Tag Archives: dessert

Empty your freezers

Posted on March 16, 2015 by alinakelo

Even though it does not yet feel like it summer is here soon and that means that soon our apple trees will be full of apples. A few weeks ago when the first rays of light  started peeping through the … Continue reading →

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Sea-buckthorn berry and carrot ice cream

Posted on April 28, 2014 by alinakelo

I love to make ice cream myself even though I make it very rarely. Ice cream machines have been around for sometime and about 2 years ago they were also the Christmas present hit here in Finland. One thing I noticed … Continue reading →

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Licorice Mud cake

Posted on March 12, 2014 by alinakelo

I posted a picture of licorice powder on my Facebook page and I finally got to post you what I went and did with this wonderful powder. A Licorice Mud cake! Here’s what the licorice powder looked liked and the … Continue reading →

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Tropical pastry – a so called Mille-feuille

Posted on February 6, 2014 by alinakelo

This was an interesting experiment. Well I did have a recipe but to me it was an experiment. I did a Mille-feuille , pastry with french origins, but with an update. I might have not even started this if I had know I was … Continue reading →

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Orange and ginger kissel – what a lovely surprise

Posted on January 13, 2014 by alinakelo

I got my favorite magazine in the post last Friday and I’ve been dying to cook something since then. I’m really not into Christmas food so therefore I was really looking forward to this January edition. I posted a quick … Continue reading →

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Pomegranate and white chocolate pavlova

Posted on December 22, 2013 by alinakelo

This is going to be one of my multiple cake posts. December is the time for cakes with me at least. We’ve got birthdays, evenings with friends etc. This first one was to celebrate  Finland’s Independence Day and a great … Continue reading →

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Blue blueberry cupcakes

Posted on September 25, 2013 by alinakelo

So in my previous post I had a blue card so to follow that color theme I did some small but tasty blueberry cupcakes with blue frosting. The cupcake dough was actually made from coconut milk which was a nice … Continue reading →

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Plum problem

Posted on September 18, 2013 by alinakelo

We have a tree which produces mouth watering plums each year. The three problems I have with this is 1) it produces a lot 2) I’m allergic to fresh plums and 3) I don’t really know what to do with … Continue reading →

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Cake gone wrong

Posted on August 15, 2013 by alinakelo

My youngest daughter turned two a couple of weeks ago and I had a while back already planned that I would make a meringue cake. It was the perfect cake since I knew that we had invited people who were … Continue reading →

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A year ago gift

Posted on June 12, 2013 by alinakelo

One of my dear dear friends turned thirty and I did not have the chance to attend her party. This year she received a card I had made and a small gift. She was once again brought to my mind … Continue reading →

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