Nutella Cream Cheese Brownies

These Nutella cream cheese brownies are so yummy and beautiful to look at, you just have to try it!

  

Hello hello!

I realised that I had some tubs of cream cheese in the fridge the other day and I wanted to use it for some baking. Dear husband of mine loves brownies so I settled upon an easy peasy brownie recipe.

It combines cream cheese, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and Nutella. Are those all your favourite things? If they are, read on!

I baked this brownie in a tart pan, I got the idea from Confectionalism, you should check out Nicole’s site, her baked goods are delicious and she has loads of great ideas too! The tart pan makes the brownie look extra beautiful with the scalloped edges.

The brownie batter is poured into the tart tin. The cream cheese and Nutella mixture is then spooned on top of the brownie batter and swirled through for a pretty pattern and delicious combination. You can further decorate it with some fruits or serve it warm with some ice cream. Am I making you drool yet? 

Vegetarian Pasta Bake

An absolutely easy vegetarian pasta bake that is packed full of chunky vegetables to fill you up.

Hello and happy Monday!

I hope you are having a lovely Monday and that you had a great weekend. It seems that my prayers for good sunny weather were answered and I managed to go for an adventurous bike ride on Saturday. It was kind of tough for me as it was rather hilly. I am not ashamed to admit that I had to push my bike up several hills as I was already feeling like that – (see photo below)

We didn’t go for dim sum this weekend though. Went to our new favourite Chinese restaurant (Blue Moon) instead. Ended the weekend by watching the new movie by Seth McFarland – A Million Ways to Die in the West. Such a wonderfully silly and fun movie!

Enough of my weekend recap and back to Meatless Monday. Today is time for a vegetarian pasta bake. Easy to make, tasty and so filling – especially for a vegetarian dish.

I cooked the vegetables and pasta together first before baking. I find that it just gives the pasta more flavour.

The melted, golden cheese on top really just caps off this delicious dish beautifully. Leftovers keep really well too. What’s not to love?

Healthy Salmon

Grilled salmon is quick, easy and delicious. Serve with some grilled courgettes for a tasty meal. This is an absolute staple in my diet!

Happy Friday everyone!

What are your plans for this weekend? I hope the weather will be kind and warm this weekend as I intend to spend some time on my bike tomorrow.

Last Sunday my husband and I went for dim sum. I posted this photo on Facebook and a lot of my friends were shocked with the amount of food that we ordered. Yes, that is just for the two of us. Hehe. I admit, it is kind of embarrassing that we eat so much. No, who am I kidding, I am not a wee bit embarrassed. I love dim sum!

Say hello to Aaron!

Well, to be fair we do not eat like that all the time. If only.

When we have indulged a bit too much, we often go back to healthier meals like this grilled salmon dish. We eat this nearly every week because it is so simple to prepare and it is delicious too.

You can pair it with any vegetables you like. I usually grill up some veggies like peppers or courgettes. This time I just used courgettes as I was out of peppers. I added some salad leaves too, just to ensure I eat my veggies!

You use salt and pepper for the veggies and the salmon. Grill. Done!

Hmm, now I wonder if I will go for dim sum again this weekend. Stay tuned and I will let you know if I do on Monday!

Have a great weekend folks!