If you’re throwing a party and want some more bar-worthy drinks to impress, you have to try my French Martini and my Old Fashioned. These classic drinks are a must if you’re taking on the bartending role for the evening! WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS RECIPE Whisky — you can use rye or bourbon whisky to make this cocktail. You can even use Canadian whiskey, blended whisky, or Tennesse whisky....
Banana bread is my all-time favorite quick bread! Try my Caramel Pecan Banana Bread or Double Chocolate Banana Bread for more delicious treats! This has to be one of the BEST Banana bread recipes I have ever made! This Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread is incredibly moist, perfectly sweet, and swirled with chocolate. It has a wonderful nutty toffee flavor from the browned butter and is super moist thanks to the sour cream!...
Today’s post is sponsored by California Walnuts! We’re chopping up the walnuts and tossing them into make this healthy, flavorful mediterranean couscous salad. Spring, spring, springgg. Welcome to the first day of spring! Today we’re celebrating with a bowl of mediterranean couscous salad and topping it with an ultra fresh and bright sun-dried tomato vinaigrette. If this doesn’t bring a little warmth into your day, I don’t know what will....
Taco Tuesday never looked this good! Until now, that is. We’re mashing together two of my favorites and making Mexican Street Corn Chicken Tacos today! It all starts with chipotle marinated chicken tenders that I cooked up and popped into warm flour or corn tortillas and topped with a simple roasted corn salad. Just before serving we’ll drizzle it with chipotle crema. If that wasn’t enough, I squeeze on some lime juice on each taco to really wake up the tastebuds....
The Jagannath temple in Puri has the world’s largest kitchen, with about thousand chefs working around 752 wood burning hearths (chulas) and they feed about 10,000 people each day. That would be some sight to see. Rasgulla (my favorite) and kheer (pal payasam) are few of the dishes that originated in odisha. The dishes I made today, Mitha Khechudi and Mitha Dali, are very authentic to the region. I referred to the blog ‘The Turmeric Kitchen’, which has many authentic Oriya dishes....
Stir fries are irresistible to busy moms. Not only are they colourful and delicious, but they also shoehorn in fresh vegetables and can be on the table quicker than you can say “teriyaki chicken”. Beef can be a bit tricky for baby teeth, so try my teriyaki chicken stir fry or speedy sesame shrimp if you have very small diners. Chinese beef dishes So, funny story. Mongolian beef isn’t even Mongolian....
When shortlisting recipes about what to bake for the alphabet, this Persian rice flour cookie recipe caught my eye. I was really attracted to Nan Berenji’s snow-white color and also wanted to experience what a Gluten free cookie would taste like. I have made butter biscuits in the past that have a bit of rice flour in them, but this is the first time I am baking with all rice flour....
If you love salmon cooked with Asian flavours, take a look at another one pan wonder Teriyaki Salmon with Bok Choy. When things get busy I find ways to make things easier in the kitchen. That often means turning to a one-pan dish. Salmon is perfect for a quick and nutritious meal made with a minimum of fuss. I made this recipe stand out by using Asian-inspired flavours. Apart from salmon, this one-pan recipe packs lovely sweet potatoes and fresh Tenderstem broccoli to increase the nutrition and make this a truly satisfying meal!...
Crunchy Oreo pie crusts are wonderfully versatile — you can use them for no-bake pies, cheesecakes, and other no-bake desserts, or your favorite pies and recipes that call for a Graham cracker crust. This Oreo crust recipe adds a fun, rich twist to dessert! For more Oreo cookie recipes, check out my homemade Oreo Pie, Oreo Cheesecake recipe, and Oreo Balls recipe. What You Need to Make this Recipe Oreos — you need 24 regular Oreos for this pie crust (about 1 regular package)....
Peas Pulao is a very simple rice dish, which pairs very well with spicy and creamy side dishes. I always have a rice recipe when I make roti and subzi for lunch or dinner. This peas pulao recipe is one of the simplest pulao and takes less than 30 minutes to make. We could make it on a stovetop or pressure cooker or a rice cooker. I usually just cook it on the stovetop, but lately have been using my newfound love, the Instant Pot to cook the matar pulao....
