Cooking for friends is fun and lovely, especially when your friends are chocoholics Last night I had two friends coming over for a small dinner party. After eating a 2kg roast chicken, I served my homemade brownies (totally made from scratch). Even though the consumption of the big bird made us really full, we still [...]
Posts Tagged ‘food’
Chocolatelicious brownies
Posted in desserts & baking, Fork (food), tagged baking with chocolate, brownies, cooking for friends, food, happiness hormone, jamie oliver, Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa Dark on March 29, 2010 | 18 Comments »
Chicken Provencale cooked in my bright new kitchen
Posted in Fork (food), tagged chicken provencale, cooking with fresh herbs, food, healthy dinner on March 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I’m so so happy … the house renovation is over and I can start cooking once again I’ve been waiting for that moment for weeks. Tonight was an important night since I’ve cooked dinner in my new kitchen for the very first time Everything in the kitchen works well and it’s really great to [...]
Delicate mango mousse
Posted in desserts & baking, Fork (food), fruit, tagged food, mango cream, mango dessert, mango mousse on February 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Do you fancy a posh but almost no-time-taking dessert ? If so, all you need is a a ripe mango and a couple of simple ingredients. Trust me, this is an easy going recipe, you can’t go wrong with it. The only difficult thing about it is that you have to wait two hours until [...]
Lemon raspberry mini muffins
Posted in desserts & baking, Fork (food), fruit, tagged breakfast, christmas gift idea, dessert, food, lemon raspberry muffins, muffin recipe, snack on November 16, 2009 | 18 Comments »
They look absolutely fantastic. They taste amazingly fresh. They sound like a brilliant and quick idea. What are they? They are my favourite lemon & raspberry muffins! Feel free to fall in love with them. ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡♡ [...]
Pasta Bake
Posted in Fork (food), tagged food, pasta bake, pasta dish, pasta supper, sun dried tomatoes on November 10, 2009 | 11 Comments »
OK. I have to admit it – today is not my day. I feel miserable, I’m in pain, I can’t stand any more Paracetamol, I have worn my pajamas all day long and the only good thing I managed to do is to cook a pasta dish. I hope tomorrow is a bright new day [...]
Isabelle’s divine lemon squares
Posted in desserts & baking, Fork (food), fruit, tagged baking, coconut, condensed milk, dessert, eat my cake now, food, lemon dessert, lemon squares on November 6, 2009 | 15 Comments »
I don’t know about you, but for me weekends often call for homemade baking. I just love when the end of the week has that extra sweet dimension There is nothing better than a good cookie or a piece of cake to go with my Saturday and Sunday espresso. When I saw Isabelle’s lemon squares @ [...]
Very Easy Apple Cake
Posted in desserts & baking, Fork (food), fruit, tagged apple cake, apple dessert, autumn apple cake, baking, dessert, food, Norwegian apple cake, pink purl on November 2, 2009 | 15 Comments »
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Chicken & walnut & apple salad
Posted in Fork (food), tagged chicken and walnut salad, chicken salad, cold chicken salad, food, leftover chicken recipes, leftover salad, leftovers, lunch, poached chicken, radish, roasted chicken on November 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
What do you do with leftover poached or roast chicken (breasts, drumsticks, legs)? You use it! You can make a fantastic salad with walnuts, raisins, celery sticks, apples, flat parsley and light mayo How simple is that? Very simple – all you need to do is to chop most of the listed ingredients and combine [...]
Goat cheese salad with poached pear
Posted in Fork (food), tagged beetroot, cheese dish, cooking for friends, dinner for two, food, goat cheese, goat cheese salad, lunch, mustard and honey dressing, poached pear, starter, supper, vegetarian food on October 28, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Bizarrely, I have always liked goat cheese salad even though I have never been a great fan of goat cheese. I guess it’s that amazing combination of warm goat cheese and honey, cinnamon flavoured pear, pine nuts and beetroot that make me happy with the savour and texture of this dish …. My goat cheese [...]
Chili Con Carne
Posted in Fork (food), meat, tagged beans, chili con carne, food, gordon ramsay, mexican food, minced meat fish, quick dinner on October 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Chili con Carne – quick, easy, tasty! I make this dish when my culinary inspiration has gone with the wind Ps: Don’t forget – Chili con carne is perfect for freezing! Chili Con Carne Serves 6 You will need: 1 large onion, chopped 2 celery stalks, chpped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 red chili, deseeded, chopped [...]
