I’m not entirely sure how we’re already smack-dab in the middle of November when I could’ve sworn it was just yesterday that I was avoiding my oven like the plague and strictly whipping up no-bake treats. And yet here we are, staring department stores full of candy canes and blow-up Santas in the face and dodging well-meaning co-workers who ask us if we’ve started our Christmas shopping yet (as if that’s something that can even be considered before Thanksgiving)....
Serve warm with dollops of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and a cup of homemade eggnog on the side for a luscious Christmas treat. As you no doubt know, gingerbread is actually cake (and not bread) filled with warm spices including a generous amount of dried, powdered ginger for use in all sorts of sweet and savory recipes. Throughout the Middle Ages in Europe, gingerbread was baked into cakes, cookies, and gingerbread men which are still popular around the holidays....
Healthy, simple, and pretty, serve these roasted vegetables with crusty bread or even pasta. What is Ratatouille? Ratatouille (rat-a-too-ee) comes from Nice, France, and is actually a simple but delicious vegetarian dish (and it was also in this style in the Disney movie of the same name). There are two different ways this dish can be prepared. Either with chunked vegetables cooked in a broth resembling a vegetable stew or sliced and layered like as in this particular recipe....
Posted Apr 12, 2023, Updated Feb 13, 2024 I love peanut sauce. I use it to make stir fry, dip spring rolls, and I even drizzle it over salads. This peanut sauce recipe is the best. It’s easy to make and tastes better than your favorite restaurant! Peanut Sauce Recipe: Ingredients & Substitutions Creamy peanut butter. I suggest a natural variety that is liquid at room temperature for easy stirring....
Moist, fluffy, and with the perfect combination of warm pumpkin pie spices, these cozy muffins are great for breakfast or an afternoon snack! They freeze beautifully so make a big batch for quick snacking and breakfasts on the go. Moist & Flavorful Muffins! This pumpkin muffin recipe is a fall favorite for us, perfect for an easy breakfast. Perfectly portable pumpkin muffins are just the snack to take on a stroll through the local pumpkin patch or corn maze!...
Where We Got This Idea In our family, sharing recipe ideas is a constant…a way of life. Sometimes, ideas come from simply reading over old recipes, eating out in restaurants, or random shower thoughts. (Ideas ranging from how to achieve the perfect egg tart dough to making cinnamon rolls with our milk bread recipe have indeed come to us while washing our hair!) This one though, came as a message from my mom, who was browsing recipe videos on the Chinese Internet....
We call this an “everyday”stir-fry, because it’s such a flexible recipe, you could eat it every day, and still have variety. We’re using mushrooms, carrots, celery, asparagus, and peppers in this version, but you could also use broccoli (even the stems!), cauliflower, zucchini, yellow squash, snap peas, and/or snow peas! While you can also add Chinese ingredients (such as lotus root, wood ears, celtuce, etc.), you don’t need any specialty Chinese vegetables for this recipe....
Last year I made Meatball Mummies for Halloween.. they were the cutest thing ever! I kept thinking about those edible eyeballs and how I could use them again. They were cute, easy and contained cheese… and I’m kind of fanatical about cheese!! Well what goes along with cheese better than pasta? (Maybe wine but I’d feel awkward giving that to the kids before trick or treating). The “how to” below uses string cheese and various sized straws to make “eyeballs”....
A Surprisingly Traditional Non-traditional Turkey Recipe While our family has a tried and true roast turkey recipe that we’ve been making every Thanksgiving for as long as I can remember (my grandpa’s perfect-every-time roast turkey), this year, we’re changing things up a bit. And it’s not just because we’ve already revealed the prized secret family recipe! I think it’s always a good idea to experiment with new flavors, even with a meal as traditional as Thanksgiving....
Posted Jul 14, 2021, Updated Jun 10, 2024 Fresh peaches are one of my favorite summer produce items. They are juicy and sweet and so flavorful. One of the best ways to use the abundance of fresh summer peaches is making this Peach Pie Recipe! Also try this peach crisp, peach cobbler and peach cheesecake! In this easy peach pie recipe, a fresh peach pie filling is baked between two layers of homemade pie crust or topped with a crumble topping for a delicious summer dessert!...
