Lemon orzo has a bright citrus flavor and comes out creamy and delicious! For a last-minute side dish or salad for a crowd, this lemon orzo salad will have everyone going for seconds! Using only a few simple ingredients, you can make this delicious lemon orzo in under 30 minutes. What is Orzo Pasta comes in dozens, if not hundreds of different shapes! Orzo (also called risoni) is commonly used in Greek food, but can be used in place of rice in any dish!...

Flank steak is marinated in a savory marinade and cooked to perfection for a tender juicy steak any time of year! What You’ll Need For London Broil Beef: The term “London Broil” refers to the cooking method not the cut of beef. Look for cuts labeled London Broil or flank steak, or use skirt steak or top round steak. Oil: Use olive oil or any light-flavored oil. Acid: Balsamic vinegar is the acid in this marinade; it’s needed to break down the meat and tenderize it....

This orzo pasta salad recipe is simple to prepare and delicious served with roasted or grilled chicken. Easy Orzo Salad What is Orzo? Ingredients in this orzo salad include cooked orzo which is a rice shaped pasta. It is often served on as a side dish (like this Mediterranean orzo pasta salad) or used the base ingredient in our favorite pasta salad recipes. Veggies: Cucumbers, tomatoes and artichokes Bold Flavors: crumbled feta, sliced black olives, and red onion....

A Childhood Summer Dessert If you didn’t grow up eating these sweet mung bean popsicles, it can be a tough idea to swallow. Our recent trip to Shanghai reminded me of them, along with a childhood that seems pretty far away! For Shanghainese people who grew up in the 70s and 80s, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Way (way) back in the days, popsicle peddlers—just like today’s ice cream trucks, would come through the deep alleys of Shanghai on their bicycles, with a large wooden box strapped to the backseat....

This combo of citrusy, savory, nutty, and crunchy ingredients is an amazing side or perfect topped with salmon or grilled shrimp. A Fresh Side Shaved fennel is often used as a garnish, served roasted or even on pizza! The flavor of fennel is similar to anise or black licorice and it’s both fresh and crunchy. Fennel can be eaten cooked or raw in slaws or salads like in this recipe....

Roasting broccoli adds a layer of flavor taking it from plain to amazing. This delicious side is healthy but jam-packed with flavor and naturally low-carb! An Easy Parmesan Broccoli Recipe We love this and here’s why you’ll love it too! It is super quick and easy to prepare. The parmesan and the process of roasting make this taste like an elegant side dish. It’s budget friendly. The broccoli can be cut and tossed well ahead of time and it can be roasted just before serving....

Icebox cakes are a summertime favorite! Not only are they quick and easy to prepare, but these delicious desserts don’t require the oven which is a huge bonus! If you’ve never made an icebox cake before, you are going to LOVE this! You simply layer up a cream filling and cookies of any type… the cookies soften creating an amazing cakey texture! This Peanut Butter Banana Icebox Cake has chocolate wafers sandwiched between layers of peanut butter cream and bananas!...

Creamy and a little crunchy, chocolate-dipped peanut butter eggs will bring smiles to all your favorite “some-bunnies!” This easy homemade version is budget-friendly and fun for the whole family. Tuck them into Easter baskets for a sweet surprise. Ingredients for Peanut Butter Eggs This homemade Peanut Butter Eggs recipe is made with basic pantry ingredients. Just like copycat Reese’s peanut butter cups, these come together quickly. Chocolate – Use a bar of good quality chocolate for the best results (milk or dark chocolate)....

Full of gingery, garlicky flavor, with a kick of sambal, peanut sauce is perfect on noodles, salads, or a dip for fresh veggies. Ingredients for Homemade Peanut Sauce Peanut Butter: Creamy or crunchy peanut butter works in this recipe. For other nut butter options, try almond butter or cashew butter. Soy Sauce: Adds a savory umami; low-sodium soy sauce, coconut aminos, or tamari can be used in place. Sambal Oelek: Sambal is a delicious garlic chili paste....

Discovering “Poor Man’s Noodles” Every so often, we get a hankering for Thai food. When we go out to eat, we love trying new restaurants and unfamiliar dishes. At a restaurant we’d never been to before, Judy and I were browsing the typical list of Thai noodle dishes. Old standbys included Pad See Ew, Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) and Pad Thai. But then I noticed something I’d never seen before....

