“Heart of Rump” on a grill
Heart of rump a.k.a pave rump steak is a succulent cut that is very special due to it’s richness in beef flavor. It’s packed in flavor! It’s probably one of the most flavor rich beef cuts in the world! 🙂 If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend it: pave rump is lean and healthierRead More
Angel Wings (Russian recipe)
Simple and delicious dessert for your New Year’s table.
Asian Beef Noodles
Easy to make and so delicious. Asian Beef Noodles will be your go to recipe for a fast and easy dinner recipe.
Asian Glass Noodle Salad
Light and full of freshness, this Chinese Glass Noodle Salad will be a great side to your dish. =) Very simple to make and so fresh and delicious. Using a really sharp knife or a mandolin, if you have, cut the carrots and cucumber into thin strips, like spaghetti. Set aside. In a medium saucepan,Read More
Asian Meat Sauce
Fast and tasty, this minced meat sauce with Asian flavors will go so well along a bowl of rice and a fresh vegetable salad. Heat up oil in the frying pan. In a small mixing bowl, mix together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, pepper, sesame oil and rice wine. Set aside. Once theRead More
Aubergine spread with a crunch
Delicious and easy to make spread for your dinner table.
Bacon Wrapped Sandwich
Simple and delicious, Bacon Wrapped Sandwich will make your morning.
Baked Chicken Breasts
Super tender and juicy, these chicken breasts will make a great addition to your dinner table. Very fast and easy to make, with just a few ingredients. Preheat oven to 230°C (450°F). In a bowl mix together salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder. In a baking dish, place the chicken breasts in a single layer.BrushRead More
Baked Chicken Drumsticks
Chicken drumsticks can be found in any groceries store, and are easy to make, delicious and have this soft and tender meat. This recipe is so unbelievably easy to make and the butter gives the drumsticks a delicious creamy, buttery flavor. Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 230°C (450°F). Line a baking pan(I used aRead More
Baked Lemon Garlic Chicken
If you want tender, juicy and so full of lemony flavor chicken, then this is the recipe for you. This Lemon Garlic Chicken, just melts in your mouth. Very easy and pretty fast to make, not considering the marinating time. In a small bowl combine lemon juice, soy sauce, minced garlic, salt, pepper and groundRead More
Baked Turbot
Easy and deliciously meaty, funny looking Turbot baked whole, Italian style.
Beef Burger
Juicy, tasty and simply delicious Beef Burger with Brioche Buns.
Beef Soup
First time we made this soup I was surprised at how good it tasted and how easy to make it was. You need just a few ingredients and the result is hearty, tasty and very filling. You will be amazed by how easy it is to make this soup. Heat up the butter in aRead More
Beef Steak
I have always considered beef steaks as something almost impossible to make perfect, because of the timing and wasn’t sure which spices go well with it, if it’s better marinated or not and so on. But a few years ago, me and my husband discovered this very simple recipe, that requires minimal ingredients and soRead More
Beef Steak with Herbs and Butter
Quick and easy to make, yet so juicy and delicious.
Belgian Waffles
Sweet, delicious and an awesome Sunday breakfast idea.
Breakfast Egg Baskets
So fast and easy, you can have a delicious breakfast in just 20 minutes. These baskets look good and taste even better. Heat up the oven to 200°C (390°F). Grease up 4 muffin cups with butter or oil. Cut the crust off the toast bread slice. Push the toast slices into the muffin cups, tryRead More
Breakfast Egg Muffins
Very fast and easy to prepare, Breakfast Egg Muffins are a great idea for a nice Sunday breakfast.
Breakfast Egg Wraps
Fast and simple, the light and bright egg wraps will be a pleasant addition to your breakfast table.
Bulgur with Garlic and Mushrooms
Simple and delicious, a great vegan dish for a light summer meal.
Caramel Cupcakes
Sweet and moist, filled with salted caramel sauce and topped with delicious and silky Italian Meringue Buttercream.
Chicken Schnitzels
Tasty and easy to make Chicken Schnitzels.
Chicken Wraps
Fast and easy to make, the Chicken Wraps will be your go to dinner ideas, when you are in a hurry.
Chocolate – Banana Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze
Fast and easy to make, with a delicious chocolate-banana flavor.
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Easy to make, fluffy and moist, Chocolate Chip Cookie in a form of a muffin. 🙂
Chocolate Crepes with Mascarpone Cream Cheese Filling
A delicious and great looking dessert with Mascarpone Cream Cheese Filling.
