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Skip to main content Search Search This Blog Pages Home Recipes Books Recipes on my List About Me Contact Me Travel More… Posts Double Chocolate Cake March 30, 2016 Someone just arose from the dead of shame (of not blogging for who knows how long)! The reason for that dreadful act is unmentionable since who wants to hear excuses. Right? But the most important thing is that I brought a delightfully sinful double chocolate cake that can be made without any fancy kitchen tools. I'd know that because I have no proper kitchen tools anymore. And guess what! This Hungarian girl is living in Indonesia for quite a while. Now you can guess one of the excuses I'd be listing up for my disappearance act. What I have here is a miniature kitchen with basic kitchen utensils and an adorably petit oven that doesn't heat up more than 190C. But hey, use what you have and that's what I'm doing! Nothing is impossible, I proudly declare! Why is this chocolate cake different than your go-to choc cake? Well, because it has a flavorful, far from dry, gooey-ish cake base with a wonderful super chocolatey frosting that even I couldn't mess up! And I am a… Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps 558 comments Read more Recent posts I Wanna Marry You Cookies - my version July 26, 2014 I'm in an everlasting battle of craving cookies and wanting skinnier hips. While on weekdays the skinny hips do sound much much better, on the lazy weekends when all I do is chill out, cookies just win. Even though, I try to contain myself so I don't eat the entire batch in one sitting, I am still a cookie fanatic. And as a fanatic, I am incredibly picky when it comes to my cookies! I mean, if you're already giving in the temptation and the desire to have smaller thighs, then at least sin with something that's worth sinning! Am I right or am I right? ;) So when I want to eat the little sugar bombs, I have specific expectations. First of all, I want my cookies to be crunchy. I want crumbles when I bite into one, I want the exciting texture that makes crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside cookies. I want toasted walnuts, I want the richness that the chocolate chunks add, I want a bit saltiness and most of all, I want that after I finish it, I feel absolute contentness… Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps 220 comments Read more Nutella filled Croissants May 20, 2014 I have a love and hate relationship with croissants. Creating them, I mean. Because unless you have tried to make them yourself, it's impossible to even imagine the amount of work that is behind these lovely crescents. First of all, you need excellent ingredients. Butter. Flour. These are the most important components to croissants. Buy good quality, it's worth the investment. Second of all, find a good recipe. Well, I help you with this one ;) I have found an amazing recipe! I've tried so so so so many of them that might have worked for some, but they never did for me. I never got the buttery, crunchy outside- pillow-soft inside pastry that I was looking for. But this recipe got the magic! It really does! Look! I also made them insanely sinful! Stuffed most of them with the smooth, wonderful Nutella. Oh my, they were just downright the closest thing to get to heaven while sinning. So if you've got a day when you have nothing better to do, then make it a croissant day! I … Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps 63 comments Read more Kiev Cake with a Nutella twist March 15, 2014 I'm back. Really, really back. Not gonna disappear like that again. I mean, I'm not promising anything but I have recipes to share now! Up until this point I had a blog writer's block, if there's such a phenomenon. I certainly had it. But look at this beauty! My mom made the cake and I made the cream. Okay, the cream had to be remade because I royally messed up for the 1st time. It landed in the trash. I so hate it when perfectly good ingredients are wasted. It's a waste of money and well, obviously a waste of food. Especially when you use good quality. So, learning from my mistakes I will share how not to repeat my clumsiness. This cake tastes phenomenal. Seriously. The base is a meringue and there are hazelnuts thrown in. Crispy and crunchy on the outside and fluffy and oh so soft on the inside. And about the cream. It's a bit more work than your average butter cream but oh em gee, it's so delicous! I put nutella inside just to bring a bit more hazelnutty fla… Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps 65 comments Read more Indonesian Fried Rice - Nasi Goreng November 14, 2013 I'm on a health kick right now. I mean, it's more like going back to the healthy eating ways. I haven't realized how much I missed my old and good ways! You know the usuals... Using whole wheat flour, banning processed foods, skipping on the wine and so on. Now that I look back, no wonder I gained 5 pounds in a month! I was eating all the wrong foods! Like white bread! I stopped eating white bread when I was 14! What the hell was I thinking? That's right, I was not thinking at all. I let in to all the cravings. If you are in the same shoes, trust me! Do not let your cravings control your hands when it comes to chips, cookies or nutella. Because cravings are strong and forceful creatures. You can't see them but they can move hands and mouth and teeth and will make you gain weight if you don't pay attention! You know what's the worse? When cravings are combined with emotional eating. Or stress eating that will lead to binge eating. It will create an evil circle… Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps 78 comments Read more Pad Thai once again November 09, 2013 Remember the last time I made pad thai? No? Then, check it out ! I used almost the same recipe now, the only difference I made is that I substituted the carrot to a red bell pepper and I added a whole bunch of cilantro on top! Because cilantro is actually one of the best things that could happen to your food! :) It doesn't only have a wonderful taste, it also gives a lot of health benefits to those who consume the herb. It is said that it may reduce blood sugar, it is antioxidant and very rich in magnesium and iron. Lately, I eat a lot of nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice) and I add pretty much a more than normal amount of chopped cilantro on top and it gives the best taste to it. I just can't get over how amazing a kick it gives to any food... So go ahead and buy some and transform an ordinary dish to extraordinary ;) And I'll give you the recipe now :) Pad Thai serves 4 160 grams rice noodles, soak in cold water for 20 minutes (for an extra flavor, add some sugar in the water) 1… Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps 175 comments Read more Cheesy Spaghetti Extraordinaire November 03, 2013 Look! I mean, Look at this photo. Can you tell that the pasta is drenched in this cheesy, juicy sauce? Well... I can! And I can also assure you it tasted even more fantastic than it looks. My wonderful mother made this yesterday since I was more than preoccupied with my paper for school and she didn't want poor, poor girl to starve herself to the point she will just jump out of the window. Like that would happen. :D But who knows what intense work and hunger will do to someone. Oh ya, like making me procrastinate once again. Oh well, you're welcome :) Because now you will have a recipe that you will want to cherish or even hide or keep it a secret because once others try this dish, they won't leave you alone until you give them the recipe. It's this good. Believe me. I mean, it's not even my recipe and I'm singing praises for it. Cheesy Spaghetti makes for 4 people 200 ml (0.8 cup) cream - we used non-dairy 1 cup of the pasta water 200 grams (about 2 cups) grated go… Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps 209 comments Read more More posts About Csilla Budapest, Hungary 26 year old girl loving to bake, cook, r...