Kanga’s Kitchen

When the family’s fresh out of dessert, then it’s time to bake something sweet with Ruby. She wanted to do a chocolate cake, and we had a few very-ripe bananas, so what do I ask our kitchen EchoDot? Well, of course.... “Alexa, show me banana chocolate cake recipes.” And wa-la! Now, this recipe’s technically vegan; but it totally works with regular milk instead of the called-for “almond milk.” 🥛 And it’s easy, and delish!    https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/244229/vegan-double-chocolate-peanut-butter-banana-cake/

  Cherry Coconut Cauliflower Ice Cream Cake recipe Base: ¾ cup raw, shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas) 1 soft medjool date, pitted 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 tbsp agave (or maple syrup, or a similar sweetener of choice) Filling: 1½ cups boiled or steamed cauliflower florets 4 tbsp coconut cream (from a chilled can of full-fat coconut milk) 3 tbsp coconut oil, liquefied 3 tbsp agave (or maple syrup, or a similar sweetener of choice) 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (or ½ tsp raw ground vanilla bean) ⅜ tsp salt Additional Cherry Layer: ¼ cup fruit-sweetened black cherry jam  ⅛ tsp salt Optional Toppings: edible dried rose petals, rose buds, and a bit of lavender nuts

DIY Coffee Specialties  French-vanilla-cappuccino recipe   1 cup milk 1/2 tsp brown sugar 1/2 cup hot coffee 1/2 tsp vanilla cinnamon to sprinkle on top Caramel-macchiato recipe 14 oz milk 2 Tbsp vanilla syrup 2 oz espresso caramel syrup to drizzle on top Peppermint-cappuccino recipe 1/2 cup instant coffee 1 cup sugar 1 1/4 cups powdered milk 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 Tbsp peppermint mocha creamer peppermint whipped cream sprinkles, optional Pumpkin-spice-latte recipe 4 cups milk ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup white sugar ¼ cup canned pumpkin 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice 1 Tbsp vanilla 2 cups hot brewed coffee (strong) whipped cream & cinnamon on top Iced-mocha recipe 1/4 cup fresh brewed coffee 1 1/2 Tbsp sweetened cocoa powder   1 1/2 Tbsp sugar     milk & ice

Recently I acquired a cookie jar, and lately I've been loving to fill it up with sweet culinary treasures for the family. Here's the recipe I'll try next, but with regular ingredients (not organic) and with dark chocolate chips.  Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies