chicken celery salad with spiced mayonnaise

chicken celery salad with spiced mayonnaise

So far, we’ve talked about stir-frying chicken, cooking it in a balsamic vinegar sauce and grounding it to use in patties. I have so many other chicken recipes to share with you as chicken is — by far — one of my favorite weeknight ingredients to 

surprise ingredient tomato gazpacho

surprise ingredient tomato gazpacho

When we eat out, there’s always one thing I look for to qualify a dish as spectacular: It has to surprise me. I like dishes that blow me away with their mix of flavors, or ones that contain a secret ingredient that I just can’t put my finger on. I 

quinoa with pan-roasted artichokes, lemon and parsley

quinoa with pan-roasted artichokes, lemon and parsley

There are some vegetables that just taste better roasted. Don’t you agree? Think cauliflower roasted with herbs, or asparagus roasted until perfection. Jon loves to make fun of me saying that I roast my vegetables when I’m not inspired, but the truth is that I find that this 

cooked bell pepper and green olive salad

cooked bell pepper and green olive salad

Remember when I told you about my first experience with the typical Moroccan way to cook salmon à la sauce rouge? Well, I have another story to share with you that has nothing to do with fish or sauces, but that deals with Moroccan cooking 

summer peach berry salad

summer peach berry salad

In the journalism profession, one of the most important skills to have is the ability to meet strict deadlines. Articles have to be written in a short time frame and have to be sent off for editing by a particular date, if not it delays the 

red berry fruit salad with passion fruit dressing

red berry fruit salad with passion fruit dressing

There’s nothing I love more than June produce, with loads of fresh berries making their appearance in supermarkets across Switzerland. I’ve always been a big fan of strawberries and blueberries, adding them to my breakfast, fruit salads, desserts and snacks, but was never really fond of raspberries 

mint pea soup

mint pea soup

Two weeks ago, I planted my own little aromatic herb garden just in front of my kitchen. I wish I could have bought every single aromatic herb sold at the gardening store, but knowing that my gardening skills are pretty much non-existent, I settled for just five 

syrian string beans with spiced tomato sauce

syrian string beans with spiced tomato sauce

Months and months ago I shared with you this string bean salad with mustard vinaigrette, admitting that I never know what to do with string beans besides cook them in tomato sauce until fork-tender. The truth is that I never really liked string beans until I