Europe recipe collection

Have been making all kinds of macarons recently, certainly has become my new addiction. These chocolate macarons are sandwiched with rich-silky chocolate ganache. They melt in your mouth.

These chocolate raspberry macarons are filled with raspberry jam.

These are lots of yummy ingredients in these biscotti, you can find them all in every single bite. Very chocolaty, toasted almonds add the nuttiness, and the orange zest goes deliciously well with chocolate. Enjoy these biscotti with a cup of coffee at any time.

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A famous Scottish style pie or tart. Plums baked in a rich and creamy custard.

Multiple layers of Italian flavour. Salami, roasted peppers, eggplant and cheese sandwiched in between crusty Italian bread.

This delicious brioche can be used to make lots of delicious recipes, such as bread pudding, breakfast French toast casserole... It's buttery, flakey and tasty.

Rich, rich, rich. A little goes a long way.

Classic Scottish Scones recipe

Cold Gazpacho recipe

So to start off with the first post, I decided to make a meal that screams of comfort food. Whilst it does take a bit of a while to get the meal done, once you take that first bite, heaven couldn’t seem closer if you were Adam trying to touch God’s finger in the “Creation of Adam” fresco created by Michaelangelo. The meal I speak of is Cottage Pie. There is much debate as to what exactly a cottage pie is and how it is different to a Shepherd’s pie...I don’t know. The dominant theory is that Sheperds pie uses lamb mince, whilst a cottage pie uses beef mince. I don’t know about you, but the term “Sheperds Pie” does not get my tastebuds going quite as well, so I prefer the term cottage pie. Besides, comparing the price of ground (mince) beef to ground lamb, a student would pick up the beef mince in a heartbeat without even so much as glancing at the lamb in the meat section. This cottage pie that I made is full of flavour, and just makes you want to cuddle up next to a fire and watch TCM movies all day either by yourself, or with a significant other. Here is the recipe:

Cranberry Orange Biscotti recipe

The technique used in this recipe builds a ton of flavor, resulting in a rich stew packed with mouth-watering goodness.

You'll need your crockpot to make this hearty soup made with italian sausage, zucchini and chickpeas.

In Italian, “crostini” means “little toasts.” Crostini are made by slicing a French or Italian bread stick or baguette. Then rubbing with garlic and olive oil and toasting or grilling until crisp.