During hot summer days, a light sponge summer cake is all that you need. Soft sponge biscuit, sweet vanilla cream and cold fresh fruit – anyone interested? This is traditional cake in my family. We love to make it almost during whole year. In winter we make it with bananas or preserved fruit such as pineapple, peach etc. In spring there are berries, in summer…
I heard that sardine are queens of the Adriatic. Many fish may be queens, but looking at how many sardine there are in the Adriatic, we could say that she really is a queen. The best sardine is the one you buy early in the morning from a local fisherman who has just returned from hunting. If you are not in the position, the market…
Cocoa powder and dark chocolate are very common ingredients in my sweet recipes. When I need something sweet, first thing that comes to my mind is a very chocolate cake, something that will satisfy the sweet hunger but without leaving the guilty taste in your mind. If you have similar desires, then this is a recipe for you. In addition to irresistible taste, this sweets…
Gluten-free diet today is not as complicated as it was 20 years ago. More and more people eat or are familiar with gluten-free food being so because of their own interests or interests of their friends or family. Therefore, the quality is getting better every single day and more and more products are available. This brings us to the fact that today’s specialties, such as…
From the first day when they try to eat solid foods, children should learn to love fruits and vegetables. It is not always easy to recognize if a child really can’t eat something or he uses his sweet little tricks to avoid what he does not like. While they are growing, they understand more the world around them and what they like or dislike. My son is…
I am thinking about sweets a lot these days. That is the reason why I am posting much more sweet recipes. Because I am a big fan of sweets, I am trying to make something “not to much sweet” from time to time. Everyone asked me is this sweet or salty cookie. That can tell you a lot of this cookie. It is definitely not one…
These are the most delicious pretzels you’ll ever try! They are good as a snack for work or school, but also as part of some easy serving at parties, birthdays or some other celebrations. I got the recipe from my husband’s mom – my mother-in-law, who is trying to learn more about celiac disease, gluten-free diet, recipes, and to surprise me all the time since…
Since our son started eating solid food, our house is always full of bananas! If I show him the apples he adores and the banana at the same time, you can assume that the banana always wins. That’s why we always have plenty of them. This is also one of the reasons for the creation of this recipe – to spend old bananas because a…
Sweet pralines whit no sugar … is it even possible? I am really trying to replace white sugar with some natural sweetness like dates, banana, honey … Of course, there are some recipes which require sugar. In those cases, I put brown sugar. Last few months, since my son started eating solid food, I am avoiding too much sweet recipes. He was the reason and…
Muffins are always a good choise when we are talking about sweets. They are great for any occasion.. picnic, kids birthday, wedding, school break … They are decorative and delicious and great fun in the kitchen. It tooks me quite long to create right recipe, to find perfect combination of ingredients and their amounts. I think that my husband won’t eat muffins ever again, given how…
How this love started … Malva pudding It was my best friend bachelor party. Our third friend and I was supposed to organize everything, and the food of course. She insisted to make Malva pudding. I didn’t know what she was talking about, but I said ok. She was constantly talking about it and how amazing taste it has. We started to make it and…
If you are a fan of crispy, chocolate cookies, this is a recipe for you! Originally, I call these cookies “Rustico cookies” because of their simple, raff look and the amazing Mediterranean smell of fresh oranges, almonds, and dark chocolate. Not too much sweet, but enough to satisfy all your senses. As you can already guess, this is not ordinary choco chip cookies recipe….
If you have problems with gluten, you are probably familiar with the fact that gluten-free diet is very expensive. Flour and bread are something that we eat almost every day. Gluten-free bread has the amazing taste and texture first day, the second day is ok, but the third day it is already too dry and it is not that tasty. Instead of throwing it in a trash, you…
As a great fan of lasagna, I am always looking forward to combinations that resemble them. Minced meat and bechamel sauce are lasagnas, so the whole recipe can be called a variation on the theme. The good thing is that you do not have to make original lasagne layers because the dough is made from potatoes and breadcrumbs, like a dough for dumplings. What you will…
If you are a gluten free pizza lover, this recipe is perfect for you! The same things just in different shapes and you get a brand new recipe. I love to combine existing things to get something new. This recipe is a great example. With just a few ingredients, you will make a hot crispy baguette pizza in only 10 minutes! Ingredients: 1 baguette 100g…
A few years ago I found out that banana gives amazing softness to the dough. Since then I use it almost in all kinds of sweet dough. It is a really great fruit which you can use in many different ways .. puddings, cakes, muesli, cookies … you can eat it for breakfast, dessert, as a snack .. or you can make the banana bread! In…
Sometimes, I don’t have time to make homemade bread. Not too often, but it still happens. Is it because of many obligations of badly planned time .. I don’t know. Reasons are many but none of them will change the fact that I need bread at that moment. I will always rather eat homemade bread, but when it comes to choosing between purchasing, I definitely…
If you find yourself in France, from where this recipe comes from, and you want to eat a Floating islands, you will order œufs à la neige, while in Belgrade you will ask to bring you Šnenokle. I’m sure you’ve all tried the Floating islands. Reading my mother’s recipes I found this one and I was happy because I almost forgot about it. Another dessert which…
Many people think that energy and power are obtained exclusively from strong, high-calorie foods, but the truth is hidden in these small seeds rich of fibers, iron, and vitamins. Pregnancy and breastfeeding afterwards, encouraged me to pay more attention to food allowed for celiacs yet not so healthy. Pregnant women and nurses pay attention to the harmfulness of cigarettes and alcohol during this period but…