Crêpes

Quite some time ago one of my brilliant cooking teachers, who was from Brittany- France, taught me this wonderful Crêpe recipe. It’s an absolutely terrific recipe that became one of my favorites! First time that I made crêpes, I ended up with (read full article)

Anise Buns

A cold and rainy morning like today leads me directly to the temptation for something sweet! Anise Buns Ingredients: 4 ½ C. / 500 gr All-purpose flour / Flour Plain 2 Eggs 1 1/4 C. / 125 gr sugar 4 Tbsp./ 50 gr unsalted butter, room t (read full article)

Cookies

The Famous Thumbprint cookies also known as butter balls, bird’s nest cookies or Polish tea cakes are the favorites, chosen by more than one palate. It’s that buttery texture and the delicate fruity filling what gives these cookies their unf (read full article)

Dulce de Leche Recipe

What Is Dulce de Leche? –The most irresistible Sweet, Creamy and Sticky Temptation with Caramelized Flavor, that would make anyone feel Rejoiced-- Dulce de Leche, pronounce – ‘Dool-say day Ley-chay’ is the name given to a South American (read full article)

Cupcakes with Orange Flavor and Ricotta Icing

There is nothing more fun than making Cupcakes :) Perfect and delicious for any occasion, party little treats, yourself ;) or as a gift for someone special. Cupcakes are a sweet combination of indulgence and romantic baking that always put a smi (read full article)

Delicate Caramel Cake Roll—Delicado Pionono con Dulce de Leche, Coco y CerezasI couldn't resist to try one slice before the picture!:)The favorite word for one of the most famous and delicate flavors of Argentinean rolled cake is Pionono, and hav (read full article)

Ricotta Cake--Torta de RicottaRicotta Cake/Torta de RicottaToday I was thinking what to do with my “250 grams of Ricotta” waiting in a fridge for me to take it and do something delicious with it. I didn't want to make “Tiramisu” again --eve (read full article)

A Little Inspiration from New Zealand"Scones with Seedless Raisins"One of the New Zealand's Foods I adore is “The Famous Scone” .These is a classic in New Zealand-Ooo, I still remember the first time I tried Scones- what can I say …It was lo (read full article)

Caramelized Apple Sponge Cake"Caramelized Apple Sponge Cake"I baked this cake this morning-And it will be my surprise for afternoon tea for J.-He was asking me for -"tea cake"- since last weekend. So this morning I woke up early-before he woke up-and (read full article)

Parmesan--Spinach--Hunting Eggs PieHappy Easter!!! Our friends L. and M. Invited us for Good Friday dinner tonight. So I thought that a good and not complicated dish to bring for tonight will be "My Mother's best Spinach Pie Recipe". But as usual, (read full article)

Welcoming 2010 with a Simple Inspiration --- Delicate Raisin Mini Tea CakesDelicate Raisin Mini Tea Cakes--Simple Inspiration...Today, I decided to do some baking. I don't know why? But I just felt like "Baking Today".Wait a minute, I think I know wh (read full article)

Alfajores

Today I want to talk to you about a Serious Matter ... Yes, I have a confession to make, I am an addict to Alfajores-- pronounce "al-pha-hor-es". I've come to realized this, after making these "babies" almost every weekend! I love Alfajores de/of Mai (read full article)

The Most Important Meal of the Day

Mornin’! It was another beautiful, albeit humid, morning for a quick run, so I whipped out a speedy mile and half after my morning Mom walk. I wasn’t really feeling it, as my Mom and I rounded the final corner of our walk, but I thou (read full article)

Seasoned Couscous

There were so many fantastic recipes in this month’s Simple and Delicious (Aug/Sept) that I hardly knew where to start.  In search of a quick afternoon snack (yes, snack, I’m weird), I went to this seasoned couscous from page 27.   It& (read full article)

Roasted Corn, Lima Bean and Feta Salad

This little lady reminds me that children are just so sweet and innocent when they are brand new. They gurgle and coo and even when they are crying they can take a break and smile up at you for a second, and then back to crying.  They rely solely on (read full article)

Praline Pecan Brownies

Praline Pecan Brownie After making these as part of my early morning baking ritual I am under strict orders not to bake delicious smelling goodies in the middle of the night. According to Michael the scent of baked goods and especially chocolate f (read full article)

Nutmeg and Maple Cream Tart

Firstly, I'd like to apologise for the lack of food around here. It's not like I've stopped cooking or eating, but rather I just haven't had the time or the inclination to collect my thoughts and pen down a recipe. And secondly I just wanted to thank (read full article)

Bread Omelette

Bread OmeletteRecipe Credit - Feeding Babies & Toddlers ( Author - Jacki Passmore )Makes: 1This is an easy and inexpensive meal for your child. Soak a slice of wholemeal / brown bread ( remove thick sides ) in 1/4 cup milk until softened, then (read full article)

{Baking/Preserving} SLOW ROASTED TOMATOES ... Preserve the Bounty Week # 2

“It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.”Lewis Grizzard Tomatoes form an integral part of our everyday food, often like the butter on our daily bread.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my (read full article)

Southern Living's Cream Cheese Lasagna

Paula Deen can keep her butter queen title - I'll be the queen of cream cheese. And this is the recipe that made it so. After all we have a long history together. Years ago I went to summer horse riding camp with my childhood bff and some other frien (read full article)