It's this time of year again. Everywhere you go bushes are blooming and the air smells sweet & flowery. It's also the time of year where I make sirup to sweeten my drinks over the next twelve months. Mostly Elderflower Sirup, to be precise. My grandma used to make it & sipping Elderflower lemonade on her terrace while looking out into their vast green garden is one of my most vivid childhood memories. For the longest time I've meant to bake with said sirup. And now I've finally done so. ...
sweets
Decadent Chocolate-Coconut-Cheesecake Bars
I'm often surprised how people react to vegan food. Especially to vegan treats or baked goods. It seems like we've spent so many decades basing our food creations on milk (produce) and eggs, that a lot of people are still hit by surprise when they eat a vegan treat without realizing it's vegan. And even liking it "despite" the fact that it's vegan - if you know what I mean ;). This happened when I first served these 3-layer Chocolate-Coconut-Cheesecake Bars. They are so ...
Baked Chocolate Mousse Tarte
As you might already know, I offer dessert to our guests twice a week. I personally have a super-heavy sweet tooth, but I usually do not care for the overly rich and heavy type of sweets. I rather dig my fork into a light and creamy fruit based dessert than into a rich chocolate cake with heavy cream. However, occasionally I have chocolate cravings as well. So I came up with this semi-sweet baked chocolate mousse tart and it's the bomb. It's super rich and I bet you won't be able to go for ...
Double Chocolate & Walnut Cookies
There’s always a good reason for a little treat... Especially when you spend your day surfing or after a work out, or sometimes just to pick you up again after a hard working day or when you’re stuck inside looking out at the rain – there’s never no reason to make something quick and sweet to treat yourself and your loved ones. These little sweet treats have the perfect size for one but they are also great for sharing. ...