Preparing an entire meal in the oven in one go: Honey & Mustard Chicken Legs with Potato Gratin

Since today’s weather was just too wet to barbecue, I decided to prepare our dinner in the oven. My son had asked if I could prepare the chicken with a special marinade, so I came up with the idea of honey and mustard seasoned chicken legs. They’re perfect to prepare in the oven as the…

Giving your Spareribs the perfect Tan and Taste with my homemade BBQ Spareribs Marinade

When we passed in front of the pork meat seller this morning, he had fresh spareribs hanging in his stall. They looked so amazing that my husband and I just couldn’t resist buying them for our barbecue. Since I don’t like to use ready made seasonings and sauces, because the producers always put stuff like…

Poached Chicken Breast with Spicy Ginger Sauce – a Delicious and Juicy Firework of Flavors

My flying vendor had 2 small chicken breasts available today. Since I didn‘t feel like frying the chicken, I came up with the idea of poaching it. My family often tasted Hainanese Chicken in the last few years, either in Singapore or from a nearby restaurant, so I thought, I could prepare something similar to…

One of my absolute favorite Sambal Sauces: Sambal Bongkot – Balinese Torch Ginger Sambal

Quite some time ago, I had come across Torch Ginger Sambal – Sambal Bongkot in a Warnung that was selling Nasi Campur. From the first time my family and I tasted it, it became one of our most loved Sambal types. It has a very special taste due to the huge amount of torch ginger…

Enjoy your grilled chicken with a delicious lemony flavour with this marinade made from fresh ingredients only

As I already wrote in earlier posts, we often like to barbecue on weekends. We usually grill an entire chicken which we marinated beforehand. Since I’m not a fan of pre-made seasonings, mixes and sauces, I prefer to prepare my own marinade every time that we decide to barbecue. Luckily, I have (almost) all ingredients…