In general, people look for the best recipes of anything: the best chocolate chip cookies, the best meatloaf, the best banana bread (these are the top suggestions I got from Google search). Here I’m aiming for the simplest, in this case, the simplest lasagna recipe, one that has a short utensil and ingredients list, preferably using fresh or minimally processed ingredients, a swift preparation, and a quick cooking time. Did I mention it is plant-based too?
Read MoreI came back to the kitchen today after a few weeks of feeling no motivation to cook at all. I made hot cross buns for the first time and roughly followed this Donna Hay recipe.
Read MoreFor many years my favorite café in Lisbon was Kaffeehaus in Chiado. I loved going there for a cup of coffee, which they always served in a silvery platter with a glass of water. Occasionally, I’d order their delicious vegetable strudel, made with a combination of potatoes, pumpkin, spinach and Feta cheese. I haven’t been there for quite a while and I’m not sure if they still serve it.
Read MoreI really like apricots. It’s a pity that the truly good fresh ones are so hard to find , even at the peak of their season. It appears to me that most of the time what you get at the market is either stone-hard and sour, or mushy and tasteless. On the other hand, dried apricots are always good and available. Not too sweet and sticky like dates or prunes, not too dry and grainy like figs, dried apricots are perfectly chewy and aromatic, sweet and sour.
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