Almond Crisp Cookies

Almond Crisp Cookies

I used to think that baking was so scientific that I never dared to deviate from a recipe, but lately I’ve been inventing my own baked treats by combining several recipes into one. These cookies have the perfect chewy, almond, crunch! My grandmother used to make...
Zucchini Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

Zucchini Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

I’m cooking more and more with zucchini this year, those of you who follow my blog recipes have probably noticed this. Our family go-to breakfast bread is banana bread, but for some reason they were all out of bananas at my local grocery stores this week. Well...
Apricot Almond Tart

Apricot Almond Tart

I subscribe to Saveur magazine and get a regular email feed of interesting recipes as well as the magazine. Fruit tarts always appeal to me and my local grocer had some lovely apricots. Since my family was off on summer adventures, I made a half-recipe which turned...
Avocado Ice Cream (Vegan!)

Avocado Ice Cream (Vegan!)

I’m not a vegan, but I am always interested in new avocado recipes! This ice cream is creamy and smooth, I wouldn’t say it tastes strongly of avocados, but it is delicious and I love the colour too! Ingredients: 2 avocados (peeled and pitted) 1 banana 1...
Mango-Blueberry Almond Cake

Mango-Blueberry Almond Cake

Do you ever plan to make a new recipe and then discover that your kids have eaten the key ingredients? This happens to me a lot lately, my hungry teenagers raid the pantry and suddenly I am left to improvise a whole new dish. So when I discovered that the peaches,...
Cranberry-Strawberry Crumble Pie

Cranberry-Strawberry Crumble Pie

One of my kids loves pie, the other one loves crumble, and they both love cranberries and strawberries. So this recipe seems to have it all…it uses a pie crust base and a crumble topping! Though since I can only find dried cranberries in Spain, I brought some...