Grecian Sweet Braid (Choreki)

Lovely Bread and SO easy to make.... trust me

Recipe

Chocolate-Peppermint Thumbprints

WONDERFUL nuff said!!

Recipe 

Strawberry and Lemon Curd Trifle

This is a fresh finish to a lovely meal, its has lemon and strawberry which are refreshing and zesty :)


Recipe

Carrot Walnut Cake

This is an old fashion classic Carrot Cake and carrots always need some walnut to keep is company :)

Recipe 

Tiramisu

I made this for my brother's birthday last year...
Recipe 

Beans Salad

Yum yum yum.... is all i can say fresh yet spicy... it will accompany any meal or even by it self.

Recipe 

Meringue Ghosts (Cutest Ghosts ever!)

If you want to add some fun to this lovely treat all you have to do is make some cute ghosts that will put a smile on your children's face... even grown up would find it very delightful.

Basic Meringue Recipe

Linzer Biscuits

Those cookies have various names some call them Linzer Biscuits  some Cinnamon Biscuits  some call them jam shortbread.
but in all names they taste fantastic..

Recipe 

Finnish Windmills

This is a simple easy recipe if you have plenty of Puff Pastry laying around in your fridge..
all you need is Puff Pastry and Jam oh a little egg wash for the glazing.... here are the steps by photos...

Bruschetta Bread from scratch

This is an easy recipe and a guaranteed one as well, bruschetta bread is served as a side dish or as a light dinner.

 bread just out of the oven

 after applying the topping

my family likes it with a touch of cheese grilled in the oven for 2-3 minutes

recipe:

 Country Loaf , Bruschetta with Tomato & Basil

BON APPETIT

Strawberry Tart

yummy yummy yum yum

Recipe: Strawberry Tart

Carmalized Onion Bread

Ingredients:

50g butter

2 onions chopped

280ml water

1 tbsp clear honey

450g bread flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 1/2 tsp dried yeast

makes 1 loaf

1. Melt the butter in a frying pan and sautè the onion over a low heat untill golden. Remove the pan from the heat and let the onions cool slightly. Place a sieve over the bread machine pan, then tip the content of the frying pan into it, so that the juice fall into the pan. Set the onions aside to cool completely.

2. Add the water and honey to the bread pan. Sprinkle over the flour, covering the liquid. Place the salt and pepper in separate corners. Make a shallow indent in the centre of the flour, add the yeast.

3. Set the bread machine to the dough settings. Press start. Add the onions when the machine beeps or in the last 5 minutes of kneading. Lightly flour a baking sheet (or use a baking stone).

4. When the cycle has finished (1 1/2 hour later), remove the dough from the bread pan and place on a ligthly floured surface. 

5. Knock back (punch down) gently; shape into a ball. Place on the baking sheet (or baking stone) and cover with oiled clear film. Leave to rise for about 45 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C (395°F). Slash a 1cm deep cross in the top of the loaf. Bake for 35-40 minutes; Cool on a rack.

Lemon Pound Cake

Courtesy of Martha Stewart

It is a very elegant cake, it can be served with tea or coffee very lovely since it has lemon zest as a main ingredient... refreshing :)

Recipe: Lemon Pound Cake

Red Velvet & Mushrooms

This reminds me of a story i used to read when i was a kid " Red Riding Hood"

the story scenes are in a forest so you can see the resemblance of Meringue Mushrooms & Red Velvet Cake...
the cream cheese filling and coating is the main key to the deliciousness of this cake... i swear anyone who tastes it wants the recipe... its magical trust me :P

so here is your recipe  Red Velvet Cake

and the mushroom would be fun in children birthdays, i myself cant get enough of them.
Meringue Mushrooms

Bon Appetit

Apple & Caramel Cake

 

I found this recipe in a Moulinex machine recipe book, i make it always and it always finishes in 2 days, the lovely thing about it is that it doesn't require crazy ingredients just basics you can find in your kitchen,,

Caramel Apple Cake:
Ingredients:
175g Softened butter
350g caster sugar
3 eggs
350g sifted flour
1tbsp baking powder
45ml milk
pinch of salt

Topping:
396g drained apples ( i slice fresh apples and lay them in some warm water and sugar before i start the recipe)
275g caster sugar
90ml milk
50g butter

- cream the butter and caster sugar together in the processor bowl until light and fluffy. stop the processor two or three times during creaming to scrape down the mixture.
- add the eggs one at a time with the processor running.
- slowly add the flour, baking powder, milk and salt to the creamed mixture, stop the food processor as soon as the flour in incorporated into the mixture.
- place the cake mixture into a buttered 23 cm squared cake tin and arrange the apples on top. bake at 150 degrees C for 1- 1 1\4 hours, until a cocktail stick is inserted and comes out clean.
-put the sugar, milk and butter into a saucepan and cook for 20 minutes. pour over warm cake. serve hot or cold with cream.
Bon Apitete

Cookie Fun

Cookies just make me smile...

its all about making the dough then the fun starts from using many different shapes to the colorful ideas that will pop in your head.... these will make kids and even adults smile even before tasting.

Recipe?
Sugar Cookies
Sugar Frosting