Home-made tomato ketchup

Home-made tomato ketchup

Hands up everyone, who loves ketchup. Even those of you, who are ashamed of admitting it. 🙂 If you make home-made tomato ketchup, you will no longer need to hide your love for this “condiment”. Ketchup is essential ingredient for variety of great sauces and … (čítať viac)

Juicy punch cake with spelt flour

Juicy punch cake with spelt flour

This is my favorite cake. It is the king among the cakes in our family. We fight for every single piece of this delicious treat at every family celebrations. Instead of fighting, I decided to learn how to bake it at home. I made few … (čítať viac)

How to preserve wild leek?

How to preserve wild leek?

Wild leek or ramp is one of the first ingredients, which always brings me the joy in the spring. Its beautiful color indicates the coming season. For this reason, I have cans ready to preserve any seasonal flavors. Fresh leaves of wild leek is great … (čítať viac)

Whole-wheat waffles

Whole-wheat waffles

After the fall of communism in 1989 in Czechoslovakia, our country was open to whole new world of possibilities, goods and culinary specialties. I remember the first stall with waffles in our city (or gofry as we used to call waffles), which was nearby our … (čítať viac)

Home-made chai latte

Home-made chai latte

Make yourself this lovely home-made chai latte. Ginger and black pepper warm you up, warm milk will soothe you and black tea will boost your energy a bit. Ideal drink for chilly, rainy days. It matches perfectly with cardamom rolls.

(Not only) orange-cardamom rolls

(Not only) orange-cardamom rolls

These soft and fluffy rolls are perfect for cold days, when you want to be covered with a blanket, read a book and enjoy the lovely taste of freshly baked sweet rolls. They are great for breakfast, trips or anytime you want – to make … (čítať viac)

Pineapple salad with chili

Pineapple salad with chili

Tropical and fresh fruit salad with chili. This salad was part of our Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinner. Always in another version and served with different meals. It is ideal side dish for fish, roast beef or other types of meat. Just try it.

Christmas gingerbread roll

Christmas gingerbread roll

Discover the traditional flavor of Christmas with this simple gingerbread roll full of walnuts, dried plums and home-made plum jam. You can fill the roll with whatever you like, but the classic combination is irresistible.

Home-made vanilla sugar and vanilla extract

Home-made vanilla sugar and vanilla extract

Both vanilla sugar and vanilla extract are my favorite ingredients for making desserts. I add them to almost every dessert or cake. Times when we used to bake with artificial flavored vanilla sugar are gone. Now, it’s the time for home-made vanilla sugar. 🙂 I … (čítať viac)

Whole-wheat gingerbread cookies with home-made gingerbread spice mix

Whole-wheat gingerbread cookies with home-made gingerbread spice mix

Can you imagine Christmas without traditional gingerbread cookies? I’ve already experienced it once, so I can tell that Christmas is much more enjoyable with them. To enjoy soft gingerbread cookies, follow this recipe. You can even prepare them the last minute before Christmas. Adjust the taste … (čítať viac)

Whole-wheat linzer cookies with redcurrant jam

Whole-wheat linzer cookies with redcurrant jam

Delicate cookies with spices and lemon zest accompanied by sharp redcurrant jam. That are my beloved linzer cookies. A classic that has to be part of our Christmas and Easter holidays. Make your own original recipe for linzer cookies by adding various spices – vanilla, … (čítať viac)

Coconut milk rice with mango

Coconut milk rice with mango

Yet another recipe with coconut milk. An easy and delicious dessert that you can eat hot or cold. The pinch of salt, crunchy coconut flakes and mango take this lactose free dessert to a new level.