Wiener Schnitzel or scallopini, as they are called in Italy or escalopes in France, consist of thinly sliced meat cutlets, usually veal or pork, although chicken may also be used.  

A time-tested traditional Christmas cake recipe which is filled with homemade fruit preserve, as well as nuts, raisins brandy and treacle.

This is the traditional English Christmas cake recipe the recipe of which was given to me by a friend of mine, who makes it every year.

Using glycerin in the icing ensures that it is not hard. The lemon juice adds flavour and also helps to make a softer icing.

Place your baking tin on the parchment paper and trace a line round the tin using a pencil.  (I used a marker so that it would be better shown in the picture). Cut the parchment paper about 1/2 centimeter inside the line and place it in your tin. With a baking brush grease the paper …

In order to put spoon sweets in the cakes we wash and place them in a drainer for a couple of days. Then we cut them into small piece and mix them with the flour of the recipe. In this way they will not stick together neither will they land on the bottom of the …

“Gemista” means stuffed vegetables. This is one of the most popular Greek vegetarian summer dishes.

This Almond Roulade is made with sponge cake which has been covered with toasted almonds. In Greece we call this dessert kormos (roulade), which means log as it resembles like a tree log.

Fricassee is a Greek recipe made with pork, lamb or chicken, with lots of lettuce, aromatic herbs and the traditional Greek avgolemono sauce.

Ryzogalo also written rizogalo (pronounced ree-ZOH-gah-loh) is the Greek version of rice pudding.
This dessert is a favourite with my family, not only as a dessert, but as a special treat.