Chocolate Cupcakes
Light, fluffy and so full of chocolate flavor.
Chocolate Muffins
One of the days I really felt like making something easy, fast and very chocolaty. So I rummaged through the kitchen cabinets to see what ingredients I have and what could be made from them. As it turned out, I had all the right ingredients to make easy and fast chocolate muffins. Even had someRead More
Classic Scones
Simple to make and so tasty. A great breakfast idea.
Corn Muffins
Delicious and so easy to make, Corn Muffins are a great idea for a snack.
Couscous Salad
Simple, yet healthy and light. This couscous salad will be a good addition to your table. It is incredibly simple to make, tastes delicious and looks good. You just need a few simple ingredients, and about 10 minutes of time to prepare this salad from scratch.
Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Light and bright, this creamy mushroom pasta is simply delicious. You can have this delicious creamy pasta on your table in under 30 minutes. Preheat the oil in the frying pan on medium high. Add the mushrooms in a single layer. If needed, fry the mushrooms in two batches. First fry the mushrooms undisturbed forRead More
Easy Beef and Broccoli
So fast and easy to make, ready in 20 minutes.
Easy Rhubarb Cake
Fast and easy to make and so delicious.
Easy Spinach salad
Sometimes you feel like eating a salad that is fresh, crunchy and healthy. Well this young spinach salad is exactly that. Fresh, crunchy and healthy. With just a few fresh ingredients, you can make this light and delicious salad.
Eggs Benedict Austrian Style
Delicious and sophisticated breakfast idea for your Sunday morning meal.
Fast and Easy Yellow Rice
Very simple, yet so effective looking, this bright yellow rice will be a great side dish to any kind of poultry, fish or fatty meats. This rice just takes 20 minutes to prepare and goes so well with any kind of meat. Enjoy!
Filet mignon à la Elf
This is the easiest way to get the soft and tender filet mignon done perfectly. The french call it ‘filet de bœuf’ and consider it one of the most desired cuts of beef. The nicely caramelized garlic goes really well beside the steak, together with potato and carrot wedges and some broccoli plus a fineRead More
Fresh Cabbage Salad
Cabbage is very universal vegetable and usually you might have some leftover cabbage in your fridge. This salad is a good way to use the cabbage and makes for a refreshing crunchy salad.
Funny Pancakes
Give your pancakes an upgrade by adding a bit of color and adding shapes.
Galina’s Cottage Cheese Pudding
Russian Cottage Cheese Pudding a great idea for breakfast for a whole family.
Grilled Chicken Drumsticks
If you like chicken, this is an extremely easy way to grill drumsticks on a stove top grill. You quickly get those fine brown grill lines without all the open fire hassle. Yes, as I write this, due to drought, it’s still forbidden to grill or make open fire in Vienna. So heat up youRead More
Halloween Butter Cookies with Royal Icing
Soft and deliciously scary, these butter cookies with royal icing are easy to make and are so cute.
Homemade Marinara Sauce
Quick and easy to make, yet so tasty and versatile.
Homemade Pizza with Salmon
Salmon pizza is delicious way to use up leftover salmon.
Homemade Potato Wedges
Fast and easy to make, potato wedges will be a great side to any dish.
Homemade Strawberry Ice-cream
The strawberry season is finally here … whoohoo!
Honey Garlic Pork Chops
Super easy to make with just a few ingredients. These Honey Garlic Pork Chops are extremely soft and tender, with a delicious honey flavor. Gather the ingredients. Season chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder just before cooking. Heat oil in a pan or skillet over medium high heat until hot. Sear chops on bothRead More
Italian Meringue Buttercream
Silky, creamy and so delicious.
Kaiserschmarrn (Austrian dessert)
A thick and delicious Austrian version of a pancake.
Keto Bacon and Egg Sandwich
Delicious, easy and fast to make, Bacon and Egg Sandwich that is Keto friendly.
Keto Beef Stroganoff
Fast and easy to make, this creamy and delicious Beef Stroganoff is also Keto friendly.
Keto Bread
Fast and easy to make, this Keto friendly bread is a great alternative to wheat based breads.
Keto Cauliflower Rice
Super easy to make and a healthy alternative to rice.
Keto Chicken Alfredo with Zoodles
Easy to make and keto friendly.
