Cooking Binge

Been on a cooking binge today. My first time experimenting with Phyllo pastry resulted in a dark chocolate cherry strudel and eggs baked in Phyllo. I also have ribs slow-cooking for the past 5.5hrs. The irony is that I will not be around to eat all this today! 

Chocolate-Mint Cake - Coconut Flour

Bad weather seems to be directly linked to my appetite for all things sweet and chocolatey. Raining? Chocolate cupcakes. Snowing? Warm Chocolate anything. I swear, I am completely helpless. Right now, we are experiencing heavy rainfalls. The day is grey and sopping wet. I like to stay in and just chill out on days like this with indulgent goodies and either a good read or a movie. I am currently reading The Edible Woman ( how fitting) by Margaret Atwood. My mini convection oven is baking a new creation consisting of coconut flour, mint and chocolate. All the things I love! Okay, here's the recipe:

Chocolate-Mint Cake/Cupcake Recipe

1/2 Coconut Flour

3 Eggs

1/3 Cup of Milk

3 Tablespoon Brown Sugar

3 HEAPING Tablespoon of Coco 

1/4 Tablespoon of Baking Soda

1/4 Tablespoon of Cinnamon 

1/2 Teaspoon of Peppermint Extract **

I did not have Mint extract in the house so I subbed it with brewed mint tea (steeping it for a few minutes in 1/5 cup of hot water) , let it cool before adding to batter. 

Mix all dry ingredients then add the wet ingredients. Bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Eat! 

--> if the batter is too wet, then the consistency of the cake will be very soft - closer to a chocolate mousse. Presentation may look off but it is still damn tasty! To remedy this, jus reduce the liquids or add more flour. 

The End 

I'm Back!

Sorry for the lack of posts in about forever.

I have an exciting new recipe coming up. A protein vegan gluten-free brownie recipe to be exact, wordy but wonderfully healthy, so stay tuned!

This is so cool!

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Squash Days

I currently have some cubed butternut squash roasting in the oven. It was easy to season but hella difficult to prepare. I thought my fingers were going to be axed while trying to cut through the squash. It's dense but not as thick as the other types of squash available in the season.

I plan to serve it with white fish cooked with lemon juice, garlic, and chili flakes. Just working with what I got! Back to the squash, I have one tray seasoned with olive oil, salt and pepper. The second had cinnamon and will be sprinkled with brown sugar closer to the end of the cooking time. Fingers crossed that it turns out tasty.

Here's the final product - my healthy (and very simple) meal. Plating isn't the best but that's never been my strong suit. I skipped the brown sugar all together. It was sweet enough for me. The meal taste wise was delicious!

Dinner for one

Salmon cakes with a vinegary cucumber salad.

The hughlight on this meal was dessert! I made a lemon cake/loaf and really did not have too high expectations for it as desserts are not my forte. However, it came out better than I expected! The picture dies not do it much justice but it was moist, light, and mildly sweet. Delicious and a keeper!

Taking it slow baby

First time making pulled pork tacos. All it took was 8 hours in a slow cooker ;)