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Finger Millet or Ragi Chocolate Cake

Serve the Finger Millet Chocolate cake with chocolate syrup. I made an instant chocolaty syrup by mixing 2 tbsp. of Nutella with 1 tsp. of milk in it. And the cake was gone before I could even think of storing it for the next day :) From the original site: I baked this Finger millet […]

Baked Brie

After I got married, I wanted to come up with a dish I could bring to holidays with either my family or his, something that would be my signature thing. But I had no ideas. My brother’s wife is a vegetarian, so their wedding reception (just six weeks after mine!) was meat-free. Where our cocktail […]

Green Chile Stew

Green Chile Stew from the famed Pink Adobe Restaurant in Santa Fe, NM uses seasonal Hatch chiles to their best! Fragrant, flavorful, perfect pork stew! http://www.shockinglydelicious.com/green-chile-stew-from-the-pink-adobe-hatch-chiles/ From the original site: My light bulb moment came when I mused that Hatch chiles are grown in New Mexico, so an authentic New Mexican treatment of them would […]

Budin de Huevos – Egg Bread Pudding!

I made this recipe by accident one day while trying to make a version of tres leches cake batter using the ingredients I had on hand, mainly cake flour and not all purpose flour. What came out was most certainly not a tres leches, but it was still pretty delicious. I have called this my […]

Torta Maria Luisa – Maria Luisa Cake

This is a Latin twist on a traditional Victorian Sandwich cake, also called a Victorian Sponge Cake. The zesty orange marmalade filling makes the cake oh so elegant and perfect for any fancy occasion. Even non-cake lovers won’t be able to say no to this cake! From the original site:  Nobody knows for sure why […]

Leche Poleada with Empanada Dippers

This is my new twist on a traditional Salvadoran food, empanadas made out of plantains (empanadas de platano). In El Salvador, empanadas de platano are usually eaten coated with sugar. In this recipe I make a vanilla egg custard (leche poleada) that I use to both dip the empanadas into, as well as to fill […]

Jamaican spice bun with a citrus glaze

A quick and easy recipe for making raisin bread with a Jamaican twist. It’s a great bread for breakfast or tea time! From the original site: Moist fruit bread with a pretty sugar glaze – how can you resist that?

Butterfinger Dessert

This is a really good dessert. Angel food cake, pudding, whipped topping, and Butterfinger candy come together to make a dessert everyone will love. From the original site: This could be one of the BEST desserts you EVER make. This is SOOOO good and easy to make.

Spinach Cheese Pasta

Pasta in a healthy green spinach sauce. From the original site: I love spinach no less than Popeye and cook it in a variety of ways. You’ve read some of my Indian recipes with spinach so far; now presenting a healthy pasta sauce with spinach as its prime ingredient. This dish should make spinach-haters too […]

Basilrita

Basilrita = basil + margarita = fabulous! From the original site: My windowsill basil plant was calling my name, and it was 5 o’clock somewhere, so necessity being the mother of invention, this Basil Margarita was born.

Cilantro Pesto

Cilantro Pesto is for all of us in the Cilantro Lovers Club! I am dolloping this on everything that won’t move. From the original site: Once you make this herby deliciousness, what should you do with it? Here are some ideas: boil or roast some new potatoes and then toss some of this pesto with […]

Arroz con Pollo (Chicken and Rice)

After searching for quite some time for an authentic Arroz con Pollo recipe I gave up and created my own. It took me a number of tries but I have finally perfected it. And now, I no longer have to fly all the way to Spain to enjoy this dish! From the original site: I […]

Fat Witch Bakery White Chocolate Bars

You’ll have everything in the pantry for these, and you can just scamper in and make them. They’re rich, vanilla-y and addictive — just what I like in a cookie! From the original site: These are so good I can’t even talk about them. My mouth is stuffed full, and I would spray crumbs your […]

Espresso Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

Can’t go wrong with coffee and chocolate. Here’s a wonderful Mothers Day Espresso Cupcake recipe! Enjoy!! From the original site: These muffins are great for a coffee loving Mum! Nothing like a deep, delicious espresso cupcake to make the day complete. Dark chocolate pairs beautifully with coffee, and IMHO, a creme chantilly topping might compliment […]

Pebbly Beach Fruit Squares

Great Mothers Day cookies from Alice Medrich – her typical style, classic and comforting! From the original site: These squares reminded me of the good old days in the sweltering heat where we read books in shades of LARGE raintrees and tamarind trees, no fans, no conditioners, no frets, no worries. 

Quarkauflauf – Quark Casserole with Balsamic Strawberries

This is a lovely casserole {dessert}, like a firm cheesecake.It can be eaten hot/warm as well, though I served mine chilled. I used seasonal strawberries softened over low heat with brown sugar and balsamic vinegar. From the original site: Ever since I discovered making curd cheese or QUARK at home, food has never been the […]

Layered Chocolate & Strawberry Cake {Eggless}

We loved this cake! It’s special because it is a layered cake, EGGLESS, no butter and still deeply decadent and ‘chocolaty’ moist! From the original site: Yet this one is special because it is a layered cake, eggless, no butter and chocolaty moist! I filled it with a balsamic strawberry and cream filling, and slathered […]

Peanut Butter Crunch Chocolate Treats

I love making this recipe for get-togethers or just for fun for my husband to take to work. It’s easy to make, beautiful to look at and delicious to devour! The pastel M&M’s make it especially pretty for springtime or Easter. From the original site: The treat are really quite simple to make; just like […]

Strawberry Fresh Mint & Lime Sorbet

What better way to welcome the dreaded HOT days of summer. This is a natural and sensational sorbet to beat the heat. It is fresh and exciting, and a wonderful way to use summers bounty. My mint patch is overflowing and I loved that I could add fresh mint to the strawberries. From the original […]

Strawberry Apple Crumble
Strawberry Apple Crumble

One of my favourite fruit bakes … Use fruit of the season,throw in chopped dry fruit, a sprinkling of fresh herbs…healthy & yum! From the original site: I find crisps and crumbles one of the easiest desserts to bake. They are therapeutic, satisfying and look pretty with fruit juices oozing out invitingly.  

Chocolate Matcha Olive Oil Brownies

Keeping in mind the dieting diva I embarked on experimenting with an olive oil version of brownies. Healthy, fudgy, chocolaty and yummy From the original site: Chocolate Matcha Olive Oil Brownies … a healthy brownie matched with matcha with Japan in mind. Also an origami crane for Japan! 

Panino with Brie and Pears

3 ingredients is all it takes for a monstrously great sandwich! From the original site: Creamy, salty, sweet, smoky, grilled cheese of the Gods. Contender for World’s Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich.  Assemble ingredients in headline and grill in panini grill, George Foreman, griddle or skillet (weigh it down). That is all. You may now return […]

Fried Egg with Truffle Salt

This is the best egg I have EVER eaten! I made it for breakfast one day, and couldn’t stand it and made it for lunch the next day. From the original site: It doesn’t matter what meal you eat this for, it will make you completely happy!  There is nothing –I repeat, NOTHING! — better […]

Yeasted Filled Meringue Coffee Cake {Sweet & Savour}y

I love this recipe because it is very versatile, and both the sweet and savory versions were winners! From the original site: The monthly date with Daring Bakers and this time we were challenged to make a ‘Mets la main à la pâte’ or Yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake. I did both a sweet and savory […]