I thought that it’d be fitting to end 2013 with a savory breakfasty recipe, perfect for international hangover day, also known as January 1st. This recipe is great for any meal of the day, and leftovers hold up very well. I made it for dinner the other night with a side of these Tangy Lemon Dijon Green Beans, which went really well together.
Continue reading
Photography
Creamy Dreamy Apple Torte
I love fruit, baking, and baked goods, so you would think that would naturally translate to an affinity for pies and tortes, but you would be wrong. I don’t like cooked fruit (except bananas, such as in my famous chocolate chip banana muffins, and blueberries), but I do recognize that other people like it, so I’m happy to bake it for them – like this creamy dreamy Continue reading
My Famous Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
I became famous for these muffins in university; it got to the point where I could swear that my friends developed a sixth sense for when they had just been baked and knew exactly when to stop by. These muffins are a perfect solution to overripe bananas and were part of the inspiration for this blog as many of my friends have requested the recipe or the result of it at one point or another. Continue reading
Enchanting Orange Coconut Cake
After already deciding to and completing baking this cake, I realized that I had made a recipe with coconut last week (Amazing Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies), makes you think I have a thing for coconut! The truth is, I do, but I’m kind of (unfortunately) a coconut snob. You see, my grandparents had a house on the Caribbean island Grenada, also known as the Island of Spice. I grew up going there for a few weeks a year until the age of ten, Continue reading
Amazing Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
My Nana would bake all the time but would never really eat what she made, and while she clearly passed on her love of baking to me, she definitely did not pass on that habit. These are oatmeal cookies 2.o, not only are they chewy, but the coconut and chocolate take them to a whole new delicious level, which makes me eat lots of them. Continue reading