With a oozing chocolate and caramel surprise inside, this sticky monkey bread is made completely from scratch. You’ll never go back to using canned dough after trying this recipe. There’s something irresistible about a ooye gooey treat. No matter how hard I try to resist it, my will power is non-existent. Add to that some…
Lightened up loaded potato and cheese frittata
All my favorite baked potato fixings in this quick and easy baked potato and cheese frittata, now with half the calories!Potato, cheese and eggs may not seem like a light meal for some of your, but with few substitutions you can enjoy it without feeling guilty! If I had to pick one savory meal to…
1 hour dinner bread
Still scared of making your own bread? No worries! With this easy 1 hour start to finish dinner bread you can enjoy a warm-out-of-the-oven bread anytime you want. Some may say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but in our house dinner is the most important meal of the day. It’s the time…
Iced gingerbread cookies
Soft gingerbread cookies with a touch of molasses and the wonderful flavors of ground ginger and cloves covered in a brown sugar molasses icing and gingerbread men sprinkles Christmas is fast approaching and with it more and more cookies are being baked. I mentioned yesterday I love giving away cookies and other sweet treats to…
Fudge filled irresistible peanut butter cookies
Not your typical peanut butter cookies. There fudge filled cookies are soft and chewy with satisfying peanut butter taste to fix your cravings. Being a food blogger I’m always tempted to try out new combos, new recipes or follow the food trends (more or less). Sometimes I forget the classic recipes. Those that have been…
Pumpkin pie panna cotta tart
A fall inspired make-ahead dessert, pumpkin pie panna cotta got an elegant twist. Let to rest in an oatmeal brown sugar crust, this panna cotta tart is a light, silky finish to your Thanksgiving meal. When I think of fall, apples and pumpkin come first to mind. Especially pumpkin pie. It’s been a family tradition…
Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting
Covered in a luscious chocolate buttercream frosting, this chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting is everything you want in a chocolate cake – sweet, moist, tenter and irresistible delicious! We’ve been planning my trip for a couple of months now and few weeks before our departure day i had the crazy idea of throwing a little…
Tiramisu
Coffee soaked lady fingers layered with creamy dreamy filling made from mascarpone cheese and egg yolks. With just a handful of ingredients this amazingly simple dessert will always be a favorite of mine. Tiramisu stole my heart years ago, when I had my first taste. It was love at first bite. It was like stepping…
Apricot orange Kugelhopf
A cross between a bread and cake, this no knead apricot orange Kugelhopf yeast coffee cake is packed with chopped dried apricots and brushed with an orange apricot preserve. I have always been interested in other countries’ cuisines. There’s something always new to discover through their traditional meals and it makes me feel I’m on a world-wide adventure while…
Summer berry crumb tea cake
The first time I heard about iced tea was years ago while watching Dallas. The first time I had iced tea was in London years ago convinced by my, now to be, husband. There I had my first cup of black tea. English breakfast and Earl Grey flavors were everywhere. With Father’s Day approaching faster than I wanted…
Baba au Rhum with cream and strawberries
Baba au Rhum – a bundt no knead rich yeast coffee cake with dried fruit, soaked in rum syrup and filled with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. Thank you Red Star Yeast for sponsoring this recipe. The first time I heard the name Baba-au-Rhum I was wondering what language is that and what on Earth…
Berry sweet empanadas
Berry sweet empanadas – flaky pastry pockets filled with creamy ricotta and juicy summer berries. A sweet twist on traditional empanadas. A few weeks ago, while writing down ideas for recipes I would like to bake, I start flipping pages through a couple of cookbooks and saw a recipe for empanadas. I have eaten countless time…