Here is a challenge for Y’all….. I am certain that even if you have zero baking skills, that you can make this dessert and you’re friends will be impressed. No, really! This Raspberry Lemon Cream Tart involves no actual baking (well, ok, my version, I made the crust, but it can be make with a Keebler “Ready Crust”. If you can stir ingredients a few things together, you can make this. You could also make it with blackberries, or blueberries, or currants.
Starting off the week with some Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins. Except that I didn’t have any actual strawberries, just strawberry jam. What to do? I made some cheesecake filling (cream cheese, egg yolk and sugar), chilled it and then added some of the jam. Result: muffin-y outside, creamy strawberry cheesecake filling. Delicious! And a new trick when berries aren’t at hand!
I know that you might be getting sick of me saying this (although I don’t think that I say it all that often), but sometimes I make a recipe that just turns out perfect. This is one of those recipes.
I have this tendency to buy 3-4 bananas when I know that I can’t eat all of them before they get too rip (I am more of a less-on-the-ripe-side banana girl) so by the time two weeks rolls around, I have 2 or even more bananas to “use up”. That means a lot of banana bread. This time, I decided to make something different and made these Banana Blondies. They are delicious. Moist, a little chewy, super-banana-y. I added walnuts to the mix but skip them if you aren’t a fan. Other “mix in” options are toffee bits, chocolate chips or other nuts. Swirling in a but of Nutella might also work!
I’m not one for making a log of candy really…. sure fudge and truffles around Christmas and the like, but rarely candy, so this “Nuts About You” Sea Salt Peanut Brittle is a bit unique for me. It’s a very American thing. But it turned out well and makes a great Valentine’s Day present. Just watch your teeth — this stuff is hard!
I did a (not-baking-related) training event yesterday and it was pretty intense which means I had a hard time sleeping last night. Insomni-baking at it’s finest came up with this bundt cake recipe. That I (maybe surprisingly, maybe not) had the ingredients at hand was amazing and its a very nice breakfast this morning.