Tiramisu

Sandra Choremi_Tiramisu

Italiano Vero This classic Tiramisu is made authentically in the Italian way, with espresso soaked ladyfingers layered with a light and airy mascarpone cream, and dusted with cocoa powder  and shaved chocolate to finish. Tiramisu Ingredients For coffee mixture: 1 cup boiling water 1 cup hot espresso or instant coffee 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons Tia Maria (coffee liqueur) For Mascarpone mixture: 4 large…

Dried Apricot Preserve with Almonds

Dried Apricot Preserve with Almonds

Timeless preserve… This is a winter story, although the spirit of a summer fruit is captured in it.  A way to preserve something is to keep it untouched by the norms of time. Serve it with ice cream, vanilla cake, or even plain, with a warm cup  of tea or coffee.   Dried Apricot Preserve…

Flourless Chocolate-Hazelnut Cake

Flourless chocolate-hazelnut cake

Muddy and Crunchy… There is something about this flourless chocolate cake that makes it so easy to disappear… Especially when you have friends over for dinner… Flourless Chocolate-Hazelnut Cake Ingredients 375 g whole hazelnuts, without the skin 375 g chocolate, good quality, 70% unsweetened, melted 375 g butter, unsalted 200 g soft brown sugar 175 g caster sugar 9 eggs 1  espresso shot (small cup) 2 tablespoons double cream…

Traditional Semolina Halva with Almonds

Traditional Semolina Halva with Almonds

“To share….” This is one of these hand-me down recipes- a friend gives to a friend and somehow it makes it to you because it is that good- everyone making his or her own tweaks along the way…. In Sanskrit “halva” means “mixture.” It represents the wide, Turkish dessert category of helvas that encompasses an…

Carrot Cake

Sandra Choremi_Carot Cake

Incredibly Moist Carrot Cake A piece of freshly baked Carrot Cake with a cup of warm Earl Gray Tea is always a good idea the afternoon…! I have tried many variations but this was handed from a good friend in San Francisco and its definitely worth sharing…! Carrot Cake Ingredients 200 g all purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder…