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Gluten-Free Raspberry Crumble Bars with Custard I already loved strawberry oatmeal crumble bars (and basically anything streusel-topped – like these apple muffins and cinnamon coffee cake), but I’m even more obsessed with these raspberry oatmeal bars! By adding an additional custard layer to the fruity, sweet, chewy raspberry bars, this sweet treat becomes truly indulgent. Even better, these vegan raspberry oat bars are made with primarily pantry staples, and you can use fresh or frozen raspberries or swap them for other berries and fruits – to enjoy year-round!...

Looking for more Easy Mexican Side Dishes? Try my Authentic Spanish Rice or Creamy Confetti Corn! Homemade refried black beans also known as frijoles negros refritos are a lot easier to make than you think. These are so much better than refried black beans from a can! The canned version can be loaded with extra ingredients to preserve the beans and typically leave an after taste. Making your own refried beans at home is super easy!...

Are you a fan of rhubarb? Then you need to take a look at my indulgent Rhubarb Curd! All my friends know I am a rhubarb fanatic, quite literally. I snap it up as soon as the first bundles appear in shops and I go on cooking and baking it until nothing is left! This time I was pleasantly surprised as some rhubarb came to me via a friend’s allotment....

There’s something special about a brunch with hot and fresh fritters. Want even more? You’ll need to try my Easy Apple Fritters! As a child I always liked Saturday mornings because they meant special breakfast for us. I would get most excited when my mum whipped up a batch of these hot and fluffy cheese fritters. It took me far too long to introduce syrniki to my own family, but when I did they were an even bigger hit than I hoped....

Pro Tips for making Shortbread Cookies The cookie dough can be made well in advance. It keeps for about a week in the fridge and a month in the freezer. Make sure to wrap very well and allow to warm up just enough to cut. If your butter isn’t room temp just cut the sticks into a few slices and microwave on 50% power in 5 second bursts. Flip the butter with every burst....

If you love homemade BBQ, try my fall-off-the-bone Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs and my Honey BBQ Boneless Chicken Wings are perfect for entertaining! Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken I love dinners that are quick and easy and only require a couple of minutes of prep time. That is why this bbq chicken is one of my top favorite crockpot chicken recipes! It’s super easy to make, only has two ingredients, and always turns out incredibly juicy and tender without a lot of effort....

7 Ingredient Fridays?! One MIGHTY pancake recipe! How does that sounds? Pretty freakin’ fantastic right? Well these fluffy and tender buttermilk pancakes are exactly that! A quick 7 ingredient fix of pancakes for the kiddos for the morning before school starts and even on the weekends as a family affair. And what’s the best part? The fact that this is a small batch recipe for buttermilk pancakes! It feed about 2-3 whether they be kids or adults and I don’t really know anyone that would say NO to a stack of tender buttermilk pancakes topped with bright berries, sliced almonds and tons of maple syrup just cascading off the sides of pillowy pancakes....

It’s breakfast casserole season! Every year around this time, I bust out with a new one. Three years ago, it was the veggie-loaded casserole that so many of you made and LOVED. A couple of years back it was the caramelized onion casserole with spinach and bread. Then last year, it was done Mexican-style with a hash brown crust. This one is loaded with thinly sliced potatoes, flakey smoked salmon, whipped ricotta, sautéed shallots and leeks, chopped chives, and speckled with soft goat cheese – basically it’s a chowder in smoked salmon breakfast casserole form....

Succulent and crispy Dover sole fish is covered in brown butter sauce (or beurre noisette) and finished with fresh lemon juice and chopped parsley for a dish so refined and divine that you’ll forget you aren’t sitting in a Parisian café. Instead, elevate your weekly dinners with this simple dish or treat your friends to this dover sole recipe at your next dinner party. If you’d like to try more exquisite French recipes, then check out my French macarons, steak au poivre, quiche lorraine, or canelés....

