Sugar Plums (Fruit And Nut Balls)
These lovely little balls almost look too good to be healthy and delicious, don’t they? They are pure energy balls made solely out of various dried fruits and nuts. No baking or cookingRead More
Coconut Date Swirls
My latest culinary revelation comes with two warnings: Coconut and dried dates are a pairing made in heaven. Warning #1: It’s highly addictive. Warning #2: I will surely explore all sorts of recipesRead More
Really Healthy Cranberry Walnut Scones
Scones are a very English thing. The German translation for scone is English tea roll, or something along those lines. The English people have with their afternoon tea. This tea session is notRead More
The Ultimate All Inclusive Breakfast Muffin
This muffin has got everything that a healthy breakfast calls for: wholesome flours, vegetables, fruit, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, yogurt and some honey. It can’t get much better than that. They are extremelyRead More
Walnut Crumble Pumpkin Pie
We all have a sweet tooth here in this house, but I always refrained from making nice tarts and cakes, because it was just too much cake for two people if I madeRead More
Green Thai Chicken Curry
You want a fast and tasty meal? Here it is: Thai Curry. I promise you the rice to serve it with will take longer to cook than this. In a Thai curry, youRead More
Baked Veggie Burger Buffet – Sweet Potato, Black Beans and Chick Peas, anyone?
On lazy evenings, we often pull out just about any immediately edible stuff from the fridge, put it all on the dinner table and everyone can have whatever he feels like. That canRead More
Green Beans and Bacon on Nutty Lemon Quinoa
When I came across a recipe of green beans with bacon and hazelnuts some time ago, it was declared a side dish. Some grains and seeds would serve just right to makeRead More
Black Bean Brownies – Vegan Way
I am currently training for a half marathon in four weeks time. I am not too far away from being able to run the distance. Right now I could probably do 10 orRead More
Lemon Semolina Yogurt Muffins
The other day I saw a cookie recipe that contained semolina. Great, I thought, that’s something to try as I had a pound of wholewheat semolina sitting on my shelf for quite aRead More
Mung Bean Salad with Chicken and Egg
This salad is what I had for dinner tonight. Only then remembered that this post including the pictures of the salad were sleeping in my computer for more than a month. No timeRead More
Cauliflower and Kale with Raisins and Capers on Bulgur
This is an extended version of a recipe that I found in the NY Times a while back. The basic recipe was just the cauliflower with raisins, capers and almonds. I made itRead More
Cocoa Coconut Balls
I haven’t quite finished two of my major projects of the recent past: “cooked legumes in cookies” and “coconuts”. Here is my latest creation: cocoa coconut balls !! I first tried a recipeRead More
Sweet Potato Salad with Honey and Rosemary
Most of you guys are probably facing long dark and cold winter months as we speak. But here in Dubai, after a loooooong summer, temperatures are finally dropping to some comfortable mid toRead More
Banana Oat Muffins
I love to experiment with all sorts of ingredients when baking muffins . And nothing makes me more happy than when they turn out well. I get inspired all the time and constantlyRead More
Banana Oat Muffins
I love to experiment with all sorts of ingredients when baking muffins. Nothing makes me more happy than when they turn out well. I get inspired all the time and constantly have newRead More
Black Bean and Buckwheat Salad with Pistachios
I had some cooked black beans in my fridge the other day, leftovers from a not so successful black bean soup that I tried. Hungry for lunch, I cooked some buckwheat, steamed someRead More
Jiao Zi – Chinese pork-filled dumplings
Today is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the German Wall. I must admit, I only have vague memories of that particular day. I was 14, and lived in a smallRead More
Iced Pumpkin Biscuits
I love these chewy pumpkin cookies. They are pretty much like little breads. The raisins inside and the icing on top make it a truly sweet treat, yet still a healthy one. TheyRead More
Indian Spiced Lentils with Spinach (Dal Palak)
You may know that we live in Dubai, which has one the biggest Indian community outside India. The supermarkets are full of foods that are prevalent in the sub-continental cuisine: Things I ‘veRead More



















