I have just had the most magical week off, my gorgeous daughter came to stay for her birthday, I missed spending her 30th birthday with her last year and so I really wanted to spoil her, we started her birthday week at Amberley Castle in Sussex having the most gorgeous…
HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CAKE
So I had a little health scare!!! I have kept active all my life, never smoked, never really drunk and have given up alcohol completely since January, I have been mainly vegetarian since I was 15, I always keep an eye on my weight, on the outside I think I…
Hallongrottor – Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
It’s Saturday again and the house is smelling amazing with the aroma of baking. Today I decided to try these Hallongrottor as I think they resemble a Jammy Dodger and my Grandson absolutely loves Jammy Dodgers. To the point where he has a secret stash in my home so that…
Vegan Toscakaka – Swedish Almond Cake
Saturday again and time to bake before setting off for a hike with Jo. Todays bake is a vegan version of a cake I already have on the blog https://www.gelsominascucina.com/2013/06/toscakaka-caramel-almond-topped-sponge.html so I won’t bore you with the story of where the name Toscakaka came from or the origins of this…
Vegan Scones
I am on fire with these posts at the moment, it is so great to have my baking and blogging vibe back and I am so pleased that I have discovered so many great vegan treats to share with you all. Jo and I have just got back from our…
Vegan Kladdkaka
I may of mentioned in previous posts that I am obsessed with anything hygge , fika and basically anything Nordic, especially Nordic baking, I have quite a few recipes already on the blog, but I really do not think it can hurt to have a few more !!! I do…
Vegan Pavlova
I have just had the most amazing five days with my little girl, well not so little, she is nearly 30!!! What I mean is, I got to spend time with one of my most favourite people in the World, doing some of our most favourite things together, we hiked,…
Vegan Chocolate Cake
I bet you can’t believe it, two blog posts in two days !!! I made a lot of promises to myself for 2020 and one of them was to blog more, I have been discovering some great recipes, cooking and baking them and then losing them or forgetting where I…
Luca’s 14th Birthday Cake
So October the 25th was the baby of my brood of five’s birthday, I say baby, but he is now as tall as me and is such a mature, intelligent and caring young man, having five children aged from 27 down to 14 has brought so many exciting new adventures…
Chocolate Gâteau with Raspberry, Rose and Vanilla Cream
I have to confess to leaving it far to long since my last post, my laptop charger died on me and I did try to use Hubby’s laptop, but only to discover that I am an Apple Girl through and through and can not cope with anything else ! Also…