Whilst juggling between my child, home, housework, studying, writing my dissertation project, writing the blog articles, work everyday, trips to and from the nursery, shopping, waiting for a bus, sleep, occasional eating, etc you could think there...

Ingredients:250g frozen fruit of your choice (we used some raspberries and forest fruit mix)2 frozen bananas (I always keep some in the freezer for the emergency gellato fix)100g ice cubesfresh milk or ice-cream if you preferWe didn\'t use any...

Ingredients:30g fresh ground coffee3 eggs170g caster sugar250g butter, softenvanilla extract1 shot glass of vodka or liqueur (clear not creamy, coffee or vanilla flavour, i.e. \'Amaretto Disaronno\')1. Pour 8 tbsp boiling water over the coffee...

This is a recipe for an almost effortless dough, that does not need any time to raise and it\'s ready within minutes for a quick and delicious snack or meal.Ingredients:350g plain flour180g warm water20g fresh yeast or 10g instant yeast25g olive...

Ingredients:450g strong white bread flour (plus extra for dusting)1 x 7g sachet fast action dried yeast1 1/2 tsp salt250-275ml warm watervegetable oil or spray oil, for oiling2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil2 tbsp sea salt2 tbsp freshly cracked black...

As promised... :) Now, for this recipe, I really suggest you visit a Polish Deli nearby (I bet there is one!) to get your ingredients. There is just something unique about the taste and smell of the polish \'curd\' like cheese (bia?y ser) and...

It is advisable to prepare the chicken and yogurt mixture 2-3 hours before the cooking and marinade it in the fridge. I have, however, skipped this and cooked it straight away and it worked well. So, if you are pressed for time, worry not, it will...

Ingredients:150g good dark chocolate (I used Lindt\'s 90% cocoa)150g milk chocolate (I used Dairy Milk)2x 250g cream 35%100g sugar500g milk2 tbsp liquid rennetBreak the dark chocolate into a TM bowl, crush it by pressing a Turbo button a few...

I reach out in lots of directions to get my pleasures in life and one of them is my Little Kingdom in the kitchen. Maybe it doesn\'t look exactly the way I would have wished for.. Maybe it is often too messy.. Maybe it\'s too loud (the washing...

Dumplings:2 1/2 TM cup warm water1 egg2 tbsp oil560g plain flourFilling:600g boiled, cooled potatoes500g curd cheese1 onionsalt, black pepper1. Add all dumplings ingredients into the TM bowl in the order stated above. Mix into a firm dough...

To all the non-Americans out there who (like me!) were ever wondering what this mysterious ingredient is that they keep seeing in lots of American recipes. Simple enough, apparently. American "half-and-half" is a commercially prepared dairy...

And so, after some miserable months and recent weeks of rain, we finally got it! A few hot summer days!! Lucky you out there who live in place where you have proper, hot, predictable summers. Here, in the UK, we are lucky if it doesn\'t rain at...

We\'ve been very lucky this year as our cherry trees are quite generous. This is minutes before this beautiful fruit has been demolished, squeezed into big glass jars and set to marinade over night before Step 2 in our attempt to make some cherry...

Ingredients:5 tbsp instant coffee350g caster sugar3 vanilla pods or 3 tsp vanilla extract240g shelled walnuts240g ground almonds380g unsalted butter, diced5 eggs100g plain flour1 tsp baking powderbutter for greasingcocoa powder for the tin1. Grease...

Ingredients:2-3 lemons, skin on, washed, cut in halves1000g water100g sugar10 ice cubes1. Add the lemons, water and sugar to the TM bowl. Insert the TM cup and hold it. Setting: /Turbo/2 seconds. Taste and add more sugar if desired.2. Insert the...

(from Fast and Easy Cooking Cookbook)Ingredients:250g - 1000g double cream, coldSea salt (optional)Herbs (optional)1. Add double cream. Whip at Speed 5 until the butter separates from the buttermilk, stopping to scrape down the sides of TM bowl if...

These tiny shell-shaped cakes have been around in France since the early 18th century. They originate from the Lorraine region of northern France. Their shape comes from the shell-shaped mould in which the batter is cooked, but why they are called...

Sometimes I wonder what the life would be like if there was no food. I mean, we all have seen the films and cartoons set in the future, where the eating contained of swallowing a pill or two of different colours and that\'s it! There was no...

Someone once said  "Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights...". When I go back in my memories, for some reason what I mostly remember is the food I have tasted for the first time and the feelings that came with it.  I can...

Ingredients:1 small cucumber175g natural yogurt1/4 tsp granulated sugar1/4 tsp salt1 tsp cumin seeds10-12 black peppercorns1/4 tsp paprika1. Peel the cucumber and scoop out the seeds. Cut the flesh into bite-sized pieces and set aside.2. Add the...

Ingredients:4 eggs1 cup caster sugar1 cup plain flour1/2 tsp baking powderMixed berries or other fruit Ready made thick custardWhipped creamJelly of your choice (prepared with some water and set in the fridge to start setting)Heat up the oven...

Pasta sauce with chicken and pineapplePasta sauce with chicken and pineapple(by courtesy of "anka25" from przepisownia.pl)Ingredients:100g   onion, peeled and cut in quarters20g     olive oil40g     leek1 tin    chopped...

This may not be the quickest cake to make, but as they say "something worth having is something worth waiting for"... And the smell of this cake baking is fantastic.Ingredients:500g plain flour40g fresh yeast or 20g instant yeastabout 1/4l milk in...