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 –…

Quince Pie ♥

Today I’d like to write about semi-forgotten and unpopular – quince! It’s neither an apple nor a pear. Quince is an absolutely unique and gorgeous fruit! The quince has been a part of many ancient cultures and known as a popular ingredient since medieval times. It has a firm flesh, fuzzy skin and slightly astringent…

Lemon Tart ♥

Tarts can be considered as one of the most delicate desserts. They require certain skills and I’d say even mastery! My love for tarts is endless, but making them always takes time and patience. I’d write the whole post on tarts, sharing the tips that are important to follow, and intricacies of the process discovered during…

Quiche with Cauliflower, Tomatoes, Сourgette & Feta

A Quiche! Sunny like turmeric:) Full of colourful veggies, herbs and tender feta cheese. Some other Quiche variations also can be found here: Mushroom Cheese & Pea Quiche Spinach Feta Quiche Caramelized Onion Tart (tart or quiche, plainly with onion) Happy cooking!:) Serves 8-10 Takes 1 hr 50 mins (prep – 30 mins, cooling of…

Raspberry Pie (Tart)

The pie I baked for my mum♥ Basically it represents what I love most in baked goods – lots of fruit and a just little of dough. The pie shell and cookies on top are thin, and the filling is intense and just impossibly delicious. Raspberries can be replaced by cherries, brambles, blue-/bilberries, apples, black and…

Blackberry Pie with Walnut Crumble (Vegan)

Say aye for a pie! For a Bramble pie with cardamom-flavored nutty-oaty crumbly topping:) (: I’ve put all my singing-swinging heart while making this Sunday family pie:) For inspiration and incentive to creating this dessert I’m grateful to the awesome food blogger Nicolas [http://www.blogtasticfood.com]. His vegan Lemon Meringue Pie is truly a piece of culinary artwork!:) I’m grateful…

Ultimate Apple Pie (vegan)

Apples!! There’s nothing original in loving apples:) It’s my favorite fruit though:) Any apples in any form. I rarely cook them preferring fresh fruit most. For many years I was making this simple Apple pie/tart, experimenting with crust and ingredients it’s made of. The basic apple filling recipe remains always approximately the same. Last Sunday…

Mushroom, cheese & pea Quiche

Quiche is a top savory pie. I guess it has lots of fans all over the globe:) This recipe includes flax cardamom quiche crust and cheesy filling with mushrooms and peas. It’s bright yellow because of turmeric. You can endlessly experiment with the filling adding your favorite veggies and cheeses. The egg in the middle…

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…

Cream cheese, poppy seed & berry tart

Gratefully I introduce this amazing tart with cream cheese, poppy seeds and berries. For the recipe and inspiration I’m thankful to Chef Kreso:) My version is slightly different, nonetheless the tart comes out delicious:) The original recipe is here. For this type of tarts feel free to use any fruit and berries. The other soft white cheeses…

Bittersweet chocolate tart

Just a decadent chocolate heaven! I tried to make it less fatty, hence the filling contains yogurt and milk instead of butter and cream. It’s heavy stuff anyway. To be tasted very slowly in small doses:) To decorate the tart, you can cut cookies out of the left over pastry. Bake them on a higher…

Pumpkin pie

Sweet November is a pumpkin November:) Once in a lifetime I’ve made a pumpkin pie according to a classic recipe (“Classic” is a relative term, here it is more about “plain”). Usually I mix pumpkin filling with lots of white cheese, honey and fresh grated ginger. That’s my all-the-time favorite recipe, introduced by Carrie, a funny…