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Serve this easy dish alongside cilantro tomato rice or on top of Cilantro Lime Rice with a side of Mexican Grilled Corn. Add in a spoonful of Homemade Guacamole and you’ve got the perfect tableside fiesta! Easy Pork Tacos When it comes to indescribably delicious comfort food, nothing surpasses this carnitas recipe. Succulent and meaty, this dish is inexpensive, yet sensational! The first time I ever tasted pork carnitas was when my friend Mary from Barefeet in the Kitchen made these amazing carnitas!...

This delicious recipe is absolutely perfect to use on burgers or steak, or as a tasty topper on toast. It makes a fantastic breakfast, lunch or supper, or even a quick yummy snack spooned over rice or with any pasta. An Easy Side Dish Sauteed mushrooms and onions are satisfying and super easy to make. Use any kind of mushrooms or onion in this dish. They go with just about anything as a topper or side dish....

Sesame ginger noodle salad is always a colorful favorite menu and easy to make. This recipe is great topped with grilled chicken or shrimp and keeps well for a couple of days making for great lunches. Savory Sesame Salad Fancy enough for company but easy to make! Great as a side dish but hearty enough as an entrée salad! Perfect for workday lunches! Swap out the cooked chicken for grilled chicken or shrimp if you’d like....

Posted Mar 25, 2020, Updated Apr 19, 2024 My love for slow-cooked meals runs deep (like this crockpot chicken teriyaki). I am the kind of person who likes my meat tender and bursting with flavor, and (in my opinion) low and slow is the best method for achieving these results. Try this beef and barley soup or beef stew also! This crockpot pepper steak recipe is an easy and healthy meal that our whole family enjoys!...

Although not quite as common or popular as crowd favorite, har gow shrimp dumplings, you’ll see these beauties on carts in restaurants with a bigger dim sum selection. Delightfully chewy and delicate in flavor, you’ll want to learn how to make this Cantonese dim sum favorite at home. Note: This recipe was originally published in March of 2018. We have re-tested and improved the recipe in March 2022 in response to reader comments....

We probably ate far too many PEI steamed mussels while we were traveling in Canada in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland last month. If you want the complete details, you can read more about PEI mussels at PEI Aquaculture Alliance website. If you love seafood, this steamed mussels recipe is a must try! Easy to prepare and cook at home, they’re delicious, high in protein and low fat....

Be sure to check out the video to see how the dish is made. The Broccoli Stem Dilemma We’ve all been there. We buy a bunch of broccoli—a weekly veggie staple for many families—and it comes with thick long stems. Either we cut them off and toss them in the garbage—not without some guilt—or we try to slice and add them to our recipe. If you’re in the latter camp, you likely end up with big fibrous coins of broccoli stem marring an otherwise well-composed dish....

With only a few simple ingredients, this homemade dressing is so easy. Thousand Island dressing is a favorite and one I’ve loved since I was a kid So, what is Thousand Island dressing? This dressing is named for the Thousand Islands region, which is located between Canada and the US on the east coast near New York. This creamy dressing has a bit of sweetness (from sugar) and some tang....

Creamy burrata cheese is arranged with tomatoes and onion and then tossed with arugula. It’s all drizzled with balsamic and a bit of pesto for the perfect summer salad recipe. Serve it as an appetizer, a light lunch or even pair it with a steak dinner. What is Burrata Salad? Burrata is happiness. Seriously though, this cows milk cheese is similar to fresh mozzarella but made with extra heavy cream in the middle which gives recipes a rich, creamy flavor & texture....

These Turtle Rice Krispie Treats are extra amazing topped with a delicious gooey caramel topping, pecans and finally drizzled with a thick chocolate ganache. There’s just something so right about chocolate and caramel together … whether it’s in a Caramel Chocolate Poke Cake or Homemade Caramel Cups and now on top of soft chewy Rice Krispie Squares! I’m not a huge sweets person… I usually pick savory but THESE treats definitely make me pick sweets....

