After making Ped Pad Prik Gaeng the other day, we had some Asian vegetables and curry paste left over. And as we fancied a pasta bake, we improvised a bit.

As we had run out of coconut milk, we used ordinary cow’s milk instead. We found out that, this way, it needed a little more curry paste and also a bit more sugar.

We had also run out of lime, so we used lemon juice concentrate instead. Please be aware that it is important to measure this out very carefully. Just one or two small squirts will do.

To ensure it really is a vegetarian dish, you need to bear in mind that not all curry pastes are automatically vegan. Continue reading →

My lovely husband once told me about his first visit to a Thai restaurant and how he was initially a little overwhelmed by the menu.

Harry ended up ordering “Ped Pad Prik Gaeng” – mostly because he thought it sounded funny. 😄

But he also knew that he liked baked duck and coconut flavour. And that he likes things spicy – even in the kitchen. 😉

When we don’t feel like cooking, we like to order baked duck with coconut-curry-creme as takeout from our local Thai. But we thought it was about time for us to try to cook it ourselves. Continue reading →

Remember my recipe for “Tuscany Chicken Wraps” which, under “what we need”, mentioned a sachet of a “fix product” for Meatballs Toscana?

It said that, if you did’t want to use a “fix product”, you’d surely find a recipe for a Tuscan sauce on the internet. Well, this is the internet – so, here we go. 🙂

Meatballs Toscana is a German-Italian fusion dish featuring seasoned meatballs baked in a creamy tomato sauce with Italian herbs, topped with mozzarella.

My lovely husband had made this dish for us many times before but always using a “fix product” for the sauce. Continue reading →

Today I’m sharing with you my favourite dessert: spaghetti ice cream. 😋

Italy is famous for their delicious pasta and ice cream. So what would be more fitting than an ice cream dish that looks just like spaghetti with tomato sauce and Parmesan?

Interestingly, although its inventor is apparently of Italian origin, “Spaghettieis” was invented in Germany and is considered a typical German ice cream creation. Outside Germany – even in Italy – it is rather uncommon.

There’s an ice cream parlour near us that serves a particularly delicious spaghetti ice cream. Continue reading →