About a month ago, we were contacted by the Austrian Vegan Society and asked if we would be interested in having our own cooking show at the Vegan Planet, a purely vegan fair. Understandably, we were totally blown away and we accepted the offer straight away. The theme of our cooking show was going to be: easy, quick and delicious vegan food.

These little cabbage strudel pockets are one of the best things you can make with cabbage. The recipe is super easy and quick plus the little strudel pockets are an absolute treat.

Let’s be honest: sometimes one just can’t be bothered to cook up a storm in the kitchen let alone prepare something that needs ages before you eventually get to eat it. Sometimes it just needs to go quick, be easy and taste YUMMY. Be it after a long day at work or just out of pure comfort, this super simple stir fry is perfect for any lazy occasion: super simple and fast but still super DELICIOUS!

After the Schlutzer recipe we now have once again veganised a typical dish from South Tyrol. They are called "Kastanienherzen" as they are made out of chestnut puree and molded into a heart-like shape. Back in South Tyrol it is a dessert that can be bought in most bakeries around this time of year. Also many people make them at home during fall.

We didn't have stuffed cabbage rolls often back when I was living at home. And if we did they never were the real deal with minced meat and all that, but instead they were mostly filled with a couscous or millet filling, which I would certainly be happy about today, but as a child it wasn’t necessarily my favourite. Anyways, what I am trying to say is: I had never eaten 'real' or let’s say traditional stuffed cabbage rolls, but I was curious how they would taste and so this recipe came about.

This recipe was born out of the pure desire to finally eat Schlutzer again. This south-tyrolean Dumplings were one of my absolute favourites as a child and even Michael remembers he loved them, even though they had spinach in them, which he wasn’t the biggest fan of at that time.

As many of you may have noticed on Instagram, we entered some of our recipes for the Austria Food Blog Award in the summer and even made it to the finals. But let's start from the beginning, otherwise no one will keep up!

As you might have guessed by now, today's recipe features a vegan fish substitute as the main ingredient. We will be making graved vegan salmon. The vegan salmon is rubbed with a mixture of spices, salt and herbs and stowed in the refrigerator for several hours to infuse. Traditionally, this is how fish used to be preserved (mostly in Scandinavia). The name graved salmon originally comes from the fisherman burring the salted fish in the sand in order to ferment it.

Today it’s all about Vietnamese cuisine and the beautiful dish Bánh Bột Lọc. These vietnames clear dumplings are made of tapioca starch and a savoury filling, drizzled with green onion oil and a homemade dipping sauce. Just unbelievably beautiful and delicious!

As you’ve probably guessed already my name is Marie and at the time and day of writing this very blog post I’m 23 years young, living in Vienna with Mr. handsome, Michael. But in order for you to get to know me better let’s start at the beginning.

Soft, fluffy and just incredibly delicious cheesy breadsticks, just like the olive garden ‘original’. Whether for grilling, as a side dish or as a delicious cheesy snack, these breadsticks filled with cheese and brushed with homemade herb butter are so simple and yet soooo sooo good!

Fluffy, buttery, caramelised, sprinkled with icing sugar and served with plum or cranberry jam. This sweet treat is an absoulte dream! The clever ones among you may already know what kind of treat I am referring to here... That's right, I'm describing the KAISERSCHMARRN experience as vividly as I can.

Who hasn't experienced it: you've cooked too much rice again, forgotten a courgette in the fridge and the carrots don't look as crunchy as they did 6 days ago when you bought them. The usual problem with leftovers.

For those who find the length of the recipe a bit intimidating, I can only say: DARE! Nothing can go dramatically wrong and the end result is definitely worth the 23 hour wait, believe me. So get your sourdough ready and get going! Have fun with the recipe!

What a dream there’s just nothing better than summer! Sitting comfortably on the balcony in the sun, enjoying a day by the water and just relaxing. Sounds wonderful if it weren't for the following two problems: the heat, where hot food just isn’t an option, and the eternal dilemma of "not wasting precious time with cooking". To kill these 2 birds with one stone, we came up with this colourful, refreshing, delicious and most importantly FAST recipe.

So this post is all about the sweet temptation in life…yes you got it I’m talking about dessert. When it comes to this topic, I (Marie) definitely have to out myself as a dessert nerd. Not so much in terms of eating desserts effectively, but more so in terms of preparing and trying out all kinds of new dessert creations in all kinds of different flavours and variations.

Pizza-pockets or mini calzone as I like to call them, are one of my favourite bready snacks to this day. Because what’s better than pizza in bite sized form with all the delicious ‘cheese’ and tomatoes flavours, packed in a steaming, golden brown and crunchy dough pocket, am I right?

'Chicken' and waffles, a classic, right? But it wasn’t until 2020 that Michael and I tried this legendary dish. To be honest it was definitely not a combo we thought we’d enjoy THIS much. But we did.

CORN-CHEESE-FRITTERS! These super easy corn fritters are so delicious and an absolute comfort food. With the melted cheese on top and a side of tomato salsa for dipping, these are an absolute bomb! Let’s make these yummy corn fritters together.

So let’s talk OREO COOKIES. For some of you probably the best (accidentally vegan) cookie out there. And you got a point. It’s such a simple cookie but yet so freaking delicious.

ICE CREAM SANDWICHES! Is there anything better than a cooling ice cream sandwich on a hot summer day? No? Well you're damn right and you should definitely make these super easy homemade ice cream sandwiches asap!

THE BEST GRANOLA EVER? That's exactly what this is! Super easy, homemade granola with simple ingredients and whipped together in no time at all. Plus it's also high in protein! Sounds awesome right? So let's get the granola magic started!

WHOLE WHEAT BAO BUNS! We absolutely LOVEEEE Bao buns with all kinds of fillings but since we're trying to incorporate more whole wheat into our diet we figured why not try making Bao buns with whole wheat flour! And it worked pretty well! They tasted fantastic and were still pretty soft and fluffy so definitely a thumbs up for this one.

SWEET AND SOUR TOFU! One of the easiest, fastes and most delicious meals you'll ever make! Only a few ingredients needed to whip up this colourful and incredibly tasty dish! You definitely have to give this a try!

From an early age, I was enthusiastic about all kinds of sports and tried a lot of things (more or less successfully): football, swimming and alpine skiing, to name a few. My absolute favorite food as a child was “Schnitzel” with french fries.