A delicious and healthier version of cream of carrot soup. ...
Paska Easter Bread / Kulich
Paska, also known as kulich, is a classic sweet bread traditionally served in this little corner of the world throughout spring and especially on Easter Sunday. I have bits and pieces of recipe notes shared by friends and ...
Four-Tier Carrot Cake
A beautiful and delicious carrot cake, lovely for a spring or summer welcome, topped with choice of fresh seasonal flowers.The recipe below is for a loaf. For four-tier cake please see notes.Enjoy. ...
Coconut Snow Kulich
As mentioned in previous posts, kulich, pronounced koo-leach, is a tall sweet bread (similar to panettone), in the Orthodox Christian faith traditionally served for Easter. and typically topped with candied fruit, raisins ...
Chocolate Soufflé Torte
This was by far my best chocolate cake ever. Torte is a bit more precise, since this recipe doesn't contain flour. I've topped it with zefir/zephyr marshmallows, which are very popular in this little corner of the world. ...
Banana Loaf
My little countertop oven bell rang, and out came this sweet loaf pleading to be served with no less than all that I know to be the purest essence of Christmas ...simplicity. Enjoy. ...
Liquid Gold Eggnog
"Each of us is a little bit of a magician." ...
12 Layer Torte Napoleon
Buttery layers of homemade puff pastry nestled in pastry cream, what's not to love. At first glance, the recipe for Torte Napoleon reads a little less simple than it actually is. I suggest reading through a couple of ...
Klotski Dumpling Soup
-and matzo ball soup- Klotski (klyohts-kee) is a simple dish consisting of clear broth, typically chicken (or all vegetable) broth, and flavorful dumplings (klotski) made from potatoes, flour and eggs, very similar ...
Bread Pudding
Large-chop about 200 g or 5-6 cups stale brioche. Soak the chopped bread in a warm whisked mix of 473 mL (2 cups) of milk , 4 eggs, 67 g (1/3 cup) granulated sugar, teaspoon vanilla, pat or 2 of butter, pinch of salt and ...
Pear in a Bed of Pastry Cream
Although this recipe may seem a bit complicated at first, once you become familiar with making galette dough and cream filling, it's actually very simple. The cream filling, which I use for many desserts, is ...
Baked Gorgonzola Pears
Preheat oven to 176C/350F. Slice pears in half and scoop out center. Use your favorite variety or whichever available. If pears don't sit flat, slice back thinly, and if possible leave the stem intact, just looks ...