Lean ground turkey, veggies, tomatoes, and beans are simmered in a rich tomato sauce for slow-cooked flavor in minutes! A Family Favorite This turkey chili recipe, is packed full of zesty flavor with fewer calories. Make ahead and reheat throughout the week or freeze portions for single use in zippered bags for up to 6 months! Turkey chili is ready in 45 minutes from start to finish but tastes like it’s been slow-cooked all day!...
Oftentimes, you can buy them from the deli counter for a really great price or just hold on to your own leftovers and use them in recipes! What is a Parmesan Rind? Parmesan rinds are the outer, protective layer that naturally develops on the outside of the cheese wheel while it ages. It can be very tough to chew so, while it can be eaten, I don’t eat it. That being said, it is packed with intense cheese flavor!...
Posted Jul 22, 2024, Updated Aug 16, 2024 I love baking with zucchini! From zucchini bread to chocolate zucchini cake to these zucchini chocolate chip muffins, zucchini is a great way to add moisture and nutrition to any baking recipe. These chocolate chip zucchini muffins are easy to make with simple ingredients – no mixer required. They’re moist, perfectly sweet and richly spiced with beautiful rounded tops and tons of chocolate chips....
Shredded zucchini is mixed with bread crumbs, an egg, cheese, and some seasonings. Form them into patties and cook until crisp. It’s a side dish or snack that everyone will rave about. What are Zucchini Fritters? Zucchini fritters are zucchini patties that are soft inside and nice and crisp on the outside, kind of like a hashbrown patty or potato pancakes. They’re different from my zucchini pancakes which are a bit softer in texture....
Posted Aug 18, 2019, Updated May 10, 2024 In our house, Sunday night is homemade pizza night! All the kids gather in the kitchen and we make dinner together. It’s a really fun tradition, and my husband has mastered how to make homemade pizza himself, so it even gives me a night off from cooking every now and then! Since we eat pizza every week, I wanted to try to find a way to sneak a little nutrition into our family’s time in the kitchen, so I created this zucchini pizza crust recipe!...
Kebabs are such a quick and simple joy to make and even more a joy to eat! They are tremendously versatile. You can serve kebabs in a burger, in a tortilla wrap, alongside some rice (a’la the traditional Pilau and Shami Kebab combination), or simply just on its own with a salad and/or chutney. You can cook them in a pan on your hob when the weather isn’t being to kind, or you can grill these on your BBQ for an enticing and smokey aroma-filled taste-bud party....
Made with only 4 ingredients, this dish has juicy chicken breasts and tender rice in a deliciously creamy sauce. This is a casserole that meal packs a lot of flavor in a filling one dish dinner and a meal that everyone will love! Enjoy! There is nothing like Chicken Rice Casserole for dinner. This dish is deliciously easy, creamy and totally satisfying and you’ll never believe it needs just 4 ingredients!...
Lightly seasoned and breaded slices of eggplant are air-fried to crispy perfection and served alone or with your favorite dip or sauce! It will be so hard to resist this simple yet flavorful dish. A Quick & Healthy Way to Make Eggplant Parm! This version is quicker and easier than a traditional eggplant parmesan. Air fryers cook food with hot, circulated air using less oil and fats for healthier dishes without sacrificing flavor....
Why buy the pre-packaged, frozen version of mozzarella sticks when you can make your own homemade recipe in the air fryer in minutes? Homemade Mozza Sticks We love mozza sticks because they are crispy on the outside and melty inside. These are easy to make with string cheese and a handful of pantry ingredients. They’re prepped ahead of time and stored in the freezer for a great snack anytime. Add your favorite dipes from marinara sauce to homemade ranch dressing....
A Surprising Ingredient While you don’t often see lemons in Asian-style salads of this type, it really is one of the stars of the dish. Offering a more mellow acidity than lime, as well as a hint of sweetness, the lemon is bright and delicious. I slice the lemons very thinly and actually eat the lemon slices along with the chicken. If that’s too sour for you, then you can just let the lemon flavor the salad....
