Food
Tannita’s delicate orange cardamom cookies
My virtual friend blogger Tannita gave me a big surprise! She organized sort of a raffle on her blog, where we had to guess what her daughter wants for breakfast. My kids and I guessed most of the things and won the raffle. She sent me this beautiful round baking pan, that I just LOVE!…
Read MoreChristmas Mini tarts with caramelized pear jam and pecans in 3 easy steps!
As I promised in my post yesterday, here is the recipe for the mini tarts I made for Christmas. Very easy and less time consuming than most recipes for sweets. You would need:1 package of pie crust ( there are 2 crusts inside)1 jar of jam ( I used caramelized pear jam but you can…
Read MoreChristmas cookies 2009
I was thinking if I should name this post ” Cookie baking from Hell”, but then I thought it would be easier to find the posting later if I put only the ” Christmas cookies”. 🙂 Long story short, I spent 8 straight hours baking sheet by sheet ( no, I don’t have one of…
Read MoreThe best (Saffron) Salmon soup
I haven’t made fish soup more than a year. I don’t know why, probably because the kids prefer the baked/fried fish more, but it’s a real shame because I have the best recipe for Salmon soup with saffron.So, last week I wanted to cook something warm, like a soup, because it was such a chilly…
Read MoreThe 3 things you need for an awesome Thanksgiving dinner (Roasted chicken with mushrooms and onions)
You know how there are these lists of things you need to make your Christmas perfect? Well, I have my 3 things you absolutely need to have a perfect Thanksgiving dinner: -Friends, Pie and Turkey!If you lack even one, it’s not the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. This year I have more things than ever to be…
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