It’s a plum season here in British Columbia. We love plums but we also love using plums for baking. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve baked this pie before. During the plum season I bake it on repeat, and there’s so many reasons why we all love it. It’s a perfect combination…
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Cottage cheese filled shortcrust pastries.
These petite shortcrust pastries are filled with sweet cottage cheese. They are called sochinki, this name comes from the word “ sok” or juice. Originally these pastries were brushed with juice, hence the name. I couldn’t find a proper English translation, which obviously is hard, as there’s no similar type of pastry in North American…
Back to school cake 2021
Happy 1st day of school to all the kids who return to their classrooms today. Wishing them all a very happy and wonderful school year📚🚌✏️☀️❤️ My boys were counting weeks until school starts and the closer the day was, the more exciting and happy they were getting 🤩👍🏻 Making their surprise “back to school cake”…
Cottage cheese sugar cookies.
Hello friends, happy Tuesday. Hope everyone is doing well. It’s the last week before my boys are back to school and while they are counting days until next Tuesday and are jumping from joy, this mama here is getting quite emotional. I always miss them so much , house feels empty and weirdly quiet, it…
Tartlets with dark chocolate ganache, sour cherries and Swiss meringue
If there’s one kitchen gadget/tool in your kitchen you absolutely can’t be without, what would that be ? For me It would definitely be my Kitchenaid mixer. Few month ago I sadly had to bid adieu to my beloved mixer that worked tirelessly for the past 10 years. And unfortunately for me ,ordering new gadgets…
Biscuits with filling
I am so thrilled to share a recipe for these cool looking biscuits with filling. They remind me of unopened tulips buds, super cute , very unusual. Even though you might think they are super hard to shape, watch my video tutorial where I show you how I shape them, and I’m sure you’ll nail…
Petite pies with apricots .
If you’ve been following me for some time, you know that I love food that brings lots of memories back. Luckily for me I have mostly positive, great memories about food. These cute little hand pies with apricots are exactly the type of food that is so nostalgic for me. My mom in my opinion…
“Monastery Hut” cake
Hello August🍑🌻Oh I love you so, but honestly, can the time just slow down please.Even though we’ve been busy here doing so many activities, there’s still so much to do while boys are on summer holidays, and there’s so little time left before they go back to school. We had to slow down with enjoying…
Iced Chocolate Shake.
If someone says chocolate for breakfast is a bad idea, they should try this extra chocolate, dark and decadent iced cold chocolate shake. Don’t get me wrong I don’t encourage anyone to have a high calorie sweet breakfast like this on daily basis, I strongly believe that some extra chocolate as a booster is not…