If you’re a potato person, you’ve got to try my Leftover Mashed Potato Gnocchi recipe and my Mashed Sweet Potatoes! Homemade Irish Mashed Potatoes There are few dishes more comforting than a heaping pile of creamy, buttery homemade mashed potatoes. But this version takes everything you know and love about this classic side dish to the next level. Loaded with bacon, cabbage, green onions, butter, and garlic, this will quickly become your new favorite way to enjoy mashed potatoes....

Baguettes are a fun and delicious way to serve appetizers! Try my super fresh and light Classic Bruschetta and for something a little sweeter, my Strawberry Bruschetta is perfect for an appetizer or something a little sweet after dinner! Crab Toast Appetizer Summer is the season for crab and I am putting it to good use with my all-time favorite appetizer: Crab Toast. This dish is rich, creamy, and satisfying....

You’ve never had roasted garlic mashed potatoes like this! Unpopular opinion: I don’t love roasted garlic. There. It’s out there in the universe now. What I do love is perfectly creamy and fluffy homemade mashed potatoes made with russets or Yukon golds that are laced with some sort of cheese. And when you combine the flavor of asiago cheese with roasted garlic – it’s like fireworks! Fold it all with a couple of tablespoons of sour cream, a generous drizzle of butter, some heavy cream, and what you’re left with is a batch of gourmet mashed potatoes....

We have more creamy pasta recipes for you to try. You’ll love Homemade Alfredo Sauce! There’s something special about a warm bowl of macaroni and cheese. It’s the comfort food my family likes the most, so I get protests if it doesn’t make an appearance on a regular basis. I came up with this updated version of the old classic to add a bit of variety to our mealtimes. My kids love how gooey it is, and I love that it only takes a few minutes of prep to get this ready for the oven!...

For another creamy chicken breast recipe, check out my Chicken and Chickpea Paprikash. Loving all things creamy is not surprising when one comes from an Eastern European background. We love things cozy, and you friends would too if you had to face long, cold winters! But I feel like we are not alone in our passion for rich and velvety dinners since my recipe for Best Beef Stroganoff is the most popular dish on my blog to date!...

I’ve got your mid-week dinner solution, right here! This is my crispy, crunchy, panko, and parmesan-crusted salmon recipe that gets all the heart emojis! It’s a meal that’s easy enough to pull off on a weeknight, fancy enough for guests, and delicious enough to make ALL. THE. TIME. In addition to being all the things listed above, it’s also made almost entirely in the oven. So all you need to do is brush a little butter on the bad boy, sprinkle on that crunchy crust topping, and pop this little number into the oven while dinner preps itself for you....

Ultra cozy, warm, and comforting. A bowl of Cuban black bean soup is what got me through the crazy flu season this past December. The first time I had this soup was at a local restaurant right around the corner from home. It was just a week or so after moving into the new place and it super chilly out so I ordered a bowl of soup. You couldn’t believe the number of times I’ve been back to this place for recipe inspirations after that....

Raita is a very common recipe that I make often at home and cucumber raita is the most common one. I sometimes chop the cucumber and sometimes grate it. I have noticed that my boys love the texture of the raita when I make it with chopped cucumbers. Raita is a perfect accompaniment to any gravy or rice dish. It acts as a perfect cooling agent when having a spicy meal....

These eggs are stuffed with with creamy egg yolk, then topped with smoked mackerel pate and micro greens for more texture. Easter has come and gone and if you are into egg colouring like us, you might find yourself stuck with a dozen or so of hard-boiled eggs. Not the worst problem to have, in my opinion. I love putting eggs in salads, sandwiches, even soups but once in a while I like to up the ante and create something more special like these double decker devilled eggs....

Cake Notes! I do want to be real with you and let you know that you can’t add too much of the dulce de leche to the buttercream as it is gooey by nature and will cause your icing to become runny, delicious but unstable. So follow the recipe and if your buttercream begins to run add a skewer through the cake layers and pop it into the fridge to chill....

How to Make an Easter Cake Sift the flour, baking soda and powder, salt and sugar into a bowl then whisk together and set aside. Whisk together the milk, sour cream, vanilla, eggs and butter. You can use very soft room temperature butter or melted and cooled butter. Add the wet mixture to the dry. Mix until just combined then pour batter into your three buttered and floured six inch pans....

These flatbreads are perfect for wrapping around my grilled Chicken Souvlaki for a beautiful summer meal outside! It seems that bread making is no longer a daunting task for many of us due to a current situation and many days spent inside the house. One needs to find a new hobby, right? For a while conquering sourdough and rye bread became mine but once I mastered those I was onto a new challenge....

What Is Ratatouille? Ratatouille is a classic French vegetable dish which is vegan and contains eggplant (aubergine), zucchini, tomatoes, onion, and peppers. The veggies are fried and cooked in some oil. I prefer not to use too much oil and added red wine which made the vegan Ratatouille even more delicious in my opinion! My recipe is not a classic/traditional French Ratatouille but that doesn’t mean it’s not as good!...

We have some serious business to discuss. Who likes leftovers? Okay and I see just about zero people raising their hands! Let’s admit it folks, leftovers are unpleasant. It’s like finding out you’re down to the last pair of socks and they have holes in 3 out of the 5 toes, on each foot. Unless it’s thanksgiving turkey, leftovers are not a welcoming sight around here. Guess what? I’ve got a secret....

Hold the phone -WHAT- I just put a streusel topping on french toast cups. It’s like a muffin made out of french toast and topped with a buttery, almond and coconut jumbo lump streusel. If that isn’t worth getting out of bed for, I don’t know what is! Now this is french toast! It’s made with chunks of crusty bread. I used challah bread because I love the flavor the way it pronounces that eggy flavor in french toast....

SOFT GLUTEN-FREE BUNS WITHOUT EGGS Well, it’s not easy to create a vegan and gluten-free recipe for bread buns which actually tastes good and which is furthermore soft. It happens quite often that gluten-free buns (without eggs) turn out like brick and/or taste…well…not too good! If you are a gluten-free vegan, you know what I am talking about. Most soft gluten-free yeast buns contain eggs which means they aren’t vegan. Most soft vegan yeast buns contain all-purpose flour which means they contain gluten… Ugh!...

Healthy Gnocchi All’Arrabbiata recipe Are you a fan of hearty and spicy sauces? If yes, keep reading. Because this Gnocchi All’Arrabbiata sauce recipe is going to be perfect for you. It’s hearty, spicy, fruity, and very tasty. The recipe is furthermore plant-based, gluten-free, and super easy to make. Making the sauce takes actually less than 20 minutes. Easy vegan dinner recipes that taste amazing are my fave and I bet yours too....

Offset the rich meaty flavours with a light and tangy Korean Carrot Salad or go for a full on spice blast with some kimchi. I’ve long been a lover of Asian food. In the West, we tend to imagine bowls of rice and piles of noodles, with meat as the sidekick, but these Korean short ribs are the true hero. The traditional recipe is usually served at a special occasion; a wedding, a birthday....

Looking for more Healthy Salad Recipes? Try my Chopped Kale Quinoa Avocado Salad, my Berry Spinach Salad or my Mexican Kale Salad! I have been on a kale and quinoa kick every since I made this Chopped Kale Quinoa and Avocado Salad. The crunch of the kale and the protein from the quinoa make this the perfect healthy lunch or light dinner in the Summer. We love meal prepping this salad and eating it all week for lunches....