Chocolate Banana Cardamom Jam and Swiss Orange Banana Almond Ice Cream (No Ice Cream Maker Needed)

I saw a couple of recipes for chocolate banana cardamom jam, and made it a few weeks ago.

It’s wonderful for spreading on bread or vanilla cookies.

It’s also great to eat it right from the spoon.

But guess what else you can do with it? You can make a batch of it and then combine … [read more]

Vegan Whole Wheat Bran Pancakes with Jam and Applesauce

I’m not a big pancake eater. Generally I find them to be way too sweet for breakfast. Pancakes also seem to never stick to my ribs. I eat them and get hungry an hour later. Not good. And pancakes have been known to make me sick.

I remember once when me and Kemal had a late … [read more]

Raspberry Yogurt Crepes

For the past several days, I’ve been totally into a Christmas project that I’m working on for my folks. It’s a bit on the techie side, so Kemal’s been instrumental in helping me understand everything so I tackle this project and hopefully get it done in time.

Anyway, I had to take a break from my … [read more]

Strawberry and Raspberry Pavlova…Made Two Ways…As a Roulade Cake or a Parfait

I want to start off by telling you that I’ve made pavlova three times in the past month. Kemal and I both adore it!!! You can make it with whatever kind of berries you want…strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries…or a mixture of two or more. Kemal and I love it with any kind of … [read more]

Jam Pecan Cake

I made this cake for a young man I work with who’s graduating from high school. It’s a very moist cake that just melts in your mouth, and  it definitely goes perfectly with a large glass of milk. I thought it was just a little bit too sweet though so next time … [read more]

Raspberry Jam Roll

Kemal was in the mood for something with raspberries yesterday, so he made this quick and easy jam roll last night.

It only took him a few minutes to make, and it turned out great! If you like something sweet for breakfast, you’ll love this. It’s a really more of a dessert for us though … [read more]

War Cake (or Lemon Roll Cake with Jam)

A month or two ago when my friend, Vesna, and I were talking on Skype, she showed me a piece of cake that was made by one of her friends. She told me it was very delicious and told me how to make it if I wanted. Even more interesting than the cake itself is … [read more]