While complaining about Dublin weather and how much I need my summer, I kind of love that I can comfortably bake all year long. I remember back in the days when I was living in Albania, that baking in summer was mission impossible – to hot to switch the oven. Almond cake recipe Ingredients 100g…
Recipes
Chocolate and walnut cookies – recipe for the classic little bites of heaven from Double Tree Hotel
I am having a cookie while writing this story, and thinking : “Damn, these are gooooood, I should post this recipe asap.” What makes a recipe special, or food special is not just the taste of it, it’s the memory it brings, and for me this cookie brings back the sweetest memories: first time in…
Petulla – Albanian donuts
It was about time, I had to post Albanian donuts recipe in the blog. I’m sure everyone in Albania knows how to make it, and every family has their own little secret on how to make the best petulla in the world 😅 here’s my family recipe, simple, quick and big enough to feed a…
Spinach casserole
Dinner in no time? I got you covered 😍Try this super easy, delicious and nutritious spinach casserole 😋 Spinach casserole Recipe 📝 👩🌾 Ingredients 400 g spinach 6 eggs 4 tbsp olive oil 100 g feta cheese Some basil leaves Salt Pepper 👩🏼🍳 Directions Preheat the oven at 230 C. Cut the spinach and put…
Chocolate & walnuts baklava
These holidays I’m not going home to celebrate with my big family, which isn’t ideal. To make the festive atmosphere as vivid as possible I’ll cook food that reminds me home and my people. Baklava was definitely at the top of the list. I kind of have this unusual relationship with baklava 😅I used to…
Homemade rye bread
After the latest events in Albania, it’s hard to come back to the routine. Baking has always been my safe zone, the best therapy in stressful situations, and there’s nothing better than homemade bread in a cold December day. Rye bread Ingredients 500 g rye flour 10 g salt 10 g instant yeast 1 tbsp…
Classic ciabatta
Baking bread, again and again 😍 this time I experimented with ciabatta, an Italian traditional bread with a thin crust & light texture. I love it particularly because it’s so simple to bake it. Baking is the part I fear more when it comes to bread, and ciabatta bakes in no time and doesn’t need…
Crème brûlée with caramelized walnuts
I’m training for Dublin marathon and my body is burning sugar and naturally craving sugar 😅 While it’s not the best to feed your body with simple carbs regularly, a nice treat here and there doesn’t hurt. Why crème brûlé among so many choices? Recently I bought these super nice ramekins, which are pretty useless…
Raspberry crumble
Fruit crumbles are so good, light with an intense fruit flavor, and so forgiving. You can endlessly play with them, try different fruits, grains, sweeteners, nuts and spices. I like to use honey, instead of sugar, especially with winter fruits. I play with flavors, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, rose water, you name it 🙂 this time…
Macarons- a story of love and persistence
I’ve talked about my struggle to make macarons so many times 🙈 They were my mission impossible until few weeks ago, when my babies decided to raise on their own feet, nice & cute. When I shared my struggles on Instagram and asked for help, my inbox went crazy and my heart was full of…