In My Kitchen
Recipes and the stories that inspire a way of living everyday. "The Food I Love" Lidija
Whiskey-Sour Blueberry Pie with Wine Syrup and Cinnamon Crumble
Whiskey-Sour Blueberry pie with Wine Syrup and Cinnamon Crumble With lockdowns easing around the world, many of us are edging towards life outside of quasi-solitude. The one thing that's been a constant for me throughout this defining moment in time is the comfort I...
Wine Pairing Dinner – Slow Roasted Maple Glazed Salmon & Warm Potato Salad
To say that opposites attract stretches far beyond the dynamics of human interaction. Finding a common thread between people and the ties that bond us makes our juxtaposed lives fun, exciting, and unpredictable. The same can be said about food. Sometimes flavors -...
St-Germain Elderflower Green Tea Cake with Gin & Lemon
No stranger to elderflower liqueur, I’ve loved its sweet floral notes the moment it’s heavenly nectar kissed my lips on a tipsy girls night out. Unlike the girls night, the story behind St Germain is as charming as the taste behind it. An artisanal, all-natural French liqueur created in 2007, elderflower blossoms are harvested once a year during a few fleeting weeks in summer – carefully hand picked at the height of their aroma. With flavor notes of peach, pear, and grapefruit, it’s dances softly on your palate and is a welcome, refined addition to your liquor cabinet. And after making this cake, trust me when I say it will bring a breath of fresh spring air into your kitchen.
Negroni Chocolate Mousse
I drank my first Negroni at Dubai's BB Social Dining on a cool winter night in 2018, when the House of Negroni took over the three story restaurant and flipped it into a cocktail-lovers fantasy. Groovy tunes set the atmosphere as the city's most beautiful swayed...
Date Night – A Quarantine Dinner for Two
For those of you lucky enough to be canoodling with another human in your non-socially-distant-airspace, I’ve teamed up with Lindsay to create a cocktail and wine pairing in a quarantine dinner for two. Starting with a warm beetroot salad, followed by a juicy Tomahawk steak – most ingredients are relatively easy to source along with a few refrigerator and pantry staples.
Labneh Tzatziki
Kiss the cook! Well, only if you have garlic too. Tzatziki has been a staple side dish in our family for years, and although there are many recipes for this wonderful, garlicky, Greek yogurt based sauce floating around the internet, this one is thick, luscious and...
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