Die Thaiwiese - A Melting Pot for Asian Cuisine in Berlin
Die Thaiwiese – A Melting Pot for Asian Cuisine in Berlin

Locals call it “die Thaiwiese” (the Thai-Meadow), a charming meadow located inside the small Wilmersdorfer Preußenpark in south western part of Berlin.

Bebop Hop Chocolate Bar
Bebop Hop Chocolate Bar – Beer and Chocolate in an Unholy Union

Resident beer geek Joakim Bergman tries out the BeBop Hop chocolate bar from Lake Champlain Chocolates and the Long Trail Brewing Co.

Bhuna Gobi - Mix of Cauliflower and Indian Spices
Bhuna Gobi – Indian Spiced Cauliflower

An Indian delight – enjoy this simple homemade Bhuna Gobi, made with thinly chopped cauliflower and indian spices.

Stuffed Potato Shells
Stuffed Potato Shells

Enjoy this super-tasty stuffed potato shells recipe from Anamika Sharma. A truly delicious summer dish.

Thai Curry Chicken and Rice Bowls
Thai Curry Chicken and Rice Bowls

Diced chicken is combined with spring snow peas, red pepper, carrots and cilantro, served on a bed of rice and sprinkled with sweet and salty cashews.

Potato Chip Blondies
Potato Chip Blondies

This recipe is so easy to put together–just one bowl, and you can toss in whatever you have (just remember to adjust the sugar if you do candy bars).

Green Vegetable Risotto
Green Vegetable Risotto

This recipe calls for baby kale, but any variety would do. Replace the chicken broth with vegetable broth and omit the prosciutto for a vegetarian version.

Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Casserole

Enjoy an awesome and super tasty green bean casserole recipe from Alisha Randell. Now get cooking.

Buckwheat Soba Noodle Salad
Buckwheat Soba Noodle Salad

A pretty purple-brown and earthy tasting, buckwheat soba noodles are a fun and healthy addition to dinner.

Raw Almond Thumbprint Cookies
Raw Almond Thumbprint Cookies

The dough of a thumbprint cookie is rolled into a ball and then pressed with the thumb which creates an indent that can be filled with any kind of jams.

Simple Turkish Rice Pudding
Simple Turkish Rice Pudding

This pudding is a perfect treat plain, but you can turn it into an elegant dessert by adding some nuts, fresh fruit, lemon or orange zest.

Key Lime Bars
Key Lime Bars

For these Key Lime Bars, you should use your favorite cookie or pastry crust to make them extra delicious.

Edamame Succotash - Edamame and Bacon Mix
Edamame Succotash – Edamame and Bacon Mix

This makes it a great side dish for a picnic outside or at a potluck, since it doesn’t need to be served warm.

Photo by AlKok via Flickr
Grilled Mediterranean Snapper

Enjoy this grilled Mediterranean snapper recipe from Tania Goulart.

Churros with Chocolate Sauce
Churros with Chocolate Sauce

Enjoy a perfectly delicious and saucy dessert.

Chef Frank Stitt’s Pickled Shrimp
Chef Frank Stitt’s Pickled Shrimp

This Pickled Shrimp recipe is a Southern favorite you could eat year round.

Thai Eggplants with Cherry Tomatoes
Thai Eggplants with Cherry Tomatoes

A quick stir fry of baby Thai eggplants with sweet cherry tomatoes flavored with lots of thai purple basil.

Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes with Walnut Crust
Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes with Walnut Crust

This is a cute dessert perfect for these hot summer days!

Puffed Lotus Seeds Milk Pudding
Puffed Lotus Seeds Milk Pudding

One can have this kheer cold on those dreaded summer days and hot in chilly wintertime. Either ways, you would not stop with just one serving.

Beehive Sugar Cookies
Beehive Sugar Cookies

Enjoy a fantastic and super-cute beehive cookies recipe from Sherron Watson.

Homemade Almond Milk
Homemade Almond Milk

Homemade almond milk must be used within 3 days, compared to carton ones can last more than a week, and you have a pretty strong incentive to make your own.

Curried Chicken Salad with Golden Raisins, Lime and Honey
Curried Chicken Salad with Golden Raisins, Lime and Honey

Enjoy this awesome curried chicken salad with golden raisins, lime and honey recipe from Serge Lescouarnec.

Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Butter Sauce
Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Butter Sauce

The vegetables add color and texture while the chopped peanuts add and irresistable crunch. A sprinkle of chopped parsley for a dose of refreshment.

Delicious Cauliflower Gratin
Delicious Cauliflower Gratin

This is quick and warming and perfectly suited to those days that require nothing less than a comforting meal.

Broccoli Raab with Sausage, Black Mission Figs and Gluten-Free Penne
Broccoli Raab with Sausage, Black Mission Figs and Gluten-Free Penne

This is a fast dish to make in 30 minutes or less. Best yet, you can make it ahead and be extra host or hostess with the mostess.

Sardine Avocado Bruschetta Recipe
Sardine and Avocado Bruschetta

This is not a low-fat recipe, but it’s one full of those fats we’re supposed to eat – omega-3s, fat from the avocado, and the good stuff, olive oil.

Financiers with Summer Fruits
Financiers with Summer Fruits

Enjoy this awesome financiers with summer fruits recipe from Paolo Westbeek.

Malpua - Sweet Indian Pancakes
Malpua – Sweet Indian Pancakes

These are soft and spongy pancakes dipped in sugar syrup and served hot or chilled with fresh cream or condensed milk.

Lemon Ginger Roast Chicken
Lemon Ginger Roast Chicken

Enjoy this awesome lemon ginger roast chicken recipe from Ruth Kirwan.

