This adorable little fall cake is easy enough for a beginner. Watch my video for the instructions on how to use some simple techniques to create this little
Shannon Vavich
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Classic American Chocolate Layer Cake
A deep, dark chocolatey cake that is moist and almost custard-like, while still being light. The mayonnaise is an unlikely key ingredient that makes this cake so full-proof
Curried Butternut Squash Soup
This soup starts with one whole butternut squash, along with carrots, celery, onions, potatoes and one apple. This soup makes a large quantity, but it makes wonderful leftovers
German Plum Cake – Pflaumenkuchen / Zwetschgenkuchen
This German delicacy is what we would easily call a tart. It is known in Germany, however, as “kuchen” or cake. This cake is comprised of three layers.
Marinated Tomato Salad
You just can’t go wrong with this. These ingredients; fresh tomatoes at the peak of flavor, red onions and garlic – all bring their best to this wonderful
Rice Paper and Shrimp Salad Wraps with Tahini and Ginger Dipping Sauce
A stackable, dip-able salad roll is a wonderful meal on a hot day. When a salad becomes pick-up-able and DIP-ABLE, you’re in for a whole new level of
Eggs Baked with Sweet Potatoes & Tomatoes
I must point out from the beginning that this is a “slow breakfast”. Logically, a “slow morning” is the only kind of morning to cook a “slow breakfast”.
Egg and Garden Cress Sandwiches
On outdoor tables and bright kitchen counters all over the UK this time of year, you will find all kinds of smallish, crustless, cut-to-triangle sandwiches. One of my
Roasted and Caramelized Flat White Peaches (Plattpfirsich)
I understand it’s easy to classify summer fruits as “for either snacks or pies”. However, there’s another way to enjoy them when you don’t want raw fruit, and
Seasoned Breadcrumbs
If you aspire to be a great cook, consider making your own breadcrumbs. Breadcrumbs are the frugal secret of great cooks around the world. They can be used
Red, White and Blue Strawberry Shortcake
This recipe is for the person who’s great grandma or great aunt used to make these and serve them on the front porch. That’s the kind of short
Gooseberry Bruschetta
A simple, tart, savory meal or appetizer. This earthy, summery, fruity bruschetta can be hovered over and devoured in-between slurps of deep, forest-y red wine. It’s the kind
Classic British Victoria Sponge Cake
I recommend serving this cake on a rickety outdoor dining table covered with some sort of old-fashioned table cloth – a big pot of tea set in the
Apricot and Almond Smoothie
As with all smoothies, ease is paramount. Simply whirr all the ingredients in a blender. Garnishing with fresh mint is purely optional, and I’m not sure it’s something
A Cooking Podcast for People on-the-Go
Join me every week as I share easy dinner ideas for busy people who want to cook, but just don’t have much time to think about it. https://media.blubrry.com/the_flying_kitchen_express/content.blubrry.com/the_flying_kitchen_express/tfk_express_trailer_mixdown.mp3Podcast: