Chocolate Caramel Extravaganza

My experiments in the kitchen usually get stuck to everything. But Shari’s sons have the Midas touch, they created this chocolate/ caramel extravaganza using different recipes cobbled together, cue epic music.

Tickled Red has the full combination of recipes for the Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

Sinful Cookie Spread

I have never seen anything like this, but I am willing to eat it. It looks Delicious, it is Oreo Cookie Spread made from just three ingredients, the most important of which is Oreos, a half package is all it takes. Goodbye diet, was nice knowing you.

You can get the full recipe from Karly at Buns In My Oven.

Yummy Individual Mug Cakes

Sometimes making a whole cake just takes way too long for my liking. Those are the days I’m craving something cake-like, but without the creaming, whisking, measuring drama that goes with serious baking.

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Chocolate Mint Cookies

There is nothing like a good chocolate cookie, especially if it has heaps of pure chocolate and mint piled onto the top, melted and gooey and waiting for you to sink your teeth into. Mmmm… Take a look at these Andes Mint Chocolate cookie from Six Sister Stuff. I guarantee you will not be able to resist making them.

For the full recipe and pictures, go to Six Sister Stuff

Smoothie Packs Save Time

For those of us that have extremely limited time to waste in the morning, with school runs, the commute to work and the craziness that usually dominates mornings in general. [Read more...]

Valentines Day Chocolate Hearts Recipes

 

As we are speeding towards Valentines Day, I thought I would help you out with a recipe or two and a decorating idea. These chocolate hearts will make a great impression on your Valentine this year but why not try them out before, just to see what they will taste like on the day, no harm in that I think!

Pair your chocolate hearts with fresh fruit like raspberries and line the outside with couverture chocolate shapes to make them extra special.

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Black Velvet Cake

 

If one of your New Year’s Resolutions is to diet and lose a little weight, I suggest you look away now. We have all heard of Red Velvet cake and then there was Blue Velvet cake. This is a Black Velvet cake, it’s sweet, delicious, moist and easy to make. The recipe is from Jaclyn at Food + Words and my heart skipped a beat when I saw the pictures. This cake is certainly for you if you are looking for something to stop the show.

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Mini Santa Hat Brownies

So what if Christmas is gone, that’s no excuse to stop making adorable food to be eaten by the hordes of people who descend on your house. These mini Santa hat brownies are sure to get an “awww, cute!”, before they are gobbled up in a delicious, sweet mouthful.

The recipe can be adjusted to include nuts if you lean that way or a combination of dark and semi sweet chocolate chips or chunks to make the end result best suited to you and your family’s tastes.  [Read more...]

Pink Lemonade Snowballs

The snowballs that I know are rolled in coloured pink coconut, but these are smaller and covered in pink icing sugar, and flavoured with lemonade flavouring. Despite the difference to the snowballs I know, these pink lemonade snowballs still look divine. The recipe, through The TomKat Studio, is easy to follow, with the results looking like they are worth the extra bit of effort.

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Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Bacon and Gorgonzola

  

Need a great starter recipe that looks good, is simple to make and is oh so tasty? I found this Creamy Cauliflower soup, topped with, wait for it, bacon and Gorgonzola! Hot creamy cauliflower goodness with tangy sharp Gorgonzola and crunchy salty bacon, I think heaven might come in those flavours. What could be simpler than steaming cauliflower and whizzing it up with chicken, vegetable or mushroom stock in a blender or with an immersion blender till it is smooth. Nothing, well, except maybe eating this in front of your lit fireplace.

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