Chestnuts cream (fr. Crème de marrons)

Chestnuts cream (fr. Crème de marrons)

I love it the most with some fromage blanc (white cheese) but it is also delicious on french crepes. It is creamy, sweet with a vanilla note. A veritable taste of the French Autumn! And surprise: it is amazingly simple and quick to prepare and 

Hot & Spicy Apple Cider

Hot & Spicy Apple Cider

If Summer is about Sangria, Winter about Hot Wine, than Autumn should be all about the Hot Apple Cider! Made with wonderful spices, orange and honey this delicious drink will warm you up! And if you like it a bit stranger you can fortify it 

Plum & Chocolate Confiture

Plum & Chocolate Confiture

For me it is one of the tastes of Polish Christmas. At my grandparents we always had these huge chocolate sweets with an entire plum inside. This confiture really reminds me of them! Here additionally to chocolate I’ve added some freshly ground cloves, allspice and a cinnamon stick. 

Walnuts Cookies

Walnuts Cookies

I love walnuts. I put them almost everywhere: morning cereals, desserts, salads etc. Since quite some time I have been thinking about creating extreme walnut cookies. And voila, here they are! I used my Polish recipe for christmas honey-cookies where I replaced some of the 

Mulled Wine with Oranges and Almonds

Mulled Wine with Oranges and Almonds

That’s one of the reasons I love winter! As soon it starts snowing it is appropriate to have some hot wine. 🙂 It tastes the best after a long winter weekend walk with people you love. The best hot wine you can get is at German Christmas 

Cupcakes with Confiture de lait et Walnuts

Cupcakes with Confiture de lait et Walnuts

It is magical how simple is to turn a can of condensed milk into a delicious caramel cream! In France it is known as confiture de lait. Simply, add some butter & walnuts and you have a perfect filling for crispy cupcakes. [facebooklike] For 12-20 cupcakes: Dough: ♥  150g flour 

Perfect Macarons (step by step)

Perfect Macarons (step by step)

These almond meringues filled with sweet cream or jam taste like heaven!!! After trying to do them myself over 10 times without any satisfactory effect, I understood why they are so expensive… I was seriously suspecting there has to be a secret ingredient that make the macaron’s “foot” grow. 

Puff pastry is easy! Step by step.

Puff pastry is easy! Step by step.

It took me quite a while before I got a courage to look up a recipe for the Puff Pastry. I was sure it has to be difficult to create such a light, layered pastry. I was really surprised when I realised how easy it actually is! 

Dried Mushrooms Soup

Dried Mushrooms Soup

It is my favorite Polish soup. Probably because I eat it only once a year: on Christmas Eve with my family. Smell of dried mushrooms directly make me think about Christmas and my home in Poland. [facebooklike] Soup for 2 portions: ♥  50g of dried mushrooms