These homemade dark chocolate honey fig walnut truffles are a decadent yet healthy addition to a DIY chocolate box. With honey, figs, and chocolate, their super power is that they’re an aphrodisiac trifecta. A sexy treat to win over the special someone in your life. Plus they’re easier to make than you might think! When I…
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Homemade Gluten-Free Pop Tarts with Strawberry Jam
Homemade gluten-free pop tarts made with real ingredients. Strawberry jam baked between two sheets of flaky gluten-free pastry dough. A drizzle of hibiscus hot pink icing on top with sprinkles make these the perfect festive treat! Zoella found my new jar of sprinkles the other day and asked if I would put them on her…
Salted Caramel Cheesecake Mini Pavlova Cakes
Soft and pillowy caramel swirled mini pavlova cakes with cheesecake mousse, salted caramel sauce, and chopped glazed walnuts. Impress everyone with these meringue cakes that are super easy to make, while seeming sophisticated and decadent! This recipe is made in partnership with Diamond Nuts. You know in old movies where mom rings a dinner bell to call…
Weeknight Instant Pot Beef Ragu
This quick and easy weeknight Instant Pot beef ragu is made using a jar of marinara to develop rich flavors. Pot roast shreds into a comforting pasta sauce that tastes like it took hours to make! Serve over pasta, polenta, or even a baked potato. This post is sponsored by Lucini Italia, using their organic…
Moroccan Carrot Soup with Cinnamon Hazelnuts
Creamy Moroccan carrot soup with white beans is seasoned with za’atar and topped with cinnamon hazelnuts and a lemon yogurt swirl. This bright comforting soup is filling and flavorful. One morning before school, I warned Zoella we’d be having carrot soup for dinner. When Zo was first starting to eat as a baby, my friend…
Pistachio-Crusted Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Pistachio Cream Sauce
This pistachio-crusted whole roasted cauliflower is so easy to make it’s deceptively gourmet! Drizzled with parsley pistachio cream sauce, this loaded cauliflower is perfect as a vegetarian main dish show stopper or a weeknight side dish. I’ve had visions of this pistachio-crusted whole roasted cauliflower since our trip to Paris a year ago. I fell…
Cardamom Cranberry Gluten-Free Coffee Cake
This sour cream gluten-free coffee cake recipe has a layer of jammy cranberries and a crispy crumb topping. Served with a cup of tea or coffee, this spiced cake makes the perfect cranberry Christmas cake. This is the first year Zoella has been really old enough to soak in all the magic of Christmas. Her…
Homemade Gluten-Free Oreos: Vanilla & Peppermint
These homemade gluten-free Oreos have a crisp and snappy chocolate cookie wafers. Sandwich them with traditional vanilla buttercream or make them festive with peppermint buttercream filling. While shooting the video for these homemade gluten-free Oreos, I baked 2.5 batches of cookies with peppermint buttercream. That’s 200 chocolate wafers. 100 chocolate sandwich cookies. Almost three standard-sized…
Gluten-Free Chocolate Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Crisp melt-in-your-mouth gluten-free pecan shortbread cookies dipped in dark chocolate. Topped with powdered sugar, toasted pecans, flakey salt, these festive cookies will be the hit of your cookie platter. This recipe is made in partnership with Diamond Nuts. Be careful – these cookies should come with a warning. I’ve cut out these pecan shortbread cookies…
Instant Pot Gingerbread Oatmeal & Buckwheat Porridge
This holiday-ready gingerbread oatmeal and buckwheat porridge is perfect for the fall and winter months. Make a batch quickly in the Instant Pot and eat it all week topped with pears and pecans for a hearty festive breakfast! I offered my 2.5 year old a bite of this gingerbread oatmeal and buckwheat porridge the other…
Chocolate Hazelnut Gluten-Free Slice & Bake Cookies
These crispy gluten-free slice and bake cookies are loaded with toasted hazelnuts and melted chocolate chunks. Make the dough in advance and slice off cookies to bake up for your holiday cookie plates or midnight cravings. For the first time in history, our house is ready for the holidays more than two weeks before Christmas….
