If you are looking for a moist chocolate cake that is not too sweet then look no further. The chocolate flavors in this cake are brought out by my favorite trick - coffee! And the frosting itself uses mascarpone which is rich, velvety, and much less sweet than your conventional buttercream. Cake Ingredients: Makes two … Continue reading Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Frosting
I often buy apples and forget about them until I really need to do something about them. Here in Düsseldorf, where I live, it is currently cold and rainy which calls for warm comforting food. But of course, I’ve noticed that Germans love ice cream no matter what the weather; so what better dish than … Continue reading Comforting Apple Crumble
This recipe is the definition of childhood summers in the south of France, spending the whole day at the pool with my cousins and being greeted by my mom and aunt’s smiles around 4PM, bringing us ‘le goûter’ in woven baskets covered in dish towels. These baskets contained (most of the time) either of 2 … Continue reading Le Clafoutis de Mamouchka
Layers on layers on layers on layers with CHEESE. Yummy. What are the typical two ingredients you see in a lasagna; pasta, meat, and cheese. Well, I didn't want the pasta part of the lasagna so I decided to go for zucchini instead. Any vegetable part of the squash family usually make great substitutes for … Continue reading No Carb Zucchini Lasagna
You know when you have those ingredients where you don't know what to do with them? You just HAD to have that one thing that you just didn't have any clue what you were going to do with. Well...I had one of those moments. We had raisins. Now, I used to like them plain for … Continue reading Oatmeal Raisin Cookies – A Crowd Pleaser
First, I would like to apologize for disappearing. I've simply been overly busy. Second, I want to share with you today a lovely and simple recipe that I recently remembered loving at a young age. I haven't eaten this in quite a long time but it just came to me as a craving (what doesn't?). … Continue reading Grilled Eggplant – Childhood Memories
I often have a hankering for pizza; it is like the thing that completes me.. 😛 But if I let myself satisfy love of eating pizza, it wouldn't be so healthy would it? There are many solutions to this problem that people have been exercising. Zucchini, cauliflower, gluten free flour, etc.. I chose a quick … Continue reading Portobello Mushroom Pizza – No dough, No Fuss!
Pasta and cheese, what more could you ask for? I'll tell you what; pasta and cheese covered in bread crumbs! Mac n' cheese is a children's favorite; and like any other child, I loved mac n' cheese. Little did I know, there was much more to it than a branded box filled with pasta and … Continue reading Oh my Baked Mac n’ Cheese!
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