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…

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…

Stuffed bell peppers with rice, beef mince, chorizo, raisins and pine nuts

Last week I participated on SIAL Exhibition in Abu Dhabi. The event gathered together hundreds of food companies including representatives of the local health authorities. Since Dubai lacks of fresh and local fruits and veggies I was surprised to discover a whole stand from a local farm. They claimed all their products are organic and…

Focaccia with rosemary, sea salt and yellow cherry tomatoes

Dear Oven, I missed you! I ate stir fries for too long now! I am so happy that you return back into my life. Nothing was the same without you. Please don`t break never ever again! Sincerely yours, Hungry foodie Ingredients: – 500 g white flour – 2 tbsp dry yeast – 200 ml warm…

Puff pastry with raisins and peach schnapps

Weekend in our house means cooking. I love to spend my free time by preparing a good breakfast or a tasty lunch. I enjoy baking as well. I have planned to make a puff pastry myself, but I am still in process to find the right products, and by products I refer to butter. It…

Moist pumpkin cake with orange zest

This recipe was expired by another blogger: Kitchen Cici. I decided to try it with a little modification from my side. The result was one really delicious and moist pumpkin cake with elegant touch of orange aroma. The recipe is very easy to follow. I hope you will try it and enjoy it! Ingredients: –…

Buttery ginger cookies

Saturday night. Eleven o`clock in the evening. I want to bake! Feeling like Christmas cookies. Then let it be traditional, and yet improved. I realized that there is no time for shopping at the grocery so I will leave the decoration for Christmas. In fact I made a dough, but I baked only half of…

1-2-3 the bread is ready

You love home made bread? Yeah, me too. But it takes time. An hour for the dough to rise. Time to kneading it. And again time to raise before baking. Not with this recipe. You will have your bread ready for not more than 30 minutes, and yes I am serious. Hot bread, crispy crust…