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This simple cake is excellent for holidays, parties, or just because you’re craving cake. The ingredient list is not long, with most of them being pantry staples. It’s perfect if you’re out of butter, as the olive oil provides the much needed fat and flavoring for a cake. Want another effortless dessert recipe? Try my applesauce cake recipe, dump cake recipe, or banana cake recipe. What You Need to Make This Recipe Flour — for the best and most consistent results, use all-purpose flour....

Karpooravalli or Omavalli plant is a perennial plant that is most commonly grown as an indoor plant year around. My dear friend Aparna has a couple of beautiful luscious plants growing in her house and she gave me a couple of cuttings from her plant this summer. The best part about this plant is that it grows easily from a cutting. I let it sit in water until roots started appearing and then transferred it to a pot....

It may seem intimidating since it is used so often in French patisserie-style baked goods, but this creamy custard recipe is not difficult, and it’s a good recipe to be familiar with if you want to up your baking skills. You don’t need any special equipment or obscure ingredients to make a batch. But you do need time and patience because crème pâtissière needs to chill for 2 hours before you can use it in your favorite desserts....

published May 10, 2023 Every culture along the Silk Road has its own unique version of bread. We have Indian Naan Bread, Turkish Sesame Bread, and Khachapuri Georgian Cheese Bread — just to name a few. Today’s pita bread recipe is a traditional Arabic recipe. Make this pita bread once and you’ll never go back to store-bought! Khubz is the perfect addition to any appetizer tray with sliced veggies and dips like White Bean Hummus or Kawarma (Hummus with Lamb)....

Serve with our creamy Mashed Potatoes or Baked Mashed Potato Casserole with Mushrooms. Every once in a while, I feel the need to go back to one of the recipes I grew up eating. That’s why you can find recipes like Vareniki and Borscht, and now I’m adding one more. And here it is, Porcupine Meatballs baked in sour cream and tomato sauce or, as they are known in Russia, ‘Tefteli‘!...

Barbacoa beef made in the instant pot is a foolproof win. What you see right here is my I-only-want-to-spend-fifteen-minutes-making-dinner-tonight barbacoa beef. Without fail, it will turn out delicious every single time and give you tons of meals from this one batch which requires minimal effort on your part. As in, give the meat a quick sear, toss in the rest of the flavor bomb ingredients and sit back while the pressure cooker releases all these glorious barbacoa beef smells....

Its fall and there are pumpkins and squashes in the air. When thinking of ways to use the butternut squash from my garden, I remembered that my paternal grandmother makes adai with yellow pumpkin. My mother took over her style and this was a very common evening tiffin or dinner when I was growing up. It was Adai night when there was fresh butter in the house. My grandmother always made fresh butter, because we had plenty of cows back then in our village....

It’s a much needed midweek donut run. How is the week going for you so far? Mines been chewing me up and spitting me out. ???? We’ve been having some major technical difficulties with our hosting provider and have been working to get them fixed. But yesterday, the site went completely down! And it was at the worst time possible — dinner time. I had so many of you contacting me to let me know about the issue (thank you!...

For a full trattoria experience, make your own garlic bread with this Garlic and Herb Butter recipe. Red checked table cloths, Nessun Dorma blaring through the speakers, a menu that no-one can pronounce properly. Eating out at a traditional Italian restaurant is a family treat. There’s a flamboyant waiter with a big smile and open arms, who charms the baby, offers ice creams to the kids, and keeps the parents’ wine glasses topped up....

While the exact origin story is unclear, ranch water supposedly originated in Texas in the 1960s. It’s comparable to a skinny margarita but without any added sweetener. So, if you like your cocktails on the sour end, this recipe is for you! For more tequila cocktail recipes, try my watermelon margaritas recipe, paloma cocktail, and strawberry margarita recipe . What You Need to Make this Recipe Blanco tequila — tequila blanco (silver tequila) has a mild, fresh flavor that works well in this cocktail....

