Spinach and feta cheese burek pastry, one of the best Balkan pastries! I can’t believe it’s been a month since I gave birth to baby Leo! And what a month it has been, I found out that my heart has no limits, it can expand indefinitely and has been doing that from the first minute I meat Leo. Yes, I…
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Chocolate Orange Walnut Biscotti
Deliciously handmade chocolate orange walnut biscotti! I’m very excited about this post! It is my first post in 2018, and although it took me forever to write it, there are very good circumstances that delayed this post for so long. I am happy to tell you guys that I’m 38 weeks pregnant and supposed to be…
Pecan Slice & Bake Cookies
Pecan Slice & Bake Cookies, the kind that you just can’t stop eating! These little cookies are just perfect with a hot cup of cocoa. There the perfect bite size and are best when they are fresh out of the oven, which is perfect cause you can make the dough freeze it and just slice…
Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Buttery and flaky pecan shortbread cookies! I just love baking shortbread cookies! They’re so easy and quick to make, the only long and important part of baking shortbread cookies is the chilling’ make sure you chill the cookie dough well before rolling it out and cutting the cookies. These cookies are a no-brainer, even to a beginner…
Healthy Crispy Cauliflower Fritters
Healthy crispy cauliflower fritters a delicious vegetarian dinner alternative! With all the latkes frying going in my kitchen in the last week, I figured it’s time for a healthier dinner. Not that I don’t love eating fried latkes, the Jewish version of hash browns is one of my favorite dinners, but I really believe that life is all about balance,…
Rosemary Garlic Biscuits
I just love biscuits! I can have them for breakfast, snack them in the middle of the day, and my all time favorite drown them in gravy at dinner.As the holiday season begins, I find myself baking more and more biscuits, not just because I love eating them but also because they are so simple to…
Persimmon Upside Down Cake
Perfect for a cold wintery day, Persimmon Upside Down Cake! Yesterday I got a fresh basket full of persimmon fruit, I just love this fruit don’t you? If it was up to me I would enjoy the all sack by myself but I promised a friend I would bake a cake for today pilates lesson, and since I said I would…
Banana Chocolate Marble Cake
Moist, rich and buttery Banana Chocolate Marble Cake! Sharing a personal favorite with you today banana chocolate marble cake. The recipe for this delightful cake is by one of my bestest friends lilcookie, and as all her recipes it is just perfect! Tips and Tricks for Recipe Success: The cake is best served and eating on the…
Pumpkin Pancakes That are perfect for Thanksgiving Branch
Pumpkin pancakes one of falls best breakfast recipes! If there is one habit I have it’s having pancakes for breakfast every weekend, I believe it’s one of my only real habits. I love pancakes! I can have them for every meal starting with breakfast, I know it’s not the healthiest way to start my day or end…
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to bake these pumpkin chocolate chip muffins! I know you’ve been planning your Thanksgiving dinner for weeks now, and you must be set on all the recipes, but these pumpkin chocolate chips muffins are a Thanksgiving delight. The truth is I first made them when friends just dropped by unannounced. You see I…
Pumpkin Bread Rolls
Soft, tender and warm that’s how I like my pumpkin bread rolls! Well, I must have overdone it with the pumpkin this Halloween, cause I got stuck with a huge 25-pound pumpkin in my pantry. I believe myself to be pretty resourceful, so I decided to use the gigantic pumpkin and get an early start on my…
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Pistachio Truffles
Vegan chocolate peanut butter pistachio truffles a chocolate treat that makes the heart melt! Can you feel the holiday season already? I mean there’s something in the air, you can just smell Thanksgiving coming and Christmas is not that far behind. If you are anything like me, you probably love the holiday season, and what not…