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Often, it’s the simplest things in life, that make us truly happy. This, of course, includes the food, which brings back childhood memories. For me, it is creamed peas and carrots but I also love adding other veggies such as cauliflower and carrots. Back in the days, this dish was prepared from a store-bought frozen mix of veggies. Nowadays, I prefer the homemade version. Healthy Ingredients This meal is great comfort food and besides that, it is much healthier than the version from the grocery store....

And just like that, I have a brand new favorite pasta salad. Leave that boring, often dreaded potato salad in the 16th century! We’ve got a new creamy chicken caesar salad in town that is going to happily knock the socks off of everyone. Happy Happy, Joy Joy! You guys, the hubby and I have a thing with pasta salad. We WUV them. For like a million different reasons but i’ll give you just a few a) because they are totally awesome b) they are so customizable – I can turn it into a seafood pasta salad, chicken, completely veggie (insert fainting husband here) c) EVERYONE loves them, which makes them ideal to take to parties, picnics, barbecues, and bookclubs....

TGIF! This has really been a week! Let’s see, on Wednesday I got an email for a sale at World Market. 25% off! I just about jumped when I got it. I am obsessed with that store. So obvi, I dropped everything and went. Loaded up a cart full of stuff and headed to check out. The lady at the counter looked at me and said it didn’t start until Friday....

published May 05, 2023 Corn pakora, or corn pakoda, is an incredibly popular snack found all throughout India. It’s like your usual corn fritter you’d find in the Southern United States, but with a twist — smoky, earthy Indian spices. While you still get the sweetness from the corn, you get a punch of spice from chiles and kashmiri powder too! Each bite is also greeted with a warm and earthy blend of seasonings including garam masala, curry leaves, cumin, and turmeric....

Love pasta salad? Then you need to try my BLT Pasta Salad recipe and Mexican Pasta Salad recipe! Homemade Antipasto Pasta Salad I love a good pasta salad. They’re quick, tasty, and an easy make ahead dinner. It is also a good recipe for the summer when you want to give the oven a rest. Great for feeding your family or a crowd! This Antipasto Pasta Salad recipe is loaded with your typical antipasto ingredients — Italian meats, swiss cheese, tomatoes, and red onion....

If you are a dip lover like me, try my homemade Caramelized Onion Dip and my Easy 7 Layer Bean Dip! Baked BLT Dip This dip is everything you love about a BLT but in dip form! It is super addicting and is always a crowd favorite. It’s perfectly creamy and cheesy with a nice crunch from the bacon. The dip is baked until golden brown and bubbly and is served with diced tomatoes and shredded romaine lettuce on top....

Can’t get enough of Chinese noodles? Try our Shrimp Chow Mein! Friday takeout is a tradition in our family. We get amazing Indian curries in London. However, after trying to branch out with local Chinese options, we end up being slightly disappointed. Having tried authentic Chinese food in China years ago, it’s easy to spot a Westernised version, which often uses too much sugar and is drowned in oil. We absolutely loved food in China....

Turmeric - Turmeric adds an earthy flavor to lemon rice but more importantly dyes it a beautiful yellow color. You could leave it out but you would be missing that iconic hue in your lemon rice. Lemon - My recipe calls for BOTH lemon juice and lemon zest. Lemon juice tends to diminish in flavor with heat so for extra lemon-y flavor and as an insurance policy in this recipe I’ve also included lemon zest....

Serve with our easy flatbread for a glorious lunch or a vegetarian dinner. What do you guys eat for lunch? I try to eat salads every day but I am only human, and I occasionally stumble and fall. What I crave is full blown FLAVOUR, which healthy salads often lack. But it doesn’t have to be this way. It’s easy to introduce flavour to salads without compromising on the “good for you” aspect....

Find more delicious treats in our Christmas Dessert Collection! I love all cakes I bake but some make the effort more worthwhile than others. This raspberry cake is off the scale magnificent! I can’t even begin to describe the greatness of vanilla sponge cake filled with mascarpone and raspberry compote and frosted with white chocolate buttercream. It’s glorious. After I took the first bite I was not at all resentful that I’d spent a good portion of Christmas Eve fussing in the kitchen....

