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Go ahead, be lazy. With my cinnamon roll casserole bake, you can skip making the dough for homemade cinnamon rolls. You can forget about letting it rise and then popping it in the refrigerator. No need to wake up extra early in the morning before the family to roll it out, smear it with melted butter and a cinnamon-sugar mix, and only to let it rise yet again. Nope, you can forego all of that faff and use store-bought bread, make a French toast mix, and pop it all in a casserole dish....

While there are different variations of paella, this recipe is an iconic Spanish paella version, known for the flavorful mix of seafood, sausage, and chicken with short grain rice and vegetables. It is simple to make and loaded with gourmet flavor, perfect to serve family style at your next gathering! If you are looking for more easy seafood recipes that are great to serve groups, then try my seafood pasta recipe, crab soup recipe, and bouillabaisse recipe....

Having homemade masala powders and spice powders are a blessing. They are much more flavorful than the store-bought ones and we can always control the ingredients that go into them. I have always bought these prepared powders back from India in the past but lately have been making my own a lot. Last month I had made my very favorite Poondu Paruppu podi (garlic flavored Lentil powder). We are taking a big road trip next week and are going to be meeting our cousins and families....

Pasi paruppu laddu needs just 3 main ingredients - moong dal, brown sugar (jaggery), and ghee (nei). We can add nuts and cardamom for flavoring. This moong dal ladoo is kind of a healthier dessert that we can enjoy guilt-free. Lately, I have been making quite a few ladoo recipes. And when I was deciding what else I can make to add to my list, I realized that I have quite a variety....

Make a batch of these cookies to share or enjoy them all by yourself! They always disappear immediately when I make a batch for potlucks. If you want to make more cookies, try my Chocolate Chip Cookies or Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS RECIPE Baking soda — the cookie dough is heavy, so the baking soda helps lift the cookies. Double-check the baking soda to ensure it’s not expired....

Hold the phone; these pecan pie cheesecake bars are now officially my favorite dessert of all time! I mean, we’re talking about a graham cracker crust scented with cinnamon and a hint of sugar that we topped with a creamy, dreamy cheesecake filling and the top layer is a pecan pie filling. I’ve never met a cheesecake I didn’t love, but these pecan pie cheesecake bars take my obsession to a whole new level!...

How To Make A Pizza Crescent Ring Are you looking for awesome party food which will impress all your party guests? This pizza Crescent ring might look complicated but in fact, it’s super easy to make in just a few simple steps. I have included pictures below which describe every step. The recipe for this amazing spinach pizza is vegan and gluten-free. As you know, I love pizza a lot and make at least one pizza a week....

published Oct 25, 2021, updated Apr 10, 2024 Ramen is such an interesting dish. It can range from expensive and upscale to a college student’s meal. Either way, it’s delicious! My pork ramen recipe falls somewhere in between. I use easy, accessible ingredients like regular instant ramen noodles and a few veggies. But I also have a few tricks up my sleeve — not the least of which are sweet and sour Chinese meatballs....

Garlic bread is something that my whole family enjoys, especially my boys. In any Italian restaurant, we go to eat, the first thing they would wait for is the garlic bread. In fact they fill up their stomach with garlic bread and then struggle to finish their dinner. This gave me an inspiration to bake this Pull Apart Garlic Bread. Pull apart breads are the best way to eat bread as a snack....

What You’ll Need for This Recipe Pumpkin Puree: Just a reminder not to confuse pumpkin pie filling with the puree, they are quite different although the packaging looks the same. Spices: I used Cinnamon, ginger, and freshly grated nutmeg but you can add your favorites like allspice or just use 1 1/2 teaspoons of pumpkin spice. You can follow my post on how to make your own pumpkin spice blend....

Rosemary roasted potatoes are delicious to eat and you won’t believe how good they make the house smell! I’m all for a side dish that doubles as a holiday scent for your home. We’ll give the potatoes a head start in a pot of boiling water with a little salt and a big splash of vinegar and then pop them in a bowl, toss them with fresh rosemary, garlic powder, onion powder, a splash of oil, and a bit of salt and pepper....

This bread is amazing when used for Ham and Cheese Toastie! Sometimes is the simple things that make life so amazing. Take a loaf of homemade bread for example. There are not a lot of other things that make my family as excited as a hot, fresh loaf of bread on the kitchen counter. I used to keep bread at a distance because it never seemed worth the trouble of endless kneading and so much time....

Oh sweet golden glory! Chicken piccata meatballs are a REAL thing. They’re tender, Italian-inspired, seared chicken meatballs rolling around in a creamy, buttery lemon sauce speckled with capers and sprinkled with parsley to finish. The garlic is there. The meatballs are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. But for real though, that sauce. There may have been a moment (or two) of weakness where I slurped it with a spoon, straight from the skillet because it’s LEMON BUTTER sauce, and it’s so gosh darn good....

This is my favorite salted caramel sauce recipe. And the best part is that it requires just 5 simple ingredients. Which means that you can make caramel sauce and store it in your refrigerator for everything. I love drizzling salted caramel sauce on my cinnamon rolls, on ice cream, on my brownies, and my banana pudding {recipe coming soon}. It’s also great to drizzle on sliced bananas or apples – a bit of health and dessert....

Gnocchi in soup is a heftier alternative to pasta, but if you’re a spice-averse cook, this smooth and soothing, creamy chicken bacon gnocchi soup will also prove my point! What is gnocchi? I am always charmed by a dumpling! It must be my Russian roots. Gnocchi (nyoh-kee) are the Italian version and as equally endearing as the vareniki. Made with either semolina or flour, egg, and mashed potato, they are a delightfully chewy form of pasta that are most often smothered in silken sauces, like creamy butternut squash or sausage gnocchi in romesco sauce....

After the puff pastry sheet, The phyllo (filo) pastry sheet is my next best friend in the kitchen. When it comes to making quick and easy appetizers, puff pastry sheets as well as the phyllo sheets come in very handy. I have used the Phyllo sheets in many recipes. Baklava is one of my favorite desserts that is made up by layering the phyllo sheets and alternating with nuts in the middle....

All you need is a hunk of crispy, crusty baguette to soak it all up. This is a rainy day, smooth jazz, Sunday-couldn’t-be-more-perfect kind of food. Every bite of this smoked salmon chowder is loaded with flaked salmon, tiny shrimp, briny capers, a hearty broth, tender cubed potatoes, and the coziest creamy base. It’s something the whole family will love. The best kind of chowder is thickened naturally with potatoes....

You’ll also love how versatile this recipe is. You can stuff it into wraps, serve it in lettuce cups, stuff it in a roll, and more. It’s such a refreshing, nutritious, and filling recipe that everyone will devour it right away. In addition, shrimp salad packs really well for lunch or for gatherings like picnics! If you want another salad recipe that can feed a crowd, then try my kale salad recipe, cucumber tomato salad recipe, or brussels sprout salad recipe....

published Jan 12, 2024, updated Aug 14, 2024 Few dishes are as iconically Italian as shrimp scampi pasta. It’s been a favorite in the United States since the 1920s, served over either a steaming pile of pasta or with some crusty bread to soak up all of that delicious butter and lemon sauce! I alternate between this and my white pesto pasta when I want a rich, flavorful Italian dinner....

When researched in the internet, I learned that Sodhi is a dish that is prepared in Tirunelvelli district during the wedding. I also read that this is served to the groom when he first visits the brides house after wedding. This kuzhambu is entirely made with coconut milk and hence it is pretty rich. Eating this with puli inji cuts the richness from the kuzhambu and makes it a perfect a combination....