Monthly Archives: September 2007

OskoruÅ¡a or Sorbus domestica

As I already mentioned in one of my last entries, my parents brought lovely goodies when they came back from Croatia. One of which was a fruit I had never tasted nor seen before. It was dark brown and about … Continue reading

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Schiacciata all’uva – Grape focaccia

I have been meaning to post this entry before the weekend but unfortunately I didn’t have the time to do it properly. This sweet flat bread with grapes is called schiacciata all’uva and is baked in Italy to celebrate the … Continue reading

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Schiacciata all'uva – Grape focaccia

I have been meaning to post this entry before the weekend but unfortunately I didn’t have the time to do it properly. This sweet flat bread with grapes is called schiacciata all’uva and is baked in Italy to celebrate the … Continue reading

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SHF #35 – Red wine and vanilla poached dried figs and mascarpone semifreddo

So much to post about and so little time! Of course SHF gets priority handling 😉 This months SHF is hosted by one of my favorite foodblogger Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice. For SHF #35, she wants all of … Continue reading

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Hay hay it’s Donna Day #15 – Chocolate ganache and coffee caramel tart

I never really bother to roll out tart dough: why roll when you can press is my motto 😉 I know it is the easy way out but it works fine for me. It’s not the rolling itself I dislike … Continue reading

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Hay hay it's Donna Day #15 – Chocolate ganache and coffee caramel tart

I never really bother to roll out tart dough: why roll when you can press is my motto 😉 I know it is the easy way out but it works fine for me. It’s not the rolling itself I dislike … Continue reading

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HotM #7 – Vanilla rooibos nectarine ice tea

This month was the first time I read about HotM. For those of you that don’t know what HotM is, details can be found here on Ilva’s lovely Lucillian Delights. The theme for this month’s HotM is fruit and berries. … Continue reading

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Iced cookies

I like making cookies as you may have noticed 😉 I make all kinds except roll-out cookies. The reason being that making them makes me stressed. Before making them for the first time (about 2 ½ years ago) I felt … Continue reading

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Brigadeiro

When I say these candies on Technicolor Kitchen I knew I had to make one of them very soon. I love to make/bake traditional sweet stuff and I had never made nor had something traditional Brazilian besides Caipirinha 😉 One … Continue reading

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