a food blog about simple homemade cooking recipes from scratch, with a side of nostalgia
Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake – no bake, easy, rich, coffee and chocolate flavored dessert recipe. Years ago I found out guests were arriving unexpectedly and I had to come up with a recipe for quick and tasty dessert. They’ve already tried my Fruit Tiramisu so I had to invent something else. Fruit Tiramisu I wanted…
Strawberry Mousse – luscious, fluffy, light and creamy, this is one of the easiest desserts to make. Strawberry season is almost over, so it is the best time to use the abundance of ripe fresh strawberries. Not to ruin their exquisite taste by cooking or baking, the best thing is to turn them into a…
Oyster Mushroom Stir-Fry – a quick and easy meal in a matter of minutes. I’m not a huge fan of fusion food. I love to try out authentic recipes from all over the world, but I don’t like to mix them together. In spite of that, this time I combined Chinese and Mediterranean cuisine in…
Chicken Francese – Italian-American one pan dish of breaded chicken cutlets simmered in a lemon, white wine and butter sauce. If you like my Romano Chicken, I’m pretty sure you will like this recipe, too. Chicken Francese is a popular American-Italian way of preparing chicken by breading, frying it then simmering in wine-lemon sauce. The…
Spicy Purple Sweet Potato Fries – crispy oven baked fries, full of antioxidants and actually good for you! If you like potato fries, but want to do something good for your body as well, baked Spicy Purple Sweet Potato Fries may be just what you’re looking for. Purple food is so rare. Except blueberries, blackberries…
Basic Sofrito Recipe – learn how easy it is to prepare a large quantity of homemade sofrito (soffritto) for freezing. Sofrito (Spanish) or soffritto (Italian) is the base of most of my dishes. That’s what I’ve learned at home, that’s what my grandmother and my mom did and that’s what I’m doing as well. Almost…
Beef Egg Foo Young with Thick Gravy – quick and easy homemade version of favorite Chinese takeaway meal! For those of you who don’t know what is Egg Foo Young, let me just quickly say that it is a type of vegeteble omelette from Chinese cuisine. There are vegetarian as well as meat-lovers versions of…
Pizza Rustica – an Italian Easter Pie full of cooked ham, salami, cheese and hard boiled eggs. A must for every Easter celebrating table! My absolutely favorite Easter recipe is Casatiello or Tortano – Italian Easter Bread. It is Napoletan recipe of homemade bread stuffed with cooked ham, spicy salami, ricotta cheese and hard boiled…
Vegan Rice Crispy Treats – brow rice cereals with peanut butter and sugar syrup (no marshmallow), flavored with vanilla and cinnamon – great post workout treat for grown ups or afternoon treat for kids. The other day I bought some brown rice poppies and thought of making healthy vegan rice crispy treats. White rice krispies…
Sauteed Cabbage – quick and easy, sweet and sour side dish to accompany both vegetarian and meat dishes equally. I had a head of cabbage in my pantry and wondered what could I do with it that would be super simple to make. I thought I could sautee the cabbage as a side dish to…
Ultra Moist Chocolate Cake – soft, dark and super moist, the best cake for every chocolate lover! I found this recipe over 10 years ago on a drecipetiquette blog where it was contributed by Noor Hannah. Ever since that time it is my go-to recipe when I want to make a super moist chocolate cake….
White Chocolate Ganache – the easiest way to make fluffy and rich glaze or frosting/icing for your cakes and desserts. Ganache is my favorite type of cake glaze. I like it more then buttercream or other types of frosting. Especially dark chocolate ganache. The best of all is that it is super easy to make….
