Ioana's kitchen

I’ve probably told you this before. I love a good challenge. One that puts my mind at work and pushes me into trying new things. And that’s how this one also started. One of my friends here in Copenhagen was planning a surprise small birthday … Read more

When I started baking, a few years ago, I had nearly any tools that one uses in the sweet kitchen. Oh, wait! I had actually none. Not even an oven. And I mean it. But I guess that’s how all home baking really starts. Unless … Read more

It feels that ‘babka’, the braided sweet brioche bread with chocolate filling, has become more and more popular lately. In Romania we call it ‘cozonac’ and it is actually our traditional Christmas sweet treat. But I remember of it as being such a complicated bake. … Read more

Nothing makes me get into the Christmas mood more than the orange smell. When I was a child, we would mostly get oranges and clementines around Christmas time. And there would always come oranges out of Santa’s bag. Back then we wouldn’t do much with … Read more

Growing up in a family where we grew our own fruit and veggies, I don’t remember buying not even one jar of jam or confiture. We would have all the time plenty of different types of jams and confitures in our pantry. Sometimes even some … Read more

When October comes you kinda know that there’s gonna be everything pumpkin recipes all around. From pumpkin pies to pumpkin soups and risottos, and even pumpkin sourdough bread. And of course carved pumpkins everywhere around. And yes, I know the pumpkin madness is almost done. … Read more