What's better than starting your day with one of these fluffy and thick french toasts covered in sunshine-sweet berries and gooey maple syrup
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Happy Wednesday! I know, I know ... nobody's favorite day of the week. But today I have something special for you. Something that will make you jump right out of bed and forget all about the next few days before you get to relax this weekend. Something hearty and nutritious to kick-start the day in the right direction. And something that is quick and easy, so that nobody will be running late out the door. Here it is: extra thick and fluffy French toasts, soft on the inside, golden and crispy on the outside, covered in sweet and juicy berries and a must-have drizzle of maple syrup. Looks lick-your-fingers delicious, right?! It sure is!
Kick off this Father's Day celebration with the ultimate breakfast sandwich
So messy and so good
Let's celebrate this Father's Day with something special, made with love for your amazing dad. After all, there's nothing like waking up to the aroma of grilled bacon and fried egg, and starting your Sunday with a scrumptious breakfast in bed.
Sometimes a delicious homemade breakfast is all it takes!
This weekend surprise your Mom with something as sweet as she is Because she deserves it!
Happy Mother's Day weekend to all the Moms out there. May your day be filled with love and sweetness. No matter how old you are, you should always find the time to show your mom how much you love her. With hugs and kisses and one of these handcrafted unforgettable desserts. Which one will you pick?!? Chocolate Lava Cake: quick and easy recipe to make this lick-your-plate delicious chocolate cake
Soft and fluffy sweet rolls filled with juicy blueberries
drizzled with an easy-to-make lemon glaze
I take breakfast seriously. VERY seriously :) I really believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It should be wholesome and nutritious to kickstart your day in the right direction. So how about one of these oven-warm, homemade sweet rolls for breakfast tomorrow?! You are going to love the juicy blueberries, and sweet and sour lemony glaze. These rolls are sticky and gooey. Soft and fluffy. All in one lick-your-fingers delicious roll.
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When grilled cheese sandwich meets fresh strawberries
delicious things happen
Happy Monday! I know, I know ... nobody's favorite day of the week. But today I have something special for you. Something that will make you jump right out of bed and forget all about the long week of school or work ahead. Something hearty and filling to start the day in the right direction. And something that is quick and easy, so that nobody will be running late out the door. Here it is: a grilled cheese sandwich made with two thick slices of brioche bread, spread with Gold 'n Soft, filled with fresh strawberries, cream cheese, a touch of vanilla, a drizzle of honey, AND grilled to perfection. Sounds soooo good, right?! It sure is!
Kick off this Father's Day celebration with the ultimate breakfast sandwich
So messy and so good
Let's celebrate this Father's Day with something special, made with love for your amazing dad. After all, there's nothing like waking up to the aroma of grilled bacon and fried egg, and starting your Sunday with a scrumptious breakfast in bed. Sometimes a delicious homemade breakfast is all it takes!
with these soft pretzels stuffed with delicate ricotta and sweet strawberry preserve
This post is sponsored by Bonne Maman in collaboration with Honest Cooking. All opinions are mine. Thank you for your support!
I can't wait until Mother's Day to share this recipe with you. Because it's so fun to create and so scrumptious that it makes the perfect addition to any Sunday brunch. You can test this recipe this weekend, and then surprise your Mom with a delicious homemade breakfast in bed on Mother's Day. She deserves the very best!
Wake up to the inviting aroma of just-baked muffins, right from your oven Every bite is filled with the fresh flavor of cranberries and a hint of sweet oranges
These homemade, bakery-style muffins are a sure way of perking up your morning. Bursting with fresh cranberries and juicy oranges. Soft and delicious. Fruity and sweet. I really love the flavor combination of oranges and cranberries. The sweet and tangy complementing and enhancing each other. So good by themselves. And yet, so much better together.
"Because when your milk is naturally easy to digest, life is easy to digest"
There are few simple pleasures in life that never get old, like dunking a cookie into a rich and soothing glass of milk. No matter how old you are, there is something delicious and totally comforting about it: whether it's cold and refreshing, or hot and foamy milk; for a hearty breakfast in the morning, a fun afternoon snack, or an after-dinner guilty pleasure.
