Ravioli, empanadas, gyoza, mandu… Dumplings – or pastry packages with various fillings – appear in most of the traditional cookery books in the world. Pierogi…
Cherries from the Sour Cherry Vodka are the most extraordinary by-products I have ever been left with. After the final, straining stage in my alcohol…
Delighted with the successful results of my mandarin peel vodka made with leftover peel, I decided to use up orange zest in a similar way.…
These clumsy, innocent-looking biscuits have long been the biggest culinary nightmare of my life. In short, every single attempt to reproduce these Hungarian delights called…
Imported from different parts of the world mango is available all year round in Europe. The mangoes I buy in January usually come from Brazil…
Am I the only one to make my own cold meat cuts? I am not talking here about using up the leftover roast meat, but…
Tartiflette is a famous French gratin of potatoes baked with bacon, onions and reblochon cheese, perfect for a Winter dinner meal. The name comes from…
My recent cravings for lemon cakes, creams and tarts probably reveal a lack of vitamin C (which probably isn’t there after baking anyway) or,…
As I have already mentioned somewhere, sour cherry is one of my beloved fruits. It is perfect for cooking, baking and especially preserving. For me…
This is a chocolate cake with two big Cs. This is by far the best chocolate cake I have ever tasted and I don’t…