roasted pumpkin and walnut soup

roasted pumpkin and walnut soup

I can’t get enough of winter squash. Winter squash season is back and I couldn’t be happier to cook again with one of my favorite ingredients, turning it into delicious mashes, side dishes and soups. Besides the fact that winter squash is so low-cal and full 

roasted cauliflower and hazelnut salad

roasted cauliflower and hazelnut salad

I feel that cauliflower never gets the attention it deserves, always shadowed by its greener brother, broccoli. The truth is that cauliflower is just as nutritious as broccoli and can be cooked in so many different ways, guaranteeing a mouthwatering meal each time. We’ve roasted 

mexican red kidney beans

mexican red kidney beans

When I traveled to Mexico during the summer of 2013, I wasn’t a big fan of Mexican food. I didn’t like avocado, hated anything spicy, ran away from jalapeños, and thought most dishes were way too oily. My thoughts have changed since then — I have learned 

roasted chicken with artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes

roasted chicken with artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes

This chicken — I’ve been dying to share the recipe with you ever since I made it this weekend for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year celebrations. It is, by far, my favorite recipe for roasted chicken parts so far. It’s sweet yet savory, is full of 

roasted butternut squash and truffle oil mash

roasted butternut squash and truffle oil mash

Nobody is ever excited about summer coming to an end; especially when you live in Switzerland and you know that the days will quickly get shorter and much colder and that the weather will mainly be gray for the next five months. But if there’s 

roasted and marinated eggplants with herbs

roasted and marinated eggplants with herbs

I haven’t given much love to eggplants on the blog yet, as it only contains one single recipe within its pages. I’ve recently developed a new passion for this gorgeous purple vegetable and have included it in my dishes in so many ways, ranging from salads 

coconut milk curry chicken with cashews

coconut milk curry chicken with cashews

At the end of July, I started a new “Best Of” series on the blog called Snapshots to share everything we’ve cooked, loved and tried during the past month. At the end of Snapshots from July 2015, I stated that one of my goals for the month of 

shakshuka

shakshuka

When I’m in Israel, I make it a priority to have breakfast at least once at Benedict, a restaurant known to have the best breakfast in the country — or should I even say, the world. What’s so amazing about Benedict is not only its