On Ciuchi’s second anniversary in our home, we disregarded the part of the detox connected to all types of nuts (yes, the detox was difficult!) and baked her a fine dessert (there were still strawberries available; we had strawberries until December anyway!). She runs the entire house, so she deserves everything! ♥

Use and shape as follows—

🥄 The shells

1 & ½ tbsp of psyllium seeds -> 5’ in 2 tbsp of hot water

60g gluten-free oatmeal

30g tapioca flour

a pinch of sea salt

30g Cajoont

1 tbsp of apple vinegar

Knead • Divide into 6 tartlet moulds • Cover with baking parchment • Place baking beads above • Bake for 25’ at 170°C

🥄 The filling

1 x Caju Fresh from NoMoMoo (the star ingredient)

4 tbsp of maple syrup

an organic lemon’s zest

🍓 Decorate with strawberry slices

May you live long, Ciuchi! ♥

P.S.

You can fill the above tartlets with chocolate and decorate them with raspberries; they are delicious!

🥄 Filling 2

140g vegan chocolate

50g Cajoont

10g Svmântână

100g raspberries

15g almond flakes

It is easy: melt the chocolate (bain-marie); then, mix in the cashew butter and sour cream from NoMoMoo. Fill the tartlet shells. Decorate with raspberries; the almond flakes are such a nice addition.

One year and a half ago, I tried NoMoMoo's products for the first time. I got drawn to them before tasting them (I then understood why)! It was love at first bite! They are not only exquisitely made but also the most delicious vegan cheeses (and more!) I’ve tasted! They're made with soul and you can feel it!

So here I am, wholeheartedly trying to include them in a good-looking dessert.

It is still their season, so I chose peaches! Here’s what I got! [As I baked without lactose and eggs, I also wanted a gluten-free dessert.] Its star is NoMoMoo’s Cajoont Clasic; you’ll need one.

What to use?

FOR THE DOUGH

125g gluten-free oatmeal

35g tapioca flour

2 tbsp of brown sugar

a pinch of sea salt

115g Cajoont Clasic from the fridge

1 ice cube

2 tbsp of icy water

FOR THE FILLING

4-5 medium peaches

1 tbsp of brown sugar

1 tbsp of tapioca flour

10g Cajoont Clasic

+15g Cajoont Clasic to sprinkle over the galette

How to bake it?

Use a blender to mix all the ingredients for the dough in the specified order; you can knead them into a dough, too.

Spread the dough over a ceramic tart mould (use water and tapioca flour to help you do this); leave elongated pieces of dough on purpose.

A little elf helped me clean and cut the peaches into slices. Mix them in a bowl with the brown sugar, the tapioca flour, and 10g of Cajoont Clasic.

Then, place the peach slices next to one another on the dough; fold the elongated pieces of dough over the fruit slices.

In the end, sprinkle the remaining bits of Cajoont over the galette.

Bake it for 15 minutes in the preheated oven at 220°C.

How do I know if I like a dessert? When I crave another slice immediately after the first one!

I hope you’ll try it and agree. And that you’ll also go crazy for NoMoMoo’s Cajoont! 

P.S. To make it easier to bake this lovely galette, add one teaspoon of psyllium seeds to two tablespoons of spring water. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes, then add it to the other dough ingredients. 

I didn’t manage to wish ’Happy New Year!’ to you yesterday, but I am doing it now! Have sweetness in your life during the entire year! ♥

We all have many desserts in our homes during this time of the year. When they finish, if you have a waffle-making device – I received one from my Dad on my birthday – and you’re searching for a light dessert, here’s a great recipe. You won’t need too many ingredients—

(for 7 waffles)

130g flour

3g baking powder

200ml milk

5g vanilla sugar

2 tbsp of sugar

30g (melted and cooled) butter

+ 150g whipping cream

15g sugar

blueberries (or any other fruits preferred by you)

Mix all the ingredients.

Transfer parts of the batter to the waffle-making device by using a ladle.  

Mix the whipping cream and the sugar.

Serve the waffles with whipped cream and blueberries – you will be happy like a child! 

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For a lighter version of the waffles, here are the ingredients I came up with—

130g flour

3g baking powder

150ml sparkling water

50g vegan sour cream

5g vanilla sugar

30g (melted and cooled) butter or vegan butter

You can have your sweet waffles with a hazelnut spread and pear slices.

Here’s a recipe right before Christmas, if you’ve not already baked everything. My dear Cristina gave it to me – and I thank her!

I only adapted it a bit; I can say that it was successful. I’ll also prepare it for Christmas Eve.

