I’ve been making such an effort with dinner meal planning lately (have you signed up to get the weekly email yet?!) It’s really helping us to eat better and for me to feel a little bit less chaotic during the week – hoorah! Dinner is only one meal of the day though and, oh my goodness, my lunches have been a sorry state this year. Addis got in touch with me and asked if I’d like to try out some of their Clip and Close food storage containers....

The holidays are my favorite time to throw the ball out of the park. Everyone is in a lighter mood and willing to try just about anything. That’s why I put my best into every single recipe I make. Cooking is a labor of love, and the holiday season gives us more opportunities to show our love. That’s why I like to keep my list of Christmas lunch ideas handy....

Eating healthy salads every day is a big challenge. And a larger challenge is how to make a variety of tasty salad dressings at home from scratch. We have got for you the best tried and tested salad dressing recipes that you can use in a million creative ways including these 20+ Best Salad Recipes. Here are the REASONS TO LOVE Homemade Dressing: I think homemade salad dressings are better any day than store-bought ones....

I hear you, friends. For the longest time, I’ve been getting comments on the blog if I can post some air fryer recipes. So today I’m finally sharing my FIRST EVER Air Fryer recipe (Woohoo!) just in time for next week’s Super Bowl game here in the U.S. And boy, oh boy, I’m loving every bit of it! See that plate right there above with the sauce and celery? COUGHS I ate that whole thing!...

While the store-bought versions are convenient, there’s something extraordinary about homemade potato chips. Homemade Potato Chips are: preservative free meal prep friendly budget friendly no added sugar gluten free dairy free The Magic of Air Fryers Air fryers have taken the culinary world by storm, and for good reason. These countertop appliances use hot air circulation to cook food, producing crispy results with significantly less oil than traditional frying methods....

Nothing beats authentic Mexican street foods with exquisite aroma, vibrance, and iconic flavors. Luckily, most of us can get a quick fix from a local Mexican restaurant, such as Toro Mexican Street Food or Carnival Mexican Street Food. However, not all have access to the real thing. So here’s Imma to the rescue! I realized I have quite a few delicious recipes perfect for a popular Mexican street food collection, so you’ll be able to recreate this deliciousness at home fuss-free....

Why We Love this Green Rice Recipe If you like red Spanish rice and yellow rice, you are going to love this bold herbaceous green rice recipe. The green hue comes from a combination of poblano peppers and chopped cilantro, so both the color and flavors are delightfully bright. And although it tastes vibrant and unique, the method to make this Arroz Verde recipe really isn’t any more complicated than traditional steamed rice....

Baked Crackers!! I am super excited about this one because, as an Indian mathri is one of my go-to snacks. Until now, I made them following a traditional methi mathri recipe from my mother. But this baked mathri is quite a revelation. They are easy to make, do not require deep frying, are vegan, and look fancy, like gourmet crackers. It’s a highly customisable mathri recipe and brilliant for making ahead because it stays crisp for days!...

Vietnamese Street Food Street food is a weakness of mine. When I travel anywhere, it’s the first thing I look for. You can often get a real sense of a country’s (or city’s) culinary clout by what you purchase from a rickety cart on a bustling corner. In some way, such workman-meals give away a culture’s deeper secrets. What can the average cart-pushing cook whip up on the sidewalk? What does that say about a people group’s creativity, ingenuity, and zest for life?...

We all have long, unforgiving work days that leave us wanting to avoid the kitchen. Whenever I have one of those days, all I want is effortless and comforting food. And these beef tips are at the top of my list for those days. Accessible and inexpensive ingredients are another reason beef tips served over steaming hot rice is my go-to recipe. We can sit down to dinner in less than an hour, making it a family favorite as well....

What is ‘Poriyal’? Poriyal is a Tamil word for stir fry or sautéed vegetables. The fresh, local vegetables are quickly stir fried with minimal spices to make a healthy, wholesome, vegetarian side dish for every meal. A traditional Tamil style stir fry made with beetroot, coconut, curry leaves, and spices is called beetroot poriyal. It is a quick, easy, and a delicious way to eat beetroot. More Reasons To LOVE Poriyal...

Don’t miss to check out our 3 ingredients kaju katli (kaju barfi) or popular simple and plain milk powder barfi recipe. About the recipe Besan burfi is an Indian milk cake also known as besan ki burfi, besan chakki or besan Katli, or besan khandli. Besan burfi is made with chickpea flour (besan or gram flour), ghee, sugar, milk powder, and cardamom powder. Adding milk powder will make your burfi rich....

Love French bread? Check out our Brioche bread and buns, Easy no-knead baguettes, and Best homemade butter croissants. On the other hand, if you are looking for Italian breads - check out my traditional Ciabatta Roll and flavorful and light Focaccia bread. Why you’ll love this recipe? Ingredients Lukewarm water: Lukewarm water is best for the yeast to activate and the dough to rise. Cold water will make this process longer, and hot water will kill the yeast....

Why you’ll love this recipe Substitutions and Variations Substitute oats with other grain flakes of barley, quinoa, hard red wheat, rye, flax, other millets, etc. You can add vanilla extract to flavor the granola in place of cinnamon. During the holidays, you can add pumpkin spice or consider adding individual spice powders such as nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, etc. In place of coconut oil, you can also use extra-virgin olive oil, melted butter, or any other neutral oil of your choice....

Why We Love This Cocktail Sauce Recipe I can honestly say it’s been at least 14 years since I purchased a cocktail sauce jar. After all, why would I spend the extra cash to buy a lesser-quality product when the homemade version is so quick, cheap, and easy to make? By simply combining a handful of simple ingredients you (most likely) already have in your fridge, you can make the most flavorful, tangy, absolute BEST Cocktail Sauce Recipe you have ever tried....

Why This Is Best Mashed Potatoes Recipe Today I want to share my Best Mashed Potatoes Recipe because, at my house, mashed potatoes are revered as the utmost decadent comfort food. Since they are so rich, I don’t make them often. So when I do, I take careful precautions to make sure my potatoes are just right. I’m sure we’ve all had the experience of sitting down to a highly anticipated meal with a heaping portion of creamy potatoes, only to find them gummy and lackluster....

I have never liked store-bought gravy, even the ones in a jar that are supposed to be better than the packets. They all tend to be way too salty. And if you want to read something terrifying, then try reading the ingredient list. It’s right up there on the scary scale of a class B horror movie. When I set out to create the best brown gravy recipe, I put a lot of serious thought into it....

If you want to know once and for all how to make Bubble and Squeak, here is a simple recipe of the ultimate English comfort food. There is nothing better than throwing cooked leftover Sunday lunch ingredients together and tucking into them again during the week. While Bubble and Squeak is traditionally made out of leftovers, I am going to show you how to make Bubble and Squeak from scratch in case you want to (and need a delicious vegetarian family meal recipe)....

I vary my approach to cooking risottos, from a big stir-fest in my Smoked Haddock Risotto to the shove-in-oven kind for my Bacon and Cheese Risotto. Really it comes down to the ingredients and what flavours lend themselves to the necessary effort. This risotto recipe is somewhere in the middle, with a bit of stirring and then in the oven to do with work (although you can make this on the hob if you want to – see the recipe below for the method)....

You’ve probably seen that most, if not all, of my dishes here, explore bold flavors. I mean, who can blame me? I just love tickling my palates with different mixes and matches of homemade flavors. Luckily, today’s recipe tackles just that, which also uses one of my favorite homemade spices. One of my favorite taste profiles is the soulful south because it offers more than just flavor. I love these dishes because it also holds a good chunk of African-African heritage in every dish....