Category Archives: Desserts & Sweets

Bread of the Dead

Pan de Muerto ☠️ Bread of the Dead Each year on November 1st and 2nd in Mexico as well as in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, people celebrate the Day of the Dead. This is a touching and at the same time joyous holiday when people remember their dead relatives and ancestors. They believe that the souls...
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Tart with Roasted Figs, Thyme and Feta

This tart has a beautiful array of textures and flavors. Super easy to make! Perfect as a dessert, appetizer, or even as a part of brunch. I sliced the figs into medium strips, but if they are fresh you can cut them in half too. Also I used peach jam, but you can use any other jam or marmalade...
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Cherry jam

Here are 2 recipes of sweet cherry jam, one cherry jam includes the cherry pits, another is pitted cherry jam. Both are so tasty and really easy to make. This time I bought lots of sweet black cherries from a farm, they are so big and delicious. We ate them a lot, some of them I put in the...
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Red Currant Jam

During red currant season, we eat the berries, make Kompot and punch, add them to the cakes with other berries and fruits and usually in the end I make red currant jam from leftovers. Here is an easy and simple recipe of sweet and sour jam, which is perfect in the...
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