Liquid pleasures: Home-made smoothies

What’s healthier than ice cream? Smoothies. What’s better than juice? Smoothies. What makes you happy? Smoothies. Voilà, I officially declare the smoothie our remedy for the upcoming winter months. My sister Becci believes in her breakfast smoothie. It took me a while to become a fan myself but now I think she is right. Smoothies without sugar…

Quick lunch idea: Orzo gratin

Here is my quick lunch idea for you today. Your basic ingredient is Orzo pasta, or kritharáki as it is called in Greece. Orzo looks like rice but it really is pasta made from wheat. Count about 15 min to prepare this meal and 20-25 min to bake it in the oven. It’s a mishmash of…

Getting to know: Kochhaus (Germany)

Innovation and cooking are two things that go well together. I moved to Hamburg last week and was very happy to discover Kochhaus. Kochhaus is a local start up revolutionizing fast food. For any meal they offer, the customer purchases the individual ingredients (multiples of 1 person, depending on how many hungry souls you would…

Spinach cake with home made tomato sauce

Sometimes you have those days when you open your fridge or freezer and hope for something tasty to come out. This especially happens when you know that your fridge is empty because you didn’t have time for grocery shopping. You then wonder what could be made out of butter, eggs & co. I had this…

Getting to know: Natattacks’ smoothies

Natattack stands for: Natalie Attacks A Balanced Life. I met Natalie when we were in New Zealand. She took me to one of her Bikram Yoga classes (intense and great experience) and that was how we started talking about food and what we like to eat. Recently, I found out about Natalie’s blog: http://natattacks.wordpress.com The blog…