We’ll discuss recipes and ingredients that are already gluten-free, as well as GF substitutions for key Chinese ingredients. An Easy Cuisine to Adapt to a Gluten-Free Diet I think that Chinese food—and Asian cuisine in general—is actually easy to enjoy on a gluten-free diet. We’ve found that unlike Western diets, which generally do use a lot of wheat flour, the Asian diet places a greater emphasis on rice and other starches....
Posted Jan 16, 2017, Updated Jul 13, 2024 Winter eating doesn’t have to be all rich comfort foods. Citrus is in season! This Citrus Smoothie recipe is jam-packed full of vibrant winter produce, greens and protein! It’s an amazing, fresh, healthy breakfast that will energize you all day long! It’s no secret that I love smoothies. I drink one every single day for breakfast (and eat one of these), and sometimes again for lunch!...
Pork Teriyaki When you’re making pork teriyaki, don’t make the mistake of buying pork loin in place of tenderloin. Although it sounds very similar, pork loin comes from a different part of the animal, and is a fattier, tougher cut that benefits more from low, slow roasting. Pork tenderloin is a boneless, lean cylinder piece of meat and it’s perfect for slicing into medallions, as called for in this teriyaki pork tenderloin recipe....
Posted Aug 15, 2016, Updated Jul 14, 2024 I remember the first time I ever tried no bake cookies…I was in heaven. I hunted down the maker of those cookies and begged for the recipe. They were easy to make, but I wasn’t a fan of the nutritional profile. Since my first encounter with these little bits of chocolate/peanut butter heaven, it became my mission to create a healthier version!...
This recipe has just the right combination of apple and spices to make it the nicest fragrant cozy drink. Add it to the list of holiday and winter favorites! Cozy Hot Apple Cider Everyone loves a cozy cup of apple cider! Kids love it warmed with a dollop of whipped cream and adults will love it served as a hot toddy spiked with a splash of rum or another alcohol like Irish whiskey....
Posted May 19, 2024, Updated Oct 12, 2024 We eat spaghetti in our house at least once a week, and I was so tired of sub-par jarred sauces that I created this homemade marinara sauce recipe and have never looked back. This easy marinara sauce is as simple as it is delicious. Made with 9 ingredients in 30 minutes, it’s delicious served with homemade meatballs or your favorite Italian recipes for quick and hearty weeknight dinner....
NOTE: We worked with Kana (maker of sustainable parchment paper products) to bring you this post. All thoughts and opinions are our own. How to Eat Chinese Dumplings Jiaozi can be eaten any time of day, any time of year, as an appetizer, side dish, or main dish. They are the ultimate versatile food item. They’re also a must-have on the table during Chinese New Year (particularly New Year’s Eve), since they symbolize wealth....
Q: Really? Minutes?A: You betcha. Q: Noooo…You must be kidding?A: Not really! Q: Wait, why would you want do that in the first place?A: Let us count the reasons. First of all, grinding meat without any type of meat grinding device is definitely doable, and I promise to show you exactly how. But more importantly, there are many reasons to hand-grind meat yourself. In fact, I’ve stopped buying many pre-ground meats from the store, opting instead to do it at home....
Learning how to make brown butter is easy and results in incredible flavor. It can be added to anything from steamed vegetables to pasta or even cookies for an extra boost of flavor. What is Brown Butter? Brown butter is a simple technique of heating butter and allowing the milk solids to separate and become golden. Once it reaches a golden color, the solids are strained out and the remaining liquid is the browned butter....
Serve this over homemade noodles (or add potatoes) or with a side of bread or Biscuits to sop up any of the broth left in your bowl. A Cozy Cool Weather Soup Hungarian Goulash is a staple in our family and could not be more comforting as the weather turns chilly! Traditional Hungarian Goulash is a soup or stew filled with tender chunks of meat and onions and heavily spiced with paprika....
