German Beef Rouladen
German food. Love, love, love it. Succulent beef, delicious gravy. The origin of the word “roulade” may be French but Rouladen is very much...
Pumpkin Soup with Curry and Coconut Milk
Warm and comforting, this pumpkin soup with curry and coconut milk encompasses the essence of fall. A pumpkin soup can of course can go...
Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
Chocolate hazelnut cookies — what’s not to love about those three words? These deliciously lightly-sweet cookies have no flour, no butter and are refined...
German Potato Dumplings (Knödel) with Mushroom Gravy
Potato Dumplings. Sometimes a simple, traditional meal can make others so incredibly happy. A.k.a zee German, my liebling Schwabe. First of all it's not...
Mushroom Tartlets with Chestnuts and Blue Cheese
These delicious mushroom tartlets are the perfect appetiser or side dish for the holiday season! Puff pastry is filled with a mix of mushrooms,...
Roasted Sweet Potato and Pear Salad with Bulgur
This roasted sweet potato and pear salad with bulgur has eastern mediterranean influences. Sweet potato, pear and red onion are spiced with cumin, coriander,...
Japanese-Style Glazed Salmon
This Japanese-Style Glazed Salmon is a flavour-packed dish where tender oven-baked salmon meets a fragrant marinade of sake, soy sauce, mirin, muscovado brown sugar,...
Almond-Tahini-Date Cookies (Gluten-free)
YES to sugar-free Almond-Tahini-Date Cookies! With these almond date cookies there is absolutely no sacrifice on flavor. They are made with naturally sweet Medjool...
Vanillekipferl – Almond-Oat Crescent Cookies
A classic Vanillekipferl cookie recipe gets an upgrade à la Elle. This version of the popular Christmas cookie is made with whole grain oat...
Velvet Shortbread (with Homemade Mascobado Powdered Sugar)
Who knew 4 simple ingredients could make something taste so good? This velvet shortbread recipe is brilliant. It's a family favorite stemming from my...
Glazed Lemon Ricotta Cookies
Easy, delicious lemon ricotta cookies made with ricotta and fresh lemon! This is a great recipe for all lemon lovers and cookie fans. These...
Lemon Butter Cookies
These lemon butter cookies have got to be the easiest Christmas cookie I have ever prepared. There is no kneading involved, no cutting out...
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Simply delicious. Butternut squash makes for a perfect winter soup. Butternut squash has a sweet, nutty flavor and pairs well with tangy green apple...
Lemon Almond Cookies
So are these almond lemon cookies or are they butter cookies with almonds and lemon? I’m not sure. I think they should just be...
Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies
Lemon poppy seeds cookies. Deliciously crumbly, perfectly lemony and speckled with poppy seeds inside and out. Made with ground almonds and spelt flour, these...
Cranberry Orange Apple Crisp (Vegan + GF)
Cranberry Orange Apple Crisp. So much awesomeness in one place. It’s the perfect cozy, wholesome treat in a bowl. Full of warming flavors like...
Potato and Mushroom Gratin with Goat’s Cheese
Potato and Mushroom Gratin is an easy, no-fuss vegetarian dish. It’s so simple: pan-fried mushrooms and shallots and layered together with sliced potato, goat...
Chestnut Soup
Creamy chestnut soup: the perfect soup for the festive Christmas season. Decadent but simple, it definitely tastes like a special occasion soup. Chestnuts are...
Red Cabbage Slaw with Pears and Cranberries
This vibrant red cabbage slaw with pears and cranberries is packed with all kinds of flavor. Thinly sliced cabbage is tossed together with beetroot,...
Gluten-free Thumbprint Cookies
Gluten-free thumbprint cookies. Sounds healthy, right? Well, sort of. Of course there are some good things in these cookies... like ground almonds, buckwheat flour,...