FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY MYTHS
Food photography is like every other photography. To take a good photo you should follow some rules irrespective of whether you are making a portrait photo of a beautiful model or a photo of an impressive landscape. Similar to people some foods are photogenic, others have charisma and stand well before camera, and the photographers have to “take out” the best of the others. You may have decided to take pictures of food because you love to cook or because you have a culinary blog, or maybe because you are a photographer working on a project, whatever the reason is...
TRIPLE CHOCOLATE ALMOND BUNDT CAKE
Oh, yes! That’s all I can say about chocolate. And I say yes to one big, moist piece of this triple chocolate almond bundt cake. My blog fans (if there are any) know that I am crazy about chocolate and there’s nothing better than chocolate for me. Therefore when I say this cake is good it really is. Did I mention it is gluten-free? Yep, people with gluten intolerance or people avoiding white flour can enjoy this cake. Here white flout is replaced with almond flour and bio tapioca starch. Tapioca powder is a bio starch derived from the roots...
MUSHROOM SOUP
When mushrooms are in their season I can’t help cooking something with them. My favourite way of cooking and eating mushrooms is simply baked in the oven with butter and salt. The only different way I could prepare them is on a soup. I am not a fan of mushroom sauce. Maybe I have bad memories of new year’s dinners with it. I used two kinds of mushrooms for this soup but you could use one. I like it with toasts or with croutons which make it crunchy. A good idea is to add some cheese on serving for example...
FOREST FRUITS TART
I know it is January and forest fruits are not in their season but I usually use frozen forest fruits for this tart. I just wanted to prepare something colorful and I said “yes” to this healthy forest fruits tart. The base is made of nuts. I used apricot kernels and walnuts but you may use other of your favourite nuts. In addition I used fine oat flakes, coconut chips and for consistency – coconut butter and honey. The dough became soft enough to work with, very delicious and with a coconut taste. You may try something different with the...
CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN BREAD
One of my favourite autumn foods is pumpkin. Pumpkins always make the table cozier no matter whether you use it in salt recipes like pumpkin soup or in sweet recipes like this pumpkin bread with chocolate. I promise you that this will be the moistest and the most delicious pumpkin bread you’ve ever tasted. I can’t help myself when I see chocolate and that’s why my pumpkin bread got so chocolate-ish but you may keep the color more orange if you want. Here’s the recipe: Chocolate pumpkin bread Dry ingredients 1 tea cup unrefined sugar ½ tea cup Demerara sugar...
Triple nut caramel cheesecake
I am not giving up my style in this recipe. This triple nut caramel cheesecake is quick, easy and very delicious. The nuts I used are walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts. You may replace some of them with your favorites. What is important is to use unsalted nuts. I took raw almonds and raw hazelnuts and I roasted the walnuts in the frying pan to make their aroma more intense. The cheesecake base is without any butter and sugar and that makes me very happy. I used walnuts, vanilla extract and dates which give natural sweetness to the base. I advise...
LEMON CHEESECAKE
A promise is a promise! In my article for lemon curd I said that I wanted to try no-bake lemon cheesecake with lemon curd between the biscuits and the cheese cream. Well…I tried it and I didn’t make a mistake! It turned out very fresh and very easy. I found a recipe in which you don’t use gelatin to harden the cream but you use white chocolate. I have to tell you that in the end you have a cheese cream with perfect density and incredible taste. No more talking! Let’s get to the ingredients for this recipe! Ingredients for...
LEMON CURD
I’ve never thought of making a lemon curd because, to be honest, I am not a fan of lemon desserts. The first time I’ve ever tasted lemon curd was in a café, where it was served on an avocado biscuit and with heavy cream and strawberries. I have to admit that I liked it so much that I couldn’t wait to get home and to make one. What is lemon curd? It is light and refreshing cream based on yolks, butter and lemon juice. Since the egg whites were left over during the preparation of the curd I’ve decided to...
Mascarpone Cream with Strawberries
This mascarpone cream with strawberries is so easy to prepare and so delicious that it is perfect for unexpected guests. I make it whenever I want something sweet but I don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I could even name this recipe cheesecake in a glass. Another Italian product I love is mascarpone cheese. It has high percentage of saturated fat and a very typical, divine (if you ask me) taste. Mascarpone’s creamy texture makes it suitable for both sweet and salty dishes. INGREDIENTS FOR MASCARPONE CREAM WITH STRAWBERRIES 250 g mascarpone 100 ml heavy...
