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This is the most complete guide on how to make crepes! A super easy crepes recipe to make the best French crepes that are soft, buttery, and delicious! This easy crepes recipe is very versatile as a sweet or savory option for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or even dessert! What are crêpes? What’s the difference between crepes and pancakes? Crepes ingredients How to make crepes Expert tips for the best crepes recipe Make ahead and storage instructions Crepe fillings and toppings Frequently asked questions Soft, buttery, versatile, and maddeningly delicious, what’s not to love about crepes?...

Light as air, crisp, perfectly sweet, bite-sized meringue cookies (meringue kisses) are such a nostalgic treat for me! You only need a handful of ingredients, and they are super duper easy to make. You can easily add color, texture, and flavor to these versatile cookies, and they are great for gift-giving during the holidays too. Why this recipe works What are meringue cookies? Ingredients you’ll need How to make meringue cookies Recipe variations My best recipe tips Frequently asked questions I have so many fond memories of eating these crisp, melt-in-your-mouth meringue cookies as a kid....

Spiced hot apple cider is one of my absolute favorite drinks during the holiday season! Sweet apple cider infused with warming spices and lots of cinnamon is the perfect pick me up when the weather turns cool. And add just a little rum or bourbon for a spiked apple cider that’ll warm you up even more! Why this hot apple cider is a favorite for me What’s in a name?...

This Kahlua Cherry Ice Cream is a delicious addition to my collection of frozen dessert recipes to enjoy every summer! The boozy kick from Kahlua completely elevates the sweet, fruity notes of this ice cream! I’m sure many of you have stories about going fruit picking as kids. I am no different. I have some great memories of picking berries and cherries with my family in New Zealand and making all kinds of delicious fruit desserts all summer long....

This sweet, fruity, tangy, floral Lavender Peach Shrub Syrup is simple to make and is a great way to use up bruised, overripe peaches. Mix with ice cold water for a refreshing, non-alcoholic summer drink, or with some vodka or tequila for a delicious cocktail, or with some champagne for a wonderful mimosa! And just like that, summer is about to tap out. I’d like to say it was good while it lasted, but I won’t....

This Spicy Mango Relish is the PERFECT fruity, sweet, spicy flavor combo for a relish! And this mango relish pairs so well with everything. It’s one of your favorite starter recipes for summer gatherings! If you like mango chutney , you’ll love this spicy mango relish too. Nothing groundbreaking here folks, just one of my absolute favorite jam / relish recipes (that often works as a mango chutney too). I love making jam as a way of preserving some of the bounty of fruit that comes with summer and autumn....

This Sri Lankan jackfruit curry is packed with so much flavor, you won’t even realize it’s meatless! This curry is perfect for vegetarians, vegans, and gluten free diets, or anyone who loves an amazing curry for that matter! What is jackfruit? Jackfruit is a unique fruit because of its meaty texture. In recent years it’s become VERY popular in western diets not only because of its nutritional content, but also because it’s an incredible faux meat substitute for dishes like BBQ pulled pork....

Instead of red wine vinegar that most recipes use, I make this mignonette sauce with white vine vinegar for a sweeter, milder, but still sharp and piquant sauce! It pairs so well with oysters and seafood, but also great in so many other applications too! Sure, this mignonette sauce is the quintessential accompaniment for oysters – but lately I’ve been adding it to ANYTHING I’m eating! From lots of salads to even as a dumpling sauce!...

This Harry Potter’s Unicorn Blood cocktail is a Harry Potter themed drink dressed up as a Halloween cocktail. And it’s perfect for Harry Potter fans as well as all those dead who come to life on this blessed day of the year! But unlike real unicorns, or their blood, this cocktail is the real deal! It’s not mythical, and it may or may not revive the dead, but it also does not curse you for life either....

Whole wheat banana bread that is still super moist and delicious? I got you covered! This whole wheat pecan banana bread is so good, my family actually prefers this over my classic banana bread! Incredibly light and moist banana bread made with whole wheat flour! This whole wheat banana bread that I make with a mixture of whole wheat flour and rye flour is my absolute favorite version of banana bread....

You’ve never had chicken wings like these before! These Boneless Cheese Stuffed Chicken Wings look like drumsticks, but they are ALL wings, with gooey cheese and spiced pork stuffed inside! I just might even call them the ultimate party, game day snack! You’ve never had chicken wings like this before. I’m almost sure of it. 😉 These are the mac daddy of chicken wings baby! Stuffed chicken wings These are boneless pork and cheese stuffed chicken wings with a Spicy Sweet Chili Sauce!...

