Brandy Butter Cake with Prunes Recipe Makes one 8 x 8 x 2-inches cake Ingredients: 2 and 1/3 stick (250g) unsalted butter, at room temperature 7 oz (200g) cake flour or all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 7 oz (200g) granulated sugar 4 eggs 1/2 tsp salt 4 tablespoons fresh milk/yoghurt/heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 2 tablespoons brandy 3 oz prunes, cut into raisin-sized pieces + 1 tablespoon flour (mix together) Method: 1.

Traditional Monkey Bread gets a mini makeover when it's baked in muffin cups and drizzled with cream cheese icing. They're perfect for breakfast or Easter brunch. Monkey Bread always takes me back to 7th grade.

Creative and delicious toast recipes for everyone!

If the grocery store isn't your favorite place, it should be. We're sleuthing for the best back-of-the-box recipes and every Sunday, Posie Harwood from 600 Acres will share our latest find. Today: A spectacular summer ice cream recipe with just two steps and five ingredients.

My dad proudly sliced through the packing tape with a utility knife as we all looked on in excitement. The carton was larger than our television, and inside was the future. I set eyes on our very first microwave with awe: a clumsy box with buttons that promised to heat, even to cook, saving time ...

1. Make a hot breakfast. To make oatmeal or other hot cereals, add a little less milk or water than you would for stovetop cooking (and some chopped nuts and dried fruit if you want). The "keep warm" function will keep food from getting cold and gooey―perfect for days when everyone gets up at a different time.

As far as flowers go, the culinary-use ones are a pretty small subset. We have lavender, we have rose, we have, uh ... French lavender? Still, I think we should consider them honorary spring produce. Anything that awakens your senses this way, if you're anything like me, makes you want to cook.

A few days ago it rained here. In California. In August. What's going on? Rain in the summer might be a normal thing in other places but not here. I'm not complaining though. Waking up to the smell of rained on sidewalks is my favorite thing to wake up to.

Something about the summer just makes some foods taste better. Sure, some fruits and veggies are only truly in season during the hot months, but the aesthetics of eating outside with the wind in your hair just changes the entire dining experience, and allows you to enjoy food you simply wouldn't eat in the dead of winter.