In an attempt to make a healthy(er) cookie, I adjusted a recipe found in a Spanish cookbook (De Complete Spaanse Keuken.) This cookie has a nice crunch and is not overly sweet but flavorful because of the anise and whole wheat. A great company for a cup of thee or coffee. Anise is good for [...]
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Sourdough bread
Posted in All, Bread and Cakes, tagged sourdough bread on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After eating soft and fluffy pita’s for 10 day’s I was in the mood to make a tough sourdough loaf of bread. The change of weather influences your mood a lot, especially when it comes to food. As a result, when we dropped 20 degrees when arriving back in Amsterdam, I felt like crusty heavy [...]
Lavender Bread
Posted in All, Bread and Cakes, tagged bread, lavender, poppy seeds on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My oven is still broken; I think the thermometer got stuck on the max which is 250C. I’ll buy an external oven thermometer today so I can check it. That means I did not bake many successful breads in this oven but the one in this story I just manage to save. The nice thing [...]
Sweet Tahini, Chocolate Cake
Posted in All, Bread and Cakes, tagged chocolate cake, coffee cake, sweet tahini on May 10, 2010 | 8 Comments »
My boyfriend complains sometimes that there are no good cakes in Holland while in Israel even the simplest prepackaged coffee cake is good, (a serious case of homefood sickness I believe) so I decided to make his favorite supermarket cake at home. There was a time gap between this decision and the actual action and [...]
Short Crust Pastry
Posted in All, Bread and Cakes, Greens, tagged quiche crust, short crust pastry, spinach pie on April 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Short crust pastry, quiche crust, It took some time but finally I made the effort to make my quiche crust at home. It is no work at all actually but you have to try it ones to realize that. I took the measurements from the Ottolenghi cooking book. This is an extremely buttery crust which [...]
Savory Bread Pudding
Posted in All, Bread and Cakes, lunch, tagged bread pudding, left overs, lunch on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is exactly one of those moments where I save my old bread for. It’s Eastern, all shops are closed today and tomorrow and I forgot to hamster some extra food for to survive the holidays. (I know it looks a bit like a mess in the picture but that’s what bread puddings are mainly) [...]
Lemon cake with Limoncello feet
Posted in All, Bread and Cakes, tagged lemon cake, limocello, olive oil cake on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve tested many lemon cakes from different food blogs but there hasn’t been a recipe worth keeping. It is the same problem like when you go shopping with a clear picture in your head of what you want, they won’t sell it in the shops. You can guess where I’m going… I would not be [...]
Sticky Chocolate Prune Cake
Posted in All, Bread and Cakes, dessert, tagged chocolate, coffeecake, cognac, prunes on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you have one of those days that chocolate just does not want to get out of your mind, baking a chocolate cake is the best thing to do. If you don’t trust yourself with an entire cake hanging around the house, just give it away after you had your chocolate shot. The plums soaked [...]
Bread Idea
Posted in All, Bread and Cakes, tagged bread ideas, bread rings on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is more of a bread idea than a recipe but since a lot of cooks are just searching for ideas, I decided to pass it on. To make these funny shaped breads you can use a basic bread recipe, either sour dough or simple yeast dough would do. I did not try it, but [...]
