One of the challenges in raising children is getting them to eat the right things. While my oldest child, 7 years old, eats a perfectly healthy range of food (although she does certainly enjoy indulging in sweets!), I face the struggle of getting enough healthy food into my 3-year-old, who would happily survive on cookies,…
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Yoghurt Week: Banana Bread
Hello, and welcome to yoghurt week at the Sweetest Kitchen! What does this mean? It means that I’m going to be posting a recipe featuring yoghurt each day this week. If you love yoghurt and incorporating it into your baking and cooking, then this is the place you want to be.
Anchovy & Herb Salad Crostini
Hello strangers! Long time no post! You might be happy to know that we are now living in our new house and things are slowly returning to normal. The kids are back at school as of last week, leaving me more spare time (that 6-week school holiday was torture!) to do what I please –…
Brioche Cinnamon Rolls
I’ve made brioche before, and I’ve made cinnamon rolls before. But I’ve never made brioche cinnamon rolls. I’m so proud of myself for this one – I did a really fantastic job on these. First, let’s talk about the brioche. What is brioche? Baking Bites explains it best by saying, “Brioche is an enriched French…
Banana Bread With Honeyed Ricotta
When I think about entertaining guests, there is one occasion that pops into my head every time. I really am not sure why, but it is a memory that has really stuck with me. It must have been 1997, soon after I had graduated high school, so I was 17 at this particular time. My…
2 Awesome Quick Breads
I really love quick breads. I have a collection of many different kinds, but my favorite is always banana bread. We’ll start out this post with a banana bread recipe, but this particular one has two interesting twists, one of which may be new to you. I’m not sure how I found this recipe, it…
World Nutella Day!
When was the first time you heard of Nutella and tasted it for yourself? For me, it was 1995. My foreign language class was planning a “field trip” to Spain and France for spring break of that year. I was one of the lucky few whose parents allowed me to go. A friend of mine…
Elvis Presley’s Fried Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich
I hadn’t planned on making this sandwich, but when I was browsing through Nigella Lawson‘s newly designed website, I found the recipe for Elvis Presley’s fried peanut butter and banana sandwich. It reminded me that it was always something I wanted to try but hadn’t gotten around to yet.