Five-Minute Arugula Fig Salad
The simplest five-minute arugula salad recipe with figs and toasted almonds. Easy enough for weeknights and festive enough for the holiday table, this back-pocket arugula salad recipe hardly needs a recipe! If you ask my toddler what goes in a salad, she’ll no doubt say figs. That’s because this five-minute salad makes up approximately 95%…
Pumpkin Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls
This gluten-free cinnamon rolls recipe is packed with pumpkin and fall spices. They’re moist and fluffy with a generous slather of cream cheese glaze on top! Start a holiday morning tradition with these easy gluten-free cinnamon rolls that only require a single rise! I’ve made these gluten-free pumpkin cinnamon rolls five times in three days….
Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower and Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
This chicken sheet pan dinner recipe is an easy way to get dinner on the table without much fuss. Lemon parmesan roasted cauliflower and crispy chicken breast tastes great on its own or served over buttered pasta! A few weeks ago, before the flames and smoke overtook California, I got to enjoy its beauty and…
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pancakes
These thick gluten-free pumpkin pancakes are soft and fluffy and loaded with holiday pumpkin spice! They’re the perfect quick breakfast to make with kids on fall mornings or serve up for your holiday brunch with a drizzle of maple syrup. If you would have asked me 6 months ago for a gluten-free pancake recipe, I’d…
Maple Roasted Carrots with Walnuts & Feta
These maple roasted carrots are tossed in smoked paprika and maple syrup before roasting then sprinkled with walnuts and feta for serving. Use small rainbow carrots or even medium to large orange carrots to whip up this easy fall side dish! Until recently, carrots have been a highly underrated vegetable in our house. We use…
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cookies with Walnuts
These gluten-free pumpkin cookies are soft and pillowy and studded with toasted walnuts. Rolled in cinnamon sugar, these soft pumpkin cookies are like gluten-free snickerdoodles with fall flavors! On the first test batch of these gluten-free pumpkin cookies with walnuts, I started a small kitchen fire. It all went downhill when the first batch didn’t…
Gluten-Free Matcha Cheesecake Frankensteins
These matcha cheesecake bars are dressed up as Frankenstein for Halloween with black sesame icing. Make gluten-free cheesecake with a homemade chocolate crust or use crushed up cookies! This Halloween dessert uses only natural green and black food coloring with matcha and black sesame. When Zoella saw me sneaking a bite while I cut up…
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting
Soft and moist gluten-free pumpkin cake topped with salted caramel frosting. Filled with fall spices and a tender crumb, no one will believe it’s a gluten-free cake! Let the baking season commence with all things pumpkin! This gluten-free pumpkin cake with salted caramel frosting is here to satisfy my fall cravings. It’s got a soft…
Butter Mochi Cake Muffins
These butter mochi cake muffins are dense and chewy with a crispy buttery exterior that’s completely addicting! A spin on the classic Hawaiian dessert, this butter mochi recipe is baked with brown sugar, coconut milk, and toasted sesame seeds for rich toffee-like caramel and nutty notes. The title for this recipe – butter mochi cake muffins –…
Gluten-Free German Apple Cake
This German apple cake recipe is a well-loved recipe adapted with a light and buttery gluten-free cake base. With a sprinkle of powdered sugar, it’s festive enough for a party, but humble and easy enough to be made on a weeknight! This gluten-free German apple cake recipe is an adaptation of a family recipe of…
Hazelnut Romesco Sauce Toast with Ricotta & Cauliflower
Hazelnut romesco sauce is one of the easiest ways to punch flavor into a dish and it’s as versatile as it is quick. Spread on toast with roasted cauliflower, the mildly sweet creaminess of fresh ricotta balances the smokiness of the romesco sauce for a flavorful easy lunch! This hazelnut romesco sauce toast topped with…
Chamomile Blackberry Ice Cream
This chamomile blackberry ice cream recipe has a floral chamomile-infused cream base with a sweet blackberry compote swirled throughout. It’s a creamy herbal berry ice cream with notes of honey and vanilla. Even though folks all over are heading back to school, summer’s not quite over yet. As far as seasonality goes, ice cream temperatures…
Poppy Seed Almond Flour Muffins with Peaches
This almond flour muffin recipe uses oat flour for a healthy gluten-free muffin base that can be easily adapted! This variation combines crunchy almonds, poppy seeds, and sweet summer peaches. These poppy seed almond flour muffins with peaches make a quick breakfast with loads of texture and flavor. With both a toddler and an infant…
