Why We Love This Broccoli Pasta Recipe When should you boil broccoli? How long does it take to boil broccoli? These are two questions I want to address with today’s easy Broccoli Pasta Recipe with Top Tips. In my humble opinion, I believe you should NEVER boil broccoli if you’re eating the broccoli alone as a side dish. There are just too many other easy ways to prepare broccoli that create a much better flavor and texture....
As always at this time of year, I spend months planning Christmas food and then, before I know it the big day is right there in front of me. I really need to up my game to eat my full quota of mince pies in time for next Thursday.. So, did you see BrummyMummyof2 and I undertaking the Gingerbread House Challenge this week? Suffice to say, an RE teacher is no match for a baker, mwahaha!...
Why We Love the Reverse Sear Method of Cooking Reverse searing steaks is one of the easiest and best methods for cooking a steak of any variety… Whether it’s a filet mignon or a big ribeye, you have the ability to slowly bring the interior of the steak up to the exact right temperature, then sear the outside quickly. Great! … But What is Reverse Sear? A classic method of cooking a steak is searing the steak first to lock in the juices, then placing it in the oven or on the grill at lower heat to bring the temperature up and cook the interior....
Why We Love This Hungarian Mushroom Soup Recipe Nothing says it’s wintertime quite like enjoying a big, hot bowl of rich and comforting soup. However, just because a dish is creamy and luscious doesn’t mean it can’t also be healthful and loaded with good-for-you veggies… like mushrooms! We love cozy dishes that feature earthy, savory, wonderfully flavorful mushrooms. They are perfect for adding to meaty dishes like Chopped Steak with Mushroom Gravy and Low Carb Chicken Mushroom Soup, but are also hearty enough to be the star of meat-free recipes such as Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup or this Wild Mushroom and Goat Cheese Frittata....
The combination of mango and avocado in a salad is a match made in heaven. There is something magical about combining the buttery avocado and sweetness of mangoes. The two of them together create the perfect blend of flavours and textures. The whole salad requires 30 minutes from start to finish – making it ideal for a summer weeknight dinner, a hearty lunch, or a BBQ table. It has a fruity flavour with a nice punch from chillies....
As always, we’re keeping these family favourite recipes as simple, affordable and delicious as possible. This weekly meal plan is jam-packed with variety – both in terms of flavours and ingredients, but also those all-important TIMINGS. I am conscious that we can all have different amounts of time available to make dinner on different days of the week, so this meal plan offers a good selection of cooking times, for those time-poor, rushing-around evenings to the days when we have slightly more wiggle room....
This MEXICAN CORNBREAD is soft, moist, delicious with a hint of sweetness and heat filled with corn kernels, jalapeno peppers, green chilies, Monterey Jack, and cheddar cheese. An amazing cornmeal comfort food that pairs well with soups and stews, entrees, or on its own! I love anything cornmeal! Growing up with it made me obsessed with making different versions of cornbread. In my quest for expanding my cornbread recipe collection, I bumped into this Mexican Cornbread recipe that closely resembles this South African Mealie Bread....
I hate wasting time, don’t you? I consider time my greatest asset and get flustered when it’s wasted on things I don’t value, instead of the people and pursuits I truly love. This may sometimes come across as inflexible… However, I like to consider myself charmingly efficient rather than difficult. wink Why We Love Mini Tamales Today’s Mini Tamale Bites are a time saver on two levels. Do you know how excited that makes a person like me?...
This year, Navratri will begin on Thursday, 3 October 2024, and ends on Saturday, 12 October 2024. Sharad Navratri or Durga Navratri Sharad Navaratri is an auspicious and popular festival celebrated across the Indian sub-continent to worship Goddess Durga. ‘Nava’ means nine, and ‘Ratri’ means nights, a festival celebrated for nine nights and ten days. The 10th day is called Dusshera (or dussera also as Vijayadashami). This festival begins on the first day of Ashwin shukla-paksha (1st day of the bright fortnight of lunar month Ashwin)....
Orangeade Have you ever tasted an ice-cold orangeade? The first time I tried a Southern Orangeade Recipe was nineteen years ago, right after we moved to North Carolina. We uprooted from the Midwest and settled in a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I had just given birth to my son Carson and had made a local friend who was also a new mommy. Once a week we would meet to stroll our little bundles around the downtown area of our tiny mountain town....
