where food comas are worth it
My first ever cookbook was a flimsy little thing not even 60 pages long entitled “Even more muffins” – the sequel to “Muffins” (which a part of me always regretted not owning). It is in German with the cover depicting a single blueberry muffin …
There is a tale of two tales here. Yes, one is certainly about fried chicken; and much can be said about fried chicken. The outside crips, the inside juicy and succulent. Universally loved. Often consumed at the end of a night out, when any shame …
There is a part of me that has always been a little bit scared of free from recipes. Perhaps it is the fear that whatever I am making is going to fall so short of my idea of a good recipe or because, having been …
Hello – welcome to my brand new/old website and blog. Basically the same as the old but newer and better. Why the change you may ask? While there was nothing wrong with “Nayla’s Kitchen” it was only ever a working title until I came up …
What do you associate with brownies? For me, it is certainly hedonism. For surely there is nothing as intrinsically pleasurable – both for the senses and the mind. In moderation of course. Now, if the first thing that springs to your mind is a certain …
As a German, in particular a Bavarian, life is meaningless without pretzels (or as it is known in German ‘Brezel’ or ‘Breze’ if you are inclined to be authentically Bavarian). That holds true, even if you are only half German like me… You can eat them …
This courgette and feta pasta recipe is wonderfully simple and absolutely delicious. It makes a great lunch or dinner, for yourself, family or friends – pretty much any time of year. However, I can especially recommend this on a late summers evening, sat in the …
Plums will forever remind me of the Indian summers of my childhood. Where afternoons are bathed in a soft golden light with trees and bushes suddenly awash in vibrant reds, oranges and yellows. Where leaves rustle amongst your feet as you walk and a slight …
I used to love granola for breakfast. As a teenager I’d buy strawberry granola from the supermarket and eat a huge bowlful before school in the morning. It was crunchy. It was sweet. It was delicious. Then, as I got older I started to pay …
