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…
Kirsebærkage -Cherry Cake
There truly is no rhyme or reason to this post, no funny story, no reason for baking this apart from I love Cherries, we were talking about Cherry Cake at work and I just fancied some ! I have really got back into baking and have revived the Saturday morning…
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 BROWNIES
I know I have multiple brownie recipes on this blog and so many recipes claim to be ‘the perfect brownie’ and if I am honest I truly believe that the perfect brownie is the Nigella one https://www.gelsominascucina.com/2010/06/chocolate-brownies-for-christine.html that is already on my blog, it is so indulgent, so rich, so…
PERSIAN LOVE CAKE
I was reminded of this beautiful Persian Love Cake whilst reading the most fabulous book by Holly Ringland called The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding, the best book that I have read in a very long time, I was totally captivated and was totally bereft when I finished it. In…
Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake
The last two weekends the UK has been hit by storms, first storm Ciara and then storm Dennis, battering winds, floods, the only thing to do is stay in and bake a Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake, light lots of candles and snuggle down with a cup of tea and a…
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…
