Vegan Rhubarb and White Asparagus Tartar Dome with Wild Garlic 🌱

It’s been a while since I participated in a food challenged. And today, I revive my food challenge participation by killing two birds with one stone and submitting a dish to both Foodblogs Schweiz’s and Anna’s challenges featuring seasonal produce. Foodblogs Schweiz uses rhubarb, strawberries, peppermint, lettuce, tomatoes and asparagus. Anna‘s food basket contains rhubarb,…

Vegan Retake on Potatoes with Cheese 🌱

Almost one and a half years ago, I shared a Swiss recipe featuring jacket potatoes and cheese with you. Today, I’m presenting a vegan retake on this culinary highlight from my adopted country. To make it feel more modern, I added a touch of blue butterfly pea flower. What do you think about that? Blue…

Vegan Magenta Food 🌱

When I saw that lovely Lim organized a one color food challenge on Instagram, I couldn’t resist participating. Lim had one ask for me – to create a purple dish. Obviously, I wanted to comply. My contribution has the color magenta – a shade of purple (I checked!). Chokeberry jelly: Mix 250 ml chokeberry juice…

Vegan Roasted Cauliflower with Buckwheat Salad and Butter Bean Purée 🌱

In my last post, I introduced you to Sofia‘s vegan cookbook “Little Vegan Artisan” and presented my take on a recipe of hers. Today, I’ll continue the exciting journey through her book and share another of her dishes with you. Well, my version thereof to be more precise. Roasted cauliflower: Divide the cauliflower into bouquets….

Vegan White Chocolate Mousse on Beetroot 🌱

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you see my youngest vegan creation? Also “Massacre on a Plate”? What I actually wanted to show, though, was a sweet treat featuring vegetables. What do you think about incorporating veggies into desserts? White chocolate mousse: With an immersion blender, mix equal parts of silken…

Vegan Radish Root to Leaf 🌱

Incorporating the greens of the veggie you’re preparing into your dish is so satisfying. Not only is it a sustainable way of cooking. It also adds a totally new dimension to the dish. This culinary creation is a simple dish paying tribute to radish. And with that I mean the entire veggie – root and…

Vegan Cashew Cheese with Pear Chutney, Pear Syrup and Roasted Walnuts 🌱

Last week, I managed to post a picture on Instagram with a short caption. Today, I finally managed to write the matching blog post. That’s how busy this week has been. Thanks to homeschooling, home office and household. Now, it’s vacay time. And hopefully, I’ll have more time for blogging, as we’ll be spending this…

Vegan Barba di Frate with Wild Garlic Pesto 🌱

Springtime means my blog’s birthday. Today, two years ago, I started blogging. Thank you, dear readers, for another amazing year! Springtime also means wild garlic. And time to go foraging. Pick a handful leaves of wild garlic, clean them and finely blend them together with the same amount of walnuts, the double amount of olive…

Vegan Springtime Salad 🌱

Spring has arrived. With flowers, wild garlic and artichokes. I love artichokes. I love the ritual of removing the petals. Dipping them and biting into the succulent meat. One after another. And finally reaching the delightful heart. Poetry on a plate. Clean and trim artichokes by removing the thorny tips from the leaves. Quarter and…

Vegan: Jerusalem Artichoke • Pear • Yellow Carrot • Chive • Polenta • Spelt 🌱

One year ago, Foodblogs Schweiz launched its first monthly challenge: Create a culinary highlight using at least two of five or six predefined ingredients. I’ve participated ever since. Some months, I used only a few ingredients, but prepared multiple dishes. Other months, I prepared only one dish consisting of plural ingredients. This month, I went…

Vegan: Apple and Potato 🌱

In the Swiss cuisine, there’s a variety of dishes featuring apple and potato. On this plate, I’ve combined a few of them in a completely new manner. And you know the best part? It’s completely vegan. Mashed apples and potatoes: Boil two parts peeled potatoes with one part peeled apple. Taste with salt. Once soft,…

Parsnip • Kale • Sweet potato • Celeriac • Walnut • Apple 🌱

Today, I’m proud to present my dish for the January challenge hosted by Foodblogs Schweiz. This month’s basket contains parsnip, kale, sweet potato, celeriac, walnut and apple. I went all in and created a plant-based feast. Along the journey, I got acquainted with nutritional yeast and was totally blown away. What a wonderful umami flavor!…

Red cabbage soup with smoked beef tongue

When do you celebrate Christmas? In our family, we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. Yesterday, it was our turn to host the party and I cooked for 14 people. With lots of preparation and help, it was possible to enjoy five distinct dishes and an assortment of cheeses. One of the dishes was this vibrant…

Deconstructed salted honey pie

Welcome to the United Sweets of America – an Instagram collaboration and dessert journey through the American states. I joined late. I was the last participant, as a matter of fact. And obtained the only state left: Wyoming. As my knowledge regarding the culinary tradition of Wyoming is quite limited, I decided to consult my…

Pickled cucumber and English peas on avocado cream 🌱

A dream in green. That’s what I was thinking when I came up with this dish. The delicate plating is inspired by Bernadett Vanek, one of the most talented chefs there are. For the avocado cream, mix one avocado with the juice of a quarter of a lemon and a pinch fleur de sel. For…

Purple asparagus with orange mayonnaise and poached egg 💚

Asparagus comes in three colors: green, white and purple. The purple one is only purple on the outside, though, and will turn green once cooked. Good thing that they can be enjoyed raw. Purple asparagus is subtle and refined, sweet and fruity on your palate. I gave it a quick pickling and combined it with…

Pickled chard and rhubarb with wild garlic coated Vacherin Mont-d’Or and fried wild garlic bulbs

And the challenge continues. Last month, I wrote about the Food Blog Challenge organized by Foodblogs Schweiz and my three vegetarian dishes featuring hazelnut and carrots (a pie, pasta and a soup). This month, the provided food basket contained wild garlic, rhubarb, chicory, mint, spinach and chard. Challenging. Very challenging, indeed. I pulled all my…