PINTEREST RECIPES I WANT TO TRY

Hello everyone! When it comes down to looking for good food inspiration, what better place to go than Pinterest am i right? There are thousands of great recipes from easy lunch ideas, to healthy recipes and my personal favourite ironically the opposite of healthy, the dessert recipes that i drool over as i scroll through my app. For today's post i thought i would share with you some of the recipes i have discovered on Pinterest and want to try/make myself. Also it came to my attention that i haven't shared a "what i ate in a day" type post for the longest time, so i am thinking one might make an appearance in a post sometime soon.

blueberry and coconut baked oatmeal by loveandlemons

I love porridge or oatmeal whatever you prefer to call it and i have seen a few different recipes for baked porridge and to me it sounds amazing, so add blueberry and coconut into the mix and i am sold with this particular recipes (except i will probably skip adding the banana).

cajun shrimp with tomato alfredo pasta by jocooks

How could i not want to give this particular recipe a try, as it has two of my favourite things in the dish prawns (shrimp) and pasta, the two just go hand in hand for me. I actually have a pasta/linguine recipe post on my blog, which you can catch here and trust me it is yummy!

coconut fish curry by sainsbury's magazine

I love fish but i don't think i have actually ever had it in curry before, which is odd as i love both things separately. This seems like it could be one of those really yummy yet healthy and quick dinner recipes, as it only has four steps involved (that ticks all of the boxes for me).

italian baked eggs by damndelicious

We actually already gave this one a try out but we didn't have the smaller ramekins like the recipe suggests and we also added a couple of different ingredients to it, but i will definitely have to get some and give this recipe a go the exact way it is meant to me served.   

stuffed sweet potatoes by laurencariscooks

I love love love anything sweet potato, especially baked sweet potato and i always make this particular Jamie Oliver one with cheese, chilli and garlic that i am obsessed with. That being said it is always good to try some new toppings and this lentil stuffed sweet potato, sounds amazing!

peanut butter snickers cookies by wellplated

I couldn't not included at least one naughty dessert even though i am trying to not look, but this peanut butter snickers cookies recipe looks and sounds too good not to try out. Yet again another two things i love peanut butter and cookies, so why not mix the two together and be extra naughty, i mean if you are doing it you might as well go all out right?

thai coconut curry butternut squash soup by hoastthetoast

Another coconut curry recipe but this time in the form of a soup, with one of my favourite things butternut squash in fact i think it is my favourite flavour soup. So add coconut and some spice into the mix and i am completely sold, this one also looks super simple/quick to make.

grilled hassleback fajita stuffed chicken by thegirlonbloor

Finally besides pasta dishes, fajitas are one of my favourite dinners and whilst i was browsing one day for different fajita recipes i came across this one. I think is is such a cool/different way to have fajitas, as you could cut them up, serve with wraps or leave whole and serve with some roasted sweet potatoes like the recipe. I will definitely be trying this one out sooner, rather than later.

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BLOGMAS DAY TWENTYONE: FESTIVE GINGERBREAD SHAPES

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day and welcome to blogmas day twenty-one! For today's post i thought i would share with you these super cute and easy to make "gingerbread shapes". You can get a hold of a wide variety of festive shaped cutters pretty much anywhere, i have seen so many and they are all adorable! If you want to recreate these fun festive gingerbread shapes then please keep reading...

For the gingerbread you will need:

(Makes 20-25 shapes all depending on the size of your cutters).

450g plain flour (plus extra for dusting)

2tsp ground ginger

1tsp ground mixed spice

2tsp bicarbonate of soda

115g butter (plus extra for greasing)

100g golden syrup

115g light muscovado sugar

1 beaten egg

Method:

Preheat the oven to 160c/325f/gas mark 3, then grease three large baking trays. 

Sift the flour, ginger, mixed spice and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl. Place the butter, golden syrup and muscovado sugar in a saucepan over a low heat and stir until melted. Pour onto the dry ingredients and add the egg. Mix together to make a dough. The dough will be sticky to start with but will become firmer as it begins to cool down. 

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to about 3mm's thick and then stamp out the shapes with the cutters of your choice and place onto the prepared baking trays. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until firm and lightly browned. Once cooked remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling wrack to cool completely. Once completely cooled all that is left to do is decorate them how ever you want.

You could also place the cookies in cute wrapping and give to someone as a gift!

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OAT AND RAISIN COOKIES

Hey guys, i hope you are all having a great day. Last week whilst watching a daily vlog by Tanya Burr i made a discovery as she was baking cookies from a recipe book from the Hummingbird Bakery and immediately after it was in my shopping basket on Amazon. Hummingbird Bakery is a company who handmake American style cupcakes, cakes, pies and brownies. They have 3 bakeries which are all based in London but obviously if you are not based in or near the area the recipe books are great as you can recreate their delicious treats!

To recreate the oat and raisin cookies in the recipe book you will need:

270g unsalted butter (at room temperature)

160g caster sugar

160g soft dark brown sugar

2 eggs

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 

380g plain flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

110g rolled oats

220g raisins 

This recipe makes 20 cookies (4 baking trays, lined with grease proof paper).

Preheat the oven to 170C (325F) Gas Mark 3.

Put the butter and sugars in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use an electric whisk) and cream until light and fluffy. 

Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well and scraping any unmixed ingredients from the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula after each addition. 

Turn the mixer down to a slow speed and beat in the vanilla extract. 

Sift together the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon in a separate bowl, add the oats and mix well. 

Add to the butter mixture and beat until well mixed.

Stir in the raisins with a wooden spoon until evenly dispersed. 

Arrange equal amounts of cookie dough on the prepared baking trays. 

Make sure that the cookies are spaced apart to allow for spreading while cooking. 

Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes, or until golden brown and firm.

Check them regularly to make sure they are not burning. 

When you are happy that they are cooked through, remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly on the trays before turning out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.  

You can find out more information about the Hummingbird Bakery here:

https://hummingbirdbakery.com/

Or you can purchase the recipe book here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hummingbird-Bakery-Cookbook-Tarek-Malouf/dp/1845978307

Happy baking!

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