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12

Nov, 2022

Schupfnudeln fried

German-Austrian Schupfnudeln

Schupfnudeln - German-Austrian Noodle Dumplings

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb starchy potatoes *1
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 medium egg
1 pinch of salt
2 tbsp potato starch

Instructions

Boil the potatoes in their skins until soft. Let them cool down.
Peel the potatoes and either press them through a potato press or mash them with a potato masher until no lumps left. Don't use a food processor or blender.
Let it cool completely.
Add flour, starch, and egg. Season with salt to taste.
Mix roughly with a fork. Then knead everything with your hands to a smooth dough, but only very briefly.
On a well-floured worktop, divide the potato dough into 4 parts.
Form each part into a long sausage roll of about 1 inch thickness.
Cut the rolls into about 1 inch wide pieces.
Roll each piece individually between floured hands into a finger-thick roll with pointed ends.
Place so the formed Schupfnudeln on a well-floured platter.
In a wide POT, bring water to a boil. Season with salt to taste.
Depending on the size of the POT, place 10-20 Schupfnudeln in the boiling water.
Scoop them out when they rise to the top.

Use the boiled Schupfnudeln in one of our Schupfnudeln recipes or to substitute gnocchi in your favorite recipe.

Notes

*1 recommended: russet or yukon gold potatoes

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Schupfnudeln - German-Austrian Noodle Dumplings

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb starchy potatoes *1
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 medium egg
1 pinch of salt
2 tbsp potato starch

Instructions

Boil the potatoes in their skins until soft. Let them cool down.
Peel the potatoes and either press them through a potato press or mash them with a potato masher until no lumps left. Don't use a food processor or blender.
Let it cool completely.
Add flour, starch, and egg. Season with salt to taste.
Mix roughly with a fork. Then knead everything with your hands to a smooth dough, but only very briefly.
On a well-floured worktop, divide the potato dough into 4 parts.
Form each part into a long sausage roll of about 1 inch thickness.
Cut the rolls into about 1 inch wide pieces.
Roll each piece individually between floured hands into a finger-thick roll with pointed ends.
Place so the formed Schupfnudeln on a well-floured platter.
In a wide POT, bring water to a boil. Season with salt to taste.
Depending on the size of the POT, place 10-20 Schupfnudeln in the boiling water.
Scoop them out when they rise to the top.

Use the boiled Schupfnudeln in one of our Schupfnudeln recipes or to substitute gnocchi in your favorite recipe.

Notes

*1 recommended: russet or yukon gold potatoes

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2

Nov, 2022

Georgian Chakhokhbili

Georgian Chakhokhbili

Georgian Chakhokhbili

Georgian Chakhokhbili

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Chakhokhbili is a traditional Georgian one-pot stew made with chicken, onions, and tomatoes. Originally, the dish was made with pheasant ("khokhobi"). The stew is seasoned with the famous khemli suneli spice blend which contains coriander, mint, turmeric, savory, and fenugreek seeds and leaves (methi). If possible, we recommend serving the dish with Georgian cheese bread (khachapuri).

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hands-on time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine Georgian

Servings

Ingredients

Protein

2 lb chicken [1] thighs or legs bone-in

Fresh Produce

1-2 red bell peppers diced (optional)
1 lb tomatoes chopped [2]
2-4 tbsp chopped fresh herbs [3]
1-3 cloves garlic pressed or grated (optional)
1-2 fresh chilies finely chopped (optional)

Packaged Goods/Staples

olive oil
salt & pepper

Chakhokhbili Culinary Spice Kit

coriander, fenugreek, mint, paprika, black pepper, turmeric, methi, savory, basil, cinnamon, cloves

Suggested Sides

any flat bread or Georgian khachapuri [4]
cooked or steamed rice

Instructions

Season chicken with salt & pepper to taste.

Cook

In a large POT, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat.
Add chicken and fry until it turns brown on all sides. Scoop it out and set aside.
In the same POT, add onions and optionally bell pepper.
Fry over medium heat until the onions turn golden.
Add tomatoes and Chakhokhbili spices. Mix well.
Season with salt & pepper to taste. Return chicken. Mix well. Cover.
Bring to a boil. Cook over medium heat for 30-60 minutes until the chicken falls apart. Stir occasionally.

Add to taste:

fresh herbs, and
optionally garlic and/or fresh chilies.
Cook for another 5 minutes.

Notes

[1] Substitute: lamb chops or loin. Cook 90-120 minutes.

