There is a dish that I have loved ever since I was a kid, and it is shrimps drowned in creamy cocktail sauce. I made…
Browsing Category recipes
Here you will find all of the recipes from this blog. Go ahead and browse my recipe collection like a recipe book and feel inspired. If you are looking for something more specific, try narrowing it down by selecting a category above.
Sachertorte, my Viennese challenge
It was the spring of 2012, a bunch of lovely warm and sunny April days, and I was finally visiting the capital of Austria with…
Cinnamon sweet bread loaf
What’s not to love about cinnamon buns? They’re the best! The wicked combination of cinnamon, butter and a yeast dough, and then all the icing…
Blueberry tart with a crumbly top
Blueberry tart is a summertime favourite. When the season is right and the bushes in the forests are exploding with the dark and delicious berries…
Baked rainbow trout with lavender
Among the perks of the Swedish summer there certainly is the possibility to go fishing, making the most of the many many lakes found in…
Caramelized onion relish for hamburgers
Need a secret ingredient to up your burger game this summer? Try caramelized onion relish. This sweet and soft red onion relish works great on…
Home-made basil cashew pesto
Learning that home-made pesto is super easy to make was a life saver. As an Italian expat, among the things that I miss the most…
Simple strawberry cake
I am back in Italy, enjoying my summer vacations. I’m back where I started this blog one year ago – WordPress was reminding me that…
Single-serving apple crumble
I think I’m not the only person out there who buys stuff with a lot of creative ideas in mind and then gets overwhelmed by…
Chocolate chip cookies
Last month while visiting the local book store I was attracted by a sign advertising a sale on food-related books. I always check out the book…
Raspberry no-bake cheesecake
School is finally over and I am currently anticipating the long summer vacations I’ve earned and deserve after working for over seven months as a…
Lemon-poppyseed Bundt cake
I made lemon-poppyseed cake a few weeks ago for fika at my Swedish language course. As I mentioned in my previous post I have started attending one…
Chocolate macarons
I finally made macarons again. I had promised myself I would at some point, after my first batch, and kept this promise to myself vey…
Red Velvet cake
I taught myself how to make Red Velvet cake during my stay in Toronto. I had seriously started obsessing over that cake and when a…
Mini blueberry pies
Baking smaller versions of tarts in a muffin tin can be great fun. I have uploaded proof of this on this blog when I made miniature…
Roasted pepper & walnut hummus
After trying my skills at avocado hummus and learning how rewarding it is to make it and serve it, mashed chickpeas combined with tahini have become…
Fresh egg pasta from scratch
When my parents were here, my mom and I embarked on the adventure of making some home-made fresh egg pasta. Since I don’t have a…
Pepparkakor: gingerbread cookies
Gingerbread cookies may not be a big deal in Italy, but no Swedish Christmas is complete without them. Baking gingerbread men plays a huge part…
Polish apple cake Fale Dunaju
Fale Dunaju is a Polish apple cake with cocoa. It is a very soft coffee cake where the key flavours are given by the baked…
Baked pork loin in hazelnut sauce
Baked pork loin in hazelnut sauce is a tender pork loin served with a creamy hazelnut gravy. Sounds rather fancy, but would you believe this…
Blueberry macarons
I’ve been meaning to make macarons for ages, but there were so many things that kept me from trying. First of all, their inglorious fame:…
Walnut and chocolate cake
Last week I made another birthday cake. October seems to be a very fruitful month, if you know what I mean (I’m an October-born myself). Anyway,…
Banana bread with chocolate chips
Banana bread is the best way to rescue overly ripe bananas from the trash. You don’t want to trash good food. So if you are…
Avocado hummus
I live in Sweden, the land of meatballs! Seriously, if there is one food from Sweden that everybody knows it will be meatballs. Ikea has…
Cinnamon bun day
The 4th of October is one of those wonderful Swedish holidays devoted to food, more specifically today it’s cinnamon bun day (kanelbullens dag in Swedish)….
Eggplant rolls with walnuts and feta
Grilled is one of the finest ways one can prepare eggplant. Eggplant rolls are a fine expression of the many ways grilled eggplant can work…
Leek & potato cream soup
As a kid I used to hate pureed soups. They just did not make sense. I hated that all the flavours were mixed together and…
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
I have already made carrot cake earlier this year, and every time I eat it I feel like I could have it on a daily…
Leek mushroom pie
Leek mushroom pie is a lovely vegetarian savoury pie that combines the distinct flavour of leeks with the lovely texture of mushrooms. The vegetables are…
Denmark-inspired beef patty smørrebrød
While flying back from Italy two months ago, I kept myself entertained reading Finnair’s inflight magazine Blue Wings. I loved everything about Finnair (it’s all here)…
Basic bruschetta (on Swedish bread)
Bruschetta is the perfect appetizer at Italian BBQs. Just think about it: the bread gets grilled straight on the BBQ, garlic and tomatoes are found in…
Lemon and lime meringue pie
A few days ago I prepared some lemon and lime curd. My ultimate intention was to use it to make lemon (and lime) meringue pie….
Avocado tuna sandwiches
Today I woke up with a taste for avocado, so I went to my local supermarket and to my delight I saw that avocados were…
Banana Digestive smoothie
When it comes to smoothies, bananas are just the perfect fruit. Once blended, they add that sweet and creamy and velvety texture that combines well…
Almond muffins
You can never go wrong with muffins. They’re easy to make and go pretty much well with everything. And they can cheer you up on…
Small chocolate cake with fresh raspberries
During my vacation in Italy I purchased a super cute cake stand which I’ve been eager to use for a while. The only problem is…
Reindeer stew with polenta
I had my first portion of reindeer meat on my first trip to Finland a few years ago. It was in a fancy and pricey…
Fika, the Swedish coffee break
When you visit Sweden, you notice many wonderful things: the beautiful landscape, the clean air, the kindness of the people. When you leave, the impression that…
Blueberry pierogi (pierogi z jagodami)
Blueberry pierogi are the fruit version of one of Poland’s culinary landmarks: pierogi, Polish dumplings. A sweet delicious blueberry filling is the star in these fruit…
Blåbärspaj or Swedish blueberry pie
One year after I moved to Sweden, the study of the language has gone disappointingly not so well. I had planned to do better, and…
Broccoli pie on pâte brisée from scratch
My Polish aunt loves to make savoury pies for dinner: on a shortcrust base she puts any kind of vegetables to make a quick and…
Rice milk & cocoa muffins
I have a trusted recipe I use everytime I need to quickly produce baked goods. It’s one of the first recipes I tried when I…