This casserole is super easy and one of our all time favorite sides! Cheesy Potato Casserole We love all forms of potatoes in our house…. from Oven Roasted Potatoes to Loaded Baked Potatoes, to our favorite Potatoes Au Gratin! And of course, good ol’ Twice Baked Potatoes. I mean really, how can you go wrong with potatoes loaded with bacon and cheese? Am I right?! This Twice Baked Potato Casserole takes all of those favorite twice baked flavors and bakes them into a creamy cheesy potato casserole!...

The phrase “vegetarian meatballs” does admittedly sound like a bit of an oxymoron. But while these Southeast Asian-inspired vegetarian meatballs don’t in fact involve meat, they are deeelicious. Vegetarian and Super Flavorful! Okay, so let me get something out of the way before I move on. I sense that all of you vegan and vegetarian readers out there are cheering, happy to add another wholesome meatless recipe to your repertoire....

Nowadays, there are so many new (or new to us!) and interesting nuts, and grains, and seeds to try! At SWP, we love to share our new favorite finds and we think you’ll love learning about this chewy little grain if you haven’t had it before! Farro is a simple, but hearty country grain that means “wheat” in Italian, but it is still relatively new in the west. It is shaped like pearl barley and is a member of the wheat family, so it is not gluten-free....

Get creative and try this easy strawberry butter on a classic banana bread recipe, strawberry tea bread, oatmeal, or even cream of wheat! Whatever you decide, this rich, decadent, fruity spread will be sure to be the hit of the table! How to Make Strawberry Butter Making homemade strawberry butter starts with just a few basic ingredients, but you really want the best ingredients for the best combination of flavors!...

This recipe takes a head of cauliflower and oven roasts it in garlic butter, lemon zest, and lots of tangy parmesan cheese! Healthy Whole Cauliflower Cauliflower has been the low-carb darling because there are so many ways to prepare it!This whole roasted cauliflower is a great side dish that packs lots of flavor.Healthy, filling, and delicious, this roasted whole cauliflower recipe is as striking on the plate as it is delicious to eat!...

I’ve used only tomatoes and no onions. This is a family recipe and lots of tomatoes give both color and tartness to aloo baingan. I like mine with yogurt, khichri and kachumbar salad along with some pickle or chutney. Indian Eggplant curry is a rustic feast and satisfying soul food. If you like eggplant, check this Thai Eggplant curry by Season and Thyme. You can substitute Thai green eggplant with regular purple ones....

Deliciously flavorful, sweet and with a hint of bitterness, this pretty cocktail is an Italian favorite. This thirst-quenching aperitif is one of the best refreshments for summer celebrations or Sunday brunches. What is Aperol Spritz? This tasty aperitif has Italian origins. Containing just three ingredients, Aperol liquor, Prosecco sparkling wine, and seltzer water. The drink’s distinctive flavor and bright coral hue comes from Aperol, a pleasantly bitter, low-alcohol Italian spirit, made from a variety of herbs....

Note: This recipe was originally published in September 2015, updated as of June 2019! 2 Chinese Spring Roll Recipes? When I was growing up, Chinatown was the only place you went for authentic Chinese food, but it was almost exclusively Cantonese restaurants. Nowadays, Chinese food in the US has come a long way, thanks to an influx of immigrants from all over China. So it’s no surprise that two distinct types of Chinese spring rolls would eventually arrive on the scene—this Cantonese version and the Shanghainese version....

Sweet peas, bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, and a bit of red onion is tossed in an easy creamy dressing. Since this uses frozen peas, it’s quick to make all year long! Got Leftovers? Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days. This pea salad does not freeze well. Peas – Frozen peas are the best option for this salad as they’re sweet, tender, and don’t require cooking....

Posted Feb 13, 2018, Updated Jun 01, 2024 These baked raspberry donuts are a beautiful, healthy treat! They have a moist crumb and rich berry flavor. Plus, they’re adorably pink without using food coloring – great served with this raspberry smoothie. These raspberry donuts utilize raspberries in two different forms (freeze-dried and fresh) which results in beautifully pink donuts that are bursting with berry flavor! Plus they’re healthier than your average donut, making them a fun breakfast for special occasions – especially Valentine’s Day....