roasted chicken with potatoes

roasted chicken with potatoes

We had both of our families over for dinner last Friday night and I was craving chicken. I hadn’t made roasted chicken in a while — not since I made this version with artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes — so I wanted to try something new that 

mediterranean barley salad

mediterranean barley salad

Vegetables have always been a huge part of my diet. Not a day goes by without vegetables in my kitchen, and even those days when we come back from holidays to an empty fridge, I still have bags of frozen veggies in the freezer to cook 

sweet potato and lentil burgers

sweet potato and lentil burgers

I never really liked sweet potatoes — until the day I tried them with tahini. From that day on, I’ve totally fallen in love with their softness and sweetness, swapping regular potatoes for them as often as I can. I now not only love them 

tahini parsley sauce

tahini parsley sauce

We just came back from a couple of days in sunny South of France, where we attended the wedding of very close friends. It was so much fun being reunited with all of our friends for such a beautiful occasion in a gorgeous setting like 

shredded broccoli and spinach quinoa salad (+ news!)

shredded broccoli and spinach quinoa salad (+ news!)

It has been a while, dear readers, and although I’ve missed you tons I promise that I have a great excuse for my recent absence from the blog. I’ve taken a bit of a break from cooking and writing because I’ve been busy growing something 

salmon teriyaki skewers

salmon teriyaki skewers

For us, the summer season officially starts when we have our first barbecue of the year. But although we had our first barbecue a couple of weeks ago, since then lots has changed. It has rained, it has poured, it has been abnormally cold for 

rainbow roasted vegetables

rainbow roasted vegetables

I am writing to you today from my garden, with the sun finally shining and the birds chirping away! Spring has finally arrived and I hope it is here to stay. It has been so gloomy, rainy and cold that I truly thought that we’d be skipping Spring 

arugula pesto potato salad

arugula pesto potato salad

The sun is finally out again and the days are officially getting longer. You have no idea how happy this makes me. Goodbye blurry yellowish food photos taken at night and hello gorgeous photos of what we’re eating for dinner! Spring is my absolute favorite