This upside-down apple caramel custard cake recipe has been sitting on my phone for quite a while. And when I say “recipe,” I don’t mean a neatly organized document with ingredients, measurements and step-by-step instructions. I mean a few old photos and a WhatsApp conversation in which I was talking a friend […]
I discovered Pain Suisse while looking for new ideas for sweet yeasted dough recipes. I wanted to try something a little different from my classic cinnamon rolls, and as soon as I saw that these had chocolate in them too, I knew I had to make them. 😁 I honestly […]
I had a trip to Cluj planned, and since I couldn’t possibly show up empty-handed (God forbid! 😄), I had to think of something good to bring along. And since I needed a dessert anyway, I thought I might as well take the opportunity to try something new. I just […]
I was going through the apple recipes on the blog and realized there was one recipe missing — one that I actually make quite often: this apple cake baked in a loaf pan and topped with salted caramel sauce. I’ve made this recipe many times, and it has turned out beautifully […]
I had some tart dough in the freezer, leftover from when I made the mini vanilla and meringue tarts, and some apricots in the fridge, so I thought I’d make a rustic apricot tart. I also wanted to make *le husband happy, so I “threw” some vanilla cream into the mix. 😁 […]
The other day, while looking through my kitchen cupboards, I realized I had small amounts of several ingredients left: 6 dates, half a bag of puffed quinoa, a handful of coconut flakes from another recipe, and some freeze-dried raspberries that I wanted to use before they lost their crunch. That’s […]
The other day, a friend pointed out that there were not many sour cherry recipes on the blog. Since sour cherries are my absolute favorite fruit, I had to admit she was right. 😁 That’s how these mini sour cherry tarts with vanilla pastry cream and Italian meringue came to […]
I rarely make ice cream, so I even managed to surprise myself this time by choosing a chocolate-free version! 🫣 As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, my main goal this year is increasing my daily protein intake. That’s why I decided to whip up a high-protein cottage cheese ice cream […]