Apple & pecan coffe cake *Prajitura cu mere si nuci

        Mondayzz! Perfect day to continue baking old time favorites, like this apples and pecan simple cake. This was my favorite cake when I was a little girl, so I had to recreate it during this nostalgic cooking period in my life. It’s not the first time I am talking about this…

Mama’s marble sponge cake * Reteta de chec a mamei

            This is my mom’s recipe for marble sponge cake. I miss my mom, so I had to make something that would bring me back home …at least smell/ taste/ eat wise. My mom makes the best cakes and sweet breads in the world, of course, and this was just a pale replica of her…

Have a great Weekend!

        I’m really happy with my new moka pot and the coffee beans I got at Kaffeeklatsch. The down side is that I already make two sweets in one day just so I could enjoy them with my new coffee addiction. I’ll post the recipe I came up with for this biscotti soon. As…

Mediterranean couscous * Cuscus mediteranean

  Yummy couscous alert! If you’re into sun dried tomatoes, parsley and olives as much I am, this is nirvana in a bowl. Yeap, I’m pretty much obsessed with parsley! What is couscous? Wiki says: ”Couscous is a traditional Berber dish of semolina which is cooked by steaming. It is traditionally served with a meat…