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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡♡ [...]

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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 [...]

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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 @ [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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I think I am becoming a cookie monster and for sure developing some sort of cookie addiction. I like the pretty cookies, the healthy ones, the chocolate ones, the old fashion ones, the quick ones, the fruity and nutty ones, the home baked ones and the fancy ones from Laduree too. I like them all [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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Recently, I have discovered a very cool series of pocket cook books called All Colour Cookbooks published by Hamlyn. Each of them consists of 200 easy to make, mouthwatering recipes with beautiful photographs and clear instructions. The colour of book cover reefers to different food themes, for instance, red book is dedicated to baking, green [...]

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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 [...]

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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” [...]

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