The powerful combination of pig feet and papaya has loads of nutrients to help lactating parents produce enough milk for their new baby’s needs, while ginger helps warm and replenish the body. Sarah recently had her first child (a grandson!), and we stocked up her freezer with this soup! Pig Feet, a Chinese Postpartum Food It’s a commonly held belief among Chinese people that pig feet speeds up recovery from childbirth, restoring strength and vitality to the body....

Posted Mar 05, 2018, Updated May 31, 2024 This rainbow fruit pizza is a fun and beautiful dessert modified from this classic fruit pizza recipe to make it into a rainbow shape for a stunning presentation. The crust and frosting are made completely from scratch, then topped with your favorite fresh summer fruits. What I love about this rainbow fruit pizza recipe is that the fruit really shines. The cookie and frosting aren’t overly sweet or thick, but instead they compliment the fruit in the best, most dreamy way possible....

The secret is in the fresh and tangy dressing, and it’s so easy to whip up! All it takes is an apple, a couple of carrots, and a half-head of red (or purple) cabbage! It’s the perfect crunchy summer salad! Tangy Cabbage Slaw Everyone loves this recipe! It’s got all the colors and flavors of a side-dish, but can easily be a topper too! Definitely not the average cabbage white slaw, this version is not only colorful, but it’s crunchy and even healthy!...

Yes, sausage balls aren’t exactly the healthiest of holiday appetizers. But what better time to indulge in a few of these awkwardly named treats than this time of year, when waistbands are loose and thoughts of dieting are quietly suppressed? I guess that makes me an enabler, but I’m ok with that. Moderation is key. The impetus for this sausage ball recipe actually didn’t originate with me, but a Woks of Life reader currently deployed overseas....

I’m always a little reluctant to order this dish in restaurants, however, because the green beans are deep-fried. (If you didn’t already know this distressing fact, sorry for being the whistle blower!) Deep-frying makes a healthy ingredient very unhealthy, so I’ve been contemplating how to modify the recipe to make it healthy and simple to follow. It’s funny, because when you think about the name of the dish in Chinese, 干煸四季豆(ganbian sijidou), it literally means “dry seared....

We partnered with Maruchan to bring you this recipe. As always on The Woks of Life, all opinions are our own. Enjoy! An Instant Ramen Upgrade As I’ve talked about in other posts, instant ramen has a special place in our family’s collective consciousness. It was the first thing Kaitlin and I ever learned to cook. It was also the inexpensive meal my mom’s family would make when they first immigrated to the United States and times were tight....

Spaghetti carbonara combines crispy pancetta, parmesan cheese, and a creamy sauce made from simple ingredients you likely have on hand. Ingredients for Carbonara Meat: In Italy, guanciale, which is cured pork jowl or pork cheek, is typically used for pasta carbonara, but it’s hard to find where I live so I use pancetta in place for a smoky salty flavor. If you don’t have pancetta, use bacon in place. Cheese: While it’s common to use parmesan cheese in North America, traditionally, a spaghetti carbonara recipe is made with pecorino romano cheese....

There’s a famous Chinese dish called Twice Cooked Pork, or 回锅肉(hui guo rou) of Hunan origin, where pork belly is blanched, and then stir-fried with leeks, chili, and black bean. It’s an amazing dish, and I decided to do a vegan/vegetarian version. Rather than pork belly, potatoes are the star and are roasted in the oven and then stir-fried with a spicy black bean sauce in the wok and twice cooked potatoes were born....

The “Hm, this looks intriguing” camp: You saw the picture of the finished dish and thought, “Hm, this looks intriguing. Homemade noodles? With cumin? And lamb? Never heard of a Chinese dish like that, but I’d venture a guess that it would be pretty tasty.” Or 2. The “OH-MY-GOSH-THEY-DID-IT-THEY-HAVE-A-SPICY-CUMIN-LAMB-NOODLE-RECIPE!!!-YAAAAASSSSSSSS” camp: You saw the picture of the finished dish and immediately recognized it as the magical, spicy, perfectly chewy concoction that you first tried either in Northwestern China or (more likely) New York City—at the wildly popular chain, Xi’An Famous Foods....

You can serve this dish with green vegetables and add rice as a side if you’re not too carb conscious. The textures and flavors of the dish were pretty awesome, especially since the fresh tofu here in our local market is really exceptional. But the firm tofu you can find in the store works fine as well! Tofu lovers, explore our other tofu recipes after you have tried this one!...