While traveling trough India years ago, I fell in love with Indian food. Back home I started cooking it, and the smell of a freshly prepared curry is unbelievable. I usually cook more meat and fish curries accompanied by side dishes like Saag Paneer (spinach and cheese) or Daal (red lentils). Here I created a delicious chickpea and sweet potato curry, which is a great vegetarian dish and a solid alternative to meat or fish curry.
This summer we spent a week in Tuscany. We like the region a lot, the historic old towns, the landscape, and of course, the good food and wine. At one of the wine farms we had a delicious lunch and wine tasting menu. The primo piatto was homemade pasta with vegetarian sauce – very simple, but full of flavors. Based on this delicious experience, I decided to create my own. The combination of the vegetarian pasta sauce, rosemary, organic pasta, white truffle in olive oil, and freshly grated Parmesan, was a taste explosion in our mouth. Give it a try.
Zucchini Noodles are a great alternative if you like to eat carb-free but still enjoy a nice flavorful pasta sauce or noodle dish, not only because zucchinis don’t have a strong flavor of their own, they’re also very low in calories (about 17 calories per 100 g) and contain no saturated fats or cholesterol. The zucchini peel is also a good source of dietary fiber which helps your digestive system. So please don’t peel a zucchini!
Caprese Salad is one of my favorite Italian starters. In this recipe I replaced the mozzarella cheese with burrata and instead of olive oil I created an herbed oil dressing. Burrata is made from mozzarella and cream, the outer shell is made from mozzarella and the inside contains both mozzarella and cream. The cheese has a rich, buttery flavor and retains its fresh milkiness. Overall, this is a nice combination of the creamy burrata, the strong flavor of the herbs, and the fresh, firm flesh of the tomato. This dish is especially nice during warm summer days, but in my opinion, you can enjoy it all year around.
Try this sugar-free chocolate spread, a superfood made with raw Cacao, almond or hazelnut butter, and healthy sweetener (either Xylitol or honey). It’s just as creamy and delicious as some of the commercial products out there, but a lot healthier – perfect for the kids’ breakfast and lunchbox now that it’s back to school.