Aromatic herbs from Tuscany
Posted in Fork (food), vegetables, tagged baked potato slices, baked potatoes, castellina di chainti, food, herbs, italian food, potato chips, powder herbs, Tuscany on October 19, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I am a great lover of herbs. I love them fresh, I love them dry and I love them finely grinded. Most of the time I buy fresh herbs and if possible or needed I freeze them. I also love it when my mom shares her herbs with me. She plants mint, sage, dill, parsley [...]
Spinach stuffed cannelloni
Posted in Fork (food), tagged baked meal, basil, bechamel, cannelloni, evening dish, food, italian food, mozzarella, parma ham, parmesan, recipe, ricotta, spinach, stuffed cannelloni, the taste of italy, white sauce on October 16, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I love Italian cuisine, its simplicity and beauty. The Taste of Italy is one of my favourite Italian cookbooks. I tried out many recipes featured in that book and each time it has been a great success. Today, I have got something absolutely mouthwatering for you! It is easy to prepare and it’s a delicious [...]
Ceviche cooking class
Posted in fish/sea food, Fork (food), tagged ceviche, dinner, fish dish, food, lime juice, lunch, novalima, Peru, peruvian food, raw fish, starter, tilapia on October 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It has been absolutely amazing to have my friends from all over the world. I can not imagine my life without these international, multicultural and diverse mates. Knowing them and spending time with them, not only broadens my horizons enormously, but also gives me a delightful lesson of life. Even my coooking has been influenced [...]
Heavenly Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Posted in Fork (food), tagged fall feast, food, fresh pumpkin, ground cumin, light supper, lunch soup, nutmeg, pumpkin recipe, pumpkin soup, pumpkin soup recipe, pumpkin supper, roasted pumpkin, soup, supper meal, vegetarian meal on October 9, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Veggie of the month – pumpkin. Recently, all foodies, epicures and gourmets around the world have been making fabulous creamy pumpkin soups, baking amazing pumpkin pies, muffins or cookies, kneading delicious pumpkin filled ravioli and frying spiced pumpkin pancakes. So much choice and so much fun! I love this vegetable and love challenging myself with [...]
Granola madness
Posted in desserts & baking, Fork (food), fruit, tagged "Don't wake up choking", blues, breakfast, dessert, food, granola, greek yogurt, honey, snack, strawberries, wordfalls on October 7, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Today was a special day. After a couple of long years I rediscovered a fantastic song written by a friend of mine, Kasandra, who is a great artist and a newly born blogger. She posted her “Don’t wake up choking” song to her Wordfalls blog and I would listen to it throughout the whole day. [...]
Peperonata – the perfect side dish
Posted in Fork (food), vegetables, tagged campania region, dinner, food, italian food, Italy The Beautiful Cookbook, peperonata, pepper and tomato stew, peppers, recipe, side dish, tomatoes, vegetarian dish on October 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Peperonata, a delicious accompaniment for fish or meat dishes. This fantastic Italian recipe, coming form Campania region, tastes luscious and can be flavoured additionally by capers and anchovy fillets. Some time ago I found this recipe in one of my favourite and precious cookbooks Italy The Beautiful Cookbook, which is full of authentic recipes and wonderful [...]
Mango fool – delish & easy yogurt dessert
Posted in desserts & baking, Fork (food), fruit, tagged cold fruit dessert, creamy dessert, dessert, dessert recipe, dinner tonight, easy dessert, food, food magazine, fruit fool, light dessert, mango cream dessert, mango fool, quick dessert on September 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I just successfully tested another fruit fool! The recipe for mango fool comes from a bright new food magazine Dinner Tonight, which I bought a couple of days ago. The issue is full of recipes for quick suppers, weekend meals, side dishes and lunches, divine and instant desserts. There is hardly any articles so if [...]
A big Hello to Fashionistas & Foodistas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cooking, fashion, food, foodie, passion, style, vogue, wardrobe on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hi there, Welcome to my blog for vogue and food lovers. If you lost your head for all the beautiful frocks, bags, hills and hats and if you can’t resist fresh, organic, mouthwatering food; then you are at the right place! I will “frock you” and I will “fork you” with my “guilty pleasures.” “Frock” [...]









