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 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 

bulgur salad with herbs, pomegranate and pistachios

bulgur salad with herbs, pomegranate and pistachios

I have a weird relationship with pomegranate seeds. Everyone seems to either love them or hate them. Acid and crunchy, they’re not my favorite thing to eat on their own, but once you throw them into a salad it’s a whole different story. They suddenly come to 

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 

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