Yummy Food

I baked Ina Garten’s Apple Pie Bars on Sunday afternoon and it’s safe to say that it’s the best baking recipe that I’ve tried in a long time. Ina + Apple Pie = two things you just can’t go wrong with. I inadvertently messed up on the recipe but I think that made the bars even better. Also, I was heavy handed with the spices, changed the type of apples and added more apples than called for so I decided to share my take on the recipe with you. I personally think these bars are JUST as good as a big slice of apple pie, if not better. They’re definitely easier than apple pie due to the ease of making the pastry crust. (I don’t agree with that whole “easy as apple pie” quote when it comes to making pie crust.) The pastry crust here is made in a mixer and then pressed into the bottom of a parchment paper-lined pan. You reserve about a third of it for sprinkling on top. No rolling or cutting required and it tastes incredible. So buttery and delicious with just the right balance of swe

Soft-Baked Christmas Sprinkle Cookies have all the deliciousness of a vanilla pudding cookie packed with Christmas sprinkles. These cookies are the epitome of all your favorite holiday flavors wrapped up in a single Christmas treat, perfect for parties, cookies exchanges, or even Santa’s cookie plate. Do you know what time it is?! It’s Christmas cookie baking season! This is arguably my favorite time of the year and I couldn’t be more excited! I have a recipe for you that’s even going to make Saint Nick say goodbye all his old Christmas Eve favorites. These soft-baked Christmas sprinkle cookies are where it’s at, especially since there’s no rolling or cookie cutting required! Does it get any better than that? Oh wait it does, you’ll love the rich hint of almond extract complemented by a sweet a subtle vanilla flavor that leaves this cookie making a big impression on your heart, and your taste buds. INGREDIENTS  1/2 cup butter, room temperature  1/4 cup granulated sugar  

This beautiful dairy free / vegan lemon cake is light, moist and CRAZY delicious! Just like these vegan chocolate chip cookies, you’d never know it was free from anything. Teamed up with an incredible dairy free lemon curd, this vegan lemon cake will convince your friends and family that you’re a total pro when we know it was actually very easy to create! Shhhh, it’ll be our little secret… Nope! The only items someone who doesn’t follow a dairy free/vegan diet may not already have is the soy milk and the dairy free spread. Both are very cheap and readily available from most supermarkets. Other than that, I’d be very surprised if you didn’t already have everything you need to make this fabulous cake right now! Ingredients For the Sponge 1 tbsp Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice 300 ml Unsweetened Soy Milk (Room Temp) 150 g Dairy Free Spread 275 g Self Raising Flour (Sieved) 220 g Golden Caster Sugar 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 2 Lemons (Zest Only) For t

You know how there are some recipes that everyone needs to know? Like how to make the best ever cheese on toast, how to cook the perfect steak, how to bake a potato and how to make a soft-boiled egg? Well these easy vanilla cupcakes are made with this sort of recipe. When you can make moist vanilla cupcakes, the sky is the limit. They’re just so versatile that you can take this basic recipe and turn it into anything you want! In fact, when I developed this recipe, these cupcakes were for the base of some awesome tiramisu cupcakes that I’m planning on sharing with you really soon, so make sure you stuck around for that. Sure, you can make cupcakes out of a box. But when vanilla cupcakes from scratch are so easy to make and taste so amazing, what’s the point? I don’t know what it’s like where you live, but box mixes are really expensive around here! A box mix that makes 12 cupcakes goes for €5/$5.50 in the supermarkets where I live. Okay, that’s not a ridiculous sum of money, bu

Banana Chia Pudding is a super quick an easy way to make a pudding for little people. Sweetened with fruit it has no added sugar and it is an allergy friendly recipe. I often make this Banana Chia Pudding with Coconut Milk but it will work equally well with any milk, including cows milk, soy, almond etc, you can literally choose whichever milk you would like or your child prefers or can tolerate Yes, you read that right, a chia seed pudding like this banana chia pudding is essentially how you can make an egg-free custard. It is also a no cook/no heat custard which is also brilliant if you happen to be in the one-handed cooking phase of your life (ie. you are a one-handed cook because you have a baby on your hip!) I have another kid-friendly chia pud on my site, my apple pie chia pudding is flavoured with apples and cinnamon and added sugar-free too. Essentially you can turn any smoothie into a chia pudding, so if you have a smoothie combo they love, try adding some chia seeds

Making gourmet coffee drinks at home is easy and is great for your wallet.  This Peanut Butter Chocolate Latte tastes like peanut butter cups swirled in your coffee.  It is amazing to wake up to in the morning. *Love these recipes?  Be sure to sign up for the BruCrew email to have these recipes delivered to your inbox each day. I started drinking coffee in college.  It just seemed like the adult thing to do at the time.  And by drink coffee, I really mean drink liquid sugar and creamer with a little bit of coffee added to it. Over the years, I have slowly backed off the sugar and creamer amounts.  I still cannot drink it black, but it is definitely not as sweet as what I used to make it.  Maybe that means I am growing up… Going out for coffee is always fun to do with my hubby or with friends.  And of course any time I can grab a random gourmet drink, I do.  I have become quite spoiled by these delicious sweet caffeinated treats. But my wallet doesn’t like the cost of thes

I’m not sure of the origin of Cowboy Cookies and you’ll find a variety of versions of them if you look online. To me, they mean a cookie that’s packed full of good stuff like a cowboy is. This recipe has a lot going on with chocolate chips, oats, raisins and almonds. It makes one delicious cookie! Feel free to tweak it and add your own spin to it. Don’t like raisins? Try dried cranberries or leave them out. Chocolate chips not your thing? Add some white chocolate chips or butterscotch chocolate chips. You get the idea. Just make sure you pack them full of your favourite ingredients! I can tell you that this batch of Cowboy Cookies did not last long. It makes three dozen cookies so I spread the love by giving some to my cousin to take home to her family. She has two teen boys with insatiable appetites. My recipes get gobbled up way faster at her place than mine. I have picky eaters here. However, my girls both liked this recipe and even Olivia’s boyfriend had a few. ingredient