Red pearls from my garden.. Ribiselkuchen

Red current season is on full swing here in Austria.I have quite a bit of them this year. Only thing that I really make with them is cakes.This is one of my absolute favorite cakes in Austria. It is so simple to make and so tasty! Here’s the recipe for you , I hope you…

World’s simplest Garden Berry Crêpe Cake

“Lätty” or Crêpe is something that kids and adults both love. Beloved child has many names.In Austria it is called “Palatschinke”, In Germany Pfannkuchen. In Finland we call it “Lätty”. Yep,finnish is such a wonderful and easy language 😉 Crêpe or “Lätty” came to Finland from Russia, where it is called “Blini”. Or then again, maybe…

Testing out recipes from Pinterest.Greetings from experimental kitchen!

You all have seen those brilliant ideas in Pinterest or those videos which are titled: “She did …… you won’t believe what happened?” things… Yeah,me too, and I have been wondering if they really work. I tried a couple of those recipes from two different videos. First one is stuffed hamburger cups. Looks simple enough.And I…

Roasted Rhubarb Trifle & Cinnamon Twists

Rhubarb season has started.I love it.It is such a versatile vegetable. I have memories of it when I was small kid and grandmother had huge rhubarb bushes growing in her vegetable patch. Leafs were sometimes so big that I could use them as umbrella. Grandmother made cold soup and wonderful pies with rhubarb. Her jam…

Long forgotten recipe from 70′ a la Ottolenghi (and some spring stuff)

Weather has not been the best lately.Rain, hails and everything in between.Right now wind is so string that tree tops are bending double. Great weather for Kiddo to be in Easter vacation. I did some Easter Decorations outside. Burlap rabbit and flower baskets,door reef and small tree where I hang some eggs. That’s it. Inside not…

Cinnamon rolls with the extra twist (apples and carrots are involved)

In Finland we have something called “korvapuusti”, “slap on your ear” might be the best translations for it. I love them! This might be the only baked recipe, that I do not manage to screw up! Dough is simple sweet brioche dough.Very versatile to use. What makes Finnish brioche dough special is CARDAMOM. It gives…

Apple Strudel

The visit to Gabi’s apple shop was to buy apples and juice like I always do on Fridays. I love those happy, starry, good-luck apples that she has! They smell so good! For some reason, I have had itch to make apple strudel. I am not a great baker. Usually, whatever I bake turns out…