Memories of different food that we used to love as kids are the best ones. I am a South Indian by birth but was raised in Northern India for the majority of my childhood. I have the best memories of food from there and also from my grandparent’s village as that is where I would spend a good amount of my vacation time. The abundance of milk and milk products was the best thing about both places....

Unlike American buttercream, this version is not overly sweet, making it a crowd-pleaser. This light and airy SMBC can sometimes be tricky, but it’s worth the effort! This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know to make the best Swiss buttercream in no time. In a pinch and need something quick and fast? Try my vanilla buttercream frosting or chocolate buttercream frosting instead! What You Need to Make This Recipe Eggs — I highly recommend using fresh eggs instead of carton egg whites for this buttercream recipe, as it whips up much better....

If you enjoy warming Thai flavours in soups, take a look at our Roasted Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup or Slow Cooker Thai Chicken and Wild Rice Soup. The soup season is undeniably here and, as much as I am a salad enthusiast, lately I find myself craving a warm bowl of soup instead. My entire family is on a ramen bender at the moment. Our pantry is filled with packets of instant ramen of various flavours....

published May 16, 2022, updated Sep 23, 2024 Using the right sauce or condiment is the deciding factor of a delicious dish — after all, the devil is in the details! So I’m leaning on Sujet Saenkham’s Thai red curry paste recipe in his Spice I Am to make a red curry paste that hits all the right notes (with a few changes for ingredient accessibility). This complex spice curry paste is hot, salty, lemony, and herbaceous… and better than any jarred stuff you’d find at the store!...

This aromatic curry Thai Red Curry paste is so easy to make and it makes such versatile gravy. Being a lover of Thai food, it has always been difficult for me to buy entirely vegetarian sauces or paste. I do see them slowly entering the market, but once I started making this paste, I never needed to buy it from the stores again. This paste can be used for entrees like Thai Vegetable and Tofu Red Curry The ingredients needed for this Thai Red Curry paste are not available everywhere but are available in many stores nowadays....

Can’t get enough of these lettuce wraps? You will love my Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps or my super popular Copycat PF Chang’s Lettuce Wraps! It’s no secret that I love easy, healthy dinner recipes, especially anything Asian-inspired. These Asian Pork Lettuce Wraps couldn’t be easier. They are the perfect low carb meal for a busy weeknight and can be made in under 30 minutes as well! Ingredients What kind of lettuce is used for this pork lettuce wraps recipe?...

Nothing beats a slice of chocolate cake. This Double Chocolate Loaf Cake is one of my favorite desserts! Perfectly moist, dense, and super-rich with a nice thick topping of chocolate ganache. This chocolate loaf cake recipe is perfect for any occasion! This quick chocolate loaf cake takes just 10 minutes to prep and is perfect for the holidays, get-togethers, pot lucks, and just because! It could even be an easy birthday cake recipe for a chocolate lover....

After my vegan quiche recipe turned out to be a success and people asked for a crustless quiche version, I figured, it’s time for an egg-free frittata recipe. And here it is, the best vegan frittata recipe I tried so far. Even vegetarians, and meat-eaters like this hearty vegan dish! What Is A Frittata? Frittata is an Italian dish containing lots of eggs. It’s similar to an omelet (or omelette), scrambled eggs, a Spanish tortilla, or a crustless quiche....

Looking for more delicious cookie recipes? Try my Coconut Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies or my Flourless Peanut Butter Cookie! I love the overabundance of zucchini we get every Summer from the garden. To me, that means more Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread, more Zucchini muffins, and my new favorite Zucchini Noodles aka zoodles! These Zucchini Cookies are an amazing way to use up extra zucchini. You would never know that there are vegetables in these cookies!...

So about those truffle aioli fries. Make the most golden and crunchy, truffle mayo-worthy ones ever with this recipe for air fryer fries. What is aioli? It’s mayo plus, right? Mayo plus paprika. Mayo plus pesto. Mayo plus sriracha. Mayo plus truffle. Well, no. But you’d be forgiven for thinking that. The original aioli is actually oil plus garlic. That is IT! And a pinch of salt. It’s an intense, nose-tingling, meeting-cancelling, vampire repellant in condiment form....

