Thursday, May 7, 2015

Twix Thumbprint Cookies

Twix Thumbprint Cookies Ingredients: Shortbread Layer: ⅔ cup Unsalted Butter, softened ½ cup sugar 2 Eggs (yolks only) 1 teaspoon vanilla 1½ cups all-purpose flour Caramel Filling: 14 soft caramel candies (like Kraft Caramels) 3 T. heavy cream Chocolate Drizzle: 6 ounce milk chocolate chips See...

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Rainbow Veggie Skewers

Rainbow Veggie Skewers Ingredients: Vinaigrette: 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar (or white wine vinegar) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper Vegetable: 16 cherry or grape tomatoes 1 red...

Monday, May 4, 2015

Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes

Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes Ingredients Cupcakes 1 2/3 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 3/4 cup salted butter, room temperature 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 + 1/8 cup milk 3/4 cup chopped strawberries Icing 1/2 cup salted butter 1/2 cup shortening 4...

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Pumpkin & Harissa Vegetarian Sausage Rolls

Pumpkin & Harissa Vegetarian Sausage Rolls Ingredients 1kg of butternut pumpkin 1 tbsp of olive oil 1 large brown onion, finely chopped 1 red capsicum, roasted and seeds and skin removed 2 red chilli's, seeds and top removed and roughly chopped 2 fat cloves of...

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Caramel Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies

Caramel Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg, room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1/2 ...

Monday, April 27, 2015

Simple Garlic Butter Mushroom & Provolone Melts

Simple Garlic Butter Mushroom & Provolone Melts Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 8 ounces fresh baby bella mushrooms 2 teaspoons minced garlic 3 tablespoons white wine 2 tablespoons minced parsley 2 slices Provolone cheese 4 slices wheat bread ...

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Chocolate Baklava

Chocolate Baklava Ingredients Honey vanilla syrup: 250 ml water (1 cup) 200 g sugar (1 cup) 50 honey (4/5 cup) juice of half a lemon (optional) 1 vanilla pod (optional) Baklava: 100 -150 g melted butter, cold (1 stick aprox) 1 package filo pastry (20 sheets...