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Easy Pita Pizza In our house we eat pizza at least once a week! And sometimes when we are short on time and don’t have time to make homemade pizza we make these easy pita pizzas instead! This is also a great recipe to get kids in the kitchen! I set my toddlers up with the toasted pitas and let them add their own sauce, cheese and their favorite topping! Spend a couple extra minutes and make your own homemade pizza sauce or take the shortcut and use jared marinara like I did....

Love soup as much as I do? Then give my Tomato Soup with croutons a try! This has to be one of my favorite soups I’ve ever made. It’s thick, chunky, hearty with a bit of spice. If you love my stuffed peppers then you will love this Stuffed Pepper Soup Recipe! This stuffed green pepper soup is super easy to throw together all you need if a couple minutes of prep....

Kickin’ the week off with freezer breakfast sandwiches! Breakfast sandwiches have been a life saver for us recently! I pop one of these into the toaster oven while I’m making myself a cup of coffee and by the time my coffee is ready to drink, I’ve got a handheld, easily portable breakfast sandwich ready to go too! There are times when life gets a little too crazy to stop! Especially on those super early mornings when things are going a hundred miles an hour....

Serve this casserole with our Herb and Garlic Mashed Potatoes and classic Sourdough Bread. Are you looking for another recipe for chicken? Because if you are, you are in luck! This recipe has a very autumnal feel, but truth is that it’s a winner any time of the year. And what is even better, this chicken casserole is so beautifully seasonal, it will make you want to cheer for the arrival of the autumn with three loud hurrahs....

These rolls are a must for holiday and special occasion dinners! Add this recipe to your Thanksgiving or Easter table to round off your festive meal. This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase through our links, we may earn a commission. Do you love a buttery roll with your dinner?! If you are that person, who doesn’t feel like their meal is complete without a healthy serving of carbs, this recipe is for you....

Pad See Ew is a staple when you go out for Thai food. But it’s actually one of the simpler noodle stir fry dishes that you can easily make at home. The sauce is as simple as tossing ingredients in a jar and giving it a few shakes. And the stir fry uses thinly sliced chicken breasts, eggs, Chinese broccoli, and fresh minced garlic. This stir fry may not look the prettiest, but the flavors are out of this world!...

A classic gin fizz always includes egg whites. The whites become foamy when shaken and rise to the top of the glass when poured over ice. Bubbly club soda is the finishing touch and adds refreshing carbonation, making this a great choice to serve poolside or on a hot day. For more gin cocktails, try my gimlet, Tom Collins, or Aviation Cocktail. What You Need to Make This Recipe Gin – I like to use high-quality gin, especially in a simple cocktail such as this....

Love sweet breakfasts as much as I do? The you’ve got to try my Sour Cream Coffee Cake Streusel Muffins and my Blueberry Scones. Homemade Greek Yogurt Pancakes with Mixed Berry Compote Remember that Mixed Berry Compote I made recently? Well, I put the leftovers to good use and served them with these amazing Greek Yogurt Protein Pancakes. One of my best decisions to-date! These pancakes are light and fluffy and only take 30 minutes to throw together....

Love smoothies as much as I do? Try my Strawberry Banana Smoothie recipe, my Oatmeal Smoothie and my Berry Spinach Smoothie recipe. Homemade Healthy Yogurt Berry Smoothie Staying on track with healthy eating during the holidays can be tough, but smoothies are a great way to keep your diet in check during the holiday season and nourish your body with stuff that’s good and good for you! Drinking a smoothie in between meals helps me stay full throughout the day and keeps me from snacking....

Big, hearty bowls of poblano beef stew need just one thing to make them extra perfect. I can’t get it off my mind! Especially when crusty bread is involved. Nothing too fancy here, kids! Just a warm and comforting bowl of the smokiest poblano and chipotle pepper beef stew that’ll give your regular old beef stew a run for it’s money. Just a little facelift and you know, get the family excited again about basic food again....

