I spent most of my childhood at grandma’s little farm in Ukraine. I would spend the early mornings picking fresh cherries and raspberries and, over the following days, gorging on them. When we moved to Toronto with my husband, I knew there would be things about home I would miss – obvious ones like my [Continue Reading…]
Crème Caramel
Because I like to cook but have never cared much about baking, I’m always looking to add to my repertoire of blog’s desserts – recipes you don’t have to be a precision baker to pull off. Here is a good example, magical and so so easy French dessert called Crème Caramel aka Flan aka Custard. [Continue Reading…]
Coconut Strawberry and Lemon Bars
Please meet the iconic Coconut Strawberry and Lemon Bars! These lemon bars are super delicious and healthy. There are no grains, no dairy and no refined sugar in this recipe! Bring these delicious lemon bars to picnics or any other gatherings and celebrate the good food! I’ve tasted many lemon bars before but never with a coconut crust. These lemon [Continue Reading…]
Strawberry Meringue Roulade
It’s strawberry season! We love strawberries! We also love the “farm to table” philosophy, so we spent the Sunday morning supporting our local farmers picking fresh organic strawberries. The sweetest and juiciest berries with a beautiful red color. This ain’t your typical grocery store watery and tasteless strawberries! There were soooo many of them in the field like [Continue Reading…]
Easy Apple Butter
Normal people have hobbies like shopping and crafts. I have a hobby called loving my pressure cooker. Seriously, I just can’t get enough of it. It made my house smell incredibly amazing with this easy apple butter! Usually it takes a whole day or night to prepare delicious apple butter in the slow cooker, but [Continue Reading…]
Coconut Truffles with Pistachios
Hi Friends! Have you discovered Yummly yet? Yummly is super user-friendly, powerful and most helpful food site in the world. You can easily save all your favorite recipes from all your favorite food websites and blogs, search in a variety of ways and even create a grocery list! How awesome is that? Check out Gastro Senses on [Continue Reading…]
Pomegranate Cheesecake
First, I am going to start by wishing everyone a happy Victoria’s Day. Second, I HAVE to offer a prefect table centerpiece for your celebrations. Guys, this Pomegranate Cheesecake with pistachio crust is a bomb! Your family and friends are going to love it! Cheesecake is my favorite dessert in the whole wide world. I [Continue Reading…]
Salted Caramel and Walnut Tarts
I love salted caramel! The perfect balance of sweet and salty is not easy to achieve in a caramel, perhaps, because personal tastes are subjective. Some people like things a little more sweet – others a bit more salty. But these delicious, sweet, salty crunchy and nutty tarts came out to be just perfect for me. [Continue Reading…]
Farmers Cheese or Tvorog
Farmers cheese or tvorog, is an eastern european dairy product which is known as a cross between cottage and ricotta cheeses in North America. It could be enjoyed on its own, sprinkled over your salads, used in desserts, stuffed into pierogis and much more. Plus it’s super healthy for your digestive system! The key here is a natural fermentation [Continue Reading…]