Once strawberries and rhubarb come into season, there’s nothing more satisfying than baking them in a rustic Strawberry Rhubarb Biscuit Cobbler and eating it warm, with a melty scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yay for Fridays! Especially those Fridays that involve a warm skillet cobbler with strawberries, rhubarb and most definitely buttery biscuits. All served [Continue Reading…]
Sweet Cheese Qatayef Asafiri
Qatayef Asafiri is a delicious, fragrant and beautiful Arabian pancake stuffed with sweet cheese filling and ground pistachios. A great addition to your pancake repertoire! Happy Friday, friends! And happy Maslenitsa! If you are not familiar with Maslenitsa, or a pancake week, it’s a Slavic festival that celebrates the end of winter and the start of [Continue Reading…]
Coconut Rice Pudding with Mango Spheres
This Coconut Rice Pudding with Mango Spheres is a perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day or any occasion when you want to wow your loved one. And just like that, welcome to February! Are you excited for Valentine’s Day? I sure am because I am a holiday loving type. The type that tries and makes a [Continue Reading…]
Cherry Pie Bars
These Cherry Pie Bars have a delicious shortbread base, a layer of juicy cherries, and a crunchy topping drizzled with sweet vanilla glaze. BRING IT ON, winter, you are totally getting me excited to bake all the things! Are you guys ready to embrace sugar cravings and gather with family and friends over some seriously delicious food? I am [Continue Reading…]
Honey Glazed French Cruller Doughnuts
Honey Glazed French Cruller Doughnuts are light, airy and eggy clouds of sticky glazed dough. Unlike classic yeast doughnuts, these honey glazed French cruller doughnuts are cooked using a choux pastry dough technique. You will be in love with the distinctive twisted ridges and the extra light interior of these delicious doughnuts! These are possibly [Continue Reading…]
Homemade Plombir Ice Cream
Yes! We’re going to make our very own homemade Plombir Ice Cream! This stuff is pure gold, and might easily become the best thing that you’ve ever made in your kitchen. Bring it on, ice cream season! I’m ready for you. This old classic Soviet Plombir ice cream brings back some memories… my childhood memories [Continue Reading…]
Creme Brulee Doughnuts
What’s more indulgent than a fried sweet dough? Maybe a fried doughnut that’s been heavily stuffed with a creamy vanilla custard and a perfectly crunchy glaze on top. These Creme Brulee Doughnuts are Irresistible! Woohoo, hello from the world of motherhood! I love being a stay-at-home mom, and I treasure the time we spend with my little man. It’s been [Continue Reading…]
Easter Bread – Kulich
This traditional Easter Bread – Kulich or Paska is enriched with plenty of egg yolks, milk, butter, vanilla and raisins. I love all things Easter so I am beyond excited about this traditional Orthodox Easter Bread – Kulich. It’s enriched with plenty of egg yolks, milk, butter, vanilla and raisins. The sweet, eggy, buttery taste is complex, [Continue Reading…]
Dulce de Leche and Chocolate Mousse Jars
Didn’t see this comin’ on Tuesday, did ya? I can give you a moment to let it sink in if needed. And if you are still thinking that these Dulce de Leche and Chocolate Mousse Jars on a Tuesday are a little too much you are probably right. But we are not a normal household. Cake, brownies, [Continue Reading…]
Nutella Cardamon Rolls
During the colder months when the wind is beating against the house and the trees around us are groaning and aching under the strain, nothing calms my nerves in quite the same way as freshly baked Nutella Cardamon Rolls. Any season, any time of day and night these sweet and airy pastries will work. But, somehow, wintertime and especially [Continue Reading…]