Today’s recipe is one that is super-easy to pull together: Chocolate Marzipan Croissants. I don’t usually use pre-packaged foods but a few weeks ago croissant dough was on sale, and I was recovering from some health issues and was taking things a bit easier. I bought a package of croissant dough for 99 cents and stuck…
Broccoli Cheddar Soup and How to Live Forever
I love cooking, partially for the creative aspect of it, and partially because it’s delicious (actually, that IS most of the reason!), but also because I can control the nutritional profile. I try to avoid preservatives, so I’m big on homemade food, and often, homemade food is more nutritious than any bought in a super-market or…
Vegan Coconut Apple Spice Cake
Before I talk about how to make Vegan Coconut Apple Spice Cake, allow me a little blathering. I try to post a new recipe once a week, and usually on the weekend. However, this past week I’ve been recovering from some medical stuff and have been napping extra much to recover my strength. All of…
Easy Cacti Cupcakes, Because Succulents are Super-Trendy
I love cupcakes, I love buttercream, and I love a good challenge in the kitchen, so when I saw a picture of some Cacti Cupcakes recently, I thought “I can do that!” And decided to craft my own version. So yes, that’s this week’s recipe! Easy Cacti/Succulent Cupcakes! To be specific, spice cake cupcakes with coconut buttercream frosting….
Coconut Buttercream Frosting, Plus How I Develop Flavour Combinations
This Coconut Buttercream Frosting is basically a coconut mouthgasm. Not even kidding, every time someone tried this, their reaction was “Mmmmmffff!” (That’s a happy moan, btw). The magical combination of buttercream and coconut was a happy accident for me, but it’s one that I’ve now made a staple in my icing stable (try saying that…