Author: Tanja

Date cookies presented on a plate, two cups of tea in the background. Dates and walnuts are scattered around the plate on a golden wooden underground.

Date Cookies (Maamoul-Inspired)

Today, I introduce you to my new favorite recipe for delicious date cookies. Recently, I saw a movie about a Tunisian woman making these cookies called Maamoul. I was so intrigued that I had to try them! A Maamoul is a semolina pastry from Middle Eastern cuisine, […]

In the foreground there is a plate with two baked asparagus in puff pastry. In the background there is a serving plate with more baked asparagus in puff pastry and a bowl of cucumber yogurt can be seen out of focus

Asparagus in Puff Pastry

In the spring, I always look forward to the asparagus season. I enjoy all varieties of asparagus. Green, wild, purple, and white are all delicious. While all types are healthy, I particularly love the green variety because it requires little to no peeling when preparing […]

Two plates with puff pastry carrots are arranged on a wooden base, accompanied by napkins.

Puff Pastry Carrots

This puff pastry carrots recipe came to mind during Easter when I found a carrot-shaped cookie cutter. It’s a fun and tasty party snack, perfect for Easter or to make vegetables more appealing to children. Because of using ready-made puff pastry dough from the supermarket […]

Two white plates filled with vegan pasta and spinach, topped with pine nuts and basil, sit on a green tablecloth. Napkins and cutlery are placed next to the plate. Basil leaves are scattered about.

Vegan Pasta with Spinach

If you’re short on time and hungry, I can recommend this quick and simple pasta recipe. Nevertheless, the vegan pasta with spinach is a healthy dish! I made a simple sauce with frozen spinach while boiling the pasta. Just stir the cooked pasta into the […]

The Yeast Cake is served on a wooden board. The base consists of wooden planks on which a few sea buckthorn berries are scattered. The yeast cake is cut, pieces of cake lie on the two orange-colored plates in the foreground, next to forks and napkins.

Yeast Cake with Sea Buckthorn Recipe

I love sea buckthorn. It has such a delicious tart taste. Also, it’s high vitamin C content makes it a healthy addition to one’s diet. Aside from making jam, I like using it for baking. Today, I made a beautiful rustic yeast cake from it, […]

A shallow wooden bowl on a light-colored wooden table with ready-made puff pastry cookies in the shape of lambs and Easter bunnies. In front of it, a yellow plates with a napkin and easter bunny cookie.

Easter Puff Pastry Cookies For Kids

These puff pastry cookies are an easy way to put a smile on everyone’s face at the Easter coffee table: I picked up some ready-made puff pastry from the supermarket and cut it into animal shapes. I chose two large cookie cutters, one for lambs […]

Freshly baked sweet pull apart bread decorated with small marzipan carrots in a red ceramic baking dish, with some carrots and daffodil flowers and Easter bunny figures next to it.

Sweet Pull Apart Bread

I love baking cakes with carrots, especially around Easter. Do you know why? Because bunnies like to eat carrots, just like me, of course. I leave the eggs for the Easter bunny – this cake recipe is vegan without eggs but still super fluffy and […]

Ready-baked quiche in a tart tin that has already been cut. In front of the tart tin are two plates on which pieces of quiche have been arranged. Colorful napkins and silver cutlery.

Vegan Quiche Recipe

This simple vegan quiche with a base of crispy shortcrust pastry is super delicious! You can also prepare it as party food. The quiche will taste great cold the next day, or you can easily warm it up again! For this vegan quiche recipe, you […]