Soft, butter pecan cookies with an incredible flavour. The butter beautifully enhances the richness of the nuts, making these cookies especially delicious. Children love them too. Just remember to leave plenty of space between the cookies on the baking tray
Half key lime pie, half cheesecake. This lime cheesecake with meringue is essentially inspired by the famous American key lime pie you may already know from the blog, but with the addition of Philadelphia-style cream cheese, making the dessert even
A slightly less traditional take today. The stars of this dessert are crisp puff pastry, silky vanilla custard cream and roasted rhubarb — all brought together in the form of an elegant tart. You can start preparing the dessert the day before by making the vanilla cream
If you love a classic British bread and butter pudding, I think you’ll really enjoy this rhubarb version. This bread and butter pudding with roasted rhubarb combines buttery brioche, creamy ricotta and slightly tart rhubarb which becomes soft and wonderfully
Chocolate lime cheesecake is an absolutely spectacular cheesecake. The unusual combination of rich chocolate and fresh lime creates a dessert with a wonderfully light, creamy, and delicate texture. It’s the perfect summer dessert — one of those flavours that stays with
Absolutely incredible ice cream! Real mango ice cream, prepared the traditional custard way with egg yolks. You can make this mango ice cream using fresh mangoes, but I highly recommend using canned mango pulp (purée) because mangoes available in our climate
Pistachio cookies filled with pistachios in three forms: pistachio flour (ground pistachios), chopped pistachios, and pistachio cream. Pistachio cream can be found in well-stocked grocery stores. Similar to almond thumbprint cookies with jam, the dough is shaped into
Can you imagine what it must feel like to celebrate Christmas in a hot country? I’d definitely be eating no-bake cheesecake and gingerbread ice cream ;). Delicious gingerbread-and-rum ice cream with a perfect creamy texture and wonderfully festive flavour.
Right after making crema catalana, I churned a batch of Catalan ice cream. The ice cream tastes just like the original dessert, so if these are your flavours, don’t wait too long to make it ;). These are traditional egg-yolk-based ice creams, prepared the classic way
Strawberry ice cream with vanilla — simply the best classic version, made with egg yolks for a rich, creamy texture. These are the most delicious ice creams to make with the first strawberries of the season — truly a wonderful recipe!
One of those bakes you start making in spring and keep returning to until late autumn — simply swapping the fruit depending on the season. It’s wonderfully tasty and very delicate (best served with a spatula, as it can crumble easily). Not overly sweet, either.
The classic British dessert trifle probably has more flavour variations than Polish dumplings 😉 — although the most traditional version is simply strawberries, jelly, custard and whipped cream. Traditionally, the base of the dish is filled with fruit set in jelly.
Pumpkin pie is a traditional dessert served during Halloween and Thanksgiving in both the USA and Canada. It consists of a shortcrust pastry baked in a deep dish (I used a deep tart tin), filled with a smooth mixture of pumpkin purée, cream and warming spices. The filling
A vanilla and orange cheesecake with a cranberry topping — delicious and beautifully festive, perfect for a Christmas table. Baked in a water bath to ensure a silky, smooth texture without cracks.
Torta Mimosa is a beloved Italian classic, traditionally baked to celebrate International Women’s Day. The crumbled sponge on top is meant to resemble the small, fluffy yellow blossoms of mimosa (silver wattle), which bloom in early spring across Italy and are
Angel wings like you’ve never had before! This recipe comes from Lucyna Ćwierczakiewiczowa, a renowned 19th-century cookbook author. The dough is rich in egg yolks and whole eggs, soft and quite loose — yes, you might be tempted to add more flour, but resist!
I really wanted to make these with rhubarb — but, as luck would have it, I couldn’t find any in the local shops (most of them were closed because of the Royal Wedding!). Luckily, I had some overripe bananas at home — and they turned out to be a perfect substitute.
Have you ever tried currant ice cream? If so, you’ll know just how special it is. These tart, juicy berries are the perfect match for a classic homemade ice cream base. The soft pastel colour, the burst of fruitiness and that refreshing flavour — for me, it’s the taste of summer.