Seaweed Rice Muffins with Tofu (gluten-free)

“Dandelion wine. The words were summer on the tongue. The wine was summer caught and stoppered”. Ray Bradbury’s words made me recently ponder over how to “preserve” the SEA. How to create something that would taste like the Sea ♥ And today I’ve eventually realized this lingering idea by making the SeaWeed muffins! Seaweed in…

Rice egg & spinach bowl with yogurt-mustard dressing

It can be a warm salad, it can be an independent meal. Includes a proper amount of proteins, carbohydrates and fats to provide energy. To be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Basmati can be replaced by wild or any other type of rice. Cardamom is optional. I suggest to give a try to cardamom-flavored rice…

Baked saffron rice pudding

This sunny saffron-flavored delight is a culinary ode to my childhood memories, when my mom was baking Christmas turkey stuffed with rice and raisins. That rice was so unforgettably delicious that later on (when I grew up:)) I wanted to prepare it in a similar way. This sweet rice bake is my tiny remind of family…

Pumpkin and apple curry (vegan)

This saucy curry consists of all the sweet main ingredients: apples, carrot, pumpkin and grapes. Even the onion is a bit sweet:) I love any curry but this one is in my top autumn recipes. Serve it with rice or bread, beans or salad. And enjoy the spicy aftertaste:) Yield: 2 servings Ingredients Curry 1/2…

Zucchini bean stuffed bell peppers (vegan)

I was inspired by ChefKreso’s stuffed bell peppers [https://chefkresorecipes.wordpress.com] and prepared my version that came in spontaneously. Many thanks to ChefKreso!:) Ingredients 6 medium bell peppers 1 fresh chili pepper 1 small onion 4 garlic cloves 1 medium carrot 1 zucchini/courgette 1/2 cup rice 1 cup black beans 1/2 tsp ground cardamom 1 tsp salt 1/4…

Sütlaç – Turkish rice pudding

I love to cook with my family and friends. This super yummy rice pudding was prepared by my lovely friend Maria (with my little assistance:)). Usually I cook Kheer which is Indian rice pudding. But that’s another story:) Improvising we added to Sütlaç Indian saffron, egg yolks and pine nuts. The saffron by itself is a wonderful…