This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was a simplebrownie recipe, elevated to the next level with a layer of fudgey frosting and chocolate ganache on top. Dorie says: I am immune to peanut butter’s common charms. If I couldn’t have another peanut butter cup for the rest of my life, I’d be […]
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No-bake apricot, almond and coconut chews
I told you last week that I’m on a no-bake kick, right? Remember those no-bake oatmeal chocolate chip energy bites? Or those no-bake date and chocolate energy bites? Well I’m back with another super easy recipe that was inspired by a favourite childhood snack. Apricot Delight is something I used to buy at the health […]
No-bake chocolate energy bites
Are you a three meal a day kind of person? Or are you more of a snacker? This is a conversation I had with some of the boys in the aftercare programme last week – like me, many of them identified as “snackers”. “I like to eat a small amount of something often” declared more […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Dorie’s Cookies): Cocoa-Almond Uglies
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a simple cookie that happens to be naturally gluten-free that tastes so much better than it looks! Dorie says: After tasting cookies like these in French and Italian bakeries, I spent a lot of time trying to make them at home — time well spent. […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Almond and berry gratins
This week, for the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi, we made what I think I’ll be making a lot of over the summer: berry “gratins”. Typically associated with a savoury dish topped with cheese, this dessert version uses an pistachio cream for the crispy “gratin” part which is spread over the top […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Plain and simple almond cake
This week, for Tuesdays with Dorie’s recipe from Baking Chez Moi, we made Plain and Simple Almond Cake. It really is “plain and simple” as it contains only three main ingredients: eggs, almonds and sugar (with a touch of salt and vanilla). I, of course, minified the recipe to make three 4-inch cakes which were […]
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