Luxurious Muesli – Start fresh into April!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by chefgabi

I now can reveal the recipe for my latest favorite muesli, as shown and created for MBC1 The Green Apple Show, aired recently. View the video sequence here.
By the way, there is more healthy treats to come soon on this channel. Keep watching it.
To easy make and enjoy this perfect morning treat at home, please follow below recipe.
I am sure you will like it as much as I do!

Luxurious Layered Morning Muesli
2 portions

What To Buy
10g Buckwheat
5g Puffed Amaranth (it is easy to puff Amaranth, as shown in the video, if you want to do it yourself as I do it)
10g Oat flakes
10g Almonds with skin
50g Mango
50g Papaya
30g Pomegranate seeds
50g Strawberry
10g Passion fruit pulp with seeds
200ml low fat Yoghurt
5g Acacia honey

How To Make It
Toast the buckwheat, the oat flakes and the sunflower seeds slightly in a non stick pan without any fat. Toast the almonds the same way and crush them roughly. Mix the seeds and nuts with the puffed amaranth.

Peel the papaya and the mango. Dice strawberry, mango and papaya and keep separate.
Spoon the prepared ingredients layered into glasses, so you can display the colorful layers: Some seeds and nuts mix, top with yoghurt, one type of fruit. Repeat the same layers with a different type of fruit.

Serve topped with a drizzle of acacia honey.

Chef Gabi’s Tip
This morning treat is packed with nutrients supporting beautiful skin, shiny hair, strong nails and bones. In the same time it provides you with lots of energy for a fresh start in the day.
p.s. left is one “making of” picture with the presenter Howayda and me, preparing the muesli. In the back you see beautiful Madinat Jumeirah Resort with its waterways, where guests are transported by boats …enjoy something truly inspirational about it here.

Vegetarian Food for Events – a busy March!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by chefgabi

Spreading my health inspired food everywhere …

Our guests with a healthy lifestyle could enjoy some special treats at ART DUBAI in Madinat Jumeirah and at the DUBAI WORLD CUP at Meydan. Enjoy the impressions!

Above the outdoor food stall at Art Dubai in Madinat Jumeirah, the team getting ready to serve……

And here is the Dubai World Cup 2013 at Meydan:

Talise Nutrition on MBC 1

Posted on March 14, 2013 by chefgabi

Our latest filming will be aired tomorrow, Friday, at 9 pm, at the Green Apple Show on MBC1…..very excited, and hope you all watch!

I have been very busy at work the last few weeks. Oh what am I saying, the last few months! No chance for even a short trip abroad to visit my beloved Bavaria, where I come from, to see the winter. Everyone at home is jealous though that I have everyday sunshine and warm weather while they have been freezing and shoveling snow. At least until recently, now finally some signs of spring are in the air.

To cure my longing for Bavaria I cooked some

flavors from home – away from home.

My home grown sweet marjoram (oregano family, but sweeter and milder) is beautiful and just perfect with its fragrant little leaves. Apart from its antioxidative benefits (think eternal youth!) it is a staple seasoning ingredient in Bavarian cuisine. I added it to my very simple but delicious

Potato Vegetable Soup with fresh Marjoram
2 portions

What to Buy
1 carrot, diced
1 parsnip or parsley root (however parsley root is difficult to source here in the Middle East), diced
2 small potatoes, peeled, diced
1 small leek, sliced
1 bay leaf
1 small piece mace
2 tablespoons olive oil
500 ml vegetable stock
salt, pepper
5 sprigs fresh marjoram, leaves picked

How to Make It
Braise in olive oil until golden the potatoes, parsnip and carrot with bay leaf and mace. Then add the vegetable stock and simmer for around 15 minutes on low heat. Add the leek, season with salt and pepper and serve with fresh marjoram leaves sprinkled all over.

Chef Gabi’s Tip:
I add sometimes dried cepes to the soup – they give this simple soup a significant upgrade! Must try.
This is what I cook at home when I feel not like cooking. A really easy to make recipe.

More Healthy Cooking on TV

Posted on February 18, 2013 by chefgabi

Healthy cooking is my passion since I became a chef. Because I believe that the food we eat is playing a major part in how strong, healthy and fit we are. So sharing recipes and ideas on how to live healthy and enjoy delicious food in the same time has become part of my daily work. An exciting part, I have to admit.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting a truly amazing film team from MBC, and it was much fun to work and cook with Howayda in our lovely outside kitchen set up at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai with view to the waterways!

