Chocolate cereal bites OR pantry foraging during homeschooling! So last week, while the kids were during their second week of distant learning, I decided to go through my pantry items and use ingredients that were close to expiration. Found some crunchy corn flakes and some leftover couverture chocolates from a…
Recipes: Comfort Food
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Continue ReadingThis recipe was passed to me by my dear friend @nourabdo. Adapted from @recipe_tin. It is super simple to make but needs pre-planning as it needs to be slow cooked for a minimum of 8hrs. I have tried less, it doesn’t work.My slow cooker is from @mumzworldcom, use my promocode Petites10 for 10%…
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Continue ReadingBeirut on my mind today. This fragrant, chewy fig jam is made using dried figs. It makes me reminisce of lavish Lebanese brunches and lazy halloum and fig jam sandwiches for dinner on the balcony. The lovely Marilyne of @thesweethobby kindly gave me her mom’s recipe to share with you all. Step…
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Continue ReadingI’m posting the recipe early so you can manage to bake it today if needed! The filling is based on the @hummingbirdbme with a couple of tweaks. The pastry crust is from the book #agoodbake by Melissa Weller. (Thank you Raja @lesmauvaisgarcons for your help)
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Continue ReadingThis cloud-like cake is the quintessential Christmas dessert. Super light, creamy and delicious, it is actually really easy to make! The recipe is also super adaptable: fill it with any jam or curd you want, or even a praline, chocolate or even speculoos spread! Recipe below and video tutorial in…
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Continue ReadingThis is the easiest pastry cream or crème pâtissière based on the recipe by @huckcafe. Many of you have asked me for it, after seeing me use it in the apricot tart. The cream was baked in that recipe but I wasn’t very happy with the final outcome. I’ll use it…
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Continue ReadingI love making blondie bars because they’re a super easy way to create a beautiful dessert. They are similar to brownies but with a mellower chocolate flavor. The raspberry jam gives bursts of summer flavors in every bite.
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Continue Reading3-ingredients lockdown sugar cookies- April 2020. If you look closely, beyond the smile and the red lipstick, you will see my worried eyes, trying to smile and be positive amidst a very weird (and super scary!) period of our lives. I was feeling super anxious at the beginning of the #pandemic,…
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Continue ReadingUpside down peach cake! It’s fluffy, moist, and super easy to make! It can be made with any stone fruit (or even pineapple). The yogurt and the chunks of fruit in the batter makes it super light. This cake tastes even better the next day.Original recipe by @tworedbowls.
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Continue ReadingThis recipe makes a small batch of cookies which is the perfect indulgence! Gooey, chocolaty and doughy in the middle with crunchy edges- the small batch won’t last too long