Only 5 ingredients and no oil or butter! The healthy cheesecake is fresh, has just the right amount of sweetness and is super addicting. Just like my Russian pancakes, this healthy cheesecake recipe is made with quark too! I’m sure you will absolutely love it 🙂 …
This smoothie is thick, creamy and full of vitamins, fiber and minerals. It’s like a vitamin bomb – packed with nutrients that are good for your body. Especially after Christmas and other holidays I prefer to turn to healthy food like vegetable/fruit smoothies, roasted cabbage …
Slightly sweet and cheesy Russian pancakes made from quark. These pancakes are called “syrniki” [seer-nee-kee] in Russian and are perfect to serve for breakfast together with sour cream and/or jam. They are also great as a snack or dessert…yum! These sweet quark pancakes are super …
Classic, fluffy and soft cinnamon rolls made from scratch! This is the quickest homemade cinnamon roll recipe that I know and it only requires 1 rise! I love to eat these rolls for breakfast, as a quick snack or just together with a cup of …
Baghrir are tender, spongy and warm Moroccan pancakes made from semolina. It’s a tasty classic Moroccan dish that contains no eggs or dairy, which makes these semolina pancakes a great option for people with egg and/or dairy intolerance. Baghrir pancakes are easy to make and …
Just look at that vibrant purple/pink color…don’t they just look beautiful?! The eggs have been pickled for (at least) 2 days in a delicious, spiced, tangy and slightly sweet mixture of beets, garlic, onion, vinegar, sugar, cloves and bay leaves. These eggs, bursting with flavor, …
A classic peanut butter cookie recipe with a delicious twist to it. These cookies represent a perfect balance of salty and sweet, and just melt in your mouth! It’s a quick and easy peanut butter cookie recipe with shredded coconut that grown ups AND kids …
An easy and quick dough recipe that’s perfect to use for making Russian vareniki or pelmeni. The dough is soft, easy to knead and so versatile! Not many ingredients go into this recipe, and unlike some other dumpling dough recipes, this one has never failed …
A soft, spongy and sweet cake that is simply mouthwatering and more healthy and nutritious than your store-bought cake! Made with polenta (this polenta would do), red lentils and apricot jam, you’ve found yourself a delicious recipe that probably could become one of your favorite …
These Irish potato pancakes are cooked in a hot skillet and turn deliciously soft from the inside. It’s an easy and authentic Irish farls recipe that’s made with only a couple of ingredients like mashed potatoes. So if you have any mashed potatoes from the …
This salad is creamy, refreshing and bursting with flavor. It’s a perfect salad to have as a starter, side dish or even as a filling for sandwiches. Just like borscht, pelmeni or crab stick salad, Olivier salad is a popular Russian dish. The classic Olivier …
These pancakes are made of healthy oats and vitamin-filled spinach. They are tasty, quick and easily made in the blender. You can serve them with any topping of your liking. I love to add something sweet on top of the pancake (yeah, i have such …
Turkish meat pie with beef and spinach. Pide are just like sigara boregi (spring rolls), a popular Turkish dish. I guess it’s the simple combination of homemade dough with beef and vegetables that transforms this pide into a dish that wows a crowd! Believe me, …
I find the combination of banana and chocolate absolutely amazing, so why not combine them in these healthy banana oat cookies?! These cookies are really easy to make and low in calories. So if you are craving for some chocolate cookies, don’t just grab your …
I love to drink oat milk. I have it almost every morning together with my breakfast. It’s healthy, dairy-free, cheaper and just as tasty, or even more tasty, than your store bought oat milk. And did you know that it takes around 4 minutes to …
This banana oil cake is moist, filled with sweet banana, delicious walnuts and tasty chocolate chips. Forget about store bought cake, because it can’t get better than this! You can frost this cake with my delicious cream cheese frosting to bring it to the next …
Banana, chocolate and peanut butter… is there a better combination?! This protein smoothie is simply delicious, tastes just like a milkshake, but is healthy instead. So you’ll have best of both worlds all in one smoothie. This smoothie works great as a quick breakfast thanks …
Of course we all know the famous American pancakes, but did you know that we Dutchies have a similar tasty pancake too called pannenkoeken? It’s a cross between a French crepe and an American pancake. We love to eat pancakes in The Netherlands. We stuff …