Wholemeal Sponge Cake with Jam

Its quick, easy to make and perfect for an afternoon coffee or unexpected guests. With just a few simple ingredients everyone has at home.  Wholemeal Sponge Cake with Jam 4 Eggs pinch of salt 80 grams raw sugar or caster-sugar pinch of vanilla sugar 130 grams wholemeal 1 teaspoon baking powder some jam Turn on the oven on 175 degrees Celsius. Whisk the egg-whites with a pinch of salt till stiff. Add raw sugar by the spoonful while still whisking. Slow down the speed of your food processor, add egg-yolks and combine for a few seconds. Turn off the food processor. Mix the wholemeal with baking powder, add into the… Read More

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Pumpkin Fritters or Pancakes

We got lots of pumpkin at the moment and the pumpkin fritters are one of my favorite meals made out of pumpkin. Here is how I do it 🙂 You need: some pumpkin 2-3 eggs 1 tablespoon spoon flour pinch of salt and pepper Grade the pumpkin, add remaining ingredients and cook on olive oil on BBQ or pan. Enjoy! Tips: You can eat it as a side dish or as a main dish with mushroom sauce or yogurt herbs sauce.  For the yogurt sauce, simply mix Greek yogurt with a pinch of salt and pepper and some herbs of your liking like chive, parsley, basil, garlic chive or any… Read More

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Chocolate Ice Cream without Ice Cream Machine

Easy and quick. You just need to make sure you got very fresh eggs. If you are not sure about the freshness of the eggs, you need to whisk and heat them over a boiling water. I won’t go into details as there are many recipes how to do it. We concentrate on fresh eggs today 🙂 Ingredients: 250g dark chocolate 250ml milk 2 whole eggs 3 Egg yolks (you can keep the egg whites for pavlova) 3 table spoons of sugar 300ml fresh and pure cream (like Paul’s fresh cream) some vanilla and cacao to your liking Place a larger pot with some water on a burner. Place your… Read More

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Luffa Chili Chutney

My new invention from what the garden gives 🙂 means that all ingredients fresh from my garden. Luffa-Chili Chutney.   Luffa-Chili Chutney Luffa Chili Curry-Tree leafs Garlic Turmeric Ginger Celeriac leafs Some sugar, salt and black pepper Chop it to a very small pieces (I used my food processor). Cook for 10-15 minutes , fill into clean glasses, put the lid on, close tide and live in a dark place up to 3 months. Use as a dip or add as a spicy addition to any savory dish you like.

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Sourdough Starter Recipe

It is easy to make and so rewarding – your own sourdough starter. You just need some rye flour (organic is the best), water, and about 5 minutes of your time each day for 5 days in a row. Once you have the sourdough starter ready, you need to keep it in a fridge and feed it at least once a week. Homemade sourdough bread is healthy and super delicious. Sourdough Starter – Old Traditional Recipe  You need: rye flour, organic is best filtered or boiled lukewarm water super clean glass jar or glass bowl (rinsed with boiling water), and a lid for the jar rubber band 1st day: Mix… Read More

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Wholemeal Banana Cake

“Banana Cake: Great recipe when you have some over-ripe bananas as the more ripe, the better for the cake. I wouldn’t like to eat the bananas anymore as the skin was already yellow-blackish. However for the cake is exactly what we want” Simple Wholemeal Banana Cake 2 cups wholemeal (one cup is 250ml) 2 tablespoons of baking pure cacao 1 cup raw sugar 4 very ripe, already dark skin, bananas 1/2 cup sunflower or olive oil 2-3 Eggs 3 teaspoons of baking powder some vanilla powder 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of salt Whisk sugar with oil and vanilla. Peel the bananas and process them in your knife-food-processor… Read More

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Country Cottage Dip

No more ready to eat dips from the supermarket for me. It is so quick and easy to make your own. Why should you buy a dip which is full of preservatives, artificial aromas, flavors.. The list can be long. Make your own and you know what you eat.  Country Cottage Dip cottage cheese sour cream + Greek yogurt  garlic or garlic chive, onion or shallots, basil, parsley, chive salt, pepper You can also add some paprika, chili, fresh ginger or any other herb to your likening. I don’t give the amount how much of all the ingredients as this is totally up to you. As a guide, I usually take… Read More

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Sebewa Pizza On Crispy Wholemeal Base

“Why Sebewa? Because of Sebastian and Ewa 🙂 We are cooking this pizza always together and the recipe evolved over the years. The wholemeal base changes it to the more healthy wholefoods option. We love it! You get the best result if you cook it in a pizza oven or on bbq or, like we do it, on the wood fired bbq. Enjoy!” Wholemeal Base (for 4 large pizzas) 400g wholemeal 1 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoon of dry yeast 220ml of warm water 1 teaspoon of olive oil Mix all dry ingredients, add warm water and process in the food processor into a smooth dough. Add olive oil and… Read More

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BBQ Marinated Fish Fillet

We love to do the marinated fish fillet on the wood fired bbq but you can also chuck it into a baking paper and cook in the oven. The marinate gives you the beautiful flavor you can adjust to your liking. We usually have it with mixed salad and sweet potato, plantain or cassava chips 🙂 BBQ Marinated Fish Fillet by Sebastian You need: The fish 🙂 You can take pretty much any fish filet you like. I would definitely recommend you to cook with the skin on. The marinate: tomatoes lemongrass root (the white part at the bottom) chili shallots garlic dill turmeric salt pepper parsley ginger olive oil… Read More

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