Mira Paradies
DEBio:
I am a German illustrator and designer of colourful playful things. I love to look at all the beauty in the world and to explore all those small wonders of daily life. Commissions welcome! I do lettering, book covers, patterns, detailed sceneries, people, portraits, editorials.
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Recipes By Mira Paradies

Picnic with friends by Mira Paradies
DEsharing joy, food and friendship is such a pleasure in summer. Did you know that it’s a quite old idea to enjoy a meal outside? People did this already in the classical era!

Fairytale Forest Picnic by Mira Paradies
DEPicnic with friends in clearing amidst a forest – bread and tomatoes, wine and coffee, cake and fruits are plentiful and delicious. The animals are a bit curious to overhear what’s discussed but they are also busy with their own life.

Summer Salad by Mira Paradies
DEmy all time favorite salad recipe – I love to add some fresh fruits!

Farmer’s Market part 2! by Mira Paradies
DEIt’s just such a pleasure to visit the farmer’s market on sunny morning and to select the best looking freshest fruits and veggies for a home cooked dinner.

Farmer's Market by Mira Paradies
DEIt’s just such a pleasure to visit the farmer’s market on sunny morning and to select the best looking freshest fruits and veggies for a home cooked dinner.


Pantry Pickings by Mira Paradies
DEHolidays are a great opportunity to start a treasure hunt in one’s provisions – be prepared to find out what time does to two year old chocolate cream…!

Colorful Garden Mix // Edible Flowers by Mira Paradies
DEI want all of them in my garden!

Violets, Capers & Daisy & Chamomile // Edible Flowers by Mira Paradies
DEViolets can be preserved with sugar and they look indeed delicious on these elaborate pieces of patisserie in French cafés.
The first time I saw the fragile beauty of flowers of capers I was surprised that their buds are actually an essential ingredient for penne alla putanesca!

Roses and Elderflower potions // Edible Flowers by Mira Paradies
DEI love the beauty of elderflowers and roses – and it's so tempting to preserve their scent by drying the colorful petals or cooking the latter to obtain a fragrant syrup.

Thai Papaya Salad – Beans around the world by Mira Paradies
DEI love everything about Papaya Salad – it’s fresh, spicy, colorful, sweet and rich in flavour. An all time favourite with sticky rice and something from the grill. The beans add some nice green crispy twist to it!

Global Cuisine – Eton Mess by Mira Paradies
DEA sweet dream in pink, red and white and very simple to make – it just hast to be spring when the strawberries are full of flavour. Legend has it that this desert was invented in Eton where a small shop offered it to the students from 1930 onwards. I like that it doesn’t require any skills, just make a nice mess and indulge!

Tostada con tomate by Mira Paradies
DEOne of the most convincing combinations of simplicity and tastefulness is the Spanish version of breakfast: toasted bread, soaked with olive oil and topped with fresh tomato puree + salt is the perfect way to begin a day. It has everything: crunchy, warm, fruity, fresh and healthy – and with an extra slice of jamon iberico it is a delicacy.

Global Cuisine – Kerala style Tomato Curry by Mira Paradies
DEI am very fond of South Indian cooking! It has such a great variety, many different vegetables are used, as well as many spices – and most of all because it is cooked with coconut oil and freshly grated coconut. So here is one of my favorite curries, acutally very simple to make and sooo tasty.

food fave: Brown Cherry Betty by Mira Paradies
DEThis cake is a very fond memory of mine and it is also a local speciality from where I grew up, in the south west of Germany. I tried to translate its name „Kirschplotzer“ and I hope it conveys what it is: a juicy fruitiness combined with cloves and cinnamon that add a mysterious hint of christmas to the late spring season when cherries are abundant and everyone who owns a tree is trying to pack as many as possible into this wonderful recipe – I hope someone tries to bake it!

Geometric Food Kitchen by Mira Paradies
DEFun collection of many different items found in a kitchen

Geometric Food à la carte dinner by Mira Paradies
DEeverything was fine until someone spilled the wine...!

Geometric Food Fun by Mira Paradies
DEThe shape of Fruit Loops (and donughts) are toruses, oranges are spheres and neatly cut sandwiches triangular, they tend to be packed in boxes :) and maybe eaten in a kitchen with diamond wallpaper. Bon appetit!

Happy Birthday / colour blocks by Mira Paradies
DEeverything for a super bright and happy birthday: roses, kisses, rainbow time, champagne, cake, cup cakes and two love birds.


Pommes d'Amour / Toffee Apples by Mira Paradies
DEI like the idea that Candy Apples are called "Love Apples" in French as well as in German! So here is a Birthday Bash situation with two honeymooning Granny Smiths

Birthday Tea Party by Mira Paradies
DEBirthday Bash – Alice in Wonderland Tea Party with macarons, sandwiches, layered cakes and even mushrooms that make you shrink or grow. Queen of Hearts is serving tea and the white rabbit is not in a hurry!


My favourite fresh market picks / Eat the rainbow by Mira Paradies
DEI love to indulge in the abundance of market displays, it's so mouthwatering! Here I drew my favourite fresh picks, I'm certainly gonna eat a rainbow!