The first time I baked this cake, I thought I messed up and under-baked it. It was so moist, it almost looked like a chocolate souffle. I must admit I rushed into cutting it while it was still very very hot. But after it cooled this cake remained ridiculously moist and SO delicious. Continue reading
Just as I thought I was running out of chocolate cake experiments, here comes this one. This dense, moist, chocolate oblivion. It’s deeply chocolatey, with big chunks of walnuts and melted dark chocolate chips. I love covering cakes with ganache or syrup and this one is no exception. This topping however is something between ganache and syrup. Continue reading
“Bing” sounded my phone, the familiar text message alert: “Do you have a recipe for a coffee flavored bundt cake?” For a minute I thought of immediately answering “of course!” as if there was no doubt in my mind that, somewhere in my recipe archives, there MUST be a coffee flavored bundt cake. But then I realized – almost in horror – that I don’t have one! Continue reading
Here I am, in a kitchen full of all kinds of veggies like artichokes, kohlrabi, fresh coriander, cherry tomatoes and of course, beets. Tomorrow it’s “clean” Monday for Greeks everywhere in the world and my family is no exception. The meat-free lunch table includes all kinds of green vegetables, root vegetables and bread ready to be dipped into tahini, hummus and taramosalata (fish roe salad). Beet salad is of course on the menu, so I spent my morning roasting beets. Continue reading
