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Experimentation Cookies Collection
Jan 23 | Bringing lots of cookies to my meditation centered, featuring: two kinds of chocolote chip, almonds and cranberry, and oat cookies.


Pistachio Cream Dark Chocolate Cookies
Jan 20 | No recipe. No additional grocery shopping. Just a random long weekend urge to bake and voila – I'm folding pistachio cream inside the cookies, experimenting with new techniques and flavors.


Thanksgiving Apple Pie
Nov 21 | Certainly, apple pie is a Thanksgiving dinner staple. However, who says it can't have a unique and stunning appearance?


Thin and Chewy Chai Cookies
Nov 19 | Experimenting with chai spices in a different way and taking inspiration from snickerdoodles.


Spooky Halloween Carrot Cake Muffins
Oct 27 | Part of the fun in baking muffins is, of course, decorating them. It's even more fun if it's Halloween-themed!


"Flight of Cookies" for a Flight
Oct 2 | I was heading to my friends across country, and, knowing that I bake, they've asked me to bring some freshly baked cookies to the East Coast! I though oatmeal with glaze and classic chocolate chip will do the trick.


Chai Oatmeal Cookies
Sep 28 | My friends were doing a potluck with Indian food and introduced me to dosas for the first time. I thought chai cookies would be a good addition to their dessert menu (especially since they were serving homemade chai!).


Spiced Apple Oatmeal Cookies
Sep 22 | Nothing says fall flavors more than the apple and pumpkin spice combination, in my opinion. The oatmeal cookies are a perfect canvas for that.


Tiramisu
Sep 15 | Another birthday creation: a classic tiramisu with a nice twist on top—crushed chocolate-covered espresso beans for crunchiness.


Marble Cake "Marmorgugelhupf"
Sep 15 | Inspired by Austrian Marmorgugelhupf for my Austrian friend on his birthday, this cake is vanilla-chocolate with a chocolate...


White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
Sep 14 | Sunday potluck called for some quick cookies—this time with white chocolate chips for sweetness, cranberries for tartness, and...


Chocolate Chip Experimentation #3
Sep 3 | Combining the best of my previous attempts: adding a bit more flour to make the cookies spread less and substituting chocolate...


Profiteroles with Creme Patissiere
Sep 10 | Making more birthday wishes come true by making my first puff pastry with homemade crème pâtissière and chocolate cover.


Flourless Chocolate Cake
Sep 8 | Another birthday request for a very rich, chocolate-forward, flourless cake.


Chocolate Chip Experimentation #2
Aug 26 | Continuing my journey for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe, this one is a chewy, soft-baked, thin one.


Peach Almond Streusel Muffins
Aug 26 | Experimenting with muffins during summertime, I wanted to try more interesting fillings than your regular blueberry or chocolate...


Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Aug 23 | So, my friend asked me for a chocolate raspberry cake when I had just started baking, so this special birthday was a perfect...


Chocolate Chip Experimentation #1
Aug 19 | My goal before family Thanksgiving is the perfect a chocolate chip cookies recipe – so over the next few months there comes a...


Medovik: Eastern European Honey Cake
August 16 | When I initially mentioned my baking hobby to my friend from Belarus and asked if she had any special requests, she promptly...


Mini Blueberry Streusel Muffins
August 15 | Summer BBQs call for tasty mini bites.
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