Dates, apple, hazelnut, cinnamon, rocket… this dish is predestined to be divine. How else but by divine provenance would a combination of ingredients like this one come to be? As a matter of fact, this recipe doesn’t just sound good, it tastes absolutely delicious. I have discovered my favourite dish this winter, at any rate, and have already cooked it twice this week (and it’s only Wednesday morning). Apples, dates, hazelnuts and cinnamon are ideal comfort foods for the wintertime in general and Christmas in particular. And they’re a match made in heaven with red lentils and cabbage. See for yourself and get the recipe here…  

If there’s one thing I really miss in my little gluten-free world, it’s ravioli. I loved them more than anything before I was diagnosed, bought them almost every week at our local market in Dornbirn and blissfully enjoyed them at home. Unfortunately, gluten-free ravioli aren’t really available anywhere. And making them yourself is a culinary highlight, but also extremely time-consuming, so not something you’d do every day. So last summer, I organised a gluten-free ravioli session with my friend Johanna, who is also coeliac, like me. And here’s the result…