Empanadas are filled pastry popular in Spain, Portugal and some countries of Latin America. I know them from the Spanish part of our family, we actually eat them quite often. And this Halloween, I thought, why not make them coffin-shaped? (I actually wonder how I didn’t think of this before!) To make empanadas is not …
Several years ago, I made this Baby Foot Halloween Appetizer, it was a big success and my family has wanted it at our Halloween party ever since. This year, I decided to make a change and prepare a human hand that would be more of a snack rather than an appetizer. So the inside of the …
I have lots of tomatoes on our farm and I am always looking for new recipes to can and preserve the tomatoes for winter. Baked ketchup is my absolute favorite. The strong rich flavor makes it a perfect dip and side dish to meat or vegetables and it’s also perfect as a spread for the sourdough …
Another Halloween, another Halloween cake, this time inspired by one of the best horror stories – Stephen King’s IT.
Today I’m bringing you this cake inspiration – the excavator cake is easy to make and it will make your little heavy-machinery fan so happy!
Nádivka is a typical Easter stuffing served in the Czech Republic at Easter. It’s also a very typical spring recipe as it makes use of all the herbs that just recently started growing.
Paella valenciana is a traditional Spanish (Valencian) dish and here’s an authentic recipe.
Coquito is a great liqueur to sip on when celebrating the coming of a new year, on warm summer evenings or a get together with friends.
Make some delicious poppy seed rolls for breakfast or snack. You can eat them with butter, marmalade, dipped in tea or just like that without anything.
Goat Cheese and Beetroot Puff Pastry is easy to make and it just melts in your mouth.
Peekaboo! is my next Halloween cake with lots of delicious eyeballs and a charade inside!
Gelatine Eyeballs are a part of my next Halloween cake, the Peekaboo! Cake.
Have you ever had a tea bomb? It’s the most original way to serve tea. And here’s a tutorial so you can make tea bombs at home.
I decided to make the Zombie Pumpkin Cake literally over night. It’s not Halloween yet but it would be a great Halloween cake or, for example, a birthday cake for a horror movie fan.
Gelatin eyeball is a great decoration for your Halloween or other horror and gore cakes, for example this Zombie Pumpkin Cake.
Vdolky are delicious Czech doughnut variation.
Waffles are great for breakfast and snack. And here’s the best waffle batter recipe that will give soft as well as crunchy waffles. And I’ll add a tip for a great waffle maker!
Marinated hermelín or in Czech nakládaný hermelín (Camembert cheese) is one of those classics you can order with beer (or without it) in most of the pubs and you can also easily make it at home, just like the Czechs do.
Zucchini Roulade is a healthy and light summer dish that you can whip up in a short time from local ingredients.
Here is my summer “ace up the sleeve”, two fast ice pops tips that will save you whenever you need to make lots of popsicles fast.
