Last month, we came home to Prague from the family’s summer house in the southern part of the country carrying boxes of freshly picked fruits and vegetables. The raspberries were picked from the garden and from the side road leading … Continue reading
I can’t believe I left my blog unattended for over a month! I had a few sewing projects since the last update but just didn’t find the time to sit and write them down. I also came up with a … Continue reading
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It’s that happy tummy time of the year again when cherries are aplenty. We had a huge basket of freshly picked ones from the summer house garden that I just had to bake a cherry cake. This recipe is from a … Continue reading
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I don’t know why I didn’t bake crinkles often before. I actually just baked them once years ago when I was still learning how to make something edible and I couldn’t remember if it was a success or not. Ok, … Continue reading
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In the Czech Republic, most people – ok, maybe even everyone – would get crazy baking cookies at Christmastime as if they were all on a mission to feed the world. As of this writing, my mother in law has … Continue reading
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So it will be Christmas soon again. My husband and I started our Christmas baking early this year. Unlike each year before when we always started with Linzer cookies, this time our first batch is called Vanilkové Rohlíčky which roughly … Continue reading
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Here’s one sweet treat I came up with which badly needs a name. Few people have already asked me what it’s called and I brilliantly replied ” uhm, a dessert?” You can say it’s a distant cousin of the Filipino … Continue reading
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I call them mini strudels because they taste almost like the traditional Czech pastry. While the latter has a much more complicated recipe/ingredients for the dough, this one is, by far, the easiest dough I have ever made from scratch. And … Continue reading
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Linecké or Linzer cookies are traditionally baked for Christmas by the Czechs. Among all kinds of Czech Christmas cookies, this one is my favorite with the gingerbread a close second. Before I moved to the Czech Republic, I thought of … Continue reading
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I bake when I’m stressed. And these days just reading the news about my beloved Visayas region in the Philippines makes me go whip up something in the kitchen to drive the stress and frustrations away. But let’s not get … Continue reading
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