Oaty Cookies with Almonds & Fruit (vegan)

Vegan oat cookies stuffed with almonds and dried fruit! From the series “travel bake”:) A portable snack I’ve made once before a trip. These cookies are very crumbly because of the oat flour. Grated juicy apples work great as a wet ingredient, in case you don’t have apple puree like me. The main binding agent…

Spiced Cake with Plums & Walnuts

A spiced cake again! The extremely fragrant bake for cosy evenings at home:) Moist, crumbly and very easy to make. Replace plums with any seasonal fruit of your choice: apples, persimmon, pears, cranberries etc, or native to your location..:) Happy baking!:)Takes 1 hr 10 mins (prep – 25 mins, baking – 45 mins) + coolingServes 8-10…

Spiced Almond Pear Pie

This semi-sweet pear pie is one of those melting-in-your-mouth desserts. Its almond crust is super tender and crumbly, the pear filling is zesty and luscious. Tastes best on the second day when spices enhance the flavour even more. Despite not-so-pretty “dark” look the pie tastes heavenly:) Happy baking! Serves 6-8Takes 1 hr 35 mins (prep –…

Gingery Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Holidays are coming and it’s great to have a few delicious and simple cookie recipes at hand:) I’ve already tested some and would love to share them on the blog. This recipe delivers quite a traditional outcome: buttery, oaty and slightly chocolatey cookies. What makes them special is a seriously spicy kick of ginger! To warm up…

Spicey & Gingery Pear Cake (vegan)

Today I’m excited to introduce one fantastic vegan cake by Ally, one of the collaborators of our Vegan Challenge organized in September by Nicolas www.blogtasticfood.com (again, I’m very grateful for this inspiring collaboration!). I’ve altered Ally’s recipe a little bit, the original one with a video tutorial can be found here. This cake amazed me by its incredible…

Frosted rye gingerbread

A variation of semi-sweet and less fatty than usual gingerbread. The rye gingerbread!:) I’ve been experimenting a lot with rye flour recently. And now can faithfully tell that all the simple baking goods made out of it turn out delicious. Rye can be highly competitive with wheat! There’s some difference in taste, but not crucial. I keep…

Scottish Dundee bundt cake with lemon icing

Not authentic but traditional Scottish Dundee fruit cake topped with a delicious citrus icing!:) Moist, rich and crumbly in texture. “The cake originated in nineteenth-century Scotland, and was originally made as a mass-produced cake by the marmalade company called Keiller’s. Keiller’s marmalade company first mass-produced the cake commercially and have been claimed to be the originators…

Pumpkin and apple curry (vegan)

This saucy curry consists of all the sweet main ingredients: apples, carrot, pumpkin and grapes. Even the onion is a bit sweet:) I love any curry but this one is in my top autumn recipes. Serve it with rice or bread, beans or salad. And enjoy the spicy aftertaste:) Yield: 2 servings Ingredients Curry 1/2…

Green sweet smoothie (vegan)

A sweet variation of the green ginger smoothie I have published recently. I just like this blend a lot:)  Ingredients 1 banana 1 apple 2 small cucumbers 1 cm fresh ginger root 5 stems of fresh parsley 1 cup water a squeeze of lemon juice Method Peel the ginger root. Chop the cucumbers, banana, apple…

Green “hot” smoothie (vegan)

Vitamin-and-mineral-rich smoothie to start up your day. Fresh ginger increases digestive fire, it’s like a warm hug from the inside out:) This is not a sweet type of a smoothie. Depending on preferences, you can add a green apple and some natural syrup. Ingredients 2 small cucumbers (or 1 large) 1 cm fresh ginger 2 slices…

Carrot ginger buckwheat walnut cake (vegan)

I’ve been dreaming of writing about this vegan carrot cake since winter:) When I went off to the mountains. Now it feels like it was one of the most fantastic adventures ever. In a wondrous place with amazing people. Loads of snow, yoga classes, skiing, yoga instructor training, meeting with a Teacher who turned my…

Lemon cottage cheese pancakes (fritters)

These lemon cottage cheese pancakes served with blueberries, yogurt and nuts are the ultimate indulgent breakfast! A slightly altered recipe of the Ukrainian traditional fritters. Despite generally I don’t have a deal with fried food, the pancakes are an exception. Cooking them brings me a feeling of holiday and feast:) Yield: 3 servings    …