Falafel is made of chickpeas or fava beans and it has always been an important part of Levantine cuisine and the reason for disputes.  All Middle Eastern countries have tried to claim falafel as their national dish, so if you ask someone where falafel originates from, you may not always get the same answer. The […]

When making cakes from scratch, the most important thing is to bake cake crust that is soft and moist. The cake filling is also important, it should be creamy and without lumps. When you find a cake recipe that requires baking multiple cake crusts, it may seem too demanding for you and time consuming. It […]

Whether you are on a keto diet, sugar free or low carb diet, you may still eat desserts. There are numerous tricks to make sugar free or flourless desserts, and it doesn’t always require a long list of unknown ingredients. To be honest, I am not on any of these diets, especially not now when […]

Almost everyone loves pastry. Savory or sweet, made with puff pastry or phyllo dough, it is never enough of these. Homemade savory pies are perfect for breakfast, instead of buying pastries at the bakery. For lunch or dinner, you can serve phyllo-based pastries as an appetizer or side dish. If you are not so hungry […]

Christmas has just passed but we still have New Year’s Eve to celebrate. If you search for a last-minute and easy appetizer finger food, you are in the right place. Whatever main dish you prepare for New Year’s Eve, these appetizer pinwheels will go well with it. Most of the pinwheel appetizers you find online […]

During winter there is nothing more warming than chicken paprikash or similar type of meat and vegetable stew. The name paprikash derives from the word paprika, which you are probably familiar with. Although this dish is of Hungarian origin it is equally made in Balkan countries. For that reason, there are varieties of paprikash, depending […]

Nachos is a popular Mexican dish made of tortilla chips, cheddar cheese sauce, red bean paste, pico de gallo…but you probably know that. Nachos is so popular that you can buy nachos tortilla chips and cheddar sauce at almost any market. But don’t think that you are doing yourself a favor. The store bought sauces […]

On weekdays you probably don’t want to spend too much time on making breakfast. As most of us, you probably choose quick and easy 5-minute recipes such as scrambled eggs or oatmeal smoothie breakfast. When the weekend comes, it’s totally another story. You can spend a few extra minutes in the kitchen and wake up […]