In summer, we eat salad almost every day. On a hot day, it’s simply the best option for keeping your stomach happy and ensuring a (reasonably) comfortable night’s sleep. To keep things interesting with all those salads, we like to make different types of toppings now and then, such as these easy Homemade Croutons (made in an Air Fryer). They look good on top of a salad, they add some extra crunch, and taste excellent, of course. ;)
Now and then, a few bananas turn a little darker in our kitchen. Darker than even die-hard banana lovers might like. Those dark or even black bananas might not be good for snacking anymore, but they are definitely great for baking! In case you got some overripe bananas lying around, check out this recipe for Banana, Oats & White Chocolate Cookies. They’re absolutely delicious and serious competition for good old banana bread! :P
If you want to whip up dinner quickly after work, gnocchi, potato noodles, and other types of pasta are super convenient. Most of them can be bought pre-cooked in supermarkets these days – this means you only have to heat everything up quickly, add a quick sauce, and your dinner is ready almost instantly. These Quick Gnocchi & Meatballs in Tomato Sauce are on the table in about 20 minutes. Even a local delivery service would have a hard time keeping up with that… at least during rush hour, when everyone is ordering at the same time. ;P
A delicious dessert after a nice dinner is generally considered the perfect way to end a meal (hopefully not the evening). Well, we don’t just enjoy these delicious Chocolate Chia Pudding Cheesecake Trifles after dinner. We prepare these small sweet treats whenever we are in the mood for something delicious – day or night. ;P Chia is healthy, they say. So a little glass of his chia pudding here and there can’t be that bad, right? ;P
Cakes and other sweet pastries are often not considered to be super healthy. A lot of sugar and fat is quite normal in a lot of baked goods. But there is another way. This slightly healthier Zucchini Banana Bread, for example. It is made without added sugar and still tastes as delicious and sweet as other types of banana bread. It works. You just have to know what to do… ;P
When it’s hot outside (and hot inside the apartment), we rarely cook. This does not mean we are not eating anything, but choosing foods that are easier to prepare and easier to digest is the name of the game in summer. This means salads are our preferred meals in summer. Something like this delicious Roasted Chickpea, Tomato & Feta Salad with Za’atar. Easy to prepare, healthy, and really tasty! What more could you want?!
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
