Cream cheese stuffed mushrooms sounds like a very easy and cheap starter. Yet sometimes you just gotta add one ingredient to give a simple recipe…
Lemon lavender cake loaf
Lemon lavender cake is an excellent treat in anticipation of summer. Think a zesty loaf with a subtle lavender scent. The amount of lavender in…
Zoodles with peanuts and chili flakes
I’m new to the zoodle game. Zucchini spiralizers have been out for a while now and I’ve constantly been procrastinating getting one. But now I…
Exploring Trieste’s food and coffee culture
The easternmost major city in northern Italy, Trieste lays on that thin stretch of Italian coastline squeezed between Slovenia and the Adriatic sea. Given its geographical position,…
Vanilla butter biscuits
There was a time in my life when I was being paid to teach a bunch of kids how to cook. Best times ever. I…
Rose macarons with rose preserve buttercream
Rose macarons. Made with actual roses, the flowers. This was my highest ambition when back in the summer last year I made a rose petal…