Warm salad with butternut squash and beetroot
A warm salad with butternut squash and beetroot to make an autumnal dish full of flavor thanks to spices, feta cheese and nuts! Try it and you will be pleasantly surprised :-)
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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.
Baba au rhum - A classic French dessert
These babas au rhum are coming from a recipe by Paul Bocuse, the famous French Chef! They are compact and this makes them different and charming!
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Old Fashioned Apple Pie
An old fashioned apple pie with two layers of pate brisee and this changes everything! It’s a classic American pie! Enjoy!
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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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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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