Right from the beginning, I knew that X was going to be the alphabet that I will definitely be using an adjective. Even after deciding that, it took me forever to decide on one single recipe that I would be making. I was thinking Xtra something all along, but just could not come up with anything special enough. Rasam is a must in our household and we need the rasam if the menu is South Indian lunch/dinner....

turkey pesto meatballs It’s no secret that meatballs are a favorite in my house! I’ve shared my Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs, Asian Turkey Meatballs, Slow Cooker Firecracker Chicken Meatballs, and even turned my Italian meatballs into a soup! Italian food is just one of my favorite cuisines – pasta, pizza, sauces, meat, cheese, and bread – it’s all SO good! Why you will love these Baked Turkey Pesto Meatballs: They’re made with turkey which is a leaner protein than the usual beef and pork you see in meatballs....

Explore our Christmas recipe collection for more holiday inspiration! Holidays are only days away and excitement is building in our family. We can’t wait to begin celebrating. Bring on the bubbly, tasty little bites and everything sparkly! This hot crab dip recipe I am sharing with you today is a variation on the crab and corn salad I make every New Year’s Eve without fail. The recipe came from my mom, and the woman knows how to cook!...

Looking for recipes that use creamed butter and sugar? Try my Chewy Chocolate Chunk Molasses Cookies, or check out my list below for more options! The importance of creaming butter and sugar is so often overlooked. It is an important baking skill to learn and can make a huge difference in making cakes, cookies even quick breads! So many kitchen fails can be solved by just simply knowing the basics of creaming butter!...

Southern American cuisine absolutely spoils us with the options for quick, simple, and delicious hand-held treats. Between empanadas, pupusas, tacos, and arepas (to name just a few), there isn’t a week that goes by without at least one featuring on my weekly menu. However, I’m currently enjoying making simple stuffed arepas as a satisfying snack or for any meal of the day. Not only is this arepas recipe quick and easy, but it requires minimal ingredients and a low-fuss process even children can get involved with....

Love vegetarian finger foods like these? Then try my Homemade Pretzel Bites and Spicy Chipotle Guacamole! Homemade Loaded Mexican Sweet Potato Skins These sweet potatoes are loaded with tons of Mexican flavor! They have the perfect amount of spiciness from the chiles in adobo and natural sweetness thanks to the potato. I stuffed the inside of the sweet potatoes with chiles in adobo sauce, sour cream, black beans and corn....

Feelin’ all the cozy feels with this hearty beef barley soup. Warm soups make me want to bust out my fuzzy socks, oversized sweaters and drink warm earl grey tea lattes all day long. Needless to say, soups are some of my favorite types of food. And my instant pot beef barley soup isn’t just some boring old soup. I’m talking about the kind of soup that hits all the perfect warm and cozy notes with spoonfuls of flavorful broth, melt-in-your-mouth tender chunks of beef, veggies, and al dente barley....

published May 27, 2024 Milk bread is the standard in Japan — and after you try it, you’ll understand why! The number one difference between Japanese milk bread and regular bread is tangzhong, a popular Asian baking method. I go into more detail below, but the gist of it is that we pre-cook some of the flour with milk and water to make the dough extra moist. I recommend you try tangzhong with any of your favorite bread recipes!...

For the third day and final day of the BM Kenyan Potato Bhajia is the recipe that I chose to make from Mireille’s space. This bhajia recipe was the first one that I had bookmarked from her space but I had made it the last because I was finding for that right day when we could relax and eat this as a snack. The evenings are so busy that I am finding my kids eat on the go more and more....

Gujarat is a coastal state in the North Western region of India. This state is also known by the name ‘Jewel of the West’. Gujarat is bordered by Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, the Arabian Sea, and Pakistan. The largest city in Gujarat is Ahmadabad, whereas the capital of the state is Gandhi Nagar. Gujarati is the language spoken in the state. Gujarati cuisine is mainly vegetarian. Gujarati cuisine is believed to be the healthiest cuisine....