Cooking recipes from "Treks & Bites"

Bittersweet Chocolate Tart on Oreo Cookie Crust

Rich, creamy and intensely dark chocolate tart on a sweet, crispy Oreo cookie crust.

Mason Jar Salads

Make your salads for the week all at one time, and store them in covered glass mason jars! It’s such a brilliant idea and makes everyday lunches so much quicker and easier!

Spinach & Tomato Topper

Tomatoes and spinach sautéed with garlic, onions, basil, parsley, white wine, broth and cheese makes a delicious side dish or a fabulous topper for fish, chicken or portobello mushrooms.

Light Lemon Tart

Lemon cookie crust filled with a light and airy lemon curd and yogurt filling.

Raspberry & Chambord Croissant French Toast

Croissant pieces, soaked in an egg and milk custard, and baked with a glaze of Chambord (raspberry liqueur), raspberry jam and orange juice, with a little pop of melted cream cheese in the very center.

Currant Almond Scones

Simply scone dough sweetened with light brown sugar then mixed with currants and topped with vanilla icing and sliced almonds.

Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Buttermilk Apple Streusel Muffins

Buttermilk muffin batter with chunks of fresh apple all topped with an oil-based streusel topping.

Beautiful Berry Pavlova

A meringue wreath filled with yogurt whipped cream and topped with your favorite red berries, mint leaves and edible orange petals makes a beautiful, light, and festive dessert for your sweet Valentines💕

Ombre Layer Cake: Vanilla, Coffee & Chocolate

Vanilla, coffee and chocolate cake layers filled with dark chocolate mousse filling, with chocolate buttercream frosting all topped with white chocolate ganache drips and chocolate covered espresso beans.

So Many Seeds Crackers (Norwegian Seed Crackers)

Sunflower, sesame, hemp, chia, pumpkin and flaxseeds combined with sea salt, olive oil and arrowroot and baked to a golden crisp.

Almond Joy Chocolate Cake

Dark chocolate cake with coconut-marshmallow filling and dark chocolate icing is the perfect treat for chocolate and coconut lovers.

Brownie Pudding

A dark chocolate brownie base with a cocoa and sugar topping that turns into a chocolate syrup … perfect served over a bowl of vanilla ice cream!

Orzo Mexican Mac and Cheese

Orzo mac and cheese, baked with chili peppers, red bell peppers, mixed Mexican cheese and plain yogurt to make it extra creamy! Delicious orzo mac and cheese, Mexican style!

Kalamata Olive Loaf

Savory kalamata olives with Pecorino Romano cheese make a delicious souffle loaf side dish.

Poblano and Pistachio Pesto

Roasted and fresh poblano peppers, with jalapenos, cilantro, pistachios, Pecorino romano cheese, olive oil and lime juice.

Roasted Rainbow Carrots & Cranberries

Rainbow and maroon carrots marinated with shallots, maple syrup, sambal, soy sauce, white pepper and thyme and roasted to a perfect al dente golden brown.

Chocolate Bundt Cake with Brown Butter Icing and Toffee Bits

Dark, rich chocolate Bundt cake, topped with a toasty brown butter icing and perfectly complemented with crunchy bits of chocolate covered toffee.

Brown Butter Oreo Cookie Rice Krispies Treats

Brown butter and melted marshmallows, layered with crushed Oreo cookies to make the best Rice Krispies Treats ever!

Chocolate Bundt Cake with Brown Butter Icing & Toffee Bits

Dark, rich chocolate Bundt cake, topped with a toasty brown butter icing and perfectly complemented with crunchy bits of chocolate covered toffee.