[2] Substitute: 2 cups tomatoes (whole, chopped, or puree), unseasoned.

[3] Your choice of: parsley, mint, basil, or cilantro.

[4] Khachapuri recipe.

Georgian Dishes

Georgian chakhokhbili

Georgian chashushuli

Georgian ajapsandali

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2022-12-14

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2022-12-05

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2022-11-29

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2022-05-22

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2

Nov, 2022

European Schupfnudeln

German-Austrian Schupfnudeln Variations

European Schupfnudeln

German-Austrian Schupfnudeln

SpiceBreeze

Around 1630, German soldiers rolled finger-sized noodles from their ration of flour and water. Today, Swabians usually fry Schupfnudeln with sauerkraut and bacon, served at every festival and market. Austrians love the Schupfnudeln with poppy seeds and sweet fruits. Italian gnocchi are identical to Schupfnudeln, just in a different shape. Our recipe gives you all the options, including substitute vegetables for sauerkraut.

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hands-on time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine Austrian, German

Servings

Ingredients

Protein

4 oz bacon [1] cut into 1/2 inch strips

Fresh Produce

1 medium onion finely chopped
8 oz green cabbage or baby broccoli [2] cooked

Packaged Goods/Staples

12 oz gnocchi [3]
12 oz dried prunes [4] pitted
sugar or other sweetener
salt & pepper

Alternative: Mohnbutter

4 tbsp butter
1-3 oz ground poppy seeds
2 tbsp powdered sugar optionally

Instructions

In a PAN, fry bacon strips over medium heat until crisp. Scoop them out. Set aside.
Add onions. Fry 5 minutes.
Add gnocchi. Fry 5 minutes.
Add vegetables and return bacon.
Heat until all ingredients are hot.
Season with salt & pepper to taste.
Serve the compote (see below) for dessert.

Alternative: Mohnbutter

Cook gnocchi according to package directions.
In a PAN, melt 4 tbsp butter. Lightly roast poppy seeds and optionally Mohnbutter spices. Add gnocchi and toss to reheat.
Serve with a side of prunes compote.
Optionally, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Compote

In a POT, add prunes and 2 cups of water.
Add sweetener and Schupfnudeln spices to taste. Cover and cook over low heat for about 30 to 60 minutes until the prunes softened to your taste and the sauce thickened. Add water if necessary. Enjoy!

Notes

[1] Substitute bacon with small diced pancetta.

[2] Substitute vegetables with 12 oz sauerkraut.

[3] Substitute gnocchi with homemade Schupfnudeln (recipe) or cooked thick pasta (recipe & tips online).

[4] Substitute dried prunes with fresh plums or apples: reduce the water to 1/8 cup.

Marceline Reid-Jaques

2022-12-14

Karen Jones

2022-12-05

Wonderful, flavorful meals using readily available ingredients!

ann davis

2022-11-29

My daughter gave me a subscription as a Christmas present while our families were quarantining together. It was so much fun! It introduced us to several cuisines that were totally new to us. The recipes were easy to follow and the spices were transformative - fresh and pungent and delicious.

Jessica Brown

2022-05-22

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21

Oct, 2022

Global Black Bean Burger

Global Black Bean Burger

Global Black Bean Burger

Just a normal burger with beans instead of meat and a bunch of interesting toppings and dressings.

Black Bean Burger Culinary Spice Blend:

Sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, onion, chipotle chili, porcini mushroom, cumin, smoked paprika, green bell pepper, yellow mustard

Indispensable Ingredients

1 -2 can black beans (substitute options: pinto beans or kidney beans)
1 egg
1/4 cup almond flour or bread crumbs

Suggested Standard Toppings

1 onion, sliced into rings
tomatoes, sliced
lettuce leaves

Optional Specials

roasted red bell pepper
fried portabella mushrooms
baked or fried (sweet) potatoes
special dressings:
horseradish mayo, sweet-chili-mayo, chili-ketchup

Select Your Recipe - All Versions or just the Easiest 'The Breeze Way'

FAQ

What makes this meal special?

Our black bean burger spice blend includes sun-dried tomatoes, chipotle, porcini mushrooms.
We love canned beans as a quick pantry resource for “rainy days”.
Mix up the beans to get a different burger each time.
Baked bell pepper and fried portabella mushrooms are not the usual burger toppings yet turn out to add an abundance of flavor.
Any of the dressings takes the burger to the next level.

How can I save time for the preparation?

