Kitchen tips

Boosted cabbage salad – express recipe

This salad takes about five minutes to make, it is incredibly simple, delicious and healthy. The basic spices are salt and olive oil. The rest is experimental, you can add it if you like to try. Ingredients (serves 2) Preparation (5 min) Bonus: for an even more fulfilling variation, add some prosciutto or pancetta finely […] Read More

Pork Goulash with Porcini Mushrooms recipe

Goulash is a traditional stew from Hungary, though it’s also spread across the Balkans and most of Central Europe. Here’s an adapted version using dried porcini mushrooms to add a rich meaty flavour and strength to the already strong stew. Ingredients Prep Add a bit of flour to make it thicker if you like. That’s […] Read More

Stir fried chicken and veggies recipe

Here’s another fast, delicious and affordable recipe, which you can sometimes prepare with ingredients you already have (if you fave some chicken breasts in the freezer), or with minimal shopping. This recipe is inspired in Chinese cuisine. Ingredients Prep Serving ideas If you wish, you can also add a handful of peanuts, and balsamic vinegar […] Read More

How to cut your tomatoes like a ninja

This cool trick will make tomato cutting much faster, easier and cleaner, but unfortunately, it is not always useful, depending on the size of the tomatoes. They should be of approximately equal dimensions, preferrably small (cherries) and firm. If they are gooey, this trick will probably not have the desired effects. Also, the knife needs […] Read More

Bunny salad – simple, cheap and very refreshing

Experimenting with ingredients I have in my fridge, I usually get very interesting and affordable meals, such as the cabbage and carrots salad I recently (re)discovered. While I’ve seen something like this in many restaurants, it’s never as simple and tasty as my own. I named this salad bunny salad, because it’s two main ingredients […] Read More