Delicious Vegan Chocolate Mousse (yep, I just used ‘delicious’ and ‘vegan’ in one sentence))

by Iris // March 28, 2016 // 1 Comment

What do you usually think when you read the words “gluten free, dairy free, raw, vegan” in the name of a recipe. “How’s that stuff gonna be tasty?” – is my first thought. To swap real smooth rich creamy butter... Continue reading →

Easy peasy Easter treat

by Iris // March 22, 2016 // No Comments

How do you start your Easter Sunday? Is it a trail for kids or a basket full of eggs set up on the breakfast table? My Easter bunny loves playing hide-n-seek with kids. He leaves some foot prints here and... Continue reading →

Chocolate filled pancakes. Recipe for a bright family breakfast

by Iris // February 19, 2016 // No Comments

In the morning slanting sun rays penetrate into the dining room through the thin netting. They carefully grope window-sill, table and a white doily lying on it. The warm touches slide on the white chair backs, flutter from one side... Continue reading →

Raised Game Pie – medieval recipe

by Iris // February 1, 2016 // No Comments

I could never really resist old or vintage recipes. Any recipe marked as “Granny’s” or “Traditional Family” buys me at once. How do you think I felt when I found this MEDIEVAL recipe on ReallyNiceRecipes.com. I lost my breath and... Continue reading →

French Apple Cake

by Iris // January 19, 2016 // No Comments

Yep, you got it right. Not a French Apple Tart and not a French Apple Pie. A cake. And it is one of the most delicious cakes I’ve ever tried. I first tasted it 10 years ago in a small... Continue reading →

Salty pretzels

by Iris // January 13, 2016 // No Comments

Any yeast dough baking is about home and childhood for me. Statisticaly our moms and nans used to boil potatoes much more often then buns, but it’s buns what I remember. Today when I bake, my thoughts go back to... Continue reading →

Pavlova cake wreath with whiskey and cranberries

by Iris // December 17, 2015 // No Comments

Simple, yet delicious cake, that delighted famous dancer Pavlova, even nowadays continues to surprise the sweet tooth public. Through years of its history the cake met thousands of variations beginning with strawberry and cream classics and finishing with… Never finishing... Continue reading →

Chocolate swiss roll with fennel and jasmine

by Iris // September 9, 2015 // No Comments

It all started when I found out my husband didn’t like fennel. And when some of my family refuses to eat anything I am trying to find the way through and cook it somehow that no one recognises the unloved... Continue reading →

Milk soufflé

by Iris // July 25, 2015 // No Comments

In Russia we call it literary Bird Milk. Probably, because it’s milky, creamy but yet heavenly light and airy. And every time the name turns in conversation follows a discussion where in Russia they make the beat Bird Milk. I... Continue reading →

“Movie Night” cheesecake with coke and popcorn

by Iris // July 2, 2015 // No Comments

Aaaaaand Chefs_battle recipes again in this blog. (Wonder what is Chefs_Battle? Find out in my Instagram) This time the task was to make a classic New York cheesecake but with a little twist and to shoot it in the atmosphere... Continue reading →

Yellow Chimney

Welcome to the house with yellow chimney

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