Spectacular Speculoos Pear Cake

I was always fascinated by layered mousse cakes and in my head I had them in the impossible-to-make category. Well, impossible until you actually try I would say now!

Winning Gluten-free Pumpkin Cheesecake

I have always wanted to enter a baking competition, perhaps more for the challenge and the excuse to bake something rather than for the prize and few days ago I had my very first contest. At a local autumn inspired Bake Off I chose a heavenly gluten-free chocolate and pumpkin cheesecake that turned out to be a…

Crafty Inspirations

Few weeks ago we went to a Handmade fest – a true celebrations of crafts, colours, textiles,  ribbons, papers, beads, ceramics and pretty much anything you can use to create little wonders with your own hands.

Heavenly Pumpkin Strudel: Tikvenik

It was about time I shared something from my mum’s kitchen and this one in particular is one of my favourites – a delicious festive pumpkin strudel: Tikvenik.

Delicious Harvest Fest

Discovering new flavours, experimenting with nontraditional ingredients, the therapeutic feel of kneading butter dough are few of the things that I find so enjoyable about baking. What is even more satisfying, however is the chance to bring smiles to people’s faces with something so simple but made with so much love.

Fougasse de Provence

My journey into the world of bread starts with Fougasse. Fougasse is a traditional French bread from Provence similar to the famous Italian Focaccia but much thinner with lots of crispy edges!

Quick, easy and moreish fig, pistachio and cheese salad

Figs for me are one of the most delicious, indulgent and somehow sexy fruits. The best thing is that they can be an inspiration for exotic cakes, healthy salads, creative smoothies but at the same time just with their presence they can add a bit of a special summer flair to the simplest recipes.

Lombok: In the quest of perfect beach

It is not hard to fall in love with this 4,500km2 piece of land in South Indonesia. Situated just about 30km east of Bali, Lombok has almost everything that you can find on its famous neighbour – beautiful beaches, lush green jungle, majestic volcanoes, friendly locals and delicious food. 

Cinnamon Banana Bread – Vegan & Delicious

Inspired by the sunny days and already turning yellow fields banana bread felt like the perfect sweet, aromatic & healthy late summer afternoon treat.  The recipe is easy as a piece of cake (a cinnamon – banana one) and on top with a healthy flair – no sugar and no dairy.

Cherry Chocolate Macarons

Here it is! My very first food post! Of course as a pilot recipe I needed to choose something very special.