Dark Eyes Cookies

These are the perfect cookies to accompany a cup of tea…or coffee and they are very easy to made!! For this recipe you will need: For the dough: 375 gr unsalted butter/ margarine; 2/3 cup of sugar (fine-grained); 3 and 1/2 cup flour; 1 tsp vanilla extract. For the filling: 3-4 strawberry/raspberry/ apricot jam –…

Figs with Pine Honey

If you are in a hurry but you still want to impress your guests, here is an extremely easy to make dessert, very light and good looking. For 2 servings you need: 4 fresh figs; 125 gr mozzarella cheese; 2 tbs of pine honey/or thyme honey/ any type of  honey; 3 tbs of butter; mint leaves…

Pumpkin pie – An autumnal dessert

Hey, the autumn is here… so it is definitely the time for a pumpkin pie! We had guests for dinner last evening. Some very dear friends accompanied us, so the menu included a spicy pumpkin cream soup, that was very appreciated, chicken with garbanzo beans, and for dessert, what else!?… pumpkin pie! For now, I’m giving…

Saltine crackers

This is an easy to make appetizer and it comes in handy when you have friends coming over for a glass of beer. Ingredients for 6 servings: 250 gr. butter/or lard/or margarine; 250 gr. goat cheese/or any other type of cheese you like; 250 gr.  flour; 1 egg yolk; add salt only if the cheese…

“Biscotti parmigiano” with poppy seeds

Whether you want a delicious snack or you invited your friends to have a pleasant evening over a glass of wine, this is the perfect recipe. And because of the parmigiano, smells like Italy! So, for this recipe you will need: 200gr flour; 80gr parmigiano regiano; 100gr butter; 2 egg yolks; 4tbs milk; 3tbs poppy seeds;…