This recipe comes from my 30Day Meal Plans program, and makes for a nutritious breakfast or a post-workout snack. It’s so easy to make that you can delegate it to your kids 🙂 . Plus kids always enjoy eating something they made themselves. Chia seeds need to be...
When I lived in Mexico, every time I went to the restaurant I ate guacamole. It is always served as a side dish, in small amounts, when you order tacos, fajitas, or other dishes served on a plate. And I absolutely LOVE it! The term guacamole comes from guaca, the...
These open sandwiches or tartines make a great summer appetizer. You’ll love the combination of radish with a sesame touch and fish marinated in lemon juice and peel. Topped with cilantro leaves, they are highly refreshing and contains plenty of good nutrients....
In this video I show you how to make a green olives spread. This super healthy recipe features olives, anchovies and capers. For a vegetarian version, simply don’t add the anchovies. The recipe was invented in the 19th century in the South of France. And it is...
Fermented foods actually also include fermented drinks! After Sauerkraut, here is the recipe for ginger ale. Ginger ale is very tasty and very refreshing, but the store-bought version is not always available and is often not very natural. Here is my own recipe. It...
This is a highly refreshing fruit salad packed with nutrients. It can be eaten as a dessert or an afternoon snack. I really like the combination of these sweet and sour fruits, plus they are colorful and will bring the sun in your kitchen on a rainy day! Serves 4...
“This salad is a little festival in itself”, says Chef Ottolenghi. This recipe is adapted from his “Fennel and feta with pomegranate seeds and sumac” recipe in The Cookbook. Colorful and flavorful, we don’t get tired of this salad,...
Steak tartare is usually associated with France, Parisian bistros, and the Tartars who gave the dish its name. It is chopped raw beef seasoned with condiments and a raw egg yolk. Many people in America find it very strange, but it is mainly a matter of culture. Raw...
Fish sauce is well-known by South-East Asian cooking fans, under the name of nuoc mam. But fish sauce is a very ancient way to season dishes, and was used by the Romans throughout the empire. At the time it was called garum. And the earliest known reports of fish...
This is one of my favorite snacks. And guess what? This is also one of my 6-year old son’s favorite afternoon snacks! He just LOVES it. I guess it’s because of the crunchiness of the nori sheet and the saltiness of the sesame dressing… Anyway, this...
