Muffin Monday: Pesto Pine Nut and Parmesan Muffins

This week’s recipe is from 1 Mix 100 Muffins. I chose yet another savory muffin this week and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed. My little tweak to the ...

Berry Blog Hop: Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Summer in the tropics is like war. You have to pick your battles. My big victory arrived in the form of a brand new ice-cream maker. Barely out the box, ...

Oreo Cream Cheese Blondies

This post has taken a lot of effort. I baked two big batches of these delicious blondies in a week and had to stave off kitchen marauders; literally needing to ...

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Mango and Raspberry Mascarpone Whip Parfait | Guest Post

Its an absolute privilege to post on Carolyn’s blog today. A master ...

Muffin Monday: Chocolate Chip Biscoff Swirl Muffins

Before I head into today’s post, a quick note: If you’d like ...

Blueberry Almond Pound Cake

I was privileged to be featured in Outlook (as a baker) last ...
Bread 101: Focaccia

Bread 101: Focaccia

I recall promising a bread series late last year to power through ...

Muffin Monday: Bacon Mushroom Chile Cheddar Muffins

Baking savory muffins are always a treat. And this one provides for ...

Blueberry Lime Bread #SundaySupper

#SundaySupper this week has an open theme. I’m bringing a simple loaf ...

Piping 101

With all my pictures taken over the last many months, undoubtedly my ...

Muffin Monday: Sugar Crusted Raspberry Lemon Muffins

I have a lemony berry loaded muffin for you this Monday. The ...

Nutella Cream Cheese Chocolate Cake #SundaySupper

If you are you looking for a non-fat, vegan, organic, zero calorie ...

Roasted Banana Cinnamon Ice Cream

The best part of this no-fuss recipe is that you can execute ...

Blueberry White Chocolate Coffee Cake

I’m sharing one of my all time favorite recipes with you today, ...

Muffin Monday: Strawberry Yogurt Muffins

There were two reasons I baked a strawberry yogurt muffins today. First, ...

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Muffin Monday: Ricotta Basil Muffin

After a long streak of sweet muffins, it was time to savor some savory. Baking for breakfast on the go, these basil infused muffins will ready you for a daunting Monday like no other. So take five minutes off, sit down, warm one (or three!) of these, smear with garlic infused butter and take a [...]

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Jam Crumb Cake

Can’t figure out what to stir up for your furry Lapp pals in Scandinivia? Too hot to think in Equatorial Guinea about dessert? Your troubles are over. Here’s a cake for all seasons, fit for every occasion and universal in its taste. The beauty of this cake, apart from the fact it’s pretty and sweetened [...]

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Muffin Monday: Almond Rice Pudding Muffins

Rice Pudding Muffins. Sound crazy enough? Over 40 weeks into Muffin Monday, time for some serious experimenting I’d think. This recipe is another classic from Mark and Bruce’s The Ultimate Muffin Book. Changes and variations: This is a great way to use up any leftover rice and the recipe allows you customize the muffins to [...]

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Mascarpone Oreo Cookies

Did you take a moment to let the title sink in? Let’s try again, slowly this time… Mascarpone. Oreo. Cookies. Yes, there is such a thing. I am not going to waste any adjectives describing how this cookie tastes. All I know is that when you bake it and take that first bite, you will [...]

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Muffin Monday: Coffee Break Muffins

This week we’re bringing you one of Dorie Greenspan’s perfect recipe – Coffee Break Muffins. The recipe is simple and has an intense coffee flavor. Now when I first read the recipe, I immediately wanted to add some white chocolate, either chips in the batter or a sprinkle a few on top and at the [...]

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Oatmeal Cherry Chip Cookies

A bag of dried cherries in my pantry has been haunting me for weeks now, staring back forlornly every time I reach out to grab its neighbors. My first idea was to use it in a coffee cake. A few chopped up cherries in the streusel would have been fantastic but with all the indulgence [...]

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Mocha Rum Bundt Cake

The great thing about chocolate (besides the fact that it’s chocolate), is that it marries well with a whole variety of ingredients: from spices to fruits, nuts to alcohol. And for today we’ll pick the most fun of the lot: alcohol. A magical combination of rum and chocolate along with a generous portion of strongly [...]

