Do you like waffles or pancakes? Then you may enjoy Japanese pancakes. They are light and airy, similar to a soufflé, but in pancake form. Japanese seem to like cloud-like food. They also have a cotton cheesecake and will not shy away from a fluffy sponge roll. You may serve these pancakes with fresh fruits, whipped cream, icing sugar, maple syrup and they will be perfect for breakfast or brunch. The only downside is that you need to serve them very fresh as the tend to deflate after a while.
The recipe for a Japanese fruit roll cake is what I am going to present today. In addition, you will find a lot of tips and tricks for it to turn out perfectly. At the end you will find ten recipes for different sponge rolls. Yes, I have more than ten recipes for sponge rolls on my blog, this shows how much I love them. They come together quickly, don’t need a lot of time in the oven and they have this airy and light feel to it. On top of that there is an endless variety of what you can fill them with. In Argentina and Uruguay it is even common to fill the roll with savory ingredients. The main recipe below shows a Japanese fruit roll cake, it is filled with lightly sweetened whipped cream and some fresh fruits. It can be served in about 45 minutes from start to finish and is perfect for drinking with a cup of tea or coffee.
Today I am introducing something from Chile: empanadas de pino or Chilean empanadas. Empanadas are filled turnovers or dumplings, usually formed into a half moon. They are popular throughout Latin America. I already have one blog article with eight different empanada recipes. Every country claims one to be “theirs”, sometimes even a city claims to have one special empanada. For example, the city Mendoza in Argentina. Of course I have a recipe for empanadas from Mendoza on my blog. Today we are turning to Chile. Chilean empanadas are slightly sweet. This has to do with the fact that caramelized onions (pino) are used and sultanas. This contrasts nicely with the spiciness. I love this bold kind of flavor, but we warned, empanadas in general are a ton of work. You will need to make the filling, make the dough, then shape and form the empanadas and finally bake them. In addition, the caramelized onions need at least half an hour for them to be ready. But what I like about empanadas is the fact that you can spread the work over several days. Also, you can very easily freeze unbaked, empanadas.
I don’t remember exactly what made me press the “publish” button exactly nine years ago. The first recipe I ever published, was this French lemon tart. Clearly I had made it on Valentine’s for my husband. We were fortunate enough to eat plenty of lemon tarts during a holiday in France so it was only natural that I would try to bake it at home. I believe that I simply decided to publish the recipe after I had shot a few pictures. I mean, my hubby loves anything citric, I won’t say no to some tangy lemon dessert. If you also like this flavor, check the 18 recipes with citric fruits. As my blog is turning 9 today, I decided to make this lemon cheesecake with lemon curd. Think a cookie crust, creamy cream cheese with a lot of lemon zest and juice, and lemon curd. I mean, I wanted LEMON flavor.
If you are looking for a yeast bread recipe that only requires you to throw together ingredients, look no further. This braided yeast heart may be just for you. No pre-doughs necessary, no extra steps, just letting yeast and time do its magic. But be warned, this recipe requires a total of roughly 8-9 hours. You will have little to do during this time, but you will need to plan accordingly. I even allowed for more time, I first let the dough rise for 6 hours and then placed it already shaped to a heart in the fridge overnight before baking. I was curious, would I taste any difference? I already have a braided yeast bread recipe on my blog that does require pre-doughs, would this recipe be just as good if ingredients are thrown together?
Do I dare say it? For me chili con carne is definitely an American dish, originating somewhere in Texas most likely. I mean, there is a reason why Texas as well as Illinois both claim it to be their state dish, albeit what both consider a chili is fairly different. I understand that Oklahoma and Cincinnati also have their versions. If you are interested in further details, check out this article. I am not going to join the heated discussions, my version, my recipe below does contain crushed tomatoes and beans. If you don’t want that, feel free to check other recipes. You may also include corn, sweet potatoes and pumpkin as other “fillers”.
Did you know that I am a huge cookie monster and that my favorite cookie is the traditional chocolate chip cookie? I tried 20 recipes before I settled on this recipe. When I started my blog in 2017, I believed I would only publish cookie recipes. Cookies usuallly require few utentils, are whipped up in a jiffy and need little time in the oven. They are so flavorful and the perfect comfort food. I seriously didn’t think there was anything better. But alas, apparently all these blondies and bars are often based on cookie dough. Who would have thought? So essentially below recipe is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, but instead of chilling the dough and forming each cookies, it is all going right into the pan and baked immediately. Essentially, you will be able to bite into one of these chocolate chip cookie bars in half an hour, beginning to end. Are you in?
Today I am going to introduce you to vori vori or bori bori, this is a soup from Paraguay, which contains small balls made mainly out of cornmeal as its main feature. The name of the soup “vori vori” means “a lot of balls” in the language Guarani. Guarani does something a few languages do, in order to say a word in plural, it is simply repeated. Vori vori has been declared the best soup of the world in 2026 by the Taste Atlas. The soup comes together rather quickly, you will brown chicken first, chop or blitz some veggies you will simmer and then you can boil the soup. It is only for the last ten minutes that you will need to add the cornflour balls to the mix, they get ready quickly. I love this warming soup in winter and can highly recommend making it.
This is a moist lemon bundt cake, which comes together quickly. Most of the time is spent in the oven, baking. Did you know that today is the official bundt day? I didn’t and I am happy to say that I finally got round to making one again. This one contains yoghurt and stays fresh because of that. You can serve it with a little bit of lemon drizzle with a cup of coffee.
Yay, today I am introducing this decadent Snickers cake to you! This means you will get moist chocolate cakes brownie style, peanut caramel, peanut buttercream and some more additional chocolate. Imagine a Snickers in cake form, I am telling you, this cake is so delicious. But be warned, this cake has a lot of components, so it will take some time to prepare. The good thing though is that you can make some components in advance or even freeze the entire cake. 
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