With the cold days upon us, it has been nice having the whole family gathered in the living room by the fireplace. While the children watch TV and my husband concentrates on some projects on his laptop, I’ve been learning …
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Rose Cardamom Tea
With fall quickly approaching us, it is sad to watch many of the summer blooms begin to wilt away. However, it is also a gteat opportunity to collect and dry the petals of these beautiful flowers, such as those of …
Bannana Cinnamon Fritters
Super easy recipe and a great way to use up overripe bannanas. 2 ripe bannana + 1/3 cup of flour +a dash of cinnamon. Mix together and spoon on to a heated frying pan greased with coconut butter. Flatten with …
Summer Pizza
Another nice summer meal is pizza, especially when having family over for a visit. Many of your home grown ingredients can be used as a topping, like basel leaves or freshly picked tomatoes. For the pizza pie: 2 cups of …
Pork belly wrapped in sesame leaves
Once again we found ourselves with a need to clean out our fridge. Below recepie, really helped. I was also excited to use the sesame leaves from our own garden. Ingredients : Rice, thin slices of pork belly, vegetables …
Not our Anniversary Cake
Making a cream filling left me we with some unused egg whites from 3 eggs. Not a fan of throwing out good product, with a bit of ideas from online recepies found a perfect solution. This cake was moist, tasty …
Missing Grandma’s Napoléon Cake
As a child in Kiev, Ukraine I remember playing in my grandmother’s bedroom. She lived with us since I was two years old, so my visit were quite frequent. As i grew taller, while still jumping on her bed which …
4th of July Fruit Tart
After some research on youtube and internet, my first 4th of July tart is finally here. What is also great is that by simply changing the fruit arrangement this makes a great Birthday tart as well. Cream Filling Ingredients: 1 …
Leftover Vegetables Barley Soup
Sometimes, you go away on vacation (short one) and don’t get to use up all of the vegetables in your fridge. Soups are a great way to ensure nothing goes to waste. This vegetable barley soup was thrown together using …
Dinner on the Grill
Dinner on a grill is quick, healthy, delicious, but most of all it is all about connecting with each other. Our long commute to work, crowded streets and even office politics were all swept away at the first whiff of …
Cooking Fiasco 