 3 years ago when I saw on Cook'n'Roll the recipe of a lamb tagine I wanted to buy one. The recipe sounded so delicious that I wanted to cook it. But I had no tajine, and I didn’t find one to buy. And after a while I then I just forgot about it…or I just ignored the fact that I wanted to buy one. I don’t have any space in my kitchen for stuff. But you know how it is, some things you can’t forget...and even if I don’t really have any place in my kitchen I had to have the tajine.

Simple sponge donuts

I can’t believe it! I finally managed to bake donuts. You cannot imagine since when I want to bake some. Is it 2 years? Yes, I think so. I even bought a small baking book with donuts recipes. Every time I see on another blog a donuts recipe I say I will bake some in the weekend. But always something else comes in between. Either I bake something else or I do not feel like baking. Or I'm not at home at all. And so time passes. But 2 weeks ago this changed. I wanted to bake something sweet. As I wanted an easy and fast recipe I decided to bake donuts.

Pretzel buns

What do you do if you do not have bread in the house and you are too lazy to go buy some? Exactly, you bake one. This is what happened to me last Sunday. Actually I wanted to go shopping on Saturday, but then I decided to go out for lunch with some friends. I then planned to buy bread on Sunday, but I was too lazy to go out. And so I looked in one of my books to see what I can bake. The decision felt on these pretzel rolls - a simple and relatively fast recipe. Everything has worked well and today I share the recipe with you.

Pavlova with nectarines and kiwi

Lately, I'm quite unorganized about the blog. Not that I am an organized person or that I have a plan which I follow. No not that. But I have always prepare 2-3 posts prepared, so I don’t have time problems. But since my holiday this changed. Either the time is missing or I am not in the mood to work on new posts. And so it happens that the days pass and I have not prepared anything new for the blog. My last posts were spontaneous – I knew I “have to” publish something new…than I asked myself: what recipe should I publish next? Luckily, I still have some recipes that I have not yet blogged...but this will change in the near future... can you imagine that I haven’t been cooking for almost two months? Yes, a few things I cooked, these were also blogged. But I haven’t baked a cake or cook a main dish in a while. I must change this too. Today I knew it was time for a new post - but what? Then I noticed that I haven’t posted a dessert for a long time. So I looked into my dessert folders and I knew what to blog next. This pavlova with nectarines and kiwis waits now for 3 years to make it on the blog. Here is the recipe.

Orange-carrot banana smoothie

I started to drink smoothies again. Now in the cold season we should strengthen our immune system. I do not take vitamins, but I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. And I drink smoothies. I take everything the refrigerator has to give and experiment cheerfully. Sometimes these experiments succeed, sometimes not. The orange carrot banana smoothie was a successful experiment and I want to share the recipe with you. Maybe you want to try it out.