RECIPES
Walnut Caramel Cake
A walnut caramel layer cake with walnut sponge, caramel buttercream and a marzipan teddy bear on top, made for my daughter's second birthday.
Country Bread – Bauernbrot
Crusty on the outside, fluffy inside: Bauernbrot, a yeast country bread with an overnight pre-ferment and just over 30 minutes of baking.
Cream Cheese and Currant Dessert Cups
A light, quick dessert cup layering sweet cream cheese, chocolate cake and tart black and red currants. Make it a few hours ahead!
Pear, Gorgonzola and Walnut Tart
A quick, light puff pastry tart with pears, gorgonzola and walnuts, served with garlicky herbed shrimp. The main course of my dinner menu.
Kaiser Rolls (Kajzerki)
Crispy outside, soft inside: homemade Kaiser rolls (kajzerki) that beat any store-bought ones. A simple recipe shared by Bajaderka.
Lemon Cake
This cake is intensely lemony, delicate, refreshing and... delicious. Perfect for birthdays and other special occasions.
Almond Faworki
Almond faworki: flat, tender, cookie-like Polish fried pastry ribbons with a delicate almond flavor, perfect for Fat Thursday.
Beet Cake
A moist, gorgeously beet-colored cake with ginger, from Jamie Oliver's Jamie's Kitchen, served with a dollop of Sherry crème fraîche sauce.
Dead Simple Chocolate-Coconut Balls
Super easy chocolate-coconut balls made from leftover white chocolate and sponge cake. A quick no-bake treat for Chocolate Weekend.
Fruity Risotto with Chocolate
A delicate fruity risotto with chocolate, Riesling, milk, honey, kiwi, pomegranate and papaya: a light dessert for the Chocolate Weekend.
Sacher Torte
A very chocolatey Sacher torte with apricot jam, a thin layer of marzipan and a dark chocolate glaze, based on the famous Viennese cake.
Red Beets – Small, Round, Nutritious and Healthy, and Beet, Walnut and Gorgonzola Tart
A savory yeast tart with buckwheat dough, beets, walnuts and gorgonzola – great for dinner, breakfast or a picnic, and delicious warm or cold.