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Last year I posted a Greek cauliflower recipe that is true comfort food to me and now I have another one to share with you. If the first...

Sunny weather calls for something light and refreshing... gazpacho! If you're enjoying a lazy summer day and you don't want to stay...

Less than two weeks ago I came back from a long holiday on Sardinia, where me and my boyfriend enjoyed drawing and painting en plein air....

Yesterday I got back from a short holiday to the Cotswolds, England, where I have tasted a few English classics. Though they were very...

My bowel has been sensitive since as long as I can remember, but is wasn't until I left high school that the gas and cramps in my belly...

This week my boyfriend mentioned he desired a piece of lemon cheesecake, but we never eat anything of the kind, because of my lactose...

Since I have a new painting studio in the city my daily rhythm has changed, for I cannot be at home to cook lunch. Therefore, yesterday,...

Last week I made a different version of the red lentil soup I posted before and my boyfriend really loved it, for it reminded him of...

I almost never eat zucchini, because it is quite hard to find some nice tasting ones in the local super market. Most of the time they...

This is an adaptation of an Ottolenghi recipe which I make quite often, because it is easy and it has the right balance of sweetness and...

Wednesday evening I really didn't know what to cook when I came home from my painting studio. I browsed through my collection of...

When I think of a tagine, I picture a juicy stew, slowly cooked and covered with a lid. But this tagine recipe from one of my mother's...

Now that the festivities are over I finally have time to write my blog again and share a recipe of one of the Christmas gifts I made for...

Last week it was my father's birthday and one of my colleagues from the pizzeria suggested to make a surprise cake, which we would bring...

My Sardinian roots have greatly influenced my culinary preferances, so most of the recipes on this blog are from Mediterranean countries....

Usually, when my boyfriend and I do the groceries, we try to buy everything we need for the entire week, making sure we have vegetables...

Yesterday evening I came home late from work and feeling I had to do something useful instead of watching a movie, I decided to make soup...

A couple of years ago, I lived in a student house in Groningen and occasionally my friends would come over to dinner in my humble room...

Today I spent most of my time keeping my financial records in order, a thing I seem to have postponed since forever and now it was such a...

This week's cold weather requires not only a hearty winter dish, but also a sweet one. If there is one dessert I associate with this time...