LENA'S LUNCHBOX

Tag: easy

  • chocolate chip cookie cake

    chocolate chip cookie cake

    makes eight generous servings I’ve always thought that cookie cakes were one of the few things (in addition to mayonnaise and kimchi) that you’re better off buying than making at home. A cookie that big will surely dry out during the long time that it takes to bake, I thought. It will probably stick to…

  • peanut butter cookie dough brownie cake

    makes twelve servings In my head, I divide food bloggers into three subgroups – the ones who are all about eating good food, it doesn’t necessarily have to incorporate kale or cookie butter or anything, it just has to be satisfying; the ones who would never dream of using butter or gluten or eggs, only coconut…

  • dark chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting

    dark chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting

    makes six servings Everything in moderation, right? It’s fine to eat a slice of this cake if as long as I balance it out with a hearty kale and cashew salad or something. Here’s the problem..this cake is actually physically impossible to eat in moderation. You’ll cut a sliver off, eat it in a few seconds, and…

  • pumpkin cheesecake with almond gingersnap crust + sukkot

    makes twelve servings There are hundreds of Jewish holidays. Okay there are twelve, but that’s actually so many! We have a holiday to celebrate the birthday of the trees! Sukkot celebrates agriculture and autumn and the harvest season. It involves building and sleeping in a sukkah, which has three walls and an roof made of tree branches…

  • pound cake with hidden pumpkin center

    pound cake with hidden pumpkin center

    makes twelve servings Although this is a time-consuming cake, the final result is delicious and beyond impressive. Okay, so my cake ended up a little under baked. Substantially under baked. Near raw. BUT!! That does not mean that yours cannot be amazinglythoroughlyundoubtably cooked throughout. When the cake had been in the oven for an hour, I…

  • caramelized onion and goat cheese empanadas

    makes six (one empanada each) servings The best appetizer I’ve ever eaten was a caramelized onion and goat cheese cheesecake. I experienced this sweet-but-not-dessert cheesecake on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Almost every restaurant on the island had a menu of twenty variations of fish & chips, and after the nausea-inducing ferry ride, seafood was not something…

  • milky salted caramel with whipped cream

    makes two servings Indulge! Lowkey copied this recipe from my favorite blogger and favorite person in general, Joy the Baker.  This impressive looking dessert is secretly extremely simple. Boil sugar and water, then stir in butter and cream and salt.  The whole process takes about five minutes, just make sure you have a good mise…

  • open-faced chicken and sweet potato sandwich

    makes two open-faced sandwiches I discovered this sandwich one night when we were having each of the separate components for dinner. Grilled chicken, hand-cut sweet potato fries with honey mustard dipping sauce, biscuits, and salad. I decided to shove everything onto a biscuit because..what’s the worst that could happen? Surprisingly, every flavor was complimentary to…

  • microwave pumpkin s’mores

    makes one serving of gooey deliciousness Have I said how incredible microwaves are? My friend’s mom, who used to work for Julia Child, says that real chefs don’t use microwaves. Too bad. This dessert is so good, it’s worth not being a “real chef”! You don’t have to use a kitchen torch on the top…