This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was pain de gênes – “soft, chewy cookies with a texture that’s a cross between a sponge and a pound cake.” (Sorry, Dorie, I gotta disagree here – these most definitely fall into the “cake” category, there is nothing cookie-like about them!). Dorie says the recipe […]
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Tuesdays with Dorie (Dorie’s Cookies): Almond Butter and Fudge Brownies
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 […]
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 […]
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