White chocolate cheesecake with a hint of vanilla and orange

I'm very particular about my cheesecake. I like it heavy and dense. It should be a little moist but not too much. I like a cookie base, especially if it's crunchy. I allow some bit of experimenting with flavors, but not chocolate or the pink cheesecakes will always lose to simple vanilla cheesecakes. How about …

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Chocolate yogurt bundt cake

Happy Easter everybody! It's been a while. I don't know how many times I've already written those words and many more I wanted but stopped myself. Who wants to read about blogger's struggles to write. There are at least four more recipes waiting in a line and somehow I'm sitting and thinking how I like this …

Boozy date tart

I'm not sure if any of you noticed, but it's been here quiet here lately. It's not because the weather is so gorgeous and we've been out and about. No, the weather could finally improve, it's July! Back to the point. It was quiet because we are going back to Krakow! There is also a new idea I have in …

Easter saffron yeast cake (babka)

This Easter I have decided that we will make a yeast cake (babka), instead one of our favorite cheesecake. That was a bold decision. I like yeast cakes, especially when they are still warm and have crumbled on the top, but in my head, they exist with a summer day preferably in a countryside. Don't ask …

Polish Easter recipes

Easter is coming up very soon. We don't have any plans yet. I don't have a clue what I want to cook. I hope you are more organized than me, but if you are still looking for inspiration here is a list of Polish Easter dishes. Savory So let's start with savory. Żurek / Sour rye …

Peanut butter tart

We live in instant world and I can't just get used to it. Have you heard about Instagram? As name states you should post your photos instantly, I post mine usually at the end of the day. I post my holiday photos after three months (and I'm still not finished) and I blog about food that is long gone. …

Polish pate – pasztet

  I sometimes struggle with translations. Wikipedia says pasztet = pate, but I don't trust it, I'm almost sure I've seen more appropriate name somewhere. For a moment I will assume it's correct, but do tell me if you know a proper name. Whenever I tell somebody what I have been cooking, I end up reciting a simplified …

Caramel cheesecake

I was thinking about joining The Great Irish Bake since I've read about it on Adrienne's blog two years ago. The Great Irish Bake is a biannual event organized by Temple Street Hospital Charity to raise money for the children's hospital in Dublin. You know I love baking, but I'm terrified of organizing events, I never …

Chocolate prunes soaked in rum

It's windy. Again. I'm zoning out almost like a hero of "The secret life of Walter Mitty" (watch it, even just for beautiful vistas from Iceland, Greenland, and Afghanistan), dreaming about warm countries, where there is no winter and summer is hot. I'm also reading an unusual book reminding myself how I like learning about random …

Poppy seed roll (makowiec)

So after months of excitement, preparation, Christmas shopping, Christmas cooking, Christmas is officially over. Thursday was my first day at work after the Christmas break. Christmas decorations were taken down and Christmas tree was left naked in the corner. It was quite a sad sight. I feel in between seasons now, we had winter, then …