Tried and true, Asian Pork Chops are an easy 30-minute meal great for weeknights and lazy meals when you want something packed with flavor without too much effort. Check out more Quick & Easy Recipes here! Note: This Asian Pork Chop recipe was originally published in January 2014. Our older recipes are some of our family’s favorites, so we have updated this recipe with new photos and stories! Asian Pork Chops: Family Origins Growing up, my parents both worked full-time jobs with long commutes, and I’m honestly not sure how they pulled it off most of the time....
This would be a great salad to make with chicken (or turkey) leftovers. I’d even throw a couple of extra breasts on the grill when making grilled chicken, that way I know I can make a terrific chicken salad for lunch the next day! Ingredients in Chicken Ranch Salad This recipe still has all the basics found in a classic chicken salad and adds a fun twist of bacon and ranch dressing!...
Warm and sweet, baked apple slices are served with crunchy walnuts and taste great on top of oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, or even ice cream! This is the perfect cold-weather topping or filling for all kinds of fall dishes! Easy Baked Apple Slices This recipe is simple, using ingredients you likely have for an easy dessert or fruit topping. Simply slice, toss, and bake, it couldn’t be easier! Baked apples are a great snack, side, or topping....
This easy recipe has all the right stuff in it for making the ultimate comfort food, with the zing of jalapenos added in! Classic Comfort Food Rich, dreamy and oh so creamy, baked macaroni and cheese is one recipe that has all of the comforts of home. Although we all adore it, once in a while even mac and cheese needs a swap-up and jalapeno popper mac and cheese is the answer!...
Posted Sep 30, 2018, Updated Sep 13, 2024 I love everything about October. The beauty brought about by the changing of the seasons, the delicious fall produce being harvested daily, and the eager anticipation for the holiday season. And lets not forget pumpkin! Now is the time of the year that pumpkin reigns supreme. In soups, snacks, drinks, pies and of course…baked goods, like these baked pumpkin donuts. This recipe is easy to make in 30 minutes!...
Filled with chocolate chips and fresh bananas this warm treat can be enjoyed by your family on any given day. Not only is this quick and easy to make but only requires a few pantry staples. Why We Love This Recipe Banana chocolate chips muffins are a super easy recipe that is made with simple ingredients. They are fluffy and moist with a sweet banana flavor and a few jolts of delicious semi-sweet AND milk chocolate chips!...
When my parents owned a Chinese takeout restaurant years ago, we had to crank out beef and broccoli orders every single day, so I’ve had plenty of practice making this dish, and making it taste great. I hope that caught your attention! There are many beef and broccoli recipes on the Internet, with variations made in slow cookers, in Instant Pots, and on sheet pans. Our recipe, however, will show you exactly how to easily achieve restaurant results at home....
Posted Aug 27, 2021, Updated Aug 15, 2024 During three of my six pregnancies, my most-craved food combination was cheese fries and kale salad (haha)! So, I created this recipe for the best cheese sauce ever! You’ll never buy the canned sauce again once you try this homemade recipe. This cheese sauce is creamy, cheesy and easy to make in 5 minutes with only 6 ingredients. It’s the most delicious cheese sauce for homemade fries, soft pretzels (or pretzel bread), broccoli, etc....
My mother would call this style of cooking ‘charhana’ which means ‘putting on’ in Urdu. Literally, all you do is put the ingredients into a pot, add boiling water and let it simmer. Now you forget about it for an hour whilst you browse Instagram and Pinterest do all those other important things you need to be doing. Then, you uncover, add oil and allow the water to dry off and begin to ‘bhoon’ (sauté) the curry up....
My absence from the blog-sphere has been far longer than I had anticipated or ever had wanted to be. The reason for my absence has been my laptop keyboard, which isn’t working (and still hasn’t been repaired, mind you). The reason its taking so long to solve the issue is because me and my husband are still undecided about whether we want to repair this laptop or buy a new one…but I’m still trudging forward and punching out this long awaited recipe, one which has been a lifesaver ever since I started work two months ago....