There is not much of preparation to do, when you go with our ‘The Breeze Way’ version. For the other versions, we suggest that you bake the bell pepper beforehand when you are in the kitchen but don’t use the oven.

What is the easiest version?

The Breeze Way:

The toppings are substituted by frozen and jarred products.
Toppings and dressings are limited. You can still look at the ‘All Versions’ recipe for more.

What can I do if I mess up?

If for any reason, your burger patties don’t hold the form or fall apart during frying, you won’t loose any of the flavor. Just fry them in the biggest chunks possible. To serve, you can wrap them into a lettuce leave that you place on the bun.

If your patties turn out dry, they will get enough moisture from the toppings and dressing.

Other questions?

For any other questions, please send us an email [click on icon on the top left] or contact our support team [click on icon on the bottom right].

16

Oct, 2022

Georgian Lobio

Georgian Lobio – The Breeze Way

Georgian Lobio

Georgian Lobio

SpiceBreeze

Lobio is a very popular dish in Georgia, Europe. It's served as a hot stew in the winter or a cold dip in the summer. There exist many variations for the ingredients. Please select your favorite from our suggestions. You might want to serve it with pomegranate and cornbread for an extraordinarily complex flavor experience. Pickled vegetables are another good addition. The spice blend is the famous Khemli Suneli.

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Cuisine Georgian

Servings

Ingredients

Protein

2 cans kidney beans drained and rinsed, 15 oz each (see notes for substitutes)

Fresh Produce

1 medium onion finely chopped
1/2 cup cilantro chopped (see notes for substitutes)

Packaged Goods/Staples

1.5 cups vegetable broth
1/4 cup walnuts ground (see notes for substitutes)
olive oil
salt & pepper

Lobio Culinary Spice Kit

Coriander, fenugreek, mint, paprika, black pepper, turmeric, methi, savory, basil, cinnamon, cloves

Optional

Pomegranate molasses or fresh seeds (see notes for molasses recipe)
Cornbread or flatbread

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare Beans

In a BOWL, mash about 2/3 of the beans with a potato masher.

Step 2: Fry

In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat.
Fry the onions until soft, stirring frequently.

COOK

Step 3

In a POT, add all beans and broth. Mix well.

Step 4

Add:
the fried onions with the oil,
cilantro,
ground walnuts,
salt & pepper to taste,
and Lobio spices.

Step 5

Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium-low.
Cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.

Optionally

For a sweet-sour note, add pomegranate molasses or pomegranate seeds to taste to the finished dish or over the plated meal.
Serve with cornbread.
Enjoy!

Notes

Beans

▪ Substitute beans with navy or cranberry beans.

▪ Substitute half of the beans with 1/2 lb ground meat.

Herbs

▪ Substitute cilantro with mint or parsley.

Nuts

▪ Substitute walnuts with almonds or hazelnuts or 1 tbsp flour in step 4.

Pomegranate

Recipe for pomegranate molasses

Variations

▪ If you love garlic: Add 2 cloves grated garlic in step 2.

▪ If you prefer to add veggies: Add 8 oz green beans and 0.5 cup more broth in step 3.

▪ If you love nuts: Add 0.25 cup chopped walnuts in step 4.

Georgian Bread: Khachapuri recipe.

Georgian Dishes

Georgian chakhokhbili

Georgian chashushuli

Georgian ajapsandali

Marceline Reid-Jaques

2022-12-14

Karen Jones

2022-12-05

Wonderful, flavorful meals using readily available ingredients!

ann davis

2022-11-29

My daughter gave me a subscription as a Christmas present while our families were quarantining together. It was so much fun! It introduced us to several cuisines that were totally new to us. The recipes were easy to follow and the spices were transformative - fresh and pungent and delicious.

Jessica Brown

2022-05-22

The best way to try new dishes!

Enter the Culinary World

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Georgian Lobio

Georgian Lobio - The Breeze Way

Lobio is a very popular dish in Georgia, Europe. It’s served as a hot stew in the winter or a cold dip in the summer. There exist many variations for the ingredients. Please select your favorite from our suggestions. You might want to serve it with pomegranate and cornbread for an extraordinarily complex flavor experience. Pickled vegetables are another good addition. The spice blend is the famous Khemli Suneli.

