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  • Thanksgiving for 2

    Thanksgiving for 2

    During my time studying abroad in the US, I fell in love with Thanksgiving food. My college roommate took me home with her over fall break and I got to experience the full small town Wisconsin thanksgiving weekend. Milking cows, hunting, and all. Ever since then, I make a thanksgiving dinner for my husband and…

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  • Pecan Granola

    Pecan Granola

    This is my favorite granola recipe, which I have adapted from other granola recipes. My main changes: Pecans instead of more ‘standard’ nuts, and more cinnamon. Because who doesn’t love cinnamon? We eat this almost every Sunday, usually with soy-coconut yogurt, seasonal fresh fruit, and chia seeds.

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Hi, I’m Christina. I’m a passionate home-cook, home-baker and just overall foodie. I love all things food and I created his page to share my culinary adventures with you – in my own kitchen and beyond. About.

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cookingonthebrightsideoflife

This is my favorite tofu recipe 🌱 And it's the perfect match for tie spiced coconut recipe from my last reel. It's also from Ottolenghi'S OTK - Extra Good Things. This is my favorite rice recipe. It's part of a recipe from #Ottolenghi OTK - Extra Good Things. It's easy to make and proves that rice is not a boring side dish! 🍚 Starting off the week with another healthy recipe. And I'm also kicking off my series on recipes from my cookbooks. This one is the Silky zucchini salmon salad from the Ottolenghi book 'Comfort'. It's easy to make and the cook on the salmon came out perfectly. Welcome to 2026! After all the holiday meals, I'm in the mood for easy and light, yet cozy meals. Or in short: soup! I just posted my roasted pumpkin soup recipe on my blog, where your oven does most of the work. Depending on the stock you use at the end, this recipe is vegan, so this also veganuary-friendly ;) Looking for a last minute homemade Christmas gift? How about chocolate candy? They are easy to make and just need some patience. And here it is - my first post. To celebrate the season, I have posted a collection of my favorite Christmas recipes. Maybe you're still looking for inspo for your own Christmas meal? So...I did a thing. After lots of contemplating I have finally decided to join the blogosphere. This not only means that I will start posting here more frequently again, there will also be a full blog post including the recipes for the dishes. Weekday lunch: grilled carrots with harissa tofu Hassleback beets with kaffir lime leaf butter and salsa It's zucchini season! And once again we have more zucchini than we can eat 😬 Sometimes you don't quite epexct it, and then a perfect loaf comes out of the oven 😍 This morning I was kind of in a hurry and also messed some of the steps, but somehow the bread still turned out great 😃 Had some leftover dates and puff pastry, so I decided to do a spin on Beef Wellington: Pork tenderloin wrapped in serrano with dates and onions, baked in the puff pastry, with potato-parsnip puree and a port wine sauce on the side.