This recipe is one of my all-time favorites because it’s fries (’nuff said), and they are pretty darn healthy fries at that! Food that’s good for the soul and body. Plus, you can eat your fill without feeling guilty. Another reason to love this recipe? It’s ridiculously easy with only six basic ingredients and your oven. That’s right! Only. six. ingredients. 😱Best of all, they’re all pantry staples. So, if you’ve got the urge to fry these fries, go for it!...
This collection of batch cooking ideas is filled with recipes that are ideal for busy weeks, if you’re a new parent or just someone who is juggling. You will thank your future self for a little dedicated time in the kitchen when you’re reaping the rewards on a hectic weeknight! Struggling to find the brain space and time to think of dinner during the week? Me too! Over the years I’ve realised that if I can keep even just a handful of precooked homemade meals ready (either in the freezer or the fridge), it makes my week so much calmer....
There’s a reason why pies are a hit this time of the year. But these mighty fine empanadas??? They always satisfy your craving any time of the year. I mean flaky buttery soft crust with a faint note of sweetness and a well-seasoned ground beef filling – how could you not possibly get blown away with that? And since I know y’all goes all out in ringing the new year, these beef empanadas would be the perfect hand pies to entertain everyone as you wait to welcome the year 2020!...
Why We Love This Chocolate Sugar Cookies Recipe When we imagine sugar cookies, we usually think of pale glistening cookies, with a delicate texture, topped with creamy frosting and sprinkles. Often these cookies offer a pillowy texture, plenty of sweetness, but not a lot of actual flavor. We happen to have one of the most popular (regular) sugar cookie recipes on the web, with an unbelievably airy texture and buttery vanilla flavor....
Why We Love Tater Tot Casserole Love a good hearty casserole? This brilliant meat, cheese, and potato Cowboy Casserole recipe has everything you know and love… The filling is a mixture of bacon, ground beef, onions, garlic, tomatoes, green chilies, corn, beans, and cheese. It’s mixed together and then layered with a topping of tater tots for a crispy finish. This is a great casserole to prep ahead and freeze for later baking....
Why We Love This Pumpkin Recipe Pumpkin muffins are a great treat any time of year, but especially in the fall. There’s just no better way to jump into a crisp, cold morning than grabbing a sweet baked goodie and coffee before heading out the door! This fabulously easy one bowl pumpkin muffin recipe uses canned puréed pumpkin to create the most decadent and soft texture. And, of course, we include vibrant pumpkin pie spice for that truly irresistible taste of autumn in every bite....
This post is all about popular and best summer desserts that include summer fruit pies, patriotic desserts, cool and refreshing ice creams, popsicles, gelato, sorbet, milkshakes and drinks, no-bake desserts, make-ahead desserts, and also some baked recipes like galette, cakes, cupcakes, and muffins. The good part about these desserts is that they are quick and easy to make, and they taste refreshing and delicious with the seasonal fruits. If you are looking for summer dinner recipe ideas, then check out some of the best salad, salsa, entrees, and grilling recipes here....
Bake this basic cake and then decorate it the way you like for birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, or any special occasion. Sponge cake is a light cake made using egg, sugar, and flour as the main ingredients. No butter is used while making the cake batter, but the cake flavor is enhanced by buttercream, whipped cream frosting, jams, etc. Once you learn to make this basic, simple & easy sponge cake recipe, you can make layered birthday cakes, trifles, shortcakes, mini desserts, almost anything....
Who doesn’t love a classic Wedge Salad? Loaded with crisp and cool lettuce, ripe tomatoes, smoky bacon, and thick blue cheese dressing, each bite bursts with a spectrum of flavors and textures. This terrifically satisfying and simple salad is perfect to enjoy as a fresh and fun lunch or as a robust dinner side dish. It includes ingredients that are easy to find any time of the year and complement so many other fantastic recipes!...
When the weather turns colder it can be tricky to come up with healthy lunch recipes. Hello Broccoli and Cauliflower Soup! I don’t know about you but when I’m cold the thought of a salad for lunch makes me shudder a bit. Soup, my friends, is a healthy hug in a bowl that we all need at lunchtime or even for a lazy dinner. This recipe is really quick to make (even better if you batch cook and freeze)....
