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Apple Pie Cake
It’s September, and fall starts this week. It’s time for apple picking and baking with apples. BUT I have an alternative for you. Prepare yourself for an eye opener. You don’t need to pick or peel any apples for this cake. If you’re torn between deciding to make an apple pie or an apple cake,…
Read MorePhyllo-Wrapped Baked Feta with Honey
Warm baked feta wrapped in layers of crispy, golden phyllo pastry and drizzled with honey! This is an easy appetizer made with store-bought phyllo dough wrapped around a block of feta cheese, brushed with olive oil and baked until golden brown, crispy on the outside and the feta gets all nice and warm on the…
Read MoreOrange Basque Cheesecake
If you know me, you know that I love a good cheesecake. It was high time for me to make a basque cheesecake. What I love about this cheesecake is how easy it is to make this crustless cheesecake. Start off by beating the cream cheese with sugar. Then you add the eggs, vanilla, greek…
Read MoreBakery Style Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These extra large bakery style chunk chip cookies are loaded with chocolate chunks! They are gooey in the middle and crunchy on the edges. These are the best bakery style chocolate chip cookies! Your friends and family will be asking what bakery you bought them from. Every bite is rich, buttery and loaded with gooey…
Read MoreLentil Bolognese
Lentil Bolognese is made with pantry and fridge ingredients. It’s a comforting, tasty meal full of big savoury flavour. This sauce starts with diced onions, celery and carrots. Tomatoes are added to make the give the tomato ragú. Enhance the rich flavour further with red wine, herbs, olives, sun dried tomatoes and capers. Serve over…
Read MoreChocolate Pots de Crème
Rich Chocolate Pots de Crème for Valentine’s Day is a thick, silky and deeply chocolatey make-ahead decadent dessert. Thanks to a simple stovetop technique, there’s no baking required with this version of the classic French dessert — just pour the chocolate custard into some cute containers, refrigerate until chilled and serve. This recipe for Chocolate Pots de…
Read MoreCurry Peanut Noodle Soup with Halloumi
The most delicious curry peanut noodle soup loaded with sweet potato, kale, tofu, rice noodles, tons of delicious curry and creamy coconut milk. Finish with pan-fried sesame halloumi and peanuts. It’s comforting, deeply flavourful and made with pantry staples. This is the kind of soup that comes together in 30 minutes, perfect for those nights…
Read MoreNo-Chill Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
All the cookies have been baked, packed up and delivered. Next up will be my annual cookie box. But first let’s discuss this easy sugar cookie recipe. It’s so simple, foolproof and the buttery sugar cookie dough is perfect for cut-out cookie decorating for any holiday. Best of all is that the dough doesn’t need…
Read MoreWhite Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
These white chocolate cranberry cookies are a classic slice and bake shortbread cookie. The cranberries are slightly tart and the white chocolate adds an extra layer of sweetness. The flavours really pop in this irresistible winter cookie. What I love about this recipe is that the whole mixture is made in the food processor. Making…
Read MoreParmesan Fennel and Sea Salt Shortbread
I feel like a savoury cookie is a good addition to all the sweet options. These cookies are buttery, slightly sweet and salty with a subtle parmesan flavour that you get with every bite. The cookies are so tender and bring a little savoury crunch from the fennel-salt topping. The fennel also adds another element that…
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