Category Archive for "Desserts & Sweets"

Cumquat jam, blackberries jam

06Mar

When you grow cumquats… they have great aroma, I like them in my tea or in some sauces. This time I made jam with them, orange and anise star. Also, had some blackberries, used them for another jam as well. (more…)...

Pistachio Zucchini Bread

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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25Feb

Pistachio Zucchini Bread, some for us, some for my friend Andy. I like to add less sugar, also some coconut shavings or essence, orange zest and etc. (more…)...

Crepes with mascarpone almond cream, orange zest and coconut flakes

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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13Feb

Had a half jar of mascarpone cheese, thought to make something quick and simple. Crepes with mascarpone almond cream, orange zest and coconut flakes (more…)...

Lemon posset

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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18Jan

Lemon posset, so easy to make and perfect for hot summer days! 3 lemons (juice and zest from 1 lemon, I used more juice), 250ml whipped cream, 3 tbsp sugar. Scoop out the pulp from half lemons. Sugar, zest and whipped cream bring almost to a boil. Add lemon juice, strain, pour over the lemon halves and place in the...

Oreshki, cookies with condensed milk, cream cheese, walnuts

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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30Dec

This time I used my recipe for the dough and tried new recipe for the filling. They were perfect! This filling is so tasty, leftovers I used for crepes. You can also add it to the crepes cake. (more…)...

Syrniki

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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11Dec

Made homemade tvorog a couple of days ago and today from tvorog made syrniki, my kids love this Ukrainian dish, tasty and easy to make. (more…)...

Christmas cookies 2023

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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10Dec

Almost Christmas

ready for dinner with friends Read more

Plum jam, new recipe

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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05Sep

Plum jam, new recipe Итак, как я готовлю варенье из половинок слив на зиму, шаг за шагом.

На рынке или в магазине выбираю сливы с легко отделяющейся косточкой. Вот прямо, ни на кого не обращая внимания, вынимаю ножичек, надрезаю пару рандомно выбранных слив и смотрю, как ведет себя косточка. Разумеется, даже если она плохо отделяется, я эти надрезанные сливаы (и...