Category: Food

Tangerine Cookies with Coconut – New Taste of Christmas

Always give credit when it’s due – and this time, it goes to the great Tesco themselves. I found this recipe on their website (it’s gone now) and decided I had to give it a go with only a few adjustments. The cookies turned out even better than expected! It’s not the taste of my Christmas yet – I made them for the first time this year – but I have a feeling they will return to my house next Christmas. I’m sure you could replace tangerines with oranges in this recipe – that’s what I plan to try out next time. Lemons should work as well, provided that you sprinkle them with a truly generous amount of sugar, to break the sourness!

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How to Melt Chocolate, Colour It and Use for Cookie Decorating – Step by Step Ultimate Guide

Although seemingly simple, working with chocolate can be an unforgiving task. One mistake, one drop of water, and you’re left with a bowl of dry, lumpy, somewhat chocolatey blob. Not the worst in taste, perhaps, but visually unattractive and useless for any form of cookie decor. That’s why it’s crucial to follow a few rules while working with chocolate. In this article, I will show you how to properly melt chocolate. I will also show you how you can colour it with powdered food colouring. I will also share some ideas for chocolate cookie decor and how to prepare your chocolate decorations in advance. So, without further ado, let’s get started!

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Simple Gingerbread Cookies

Christmas is coming and I’ve just completed my Christmas gingerbread cookie baking. And that means it’s time to share my trusted recipe, in case some of you are still looking for a recipe to try out this year. My Mum has been using this recipe for years – probably over 20 years now, so I believe we’ve tested it enough to swear by it.

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Shakshuka – Breakfast Alternative for Scrambled Eggs

I’ve come across this recipe a few times within just a few days and it only felt right to give it a go. It’s a Middle-Eastern dish, a perfect alternative for breakfast scrambled eggs. It’s super simple to make and if you like strongly seasoned, warming recipes – this one’s just for you. Especially for those cold winter days, when it’s so hard to make yourself leave the comfort of your warm and cosy bed.

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5 Health Benefits of Christmas Food

I think we’ve all come to terms with the fact that around Christmas we’ll be guilty of eating unhealthily. That’s something we seem to simply accept, with a firm resolution that after Christmas – or maybe after the New Year’s – we’ll get back on track, eat whole, clean foods, hit the gym and put an end to all of our unhealthy habits. And although the majority of festive treats are, indeed, full of fat and sugar (both are fine when consumed in moderation, but the sin we’re most often guilty of is overeating – especially bad when you overeat on unhealthy food), demonizing Christmas food as a whole is a bit unfair. Here are a few health benefits of Christmas food, which you might have never thought about. And when you end up feeling guilty after this year’s Christmas dinner, think back to reading this article and don’t be too harsh on yourself.

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Coffee Cream & Chocolate Desserts

Any coffee lovers out here? I made this dessert a while ago, to celebrate the International (or was it “only” national?) Coffee Day. I used the cream from my gluten-free Nutella & coffee cake and added coffee-themed sweets. It turned out great and it’s now become one of my quick (ish) go-to desserts!

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Wholemeal Apple Tart

Sweet, aromatic and warming. That’s how the perfect autumn-winter apple tart should be. I like to use wholemeal flour when baking with apples, it adds that rich, almost nutty scent. And it makes the cake a bit healthier too! Enough to excuse the second slice. 😉

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Coffee and Nutella Cake

This cake is everything. Heavenly, rich, decadent, chocolatey Nutella cake on the inside (also perfect to eat alone), sweet and soft coffee cream on the outside, with chocolate decorations. Could you possibly ask for more? It does take a bit of time to make, but it’s also fairly simple. It just can’t not work!

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Chinese Five Spice Beef Stir-Fry

Who doesn’t love a good Chinese takeaway, right? But wouldn’t it be better to make it at home? 😀 Do follow the instructions though and marinate the meat a day ahead – it will turn out soft and insanely aromatic when you cook it the following day 🙂

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Seeds and Nuts Healthy Snack Bars

Extremely sweet although with no sugar and hardly any sweeteners. Extremely tasty, and just as easy to make! Why spend money on store-bought cereal&nuts bars with poor ingredient lists when you can make a whole tin of them at home with close to no effort? Prep time is 10 minutes, including weighing the ingredients and chopping those that need to be chopped. 😉

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