Lovonis Lark
recipes + wellness
A simple bread pudding elevated with croissants & hazelnut chocolate spread. Perfect for an Easter brunch, or any brunch for that matter. Sliced, fresh strawberries, croissants, butter, strawberry jam then the usual suspects of eggs, milk, cream, vanilla & sugar. Serve with a bowl of more fresh strawberries, cream & warmed hazelnut spread.
Blueberry & lime – a perfect combination. The buttermilk gives the muffins a soft, moist crumb – no dry muffins here. Muffins are quick and easy to make. They make a good breakfast on the go or served as part of a brunch. Any leftover muffins can be wrapped individually and frozen. To reheat: pop […]
Key Lime Pie is so easy to make, doesn’t have a long list of ingredients & it’s completely make-ahead. Having made this with the regular Persian limes and with key limes I can tell you both are good so if you’re struggling to find key limes, use whatever limes you can find just don’t be […]
One Bowl Banana Cake with Caramel Drizzle is not only mind-numbingly easy to make but it outshines the humble banana bread/loaf – elevated into a bundt cake with a luscious toffee-like icing. So, fossick around in your freezer for the banana cemetery I know you have. The ingredients are all standard pantry & fridge items […]
Quick & Easy Blueberry Pastries as the name states, are in fact simple to make with only a handful of ingredients. Juicy blueberries nesting into cream cheese & bursting from the oven’s heat are incased in flaky, golden pastry & dusted with powdered sugar. It’s the perfect start to a brunch, a treat with a […]
Cherry Chocolate Almond Cake is my idea of a near-perfect cake: simple, fragrant, rustic, moist & can easily be frozen to be busted out when a friend drops in for a cuppa unexpectedly. And it has chocolate. I love milk chocolate but I’ve also made this using white chocolate it is was wonderful. To be […]
If like me you often want to cook something quick, with little faffing about but that has maximum flavor & texture – a big ask, yes – look no further than these Easy Apple Crumble Pies. Or tarts. These could be either a tart or a pie. With a puffed pastry enclosure, apples thinly sliced […]
French Apple Cake with Almonds is simple to make, demure, unpretentious & heavenly – if a cake can be all those things. It’s buttery, rum flavored & reminds me of an old-fashioned tea cake. Serve it for an afternoon tea or as a dessert with some ice cream or cream. Make it ahead & freeze […]
Seed & Nut Loaf is dense, a little sweet, gluten-free loaf, packed with fiber and straddles both the sweet and savory worlds as it’s perfect just with butter to enjoy with a cup of tea or serve it up with some sharp cheddar cheese & other accoutrements such as some sharp cheddar or creamy blue […]
Loaded with delicious fiber by way of nuts, seeds, oats & dried fruit these Trail Mix Cookies are infinitely better than their namesake. Whether you’re craving a snack, an on-the-go quick breakfast or something to have with a cup of tea or coffee while you’re lounging with a good read, these cookies are for you. […]
Pear Ricotta Cake is gluten-free but for everyone, especially around the holidays. It looks pretty, tastes festive and keeps well. Use small, ripe but still a little firm, pears. You can use an apple corer and remove the pears’ cores but or leave them intact. The ricotta makes this cake so moist. It’s a beautiful […]
Flourless Orange, Ricotta & Almond Cake is a very moist cake that relies on air beaten into the butter mixture & the egg white mixture to help it rise. I’ve given a sauce recipe to serve with the cake but this is optional. The sauce is delicious but the cake is equally as good served […]
