Almond paste, used in Holland in Christmas stollen and speculaas, is deliciously easy to prepare and can be made well in advance because it keeps for a long time in the fridge or even longer in the freezer. Also very good when spread on the base of an apple pie. [Read More...]
Sweet baking
Christmas Scones
Don’t forget to be generous with cream and jam!…And don’t forget to feed the birds (not with scones)! It’s 5 days until Christmas and the world around me is white. It’s just a little veneer of white, but it looks beautiful all the same. It has been freezing these last days and together with the […] [Read More...]
Merry Christmas Muffins
These festive muffins are great to bake for a Christmas morning breakfast. I especially love the moistness and the surprise, because every bite gives you a different combination of tastes and textures. I ‘invented’ these muffins because I wanted to use my home made candied orange peel and sweet marzipan. Together with the red cranberries and not forgetting… [Read More...]
Lemon Curd – A simple and quick recipe
This is my favorite recipe for making lemon curd. Very easy and fun to make and delicious. I sometimes make half of this recipe and also use the curd as a filling for pies and tartelettes. [Read More...]
Apple Fig Muffins
A perfect marriage between blushing apples from the north and sun drenched figs from the south. When cultures meet you often get beautiful combinations. Muffins to remember the summer and take in the goodness of winter. The smell is great, the taste even better. Ingredients for the Apple Fig Muffins makes 12 300 grams of […] [Read More...]
My Honey Fig Cookies
At night, in my sleep, I dream up recipes. These cookies came to me like flying angels with little wings. Light and delicate, buttery with a soft and sweet center. And I love the combination of crunchy and chewy. My goal is the perfect marriage of taste and texture. These cookies are on the road […] [Read More...]
