If you follow my blog (which I hope you do :)) you know how much I like baking. Preferably easy baking! With the years in the kitchen I found that the biggest challenge is not always the recipe, but the oven. I have been using almost any kind of oven- from simple electricity oven, gas…
Category: Baking
Sliced bread with herbs
Reading my posts you probably already know how much I love baking. Nothing says “Home” better than freshly baked bread. To master the good dough might take you few trials. This recipe is so much fun. Not only because is relevantly easy or because the smell of all the herbs will bring back your childhood…
Banica – traditional Bulgarian pastry
This is a recipe that every single Bulgarian out there is in love with. Banica (pronounced – banitsa) is our traditional snack made of filo pastry filled with eggs and white cheese. This is perfect for breakfast, midday snack, substitute for bread or just perfect for any time and any occasion. Even though I love…
Ramadan biscuits with cardamom
Ramadan Kareem! The city will change a lot in the next 30 days. Ramadan is here and so the endless Iftars with friends. People get more relaxed and calm. There is so much food to share and so much generosity to spread. For me living in a Muslim country thought me how close the religions…
Lemon drizzle cake
I recently have more time for cooking than blogging. Which I know it`s ridiculous, specially after the weekend is gone. I have three recipes on the queue for you and I will start with this lemon drizzle cake. I never strictly follow recipes from books or chefs. I always put my twist in every meal I…
Cheese scones
Scones are British favorite afternoon treat. Even mentioning this to my English boyfriend made him impatient. He immediately recalls that the best scones he ever tried was made by his Nan and aunty. Making a quick foodie research I found that the word “scones” was first mentioned back in 1513! And ever since they have been baked…
Bread sticks with sea salt, rosemary and sesame seeds
Like every foodie I like buying stuff for my kitchen. Most of the time is something that I actually need….. that`s most of the time. But there is these days where I get myself lost in the shops with the only idea of finding something interesting and new. For this special utensils I already have…
Eclairs with lime cream and dark chocolate
Writing about this recipe is rather difficult. Lets start with my enthusiasm to make these eclairs. It is not my first time, but the last time I made them was probably three years ago back in Bulgaria. Back then I was almost scared if I am gonna make them right. All the blogs I was…
Easter brioche 1 (Kozunak)
Easter Brioche (Kozunak) is traditional Bulgarian recipe for the Easter day. The secret is the knitting and the time for the dough to rise. Take your time with this recipe and enjoy the final product. Recipe: (makes two) 125ml warm milk 8g instant yeast 125g sugar 3 eggs (plus one more for the egg wash…
Tart with blue cheese, pears and rosemary
If you like me love the combination of sweet and savory you can give a go to this recipe. I modified the original recipe of Sean Wilson (The Great Northern Cookbook) and made this tart more cheesy. In his recipe he use ready dough, but I made mine at home to make sure it`s additives…
Mother Goose 