Ropa Vieja is one delish Cuban dish! And a lot fancier sounding than the amount of energy actually required to make this dish. Because let’s face it, we’re talking about a quick sear on the meat and into the slow cooker or instant pot it goes! Out comes braised, cuban shredded beef that is falling apart tender and delicious with rice, on tacos, and even with eggs and black beans for breakfast....

Made with just a handful of pantry staples, these sweet scones are perfect baked plain and enjoyed with a simple slather of butter and jam. They are also easily outfitted with your favorite mix-ins. I love adding all kinds of things like dried or fresh fruit, chopped nuts, chocolate chips, fresh blueberries, or even spices into the simple dough. However you choose to make them, I’m certain they will become one of your breakfast favorites, too....

Non-fish eaters need not miss out! Lemon butter chicken cutlets are based on a similar recipe; all the zesty lemon, unctuous butter and tangy capers, but swapping sea bass fillets for chicken breast. Pan fried sea bass Slender sea bass is discernible from other white fish due to its finer flakes and mild flavour. It could be viewed as a safe starter fish for those who are unsure if they enjoy the briny taste of seafood....

Looking for more easy side dish recipes? Then try my Instant Pot Potato Salad and my Baked Macaroni and Cheese! Easy Slow Cooker Balsamic Brussels Sprouts These Balsamic Brussels Sprouts are the perfect healthy side dish that are as delicious as they are easy to make! They take only 10 minutes of prep time and can be made in advance. All you need for this recipe are a few pantry staples including olive oil, salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar, and light brown sugar....

Sweet Yeast Dumplings (Dampfnudel/Germknödel) Have you ever heard of German Dampfnudel? Or maybe you are familiar with the word Germknödel? That’s how people from Austria call this delicious dessert. If you never tried them, well, you really should because you don’t want to miss this incredible dish. Steamed yeast dumplings are a traditional dessert from South Germany and Austria but they are also very popular in the Czech Republic, and in Poland....

I’ll be honest with you. It took me quite some time to get this zucchini bread recipe to where it’s at today. A few years ago, Anees and I had brunch at this fantastic cafe where I happened to order a slice of zucchini bread for dessert. And it’s stuck with me all this time. Ultra tender zucchini loaf, scented with just a hint of warming spices with grated zucchini running through it....

Looking for more easy sriracha recipes? Try my 20-Minute Sriracha Chicken, Honey Sriracha Salmon or my Slow Cooker Sriracha Meatballs! Sweet and Spicy Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken I absolutely love all things sriracha — it is one of my favorite sauces and I tend to use it on everything! Really, though, I love anything spicy. If I’m not reaching for a glass of water it’s just not spicy enough for me....

If you love cranberry recipes during the holidays, try my Homemade Cranberry Sauce or my Cranberry Margarita! cranberry orange bread I love baking during the holidays! It’s so fun to play with warm seasonal flavors like ginger, cloves, cinnamon, mint, and also seasonal produce like apples, oranges, and cranberries. These flavors and fruits are not only delicious, but they’re packed full of healthy inflammatories and nutrients like vitamin C! This moist Cranberry Orange Bread recipe is not too sweet, soft on the inside, and crisp and crunchy on the corners....

The Best Greek CHicken Recipe Using a Greek-inspired marinade, I have learned how to make the best Greek chicken recipe ever! This Greek chicken is perfectly seasoned with olive oil, garlic, herbs, lemon, and a little bit of honey just to balance everything out. The result is the juiciest, most flavorful chicken ever! Greek chicken is a wonderful meal prep idea to whip up at the beginning of the week and have on hand to create meals with all week long!...

Chicken and noodles go so well together! Try my Chicken Pot Pie Pasta for the ultimate comfort food, and my Chicken Lo Mein is healthier than take-out! instant pot chicken noodle soup Do you have a go-to soup for when you’re feeling under the weather? You do now! I always make this Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup when I need a little pick-me-up. This soup always makes me feel instantaneously better....