There are studies out there that show that cookies actually taste better when dipped. I read there are compounds found in baked goods that are released in the mouth and nose if dunked. See?!?! There are very good reasons why we all love cookies with milk.
Stay warm and snuggle up to these flavorful scones next to a steamy hot cup of tea
Good news!
If you are reading this post it means you have survived. Yes, you survived the craziness of the holidays, the busy week of planning and cooking, and a whole day of indulging in the (hopefully!) amazing dishes you created.
AND today, you still feel like baking. Ha! I'm with you on this one:)
If not right now, you should save and try this recipe on the first occasion. Because these are all you love about scones. Buttery and crumbly. Perfectly dense and a bit cakey on the inside. Every bite exploding with satisfying chocolate chips and naturally sweet shredded coconut. And that's not all. Almond slices and sugar sprinkles are the added bonus on top.
Rich, dense and moist pound cake bursting with sweet blueberries and drizzled with zesty lemon glaze
I know, I know. One more sweet recipe with blueberries. You might be wondering, what's up with Manuela's obsession with berries?! What can I say. Some things just can't be explained. It might simply be my love for these healthy and delicious nature's wonder ... Or maybe it's the fact that they were on sale at my grocery store. And I just can't pass up a great deal! While waiting in line at the check-out line, I was brainstorming about my next berry creation. I've posted recipes for blueberry muffins, blueberry crumble bars, blueberry and peach upside-down cake ... So how about a moist and flavorful blueberry pound cake?!? Oh yeah, look at this baby!
There is nothing like a bite of a delicious fruit-filled dessert when peaches are in season. Especially when they are as juicy and tasty as this summer. I simply love the natural sweetness of the ripe peaches squooshed between two layers of shortbread-buttery flavored crumble. With just the perfect amount of crunchiness coming from the rolled oats mixed in the dough, and gooey-ness from the bubbling juice released by the peaches while baking.
extra large and soft, bursting with sun-kissed ripe blueberries,
and topped with a delicious sugary and cinnamony crumble
I'd love to wake up every morning to this. Soft and delicious. Fruity and sweet. Homemade, bakery-style BIG blueberry muffin. Never mind my husband snoozing next to me. Or one of my boys peeking from the bedroom door wondering if it's yet time to get up. When I open my eyes, the first thing I'd love to see is this berry-filled muffin. I want to smell the fragrant scents of this homemade goodness, together with a steamy cappuccino.
Sweet and juicy peach slices, a layer of creamy ricotta cheese, a dash of cinnamon, all over a golden flaky pastry.
These delicious tarts are quick and easy to bake! What are you waiting for?!
I'm so happy to share this recipe with you today. It's so perfect for these warm and laid-back summer days. It's fresh and delicious. It's quick and easy. And it will sweeten up your day, with very little effort. That's very important right now ... Who really wants to be sweating in the kitchen for too long when it's this hot outside?! Not I :) I'd rather relax on my poolside lounger, soak up the sunshine, and enjoy an ice-cold drink with one of these!
Fresh and summery bars bursting with sunshine-sweet raspberries and bright, tangy lemons
Looking for a way to make your day a little brighter?! Let's have a taste of sunshine with these light and refreshing, perfectly gooey, sweet and tangy lemon-raspberry bars. Now it's the best time to try this recipe. Especially if, like me, you have a tree in your yard exploding with juicy lemons. Ready to be picked. Today's recipe is one more way to take advantage of what nature offers us. After all, there are so many margaritas ... I mean, lemonade :) There are so many glasses of lemonadethat you can drink in a single day. So let's get BAKING!
Wake up to these bakery-style, soft and comforting, almond - poppy seeds muffins
with a perfectly crunchy and nutty, high domed top
Right from your oven!