If you’re a chocolate fan, these easy chocolate cream puffs need to be your go-to treat! Deeply cocoa-flavored, light, crisp chocolate choux pastry filled with a super chocolatey, smooth, light chocolate whipped cream filling! With my step by step instructions and troubleshooting tips, these pastries are easy and foolproof, and they’ll be your new favorite chocolate treat! My long-time readers will know that choux pastry is my playground! 😊 I loved making choux pastry as a kid, and still do, decades later....

The weather where I live these days is as confused as a cat stuck in a paper bag. It was hotter than July this past weekend, and then just above freezing today. The recipe I’m going to share with you today is perfect for days like these where the weather just can’t make up its mind. It is also perfect for those days when you crave for something sweet even when you have sworn off all things chocolate....

A mixture of aromatic spices blended together to make a flavorful cooked dish. Many different curry blends exist, from Asian and African countries.

A tried and true recipe for homemade whipped cream (easy chantilly cream) made with just 3 ingredients, and perfect to use as a topping for desserts, dessert drinks, to serve with fruit salads, fresh fruits etc. This simple, foolproof recipe is a result of testing multiple methods of making chantilly cream to determine which one yields the best flavor, texture, consistency, and stability (WITHOUT using stabilizers). Why this recipe works Stages of making whipped cream Ingredients to make easy chantilly cream Different methods to make easy whipped cream How to make chantilly cream (sweetened whipped cream) How to fix overwhipped whipped cream Storage My best recipe tips What you can use chantilly cream for Recipe variations Recipe FAQs Growing up in New Zealand, I remember wanting to imitate what I saw in Hollywood movies and squeeze whipped cream out of a can directly into my mouth!...

If you like coffee and a quick, easy dessert, then this coffee panna cotta (espresso panna cotta) has got to be at the top of your list! A sinfully creamy, melt in your mouth, jiggly, perfectly set “custard” dessert with a deep, robust coffee flavor, this panna cotta is simple yet looks and tastes rich and impressive! Perfect for parties, potlucks, and it’s always a crowd-favorite! Recipe highlights Ingredients you’ll need How to make coffee panna cotta (step by step) How to prevent panna cotta from setting into separate layers Tips for making the best panna cotta Toppings Flavor variations Storing the panna cotta Commonly asked questions Panna cotta and I go all the way back to my university days when I wanted to make a simple, cheap, satisfying, and impressive dessert to make for myself AND serve my friends from time to time....

These No Bake Mocha Hedgehog Slices are rich, delicious, brownie-like treats that have a fudgy chocolate and cookie base, and a very chocolatey top half. They are no bake and so easy to make, and are loved by kids and adults alike! A mocha twist on a classic hedgehog slice recipe I’m still riding my coffee kick. It usually goes through peaks and troughs and these days I’m perched high atop a peak....

Get your day off to a bright and healthy start with this Healthy Strawberry Smoothie! The infusion of green tea with its slow-release caffeine, the protein-rich creaminess of almonds and the fruity sweetness of strawberries make for one deliciously perky glass of smoothie! This easy, healthy strawberry smoothie is made with just 5 ingredients, and it’ll keep you full and energetic all the way through to lunch! Coffee and I have a love-hate relationship....

A sweet, tart, refreshing drink with the warmth & spicy flavor of ginger – this Homemade Ginger Limeade is simple to make and easy to adjust to your tastes. Add some vodka or tequila for an irresistible cocktail for the adults. Or make a double batch of the ginger lime syrup and keep it in the fridge to make delicious drink recipes and fun cocktails ! Refreshing and spicy ginger limeade Summer, stuffy, stifling, hot, heat, humidity vs....

If you like passion fruit and want to preserve the wonderful tropical flavor of this fruit for longer, this deliciously creamy Passion Fruit Curd (Passion Fruit Butter) is the ideal solution! This passion fruit curd recipe is amazingly versatile and can be used to as a filling or topping for a variety of desserts, like the best pavlova ever! I absolutely adore passion fruit, and I’ve shared a few recipes before on the blog before, like this matcha panna cotta with passion fruit mango compote , and this brown butter madeleines with passion fruit glaze and also this delicious passion fruit hollandaise sauce!...