Spicy curry shrimp pasta: curried tomato sauce, snap peas and orzo rice. Spicy, creamy, easy, and with garlic.

Creamy mushroom pasta sauce with cheese, caramelized onions and spinach. Works as a vegetarian dinner.

Spinach salad with pomegranate seeds, pears, and prosciutto.

Black cod with balsamic braised shallots: can’t stop dipping buttery fish into a red wine based sauce.

Black bean butternut squash soup is where sweetness is balanced out by black beans. Healthy, no cream, only decorative swirls.

Chocolate covered hazelnut shortbread cookies. Perfect shortbread. Hazelnut and chocolate combination is so good.

Almond crescent cookies. I use cold butter to get “melt in your mouth” effect. Whimsical and winterish, they are a true Christmas food.

Creamy mushroom soup that uses cooked and pureed Shiitake mushrooms, vegetables, stock and only 1.5 cups half-and-half. (no heavy cream)

Almond shortbread cookies with Amaretto. Classic cookie for the holidays! Almond flavored liquor makes these more almond-like.

Chopped salad with spinach, apples, pears, mango, pomegranates and hazelnuts, topped with Gorgonzola cheese! Perfect for Christmas!

Carrot and lentil soup- our traditional Christmas soup. Sweetness of carrots is balanced by earthiness of lentils. You’ll want seconds!

How to make homemade Dulce De Leche (candied milk) out of sweetened condensed milk: step-by-step instructions with photo tutorial.

Bacon and egg tartlets with green onions and Gouda cheese. Flaky tart crust. Breakfast that will keep you full.

Easy chocolate cupcakes from scratch: just mix all ingredients and bake! Pretty, round-shaped, and super moist cupcakes!

Want a warm and cozy Fall dessert? Then look no further than this apple and cinnamon coffee cake.

Halloween Nightmare Harvest: pumpkin pie with chocolate spiders; puff pastry wizard hats with cinnamon apple filling; apple and pear mummies

Breakfast egg cups with spinach, cheese, and tomatoes in an unbelievably flaky crust. Delicious and cute!

Filet Mignon in mushroom red wine sauce. Step-by-step on how to cook steak on the stove top, then in the oven.

Plum and apple tart on puff pastry. Light and fluffy dessert for the weekend! Enjoy it with a cup of hot tea and a scoop of ice cream.

Chocolate Bundt cake with Cognac soaked cherries. My search for the best chocolate cake is over. This is my favorite.

Puff pastry pizzas with bell peppers, mushrooms, Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. A great appetizer or even breakfast (with an egg on top)!

Plum kompot, a sweet drink, made by boiling fruit and water. Plums reveal rich flavor and bright red color. I drink this instead of soda.