My mother always said that after Sunday dinner there should be dessert. And every Sunday in my home there really was something sweet. I also try to keep this tradition, all the more so because I have a couple of gourmands in my home.

Today I would like to share with all the busy mums and their little gourmands the recipe for some beautifully fragrant, swift cheese cookies with apple filling. Be careful! I warn you they are addictive . Teenagers can prepare them on their own. The hot oven is the only difficulty. They can deal with everything else themselves.

Ingredients (for 15 cookies)
160g of flour
125g of cottage cheese
120g of butter
2 teaspoons of caster sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
half a teaspoon of baking powder
2 apples
caster sugar or icing for decoration

Meteorologists again threaten winter and have announced that March will be colder than usual. Maybe now the tradition will be a warm Christmas and wintry Easter. I don't know if I like it, but I can't change it.

Today I would like to share with you a recipe to warm you up. We called it Asian soup. It is creamy, spicy, a bit Oriental, because it is prepared with coconut milk and ginger. The bulgur and chicken make the soup filling and excellent as a one-dish dinner.

Ingredients (for 4 people)
0.5kg of chicken meat
1 parsley root
2 carrots
300g of sweetcorn from a tin
400ml of coconut milk
1 tablespoon of butter
half a teaspoon of curry powder
half an onion
2 cloves of garlic
2cm piece of ginger
half a chili pepper
100g of bulgur
2 tablespoons of chives
2 tablespoons of sesame seeds
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
salt and pepper

Malabi is an Israeli dessert that looks like our budino. It is sweet, creamy and prepared with rose water or orange flower water. I don't like rose water because of its taste and above all its smell, so I prepared my version of malabi with orange flower water.

In the East this dessert is served with walnuts. I make a mousse with mango for it and decorate it with fruit. I must say that this version is really yummy and very glamorous. If you like the smell of rose water, make the original dessert with it and with walnuts. Maybe only to form your own opinion of it.

Ingredients (for 4 people)
400ml of rice-coconut milk
200ml of 30% sweet cream
2 tablespoons of caster sugar
50g of rice flour
1 teaspoon of orange flower water
1 mango
1 teaspoon of gelatine
fruit for decoration

The appearance of a dish is just as important as its flavour and fragrance. A contrasting mixture of beautiful colours, interestingly arranged ingredients and an aroma wafting over the plate further stimulate the appetite. Every housewife and mum knows that the arrangement of ingredients on the plate can tempt a fussy little eater to eat the first bite and then maybe he won't notice that he has eaten everything. It is for this reason that we arrange bits of fruit like they're flowers, pretend vegetables are train wagons and draw smiling faces with ketchup on sandwiches.

And we adults also more willingly reach for a beautifully served dish than for a formless and drab meal. Of course, we don't have enough time every day to prepare a masterwork on the plate, but tomato with basil leaves, scrambled eggs with chives or cottage cheese and radishes always look more inviting than without these additions.

Today I would like to share with you the recipe for a dish which tastes great and looks equally beautiful. A yellow omelette with juicy green spinach and fiery beetroots is irresistible. I like such combinations. And you?

Ingredients:
omelette
3 eggs
A fistful of spinach
100ml of milk
1 tablespoon of butter
salt and pepper

Sometimes everybody has an off day. Adults can find a way out of this situation, but when young people get back home chopfallen, it's Mum who has to help. On not too difficult days yummy dishes usually cheer my son up. In this situation I prepare creps, pancakes or doughnuts. With every pancake his face grows happier and happier, and the world turns out not to be as gloomy as he thought. Finally, after a calm talk he can again face reality.

Today I would like to share with you the recipe for pancakes which lift the mood. Served with thick chocolate sauce and juicy pomegranate, they are excellent even if you are in high spirits. Things could always be a little better.

Ingredients:
220ml of vegetable milk
200g of flour
1 teaspoon of caster sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar
1 teaspoon of baking powder
2 tablespoons of melted butter
1 teaspoon of orange essence
1 teaspoon of orange peel
chocolate icing, maple syrup or vanilla cream cheese
pomegranate