Buckwheat Banana Bread with Poached Quinces & Mascarpone

I LOVE poached fruit, especially during the cooler months of the year. Last week while I was out shopping at my local fruit market, I found some beautiful golden quinces and decided to bring them home to poach. I usually stick to poaching pears or stone fruit, but this time I thought I’d change things up.

In today’s recipe, I have teamed the poached quinces with a deliciously dense and nutty buckwheat banana bread. The flavours work well together; earthy banana bread, sweet and smooth mascarpone, and spiced poached quinces, with a sprinkling of pistachios-so delish!

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Zucchini & Tomato Salsa with Tortilla Chips

This week's recipe is a delicious vegetarian Zucchini and Tomato Salsa served with Guacamole and Tortilla Chips.

Now, we all know I love sharing meals while enjoying great company, and this recipe is a great sharing dish, the perfect addition to your next Mexican Fiesta or dinner party, lunch, etc.

We had this the other night as our main meal (while testing), but this dish would work better served as a starter to share or as a side.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

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Chewy Chocolate & Hazelnut Cookies

Warm, chewy chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven—are there few things better?

In this week's recipe, I've given the classic chocolate chip cookie a healthy makeover. I've replaced the butter with coconut oil and the white flour with a mix of nut and spelt flours. The result? A deliciously chewy cookie.

I've baked several batches of these cookies over the last few weeks, and they've been a big hit with family and friends.

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