Keto Panna Cotta
Light, delicious and keto friendly Panna Cotta with homemade berry sauce.
Keto Salmon with Orange Garlic Jus
Keto friendly and super delicious Salmon with Orange Garlic Jus over Cauliflower Rice.
Lamb Steaks
Lamb steaks are delicious and tender and they go really well cooked medium. The meat is soft and juicy and the flavor is the real treat.
Lemon Meringue Slice
Sweet, tasty and airy this Lemon Meringue Slice recipe is so easy to make, and requires no special skills or ingredients.
Lemon Muffins with Chia seeds
Fast and easy to make, yet so moist and delicious.
Lilian’s Apple Pie
Have you ever smelled a scent of let’s say doughnuts which brought you back to a specific childhood memory or emotion? Do you know why? The smell and taste senses have a way of bringing back memories we thought are long forgotten. This is actually science, not magic. However, it is magic how the storyRead More
Meringue Roulade with Berries and Cream
Light and delicious, this Meringue Roll with Berries and Cream is the perfect dessert in the hot summer days.
Milk Soup
The soup is incredibly tasty and so easy to make. The pieces of fried pork fat, give it a nice crunch and flavor. A simple, yet delicious soup recipe, that will leave you feeling all warm and tingly inside. I know you probably think, how can milk be used to make soup, weird right? IRead More
Mini Pizzas
Pizza can be made with a huge variety of toppings, anything you like.
Mushroom Risotto
Simple to make and simply delicious, this Mushroom Risotto so full of flavor and mushrooms and cheese.
Pan Fried Trout
Fast and easy pan fried trout. Stuffed with aromatic thyme and juicy lemon. Light and tasty. Goes really well with fresh vegetable salad or rice. Thyme gives the fish nice aroma and lemon provides that tangy flavor. Heat up the oil in a frying pan, over medium – high heat. Wash, descale and gut theRead More
Pasta al Tonno
Delicious and easy to make, this pasta al tonno will be your go to recipe for when you want something fast an easy to make. Heat up the oil in a deep frying pan. In a mixing bowl, pour the contents of the tomato can. If the tomatoes are whole, break them into small pieces.Read More
Pasta Meat Sauce
The sauce is easy to make, fast and very tasty. It’s like a much faster version of Bolognese sauce, and tastier. =) The sauce is creamy and bright. Can be served over spaghetti, or any other kind of pasta. Can also be used as a nacho’s meaty sauce. Serve with lots of shredded cheese. =)Read More
Pasta with Veggies
When you feel like eating something light and tasty, with paste with veggies is a great option. Just a few ingredients and 20 minutes of cooking time and you have a delicious dinner or lunch. Boil the pasta. Any kind of pasta that you like or have at home. I used penne. Chop zucchini, carrotsRead More
Peach Flowers
Impressive and delicious Peach Tarts with puff pastry.
Quick and Easy Fish Soup
This soup is very fast and easy to make. Can be done with just a few ingredients, and the best part, you don’t need to use the whole fish, just the heads and tail, and keep the best parts for second course. My dad loves fishing. In the region where he lives, there are aRead More
Roasted asparagus with garlic and cheese
The season of asparagus is here! 🙂
Roasted Potatoes with Mushrooms
So easy to make with just a few ingredients and make for a delicious side dish.
Romanian Caramelized Apple Cake
Easy to make and requires just a few ingredients.
Romanian Mushroom Ragout
Wallachian Mushroom Ragout is one of those traditional dishes that has been around for centuries.
Romanian style Trout with Polenta and Garlic Sauce
Traditional Romanian style trout with polenta and mujdei.
Russian Cheesecakes
Simple to make, yet such a delicious breakfast treat for the whole family. As a kid I was not much into eating cottage cheese, and this was one of the ways that my parents got me to eat cottage cheese. And what a delicious way it was. =) Especially if you have them with sourRead More
Russian Pancakes with milk (Oladushki)
Simple recipe for Russian style pancakes made with whole milk and fried in oil. Great for breakfast for the whole family. As a kid these pancakes were one of my favorite treats for a Sunday breakfast. Imagine waking up to a sweet smell of freshly made pancakes ….. mm mm … delicious. While my parentsRead More
Russian Simple Apple Cake (Sharlotka)
Simple and delicious, Russian Apple Cake or Sharlotka.