Keep the meal local with a Tuscan Panzanella Salad or Mushroom Crostini. Tuscany evokes dreamy scenes of rolling hills, drenched in sunshine. An inspiring landscape and history brimming with food, paintings and sculpture. Vines dripping with plump grapes and juicy olives, platters of locally cured meats and cheese washed down with wine and a view. It’s a fresh produce paradise. And when I need to revisit, I have this Tuscan ragu to take me there....

There’s nothing quite like loading up a big pile of dip onto your favorite dipping tool of choice, whether it’s chips, veggies, pretzels, etc. This vegan French onion dip is creamy, rich, and 100% dairy-free and perfect for all your dipping needs! Like most people, I have, of course, tried the classic ‘quick’ onion dip cheat using dry packet onion soup mix and vegan mayo or sour cream. It works in a pinch but doesn’t hold a candle to this vegan French onion dip made from scratch with slow-cooked caramelized onions....

Vegetable Lasagna Roll Ups Italian food was my favorite in the past, now I also love Mexican food, Chinese food, Thai food, and of course, German food. However, Italian dishes, such as pizza and pasta, will always make me happy. Therefore, it was time to create a recipe for vegan lasagna roll ups! Vegetarian lasagna roll ups are similar to classic lasagna, however, in my opinion, the rolls look prettier, and they are more fun to make....

On a rainy, gloomy day, when your taste buds crave for something hot and soothing, nothing can be better than a steaming hot noodle soup. This Vegetable Tofu and Sotanghon Soup is an inspiration from Pinoy’s Kitchenette. I modified the recipe a bit to suit our taste buds. When I was going through the recipe, a couple of things caught my eye. First and foremost it was a vegetarian recipe and the second thing was the soup being a one-pot meal....

Enjoy a slice of this sourdough bread with our homemade Maple Peanut Butter or Honey Cinnamon Cashew Butter. A match made in heaven! If you’ve been on a similar sourdough journey for the last year, you are no doubt ready to move past the basic plain bread into the area of experimentation. The first experiment for me was to explore sourdough pizza, which my kids loved! Sourdough bread with its tangy taste and and incredibly delicious crust is also just a blank canvas begging to be played with....

Easy Meatball Recipes Remember these Slow Cooker Asian Sesame Meatballs I made recently? Well, I wanted to keep the meatball fun going and share with you 15 Super Easy Meatball Recipes. It’s no secret I love meatballs. They are not as hard to make as one would imagine and they can be made in so many ways and with so many variations. They make perfect appetizers or main dishes! Below I am sharing my favorite easy meatball recipes....

Must-Make Christmas Side Dishes for Your Holiday Table Like any holiday, Christmas is a fun time of family, good food, and cheer. But it can also be stressful — especially if you’re the one hosting. And let’s be real, no matter how succulent and delicious the holiday ham or turkey might be, the real showstoppers every holiday season are the side dishes. That is where the flavor and diversity are, and (subsequently) the pressure to make sure they’re a guaranteed success!...

Are a fan of yummy Asian style chicken recipes? Then you have to try my Black Pepper Chicken, Chicken Chow Mein, this super simple Teriyaki Chicken, and my Honey Garlic Chicken! Asian Chicken Bites Is there anything better than sticky asian chicken bites dripping in sauce! The sauce is loaded with SO MUCH FLAVOR! It’s the perfect combination of sweet and tangy with the smallest hint of spice thanks to the sriracha....

How TO MAKE Avocado Toast Use a sharp knife to cut around the pit of your avocados. Tap the pit with your knife, don’t stab at it, and twist to remove. If you’re doing anything decorative with the avocado peel the skin off carefully. Slice the avocado and gently mash it onto your toast. You can add salt, pepper, sesame seeds, chili oil, or any other desired seasonings at this point....

I love having Baileys on hand because you can make the most delicious things in just a few moments, it goes with basically everything so you can really have fun experimenting with it, it’s amazing in buttercreams, cake and cupcake batter as well as drinks! How to Make a Baileys Peppermint Affogato Get a big scoop of vanilla ice cream for you affogato and place it in a mug or coupe glass....