I'm so excited to share this post with you today. In addition to my usual recipe, I have a cute little trick in store for you. Today I'll show you how easy, inexpensive and totally awesome is to make your own tulip-shaped baking cups. These paper liners are perfect for all those times you are felling a little crafty, and want to show off your dexterous culinary skills to your friends. Confession: I do that sometimes :) Or for all those times you plan to bake two batches of cupcakes or muffins but forget to buy enough paper cups. Another confession: I wonder where my head is sometimes :)
Start off your day with these super thick and amazingly flavorful cranberry-orange scones
drizzled with a sweet lemon/orange glaze
Good morning April! Let's wake up to these bright and absolutely flavorful scones, bursting with fresh cranberries and juicy oranges. I simply love the flavor combination of oranges and cranberries. The sweet and the tangy, complementing and enhancing each other. Just like peanut butter and jelly, or chocolate and pretzels. So good and yet, so much better together. A match made in heaven :)
These scones are buttery, crumbly and perfectly dense. Not as heavy (or dry) as your average scone. Super thick with just the right amount of crispy on the outside, and soft and a bit cakey on the inside. Each bite explodes with the sweet and tangy cranberry and orange flavor. The sugary lemon/orange glaze on top is an added bonus that makes these scone sweeter, slightly moist and kinda sticky. Who doesn't love a bit of stickiness anyways?!?! Licking the sugary glaze off my fingers is always my favorite part!
This coffee cake is a sure way of perking up your morning.
Soft and moist. With a nutty almond flavor and bursting with sweet, fresh blueberries.
Who wouldn't love to wake up to a slice of this irresistible cake, next to a hot and steamy cappuccino?
I could really eat a slice of this blueberry and almond coffee cake. Every. Single. Morning.
I absolutely love almonds and almond flavored desserts. And when you combine it with sweet and juicy blueberries, you will end up with a deliciously soft, mouth-watering dessert.
Just the thought of this coffee cake in the morning would make jump right out of bed and run for the espresso machine! No more laying lazily under my blankie!
Maybe eating this everyday would not be good for my waistline. But once in a while, why not? Check out the ingredients, it's made from scratch with simple and wholesome ingredients.
These cute bread cups have it all: perfectly baked egg, crispy-at-the-edges pancetta, and melted cheesy center. All over a golden toasted bread cup. Brunch can't get any better than this!
What's not to love about this dish?! It has bacon. It has perfectly baked, runny eggs. It's served over a toasted slice of cheesy bread. It's quick and super easy to make in a few simple steps. And check it out: only four main ingredients ... no oil not butter!
With this recipe, you can make your Sunday brunch extra special, served next to a healthy green salad. But eggs is one of those things that you can really eat at any time of the day: for a hearty breakfast, a quick lunch or a fun family dinner. Also, with these cute and elegant bread cups, you can for sure wow your guests at your next party!
And hey! Mother's Day is right around the corner. You have a week to show this recipe and convince your kids (and your husband) to bake these for you. So you can treat yourself with a lavish brunch ... maybe served in bed :-)
And don't forget, the apple roses would also look really good on that breakfast tray ;-)
Here are a few suggestions for you. Make sure you have large enough slices of bread, so that the bread can hold the filling inside. And it's better if the slices are cut thin, so there is more space inside. Also I suggest using small or medium eggs. A large egg might over-spill, when you use a regular sized muffin cup.
One of the great things about living in California is that you find fresh berries at the farmers' market pretty much all year long. Yesterday I bought these delicious organic blueberries and couldn't wait to come home to bake some muffins. These are super easy to prepare, and so delicious. To make them healthier, I didn't use butter in this recipe but vegetable oil. The results are as great!
Blueberry muffins are one of my favorite. The berries add a fruity and sweet flavor in every bite. Blueberries are not only delicious but, as I'm sure you are aware of, are a great source of antioxidants. But did you also know that studies suggest that blueberries are beneficial for our brain, by improving our memory, and slowing down memory loss that normally comes with aging? I have been feeling so forgetful lately. It could be that I have way too many things in my daily schedule. Or yes, it could also be that I'm getting older. Either way, I better start improving my cognitive functions now, and have all of these muffins for myself ;-)
