Poppy seed, banana & cranberry cottage cheese pie (sugar-free)

When I was having on my mind this cream cheese poppy seed tart but there was no chance to make it, I prepared this dessertish breakfast instead:) It’s sugar-free, protein-packed, and with a hint of coconut. Sweetened with bananas, and with a bit of cranberry sourness. Could be eaten either for breakfast, lunch or as a dessert…

Semolina pudding (vegan)

Once summer heat hits, all I want is to plunge into the iced sea or at least to have an ice-filled bath. Craving for cold transfers to everything else including drinks and food. Initially I supposed to prepare Mamonia – Syrian semolina pudding which is originally coming from Aleppo. I will definitely do it next…

Kheer – Indian rice pudding (sugarless)

India – easy to love, impossible to forget. That’s my personal perception of this wondrous land. Rice pudding is one of my favorites. Absolutely delish kheer I tried in the “Blue City” Jodhpur. It was cooked with so much love, so that I could never forget it:) “Traditional cardamom-scented Indian rice pudding owes its particular richness…

Orange cottage cheese pie

My friend’s bake! That was a hyper pleasure to receive this delish bake on a seemingly ordinary day! Thank you Eugenia!!:) The hardest part here is to supreme oranges creating pith-and-membrane-free segments (Eugenia told me that processed only 1 orange since it’s time-consuming). As an alternative you can use preserved orange supremes.        Ingredients Batter…

Toffee pudding

Sticky toffee pudding recipe from Julie, where dates add natural sweetness and gooeyness.  Steaming versions are best. Below is a simple recipe.        Ingredients 250g pitted dates 200 ml boiling water 100 ml oil 2 large eggs 130 g brown sugar (demerara) 200 g all-purpose flour, plus extra for flouring 1 teaspoon ground cloves…

Pumpkin millet pudding

A sweet grain-based pudding could be both breakfast and dessert. “Dessertish breakfast” I would say:) Whole grain millet contains starch which makes a pudding creamy. It’s very similar to rice pudding. Only rice replaced with millet and some pumpkin puree added. The power-packed meal of grains, pumpkin and nuts.        Ingredients 1/2 cup hulled yellow millet 2 cups…

Sütlaç – Turkish rice pudding

I love to cook with my family and friends. This super yummy rice pudding was prepared by my lovely friend Maria (with my little assistance:)). Usually I cook Kheer which is Indian rice pudding. But that’s another story:) Improvising we added to Sütlaç Indian saffron, egg yolks and pine nuts. The saffron by itself is a wonderful…

Cottage cheese & dried fruit pie

Cottage cheese is my all-the-time favorite food, like apples and nuts. Cottage cheese pie and vegetarian borscht are special dishes for me (borscht – Ukrainian beetroot soup). The culinary heritage so to say:) Sharing one of many variations of this pie.        Ingredients 900 g cottage cheese 4 large eggs ½ cup milk ½ cup sugar…