a food blog about simple homemade cooking recipes from scratch, with a side of nostalgia
Ube Cake – unusual purple chiffon cake made with ube (Filipino name for purple yam/sweet potato) and coconut. This cake recipe was on my to-do list for over 6 years. The reason I didn’t make it sooner is because I couldn’t find truly purple sweet potatoes / yams. On more occasions I would buy sweet…
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…
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….
Cajun Potato Soup – all the flavors of Cajun Potato Salad turned into a creamy winter delight. This week we have so-called “Polar Vortex” over Europe. It is unusually cold for this time of the year with temperatures like -19 C (-2 F), strong wind and lots of snow. Still, it is perfect weather for…
Bisquick Waffles – the crispiest waffles you can have any time you wish when using ready-made mixture, store-bought or DIY. It is so convenient to have ready-made waffle mix in your pantry. Just add some milk, oil and an egg and your waffles are ready to be baked. You can buy the mixture or make…
Coffee Smoothie – best, quickest and healthiest breakfast for every coffee lover! Coffee lovers rejoice! I think this is the best, quickest and healthiest breakfast you can have. I drink it very often and it is one of my go-to breakfast options. If you like the taste of coffee but want to avoid caffeine you…
Polenta Porridge – healthy breakfast cooked in only 3 minutes time! If you’re tired of eating same old breakfast every day, I have a suggestion for you. Instead of your regular oatmeal, why not trying Polenta Porridge? It is very similar to Semolina Porridge (or pudding) I already posted. Since I’m using instant polenta, it…
Pan de Polvo – buttery, crumbly, melt in your mouth Mexican shortbread biscuits. I’m always in a mood for a shortbread, especially for Christmas. It is a perfect kind of cookie – buttery, crumbly, melt in your mouth biscuit. I’ve tried a bunch of recipes from many countries and this year is time for Mexican…
Russian Tea Cakes – melt-in-your-mouth snowball cookies to sweeten every holiday celebration. The history of Russian Tea Cakes is somewhat mysterious. They are also known as “Mexican Wedding Cakes”, “Italian Wedding Cookies”, “Snowball Cookies” or “Butter Balls”. It seems they first appeared in Eastern Europe, but it is known that they were served in 18th…
Chocolate Rum Cake – dense cake with a fine grain and moist texture, soaked with hot rum butter sauce. Yum! Two years ago I published a recipe for my Rum Cake made from scratch. It was quite good so this year I thought it would be great to make a chocolate version of it. Rum…
