Pizza Baking
Sourdough is inferior to any yeast based dough. Period. And while this does hold true for focaccia, I do make yeast based variants more often than I would like to admin. It is super easy and one of my feel good meals if I want some bread based meal fast.
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Cooking
This is the first dish I cooked with my Spicy Pear Chutney and it was so fast and easy to prepare that I did not even consider posting it at first. Though I decided to do it never the less, if only to remind myself of this awesome fast food in times of need.
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Shelfables
A few weeks back we got a lot of pears from our landlords garden. As we could not eat them all, we had to process them in other ways and I decided that I want to try making pear chutney. While this is my first try, the result was pretty good already and will be a very good base for further experimentation.
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Cooking
Bread Dumplings (or “Semmelknödel”) are one of the most un-photogenic foods Ive posted so far. But they are delicious and a very popular side dish here in Austria. A variant, the spinach bread dumpling, is also considered a main dish when served with a gorgonzola sauce or browned butter and rasped hard cheese.
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Pasta
This is by far the weirdest method to make tomato sauce. Te result does actually does differ by the default procedure quite a bit and, very much to my surprise, is actually less effort.
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Pasta
Other than the last pasta dough recipe this one does not use semolina. This makes it harder to get the hydration right, though once you got the recipe down it is impossible to go back to store bought pasta ever again.
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Cooking
This recipe was the result of a graving for couscous in combination with leftover ingredients we had to use soon. I was honestly surprised how well the combination of the chosen ingredients worked for this dish. While I would not say any of the three parts are outstanding on its own, the combination was a very delicious fresh summer meal.
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Baking Timetable Bread
During summer we often reach temperatures up to 30 degrees in our kitchen. As sourdough develops way faster at those temperatures one has to adapt the timetable to get decent results.
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Pasta
Spaghetti al limone is another very simple but delicious pasta recipe that I have not heard of before. It requires a good ripe lemon, which can be quite tricky to get. But the result is an amazing fruity meal that is worth the search for sure.
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Cooking
It is zucchini season and time for one of my favorite zucchini based recipe. Filled with mozzarella, breaded and fried zucchini. Thanks for the homegrown goods Christine.
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Shelfables
I always wanted to play around with pine cones as a flavor for kombucha. Rather than drying the cone (and using the pieces to flavor) I decided to make syrup instead. Thanks Sabine for the cone!
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Pasta
This pasta dough is very easy to get right and can be used with a pasta cutters without risk of sticking in the machine. Thanks for the recipe Hubsi.
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Pasta
This is one of the simplest and fastest pasta recipes that I have done and it is amazing. Its pasta with cheese and pepper. I really could not understand the hype until I tasted it myself. It is delicious. Thanks Viccy!
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Dessert
Lemon bars are a pretty easy, sweet but still refreshing dessert. It is basically a shortbread crust with a lemon pudding on top. Simple, but delicious.
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Cooking
Self made filo dough brings burek to the next level. Not only does the dough itself just tastes better, its is way easier to roll burik into the traditional form.
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Granola bar
In my third variation of a granola bar I tried to get something chocolaty. The consistency was pretty nice, though there are a few tweaks I would change the next time.
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Pizza
work in progress - In case you are hungry and want to find inspiration on what to cook check out some different recipe. This one takes time. Its super delicious and perfect to prepare for a party or any other event, but not doable for a spontaneous cooking session. For such occasions I would highly recommend to make yeast based focaccia instead.
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Granola bar
This recipe started out as a variation of my other granola bar recipe. However, it evolved into something totally different quickly. Date, sesame and honey are an amazing flavor combination and the consistency was way better than my previous tries.
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