bowl of oatmeal with pink stewed plums topped with granola
Breakfast

Quinoa and Oat Porridge with Stewed Plums

This healthy, fibre-packed breakfast is exactly what you need in the morning! The addition of stewed plums makes for a delightful sweet and sour experience and adding granola, nuts, or seeds on top gives it the perfect textural contrast!

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fattet hummus on an ornate metal serving platter
Domestic

Fattet Hummus

Fattet hummus is a dish with many regional variations from Lebanon to Jordan to Egypt to Eritrea, but at its heart is always broken stale pita bread (Fatteh) and chickpeas (hummus).

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toast with smashed avocado and nuts
Breakfast

Deluxe Avocado Toast

Regular avocado toast is delicious on its own, but you can make a deluxe version by adding a few lavish ingredients. Wow your guests by bringing this out on a platter for a sumptuous brunch with mimosas!

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How to Make Kimchi
Domestic

How to Make Kimchi

Despite the number of steps involved, making kimchi at home isn’t very hard! Lacto-fermented foods like this kimchi are very healthy, full of probiotics and fibre while being low in calories!

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dutch s'mores in front of campfire at night
Baking

Dutch S’mores – The BEST S’mores

Move over graham crackers, move over Celebration cookies, the best platform for s’mores in definitely Dutch stroopwaffles! These sweet, syrupy treats become perfectly gooey when introduced to a hot marshmallow and chocolate!

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egg salad sandwich on dark rye with hard boiled egg tucked in
Breakfast

Egg Salad on Rye with Chervil

This egg salad sandwich is exactly what you need for lunch! The whole egg in the centre in completely optional but makes for such a beautiful presentation, it is well worth the extra effort.

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Sliced pickles in jar
Domestic

How to Pickle Cucumbers for the Refrigerator

If you’re only looking to make one jar of pickles rather than enough for a large homesteading family, this is the recipe for you! These zingy, zesty pickles are easy to make, don’t take any special equipment, and can be eaten within 24 hours!

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Cucumber pickles fermenting in jar
Domestic

How to Make Fermented Dill Pickles

Rather than pickling in a vinegar solution, these cucumbers get lacto-fermented to develop their sour flavour. Kept in the fridge or a cool cellar, these pickles will last for months; that’s if you don’t eat them all right away!

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couscous salad with vegetables
Domestic

Couscous Salad

This salad is super easy to make, uses up any produce or pantry items you happen to have on hand, and can be made in a matter of minutes!

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eggplant roasted in it's jacket
Domestic

Eggplant Roasted in it’s Jacket

This simple approach to cooking eggplants lets their natural flavour shine. Simply roast for an hour, slice it open and pour on some tahini-yogurt sauce, whose slight bitterness and bright acidity mingle with the silky soft eggplant flesh perfectly!

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