a food blog about simple homemade cooking recipes from scratch, with a side of nostalgia
You can make Red Velvet Cake Balls from scratch, like I did, and use my recipe for Red Velvet Whoopie Pies to make both the cake and the frosting. Or you can take the shortcut version and use boxed red velvet cake mix and a can of cream cheese frosting. Whichever you prefer. Red Velvet…
Healthy smoothie with an exotic tropical flair packed with vitamin C. Kiwi Smoothie – healthy smoothie with an exotic tropical flair packed with vitamin C This recipe was first published on: January 29, 2013
Recipe for eggless Espresso Rose Spritz Cookies was first published on a German site Chefkoch.de. In many reviews to the recipe, visitors were saying how light and fluffy the cookies are, how easy it is to press the dough with a piping bag and how well they keep the form while baking. I agree with…
Christmas Sangria is a fantastic drink for gatherings with friends and holiday celebrations. Unlike other sangria recipes, this one is very easy to prepare in a few minutes by mixing everyday ingredients which you probably already have at home. Red wine is mixed with brandy (or rum or vodka), assortment of winter fruits (like persimmon,…
Candied Walnuts – a special Christmas treat; these crunchy cinnamon and sugar coated walnuts are quick to make. Homemade Candied Walnuts may seem intimidating if you have no experience with making caramel on your own. It is not at all difficult, there are just some things you have to keep in mind in order to…
Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls – easy dinner rolls made from scratch from start to finish in 1-hour! Some 10 years ago my colleagues and I have found a recipe for Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls in a daily newspaper. The next day one of the girls asked her mother to make them and brought them to…
Apple Pudding Cake is one of the first cakes that I made when I first started cooking. I found it in my mother’s women’s magazine, cut it out and pasted it into my notebook (I mean, paper notebook, not the electronic one). The cake was moist, creamy and delicious, my guests loved it so I…
Tomato Rice – easy summer side dish with Mediterranean flavors: tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and oregano! Remember Potatoes in Tomato Sauce recipe from two years ago? People really liked it and so did I. This time I have for you a similar recipe with rice instead of potatoes. Potatoes in Tomato Sauce It is quite…
Zucchini Cheese Pie – shredded zucchinis mixed with cottage (or ricotta) cheese, cream and eggs, then poured into a pie crust; sweet or savory. I love both sweet and savory pies. This Zucchini Cheese Pie can be both. I usually make it neutral (just 2 tablespoons of sugar), so that people who like it sweet…
Green Pea Soup (vegetarian) – old English recipe for authentic spring green pea soup with mint. Here is an old English recipe for timeless Green Pea Soup with mint. I believe all pea lovers will appreciate it as much as I do. The recipe is very easy: onion or leeks are sauteed in butter, some…
Peanut Butter Protein Shake – extra thick banana and chocolate smoothie; all natural proteins, no powders! I wanted to make a protein shake without powders, with unprocessed natural protein sources only. I used protein rich food ingredients like peanut butter, Greek yogurt, milk (almond or dairy is both fine), oats and chia seeds. I added…
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…