This one hour whole roasted chicken will knock your socks off! Crispy, buttery skin that’s seasoned with a few select herbs and roasted with lemons and garlic. Homemade roasted chicken is tender, juicy, flavor-packed, golden, and delicious. The aromatics really make the chicken, though. We stuff the belly full of lemons, garlic cloves, sage, thyme, and pretty much any other kind herb you’ve got on hand. Brush on melted butter and sprinkle the bird with lemon pepper seasoning....
This recipe is great for when you want a sophisticated dessert that isn’t complicated to bake. Serve it to celebrate something special or simply indulge in a luxurious-feeling treat. For more easy cake recipes, check out my olive oil cake, lemon pound cake, and poppy seed cake next! What You Need to Make This Recipe Almond Flour – be sure to purchase blanched almond flour, or finely ground almonds, and not almond meal which has some of the nut skins and is more coarse....
Dark days and an extra blanket on the bed really brings out the Eastern European in me. I find myself craving the comfort foods of my childhood like this sweet and sour beef stew (solyanka), which also makes use of kielbasa sausage. What are pierogi? These dear little dumplings fill me with nostalgia. Growing up I would have called them vareniki, being further towards Ukraine and the east of Europe....
I had been thinking of making this Policha Laddu / Policha Ladoo recipe ever since the day Valli posted it in her blog. I always end up having extra chapathis in hand whenever I am making them for dinner, so this recipe was supposed to be a breeze. Every time I made chapathis for dinner since then, I realized that every single person in my family was extra hungry that day and kept eating more and more....
published Feb 27, 2023 During the 9th month of the lunar calendar, Muslims around the world celebrate the religious holiday of Ramadan. For each of 30 days, there is intense fasting, from sunrise to sundown. After the sun sets, iftar takes place. This is a breaking of the fast, usually followed by a full meal of delicious foods. Keep in mind there are countless varieties of these sweet stuffed pancakes....
Looking for family-friendly recipes? Try my One-Pot Mexican Pasta and my Egg Roll in a Bowl! Homemade Chipotle Chicken Stuffed Peppers Stuffed peppers are one of my favorite meals. I’ve shown you how to make them in the slow cooker and with quinoa, but this version is a new fave! Loaded with tons of Mexican-inspired flavor with an added kick from the chipotle peppers, this dish is sure to be a hit at your family table....
Quick, Easy & Healthy Raspberry Chia Jam Without Pectin If you’ve ever tried making regular homemade raspberry jam, you’re probably familiar with the technical skills required; using enough pectin, cooking it to the perfect consistency, ensuring it achieves the correct set, etc. Well, what if I told you that you could take away all that precision and guesswork with an easy raspberry jam recipe that requires under 15 minutes of hands-on prep and a fool-proof method....
It goes so well with a slice of fresh Sourdough Bread or this Grilled Goat Cheese and Fig Chutney Sandwich. Soup Recipes I ate a lot of soups growing up. In fact lunch implied soup in our house, and I didn’t like it. Not one bit. I especially couldn’t stand vegetable soups, they were my mortal nemesis. Luckily I didn’t stick to my 10-year old tastebuds. I also learned to make more interesting soups like this one....
published Nov 30, 2022 Few foods have stood the test of time as remarkably as bread. Almost every culture under the sun has its own version. There are Moo Shu Pancakes from China, Jewish Challah Bread, Barbari Bread (Persian Flatbread), Taiwanese Steamed Bao Buns, and Simit (Turkish Sesame Bread) — just to name a few from the Silk Road. Today’s recipe is a traditional Indian flatbread known as roti or chapati....
Pro Tips for the BEST Santa Cupcakes You can substitute whole milk yogurt for the sour cream if desired, I do it all the time and can’t really tell the difference. If you prefer your frosting to be less sweet then try whipping up a batch of Swiss or Italian buttercream. Silky smooth and delicious! Don’t have a star tip? Just snip the end off a piping bag and it will work pretty well....
