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I am aware of the fact that I regularly announce new found culinary loves and culinary matches made in heaven here on my blog. To be honest, I don’t quite remember which wasRead More

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This cake has been inspired by the Apple Pie with Dried Fruit from the Mansurovs. I baked their version when we had guests for a BBQ, and it was a true success. WhatRead More

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A healthy no-guilt Valentine’s treat and dessert: Almond Coconut Balls. I am quite proud of these as they are really good and with so little ingredients, and even healthy ones. It gets evenRead More

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Here it is: marzipan for the poor man, or a  marzipan sweet for people allergic to nuts.  Marzipan has always been a very popular sweet in the Christmas time in Germany, and especiallyRead More

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I know, I know, Christmas is just over, and many of us probably had quite a bit if not too much of the sweet stuff. But still: nothing is better than homemade sweets.Read More

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I have developed a weakness for sweets in ball shape. They disappear in your mouth so quickly, you  have immediately forgotten that you actually ate them. So it happened again yesterday when IRead More

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Here in the Middle East, Christmas is not as predominant as the main religion is Islam. Nevertheless, as there is a huge expatriate community here in Dubai, all sorts of Christmas stuff (fromRead More

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My favorite ingredient when Christmas baking is orange zest. I love its smell. Even if I just eat an orange I like to leave the peel lying around for an hour or two andRead More

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These lovely little balls almost look too good to be healthy and delicious, don’t they? They are pure energy balls made solely out of various dried fruits and nuts. No baking or cookingRead More

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We all have a sweet tooth here in this house, but I always refrained from making nice tarts and cakes, because it was just too much cake for two people if I madeRead More

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I am currently training for a half marathon in four weeks time. I am not too far away from being able to run the distance. Right now I could probably do 10 orRead More

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I haven’t quite finished two of my major projects of the recent past: “cooked legumes in cookies” and “coconuts”. Here is my latest creation: cocoa coconut balls !! I first tried a recipeRead More

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I love these chewy pumpkin cookies. They are pretty much like little breads. The raisins inside and the icing on top make it a truly sweet treat, yet still a healthy one. TheyRead More

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We have never been really big with making desserts, my husband and I realized a few months ago when thinking of the menu, as we had invited people over for some big lunchRead More

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This carrot cake is adapted from my carrot muffins recipe. It needed a little adjustment on the olive oil and sweetening side. I exchanged the frosting with an all-natural cream cheese and agaveRead More

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This carrot cake is adapted from my carrot muffins recipe. It needed a little adjustment on the olive oil and sweetening side. I exchanged the frosting with an all-natural cream cheese and agaveRead More