Rhubarb Muffins - Inspired by Donna Hay

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It was time I used something seasonal I haven't used before and here's the outcome of my challenge :) I've had rhubarb before but I never actually considered cooking or baking with it before. But since it's in season now and the supermarkets are full of it - why not try something new! A couple of years back I bought the cookbook "Off the Shelf" by Donna Hay. I loved the book at the time and I tried a couple of recipes but somehow I forgot about having it for a while. Now, however, I rediscovered it and it already inspired me for a new blog post! I'm really happy with the outcome and I have found my new favourite basic muffin recipe! I used Donna Hay's blueberry muffin recipe from the book as a foundation and adapted it to fit with rhubarb.

Ingredients (yields 8 muffins):

5 Easy Spreads for Breads

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Now I don't know about you, but I love bread for breakfast or as a snack and I have started to make my own spreads to go along with it. So much better than most of what you can get in the supermarkets these days. All of these spreads are vegetarian and some of them are also suitable for vegans and all yield about 10 servings. So let's get to it!

DIY glass jar decoration

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I've been really busy and haven't been able to anything new in a while but that doesn't mean I haven't been creative ;)

Here's a quick and easy tutorial and you just need:

• a mason jar or any other glass jar
• acrylic paint
• and about 5 minutes of your time :)

Whole-wheat Banana Bread with Apple Pieces

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I somehow always seem to have leftover apples at home. I guess that's why I love recipes that help me use them up! I came across this recipe over at fitsugar.com. If you follow my Pinterest, you might have already seen it there. I just had to try it and share it! And it was sooo good! Here we go: my successful first attempt to make banana bread with apple pieces (small adaptions to original recipe)!

Ingredients:

Flourless Protein-Brownies

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When I discovered this recipe I just wanted to try it out straight away and I'm really happy with the result! Here's my Flourless Brownie recipe with a few alterations.

Ingredients:

Omlette with swiss chard and cheese

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Our Sunday brunch this week: Omlette with swiss chard and cheese! I haven't cooked an omlette in a while and I felt like it was a good idea for today - and it tasted delicious ;)

Ingredients for one omlette:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups (vegan)

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Who doesn't like a good desert? I certainly do and this recipe has made it to become one of my late favourites. Here's my version of the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, adapted from the vegan recipe of Alicia Silverstone which can also be found in her book, 'The Kind Life'. I'm not a vegan myself but I appreciate cooking or baking vegan occasionally and I can only recommend everybody to try out a vegan recipe once in a while. I was really surprised about how good it can taste! Of course you could easily use conventional butter, milk and chocolate for this method.