Recipes

Copycat Hostess Cupcakes

Copycat Hostess Cupcakes

With this fun recipe, you can make your own Copycat Hostess Cupcakes in under an hour! Turn a childhood favorite into a homemade treat! A CHILDHOOD FAVORITE COPYCAT RECIPE Have you ever craved a scrumptious Hostess Cupcake and wished that you could master the art of making them yourself? Well, now you can! I’ve created this easy-to-follow recipe so that anyone can make delicious copycat Hostess Cupcakes right from the comfort of their own kitchen. These homemade cupcakes have all the same flavor, texture, and mouthwatering sweetness of store bought ones that you love only better! So grab your baking...

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Go Bananas for this Bread!

Go Bananas for this Bread!

Almond Flour Banana Bread This healthy Almond Flour Banana Bread is melt-in-your-mouth moist, naturally sweetened, dietary-friendly, and bursting with banana flavor. Made in just one bowl, it’s easy to whip up anytime a craving strikes. Pin this recipe on Pinterest to save for later Pin It! Despite this site’s cache of classic healthy banana bread recipes (Oatmeal Banana Bread; Healthy Banana Bread), mash-up banana bread recipes (Zucchini Banana Bread; Pumpkin Banana Bread), and even gluten-free banana bread recipes (Paleo Banana Bread), almond flour banana bread is still a recipe we need. It’s tender yet substantial, naturally sweetened, and mega-moist. The...

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Chocolate french toast and fry-up noodles: Ravinder Bhogal’s weekend breakfast recipes

Chocolate french toast and fry-up noodles: Ravinder Bhogal’s weekend breakfast recipes

Saturday is not the day for cereal! It is a time for an egg, bacon and mushroom breakfast noodle bowl with hangover chilli sauce, and for chocolate and banana French toast with miso caramelHarried weekday breakfasts often involve little more than a bowl of cereal or slice of toast devoured on the run, but weekends are for leisurely indulgences. Start your Saturday morning right with something a little more adventurous. This noodle bowl gives eggs and bacon an exciting makeover, while staying true to the comfort that makes them a breakfast mainstay, while the French toast’s rich, custardy interior is...

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Banana Walnut Pancakes

Banana Walnut Pancakes

As an alternative to traditional pancakes, which can be a heavy meal first thing in the morning, this is a high-protein, lower calorie option that still tastes like your family favorite recipe! Ingredients:1/2 cup cottage cheese1/2 cup oats1/2 cup egg whitesFavorite pancake toppings(optional is adding a scoop of your favorite protein powder)Instructions:Blend until smooth and pour pancakes into a skillet and cook as normal! Just like traditional pancakes, top it with delicious additions such as bananas and walnuts (as pictured), whipped cream, a berry compote, or whatever your go-to topping is for this brunch favorite!

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Cocktail of the week: Bibi’s salted old fashioned | The good mixer

Cocktail of the week: Bibi’s salted old fashioned | The good mixer

A bourbon and bitters combo with a pleasing, delicately salted characterAt the restaurant, we make this with kithul syrup (or treacle), a Sri Lankan ingredient we’ve championed on our cocktail menu ever since we opened. The best ones are made by refining palm sap over a charcoal flame, which imbues them with a delicate, smoky flavour – you can buy them online, and if you do get hold of some, make the base for this drink by dissolving 1g salt in 100g water, then stir in the syrup. Failing that, we’ve adapted the recipe for home use by making a...

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