Category: Breads, Cakes & Muffins

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  Coconut, Almond, Dark Chocolate Scones

  Posted at 8:00 pm by tastewithoutwaste

  Sep 25th

  Food has an uncanny way of making everything better. It also has the ability to make things infinitely worse – you’ve had a shocker of a day then to top it off discover that you’ve run out of a crucial ingredient just before it’s gotta go in the oven/drop the whole thing on the floor/burn your mouth on it (one of the worst.food.crimes.ever). But, this post is not about the ‘incidents’ we’d rather forget. Let me explain how one unassuming scone turned my week around.

  The first half of last week was a why-does-the-man-in-the-sky-hate-me-so-much kind of week. One that you look back on and cringe at how much you overreacted/ how self-absorbed/immature/shallow you were. So what did my ‘shocker’ of a week look like? Continue reading →

  Posted in Breads, Cakes & Muffins | Tagged Almond, Coconut, Dark Chocolate, Scone
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  Strawberry Tea Cake

  Posted at 7:38 pm by tastewithoutwaste

  Sep 2nd

  Fathers day. An event rarely given much consideration, let alone celebrated, in our household. Why? Dad passionately abhors the materialism and commericalisation that it embodies. Not to mention that he feels that we should treat everyday like fathers day. Tough luck mister. In primary school we would always buy a trinket from the ‘gift stall’ – a mug filled with sweets, or handkerchiefs or socks.  Seriously, do the schools source those items from? Every year the gifts are practically identical. Each kid proudly goes home thinking they have bought dad a unique gift, failing to cotton onto the fact that every other classmate has done the very same thing with virtually the same item. Mum used to have to tell my sister to buy a mug and me to buy a hankie so that we didn’t do just that. With that in mind I actually can sympathise with dad’s misgivings, to an extent. The gifts aren’t what fathers day should be about. I mean, he drives me bonkers a fair bit of the time and I could list twenty traits right now that make me want to go stick my head in the oven, but all in all he’s an alright bloke. That’s an understatement. He’s a bloody brilliant dad. So, yesterday I attempted to walk the fine line between saying thanks for everything and ignoring the event altogether, like we usually do. In order to do that I turned to what I know best. Food. Continue reading →
  Posted in Breads, Cakes & Muffins | Tagged Cake, Strawberry, Vanilla
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  Cinnamon Layer Muffins

  Posted at 8:00 pm by tastewithoutwaste

  Aug 19th

  Looking ahead to the future can be many things. Exciting, scary, confusing, blissful. And at times it can be downright depressing. I stongly agree with psychologists who say that spending too much time in the future leads to anxiety and that living in the moment tends to bring us the most joy. But sometimes we must ignore that advice and look to the future for practical reasons. Planning is necessary, though it is very appealing at times to let life roll along and do it’s thing. That’s not always a bad thing, however, lately I have had to start considering my options for next year. I was a bit of a basket case after my term at Oxford late last year, so didn’t spend much time contemplating what this year would bring. After all, at that point I was meant to be at Oxford for the next three years and we can see how well that turned out. Planning was the last thing on my mind. But it is now eight months later and things have changed significantly. And unless I want to bum around at home cooking, for the rest of my life (I must admit that is quite appealing) I do need to consider my options for next year. Continue reading →

  Posted in Breads, Cakes & Muffins | Tagged Baking, Cinnamon, Muffin
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  Orange Poppy Seed Muffins

  Posted at 8:41 pm by tastewithoutwaste

  Aug 3rd

  Roll up, roll up ladies and gentlemen its pop quiz time! What do you do with a lonely half carton of sour cream and the dregs of an OJ bottle on the verge of expiring? Make muffins of course! I know, I know it probably sounds like an awful lot of effort just to save a measly few ingredients. I swear it isn’t. It’s practically a one-bowl/all in mix. A muffin of minimal fuss. You’re probably also wondering why I don’t just drink the orange juice like any normal person. Because it’s boring, that’s why. And instead of feeling degraded trying to slurp up the dregs of juice, it’s far more satisfying to create something entirely new – and tastier – with the addition of a couple of extra ingredients. Sure, you can whack the sour cream on top of a baked potato, stir it through a casserole or soup for a hit of creaminess, serve it alongside a bowl of crispy homemade wedges or whip up a simple pasta sauce, but I believe that baking produces considerably more rewarding results. Furthermore, you can freeze the muffins and therefore extend the storage life of the sour cream/orange juice even more! Now that’s being waste savvy. Continue reading →

  Posted in Breads, Cakes & Muffins | Tagged Muffin, Orange juice, Poppy Seed, Sour cream
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  Blueberry Walnut Bran Muffins

  Posted at 8:30 pm by tastewithoutwaste

  Jul 15th

  Bran is a super food, no doubt about it. Rich in fibre, protein, omega acids and a score of minerals, it is an ingredient I have been trying to incorporate into my baking more often. It also possesses a natural sweetness – an added bonus when it means you are able to reduce the amount of sugar. I was a little sceptical of these muffins due to how little sugar they contained and was pleasantly surprised to be proved wrong. In fact I was astounded. They tasted as though they contained at least twice as much! Continue reading →

  Posted in Breads, Cakes & Muffins | Tagged Blueberry, Bran, Muffins, Walnut

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  Hullo! I'm Shani. Thanks for stopping by! Here you'll find vegetarian recipes oriented towards balancing that fickle line between supreme indulgence and wholesome eating. There's also many a musing about food waste (and it's many manifestations), with tips on how to reduce it at a household level. To find out more, hit the 'About' tab in the top menu...