Anyone who follows me on instagram or facebook will know that I am very passionate about bread baking. I bake my own bread for over 4 years now and we rarely buy commercially baked products as a family. I am particularly big fan of sourdough breads. Not only they are very healthy in compare to bakes made with bakers yeast. Also, I find hugely satisfying creating delicious breads with only 3 basic ingredients: flour, water and salt. I already published…
Previous Monday was the last time our little boy attended toddler group. It was also the last session before Christmas. Naturally I wanted to prepare and take some baked goods as a goodbye gift. In December we are bombarded with traditional treats such as gingerbread or mince pies. However I wanted to create something different. Something that will stand out in the gingerbread crowd. After a bit of research I decided to produce cookies made with desiccated coconut and oat…
Holidays feel like a distant memory and our family are now back into the usual weekly routine. This includes being creative with midweek dinners. The criteria are that it has to be quick, nutritious and yummy. One basic ingredient you can always rely in this department is pasta. And being extremely versatile it is just matter of imagination what are we going to serve it with. This week I wanted something super quick, healthy and delicious. So my favourite long…
I am not really a sweet tooth person. But I am sucker for cream based desserts. Everything involving cream and I am sold. Warm cake is always better with some cream poured over it, strawberries go with cream, trifle has to have cream, choux buns are best filled with crème chantilly… and there is of course panna cotta. I know if is not a healthy habit but I cannot help it. I simply find cream too yummy. For me panna…
I will continue with the autumnal theme. I just love cooking in this time of year. Amongst many great ingredients that are now in season are cooking apples. Particularly often overlooked Bramleys. Whilst you would never pick this apple variety for eating raw it makes a perfect ingredient for cooking. Natural tartness of this apple works great in the apple sauce served with fattier pork dishes. Home made fresh apple sauce is way nicer than the commercially mass produced sauces….