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nuts

Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Crêpes with Nutella and Bananas

More bananas! Just like a few days ago was “National Croissant Day”, Monday is “World Nutella Day” (back in 2022, I did a whole series of nutella recipes for that), so I thought that I would get a head start on that “holiday” by making these Crêpes with Nutella and Bananas. They always remind me of markets in Europe, particularly France and Germany, were there is inevitably someone making these fresh to go. It’s something about the banana and Nutella combination that is also so reminiscent of childhood. Their quick to make and a super snack or dessert.

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2. February 2024
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Chocolate Walnut Banana Muffins

This is one of those recipes that likely started out as banana bread. Remember during the height of the b=pandemic, everyone seemed to be making banana bread — myself included. And then, somewhere along the line, my “breads” (quick breads” started turning to muffins because they were easier to store and distribute… And then I stopped making banana bread altogether. Funny how that is all very cyclical.

Nevertheless, I made these Chocolate Walnut Banana Muffins today and they are a yummy addition to my breakfasts this week!

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29. January 2024
Cookies, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Mini-Chocolate Chip Coconut Macaroons (2024 New and Improved Recipe!)

One of the things when you are making macaroons, is that you have to find a careful balance of egg whites to coconut: wet to dry, as it were. Most recipes under estimate the coconut requirement. I, on the other hand, have a tendency to try to stuff as much coconut as humanly possible while still hoping that the whole thing manages to stay held together. This is a “new and improved” recipe of one of my standbys and I think that they came out just perfect this time.

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28. January 2024
Desserts

Twelve Grapes Cake

In Spain, there is a good luck tradition, that at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, you eat twelve grapes, one each as the church bells chime. This is actually no small feat, and I’ve managed to nearly choke on a grape or two. This year, I decided to riff slightly on the Doce Uvas de la Suerte tradition, by making this Twelve Grapes Cake so instead of wolfing down the grapes, you can enjoy a piece of cake instead. Happy New Year!

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1. January 2024