Easy Nutella brownies?

While I was stalking scolling down Facebook this popped up on my news feed!

NUTELLA BROWNIES!!! Nom nom nom nom.

It looked so easy I just had to try! I already had the ingredients in my pantry so all I had to do was whip up a batch. I baked my brownies for about 12-15 minutes at 180c and this is what mine looked like....

The verdict? I may have overcooked my brownies a little bit as they were not as chewy as what a brownie is supposed to be. But it tasted GOOD like chocolatey hazelnut good! I made about 23 bite-sized brownies from this recipe - they were all gone in 5 minutes.

Besides being a simple and tasty recipe, I thought it wasn't the greatest in terms of price and quantity. I mean Nutella is an expensive commodity! Since the recipe does not yield a lot (especially when people would eat at least 6 of the bite-sized brownies) it is not very affordable. I may need to experiment a bit more with this recipe and maybe use an el'cheapo version of Nutella and see if there is any noticeable difference.

I believe this recipe does not need to be limited to Nutella. Most nut butters would work but may need to add some sugar/sweetener as well if you want a sweet treat. But this recipe is definitely delicious and popular. Give it a try and let me know if you agree with me!

Andrea

Cheesy Potato Gem Bake

Last year I promised to share a simple recipe to you all involving potato gems!!

This recipe is SO SO SO EASY and you don't need to be some MasterChef to do this! My brothers and their friends absolutely love this dish. It is a great side dish to serve with other things at a big dinner or gathering. Of course it is not healthy dish but you could always change the potato gems for a healthier alternative such as pumpkin or sweet potato.

Ingredients:

Potato Gems

Shredded Cheese (I used mozzarella and tasty cheese but the choice is yours!)

Diced Bacon

3 ingredients - THAT IS IT! This recipe is so easy to follow (and even more so with pictures!), so give this a try :)

Method:

1. Bake/fry the potato gems according to the packaging instructions - this is so you can avoid having mashed/soggy potato gems in the final result.
2. Lightly spray your baking dish and put one layer of cooked potato gems.
3. Layer cheese and bacon on top of potato gems
4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 till you have filled your baking dish. (I did three layers in total)
5. Bake it at 200c for about 15-20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and turned golden

And VIOLA! You are done with a cheesy bacon goodness of a potato bake. It is crunchy, stringy and tasty. You can always enhance this by adding some sauteed onions and mushrooms etc. Be creative with this basic yet delish dish.

Here is my brother's plate filled with mainly potato gems (serving number 1). 

Now a quick mention about healthier alternatives of this dish. Here is one made with roasted pumpkin (Sorry about the poor quality picture). It has been made the same way as previously mentioned (just with pumpkin & low fat cheese instead) and it was a success. It was pretty tasty but unfortunately does not have the crunch factor like the potato gems. But hey I thought it was a good substitute for me considering that I am watching my waistline more than my brothers (haha).

Give this recipe a try and let me know what you thought! :)

Andrea

Tune in for a simple yet UBER popular potato dish.

So it was my brother's birthday recently and I wanted to bless him with some of his favourite foods. One major thing my brother loves is POTATOES. He absolutely loves them especially in their unhealthy forms of chips, crisps, fries, hash browns and all. I have a recipe to share with you guys and yes it does involve potatoes but unfortunately.... I have no pictures of it. So next time I will get picture snappy and share this popular yet simple recipe with you guys :)

Here is one clue...

Love Andrea