1514. Simple Ful

Ful, or breakfast mashed beans, can be served on a special occasion, such as Eid breakfast, or on just any regular day of the week. However, because it is a breakfast you would like to consume at your leisure, I recommend it as a weekend breakfast.

1513. Lotus Twix Bars

These lotus twix bars are a three-ingredient home made chocolate bar. Lotus, speculoos, and biscoff are all used interchangeably, depending on where you live in the world. It is like peanut butter, but with no nuts, and a distinctive mix of spices I associate with winter, but have exploded into popularity that it is consumed year-round.

1512. Gourmet Crackers

Finding a good cracker is sometimes a testing feat, so I simply resolve to making my own. These gourmet crackers are enriched with seeds, oats, and dried fruit. I am aware that blue cheese scares off a great many people, but for those who do enjoy it, this is the best vehicle to carry it.

1511. Raspberry Lotus Bites

Admittedly, I got this idea for raspberry lotus bites off a caterer who offered them at unnecessarily exorbitant prices. All it is, is a fresh raspberry (frozen will not work here), coated in white chocolate from the outside, and rolled in crumbed lotus (speculoos) biscuits.

1510. Single Serve Cheese Plate

Cooking for family and loved ones is one of the greatest joys I have known. However, sometimes it is necessary to feel you care for yourself as much as others. This single-serve cheese plate can of course be doubled for a pair, or multiplied on a board for a crowd, but I decided to post it in single-serve form as a reminder to slow down in this fast-paced world and take a moment to re-center.

1509. Lemon Raspberry Cookies

 Sometimes, the itch for tang hits. While there is a generous amount of sweet tangy recipes on MCW, no one objected to a batch of these lemon raspberry cookies.

1508. BBQ Sausage Rolls

We all are familiar with the sausages rolled in puff pastry and baked into delicious finger food appetizers. I have an excellent Thai sweet chili version right here. This one however uses fresh minced meat, so no nitrates here.

1507. Olive Cheddar Bites

For me, a good appetizer spread can happily replace a meal any day. What's to deny in appetizers? You get a multitude of options, finger food sized. They can be cold, or warm; vegetarian, or completely carnivorous. These cheddar olive bites fill the quota for salty and warm appetizer.

1506. Tropical Banana Ananas Trifle

This tropical banana and ananas layered spoonable dessert is made possible using a couple of handy convenience ingredients, such as creme caramel powder, canned ashta, canned ananas (pineapple), and tea biscuits. It was quick, good, and convenient.

1505. Broiled Steak and Potatoes

The broiler is an underused method of cooking that is easily at our disposal. This meal consists of roasted potatoes with broiled steak and mushroom. The ultimate combination.