I have already started thinking of my baking projects for this holiday season and guess what I have on my list… cakes, cakes and more cakes : -)! Since I need to make some decorations ahead of time I wanted to try a few versions of Christmas Tree Toppers. All of them turned out pretty […]
Chocolate Hazelnut Heart-Shaped Cake – 2013 Wedding Anniversary
Last month hubby and I celebrated our 4-year wedding anniversary and 13 years since we’ve been together. So I thought a special occasion deserved a special cake and decided to make a lovely heart-shaped cake covered in fondant roses :). The cake batter is similar to the red velvet cake from my cake pops recipe […]
Spooky Halloween Cake Pops
Let’s celebrate Halloween with these spooky cake pops! I made them using the same recipe as in my previous post but just used orange and white candy melts to dip the cake pops in. I rolled the crumbled mixture into golf ball-size balls for the eyes as well as the pumpkins. You can give the cake […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
Plum Tart
I love plums and this Fall I was lucky as I had the chance to eat as many as I liked right from my grandma’s backyard (visited her in the Fall for the first time in 8 years). Now we’re home… no plum trees in the backyard but a great farmers’ market nearby. We went […]
