Author Archives: dathoang

Scones With Herbs

It’s autumn outside, and by the way October is my favourite month! I love it because it’s very special  for me. One year ago I got married to my best man in the world, Nick. And two years ago my beloved dog Chantal was born. Every year, October means a beginning of something special in […]

Quiche Lorraine

Today I want to share a recipe of interesting french pie – Quiche Lorraine. This is a traditional french pastry. It preparing from the simplest and chip ingredients. I think this is one of those pies, in which you can fall in love or be disappointed. I fell in love with quiche lorraine and cook […]

Pear Crumble with Nuts

Pear Crumble with Nuts (2 serves) 100 g cereals 50 g milled hazelnuts 30-40 g butter 1 tbsp honey (or maple syrup) 3 large pears 1 tsp spices (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg) 1-2 tbsp brown sugar (honey or maple syrup) Wash and cut pears into slices, sprinkle with spices, add sugar (honey or maple syrup), stir well and set aside. Grind […]

Spicy Plum Jam

For me, spices are an important autumn attribute, same as rain boots for example, or a warm scarf, hot tea with honey, etc. I want to share this very autumn recipe of spicy plum jam with you. It smells so good, that a breakfast with this jam will be absolutely cozy and lovely, I promise! […]

Coconut Milk Crepes with Raspberry Sauce

Summer is over, and it means that the season of pumpkins, apples, pears and grapes has begun. I love autumn very much, and I’m ready to speak about this love for a very long time. Autumn breakfasts are the most cozy and loved for me. Because you’re sitting in warmth, sipping your hot coffee with […]

Baked Peaches with Vanilla

The beginning of August is too hot now! And  I don’t even want to think about cakes. Fruit and berries, all I need now. I want to share with you a very simple but tasty and impressive dessert – roasted peaches with vanilla beans. I propose to serve them hot, with a scoop of ice cream. […]

Plum Pie with Almond Crust

Sometimes there are situations when some friends or parents call you, and say that they will visit you right now. If I have only tea (it happens with me sometimes) it’s really problem for me, because I don’t like to host guests without treating them with something tasty. I have a couple of simple and quick recipes for […]

Chicken Pie with Chanterelles

When I was a kid, my family loved to go in the woods in search of mushrooms. I couldn’t wait for  those little travels. Mom usually stayed near the car, when me and my dad took the baskets and knives, walked into the woods in search of mushrooms. These were really magical moments – finding […]

Chocolate Crepes With Dark Beer

As you already know, having crepes on Sundays is our family tradition. I love thin crepes for breakfast at least because you can make a lot of different stuffings that suit your mood. I mostly love salted stuffing, and already shared a recipe of one of my favourite options “Crepes with blue-cheese and mushrooms”. If […]

Simple Summerpies

Simple Summerpies (1 cake 24 cm in diameter or 3 cakes 10-15 cm in diameter) SHORTCRUST PASTRY: 100 g butter (room temperature) 100 g sugar powder 250 g flour 1 egg FILLING: any summer berries you like (I used blueberries and I gooseberries) 4 tbsp sugar 2-3 tbsp almond flour 1 egg yolk   Knead soft butter with sugar powder […]