This is what you’ll need J for 28-30 sărăţele (or a large baking pan)—

125g sour cream

75g (melted and cooled) butter

6g salt

4g yeast

200g flour

+ 1 egg

+ shredded cheese

+ caraway seeds

How to make them?

Mix the sour cream, the butter, and the salt; then, add the yeast and the flour, being careful not to deactivate the yeast by placing it into contact with the salt.

Knead until you get a compact dough. Cover it and let it sit for one hour. It won’t rise much, but it will get more tender.

Split the dough into four equal pieces to make your job easier. Using a cutting roll, cut the sărăţele and place them into a large baking pan, on baking parchment.

After brushing the egg onto the sărăţele, you can leave them as such (plain) or sprinkle shredded cheese and/or caraway seeds onto them.

How to bake them?

Place the baking pan for 10-13 minutes in the preheated oven at 200⁰C, depending on how crunchy you want them to turn out. I like them fluffier.

They won’t last long, but they will bring smiles along!

Merry Christmas, with joy! ♥

P.S. I’ve lately been using only sour cream (200g) for a portion of sărăţele. The result is fluffier.

For a vegan version of the sărăţele, use the following ingredients for half of a portion (14-15 sărăţele):

80ml Yaygurt

3g salt

2g yeast

120g flour

Make them as shown above. Serve them warm!

 

And I didn’t use all the classic ingredients; I adapted them—

30g basil

2 garlic cloves

20g walnuts

3 tbsp of olive oil

2g sea salt

a drop of lemon juice

Blend them. Then, store the pesto in a small jar in the fridge.

It’s not only great with pasta, but with some fresh or crunchy slices of bread, too! 

P.S. For this year’s pesto jar (I am trying to make one each year), I used

45g basil

2 garlic cloves

30g pine nuts (I still had some bought in Tunisia)

4 tbsp of olive oil

3g salt.

It turned out very creamy, with a rich, fresh flavour.

Baking pan: 34 x 24 cm | 12-16 portions

390g flour

5g baking powder

150g sugar

5g vanilla sugar

a pinch of salt

zest from one organic orange

340g yoghurt

2 eggs

80g (melted) butter

2 small cups of (frozen or fresh) raspberries

+ butter, flour -> baking pan

I bake a lot depending on the ingredients that I have and my cravings. I don’t like throwing food away and I had some yoghurt left. At the beginning of the week, I had already baked a cottage cheese and (frozen) raspberry pie; I didn’t want to wait until summer came. So, I adapted this old yoghurt cake recipe by adding the raspberries – a nice touch!

Mix the flour, the baking powder, the sugar, the vanilla sugar, the salt, the orange zest, the yoghurt, the whole eggs, and the melted butter. Add the raspberries at the end (frozen; I just washed them twice).

Butter and flour the baking pan and bake the cake in the preheated oven, at 180°C for 20 minutes.

We are travelling again; this cake will be a great companion. I hope you are going to like it, too! ♥    

P.S. I’ve recently tried the mini-version of this cake using strawberries. It was delicious, fluffy, and flavourful! Here are the ingredients; the method is the one described above—

Baking pan: 20 x 20 cm | 9 portions

200g flour

3g baking powder

75g sugar

a pinch of salt

170g yoghurt

1 egg

40g (melted) butter

2 fistfuls of strawberries

1l water

1kg sugar

4 organic lemons

25 elderflowers

Each June, Marcel and I have things on our list: ’We’ll go pick elderflowers... June can’t pass without us making syrup’. To honour our childhood summers, full of elderflower scent and spent in our grandparents’ home, we find a sunny afternoon and pick elderflowers (Marcel – more). He also recreates the childhood taste. How?

Separate the elderflowers from the stem.

Boil the water and the sugar until the latter melts. Let the mix cool.

Transfer it into a large jar, squeeze the lemons, and add the elderflowers.

Keep the jar in a cool space for 3 days.

How to serve? Pour 2 fingers of cordial in a glass; add still or bubbly water.

What will happen? You’ll get refreshed and overwhelmed by memories. J

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500ml water

1kg sugar

juice from half a lemon

40 elderflowers

It’s June again, so Marcel’s stocking up on elderflower cordial. It’s the second he has made this season. He used a different recipe, which he encouraged me to share.

Clean the flowers. Then, place them into a large-neck bottle.

In a pan and on low heat, mix the water, sugar, and lemon juice. 10 minutes later, pour the resulting syrup onto the elderflowers in the bottle. Let it sit in the light for 4 days.

I smelled what he got! With this scent, my Grandma would wait for me in Bod. ♥