Romanian Vegan Donuts
Who doesn’t love donuts? These little balls of sweet dough are a crowd pleaser for young and old alike. Plain or stuffed, they’re delicious either way. That’s why I one...
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Camembert en Croute Recipe
Another day of my “secret challenge month” and another delicious recipe: Camembert en croute. It is a French dish based on the famous camembert, the most iconic French cheese. I...
Chocolate Cheesecake with Condensed Milk
Chocolate cheesecake with condensed milk is a super creamy, flavorful, dense, chocolatey cheesecake. It’s impossible to resist, especially if you’re a big fan of chocolate or of cheesecake. If you...
Cantucci (Italian Almond Cookies)
Cantucci are delicious Italian Christmas cookies the originated in the Tuscan town of Prato. Their original name is ‘biscotti di Prato’ and one of their characteristics is that they are...
Homemade Cheese and Parmesan Biscuits
Cheese and parmesan biscuits are my recommendation for a simple, delicious, and tasty snack. They’re a delicious homemade solution to hunger pangs. They may look like cookies, being round in...
Caramel Apple Cheesecake
It’s the season for apples fresh from the orchard. Sweet, juicy, vitamin-packed apples that are a real treat. I can’t get enough of them. And when I’m craving something sweet,...
Easy Parmesan Scones Recipe
Parmesan scones are, as the name implies, scones filled and topped with parmesan. These scones use more butter and baking powder (and/or baking soda) as the raising agent rather than...
French Cupcakes (Brioche) Recipe
Lately I’ve been trying a few French pastry recipes. I started with these wonderful cupcakes and then continued with pains au lait and croissants aux chocolat. Today I’ll leave you...
Brownie Cheesecake w/ Strawberry Flavored Chocolate Cream
Brownie cheesecake with strawberry flavored chocolate cream is a fantastic treat for the whole family. I wanted to make a cheerful, colorful cake for my little boy and he loved...
Taralli Recipe (Italian Pretzels)
Taralli is an old Italian recipe, originally from the southern region of Puglia. I saw this recipe on TV and knew I had to try it. Taralli are quite easy...
Cheese & Turmeric Scones
Scones, or round, browned and flavored bread rolls, can be both sweet and savory. These cheese and turmeric scones, as you may have guessed, are great as an appetizer. Or...
Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Who doesn’t like the smell of homemade bread, fresh out of the oven? Personally, I don’t know anyone who can resist. It can bring people together as they sit at...
Pepper & Parmesan Rolls
Baked goods are a pleasure of mine. I love making them at home, smelling the aroma of freshly baked dough that fills the whole house and calls you into the...
Authentic Napoleon Cake With Homemade Puff Pastry
Despite its French-sounding name, Napoleon cake is deeply rooted in Eastern European dessert tradition and is especially popular across countries such as Ukraine, Russia, or Lithuania where many consider it...
Dulce de Leche Alfajor Recipe
Chef Stephen Clark runs the kitchen of San Telmo, one of Melbourne’s best Argentinean restaurants. Chef Stephen shares with Chef’s Pencil the recipe of a traditional South American cookie – alfajor...
Gavurdağı Salad
Turkish salads have a very unique sour balance created by the exceptional natural resources available. Sumac spice and sumac sour-syrup bring out the flavor of salads, especially onions, and pomegranate...
Hot Ezme (Turkish Salsa)
Turkish salsa, hot and spicy, crispy and refreshing. I love it with tortilla chips or even with simple bread slices.
Manca (Roasted Eggplant and Pepper Salad)
Everyone in Turkey would agree that roasted vegetable salads are more delicious with vegetables cooked over an open fire. Roasted vegetable salads are the favorite of large picnics and weekend...
KISIR (TURKISH BULGUR SALAD)
Made quickly and with limited ingredients, it is easy to put together when guests arrive. And that’s exactly where its name comes from. Kisir means limited.
Carrot Tarator /Havuç Tarator
I really think tarator is one of the best appetizer (meze) in Turkish cuisine! Tarator, a word that also changed meaning as it entered Turkish vocabulary, is a yogurt-based salad,...
Kyiv Cake
Kyiv cake is one of Ukraine’s most iconic cakes, first created in 1956 at Kyiv’s famous Karl Marx Confectionery Factory (now part of the Roshen confectionery group). Decades later, its...
Traditional Olivier (Olivye) Salad
Olivier salad is one of the most iconic holiday dishes across Eastern Europe and a staple at countless Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian family gatherings, especially during Christmas, Easter, and New...
Thai Green Papaya Salad
Originating from ethnic Lao people, this spicy salad is a delicious appetizer. It is eaten throughout South-Asia and you’ll find it in a few different forms in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia....
Deep-Fried Eggs with Asparagus Sauce
A few weeks ago I promised you this amazing crispy egg with asparagus recipe, well I am a man of my word. Hope you like it! Begin your dinner in...
