My mother has always made chocolate salami for Christmas and New Year’s Eve since I was a little girl.She’d keep it simple or add walnuts and raisins, but it was always delicious. I wanted to try something new. We ate at a restaurant a few weeks ago, and for dessert I had a brownie with […]
Desserts
Honey cake – Albinița
If you search honey cake on the internet most probably you will find the Medovik cakes, which are really famous and also delicious. But this recipe is Honey cake or as we called it in Romania, Albinița, which is something else. You have 4 layers of honey cake filled with semolina cream and plum jam, […]
Walnuts&plum jam tartlets
I love the combination between walnuts and plum jam, or any jam. Tartlets are mini tarts that take a little longer to make but look good and are easy to grab and eat on the go. I believe this is a well-known recipe, particularly in Romania, and you can use any type of jam or […]
Sponge cake with cheese filling
It’s easy to make a sponge cake. You know why? Because most probably you have all the ingredients in you pantry or fridge. It’s not that complicated or time consuming and in the end you can fill it with anything, fruits, creams, chocolate, cheese, jams. I used a fresh cheese as a filling because we […]
Linzer cookies with raspberry jam
These Austrian cookies made their way to every holiday table, filled with whatever jam you desired.It’s the perfect breakfast sandwich with coffee or tea, but they’re also extremely delicious, and what I like about them is that you can add any kind of nuts and jam to make it different and unique every time. These […]
Orange Bundt Cake
Don’t be afraid of a Bundt cake, it’s just cake in a Bundt pan. For years I’d seen al these beautiful shaped cakes and all this time I thought it will be so hard to make them and have that perfect shape. Well I’m not afraid anymore, I bought a Bundt pan and started to […]
Christmas sugar cookies
This year is baby’s first Christmas, so we want to start some family traditions with him. When I was little, these kind of sugar cookies weren’t the ones my mother used to make for us. She did made cakes and cookies for us but not like that, although extremely tasty and good. I remember she […]
Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love cookies! They are so easy to make and delicious, so I tested lots of recipes until I found the one that I love. This recipe will offer chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside cookies and the secret to that found while testing is that you should always use melted butter. […]
Basic brownie recipe
I love chocolate and quick recipes, so a combination of the two always delights me. I also enjoy the fact that is easy to make and with few ingredients. This is a basic recipe, but of course feel free to add fruits, nuts, or even cream cheese for a different taste.
No bake dessert – Classic Tiramisù
Tiramisù – a classic Italian no-bake dessert. It’s easy to make, with a few ingredients but it will put a smile on everyone’s face. I love tiramisù especially in the summer because it’s so refreshing and also the Nespresso cocoa truffle gave it a special and unique taste. What I love about this dessert is […]