Raspberry-Maple pudding cake

250 g tamarind

Tamarind. Its taste brings back so many childhood memories ... especially going to the "tienda" to buy tamarind balls and pay for them one “real” (5 cents) or asking our neighbor if she has tamarind “duritos”. This fruit is delicious, healthy and very versatile; there are countless recipes with tamarind in many different cultures. Today …

Mussels marinière

Today’s recipe is very simple, the hardest part will be cleaning the shells, but the cooking won’t take long. Ingredients 1 Kg. Mussels 2 bay leaves 2 small onions, chopped ½ tablespoon paprika 1 ½ tablespoons flour ½ glass of white wine 1 cup cooking juices of the mussels A bunch of fresh parsley, chopped …

Chocolate Oreo macarons

Time for a new recipe! I made these macarons a few weeks back, but haven't found the moment to seat down and write the post ... well, better late than never. These are a bit unorthodox, but delicious all the same. Traditionally we will fill the shells with ganache or some curd or jam; but …

Lemon Lime Macarons

This week I've been cooking several recipes that were long overdue. One of these was the lemon lime macarons’ recipe. It is a simple adaptation of the classic macarons but with a touch of summer. Ingredients Shells 200 g icing sugar 100 g ground almonds 120-125 g egg whites (3 large eggs) Pinch of salt …

Something sweet

How about a superhero chocolate cake... Or an ice cream cookie?   A girly white chocolate cake? Or a chocolate soccer ball? I love cake decorating. It gives me the opportunity to expand my creativity 🙂

Blue Jellybeans Top Ten

When I was little (I don't like the sound of "when I was young"...) I used to listen to a show on the radio called American Top 40 with Casey Kasem, I loved it and every week I will listen to it for hours. Well, with this show in mind I leave you with the …

How long has it been? … Too long

Too much time has passed since my last post...I've been baking like crazy. But I promise that I'll be back with new recipes pretty soon. Well, actually after my trip to the US to fetch Pilar (that's my excuse... 😉 ) Anybody in the Georgia Area or NYC? Let me know. Here are a few …

Strawberry cupcakes

These delicious cupcakes were made for a lady who wanted to try our strawberry cupcakes for her daughter's First Communion celebration, so they are pretty special. First you have a moist vanilla cake, soak in natural strawberry syrup, topped with a scrumptious strawberry buttercream and a little bit of diced fresh strawberries to add a …

Devil’s food cake

Devil’s food cake Is amazing how time flies! I thought I was keeping a good blogging rhythm lately, but apparently it’s been more than 10 days since my last post… phew! Sorry about that! I few weeks back a friend asked me if I can bake a chocolate cake for her and her family, and …