spices

Orecchiette with Chickpeas and Zaat

This summer I fell in love with this wonderful cookbook and chef Yotam Ottolenghi. If you are not familiar with him...

Kheema Mattar

Many Indian foods can take a long time to cook, are somewhat complicated, and require a vast array of ingredients that m...

Beef Rendang

Everything about this dish is good: the aroma during cooking, overall taste, ease of preparation and authenticity to its...

Warm Lentil & Tomato Salad

A hearty, warm lentil and tomato salad with chilli roasted chickpeas. A delicious vegan meal to warm up on a cold winter...

Slow Cooked Black Bean Soup

A thick, textured black bean soup that’s slowly simmered to be PACKED full of flavour! RECIPE NOTES * If you're usin...

Marinated Warm Pumpkin Salad

Vegan marinated pumpkin salad, all of the best sweet and savoury flavours come together to make the PERFECT fall salad! ...

Fresh Herb Salt

Fresh Herb Salt is so easy to make. The perfect way to preserve all those wonderful garden/market herbs. Lasts for month...

Braised Pineapple (Pajeri Nenas)

Braised pineapple or locally known as “pajeri nenas” is an accompaniment to nasi minyak (buttered rice) served often dur...

Roasted Beetroot & Crispy Chickpeas

Delicious and healthy appetizer or light meal featuring roasted beetroots, crisp and spicy chickpeas, Greek yogurt and h...

German Red Cabbage

This stewed red cabbage is a typical German side dish, perfect alongside goulash, roasted meat, goose or duck...

Italian Croutons from Scratch

Italian Croutons from Scratch...

Homemade Gyros or Döner

Turkish döner or Greek gyros: warm flat bread pockets filled with juicy meat, tzatziki and vegetables ...

Kohlrabi Fries with Curry Ketchup

Kohlrabi fries made in the oven and homemade curry ketchup: a healthy, low-carb, low-fat side dish or quick vegetarian/v...

Asparagus Coconut Curry

Creamy and tangy coconut curry with asparagus and sweet potatoes...

Balti Chicken Curry

Wonderful, mild chicken curry ...

Chicken & Preserved Lemon Tagine

Tagine is a North African dish and traditionally cooked in a tagine pot made of pottery. If you’ve ever been to Morocco,...

Tacos in mini cups

These mini taco cups are cute as a button and packed with flavour...

Spinach Cheese Tortellini

Creamy Spinach Cheese Tortellini is a wonderful recipe to serve to children and adults. No one will notice that meat i...

Cream of mushroom soup with smoked paprika and brown rice

Smoky roasted tomato and red pepper soup

Cooking Spice Blends: Olio Do Panne

It makes a great oil for sautes or simply to mix with your favorite vinegar or lemon juice to adorn a salad. This conco...

Baking Spice Blends: Russian Mulling Spice

Originally meant for warm cider, tea, or wine, this blend is a terrific substitute for sugar while baking. Dust apple s...

Pumpkin Soup w/ Homemade Croutons

Mediterranean Spiced Lemon Roasted Chicken

chewy white chocolate pumpkin oatmeal cookies

To be completely honest I would be perfectly fine with just a chewy spiced oatmeal cookie but when you add pumpkin and w...

Harvest Bundt Cake

Apple Tart + Spiced Pastry Cream + Cinnamon Shortbread

This decked out apple tart consists of a cinnamon shortbread tart shell, filled with a pastry cream spiked with autumn s...

Island Haddock simmered in a spicey green curry sauce, inspired by P.E.I.

What a way to end a glorious day.......

Bottom Round Roast Beef

Egg Sandwich with Spiced Sautéed Onions

Spiced Peach Jam

The easiest way to make jam! Using Chia seeds ......

Masala Raisin Chicken

Raisins for a hint of sweetness to harmonize the spiciness and to hit the right notes in the taste....

Salad Soup

Thai Massaman Curry

Spices for spiciness, herbs for freshness, lime for sourness and coconut milk for creaminess. ...

Roasted Red Bell Peppers and Tomato Sauce

Ulunthu Vadai (Split black lentils Vadai)

Fried crispy savory Indian snack which is nice as a closing over a vegetarian meal....

Kari Kepala Ikan Bersama Belimbing Buluh (Fish Head Curry)

A traditional Malaysian dish with a busy combination of fishy, spicy-sour flavors, accentuated by spices and curry leave...

Sugar and Spice Nuts

Amchar Masala

Amchar masal, or Trinidad spice mix, is a blend of various spices often used in Indian pickling. ...

Lazy Chai Cinnamon Rolls

I recently watched an episode of my fave show Barefoot Contessa where she used puff pastry to create sticky buns. I tho...

Spiced Carrot and Ginger Soup

This delicious and light soup will fill you up without weighing you down. Carrots, ginger and spices blended to create a...

Indian 5-Spice Tomato Relish

A tangy, sweet, spicy tomato relish with Indian 5-Spice...

Herb and Spiced Goat Cheese

Save money by making your own herb and spiced goat cheese! Use any of your favorite herb and spice blends to create a qu...

Dukkah

Dukkah, or duqqa, (DOO-ka) is an Egyptian mixture of toasted and ground nuts, seeds and spices into which olive oil-dabb...

Roast Pork Shoulder Caribbean-Style

Za'atar

Za'atar is a Middle Eastern spice mixture used as a condiment or seasoning on yogurt, breads, etc. ...

Herbes Salés...Salted Herbs

Source: this is the way I make them, others also make them in layers of salt instead of a mix This a traditional Que...

Fragrant Spiced Pulau (Rice)

Source: my version of indian spiced rice This spiced rice can be served with any chicken, fish or meat recipe ...

Middle Eastern Spice Blend

Baharat are spice blends used to season lamb, beef, poultry, fish and soups. ...

Arabian Baharat

Baharat, or Bohar, are Middle Eastern spice blends used to season meats and soups. ...