I would have preferred to make this chocolate fudge cake in the winter. To me, it’s a comfort food and perfect for making cozy nights feel, well, cozy. But I couldn’t resist trying this recipe to pair it with vanilla ice cream. Let me tell you, fudge and ice cream will always be a perfect combo.
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Moroccan Almond and Orange Ghriba Cookies
Rainy days call for baking sweets. And not just any sweets but Moroccan sweets! When you miss the country, you settle by making its local foods and indulging in them. What better treat to do this with than Moroccan almond and orange ghriba cookies?
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Strawberry Banana and Carrot Smoothie Bowl
Winter is still here but that doesn’t mean we can’t treat ourselves to a healthy and yummy treat. This banana, strawberry, and carrot smoothie bowl was so yummy that even the kids liked it. The trick is to add more fruits than vegetables to give it a sweet taste.
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Sugared Blueberry Muffins and Recipes
Creating recipes take time, a lot of patience, and a whole lot of ingredients. Sometimes a recipe will be successful and other times it’ll be a disaster. This is when you’re ingredients go to waste unless you still eat your creation. Sigh.
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Blood Orange Loaf Cake with Coconut Oil
Blood oranges, they’re such amazing fruits to bake with. They are the perfect blend of sweet and sour. It’s no wonder this blood orange loaf cake came out so yummy and moist.
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Make your own Blueberry Spread
Making your own blueberry jam is a great alternative to buying. It may not be the cheapest, depending on the fruit, but it’s good to know what you’re putting in your jam. And you can get more creative too. Origins: The recipe below is based off of old fashioned ingredients and methods. One of the main ingredients is honey. After all, honey has been used as a preservative and sweetener since 6000 B.C.E. That’s around 8000 years. So why not keep using it? Ancient Greece took part in canning and preservation by mixing honey with fruits and then storing in jars. This form of preservation improved as other countries added…
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Swedish Cinnamon Rolls (Kanelbullar)
Nothing sounds better than having cinnamon rolls in January. And for the Swedes, nothing goes better than cinnamon rolls, or kanelbullar, at fika time. Why, you may ask? Well, smelling the spicy pastry baking in the oven while it’s snowing outside always makes for a great winter’s day. Below is a recipe for traditional mini cinnamon rolls. Take note that these cinnamon buns are not as sweet as the regular North American cinnamon rolls. That’s how Sweden likes it. Print Swedish Cinnamon Rolls (Kanelbullar) Ingredients Dough: 1/2 cup of milk 1 tsp. of ground cardamom 1/3 cup of granulated sugar 1 tbsp. of yeast 1/3 cup of melted butter 1…
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French Madeleines Recipe
I have been waiting to bake Madeleines ever since I bought the molds last week. These scalloped spongy cakes go great with tea or coffee. I also love them cause they are so versatile that both adults and kids alike can enjoy them. The French tea cakes originated in the town of Commercy which is located in eastern France. Rumor has it that the name came from a maid called Madeleine Paulmier who worked for the Duke of Lorraine in the late 18th century. When Louis XV got a hold of the recipe, it became popular in Versailles. The tea cake rose in popularity again in the mid-20th century through Marcel…
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Kneading Dough
Making bread for the first time was a long process. It took approximately 5 hours to make two loaves of bread. A big and important part of the process is kneading the dough. If you can’t knead the dough, you will never make the bread. This was my second time kneading dough and thankfully it was quick and easy. The first time I kneaded dough, I was following a video of Julia Child. However, the instructional video didn’t work out for me. I took longer than I was supposed to in kneading the dough and just gave up making anything. It just kept sticking to my hands and the surface.…
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Oui by Yoplait
When I went to France back in March, I quickly noticed that foods were really different, starting with the packaging and ending with the taste. I had already known that the French take their food very seriously and care about where it comes from. But I had no idea that this also applied to how the food is packaged.