There is nothing better than a freshly baked loaf of sourdough. It has a slightly acidic, tangy flavor from the sourdough starter that will leave you wanting to eat the entire loaf in one sitting. This post will cover the basics of sourdough baking, and over time, you will master bread making! Want to make another loaf of bread? Try my artisan bread recipe, beer bread recipe, or brioche bread recipe....

How do you make Indian green chutney? Although there are many recipes, including mine which you’ll find below, an Indian green chutney is a recipe that you can easily riff on based on what you have in your pantry or fridge. Here are the categories of ingredients that can go into composing a green chutney of your liking: Herbs - Typically an Indian green chutney has cilantro and mint for both its green color and light and herby flavor....

Spring rolls are one of the most common accompaniments in any Chinese restaurant you eat. Almost none of the restaurants serve it ‘in house’, but this is one of the first things we order when eating at a Chinese restaurants. With the availability of spring roll wrappers so easily this Vegetable and Tofu Spring Rolls is something we can make in no time and the recipe works great. Once I made these Spring rolls, I was surprised that I have never made it earlier....

Strawberry spinach salad I’ve been on a serious salad kick lately. I can’t get enough of them. This light and fresh Strawberry Spinach Salad is by far one of my favorites. Loaded with fresh spinach, strawberries, red onion, nuts, and feta cheese. This has summer written all over it but you can make it anytime. This salad is similar to Panera Bread’s Strawberry Poppyseed salad which is sadly only served during the summer....

Looking for more Healthy Breakfast Ideas? Then try my Peanut Butter Protein Balls or my Oatmeal Smoothie! Sweet Potato Toast (Two Way’s) Sweet potato toast is a healthy breakfast or snack that is super versatile! This is great for those of you who are gluten-free and/or vegetarian. Not only is the sweet potato portion of this meal healthy, but the toppings that go on are also good for you and so delicious....

Today is the last day of our Month long Baking Mega Marathon – ‘Fire Up Your Ovens’ and I am very happy about all the different bakes I made and learned along the way. I have now got the “baker’s itch” and it is going to be pretty hard not baking this often. This marathon gave me a chance to learn several sandwich loaves recipes as well as savory bakes and dinners....

Looking for more breakfast recipes? Try my Easy Breakfast Bake, Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches or my French Toast Muffin Cups! Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole When I decide to make this tater tot breakfast bake, my whole family gets excited! It’s just THAT good! I don’t know if it’s the kid-approved tater tots, the mouthwatering cheese, or the delicious breakfast sausage, but this easy one-pan casserole is always a huge hit with the whole family....

Find more satisfying and comforting recipes in our collection of Winter Warmers! As autumn hits and brings along rain and cold, I start to crave meals that will warm me up and restore the good vibes. Days like that are when you will find me reaching for a bowl of this Texas-style chili to cozy up with. I’m a huge fan of chili recipes and they always go down well at our dinner table....

Soft and fluffy authentic flour tortillas make your taco night that much more delicious. I’m talking about warm, fluffy authentic Mexican tortilla hot off the pan. The kind that has those dark bubbles blistering up from a hot pan. If I’m at a Mexican restaurant 9 times out of 10 my answer is flour when the waiter asks if I want flour or corn tortillas. I love a good corn tortilla too....

(We’ve been invited to visit by the Vienna tourism board, all opinions remain our own.) Vienna has been a city on our must-visit list for as long as we’ve lived in London, with the cities history at the centre of European politics and legendary elegance no small part of the attraction. Yet, even though we had a pretty good idea of what to expect, the city still managed to surpass our expectations, with a dazzling array of gorgeous palaces, vibrant culture and friendly welcome all standing out....

We finally saw the new[ish] Spiderman movie yesterday now that things with our house have settled down. The Venice scenes gave me all the feels! It’s been almost exactly a year since we were there, but I have to say I still remember it all like it was yesterday. The fact that the entire city functions seamlessly without busses, trucks, cars, or even motorcycles still baffles me. In Houston, it’s near impossible to get to many places without motor-powered vehicles unless you live in the cities center....