Something different.

Do you sometimes get tired of planning meals and you feel like you're always cooking the same things? Boring. I know. I feel this way very often. Luckily, I like trying new things and always look for some inspiration from blogs, cook books or TV programmes. Lately, I've been in love with River Cottage recipes and yesterday I decided to try one of them for supper. River Cottage spinach and goat cheese pie, anyone?

I love spinach. Raw, baked, wilted, steamed, you name it. And I'm a big fan of goat cheese too. To combine them both together is an opportunity I can't miss. Yesterday's pies were a big success. G. wasn't too exciting about the filling but she did love the pastry. We loved everything.

You can find the recipe here.
To make rough puff pastry dough I used a recipe from "Pie" by Angela Boggiano (a really good book for pie lovers).

Simple pleasures

Some of you already know that I'm not very good at baking but for the past few days I've been feeling   unexplained urge to make something sweet, to fill our flat with some delicious smells and aromas. Maybe it's the weather (cold and grey and depressing), maybe it's a memory from my childhood that comes to me every now and then (my mum baking cakes for afternoon tea) or maybe it's just because of all these great recipes out there, supported by fabulous photos that make my mouth water...

This afternoon I wanted to cheer us up a bit. I wanted to make something I'd never done before,  something sweet and tasty but easy enough to bake. So I baked these chocolate muffins/brownies with mascarpone and raspberries. 

The recipe for these muffins comes from this fantastic blog. For a long time now I've been feeding my eyes there with beautiful photos of deliciously looking food and today I finally decided it was time to start feeding our bellies too. I decided to try some recipes and the muffins looked easy enough to make and very tempting at the same time. And although I feared one huge baking disaster, I must proudly announce: I have finally baked something edible! And not only my muffins are edible, they actually taste good. Here is hope for my future baking :)