Protein

2 cans kidney beans (drained and rinsed, 15 oz each (see notes for substitutes))

Fresh Produce

1 medium onion (finely chopped)
1/2 cup cilantro (chopped (see notes for substitutes))

Packaged Goods/Staples

1.5 cups vegetable broth
1/4 cup walnuts (ground (see notes for substitutes))
olive oil
salt & pepper

Lobio Culinary Spice Kit

Coriander, fenugreek, mint, paprika, black pepper, turmeric, methi, savory, basil, cinnamon, cloves

Optional

Pomegranate molasses or fresh seeds ((see notes for molasses recipe))
Cornbread or flatbread

Step 1: Prepare Beans

In a BOWL, mash about 2/3 of the beans with a potato masher.

Step 2: Fry

In a PAN, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat.
Fry the onions until soft, stirring frequently.

COOK

Step 3

In a POT, add all beans and broth. Mix well.

Step 4

Add:
the fried onions with the oil,
cilantro,
ground walnuts,
salt & pepper to taste,
and Lobio spices.

Step 5

Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium-low.
Cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.

Optionally

For a sweet-sour note, add pomegranate molasses or pomegranate seeds to taste to the finished dish or over the plated meal.
Serve with cornbread.
Enjoy!

Beans

▪ Substitute beans with navy or cranberry beans.

▪ Substitute half of the beans with 1/2 lb ground meat.

Herbs

▪ Substitute cilantro with mint or parsley.

Nuts

▪ Substitute walnuts with almonds or hazelnuts or 1 tbsp flour in step 4.

Pomegranate

Recipe for pomegranate molasses

Variations

▪ If you love garlic: Add 2 cloves grated garlic in step 2.

▪ If you prefer to add veggies: Add 8 oz green beans and 0.5 cup more broth in step 3.

▪ If you love nuts: Add 0.25 cup chopped walnuts in step 4.

Georgian Bread: Khachapuri recipe.

Georgian Dishes

Georgian chakhokhbili

Georgian chashushuli

Georgian ajapsandali

Georgian

coriander, fenugreek, methi, mint, savory

2

Aug, 2022

Greek Keftedes

Greek Keftedes

Greek Keftedes

Greek Keftedes

SpiceBreeze

These are perfect for your BBQ or just as a change for your weekday dinner. Keftedes are very juicy meatballs thanks to the added ingredients like milk. The Greek spice blend include herbs from dill to mint and warm spices from cinnamon to nutmeg with a hint of chili. Add fresh vegetables or salad, and of course, fresh bread.

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hands-on time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Servings

Ingredients

Protein

1 lb ground beef *

Fresh Produce

1 onion finely chopped
2-5 cloves garlic finely chopped
0.5 bunch parsley finely chopped
1/2 English cucumber grated
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp finely chopped dill optional

Dairy

2 tbsp milk
1 egg
2 cups Greek yogurt plain **

Packaged Goods/Staples

2 oz breadcrumbs ***
chili flakes to taste optional
olive oil
salt & pepper

Keftedes Culinary Spice Kit

Oregano,

Suggested Sides

fresh bread or cooked rice
fresh or grilled vegetables or mixed salad

Instructions

Fry

In a PAN, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium heat.
Fry onions until golden.
Add 2 cloves garlic for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
Drain.

Mix & Form

In a LARGE BOWL, mix fried onions & garlic, parsley, milk, egg, breadcrumbs, and Keftedes spices.
Add meat.
Add to taste: salt (1.25 tsp recommended), pepper, and chili (opt.). Mix well.
Form meatballs in the shape of a golf ball.

Bake

Preheat OVEN to 350°F.
Place meatballs on a greased BAKING SHEET with some space in between.
Bake them for about 10-15 minutes.
Try one after 10 and 12 minutes to make sure that they don't bake too long.

Tzatziki

In a BOWL, squeeze the liquid out of the cucumber.
Tip: Add liquid to a juice or smoothie.
Add garlic to taste, yogurt, lemon juice, dill (opt.), and 1 tbsp oil. Mix well.
Season with salt & pepper to taste.

Serve

Serve keftedes with tzatziki and your preferred sides.
Enjoy!

Notes

* Substitute beef with poultry or half pork.

** See online recipe to make it from common yogurt.

*** Substitute with ground nuts, e.g. almond meal.

Marceline Reid-Jaques

2022-12-14

Karen Jones

2022-12-05

Wonderful, flavorful meals using readily available ingredients!

ann davis

2022-11-29

My daughter gave me a subscription as a Christmas present while our families were quarantining together. It was so much fun! It introduced us to several cuisines that were totally new to us. The recipes were easy to follow and the spices were transformative - fresh and pungent and delicious.

Jessica Brown

2022-05-22

The best way to try new dishes!

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