These muffins are excellent for when you need an easy recipe to serve at holiday gatherings because they are quicker to make than a cake or bread loaf – and just as delicious! They’ll make your home smell divine with a combination of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and rich molasses. Cozy up by the fire with a muffin and your favorite warm drink! For more delicious muffin recipes, try my orange cranberry muffins recipe, cinnamon sugar muffins, or apple muffins recipe....

What Are Tortillas? I love tortillas, you can make wonderful gluten-free dishes with this thin Mexican flatbread, such as tacos, burritos, quesadillas, taquitos, or enchiladas. Tortillas are super versatile and have become a staple at our home! A few years ago, I didn’t know the difference between a tortilla, a taco, and a burrito. I thought everything was the same, but that’s wrong. A tortilla is a thin flatbread made from corn- or wheat flour, with a hearty filling, and is eaten either hot or cold....

Stackin’ it tall for the week ahead. This past weekend. What a food tragedy! In fact, this whole week was a mess. I think it’s safer to ask what didn’t I eat this weekend? Indian food on Saturday night, followed by a slice of pie from our favorite late night pie joint. And on Sunday we hit up a food truck festival and ate gyros and Vietnamese fries loaded with shredded meat and banh mi subs!...

published May 15, 2024 There are few meals I’ve enjoyed more than the street food I’ve encountered in the Middle East. There’s something so satisfying about a grab-and-go meal, and there’s nothing as grab-and-go as a kebab! Today, I’m sharing one of my favorite Turkish kebabs: chicken Adana. The moist and juicy chicken is minced along with peppers, herbs, and a few aromatic spices for a hint of citrus and smokiness....

RANCHERO SAUCE! Readers, friends, sauce-covered-food loving people every where: let me share with you my recipe or the easiest, most delicious, and FREEZABLE ranchero sauce. Loaded with onions, multi colored bell peppers, GARLIC, jalapeños, tomatoes, and hints of cumin and cayenne –> it’s all real food without any of those pesky store bought food preservatives. And dare I say it kinda sorta has similar vibes as salsa, because a lot of the ingredients are the same that you’d find in a traditional salsa recipe....

published Nov 13, 2023 This recipe for hong shao rou is nothing short of a flavor bomb! This time-honored Chinese masterpiece is savory, sweet, and tangy with a melt-in-your-mouth tenderness. The robust flavors of soy sauce, rice wine, and brown sugar team up with zesty ginger, spicy serrano, and more to create an intensely delicious braising sauce. Making red braised pork belly does require a number of steps and a bit of patience, but I guarantee your efforts are worth it....

Enjoy it with our Nutella and Chocolate Palmiers for a festive treat! Do you remember the film Chocolat? Have you seen it loads of times like I have? If the answer to those questions is yes, then you will remember the main character’s gift. She was able to unmistakingly guess everyone’s favourite chocolate treat. No one could stump her until Johnny Depp’s character came along. No matter how often Vianne tried she was wrong, until at the end of the film, Roux (played by Johnny Depp) reveals that his favourite type of chocolate is hot chocolate....

Eggplants are in overload in our backyard. So for the past couple of weeks, I have been making eggplants almost every other day. I usually freeze the produce that grows in our backyard and use it throughout the year. Eggplant is one vegetable that I hesitate to freeze as such. I have to either make eggplant patties to make eggplant parmigiana or I have to roast the eggplants and take its pulp out to freeze....

This recipe for the Vegan Green peas masala is so flavorful and it has one of my very favorite ingredients, coconut milk in it. I love the flavor of coconut milk in kurma and curry. This Kerala Style Peas Masala Curry is one another recipe that I make very often, but have never got around to redoing the post and pictures. This is still the only subzi with green peas that I still love to eat....

published Sep 13, 2023 My kung pao chicken recipe is a DIY version of this authentic Chinese dish. No more waiting for takeout my friends! Featuring tender chicken, crunchy peanuts and crisp vegetables in a spicy, sweet-and-sour sauce, kung pao chicken is a total crowd-pleaser. If you are new to cooking Chinese Cuisine, don’t worry. This kung pao chicken recipe is a great place to start. Simply follow the steps and you’ll knock it out of the park....