After my success with a microwaved, “Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie” (see my recipe in “Desserts”), I decided to make a simpler – though equally delicious – and more traditional version. Some people cannot get through weird cookie flavour variations, and they stick to the good old chocolate chip. Sweet,…
My friend and I decided to make a batch of cookies – but, alas, I’m not really one to eat sugar-loaded ‘Smarties’ cookies! While her beautifully multicoloured biscuits baked in the oven, I quickly mixed together my own dough with some chopped, Lindt 90% dark chocolate mixed through. This only…
Need a single-serving, delicious treat in under 5 minutes? Warm, chewy, gooey, and soft, this cookie is everything you could want when in need of comfort and solitary solace. Not that you couldn’t cook a double batch of these, but let’s be honest, why share? This recipe involves a square…
Pumpkin pie is delicious in any form, but I’ve never been a big crust fan. It always seemed to me that eating the crust was a laborious task done before getting to the real deal – the dense, pudding-like filling. Coconut cream adds plenty of satisfying fats and lends a…
I made a batch of salted caramel on impulse, then decided I probably needed something to eat it with. A bag of semolina and packet of almond flour led to this moist, soft cake. Olive oil lends a deep and somewhat earthy flavour here. I used extra-virgin, but you can just…
The idea of soggy sponges sometimes puts people off trifles. I remember making my favourite trifle as a child, which involved soaking slices of swiss roll cake in jelly. The result? Moistened cake with no sogginess. Problem solved. Of course, you can’t just go out and buy packets of ready-made…
Torn between the worlds of dark, decadent chocolate and light, sweet cheesecake? Eat me! The cheesecake topping is vanilla-scented and creamy, while the brownie underneath provides a fudgy base. This brownie is full of satisfying fats from the cream cheese and butter, as well as protein from eggs and antioxidants…
I love crumble cakes – the crunchy, buttery topping combines perfectly with the soft sponge underneath. Coffee provides a bitter contrast to the vanilla – though I usually prefer rich, dense cakes (think chocolate lava!), on occasion a tea cake like this simply feels right. The over-sweetening of sponges…
I love my thickshakes, and this is a decadently gorgeous one. Dark with cocoa, rich with hazelnut, and slightly sweetened with rice malt syrup, you’ll wonder why breakfast doesn’t always taste this good! Psyllium adds fibre to this, while cottage cheese and milk provide calcium, protein, and fat. Hazelnuts bring…
Chocolate and mint. Cheesecake and trifle. Whipped cream, pudding, brownie . . . how can you go wrong? Seriously, this thing is wickedly good. Not that it’s a super healthful dessert, but it will definitely keep you full with all its fat, protein, and fibre! Think of all that calcium…
