- For Japan With Love
on Mar 19, 2011
For Japan With Love... - Rose BaklavaAs you may have already noticed, I'm a bit obsessed with Oriental desserts. When I was in Paris, of course I enjoyed a rich variety of French food, but I was also daily visiting the Turkish delights shop in the Latin Quarter. I was fascinated with in...
- Fragrant Vegan Cookies from a Buddhist monastery TassajaraI used a recipe from the Tassajara as an inspiration for my first cookies that I have made with Stevia. Good news for those who avoid sugar in food – they turned out very tasty, and stevia in cookies is even better than in drinks. "Tassajara Zen...
- Iced OrangesLovely idea for this healthy and attractive desert I found in a Spanish cookbook, or better said the manual for cooking "Best of Spain". The original recipe sought for much more oranges and large amounts of sugar cooked in syrup along with fruits, so...
- Carrot Orange Bundt Cake with Candied Carrot CurlsI became fond of Carrot Cake while I lived in London. Ever since the first time I made it at home, it was a hit on a variety of parties including children’s birthday parties. It was adorn even by children who didn’t liked cakes at all. Only after...
- Large, Thin, Very Gingerly Oat CookiesI know I'm posting too much sweet food lately, but if not at this festive time, when to publish recipes for cookies? It is difficult however to find meaning in posting a recipe for oatmeal cookies, since it is so easy to find any kind of oat cookie r...
- Princess Donuts MuffinsThese donuts are not Princess Donuts, but one of my kitchen experiments, which turned out quite interesting. This is a combination of Yorkshire Puddings and light vanilla egg cream made with rice flour. They are very tasty and easy to make. Recipe...
- Dates Stuffed with Ginger & Almonds“As a healthy dessert, snack, or hors d'ouvres, stuffed dates are a multifaceted treat. Better make a double batch!” Is said about stuffed dates on ayurvedic website Joyful Belly where I got the idea for this recipe. Instead of crystallized...
- Witches Mushroom Brew with SkullsThis Halloween soup is so easy to make and is an ideal Halloween's menu starter. It is a light and healthy soup made with button mushrooms and sweet potato and to make mushroom skulls you won't need any fancy tools – just a knife and a straw and of...
- Tahini cookies with black sesame seeds
on Oct 15, 2010
These cookies are eggs and dairy free. They are tender as if they were made of the finest flour while I used regular unbleached flour. Because of their unusual texture they taste like cross between cookies and halva. With only a few ingredients, thes... - Granola with Ginger and AlmondsRecipe: 3 cups oats 1 cup almonds, chopped 2 tablespoon finely grated ginger ½ tsp salt 2 tablespoons cinnamon 1/3 cup brown sugar 2/3 cup honey In a large bowl mix all ingredients with wooden spoon. Transfer the mixture onto a large greased bakin...
- Ginger Beer
on Sep 14, 2010
This is Jamie Oliver style Ginger Beer or what he calls “Easy Peasy Ginger Beer”. I just measured the amounts a little bit different, as you can do too, because as Jamie says “these amounts are always a little variable so just follow your own t... - Sopa de Frijoles Negros (Cuban Black Bean Soup)
on Sep 13, 2010
Recipe: 1 lb black beans, dried (2 ½ cups) ¼ cup olive oil 1 big onion, chopped 6 cloves garlic, chopped 1 big carrot, chopped 1 big green pepper, chopped 1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 OZ or 411 g 8 cups of water (2 l) 1 tablespoon salt 1/2 tablespoo... - Sage Ice Cream with Brown Sugar
on Sep 11, 2010
This ice cream is a real hit in our household and definitely one of my favorites. It is not only the flavor of sage but bits of leaves that you can feel under your tongue, that are giving this ice cream its distinctive feature. Recipe: 2 egg yo... - Cornmeal Cookies – Zalleti the Venetian Cookie
on Sep 5, 2010
Venetian Cookies are made of corn meal and currants. Currants can be soaked in rum, and lemon zest can be added. You can really experiment with these cookies: try to add lemon or orange zest, instead of currants try finely chopped prunes or dry apric... - Cantaloupe Granita with Lime
on Sep 3, 2010
Recipe: 1 small or ½ big cantaloupe (3 cups purred cantaloupe) 1/4 cup light honey 3 tbls freshly squeezed lime juice Zest of 1 lime Slice melon and discard skin, cut into large chunks. In your food processor puree melon, honey, lime juice and l... - Banana Muffins with Lemon and Honey
on Sep 2, 2010
These healthy muffins contain no eggs, milk or butter. They are super easy to make and they are ideal for breakfast. Recipe: 3 small bananas (1 ½ cup of banana puree) ½ cup olive oil ¼ cup honey 2 tsp lemon juice Zest of 1 lemon 1 cup oats 1 cup... - Strawberry Yogurt Ice-Cream
on Sep 1, 2010
This ice-cream is so easy to make, sour cream is giving it lovely, real ice-cream texture. Recipe: 1 ½ cup fresh strawberries, cut in smaller pieces ½ cup light honey 1 cup plain yogurt 1 cup sour cream Mash strawberries with a fork, add honey an... - Walnut Bread with Dry Apricots and Rosemary
on Aug 31, 2010
Recipe: 4 cups whole wheat flour 2 tbls dry yeast 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbls brown sugar 1 tbls rosemary chopped 2 tbls olive oil 2 cups water ½ cup dry apricots, chopped ½ cup walnuts, chopped In a large bowl combine all ingredients except apricots and... - Beet Sorbet
on Aug 27, 2010
Did you ever hear about detox ice-cream? If you are crazy about beet like me, you will try to put it in just about everything…that is how I got the idea for making an ice-cream with beet, or more precisely sorbet. I added some other fruits and some...