Salmon Fillet
Salmon fillet is delicious, juicy and so easy to make. All you need is a few ingredients to make a delicious meal. Important thing about making any kind of seafood is not to overcook it. Most of the seafood requires just a few minutes of cooking, thus making it a really good choice for aRead More
Sausage Flowers
Fast and easy to make, this flaky dough flower will make a perfect breakfast for that special day, like 8th March or Valentines Day.
Seafood Paella
Fast, easy to make and so full of flavor.
Simple Chicken Soup
Easy to make chicken soup is always good. This soup is simple and tastes delicious. For times when you have colds or just feeling under the weather, this soup will brighten your day and make you feel better. Place the water in a medium – large pot over medium – high heat. Place the chickenRead More
Simple Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes is a universal side dish. Can be served along side anything, meat fish, veggies, etc. Fast and easy to make. Wash and peel the potatoes. I prefer to cut them into quarters, so they cook faster. Place the potatoes in a medium sized pot and fill with approximately 2 liters of water. The waterRead More
Simple Salami Pizza
Fast and simple to make, from homemade pizza dough, with homemade marinara sauce.
Snicker-doodle Cookies
Fast and easy to make, these Snicker-doodle cookies will be a great addition to your cookie jar. Soft and chewy, with a hint of cinnamon. Simply delicious. Because of the cinnamon, these cookies remind me of Christmas. Just makes you want to cuddle up on the couch, under a soft blanket, with a snicker-doodle andRead More
Spaghetti Aglio-e-Olio with Salsiccia
Fast and easy to make, delicious pasta with Italian sausage.
Strawberry Cookies with a Secret
Soft and chewy cream cheese filled strawberry cookies.
Summer Rolls
Summer Rolls are very light, healthy and delicious. These rolls can be made with chicken, seafood, tofu or just vegetables. They are perfect for party snacks, starters or just a light snack. To prepare the chicken: Brush the chicken breasts with desired spices (I used paprika, salt, pepper and oriental spice mix). Fry the chickenRead More
Super Chewy Brownies
Super fast and easy to make, yet so delicious and full of chocolate flavor.
Super Creamy Potato Bake
Potato bakes are a hearty and filling dishes. and if you add cream and some freshly chopped parsley, and I am not even going to say BACON, to them, they can become a complete meal. This delicious and easy to make potato bake requires a minimal amount of ingredients that most will find in theirRead More
Super Simple Oatmeal Cookies
Simple and so delicious, Oatmeal Cookies are a great addition to the cookie jar.
Super Simple Seafood Curry
So fast and simple, and the taste is amazing.
Sweet and Sour Pork
Quick and easy to make, and so orientally delicious.
Sweet Potato Cream Soup
Very easy to make, this creamy and delicious sweet potato cream soup, will make you want to come back for more. All you need is just a few ingredients and 30 minutes of time. If you are making your own broth, prepare the broth. I used home made chicken broth for this recipe. Wash, peelRead More
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
So light and fluffy, this Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream will go perfectly with your cupcakes and cakes. Not as heavy or buttery as American Buttercream, and not as sweet as simple Swiss Meringue frosting. Fill a sauce pan with about 1 cup of water and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to low and keepRead More
Tasty Mushroom Pizza
This pizza is made from homemade pizza dough, mushroom topping, lots of cheese and homemade marinara sauce.
Teriyaki Chicken Maki Rolls
Delicious and moderately easy to make, but always great as a main meal or a snack.
Traditional Russian Crepes (Blini)
Crepes are such a versatile dish. The are easy to make, do not require fancy ingredients, or a lot of them, but can be use to make so many different dishes, both savory and sweet. We used to have freshly made crepes, at home, every other weekend, when I was a child. And there isRead More
Turkish White Bean Salad (Piyaz)
Very light in texture and crunchy and all the ingredients come together well.
Vanilla Cupcakes with Italian Meringue Buttercream
Sweet and moist cupcakes with creamy and delicious buttercream.
Vegan Bulgur Pilaf
Light and flaky with fresh vegetables and a fresh pita bread … a perfect dish for a fast, healthy and hearty dinner.
Vegan Curry with Lentils
This vegan curry with lentils is exactly what you need. It is light enough and nutritious enough to provide you with your daily calorie intake and carries a bit of a punch for the “heat” lovers. 😉
Vegetarian Curry
Simple and so fast to make, this Vegetarian Curry is spicy and so full of flavor.