Dessert

Apple Pie Tatin Influenced

Cooking Time: 110 min

French

Tarte Tatin is one of the easiest and most delicious pies ever. The recipe consists of few ingredients and requires little skills (maybe the sense of smell and taste). This pie was invented in France by the Tatin sisters and its origin is not certain 100%, the origin I know...

Sergio Varela

March 11, 2020

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Carrot Cake V1

Cooking Time: 70 minutes

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I came to the conclusion that “Carrot Cake” is one of those cakes received with a great amount of prejudice. How can a carrot accomplish that golden position of vanilla, strawberries, and chocolate? How can a vegetable be in a dessert? According to 2020 and it’s predecessor 2019, there is...

Sergio Varela

February 4, 2020

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Vegan Raw-ish Cake

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Nowadays, many grandmas would be very much in an “awkward” situation if they wanted to cook to their grandkids, millennials, generation X (Generation X? What?), generation Z, among many others want the latest trend! They want it gluten-free or vegan or raw or healthy or fair trade or if the...

Sergio Varela

May 13, 2019

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Tiramisu

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Italian

This dessert, great for its taste, however, has quite an unclear origin. First thing in common in all the stories is the name of the dessert, tiramisu, which translates “Pick me up” thanks to the energy value provided by its ingredients, second thing in common is the location, all the...

Sergio Varela

April 29, 2019

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Grandma’s Creamy Pancakes/Crêpes

Cooking Time: 50 min

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This is not just one of my favorite desserts, it is also one of my favorite grandma’s recipes. Yes, an actual grandma’s recipe! Some say that the dish originated in Vienna, during Austria-Hungary times, but I also found out about something similar in Swedish cuisine. But the real origin here...

Filip Rukavina

February 21, 2019

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Panna Cotta

Cooking Time: 4 hours

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Italian

Panna Cotta is one of the most recognized desserts from Italy, however, this dessert has other “predecessors” (cream-jelly like dessert with milk, some sweetener, and starch or gelatine as a thickener as common ingredients) such as the Sicilian Biancomangiare, French Blancmange, British Flummery, Irish Goody, etc. Although its origins are...

Sergio Varela

February 4, 2019

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