FOOD Inspirations

Here you will find my favorite dinner, breakfast and lunch food recipes like; Indian Masala, Indonesian Gado Gado, South African Bobotie and a real Dutch Stampot (stew), Smoothie Bowls and Oatmeal Chia Puddings and a lot more. In my blogs I will pick a specific ingredient that I describe in more details. What are the benefits of an avocado or pumpkin? Learn more on the fruits and vegetables I use in the disches.

Most of my recipes are simple and not with too many ingredients and mainly low in carbohydrates. I normally make my dinner meals on Sunday and eat them for the coming days and put some in the freezer. This way I save time and always have a good meal at hand. I hope I can inspire you with my way of cooking!

Avocado Banana Breakfast Bowl Food Inspirations and Recipes Blog

Recipes related to my Travel

A lot of my food recipes are inspired by my traveling around the world. I also do cooking classes to learn the local cuisine; for example Sri Lanka, Tel Aviv, Bali and Mexico. I must admit I’m not a professional cook, but love to be creative and cooking is a way to be creative in the kitchen. I hope you will be inspired by my recipes and my travel blogs at the same time. All recipes are, easy to make, mostly healthy and most important very delicious! Check my Instagram Mirja’s Inspirations to see more food and travel inspirations! See you there!

More food inspirations

Refreshing drink: Hibiscus Agua de Jamaica made with Soaked dried Hibiscus flowers Food Healthy Food recipes and inspirations
Other

Agua de Jamaica: Fresh Hibiscus Flower Drink

This recipe it totally inspired by my travels through Central America; like Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. I drank the Agua de Jamaica (Hah-my-ka) with a lunch menu and as a refreshment in the afternoon. I even drank it mixed with...

Chestnut Mushroom Soup, Food Healthy Food recipes and inspirations Blog
Lunch, Other

Chestnut-Mushroom Soup with Pancetta

As a tradition we organize a Christmas dinner every year the weekend before Christmas with five girlfriends including their partners. This year we decided to prepare the dinner ourselves instead of going out to a restaurant. That was a perfect decision; we all...

Shakshuka with Spinach and Feta Cheese Dinner Food
Dinner

Shakshuka with Spinach and Feta Cheese

Shakshuka is a delicious vegetarian dish with the combination of eggs, tomatoes, and spices popular across the Middle East and North Africa and it literally means “a mixture”. Shakshuka comes in many shapes, food combinations and sizes. When I was in Tel Aviv it...

Overall Banana Bread Food; Food Blog Recipes and Inspirations
Breakfast, Other

Easy Healthy Banana Bread

During the Corona quarantine period I started to bake more just like many others; at some point my supermarket even run out of flour! To avoid unhealthy snacking during my working from home, I wanted to make something that is still sweet but not too much sugars....

Zucchini Spaghetti Bowl Food Dinner Inspirations
Dinner

Zucchini Spaghetti with Home-Made Pesto

Here another Italian dish without the real pasta! Just like the Vegetable Lasagna and Cauliflower Pizza. This dinner is full of vegetables and some chicken for the protein. The pasta is replaced with the zucchini and makes it a healthier version than the real pasta...

Strawberry Chia Pudding Food Breakfast Food Let Me Inspire You
Breakfast

Chia Strawberry Pudding Breakfast

Chia seeds are a power food and rich of omega 3 fat acids and proteins. You can use them in smoothie bowls and drinks. If you combine them in liquid they swell and become a sort of gel texture. That is how you can make the pudding. You can vary a lot with this chia...