Gingerbread Cookies with Sugar Frosting
Well I know this is not exactly gingerbread time anymore, but I made these cuties before Christmas for my colleagues and family and I dare to say it had a big success, so why not share it? You can always find a good reason to bake some gingerbread cookies, they will always make your kitchen … Read more
Easy As Pie: Apple Puff Pastry
It was the day of the “Reyes Magos” yesterday, and altough we are not celebrating it here in Hungary, I wanted to surprise my (Spanish) Mr with something. Turned out I chose his favourite pastry for the occasion! This is really a truly fast-easy-tasty recipe, if you choose the “lazy” store-bought puff pastry. Of course people with time … Read more
Braised Red Cabbage
This yummy thing was a side dish with our December 25th dinner – accompanying a tender orange-garlic chicken (recipe coming soon) and simple mashed potatoes. I found it here and only had to make 1 or 2 small alterations to the recipe. Highly recommended dish : )) Ingredients: 1 kg red cabbage (I didn’t have a big … Read more
Christmas Menu 24th December
Christmas is that time of the year when even my family sticks to the traditions and makes sure we always have the good old menu on the tables. Compliments are not for me, thank my mum and grandmother for all the goods this XMas! Another thank you to my Mr for the amazing photos :* … Read more
Hot Chocolate in a Jar – Part 2
As promised, here comes the finished product as mentioned in Part 1, the family already received it with great joy so I can share the pictures of this great drink in a jar. The jar is nothing else but an ex-jar of pickled gherkins (thoroughly washed to remove any remaining sticker and of course gherkin … Read more
Easy Awesome gingerbread
I simply love gingerbread – the freshly baked little cookies and the process of decorating them together adds so much to the Christmas mood. Unfortunately this year there won’t be any gingerbread baking around here as I managed to smash my main finger with a door… Still I would like to share the recipe I … Read more
Hot chocolate in a jar
IMPORTANT please nobody tell my mother and little sister that this will be one of their Christmas presents : ) Though as my mother doesn’t speak English she will hardly understand this post and my little sister did not yet find my blog, we may have a chance they don’t find out about this surprise before … Read more
My bundt cake a.k.a. queque
This cake (kuglof we call it here in Hungary) has been a big favourite since the very first time I made it – a simple recipe resulting in a delicious treat, to be enjoyed with a cup of tea, coffee, or even dipped into chocolate milk *just ask my Mr!), though it is also great … Read more
Swedish cookies for Santa: Pepparkakor
Traditionally in Hungary children eagerly clean their boots and put in on the windowsill or at the door every 5th of December, before going to sleep, so that Santa Claus can find it easily and fill them with treasures that night. Good kids receive dried or fresh fruits, nuts, sweets, candies or small toys, bad kids … Read more
Banana Bread
This was a case of “what to do with the browned bananas” as they are normally destined to end up in a fruit shake. However this time I decided to try a nice recipe I found here: it seemed just as simple as delicious (I normally don’t like complicated recipes, if they are made up … Read more
