Little savoury cakes! Extremely tasty, moreish and easy to make. These delicious little treats are perfect for picnics, parties, hiking or climbing trips or just a nice light lunch at home. Made with spelt flour so easier to digest, these pesto mini muffins owe their […]
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Torta pasqualina, Italian Easter pie recipe with quark and quail’s eggs!
The first time I spotted a version of this Italian savoury treat was around 20 years ago in Peru, strangely enough. Mum and myself, we were spending a few days in Lima before going on to Machupicchu. Anyway we found this delightful spinach and chard […]
Slightly healthier coffee and walnut cake with carrot recipe!
A naughty cake made slightly healthier! It’s that all-time British classic, a coffee and walnut sponge with the surprise addition of carrot! It’s moist, delicious, the walnut pieces offer a satisfying little crunch, the coffee a nice little hit, and the icing melts in your […]
Sweet potato, cranberry and walnut cupcakes recipe – for Halloween and la Castanyada! :)
La Casta… what? Well here in Barcelona Halloween is becoming more popular but to celebrate October 31st in true Catalan tradition you have la Castanyada, ‘Chestnut time’. I’ll tell you more about this celebration next week but it involves eating chestnuts, panellets (almond paste treats) […]
Spelt focaccia – a challenge or a doddle with Hollywood’s help? :)
Is making spelt focaccia easy? You spend a few minutes making it, ten seconds kneading and an hour or two watching it rise! Really tricky? No signora! The Daring kitchen challenge introduced me to many variations on this Italian flatbread so why spelt flour focaccia? […]
Traditional Monas de Pascua – Spanish Easter egg bread recipe!
I’ve always been fascinated by Easter breads with a colourful whole egg in the middle. They just really appeal to me! And they’re ubiquitous in certain regions of Spain this time of the year. Easter, known here as Setmana Santa (Holy Week), is about to […]
Chicken, ham and cheese cake recipe with pistachios, rosemary and garlic – a quiche-cake!
Another savoury cake! Woohoo! Today’s offering is the second in our savoury cake series, a fine example of the picnic cake de voyage that is popular in France but might prove confusing to others. Friends have looked peturbed, ‘hmmm, it’s like a quiche, but it […]
Healthy apple and courgette cake recipe, with Chinese five spices if you like… !
Are you one of those people who like to experiment with flavours or do you like your food ‘classic’? Well you can always choose when you make cakes, and the Chinese five spices can go in or you might just stick to cinammon, the old […]
Torta di verdura (Italian vegetable cake) recipe and the Swedish Chef fights spaghetti!
Join me for unofficial Italian Day with a classic torta di verdura and a spaghetti fight. Italian cooking is very regional and a little story with drawings will show you how I found this torta and the real Italian nonna or grandmother who was involved! […]
