Peanut Butter Banana Granola

I feel like Elvis everytime i eat this.

Be warned though! this recipe makes a measly mount if you are known to consume excessive amounts of toasted oats.
(especially since this one has peanut butter)

The only way i justified finished the whole batch in a day (Alone!) was that it was full of good-for-me peanut butter, and natural sweeteners and nuts. Good, right?

I hope so.

I got a bit carried away with the photography this time round, so i thought i would take all of you on a virtual tour of my new favourite food.

I know your stomach is growling. Man i can hear it from here. Do yourself a favour and whip up a batch so that your tummy will stop that nonsence.

Oven Baked 'Fries'

You want fries with ZERO guilt but still crisp and fry-like?

Well, here it is folks!
The ultimate fry-less fry does exist, and let me tell you, it's even better than the real thing.

Beaten egg whites give them their crisp exterior, and the eggs also help the salt and pepper and spices cling to them.
In fact, if you didn't tell me that these were fry-free, i would have thought this was the full-guilt version!

So breathe out and keep your fat pants in your closet.
This is a fry for all.

Cookie Dough

I have realised i have been posting ice cream mix-ins and what-have-yous.
What can i say? i am in an ice cream phase.

The best part of cookie dough?
You don't even have to wait for this baby to bake/chill/set/cool/harden.

You just chuck it all in, whisk it together, and if you've got no ice cream to mix it into or sprinkle over, just pop a huge chunk into your mouth.

Done and done.

Vanilla Ice Cream

No one should survive without the perfect vanilla ice cream recipe.
Don't have an ice cream maker?
No one should survive without an ice cream maker.

Goodness knows where i will be without mine (probably in the corner licking plastic-tasting factory-made strawberry Popsicles, but anyway)

If you're more of a wild-wacky-explosion-in-your-mouth-flavour kind of ice cream person; Never fear. We add loads of other ingredients to this basic recipe to jazz it up a bit.

Feel like some hokey pokey?

Cookie dough ice cream is also a staple here, and the perfect cookie dough recipe will be coming your way as soon as i dig out some old pictures of them (or, make a new batch so i can take more photos) (and eat it along the way)

Don't you love how photography is such a good excuse to pig out?

Other variants of this recipe include rum and raisin, strawberry ripple. Or any ripple of your choice, chocolate chip, chocolate shell, chocolate ganache ripple (here's the ganache), brownie batter, blondie batter...

And for the daring, vanilla ice cream filled choux puffs with melted ganache smothered all over.
(Here of the choux recipe, and here for the ganache)

And now, see? i am hungry again.

What can i do?

Eating another scoop of this is my only choice. you see what this does to me? Off you go now. Let me sneak another scoop out of the freezer.

Chocolate Ganache

Add a splash of rum if you are feeling indulgent.

Basic Cupcakes

Eh, Who doesn't like a cupcake?
And, honestly, who hasn't already tried baking one?

If you have, and failed. Or if you just feel like baking more amazing cup-like-cakes, try this recipe. It you don't have much of a sweet tooth, you could cut down on the sugar.

But for me and my mouth-full of sweet teeth, these were perfect.

For my birthday, I once demanded a tower of cupcakes instead of a regular cake. Save the hassle of cutting perfect slices, just grab one off the tower once they were candle-free and stuff your face.

Ahh, memories.

Buttercream? Here!
In fact, feel free to use ANY buttercream/ganache/frosting I have here. I'll bet they taste AMAZING with coconut buttercream!

Vanilla Custard

This has got to be the best custard for filling puffs and tarts.

It's good cold, even better warm, and it is completely understandable if you just end up eating it straight out of the jar with a sppon.

Simple Buttercream

I'm not so much of a buttercream junkie.
i am a girl of custards.

Feel like buttercream is too sweet to fill your cream puffs or shortcrust tarts?
try the custard recipe instead!

Savoury or sweet pie crust