Everyone in my family cooks and we all specialize in something. My dad specializes in soups. He makes a soup every single week. He also makes a lot of other things like vegetable preserves for the winter, fancy salads and barbecues, but his specialty is definitely soups. My brother specializes in omelets, I think. And… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Teatime
Stuffed Apples
Colours, flavours, aromas, all so overwhelming for me. When I let go, I always go back to a certain place away from the world of senses. This place, before I started meditating, was comforting but too small to settle in for more than a fraction of a second. Oftentimes I would hover in between for… Continue Reading
Raw Apple Stack Dessert
I don’t bake lots. I just don’t think it’s necessary when there are so many wonderful raw desserts to be made that are healthier and don’t require as much preparation as a baking project. So yesterday, when my boyfriend and I started talking about the different desserts we were craving, I said “Stop! Just give… Continue Reading
Raw Chocolate & Raspberry Roulade
My childhood is marked by two distinct worlds: that of the small Romanian city where I was born, Craiova, which I remember as the place where I used to play with my friends and where I realized that I like Greek gods, boys and punk music and a completely different world, that of the small… Continue Reading
Coconut Tarts
This is another Iranian recipe, slightly modified to fit our culinary fantasies on a sunny afternoon at my boyfriend’s parents’ house. We had these tarts with a berry-flavoured black tea. They tasted fancy and they weren’t too sweet, just the way I like my desserts. Coconut Tarts (makes 12 servings) Crust: 1 cup whole wheat… Continue Reading