Also known as the Good Women's Soup, this classic French country soup is made with leeks, carrots and potatoes.

Custard Apple Fool With Ginger-Lemongrass Syrup and fresh mangoes.

Soft and moist multi-seed buttermilk rolls with oats, whole wheat flour and grated carrots.

Italian yeasted, sugar crusted twisted cookies from the Valle d'Aosta.

Easy to make Easter eggs. These chocolate covered eggs have a fudgy center made of Marie biscuits,chocolate, milk and nuts.

The softest bread I've ever made or eaten. This bread has an unusual beginning, is very versatile and easy to make.

Fondant Easter eggs and coconut-chocolate macaroon nests. All home-made, from scratch and easy.

Festive South Indian cardamom flavoured porridge made of split Moong lentils, jaggery and milk.

Spiced pasta in a lentil stew from the Indian state of Gujarat. Served as a one-dish meal or with rice.

Fuyu persimmons, pear, paneer (Indian milk cheese) salad with a orange-honey dressing.

Raincoast Crisps with golden raisins and pecans, dried cranberries and hazelnuts. Crisp, healthy and no added fat, the perfect snack.

An almost fool-proof recipe for hoe-made flaky, light and buttery croissants.

Tangy tomato stew with red lentil dumplings from Indian state of Assam.

Jalapeños, onions and carrots pickled in vinegar with ginger, honey and spices.

Eggless Chocolate Pots de Crème that takes very little time to make.

An eggless Dutch Gevulde Speculaas - a layer of almond filling sandwiched between layers of Speculaas biscuit. Daring Bakers challenge.

Venn Pongal - South Indian style risotto of rice and split moong lentils, made for Pongal (a harvest and thanksgiving festival).

A non-alcoholic jaggery sweetened ginger drink from India, flavored with cardamom.

My version of the Egg Nog - a sweet, creamy, spiced milk based drink without eggs or the alcohol.

An Italian Christmas yeasted fruit bread/ cake. This is a lighter and much easier version to make, though with a pre-ferment.

A light brioche style bread shaped as Santa. Easy to make and perfect for Christmas breakfast.

Festive, crunchy and soft decorated gingerbread cookies for Christmas.

Light coloured alcohol-free, not dense but moist Christmas fruit cake decorated with toasted marzipan.

Swedish saffron Christmas time rolls. Shaped like an "S", these rolls are made as part of St.Lucia day celebrations and Advent.

An Indian style pickle of fresh turmeric, ginger and green chillies in lime juice and salt.