Hubby got a huge snowflake cookie cutter for Saint Nicholas Day. It was a fun gift, but I had to bake some cookies with cinnamon for him. I wasn’t sure how I would use this cutter, as I thought the cookies might break due to their size. It was incredible easy to cut them and
Category: Christmas
Vegan mince pies with pineapple, coconut and figs
I made beautiful mince pies last year and now I rather make them at home instead of buying them. I wanted to make a healthy version, so I came up with a vegan sugar free mince pies recipe. Hubby was reluctant because a sugar free dessert doesn’t sound too luxurious. But he ate 6 in
Victorian fruit cake
The extra work made me delay another post, but this is the last week this will happen. The 7th week was Victorian, a period I’m very found of and I also like baking Victorian recipes. The signature was game pie, obviously not suitable for me as a vegetarian. The other two challenges were fruit cake
Apple and cranberries mince pies
I’ve discovered The Great Blogger Bake Off a few months ago, started by another blogger and I loved it. I couldn’t take part as I didn’t see it in time and with the house move (and renovating), it would have been impossible to bake something every week. At least I could participate to the Great
Mulled wine, recipe
We could not start to decorate the Christmas tree without having a mug of mulled wine and mince pies, it would have been impossible. I’ve tried a new recipe with cardamom, cinnamon, clover and nutmeg. Pour half of bottle of wine in a saucepan. Add the spices and put it on the hob. The mulled
