Why We Love This Chicken Vesuvio Recipe I first learned about this chicken dish from the old Minnie Driver movie Return to Me. Has anyone seen it? The movie is set in Chicago, at an Italian-Irish neighborhood restaurant. One night, the daily special is Chicken Vesuvio. Having never heard of this dish, I looked it up and found that it’s an Italian-American creation invented in Chicago, that includes whole chicken pieces, potatoes, peas, and a white wine sauce....

Copycat Chik-Fil-A Frosted Lemonade Summer is our favorite season, and when hot weather hits the icy treats are welcomed by all. We love anything that tastes delicious and helps to cool us down. So every season we have a nonstop rotation of ice creams, fruity popsicles, and of course, frozen blended drinks! We’ve made (and perfected!) copycat versions of several restaurant summer drinks that are easy to make at home. Like this Smoothie King’s Caribbean Way or Orange Julius recipe....

Make Schlotzsky’s Sourdough Bread At Home! Copycat Homemade Schlotzsky’s Sourdough Bread is perfect for that extra special meal. This buttery, delicious, homemade bread will hold up to some serious sandwich fillings. I know the name is a mouth full, but you will certainly want to get a big mouth full of this Copycat Homemade Schlotzsky’s Sourdough Bread. It is so simple to make and nothing like those store-bought loaves of sourdough bread that seem to always disappoint....

Why We Love This Cornish Hen Recipe Preparing a lavish Thanksgiving dinner is complicated, but there are certain things that can make it even harder to handle. Sometimes, you just don’t want to make a full turkey! It is complicated to thaw and roast… Or you just might not want turkey this year. That is where this easy Cornish Game Hen recipe comes in! I highly recommend making this recipe on Thanksgiving if:...

If at times you get caught in a rut and want a change from the same old stuff. Here is one dish that that is GUARANTEED to please, with minimal prep work and is on the table in 30 minutes. Sounds pretty appetizing, right? This is one of those recipes that I make to switch things up and satisfy the cravings of my son. You see, I have a big jar of this homemade Jamaican spice that is just a favorite of my son, he just loves to spice things up with it....

I was actually in the market to do my groceries and happened to see these lovely “baby Bellas” for sale in a stall. So, I came up with an idea to make a delightful pasta dish (actually I got hungry with all those walking that I did.😅) using all these mushrooms. Voila! It was a surefire hit with my boys. They even mopped the sauce with this homemade garlic bread....

Curd is an essential ingredient in Indian cooking and everyday meals. While traditional methods of curd making at home involve careful temperature monitoring and precise timing. For our modern Indian kitchens, curd maker is the perfect appliance for the task. What is Curd Maker? A curd maker, also known as a yoghurt maker, is a kitchen appliance designed to facilitate the fermentation of milk into curd. The core task of a curd maker is to provide the perfect temperature for setting curd using a culture (jamun/khatta)....

Why We Love This Spicy Dan Dan Noodles Recipe We love classic Szechuan Dan Dan noodles! Loaded with thin yet tender noodles drenched in a meaty and spicy broth, Dan Dan noodles have a unique flavor profile. Yet there are so many fantastic ways to customize this recipe to fit your tastes. Today we are making Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles with a “twist”… While traditional Dan Dan recipes are made with regular wheat or rice noodles, this amazing one-pot recipe is made low-carb by using konjack noodles instead....

This recipe comes from the South, but it’s a crowd-pleaser no matter where you serve it. I love it alongside various main courses, and it’s my go-to potluck dish. When my aunt made this spicy recipe, I was a happy camper. Now I make my own version of deviled egg potato salad I know she’d be proud of. And I know your family will love it as well. Recipe Ingredients How to Make Deviled Egg Potato Salad Cook the Potatoes – Peel and cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces, and add into a medium saucepan....

Don’t miss out on the popular chia pudding with mango. Tropical smoothie recipe The combination of pink dragon fruit, mango, and banana gives a tropical feel to this smoothie. For best results, see that the fruits are frozen. Tropical dragon fruit smoothie can be made in less than 5 minutes and is also one of the best smoothie recipes for weight loss. No sweetener is added. You can check out more dragon fruit recipes like chia pudding with dragon fruit, dragon fruit smoothie bowl, and simple dragon fruit juice....

