a food blog about simple homemade cooking recipes from scratch, with a side of nostalgia
Orange Lemon Marmalade – flavored with vanilla and cinnamon; can be easily cooked on your stove top in about 15 minutes. Orange Lemon Marmalade can be easily cooked on your stove top in about 15 minutes. It is flavored with vanilla and cinnamon that go very well with all kinds of citrus. The only work…
I Want to Marry You Cookies are surefire way to get someone to fall in love with you, with all their white and dark chocolate chips, brown sugar and almost toffee flavor! Strange name for cookies, I know. The recipe for “I Want to Marry You Cookies” was created by Melissa Stadler who explained it…
Lemon Ginger Tea – perfect winter drink that warms the body from the inside out.
Venison Stew – whether slow cooked or pressure cooked, this flavorful stew is sure to warm every heart and stomach.
Soft Honey Cookies – a kind of chewy honey gingerbread spice cookies that are soft enough to be eaten immediately after baking – no waiting time for them to soften! In most European countries (Germany, Hungary, Italy, Greece, Slavic countries, etc) it is hard to imagine Christmas table without some kind of Honey Cookies. The…
German Vanilla Crescent Cookies – tender, melt-in-your-mouth, buttery cookies with ground walnuts. Besides Custard Cream Pie Slices and Walnut Cream Cake, these German Vanilla Crescent Cookies were my mom’s signature dessert. The recipe is handed down for at least 4 generations, as far as I know. All of her friends and guests were delighted when…
Italian Wedding Cookies – crumbly buttery shortbread cookies with ground almonds and white sugary coating that melt in your mouth. Even though they are called “wedding cookies”, besides wedding dinner reception, these cookies are being served on every Italian family gathering like Communion party, Confirmation party, Baby Showers or through Christmas Holidays. There are so…
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies – fluffy, chewy and soft inside, while crispy at the edges. I wanted to create my own cookies with macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips. I was thinking to use “I Want to Marry You Cookies” for my base recipe, but decided to go for my old “Best Ever Chocolate…
Sweet Potato Souffle – delicate, puffed up and fluffy festive dish, both savory and sweet. Souffle is one of the dishes that people are most scared to make. I must admit I was the one of them. But it is not much different then making a sponge cake – you need to whip egg whites…
Cabbage Pasta – so few ingredients and so much flavor! Simple and light dish, fast to prepare, seasoned with plenty of ground black pepper. Cabbage Pasta is one of those dishes that have so few ingredients and so much flavor. This simple dish is made of cabbage fried in a little oil. It is liberally…
Apple Fritters – learn how to make easy homemade apple fritters from scratch. Apple Fritters are one of the most popular childhood desserts. These little “doughnuts” are actually apple rings dipped in pancake-like batter and quickly fried. They are the best eaten warm, sprinkled with some powdered sugar and cinnamon, while their coating is still…
Beef Barley Soup – easy and healthy meal, rich in flavor of beef, vegetables and seasonings; both stove top and instant pot versions. Barley was very popular in the past because it was widely available. Nowadays it gets more and more popular because it is nutrient rich healthy food. Barley can be prepared in many…
