I was in the mood for Couscous for a while, but kept postponing making this recipe. Finally I made the Mushrooms Couscous and it turned out just as expected, delicious. It is one of those very easy to make recipes, perfect as a side dish or on its own. If you want to make it
Category: Salads and sides
Roasted courgette salad
I’ve been eating roasted courgette salad since I was a child. It is a side dish that works great alongside chips, to complement a dish. A couple of weeks ago I’ve made it with the intention of taking pictures and sharing the recipe, but then, we ate everything before I was able to take pictures.
Padron Peppers
I’ve had Padron Peppers in a Spanish restaurant once and I loved them. The dish was called Pimientos de Padron, that’s Spanish for Padron peppers. Most of these peppers are mild and they have a slight savoury bitterness. However, one might be hot and spicy. That makes the dish exciting as well. When I finally
Strawberry salad
Strawberry salad sounds good, doesn’t it? Not as a sweet fruit salad, but a savoury strawberry salad. My husband was a bit apprehensive when he heard my plans, but ended up enjoying the salad a lot. He said he would eat it again. It’s not the first time I made savoury salad with fruits, for
Breadfruit Chips
Breadfruit is a cousin of the better known jackfruit and of the well known mulberry. It was domesticated in the Philippines. The trees grow very tall, at over 25m in height. There are more types of breadfruit trees, but the fruits look very similar. I bought the breadfruit from an ethnic shop. It is quite
Purple Sprout Broccoli Side Dish
Today I’m sharing an idea of what to cook easy and fast, using purple sprout broccoli. This recipe is part of my Caravan Cooking series. To make the side dish you would need only a frying pan. I’ve served the purple sprout broccoli as a side dish for mash potatoes and grilled vegan cheese that
Kakadi Salad
When I saw this strange looking vegetable in the International shop I’m buying from, I had no idea what it was. I took a picture of the name – Kakadi – so I can find details about it online. I was sure it was a courgette kind of vegetable, as it was near the courgettes