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One Bowl Berry Coffee Cake

I had some berries they weren’t being eaten so I made this delicious berry cake. I had fresh berries but you could also use frozen. This cake is so easy to make, and you only need one bowl. I think it would also taste great with cranberries and lemon extract instead of almond.  One Bowl Berry Coffee Cake Makes 1 11x7” Cake Ingredients 2 cups fresh berries (I used blueberries and strawberries)  1/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sliced or sliced almonds Brown sugar for topping Directions Preheat the oven to 350F and grease an 11”x7” baking dish. Combine berries and brown sugar in a bowl. Set aside.  Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs and extracts until well combined.  Stir in sour cream and milk.  Add the dry ingredie...

Cumin Scented Couscous

Couscous has to be the easiest thing in the world to make. You can add all kinds of flavours to it to keep it interesting. Use veggie stock to make this vegan.


Cumin Scented Couscous
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup couscous
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 diced tomato
  • 1 teaspoon fresh chopped or dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions
  1. Bring chicken stock to a boil with cumin, salt, pepper and tomato paste. Remove from the heat then stir in couscous and cover. Let it sit for about 10 - 15 minutes then uncover and fluff with a fork.
  2. Gently stir in olive oil, tomato, parsley and lemon juice.
  3. I let it come to room temperature or even refrigerate it before serving. You can taste the flavours better when it's not hot.

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