Healthy(ish) vegan banana cacao cookies

This has to be one of my favourite recipes among the new ones I tried this year! Here’s how to make it (measurements for one serving). Mash 1,5 large bananas in a bowl. It doesn’t have to end up smooth, just not very lumpy. Then add 0.8 dl (0.3 cups) peanut butter and mix. Afterwards

Happy Winter Solstice!

Now the longest night of the year has begun. While Sunna was still visible in the sky, I made a small offering of herbal tea and one of the cookies I made especially for the occasion, using the same recipe I did a few days ago. I just substituted the cacao for 0.5 dl (0.2

I tried making pumpkin spice ice chocolate

If there is one type of confectionary I’m obsessed with, it’s ice chocolate. The basic recipe is incredibly simple: melt together equals amount in grams of coconut oil and dark chocolate. It’s one of the first recipes many children learn in Germany and Sweden, where the treat is the most popular. The recipe is also

3 ingredients honey cookies

A relative who is a beekeeper recently gifted me a couple jars of honey from his hive and I thought I’d tried using it in this incredibly easy 3 ingredients cookie recipe I recently found. Here’s the recipe (for 1 person): Step 1: mash one banana and mix with one tablespoon of honey (or vegan

Grandma’s Dijon mustard and tomato pie

So, I just finished the second chapter of the second book of the crime series I’m working on. Since I think it’s important to celebrate the small victories, I made one of my favourite dishes: my grandmother’s Dijon mustard and tomato pie. Here’s the recipe: First, pre-bake a pie crust for 10 minutes at 200

Easy low-carb treat

Mission failed successfully: avocado lime mousse dessert

On the day of Yule Eve, I was at my parents’ house, watching their cats while they’re visiting relatives out of the country. I am one of the few in my family who celebrates Yule (what we still call Christmas, here in Scandinavia) and with my friends celebrating with their own families, I was a

How to make delicious tahini cookies

I’ve done very little hobby cooking in the last few months. The reason is that I now work in a kitchen and when I return home, I don’t want to step into another kitchen and do even more cooking. Sandwiches and microwavable food are my staple diet nowadays. But now is my second week off

Inspiration…

… works in mysterious ways. It all started in the beginning of last week when I took my daily post-work nap and dreamt of a book project I’d abandoned years ago. Back then, I was a very different person and the thing that changed me happened while I was writing the book. The message I

Writer’s snack: Palitaw

If you know me, you know I love fast and easy recipes. It’s not that I’m lazy or don’t have time, it’s just that I enjoy food I can make quickly and then sit down and eat it while I write. Over the years, I’ve amassed quite a few such recipes but I still love