Reduced Sugar Apple Butter
Reduced Sugar Apple Butter

When the apple butter is done, try some on a bit of toasted bread before you store it in the freezer. Warm apple butter on toast is wonderful.

Strawberry Peanut Butter Popsicles
Strawberry Peanut Butter Popsicles

These are super easy to do and you can find pop molds just about anywhere really inexpensively.

Mexican Grilled Corn
Mexican Grilled Corn

Start up the grill, because it’s time to have some fun. Grilling doesn’t have to just be all about burgers and hotdogs.

Turnips with Carmelized Onions and Toasted Lentils
Turnips with Carmelized Onions and Toasted Lentils

A simple stir fry with turnips and turnip greens. Perfect over warm toasted bread and cheese.

Coconut Macaroons
Coconut Macaroons

Now, this recipe is very basic and you can really pimp it up however you want.

Nourishing Stout and Oat Drink
Nourishing Stout and Oat Drink

The bitter Stout works perfectly with the sweet oats, and even has notes of a coffee with lots of milk.

Garlic Spinach Stir-fry Noodles
Garlic Spinach Stir-fry Noodles

This is the easiest meal you can ever prepare, and probably the tastiest.

Thyme and Garlic Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Thyme and Garlic Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Luscious sweet potatoes, velvety on the inside with blistering brown outsides and delicious garlic herb flavors. Sweet potato and thyme in perfect harmony.

Adam Aamann Wachau Gourmet
New Nordic Cuisine and Austrian Wine – A Match Made in Heaven

Wachau Gourmet Festival recently greeted two Danish star chefs to their region and paired the food with the tremendous wines from the region – a match a god worthy.

Bok Choy and Tatsoi Salad with Sesame-Orange Dressing

Using the baby varieties of these greens means the stems are tender enough to eat raw, and add a nice crunch to the salad.

Pink Ginger Cordial Drink
Pink Ginger Cordial Drink

Pink ginger cordial is the perfect drink for both summer and winter. On a hot summer day it makes a refreshing beverage when served over ice.

Mango and Oat Pudding
Mango and Oat Pudding

Pulpy and juicy mangoes paired with oats for a healthy and tasty dessert.

Strawberry Lime Upside-down Muffins with Lavender Sugar
Strawberry Lime Upside-down Muffins with Lavender Sugar

The lavender sugar topping comes out crunchy on the bottom and serves as a good contrast to the soft baked fruit on top of the upside-down muffins.

Summery Mango Lemonade
Summery Mango Lemonade

This drink is full of vitamin c, as mango is really high in vit c – when served chilled with loads of ice… its just perfect on a hot afternoon.

Simple and Delicious Vegetable Stir-Fry
Simple and Delicious Vegetable Stir-Fry

The decision to make this was instant and hence this comes with no preparation. Whipped up in a jiffy and gobbled up much faster, this is one heck of dish!

Avocado Dark-chocolate Madeleines
Avocado Dark-chocolate Madeleine Cookies

A tip while working with the batter, spoon it in and spread it a little to fill the mold, it will rise during baking and puff up well.

Maple Berry Overnight Oats
Maple Berry Overnight Oats

This recipe can be made gluten-free by using gluten-free oats and can be made dairy free by substituting extra almond milk for yogurt.

Fried Bread Dumplings in Spinach Sauce
Fried Bread Dumplings in Spinach Sauce

If you are looking for a guilt free, wholesome and yet a scrumptious dish then this recipe is worth a try.

Thai Dessert - Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango
Thai Dessert – Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango

For those who haven’t tried this popular Thai dessert, it’s this beautiful pairing of fresh Thai mango slices with sticky rice cooked in coconut milk.

Penne with Asparagus
Penne with Asparagus, Olive Oil, Pecorino and Lemon Zest

Enjoy an awesome penne with asparagus recipe from Mitch Weinstein.

Graduation Cupcakes
Graduation Cupcakes

Since it’s graduation times, consider making these awesome graduation cupcakes, courtesy of Michelle Keith.

Chocolate Macadamia Nut Butter Spread
Chocolate Macadamia Nut Butter Spread

If you prefer your nut butter sweeter, you could add some stevia drops to the blend for a sugar-free treat.

Tomato Quinoa Risotto
Tomato Quinoa Risotto

The best part of this recipe is that it is easier to make than risotto, and taste even better the next day. This one is for the books!

Green Curry Paste
Green Curry Paste

Enjoy Maralyn Hill’s recipe for a delicious green curry paste.

Scandinavian Beer Burger with Danish Remoulade
Scandinavian Beer Burger with Danish Remoulade

Rather drink the beer than put it in a burger? No problem, the beer just accentuates what’s already there. Take it out and put directly into your belly.

Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes
Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes

This is a classic yellow cake recipe with just a little bit of cocoa powder and hazelnut extract added.

WineRam Episode 6
WINERAM Episode 6 – Waiheki Island and Stonyridge Vineyards

The sixth and final episode of The WINERAM Experience New Zealand is packed with riveting activities and red wine on Waiheki Island north of Auckland.

Warm Broccoli, Asparagus and Feta Salad
Warm Broccoli, Asparagus and Feta Salad

This is something you could totally serve aside chicken, steak or pork.

Masoor Dal - Indian Red Lentil Soup
Masoor Dal – Indian Red Lentil Soup

Masoor Dal makes for a satisfying meal with some freshly baked Indian naan bread (recipe to be posted soon) and/or a fresh salad.

Chicken Curry in a Hurry
Chicken Curry in a Hurry

The thick ribbons of onion, chunks of red bell pepper, sweet potato and chicken round out the dishes’ hearty texture atop a bed of jasmine rice.

Awesome Breakfast Burrito
Awesome Breakfast Burrito

This is an all-purpose dish and can be enjoyed at both breakfast, lunch, and dinner.