I love how well ingredients go together in this Garlic Thyme Fondant Potatoes with Braised Octopus. Tender red wine braised octopus and melt-in-your mouth potatoes. This dish has it all for all the seafood lovers! Octopus, made at home, can it get any better? Yes! Pair it with garlic thyme fondant potatoes and meet my [Continue Reading…]
Curry Meatballs
If I had my choice in life, I would want to eat these curry meatballs everyday. Simple, uncomplicated dish that is full of flavor. You know the times when you need a recipe that is quick, easy, and tasty – and you don’t have time to plan a meal or do the research. You’re sitting [Continue Reading…]
Homemade Pizza with Killer Sauce
Fri-daaaay. Good to see you, my friend. I mean if we muuuust have the pizza today then so be it. It is Friday after all and correct me if I’m wrong but in the How To Live Life Correctly book you should be eating this homemade pizza with killer sauce today. Because this homemade pizza crust topped [Continue Reading…]
Holiday Cranberry and Pomegranate Pavlova
The sweetness and crunch of this holiday cranberry and pomegranate pavlova combined with the thick and sweet mascarpone cream is made for an ideal festive dessert. There’s something almost magical about the texture of baked meringue. The way it gets so crisp-yet-fragile on the outside, and a simple crack of the outer shell reveals the gooey, [Continue Reading…]
Classic Lasagna with Homemade Ricotta + Anniversary + Giveaway!
Get over here. We have something to talk about. It’s party time for our blog “Gastro Senses”! We are celebrating the first blog anniversary on December 2nd! 109 posts later, I’m excited about the site more than when I started. I never thought people would be so interested in my everyday gastronomy adventures. Thank you all for [Continue Reading…]
Ukrainian Horseradish Sauce – Adjika
Common varieties of Adjika resemble Italian red pesto in appearance and consistency. I call this pesto-like spread “magic sauce” because it makes so many things taste amazing! From Abkhazia to as far as Moldova, they all produce homemade adjikas. And they all have their own recipes, some with tomatoes, carrots and apples, and others with dried peppers [Continue Reading…]