Fresh ripe strawberries are dipped in chocolate for a simple and delicous treat. They’re perfect to enjoy for Valentine’s day or when berries are fresh and bountiful! 2 Simple Ingredients for Easy Chocolate Dipped Strawberries These are both delicious and easy to make as a homemade gift and you need just a couple of ingredients! Strawberries – Choose fresh and firm berries of any size with the green leaves intact for a pop of color....

Posted Mar 19, 2018, Updated May 29, 2024 Oatmeal is a go-to breakfast in our house. My kids request it at least 3 times a week, and I’m always happy to make it for them! I decided to create this recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bran to add a new breakfast food to our short list of favorites, and we all love it! This recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and has no refined sugar but it tastes like a peanut butter cup in a bowl....

Posted Dec 17, 2021, Updated Feb 20, 2024 Snowball cookies are one of the most nostalgic Christmas cookies for me personally. My mom made them every year and I always have to eat at least one during the holiday season. Well, I took a good thing and made it even better by creating these Chocolate Snowball Cookies! Sure, pecan snowballs are good – but rich chocolatey snowballs are even better....

When I bite into one of these delicious shortbread cookies, it just brings me back to my Grandma’s kitchen filled with butter cookies, sugar cookies, and these beauties. What Are Shortbread Cookies? Everyone has that one Christmas cookie that just tastes like the holidays… this is mine! Shortbread cookies are actually very simple to make and require ingredients you likely already have on hand! They are a butter-based cookie that will literally melt in your mouth!...

Just like jalapeño popper dip or buffalo chicken dip, this dip is sure to be a crowd favorite! What is Crack Dip? I have to tell you, I did not name this dip but I do love to make it! Crack Dip is easy, cheesy and full of bacon-y goodness. Cream cheese, sour cream and mayo make the base oh-so-creamy and it’s flavored with ranch dressing mix (I make homemade)....

This creamy sauce proves that pumpkin can be used for more than pie! If you’ve got leftover puree in your freezer, this is the perfect way to enjoy it! An Easy Pasta Sauce The sauce is luscious and velvety and really easy to make (plus it’s a great way to use up pumpkin puree). We love that this pasta sauce is a bit different from our usual cream or tomato-based pasta sauce recipe....

Broccoli florets are tossed with a bit of oil and lots of garlic for a simple oven oven-roasted side with heaps of flavor & little effort. How to Add Flavor to Veggies Making roasted veggies is a great way to add an extra layer of flavor with little effort. Cooking at a high temperature adds a bit of caramelization and crust which = flavor. Add in some bold flavors like garlic (as in this recipe) lemon zest, parmesan or even chili flakes....

Below we share our favorite tips (and a shortcut) to make these easy every time! A Favorite Side As much as we love a baked potato or mashed potatoes, we also love the pretty presentation of this recipe and of course the flavor! The word Hasselback comes from a Swedish restaurant called Hasselbacken where they were first created in 1953. Potatoes are sliced partway through brushed with butter (and lots of flavor in our case) and baked....

What Are Mandarin Pancakes? Mandarin pancakes are thin pancakes made from a simple dough of flour, salt, and boiling water. The pancakes are cooked in a wok or frying pan and served as a “wrap” for dishes like Peking duck or moo shu (check out our recipes for moo shu chicken and vegetable moo shu). Things to Serve with Mandarin Pancakes Mandarin pancakes are like the Chinese version of a flour tortilla....

This recipe combines flaky canned tuna with celery, onions, pickles, and mayonnaise for a refreshing and satisfying lunch! Ingredients for Tuna Salad I love an easy lunch sandwich, from chicken salad to ham and cheese, and this tuna salad recipe is no exception. Tuna: I prefer water-packed tuna over oil-packed tuna as it’s lighter, but you can use any variety. Solid tuna has larger pieces, while chunk tuna has smaller pieces....