I will share with you soon the dates when it will be aired!
Here some impressions from the filming….

Cold Weather – Hot Tea

Posted on January 19, 2013 by chefgabi

With cold winds chilling even Dubai’s mild winter climate I made my favorite winter tea today. Something I only do back home in Bavaria, when it is “really” cold.
Maybe you also enjoy trying this recipe, regardless your location?

Apple Cranberry Tea
10 portions

What to Buy
4 red or yellow apples
1 organic lemon
5 gm ginger
15 gm cranberries
30 ml agave syrup
3 l water

How to Make It
Cut the apples in chunky pieces, leaving the skin on. Slice the ginger and lemon with their skin. Place the apples, cranberries, ginger, and lemon in a large pot, top with water and simmer on low heat for around 1 hour. Season with agave syrup to taste and strain before serving. You will see the tea being slightly thickened by the apples’ pectine.

Chef Gabi’s Tip
I often make this tea without cranberries, but with additional 1 quince, or some elderberries. Whatever is available. Also I sometimes replace the ginger with cinnamon stick.
Apples are rich in pectine and help to bind and flush out toxins. Ginger is great to strengthen immune power and aids digestion.
To learn more about cranberries please see also here.

Talise Nutrition on TV tonight

Posted on January 15, 2013 by chefgabi

I am excited - going to be on Dubai One TV show STUDIO ONE tonight! I am cooking something light and healthy and hope you will watch the show. The recipes will be revealed tomorrow on their website, and of course you will soon see some impressions here too.

The image below is from my last appearance on their daily TV show, aired from their temporary studio at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. This time we will be in Studio City.

See you soon!

New Year – New You

Posted on January 9, 2013 by chefgabi

Who has not made some New Years resolutions that are related to a fitter, healthier body?

Detox is key after the festive season just concluded and some extra pounds gained! You can easily get back to a healthy and new you with some carefully selected food that helps to flush out the toxins and in the same time is nourishing your cells with the right amount of nutrients. Especially when working out we need to have some healthy proteins, good complex carbohydrates and plenty of vitamins with our food. In the same time it should be not so heavy on calories and fat. See here one of my favorite salads, that can make a complete lunch or dinner, and is even suitable to be taken to the office in a lunch box. Try this deliciouysly nourishing salad with cleansing beetroot, liver function supporting artichokes and vegetable protein providing lentils. In the same time this dish is vegan and free of gluten. Not to mention it is easy to make and tastes great….

Beetroot Lentil Salad

What to Buy
2 large or 4 smaller portions

50 g Du Puy Lentils
500 ml Vegetable stock
2 Cloves and 1 Bay leave
1 White Onion, peeled
500 gm Beetroot, cooked
1 Artichoke bottom, cleaned
8 ml Balsamic Vinegar
5 ml Lemon Juice
10 gm Parsley and Mint, leaves picked and washed
10 ml Olive oil
80 gm Mixed Lettuce, picked and washed
Salt and Black Pepper to taste

How to Make It
Stick the bay leave with the cloves on the onion surface. Cook the lentils with onion, cloves, bay leaf and vegetable stock. This may take up to 25 minutes to get them soft. In the meantime dice the beetroot, slice the artichoke bottom and mix olive oil, lemon juice and baslamic vinegar to a dessing.
Remove the onion with the bay leaf. Toss the warm lentils with beetroot, artichokes and the vinaigrette. Season to taste and arrange with lettuce and the herbs on plates.

To round up your resolutions and make them work much more effective, visit beautiful Talise Spa at Madinat Jumeirah. Be guided to a new glowing you by a consultation with Dr Erzebeth Makk and Kay Vosloo. Besides that we serve at the Spa carefully selected healthy dishes that restore energies and help to create that “feel good in the inside” supporting whatever treatment you choose.

Nevertheless as a chef I am running around all day, but specific training and guided movements are much more effective to tone muscles and build shape. I have started some workout recently and can only recommend it. Besides it is fun it makes you feel much better after only a few sessions already.
Have a look at what the new Talise Fitness at Madinat Jumeirah has on offer. I am sure there is something for everyone. And their new menu at Quay Cafe is tuned up with healthy options that suit and support deliciously your work out aspirations. Enjoy!

Wishing everyone a healthy, happy and successful New Year!

