Low-sugar lemon poppy seed donuts
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s hot and there’s no willpower to read (for you) or write (for me), so here’s this recipe which is SPEC-TA-CU-LAR. 1 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp poppy seeds 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp butter (melted) 1 egg 1/3 honey 1/4 cup milk (see Bonus Tips below)…
Mallorquin crespells – Easter biscuits
Reading Time: 2 minutes Easter in Mallorca means walking by every single bakery and drool at the sight of crespells, robiols, panades… We believe the origin of crespells is jewish (chueta, a derogatory term used in mallorquín) and this might be the reason why traditionally they are shaped as a 6 point star or…
Beetroot ravioli with feta cheese filling
Reading Time: 3 minutes What would Christmas be without the special food that we take a long time to prepare and share with those we love, only to gobble it up within a few minutes? To me, it just wouldn’t be Christmas at all. I live to spend the day in the kitchen, chopping,…
World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you know that episode of Friends where Monica wants Phoebe’s grandmother’s recipe because she wants to be the mom that makes the world’s best chocolate chip cookies? Well, that’s me. I make the World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies, ever. I know, Big Words, but honestly everyone who has ever tried…
Rhubarb and cardamom meringue pie
Reading Time: 2 minutes Rhubarb, you either love it or hate it. There is no in between, is there? I remember reading about a rhubarb and meringue dessert in the first Harry Potter book, as it was one of the many delicacies they were served at the Great Hall for dinner. It fascinated me,…
Fresh homemade pasta – Italian recipe
Reading Time: 3 minutes First off: today is the last day for participating in the give away! I doubt that anyone will disagree with this statement: pasta is the ultimate comfort food. It has traveled over the borders of Italy far and wide to infect the whole world with its wonderfulness. Also, pasta is…
Beetroot bundt cake with cream cheese filling
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is hard to believe that me, lover of all things vintage, did not have a bundt cake pan up until two weeks ago. Yes, I know, SACRILEGE for a baker worth its salt! So I looked, and looked and looked and looked, online and in many different shops, until I…
No sugar healthy donuts
Reading Time: 3 minutes This recipe is another one of those brought to you by Cocinando Sabores, with February’s challenge to make homemade donuts from scratch and low in calories. These no-sugar donuts are baked in the oven (the sweetness is added with honey instead) instead of deep-fried. They are still fluffy and delicious,…
Red coloured 20 minute gnocchi
Reading Time: 2 minutes My darlings, since the flu has decided to take me prisoner for a few days, a simple recipe is all I can bring you at this moment. I look forward to days filled with complex baking recipes, beautiful and rich ganache, creme brulée, and my brain working out how to…
Carrot, pear and ginger cake
Reading Time: 2 minutes Just the other day I went for what in Germany they call Kaffe und Kuchen, or coffee and cake. It’s pretty self descriptive, right? Just in case, I’ll elaborate. You take a friend or two, pick a nice place to sit at and have a chat on a Sunday afternoon…