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Muffin Monday: Honey Lemon Olive Oil Muffins w Spiced Lemon Glaze

We’re in our 40th week of Muffin Monday! For 40 weeks we’ve relentlessly brought you 40 dazzlingly delicious muffins and I’d like to thank all of you who’ve been a part of this wonderful community endeavor. I’ll promise you this: we’re not stopping any time soon! And this March Monday, we’ve a perfect breakfast muffin. [...]

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Muffin Monday: Banana Coconut Muffins

This is just one of those recipes where you don’t need to change a thing. These Banana Coconut Muffins makes for a perfect nibble alongside your tea and a combination of banana and coconut takes you to a warm afternoon on the beach, if nothing else, in your head. Still, if you’re in the mood [...]

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Nutella Peanut Butter Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate + Nutella + Peanut Butter = Trinity of Sin! This is not just another brownie recipe. Brace yourself for I have a nutellicious, peanut butter-laced, chocolate chip-strewn brownie. If you are a gooey brownie lover then this one is tailor made for you. I just gave it a simple chocolate glaze and threw over [...]

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Muffin Monday: Hazelnut Almond Raspberry Muffins

This happens to be just one of those recipes that you could make in your sleep. All it requires is a single bow, basic pantry staples and all of 7 minutes to prep the batter before you shove it into an oven. My Hazelnut Almond Raspberry Muffin is an adaptation of the Hazelnut Plum Muffin, yet another recipe [...]

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Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

After slacking off the last couple of months, there was no way I was going to miss this months’ #baketogether project. Abby posted a simple cheesecake recipe leaving it completely open for us personalize it. I love cheesecake. Cheesecake could be my Valentine. It is the rare dessert I’m the first one to eat after [...]

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Muffin Monday: Chocolate Lava Muffins

When it came to deciding what I wanted to do next in the series for Dessert for Two, the image that flashed was one o strawberries dunked in chocolate. It made sense: it’s easy and quite the perfect dessert after a mid-week dinner. The inspiration of this week’s Muffin Monday comes from there, only I [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cookie | Part II

A few month’s ago, I made four variations of an old classic; Chocolate Chip Cookies. For that first edition I had Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Whole Wheat Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies and the heavenly Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies. Leading into Part II, I have three exceptional recipes [...]

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Muffin Monday: Blueberry Cheesecake Muffins

Selling you this muffin by telling you how good it is is entirely pointless. All I’m going to do is strongly recommend that you – if you have 20 minutes free today – just go ahead and bake these. The original recipe hails from All Recipes using strawberries and I’ve adapted it slightly. My changes: [...]

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Guest Post: Gluten Free Strawberry Almond Roulade

This girl needs no introduction. Deeba Rajpal is easily one of the most talented bakers I’ve met (virtually of course). With all the moving and traveling over the last month, baking and blogging both took a backseat. Something I’d like to get back on track as soon as I can. There’s just so much to [...]

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Muffin Monday: Triple Chocolate Muffins

There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles. –Anon. With chocolate being featured in this month’s blog hop, it was an easy choice for me to share one of my all time favorite muffin recipes, the TRIPLE CHOCOLATE MUFFIN. And even though there are many variations I could [...]

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DIY: Vanilla Extract

It’s completely understandable if you would want to go out and buy yourself vanilla extract at the store. But if you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re comfortable experimenting in the kitchen and when you’re going to bke your own cake, why not make the ingredients that go into it as well? This I’m sure [...]

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Muffin Monday: Cranberry Carrot Muffins

Aaaand back. Well, just about. Exciting as it is to enter my new house, it promises to be a hectic week ahead with all the opening and sorting that needs doing. Not to mention that I’m armed with the mother of all to-do lists. Hectic, yes but a fun start to the week as I [...]

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Chocolate Blog Hop: Chocolate Hot Pots

When I first started baking, Chocolate Hot Pots would regularly feature on my table after dinner or as a midnight snack. A batch consisted of 4 ramekins and sometimes I’d bake these in disposable foil cups so I could sneak in one after lunch at work. When it came to deciding what I wanted to [...]

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