Orange cake is a special treat, especially in winter when cakes with apples and pears dominate. Many recipes involve boiling the orange for an hour or so - the length of the process always puts me ...
Food & Drink
12 ways to use up old bread
Bread is a staple food in our home: we eat a lot of it, especially when it's freshly baked. Bread making is passion of mine. Nothing compares to the aroma of a loaf just out of the oven! But when ...
Easy vegetarian recipe: Sataraš
Sataraš (pronounced sah-tah-rush) is a quick and simple vegetarian recipe very popular in South-Eastern Europe. It is easy to make and usually prepared during the summer and early autumn days when ...
Food additives: What is your daily dose?
Born in Europe, my husband and I were brought up without the fast food chains, on homemade and often home grown food. I watched my grandma and mum cooking and that experience definitely influenced my ...
Homemade Raspberry Frozen Yogurt
A lot in this post! We are big fans of u-pick or pick your own fruit and berries. U-pick means you go to the farms and pick the fruit yourself. It is good in many ways: ...
Homemade buttermilk pancakes – easy pancake recipe
When I announce Pancakes for breakfast! our kids ask immediately: thick or thin? Thin pancakes are actually crepes and thick are pancakes. Considered as a French specialty, crepes are widespread and ...
How to Make Basil Pesto Sauce
Basil pesto is a treat and the best way to enjoy basil. And I'm talking about homemade pesto sauce, not the shop bought one form the jar. The fusion of flavours in it is a marriage made in heaven. ...
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
My kids' all time favourite desert in summer is ice cream. I would end up with heaps of plastic ice cream containers at the end of the season. They are reused mostly, however the thing I didn't like ...
How To Make Buttermilk (Homemade Buttermilk Recipe)
I love buttermilk and I love to have it in the fridge all the time! Buttermilk is easy to digest, great for cooking (just made buttermilk pancakes – yum), goes well with savory food like pies and is ...
How To Make Apple Fritters
Apple fritters are quick and easy to make and can be eaten warm or cold. They are healthy sweet treats for lunchboxes, a desert that never fails to please surprise visitors. My late grandma made ...