It’s hard to believe all-in-one-bowl cakes work so well! I was sceptical but tried it out and am now addicted to this simple chocolate cake with a great springy sponge texture and lovely chocolatey icing. Sooo easy and practically foolproof. I might be posting more […]
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Slightly healthier strawberries and champagne (cava) charlotte! No-bake, easy, delish, celebratory … :)
This truly delightful, light and fruity summer dessert is a winner, with the perfect combo of a celebratory glass of champagne and lots of fresh strawberries. This version of the traditional charlotte is slightly healthier because there’s lots of fruit, a quarter of the whipping […]
Swedish dammsugare vacuum cleaner cakes recipe! Slightly healthier and no-bake … :)
Who can resist cute little cakes with a great name? If you’re a marzipan lover and fancy an easy delicious cake project, you’ll adore these. This classic Swedish teatime treat is called Dammsugare, vacuum cleaner, because it’s shaped like a 1920s hoover and ‘sucks up’ […]
Japanese Strawberry Sando recipe! A deliciously easy strawberry and cream sandwich!
Have you tried Japanese Fruit Sandos? They’re a new discovery for me and an amazingly fresh, tasty and slightly decadent snack. What’s not to like? They’re very simply sandwiches with fruit and whipped cream in fluffy Japanese milk bread. Absolutely delicious! Maybe they could sell […]
Chocolate salame recipe! Festive, fun, easy, delish and international…
What more could you want than this divinely delicious, simple and eye-catching treat? After all, we could all do with a bit of festive cheer and chocolate always helps. This satisfying dessert adventure started with a packet of Lotus biscuits and no plan. So I […]
Healthier limey goats cheesecake recipe!
This is a special refreshingly tangy cheesecake that feels amazingly light on the stomach. Apparently goats cheese is good for you and pretty digestible! In this easy no-bake cheesecake it’s combined with drained unsweetened greek-style yoghurt and some mascarpone, both of which can be substituted […]
Healthy raspberry, oat and nut squares recipe!
These are bursting with flavour, chock-full of healthy ingredients and easy to put together with raspberries and apples or other fruit like cherries, apricots and peaches to make a versatile guilt-free treat. Still, it’s probably better not to eat more than five squares in one […]
Lime-oncello strawberry trifle recipe! Slightly healthier greek yoghurt, maple syrup version and Rachel’s English trifle video! :)
This fresh and light fruity, tangy dessert is so delicious it’s my first British-style trifle on the blog. Usually I just eat my messy hodpodge trifles and say ‘hmmm, nice!’. This time it was ‘Wow! That’s so good!’ The elements are lined up a bit […]
Amazing Basque burnt cheesecake recipe! Glutenfree, adapted from la Viña’s best cheesecake in the world! :)
This is the easiest most delicious cheesecake I’ve ever eaten!!! Others have said online it’s the best cheesecake in the whole wide world. I doubted the social media hype and had to try for myself to realise how right they were. So total thumbs up […]
Healthier Ispahan raspberry, lychee and rose ice lollies recipe!
Ice lollies can help cool your body down quickly and most enjoyably! So why not have some specially delicious ones with that famous trio of flavours invented by Hermé, top French pâtissier? The Ispahan combo of raspberry, lychee and rose is heavenly: fresh, lightly fragrant […]
Healthier vegan macadamia vanilla cookies recipe! Glutenfree or not… and happy Chinese New Year of the Pig! :)
These vegan cookies are delicious, buttery, crumbly yet slightly moist and generally amazing. Friends have asked for the recipe so here it is. I’m not vegan but can say they’re some of my favourite biscuits! It’s also nice to know they’re animal fat-free with vegan butter while […]
Autumn pumpkin chia pudding recipe with maple skyr topping! Optional nut, fruit or vegan yoghurt toppings…
This is a surprisingly delicious autumn treat that happens to be healthy, nutrient-rich, refined sugarfree and glutenfree. It’s also dairyfree if you replace the skyr with vegan yoghurt. Make it in five minutes and leave overnight so the chia seeds absorb the liquid and become […]
Healthier apricot and kefir ice lollies recipe! Breakfast popsicles with variations and vegan options! And what’s kefir?!
Would you like a deliciously refreshing ice lolly? These will cool you down while delighting you with their vibrant colours and flavours. Plus they’re pretty healthy with superfood probiotic kefir reportedly aiding your digestion and fruit contributing to your five a day! The apricot purée […]
Healthy mangoffee, cheroffee and banoffee pie in a jar recipe! No-bake, vegan and gluten-free!
Would you like to experience the joy of an easy, no-bake delicious yet healthy dessert?! Get five jars and your favourite fruit – in half an hour you too could be tucking in! These incredibly yummy treats were inspired by my first encounter with a […]
Christmas pudding chocolate marshmallow pops! Plus a Christmas recipes roundup and healthier gluten-free stuff!
The pudding-shaped Christmas cake was peacefully maturing in a corner when suddenly there was an Instagram Xmas fun bake and I was propelled into more festive kitchen activity! It’s a hard life. But the results were surprisingly successful so I’m sharing them with you here […]
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