Barley soup with kale
Did you know that it was probably Neanderthals that boiled soup for the first time. They used a hole in the ground for cooking this soup. They covered it with an animal skin, poured in water and added various ingredients. Then they put hot stones into this. It was only in 5000 BC that craftspeople started using ceramic pots for cooking. The ...Basbousa: a crazily delicious cake from the Middle East
Basbousa comes from Egypt. It is also served in Greece, Azerbaijan, Israel, Armenia and other countries of the Middle East. It is made with semolina and aromatised with rose water or water with orange flowers. The ingredients of this dessert are different in every country. I used desiccated coconut and almond in my cake. I also added some lemon ...Beautiful on a plate – amazing salad with octopus
Among all types of seafood, in my opinion octopus tentacles look the most intriguing on a plate. I buy octopus tentacles in a small fish shop where they are constantly on sale. They are boiled and chilled and actually ready to eat. We like them grilled with fresh French bread prepared "at once" just after shopping. This time I served them in a ...