A matriarch nourishing her people with ancestral European sustenance to combat weakness
I have been out of sourdough this past week so I decided to make a quick bread so the little one has something to munch on if she wants a sandwich with ham or butter/olive oil and olives. This is my only focaccia recipe that I keep making and it always turns out perfect (fluffy,… Continue reading THE TASTIEST FOCACCIA RECIPE
As I wrote on my Instagram, this pregnancy has been all about homemade food, warm and cosy grandmother style homemade food, that's all I have been craving, but yesterday I got an urge of chocolate (and no, it's not magnesium deficiency because I do take care of my mineral intake) but it was simply... a… Continue reading FUDGY OLIVE OIL CHOCOLATE CAKE
This is one of those meals that are easy to assemble and prepare, yet they are a winner at the table with both adults and little ones. It's a winner and nothing can go wrong. I recently put up a post on food options for (single) busy men to prepare for themselves, well this one… Continue reading BAKED POTATO WITH SKAGEN MIX
I have seen people wondering so much about whipped soft and silky tallow balms. Honestly, there's nothing easier than this recipe. Tallow is rich in fatty acids (such as palmitoleic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid) that will help forming the lipids that keep your skin moisturised and soft and protected without damaging your skin's… Continue reading WHIPPED TALLOW BALM
If you don't want to spend an eternity to make some of the most typical December treats, then these St. Lucia buns are your choice. I am not a huge fan of dough buns, or any sweet that involves dough - so I consider time spent on this as ''time lost''. My sort of treat… Continue reading QUICK FLUFFY SAFFRON BUNS FOR ST. LUCIA
Probably the most beautiful little sweet gifts you can make easily at home and give them for the coming Yule to your beloved ones. Fragrant, filled with taste from a mix of spices, candied orange peel and soft currants, will become easily the center of attention when everyone is opening their presents. I am really… Continue reading DARK AGE PLUM PUDDING CHOCOLATES
These chocolate truffles are perfect little bites spiced just right for the Yule season and feasting times. Extremely rich in texture, pure truffle with freshly grated orange peel and clean ingredients. You can make these beautiful treats at home and with very basic ingredients. Ingredients (makes about 10) 65 ml whipping cream (I used my… Continue reading GINGERBREAD SPICED TRUFFLES
Perhaps there are many versions of this same stew and they're not even called ''medieval'', just because the ingredients are very usual. I happened to have all these in hand as I am doing my weekly broth anyway and Sauerkraut, plus some beef meat pieces really made this much better. Ingredients 500 g beef meat… Continue reading NORTHERN MEDIEVAL STEW
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