In this recipe, chicken breasts are stuffed with a savory cream cheese filling, breaded with a real whole bagel, and a liberal dash of everything bagel seasoning! This cheesy breaded chicken makes for a great meal served with a tossed salad and some veggies! Ingredients BAGEL BREAD CRUMBS A fresh bagel is made into crumbs for the perfect coating to this cream cheese chicken recipe. I use plain bagels but you can use any flavor (cheddar is great too)....

Posted Jun 05, 2023, Updated Feb 12, 2024 I have been making this fruit pizza recipe for almost 2 decades now. It’s my go-to dessert to feed a crowd because everyone absolutely adores it! In this recipe, a buttery, from-scratch sugar cookie crust is topped with the best cream cheese frosting then piled high with your favorite fruits! You can make this recipe all year long and simply utilize your favorite in-season fruits!...

What is Fujian Cuisine? If you’ve read our post on the 8 Great Cuisines of China, you already know a little bit about Fujian’s food, known as Min cuisine. Fujian Province is located right on the ocean, so there are many dishes cooked with both fresh and dried seafood. As in Cantonese cuisine, preserving the pure flavor of the original ingredients is important, as well as creating umami (known in Chinese cooking as xiān wèi – 鲜味)....

Irritation? Shouting? Knock-down drag-out fights? All of the above are regular occurrences in our kitchen–part of the “creative process” you might say. When you’re slaving over hot stoves for a whole weekend, things can quickly escalate over ANYTHING. You use my dad’s garlic? You hover for a little too long over Sarah’s noodle dish? You disagree with my mom on what plate to use? You’re asking for it. When you’re with my family, everything is up for discussion and anything could be grounds for debate....

A whole chicken is smothered with an easy homemade garlic butter and stuffed with fresh herbs and onion. Then it’s roasted to juicy and tender perfection in the oven. With just about 5 minutes prep, what could be more mouthwatering than a simple recipe like this one? A Perfect Roast Chicken Recipe There are lots of reasons we think this is the best chicken recipe. The preparation is so simple, but yields such fantastic results....

From Good to Great Fried Rice Over the years, I’ve learned that there are just a few tiny, seemingly inconsequential steps that separate “meh” fried rice from epic fried rice. Frying the ginger and garlic low and slow and then adding the rice to stir-fry everything together is a very crucial step. And you’ve got to really let the rice fry. That means spreading it out in one layer and letting those grains toast ever so gently from the high heat of the wok....

The zesty spicy ginger root is loved not only for flavor but for immediate relief of fatigue and clarity that makes to crave this herb. I like to use this root in ginger chicken curry, ginger milk tea and ginger green tea. Benefits I can’t think of any drink that is so easy to make and so packed with antioxidants. Here are very few benefits of ginger lemonade. Ginger is great to treat fatigue, headache, cold, and indigestion....

Gol papdi or sukhdi is Gujrati sweet made with whole wheat flour, ghee, and jaggery (AKA gol ot gur). Nut and gond are commonly added to make this sweet more nutritious and flavorful. It is a winter specialty loved by Gujrati communities all over the world. Gol papdi is food that needs an acquired taste to love it. And then it can get addictive! If you love wheat flour mithai like gun faira, Malida, atta ka seera then there is a good reason to try it because trust this can beat all of these in one blow!...

Thick and meaty portobellos are marinated in a garlic soy dressing and grilled until they’re lightly charred and full of savory, umami flavor. Ingredients for Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Mushrooms: Choose whole, unbroken mushrooms. Wipe them with a paper towel instead of rinsing them so they don’t soak up water—or rinse very quickly if needed. Marinade: Balsamic vinegar and soy sauce are perfect for earthy-flavored portobellos. Use regular or low-sodium soy sauce....

Savory ham and pork meatballs in a quick zesty sauce. These make a great meal served over rice or even an appetizer! Pop some into a hoagie sandwich with cheese and onions for a new favorite! What are Ham Balls? This recipe comes from an old church cookbook I have, it’s been around for ages. Ham balls are similar to a ham loaf but in meatball form! Ham is finely diced (or processed in the food processor as you would for a ham salad) and combined with ground beef, pork, onions, and seasonings....