Yesterday Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, celebrated his 97th birthday. I planned for a while that I will mark this occasion by making his favourite dessert: Andrassy Pudding. The Queen has a different favourite cake, Tschumi’s Chocolate Cake, one that I made last year for my birthday. That chocolate cake will make its way onto
Author: Anca
Pastry casing
I’ve been using the same recipe for pastry casing for years. But, until now, I haven’t shared it on its own. I think it needs to have its place in the basics section of my blog because it’s, well, a basic, and it’s better to have it here with all the tips and tricks and
Citrus biscuits
I thought of this biscuits for the last couple of weeks. The first idea for the citrus biscuits came when I was developing the Elderflower and Lemon Cake. So, I gave the recipe a try this weekend and they turned out delicious. I got a few compliments for them, as I brought some for my
Spring Onion Soup
I planned to make this Spring Onion Soup, or Scallion Soup, if you prefer to call it like this, for a couple of weeks. As it happened, we were finishing the onions I was buying by eating them in salads. Finally yesterday I made the soup. I’m delighted to say that it turned out as
Royal Recipes: Elderflower and Lemon Cake
On my Royal recipes series I usually use recipes that the Royal family would have. For the recipe I’m sharing today, Elderflower and Lemon Cake, I’m using the flavours Meghan chose for the cake, as a twist to a Victoria sponge. I’ve made the elderflower and lemon cake for Saturday, when we’ve watched the Royal
Vegan Baked Houmous
I have plenty of recipes for houmous on my blog because it is something we do enjoy to eat. I’ve made Baked Houmous before. It was not a vegan recipe, but a vegetarian one, see here. Because I was curious how would my usual recipe would be like baked, I’ve made this vegan baked houmous.
Mini Pizzas
I think these mini pizzas are great to make if you have an informal party. They are easy to eat and, even better, very easy to make in advance. This means they can be baked when the guests are there, without having to leave the party for too long. I made 12 mini pizzas with