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Homemade Spiced Caramel Sauce

November 20, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Homemade Spiced Caramel Sauce is a must this holiday season with any apple dessert, pumpkin cheesecake or to be drizzled over ice cream. It’s a perfect gift as well! It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week! I have to admit that I got caught off guard a bit but I think it’s safe to say I wasn’t the only one this year. Since California is a very Democratic state, the blow of losing the election was and still […]

Categories: Dessert, Snack Time, Thanksgiving • Tags: caramel sauce, dessert, spices, sugar

Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 15, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

This is the only chocolate chip cookie recipe you will ever need. These cookies are crunchy on the edges but soft in the center with lots of melted chocolate oozing when you take a first bite! Our family’s favorite! It’s been forever since my last post but I have been so busy with everyday life. Between kids and work there is very little time left for my blog. I have been baking quite a bit though but it usually happens […]

Categories: Cookies, Snack Time • Tags: chips, chocolate, cookies, easy

zucchini bread with coconut, walnuts and raisins

Zucchini Bread with Coconut Flakes, Raisins and Nuts

July 14, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Do you have a zucchini plant overtaking your garden? Not sure what to do with all that produce? I have some suggestions so keep reading and stay tuned for more! Summer is in full swing and so is my garden. My zucchini and cucumber plants are producing a lot of vegetables so I’m constantly looking for new recipes. Landon loves cucumber so that’s covered. For the past few years I have been refusing to get a spiralizer since a) I […]

Categories: Breakfast, Snack Time • Tags: baking, bread, coconut oil, zucchini

Tropical Fruit Salad with Coconut Meringues

May 7, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Tropical Fruit Salad with cute, heart-shaped coconut meringues will be a perfect addition to Mother’s Day brunch! A Mother’s Love A Mother’s love is something That no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion And of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish And enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it Or take that love away… It is patient and forgiving When all others are forsaking, And it never fails or falters Even though the […]

Categories: Mother's Day, Snack Time, Special occasion • Tags: brunch, coconut, fruit, meringue, Mother's Day, salad

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bread

May 3, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

This Chocolate Peanut Butter bread is scrumptious and easy to make. Buckwheat flour makes it gluten free. I have been super busy recently with the end-of-school year activities, including the Walk-a-Thon, annual Art Vista Show and some field trips. As I mentioned previously, I was an Art Vista docent (teaching a hands-on art lesson monthly) in both of my sons’ classes. It is rather amusing that I agreed to do it considering I’m really bad at drawing or any other […]

Categories: Breakfast, Snack Time • Tags: bananas, buckwheat flour, gluten free, peanut butter

Beet Hummus

January 28, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Make this gorgeous Beet Hummus to wow your friends at the next party. It only requires about 20 minutes of active work. It’s slightly sweet and tart, with a hint of spicy and a tad garlicky. Eat it with vegetables or spread on your pita bread. The first time I made this Beet Hummus I was really blown away. I mean, look at this rich, vibrant and gorgeous color! Unreal. Almost too pretty to be snacked away. The flavor is […]

Categories: Side Dishes, Snack Time • Tags: beets, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, garlic, hummus, pomegranate, tahini