Baked Feta Cheese
I've spent last couple months in great company. We hang together almost every day. We have fun together... in my kitchen. My new friend has been helping me generously with lunch and dinner ideas....
View ArticleSweet Yeast Buns with Jam
Mondays always need some extra energy. Even though a little monster here has enough to sell to the entire neighbourhood.But I don't, I need a little booster. And since I like to have something soft and...
View ArticleEggplant polpette
One summer evening, looking for a little different way of preparing eggplants, and looking through Jamie magazine, I saw this recipe that looked both simple and delicious and I new we'd like it.We = me...
View ArticleCoffee and Spice Flavoured Loaf Cake
In the sweet cake world, loaf cakes are probably my favourite. Because I can eat them any time of the day, early in the morning with my first cup of coffee, mid morning, after lunch, as an afternoon...
View ArticleHomemade Tahini Paste
Tahini /tɑːˈhiːni/ (also tahina /tɑːˈhiːnə/; Arabic: طحينة) is a paste made from ground, hulled sesame seeds used in North African, Greek, Turkish, and Middle Eastern cuisine. Tahini is served as a...
View ArticleBaba Ghanoush
I rarely post two recipes in the same day. But these two, homemade Tahini paste and Baba Ghanoush, are so connected that one might inspire you to prepare the other one, whatever the order of your...
View ArticleCornmeal Braids (9th World Bread Day)
Today, the 16th October is the 9th World Bread Day an event organized year after year by Zorra.Hopefully, we'll fill her huge bread basket with all sorts of bread this year as well. Because baking...
View ArticlePotato and Zucchini Stuffed Peppers
This is the dish that reminds me of home. A dish that breaths summer air and proudly bursts with seasonal vegetables. A dish that was often on my family table when I was a child. Everything coming from...
View ArticleHazelnut Ravioli Cookies
Among all nuts, I think my favourite ones are hazelnuts. I can't resist them in any form. From cookies to cakes, from spreads to just eating them alone as a snack. Much stronger flavour than almonds,...
View ArticleKefir, Coconut and Lemon Curd Bundt Cake
The "zoo" in my kitchen has grown bigger. The little "beasties" in my sourdough starter have had company since last summer, since a friend passed me a jar with Kefir grains. I had been looking for them...
View ArticleFocaccia Love
If I had to point my finger to one recipe on this blog that I absolutely couldn't do without, it would be this Focaccia.You have no idea how many times I've made it. In how many different forms.As I...
View ArticleSoft sandwich buns
At the end of a long search for a perfect party sandwich bun, I found, tried, and saved this recipe.Just perfect. I've been baking them for quite some time. And I must say I've been asked to share the...
View ArticleMonster buns
As much as I've always refused to celebrate the Halloween, as this is not the festivity that makes part of our heritage, I must admit I had quite a lot of fun this year preparing the Halloween treats...
View ArticleLemon Curd or Jam Crostata
And Jamie hits again.I can't help it, I just love every recipe I try.Even such an everyday recipe as a Jam Crostata, tastes better when made with his recipe. I've eaten lots of crostatas here in Italy....
View ArticlePumpkin Tangerine Pudding
I've used pumpking in different ways so far. But mostly it was soups, a cake occasionally. I must say that the only way I didn't appreciate so far was pasta (ravioli or tortelloni) and risotto.A...
View ArticleFusilli with red radicchio, feta cheese and nuts
It's time for one my favourite winter vegetables. Many of you might cringe at tought of eating this beautifully bright coloured but bitter vegetable. But I like it a lot. Fresh in salads or cooked...
View ArticleChocolate Meringue Cake
Just one chocolate cake and the weekend can begin!If you are thinking about something really good to prepare this weekend for your family, friends, a dinner party or just something to treat yourself,...
View ArticleRed lentils, carrot and leek soup with quinoa
Two out of three kids in my house love soups. And one of the three of them loves quinoa. The youngest and the most gourmet of the three, of course. My daughter once asked me if I fed them quinoa, too,...
View ArticleSesame Brittle
When I was a kid my mother told us often about the sweets in her childhood. On rare visits, her aunt would give her a coin that she would use to buy a single candy (she loved these). Back then in the...
View ArticleSweet Pumpkin Rolls
It was my fist time ever making a dough with addition of pumking in it. I wanted to try and I had this small quantity of pumpkin puree left after preparing some other things. I thought it would not...
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