Will share my long time amazing chocolate beetroot cake with you!


After many, many years baking this totally amazing chocolate cake with beetroots with you. As I have a friend who’s having his birthday party today. This cake will be a surprise cake for him. 🍰🎁🎈Hope he will not read this now… 😎 It’s a quick easy baked cake. Just stirred all together in a pan….

The Dutch baby pancake


This is a very lovely treat for brunch, lunch or when you feel of something different. I personally just absolutely loves it with fresh berries. I often doing on weekends as a brunch. The secret is to use a very hot tray (I think cast iron works best but that is not a must) and…

🍏Soft spiced easy Apple cake 🍏


I can’t think of anything more warm welcoming as this spiced apple cake. Specially in a cold day like today. Quick to make too. And I promise you will not be able to stop eating it, until the plate is empty. with the two layers of apples makes it totally amazing. I’m not a person…

Finally!!! World best cheesecake – Kunafa!


We have a saying that a loved child has many names. ❤️ Kunafa, Kanafa, Khnfa… Same delicious scrumptious cake. The original country isn’t sure. Jordania, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon is some of claiming to be the country of original. This is how I learned to make it in Egypt and the best I ever eaten. my…

Helping others by cooking for free


Thinking of how much food and cooking means to me. Will share some of them with you every now and then. Cooking brings out so many fun memories. Where I was living before, I very often cooked and baked for others for free. Specially for friends who has lots of children and was working long…

Any ideas what to do with all this lovely goodies? Meyer lemons


Just been out in the garden picking in this lovely sunny happy Meyer lemon. The tree was littered cover of them. It’s a very small tree, about 1,5m high. Growing about 15 m from the house. Talking about local produce. Picked in two large pans of them. Left quite many on the three to rape…

The very best Buttermilk pie – and how to make buttermilk at home


As I was watching the installation of the new president of USA, I made this Buttermilk pie. Very typical in the States 🇺🇸 As I was growing in you could buy ready buttermilk in the shops. Remember my grandmother was very found of drinking buttermilk. But sadly the took it away from the shops. And…

Best bread ever! Sourdough bread de light


It’s been a while I wrote here. Been missing it so much. Sorry for not being around. But my health has not been very good and some days I almost couldn’t move. But I’m great full that we haven’t had any Corona. I’m happy to live in so wonderful area with so great neighbors, who…

Lemon Bizcocho – The very best Spanish lemon cake


LEMON BIZCOCHO Spanish lemon cake 2 small lemon yogurt 2 yogurt containers with olive oil 3 sugar yogurt containers 6 yogurt containers of flour Ripped peel off a lemon 3 eggs 3 tsp baking soda Turn on oven 180c. Lubricating and sprinkle with breda crumbs or coconuts a large baking tin.   Mix the moist…

Torrijas


Torrijas is very similar to french toasts or Swedish Fattiga riddare. I prefer this once as I love the flavours from the zest and spices. As the Easter getting closer, it’s time for me to share my favourite Spanish dessert Torrijas. A very famous dessert you find every where in Spain under the Easter time….

Chocolate cake with cinnamon and cardamom fudge


This is absolutely the best chocolate cake in the world! Trust my word. When you tried it, you know what I’m talking about! Dough cake with cinnamon and cardamom fudge Fudge: 150 ml cream, 1 teaspoon honey, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 teaspoon cardamom kernels, 200 g milk chocolate Cake: 2 eggs, 300 ml sugar, 150…