Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 2 Tbsp cocoa powder 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 3 eggs 3/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 Tbsp red food coloring (or 1.5-2 Tbsp for a […]
Lard Cookies / Fursecuri cu Untura
These lard cookies are great for any occasion. This is a very basic and old recipe that I know from my mom who used to make these especially around the winter holidays. She always used lard for these cookies but you can use butter as a substitute. The texture will be a little different though […]
White Chocolate Filling with Walnuts
Ingredients: 500 ml whipping cream 300 g white chocolate chips or grated chocolate 14 g gelatin 2 Tbsp rum extract 200 g ground walnuts Directions: Soften the gelatin in a few tablespoons of warm (not hot) water and then dissolve over hot water (I placed the bowl with gelatin in a bigger one that […]
50 Great Ideas for Your Winter Holiday Menu
The Winter holidays are just around the corner so I started looking for some new and creative recipes for our Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties. I thought it would be a good idea to share 50 of my favourite recipes with you (in no particular order)… some from my blog, some from other great […]
My Special Topsy Turvy BDay Cake
I am so excited I managed to make this Topsy Turvy Cake for my birthday despite the time constraints. I think this is the biggest cake I made in the shortest time but, thanks to my husband who offered to help shaping the fondant balls (he’s an expert now :)), I managed to finish the […]
Cedar Plank-Grilled Salmon
I’ve had some cedar planks around since we bought our grill this summer and never used them. Today was nice and sunny so I thought this would be the perfect day for grilling and a good occasion to use those cedar planks to make grilled salmon (my husband’s favourite fish). These cedar plank-grilled salmon fillets […]
Filled Walnut Cookies
I have been looking for a cookie press like my mom used to have for so long. I found a walnut shell mold from House on the Hill, another mold from Golda’s Kitchen that you can place in the oven, but nothing like my mom’s cast iron mold. You can definitely use the other two […]
Chocolate Ganache with Walnuts Filling
Ingredients: 150 g semi-sweet chocolate 300 ml whipping cream 8 Tbsp ground walnuts The standard ratio for chocolate ganache is 1:1 (1 part semi-sweet chocolate, 1 part cream). For whipped ganache, the ratio is 2:1 (2 parts whipping cream, 1 part chocolate). Directions: Heat the whipping cream in a bowl over a pot of […]
Halloween Pumpkin Cake
Since Halloween is just around the corner let’s get into the spirit with this spooky pumpkin cake :). The cake and filling are quite basic and the decorations are easy and fun to make. Just follow the steps below and you’ll have the perfect cake that can be the centerpiece of your Halloween party! Time: […]