We all love an easy beef mince recipe during the week, the latest is my easy Beef Burritos recipe, which gives us a delicious handheld meal-in-one for quick dinners, packed lunches or picnics. The only cooking involved here is making up the beef mince sauce filling (which is similar to my Chilli Con Carne recipe). The rest is all simple prep. Even the rice uses a pre-flavoured pouch of microwave rice as a handy shortcut....

This comforting Campfire Stew is always a hit with the whole family thanks to its smoky, rich flavours and tender gammon, making it a perfect midweek winner. I LOVE this Campfire Stew so much because it gives us everything we need from a convenient slow cooker meal – it’s super easy, it’s packed with veggies, has amazing flavours that work so well, and it’s also made with a ridiculously tasty and inexpensive cut of meat that teaches us that important lesson that it’s not always what you cook, but how you cook it....

Why We Love This Easy Edible Cookie Dough Recipe Who doesn’t love a big spoonful of chocolate chip cookie dough? Every time I make a batch of cookies I get the urge to take a bite before baking… However, it’s not the safest thing to eat raw dough, due to bacteria in uncooked flour and eggs. So time and again I tell myself, no. Put the spoon down, and slowly back away....

Sambar can be served with traditional south Indian idli, vada, pongal, upma, dosa, medu vada, or almost any South Indian breakfast recipe or along with steamed rice (brown or white) for lunch and dinner. Sambar is prepared mainly using pigeon pea (toor dal), vegetables of your choice, and a unique spice blend known as sambar powder. Each region has its own variations - from classic plain sambar to brinjal or eggplant sambar, sambar with okra (lady’s finger), arachuvitta sambhar, drumstick sambar, hotel-style sambar, temple-style sambar, Udupi style sambar, Madras style sambar, Kerala style sambar, varutharacha sambar, etc....

Reasons To Love This Chocolate Cake It is… √ fudgy √ perfectly sweet √ super-duper moist √ extremely simple to prepare √ has the right notes of chocolate How can you not love a cake with all these marvellous qualities? I almost tried a zillion chocolate cake recipes from the internet, recipe books, baking guides, etc. But none of those cake recipes satisfied my criteria for a perfect eggless cake. Hence, this easy eggless chocolate cake recipe is worth bookmarking for all the happy occasions in your life....

Why We Love This Homemade Firecracker Chicken Recipe Although I know fast service Asian restaurants include ingredients that I need to ditch to stick to a whole foods or paleo diet, Chinese takeout is so satisfying (and easy on busy nights) it makes me sad to let it go. Yet with just a few minor adjustments, many takeout favorites – like this fabulous homemade Firecracker Chicken recipe – can be tweaked to fit into a Whole 30 diet, and made in a hurry!...

Fluffernutter Pie Today’s recipe, “The Fluffiest Fluffernutter Pie,” may be the fluffiest pie you have ever eaten! The Fluffernutter Pie is inspired by two historic sandwiches. The New England fluffernutter sandwich and Elvis Presley’s grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich. This is where North meets South and bakes a perfect pie together. What Is Fluffernutter Pie? Well, a traditional fluffernutter is a sandwich comprised of peanut butter and marshmallow fluff on white bread....

If you’ve been around my blog for a while, you know I adore plantains in all forms and fashions. But a question I often get is: Can you fry bananas like plantains? So it’s time to clarify the matter. Yes, you absolutely can, and what’s more, I highly recommend it. When I said this recipe was easy, I meant it. All you need is a few basic ingredients and about 15 minutes to make the most flavorful banana dessert you’ve ever tasted....

I think this Indian style pickle is the best way to include loads of garlic in our everyday diet. If the word Indian and pickle intimidating you then don’t worry, this is a pretty simple and straightforward recipe to reciprocate. How I even know about this unique pickle recipe? All thanks to my mother. She is the one who is been making batches of garlic pickle every year for the entire family....

I have used dried green peas, soaked overnight and then pressure cooked. You can use fresh or even frozen green peas for the recipe. The flavor of the gravy is enhanced based on how well you saute the ingredients. Always saute in medium flame till they become golden brown in color. I have prepared a gravy with thick consistency to serve it with bread and I do prepare it adding little more water when serving with rice....