Healthy Lifestyle – My Wellbeing Tip No 5

Posted on December 17, 2012 by chefgabi

The importance of food and its interconnection to health and wellbeing can’t be highlighted enough. How much each individual can influence its very own body on a daily basis with just the regular food intake is absolutely fanstastic.

Here 10 Basic Hints about Wellbeing Food:

1 WELLBEING IS EDIBLE the human body builds its cells out of the food we eat – every day. Good nutrition is in our hands, literally.

2 DE-STRESS YOUR MEAL PLAN the modern human being is exposed to a significant amount of stress – one of it is poor nutrition, snacks and meals with almost zero nutrients. A diet of junk food doesn’t make us stressful instantly, but on the long run.

3 SMALL STEPS take small steps towards your lifestyle improvement. Start with something you can implement in your daily routine easily. Because nothing is more rewarding and encouraging than the success of feeling and looking better

4 LIQUIDS the intake of sufficient amount of water, also in watery fruits and vegetables is very important to our overall wellbeing. It helps to hydrate and bolster our cells, and to dilute toxins

5 QUALITY focus on fresh, natural ingredients and prefer suitable preparation methods like steaming or grilling rather than deep fat frying to avoid damages to valuable nutrients

6 FAT is not equals fat. Unsaturated fats in nuts, seeds, avocado and vegetable oils are highly recommendable to maintain good health; however saturated fats in fatty meats, dairy and deep fried products should be kept at a minimum intake. Bear in mind we consume normally far more of the bad fats than of the good fats.

7 VARIETY eat a rainbow of colors, including black as for example black berries over purple like red cabbage and purple potatoes to white e.g. white radish, almond milk, rice milk or dairy

8 WHOLESOME eat the good carbs in all hulled starches and vegetables if possible with their skin, nuts and seeds, and avoid or reduce the bad carbs like white sugar, white flour, peeled rice and others

9 BALANCE aim for a 35 % raw 65% cooked food ratio, and avoid pH imbalance or over acidity

10 MODERATE eat slowly, chew well, consume moderate portions, don’t over indulge too regularly on less ideal food options

Currently I am working a lot on health related food themes. This is what I love most about my job. You will see and experience TALISE NUTRITION soon within Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts in the near future. I am looking forward to sharing with you news, good nutritous food, tips and recipes.
Stay healthy and enjoy life!

Add some detox food….every day

Posted on December 16, 2012 by chefgabi

How to get through the festive season – nutritionally balanced? This might be a question to many of us, considering feasting is contraproductive at times.
Nothing to worry.
As long as we keep focussed on balance and try to keep over indulgence at bay, whilst we add in healthier choices where and when possible and give our digestive system a rest in between.

Some of my easy to make detox tips can be viewed in Gulf News today.

As Resort Wellbeing Chef at Madinat Jumeirah I have combined detoxing and digestion supporting ingredients into one of my favourite raw salads. Carrot, butternut squash, beetroot and ginger mingle on your plate and make the perfect detox mix, packed with vitamins, fiber, and cleansing properties. Try it and order the Talise Detox Salad when you are at the Talise Spa in Madinat Jumeirah and relax after a treatment! It rewards you with good digestion, elimination of toxins and glowing skin.

Stay healthy and optimize glow this festive season!

Healthy Lifestyle – My Wellbeing Tip No 4

Posted on December 15, 2012 by chefgabi

Understanding Food Quality

With supermarkets full of delightful offerings and an overwhelming variety of foodstuff we easlily get confused and pick what is not really beneficial for our health and wellbeing. Especially when we get trapped in storing convenient convenience food in our pantries at home, because it promises to save us time…
Most important is to bear in mind:

We are what we eat.

Let’s have a closer look on the quality of food that helps us to make our choice.

Low quality food = building weak cells High quality food = building strong cells

Leads to an acidic state in the body helps to alkalize the body

higher level of toxins better absorbtion of nutrients

fastens ageing process slows ageing process

canned, preserved food raw, enzyme rich and fresh food

processed, denaturalized food natural vitamin rich food

low fiber food (white flour, white rice) wholesome high fiber food

convenience food, fast food steamed food, raw food and sprouts

Stay healthy and energized through this year’s festive season and don’t forget:

Talise Nutrition

Madinat Jumeirah's wellbeing Chef shares her passion about healthy cuisine!

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