Ever since I was a child, I’ve found great peace in spending time in the kitchen; you could say it’s my therapy, and there are several reasons for that. When I cook, I always feel a deep connection with Jesus—it’s there that I can just be myself with Him in peace and…
Cakes
Moist cake, a juicy peach-almond cake…
I love cakes and pies with fruit. Even though most of the rest of the family prefers chocolate cakes, I just prefer cakes with fruit. Especially when it comes to rhubarb, pears, apples, strawberries, cherries, apricots, and peaches, all of which work wonderfully in various cakes and pies. Down here in the south, peach and apricot cakes are a…
Delicious Brownmond Snitter!
A super-easy cake that makes 16 delicious slices, perfect with berries and summer ice cream. There’s nothing cozier than a little slice, and these are perfect for summer—with or without ice cream. That’s because they can be kept refrigerated and have a lovely fudgy texture. The best part about them is probably…
Sourdough Banana Bread with Wild Blueberries & Chocolate
I made this recipe when we were in the U.S. for the second time. We stayed there for about a month with a family of seven children whom we had met at the church we attended in Orlando. Since we didn’t share the same values when it came to cooking and diet, we rarely ate together. But I felt that…




