Pecan Swirls - Bakemas Day 6

Quick recipes seem to be my go to at the moment and you can have these ready to eat in 30 minutes or less. I mean it is December, peoples to-do lists get significantly longer and the time literally disappears, don't we all need a few more quick recipes in our lives? 'Tis the season to rush around like a headless lunatic, but a headless lunatic with a pecan swirl in their hand that only took 30 minutes to makes is significantly happier!

10 Minute Jacket Sweet Potatoes with Curried Tuna and Feta

Lazy food is something I’ve been loving recently. I’m very good at putting off eating a meal because I’m so indecisive eventually I just end up hangry and need to eat. Even if you don’t do that I’m sure you’ve been in that situation where you’re too lazy to cook but you want to eat something relatively healthy. At the moment my answer is jacket sweet potatoes, they’re so simple and I can guarantee if you’re making for one you can have this on the table in 10 minutes, or on your lap on the sofa, whatever floats your boat.

Apple, Yogurt & Sweet Breadcrumb Layered Dessert

Can we take a second to appreciate those layers, I feel like a child that went to the isle of wight or somewhere and came back with one of those multicoloured sand layer thingies, can you still make those? I made way too many breadcrumbs when I was making the salmon macaroni cheese, enter this glorious dessert. I’ve been meaning to make this for a while so this is kind of the perfect opportunity. Growing up we weren’t really a dessert after dinner kind of family unless it was a special occasion and on apple day, I’m not even entirely sure when that is or how my mum always knew when it was, this is what we had for dessert. It’s ridiculously simple, healthy and so easy to make but do not underestimate it, I haven’t eaten this in years but now I’ve rediscovered it I could eat this every day.

Cinnamon Popcorn

Autumn is the season for curling up on the sofa by the fire with a cosy blanket and coffee in hand. And we all know what goes well with snuggling up on the sofa, movies, more movies and snacks, always snacks! A spontaneous movie night with a friend led me to make this in all its cinnamon glory, you can't go wrong when it comes to cinnamon...unless there's not enough, then that's just all kinds of wrong.

It's only recently that I discovered baking popcorn after flavouring it so it's not sticky and soggy and it makes a world of difference. I might be three thousand years late in discovering this I'm not sure, I don't think I really know anyone who makes their popcorn from scratch, if this is old news to you just carry about your day as you were but if not you need to come to the realisation...and fast, that this could change your life. If you want some advice on the perfect popping technique go here. I also have a recipe for Peanut Butter Caramel Popcorn which is processed sugar free and just as delicious.