Coconut Biscotti – coffee’s best friends A cup of coffee or glass of warm milk may not be enough sometimes. Sometimes it just needs a biscotti! A biscotti to dip it in the hot liquid but not become soggy. A perfect biscotti absorbs the flavor of coffee, but remains crunchy, it has texture and taste…
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Top 5 Peanut Butter Desserts
Peanut butter is a fairly new ingredient for me. I was able to source it for the first time about 2 years ago, but I loved it from the very start. Since then it seems to have become much easier to find in most supermarkets though. Lucky me that I don’t have to hunt it…
{Anzac Cookies} – Fursecuri Anzac
Nowadays served during the Anzac Day (25th April) in Australia and New Zealand, Anzac cookies are said to have been shipped to the ANZAC soldiers (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) by their wives or mothers during the war because the cookies could last for weeks without spoiling. Moreover, they were fairly cheap to make,…
{Empire Biscuits} – Fursecuri Empire
Empire Biscuits, also known as Imperial Biscuits, German Biscuits or Double Shortbread, are sandwich cookies popular in UK, particularly Scotland. It is very similar to a linzer cookie, being formed by sandwiching 2 shortbread cookies together with raspberry jam. Nothing out of the ordinary till here, but then the cookie is glazed with a simple…
{Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies} – Fursecuri cu unt de arahide
I’m eagerly waiting for Food Bloggers Conference next week in Bucharest. It’s the second edition in Romania and the first I’m going to. I’m excited to be honest. Meeting fellow bloggers, taking part at the food photography workshop and hearing the stories of famous chefs can only be inspiring, right?! I will be sharing pictures…
{Gluten Free Chocolate Biscotti} – Biscotti cu migdale si ciocolata
Biscotti are twice baked cookies, or biscuits, originating from Italy. They are crunchy and dry, usually served with coffee. What’s interesting is that the word itself – biscotti – comes from a latin word – biscoctus – meaning baked twice. This cooking technique was used for certain baked goods in order to preserve them for…
{Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies} – Fursecuri cu ciocolata si unt de arahide
I love this time of the year when it’s warm enough to rock my spring clothes to the market and buy the freshest ingredients available. The morning sun is incredibly inspiring, I can’t believe how much I missed the sunshine during the winter when we literally had weeks of not seeing the sun – seems…
{Bacon Cookies} – Fursecuri cu bacon
Well I finally did it – I’ve been dreaming about these bacon cookies for weeks literally, but always managed to prioritize my baking differently.. until a few days ago that is when I bought some smoky, delicious bacon just for these cookies! It’s not a mistake – these cookies have been designed to include bacon…
{Sesame Seed Biscuits} – Biscuiti cu seminte de susan
I often find myself wondering what snacks to give to my son during the day. He’s 5 and loves having tiny snacks between meals, apart from his daily fruit portion. I’m trying to avoid store-bought when possible and I’m glad that my little man agrees with me as he loves my homemade treats more than…
{Chocolate Chip Cookies} – Fursecuri cu ciocolata
I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect chocolate chip cookies for ages and I think I finally found that perfect chewy, flavorful, rich cookie that burst in your mouth with bitter-sweet pieces of chocolate and it’s perfect with a cup of tea or a glass of milk. I tried quite a few chocolate chip…
{Brownie Cookies} – Fursecuri cu ciocolata
I found these brownie cookies on Daily Delicious and it was love at first sight! So much chocolate, so soft and yet crunchy, so flavorful and rich! I just couldn’t resist them and instantly wrote them in my recipe notebook with a note to make them as soon as possible. And I didn’t have to wait…
{Ghoriba – Moroccan Cookies} – Fursecuri marocane
Ghoriba, also known as ghriba, is a traditional Moroccan cookie that comes in many variations, from almond ghoriba to semolina ghoriba. The word itself, ghriba, means the mysterious and it seems that the cookies were introduced to Moroccans by Andaloussi who fled to Spain and then came back to Morocco, bringing the recipe with them….
