Cupcakes

The first time I tasted Greek Yogurt, I fell in love with the stuff. So creamy, dense and bitter, it was way better than the regular stuff! Soon I realised that if I added some walnuts and drizzled it with honey, I had the perfect instant dessert, the most sophisticated quick-fix ever. (It’s a shame that, unlike in London, it’s not available in most supermarkets in Lisbon, and I have to go to the shopping centre I hate the most just to get it.)

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I never got to know my grandmother Isabel very well, as I was only five when she died. And as a kid I always felt I was missing out. Having one grandmother was wonderful, having two would have been even better.

This cupcake recipe was one of my first adventures into baking. I remember doing taking a batch to school, I remember sharing the recipe with friends and teachers, and I remember being proud of it, because it was my grandmother’s recipe and had a little story attached to it. Continue reading…