Why We Love This Oven Roasted Salmon with Pink Peppercorn Sauce Recipe Oven Roasted Salmon with Pink Peppercorn Sauce is a dish you can get pretty creative with, the different combinations of flavors you can blend are endless! The pink peppercorns along with a nip of horseradish and fresh dill provides an exquisite burst of flavor that blends perfectly with the mildly sweet flavor of baked salmon. This recipe is a delightful and elegant, yet is surprisingly simple and straightforward to make!...
This Peanut Butter Noodles recipe replicates a satay-style stir fry with a slight nod to the flavours and style of Thailand or Indonesia, with easy to get hold of ingredients. If you’re looking for a quick vegetarian satay noodles recipe, this one is nice and speedy, ready in about 15 minutes, with loads of flavour and texture and from the salty halloumi. You can adapt it to suit your tastes, adding whichever veggies you have in, or you can add meat too if you fancy some satay chicken....
Why We Love This Pecan Cake Recipe If you like a traditional pineapple upside-down cake (BTW we’ve got a fabulous Bundt cake variation you have GOT to try) then you are going to love this festive Pecan Upside Down Cake recipe for the fall and winter! It is similar to our amazing apple upside down cake with whiskey sauce and a unique orange blueberry upside down cake as well. However, this recipe combines the rich gooey filling of pecan pie with an upside-down cake for an absolute winner of a holiday dessert....
Why We Love This Easy Recipe This traditional American cocktail has had a glamorous history, especially as the featured beverage of choice on many movies and TV shows throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. The Cosmopolitan Cocktail is a simple beverage made of good quality vodka, orange liqueur, fresh lime juice, and cranberry juice. If the ingredients are well selected and added in just the right proportions, no additional sugar is needed....
Well-seasoned potatoes in a cheesy sauce loaded with herbs and baked to a perfect shade of gold. Do we have your attention yet? This cheesy baking recipe is inspired by the famous continental dish potato au gratin. Baking potatoes with cheese and cream are highly popular among food lovers. It is an utterly indulging comfort food. Serve it with eggs and toasted bread slices for a tasty family breakfast. If you haven’t tried the heavenly combination of potatoes in a creamy, cheesy sauce, I suggest you try this potato bake recipe immediately....
Fall means pumpkins and spice! As the weather cools down, it’s our family tradition to whip up a pumpkin roll together. We usually make it an all-fall occasion and serve it with a homemade pumpkin spice latte! This dessert recipe is one of my favorites as far as presentation goes. The delicate dusting of powdered sugar on top and the cream cheese swirl that shows off when you cut each slice is so adorable!...
Why We Love Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles Nothing brings perky pep to the table quite like a perfectly crunchy, tangy pickle! They are great for snacking, topping burgers and sandwiches, and adding bold flavor and snappy texture to almost any meal. We have already shared the wonder of making pickles from scratch using a tried-and-true refrigerator method. These Best Homemade Refrigerator Pickles are bright, slightly sour, and bursting with the taste of fresh dill....
It has been a crazy week in the Collier house. Lt. Dan was out of town all week. I managed to pull a muscle that’s had me limping around for days. Plus, the kids’ spring activities have picked up and I’ve been on chauffeur duty every day in the afternoons. (Is it spring yet?) Sometimes it makes me wish I lived on an isolated farm out in the middle on nowhere, and homeschooled....
Oh my words, Oh my words, YOU GUYS!! These rum glazed pineapple topped with vanilla ice cream is ridiculously good. The best part is that is it is easy to put together and now is the time to do it. You know why? Because it is pineapple season they are everywhere this time of the year – juicy and sweet and this one is caramelized. Although I have to say any pineapple will work for this recipe....
There’s nothing quite like the comforting carb-fest of a bowl of creamy risotto. This Smoked Haddock Risotto is rich and tasty but super simple to make. For me, that welcoming bowl of rice just says “all is okay with the world”. It’s the perfect winter supper, and is a sure fire winner when entertaining too. I’m always looking for ways to encourage us to eat more fish as a family, honestly?...
