Tag: goat cheese

A damn good salad bowl

Carrot eggplant salad

My husband and I regularly have “make do with what you’ve got” nights where we just take out whatever fresh produce that needs to be eaten, lay it all out on the table and see how if we can create something out of it. This bowl saw the light of day on one of those […]

Wildly good wild thyme, quinoa and goat cheese salad

wild thyme salad

I am all about finding ingredients that can turn a normal salad, soup, stew or other dish into something phenomenal. Luckily, I have a growing list of these since living in Dubai, because we have access to a world of flavors, from orange blossom water and saffron to some of the most fragrant herbs out […]

Fig walnut and goat cheese salad

Fig goat cheese salad

Have you noticed figs sprouting up at the supermarket lately? When they do, I get a bunch of them and go recipe-crazy. They are easy to prepare poached, roasted or – my favorite – raw, like in this effortless yet stunning little salad, where it marries beautifully with creamy goat cheese and toasted walnuts. It’s […]

Spinach citrus and wild rice salad with my “Asian” dressing

Spinach citrus and wild rice salad with my "Asian" dressing 1

We often see wild rice matched with butternut squash, beetroot or other such autumn veggies, but it doesn’t have to be so. In this recipe, the grapefruit adds a nice summery zest to the rice, spinach, and goat cheese, while the dressing really brings it all together. The reason I call it “my Asian” dressing […]

Nectarine, goat cheese & courgette BBQ salad

Nectarine goat cheese BBQ salad

I don’t know about you gals, but after a holiday, I feel compelled to recreate some of the dishes I had while away. It’s my way of staying on vacation or at least of trying to relive some of the moments by fooling my tastebuds. In any case, expect to see some European summer inspo […]

Eggplant chèvre and roasted tomato gems

Eggplant goat cheese tomato

You may have noticed, I am having a Mediterranean food moment right now. As part of this obsession, eggplant has been a regular on my shopping list for the past couple of weeks and this particular recipe has shown up a couple of times on the dinner table. The sweetness of the roasted tomatoes paired […]