Oops, no canola oil in the pantry; what do I do? No problem. Several oils do the job just as well or better. Whether you’re making a cake or bread, doing a stir fry, or throwing salad dressing together, I’ve got you covered. 👍🏾 I have to say that I love organic canola oil for cooking. It’s cheaper and doesn’t burn as fast as olive oil. But good, organic canola oil can be a little pricey....
Why We Love This Deep Dish Pizza Our classic crock pot version (you read that right) of this recipe has long been a reader favorite. It’s pretty great because the slow steaming makes the pizza crust super soft and fluffy on the inside and crisp around the edges. However, this Cast Iron Deep Dish Pizza recipe is faster to make, and just as tasty. Cooking the pizza pie in a cast iron skillet also creates ultra-crisp edges with a crunchy golden bottom....
Challah Bread Recipe Moist Yeasty Apple Challah Bread Recipe with tender spiced apple speckled throughout. A seasonal favorite I can never resist! After moving to North Carolina we started visiting apple orchards every fall. The county just south of us actually has more apple orchards in it than any other county in the US, including Michigan and Washington. At the orchard stores, I discovered apple bread. Not an apple bread that is heavy and dense like banana or pumpkin bread, but light yeasty apple bread with tender apple morsels suspended in its supple folds....
Recipe card What to do with chickpea water after boiling? Do not discard the water that is left after pressure cooking or boiling the chickpeas (chana). This is called chana water or aquafaba. Make saaru, also called rasam or Indian soup, by simply tempering garlic cloves and red chilies or mustard seeds and curry leaves with a pinch of hing. Add leftover chana water to pressure cooked toor dal to make dal rasam....
This week marks the last week of the month and a preparation to one of our popular cultural celebrations here in the U.S. – Cinco de Mayo (or Fifth of May in English). If February is for Black History Month, the rest of the U.S. also celebrates with the Mexican-American community every 5th of May to commemorate the Battle of Puebla – an underdog victory by Mexico over France. Although it wasn’t Mexico’s official Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo evolved into a day to celebrate the Mexican culture here in the U....
Hina Says -“We, in India, love paneer and anything loaded with Indo-Chinese flavours. Chilli Paneer is the perfect combination of these two crowd-charming favourites.” It is the most popular vegetarian version of takeout style Kung Pao Chicken or Chilli Chicken. BIG on flavours and loaded with the goodness of cottage cheese (paneer). In the Indian sub-continent, you can easily spot chilli paneer on the menu of many restaurants or takeaway joints....
The Perfect Christmas Pasta – Fettuccine Alfredo Every year we have certain holiday movies that we can’t wait to watch once the weather turns cold. The Christmas Story is a classic we always enjoy as a family the week before Christmas. Then Lt. Dan and I like to watch Love Actually on winter nights once the kids are in bed. But my personal favorite is The Holiday with Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz....
While you are here, don’t miss to check out simple, quick, and easy Indian desserts and sweet, special Diwali sweets and mithai and popular traditional white burfi (barfi). About the recipe Coconut burfi is a popular traditional and old-fashioned simple Indian sweet recipe made using fresh grated coconut, sugar, and desi ghee. Add cardamom powder, saffron, or rose water to enhance the flavor. Coconut barfi is also known as nariyal barfi, kopra pak in North India, kobbari mithai, tenginakayi barfi, thengai burfi, naralachi barfi in South Indian languages, old fashioned coconut fudge in English, khobra mithai in Marathi and soyi khadi in coastal regions....
About the recipe Gurer Narkel naru or Nariyal laddu with jaggery is prepared in Bengal, especially during winter when jhola gur or nolen gur, which is liquid date jaggery extracted from the fruit sap of the date palm tree is available. This jaggery is sticky and gooey, which is perfect for binding laddus. Gurer means jaggery, narkel means coconut, and naru means ladoo in Bengali. Now, if you come to the coastal region of Karnataka, during Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri seasons, anta goda (sticky jaggery) is available in all shops....
Why We Love This Recipe Creamy Grape Salad is a very old-school southern side dish that falls somewhere in the family of deli case salads like Waldorf Salad, Ambrosia Marshmallow Fluff Salad, and Pineapple Cream Salad recipes. It consists of fresh seedless grapes in any color or blend of colors, soften cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, and a little vanilla extract. The cream cheese and sour cream create a super creamy sweet “dressing“ that coats the grapes....
