Sachertorte
The Sachertorte in a mini version! It’s all about a chocolate dessert coming from Vienna with an apricot jam filling, and a chocolate ganache all over the top! It’s delicious and rather easy to make Give it a try
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Tag: cinnamon
Cinnamon is a spice that I like very much. It's used in desserts and biscuits but also in salty dishes. It has a savor and a perfume that is mild but gives a special and very recognizable character to the dish, dessert or biscuit.
Moroccan Chicken Pastilla
This pastilla is made in three layers! In the bottom there is an onion sauce with fine herbs (parsley and cilantro), saffron and cinnamon! In the middle there is the chicken cooked into the onion sauce And at the top, there is a generous layer of almonds perfumed with orange blossom and cinnamon! It’s really splendid and worth the effort and the detour! Give it a try!
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Croissants for Christmas
These wonderful croissants for Christmas or for everyday are perfumed with gingerbread and have some orange confit! They are delicious and really worth the effort, especially for making the homemade croissant dough, because they are so special and unique!
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Christmas biscuits with olive oil and spices (vegan melomakarona)
This recipe is made traditionally in Greece with honey, but in this version honey was replaced by coconut syrup and thus it’s 100% vegan! And it’s soooo good :-) Enjoy!
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Earl Grey
This is a fine dessert that celebrates Earl Grey tea and it does it with great success. Prunes go very well with the rest of the ingredients, and the two biscuits (frangipane and lady fingers) go together wonderfully with the sabayon cream flavored with this fine tea!
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Pumpkin or Squash Pie with Pecans
Pumpkin pie and squash tart along with pecan pie are American classics and in this version they are so delicate and tasteful that you will be surprised! It’s a matter of having a well-balanced mix of spices (cinnamon and nutmeg)! Just try and you will see!
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Semolina Halva
This is a vegan dessert which is delicious and has a long tradition in Greece. The semolina is cooked and roasted into olive oil and then is soaked into a nice syrup which is perfumed with lemon zest and cinnamon! You can also find dried raisins and almonds for more flavor!
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Kibbeh – Beef Meatballs like in Lebanon
These beautiful keftas are very special because they come with a feeling of ground beef, onion, pine nuts, cinnamon and allspice! Outside this filling we create something like a thick cream with ground beef as well, but also with bulgur and we season it with cumin, allspice and mint! It’s deeply fried and so surprisingly good!
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Rice pudding with soft spices
A rice pudding with soft spices (cardamom, cloves and cinnamon) that is very moist, sweet and tasteful :-) It also has some coconut milk and a little bit of mascarpone to bring everything together marvelously!
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Carrot salad with white wine balsamic vinegar, coconut syrup and cinnamon
A delicious salad which is very unusual :-) Carrots go very well with coconut syrup and cinnamon, and the white wine balsamic vinegar brings some acidity that is not very intrusive and brings the dish to another level! :-)
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