Chestnut-Rum Cream Roulade

Chestnut Roulade

I know that it has been a long time since you saw a new post in here and some of you even wondered about my whereabouts. So to cut the story short I might say that 2012 was a bad year for me or should I use the word awful instead of bad. Despite all odds brought by 2012, the only good news is that the Mayan apocalypse failed big time: I am writing these lines after 21st of December! Now we all can take a deep breathe and expect the new year to bring all the goodness and joy of life for everyone. Read the rest of this entry »

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Beetroot Soup

I was planning to share this colorful recipe right after the vegetable stock but it waited for its time like other things in life. I tried different ways to cook beetroots during this period like roasting, sautéing, boiling etc. to understand which one gives the best result for the soup. These trials made my hands and probably my tongue to stay a reddish purple for a while thanks to peeling and eating beetroots for consecutive days. Read the rest of this entry »

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New Year Marshmallows


A brand new year is just a few days ahead of us and to be honest I am feeling guilty of neglecting my blog during almost half of 2011. I was planning to share lots of recipes, beautiful photos and much more travel memories with you in here but as you all know life never goes in the way you planned. In any case thinking about your new year resolution and evaluating what went wrong last year is quite all right and it works like your annual settling up session with yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

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