Summer Berry Pavlova

  I know I haven’t been here in a long while, and that’s because I currently don’t find real joy in cooking or baking. I eat a lot of the same things, like… Continue reading →

Lemon Curd Babka

The weekend before last I made poppy seed babka using a recipe from Cindy at Salt and Serenity as a basis. My grandmother used to make two kinds of cake that she simply… Continue reading →

Tomato Butter

Last week I got a hankering for tomato butter, which I hadn’t made in a very long time. I had my first taste of tomato butter more than ten years ago at a… Continue reading →

Carrot Greens Salt

This past weekend I was browsing a German food mag site and happened upon an article about what to do with vegetable greens. The article was arguing against buying pre-packaged vegetables because they’re… Continue reading →

Profiteroles

It’s been a bit longer than usual since I’ve been here. One reason I haven’t blogged more is the usual laziness, the other is I got sinusitis again and slept through almost a… Continue reading →

Blood Orange Curd

  Curd. Something I love but have shied away from for years. Why? I don’t know! It just sounded like a lot of work even though it isn’t really. Somehow something in my… Continue reading →

Savoury Mulled Puff Pastry Pears

I had the idea for these puff pastry pears sitting scribbled in my notebook for a while now, the ingredients changing every time I looked at it. Initially there was a chocolate filled… Continue reading →

Top 9 & The Vagaries Of Blogging

I’m sure many of you are familiar with Instagram’s “Best 9” – there’s an app that runs through your Instagram posts of a specific year and tells you which of your posts were… Continue reading →

Warm Potato, Beet & Brussels Sprouts Salad

The Friday before Christmas I got into a bit of a vegetable buying frenzy at the market. I don’t know what I was thinking, when I would be eating all those veggies, as… Continue reading →

Happy New Year

Wishing you all a Happy & Healthy New Year, may your wishes come true and your resolutions succeed! Thank you for stopping by, reading, looking at the pictures, and commenting this past year… Continue reading →

Vin Santo Panna Cotta

Hello everyone, I hope you’ve all been able to spend the holidays as you expected – be it merry and joyful, or relaxed and peaceful. I also hope you haven’t been overindulging and… Continue reading →

Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, joyful and peaceful holidays, and that those of you who entertain and cook for family and friends have fun and enjoy doing so! Kiki