Mac & Cheese

 

Mangy absolutely loves Mac n Cheese. Sometimes, I feel like he has the diet of a four year old. He could happily live on cake, Mac n Cheese and chicken wings!

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Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

 

I started making this hot chocolate as a way to use up a huge block of couverture premium dark chocolate that I had lying around in the back of my fridge (don’t ask me why I had it in the first place, that’s a very long story).

Tiramisu Ice Cream

We have been invited to a friend’s place for a BBQ this weekend and I offered to bring dessert. I couldn’t make up mind between making Coconut Ice Cream or Tiramisu.  I even sent text messages the hosts asking for their preference. But I still couldn’t settle on the dish I preferred more and I really didn’t want to make both (this was Mangy’s helpful suggestion). In a very rare state of affairs, I actually had all the ingredients at home to make both desserts which really didn’t help my cause. I wanted the flavours of Tiramisu, but the chilly creaminess of a nice homemade ice cream. 

Parmesan Chips

This is a great low carb alternative to crackers or potato chips. It takes just minutes to prepare and is really tasty.

Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Cheat’s Version)

Nutella has been the hardest thing for me to give up since switching to a low-carb lifestyle. There are dozens of recipes out there for making your own low-carb Nutella.

Medjool Dates with Brie

Dates stuffed with Brie is a dinner party staple at my aunty’s. She’d make sure the cheese was at room temperature before serving. When I make it, take it a step further and stick the dates under a hot grill before serving.

I like it both ways, cold and sweet dates with creamy Brie or warm gooey cheese and caramlised dates. If you’re trying this recipe at home, you’re bound to snack on a few pre-grilled dates, so you’ll get to try it both ways. 

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

When it is cold and rainy outside, there can be nothing better than a mug of hot chocolate. For those of us who don’t own a fancy coffee machine or a milk frother, it’s difficult to achieve cafe style hot chocolate at home. But I decided that shouldn’t stop me from having a decent mug of hot cocoa!

Caramel Toblerone Ice Cream

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If you ever have the unlikely problem of having to use up chocolate that’s been hanging around (you’re weird) – this recipe is dead easy and will go down a treat. Any kind of chocolate will work, we just prefer Toblerone.

Cookies n Cream / Oreo Ice Cream

My absolute favourite ice cream flavour – cookies and cream. Enough said.

Kalakand