This recipe was very popular years ago when I was a kid. In Romania is known as “Prajitura Tavalita”. The icing for the traditional recipe is made with cocoa but I’ve made my own version using chocolate instead. I know the original recipe from my aunt who lives in the same village as my grandparents; […]
Pineapple Cheesecake
First let me tell you the story of the pineapple… we’ve recently started to buy our groceries at St. Lawrence Market and a few days ago, as we were stocking up on groceries after our vacation getaway, we stopped by the main floor of the south market to buy our veggies and fruits. The nice […]
Apple Squares
This is another dessert recipe with apples which takes only 30 minutes to prepare. The apple squares are good to serve as snacks, breakfast or even brunch. Time: 60 min, Prep: 30 min. Cook: 30 min. Servings: ~ 40 apples squares Ingredients: 9 eggs
Pancakes with Almonds
Everyone loves pancakes! If you enjoy making them from scratch without using pre-made pancake mix, this simple and delicious recipe is for you. You will love the crunchy almonds in the pancakes. Time: 30 min, Prep: 10 min. Cook: 20 min. Servings: ~ 25-30 pancakes Ingredients: 350 g all-purpose flour
Apple Cake with Almonds and Raisins
An apple cake is the perfect Fall dessert! The first time I tried this recipe was during my early high school years. This morning while flipping the pages of my first recipe notebook from 1999 I came across this apple cake recipe. It brought back sweet memories so I decided to try it out again. Usually I plan ahead of time what I want to cook to avoid running to the grocery store several times a week but, for this recipe the ingredients are very basic and I had everything I needed. So let’s get started …