No family cinema without something to snack on: the salty-poppy seed cookie is an absolute favourite. We watch television only occasionally… better said, we never watch it. We rather record the movies we like, so that later we can watch them anytime and anyway we want, so it’s the most comfortable for us. Let […]
Category: Recipes
An Unordinary Pair: Zucchini-Cranberry Muffin
Sometimes it’s worth experimenting with special pairings in the kitchen: I am sure no one will protest against the zucchini-cranberry muffin. There are days when our fridge seems to be quite bleak. Well, if I think about it more, I realize that there are only days like that. The only exception is the half […]
Beauty from the Kitchen
Your kitchen activity needn’t consist only of boring and routine-like things. With a little beauty, even the production of the hundredth cookie can be easier. With five children sometimes I almost feel as if kitchen activity was weight on my shoulders, even though I have no problem with cooking. I like the preparation, the process […]
Hyperspeed Chocolate Rolls
Now and again I have even less free time than usually, and that’s when I need some hyperspeed recipes. One of my favorite is the hyperspeed chocolate rolls. As a mother of five I soon learned not to waste too much time making a meal, be it a main dish or a dessert, but […]
Top 6 Healthy Snack Recipes For Kids
What to make if you want to give healthy snacks for kids? When your kids feel hungry, you may want to make a few healthy homemade snacks for them. Fill their little stomachs with the nutritional and colorful recipes including baked sweet potato fries, chicken sausage rolls, cheesy carrot crackers, orange cranberry muffins, and […]
Panna Cotta: the Queen of Refreshing Desserts
Panna cotta is the world’s simplest dessert and it’s unmatched if we like the unique combination of cream and fruit. Since the warm weather arrived, my children got completely hooked on confectionery shops and the ice creams and popsicles sold therein. Supplying five children with the sufficient amount of these refreshing sweets is quite a financial burden though. […]
What Should We Do with Leftover Egg Whites?
What should we do with leftover egg whites? What do you do with them? Do you throw them out, freeze them or try to salvage what you can? I vouch for the last option. I don’t know why but I never tried to freeze leftover egg whites. According to the experts it’s safe solution but they didn’t […]
Five Meals for Picky Eaters
How to convince your kids to eat veggies? Here are five meals for picky eaters. One of the hardest things about being a parent is trying to figure out what to cook for the ones you love. Kids are extremely picky eaters and the majority of them don’t like eating vegetables. There are different ways […]
Easter Bunny Brioche
A perfect dessert for Easter: Bunny Brioche. How do we serve rabbit on the table? In the form of brioches… or, rather, the otherway around: brioches in the form of a rabbit. I’m neither a gastroblogger, nor a kitchen fairy, but sometimes the desire to experiment in my cooking sparks up in me. At times […]
How To Make Homemade Doughnuts?
The only thing I like in carnival holidays is the homemade jam doughnut. In my country, there’s no carnival holidays in February without homemade doughnuts. There are many types of this pastry, but my favorite one is the Berliner or the jam doughnut. This pastry reminds me of my childhood, of my grandma who was a master of […]