Deviled Egg Chicks

All you need is a dozen eggs, a few add-ins, and a little imagination to make this fun twist on a classic deviled eggs recipe! For easy portability, put the finished deviled chick eggs back into the egg container and then arrange them on a platter once you reach your destination so they don’t slide around. Easter Deviled Eggs This adorable chick deviled eggs are perfect for your spring or Easter celebrations....

November 2, 2024 · 2 min · 358 words · Librada Patton

Easy Baked Zucchini

In this baked zucchini recipe, fresh zucchini is sliced, seasoned, topped with a pinch of parmesan cheese, and baked until golden. Ingredients for Baked Zucchini Zucchini: Zucchini is one of my favorite veggies to plant in my garden. For this recipe, pick small to medium-sized yellow or green zucchini. If using a large garden zucchini, peel the tough skin if needed and use a spoon to scrape out the seeds....

November 2, 2024 · 1 min · 196 words · Cathy Hunter

Easy Fresh Gazpacho

This gazpacho soup combines the sweet and tart flavors of tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, and zucchini along with various herbs and spices. What is Gazpacho? Gazpacho is a Spanish dish; it’s a vegetable soup that has been blended and is served chilled. Typical gazpacho soup ingredients include tomatoes, zucchini, onions, and/or cucumbers, but other vegetables are options too. This easy version is not traditional in that it uses vegetable juice, but it is both easy and delicious....

November 2, 2024 · 2 min · 309 words · Harold Vogel

Easy Morning Smoothie Recipes

Everyone loves a refreshing and delicious smoothie, and these recipes are full of flavor and nutrition! Try a new flavor every day of the week with this delish collection of recipes! Savor Nourishing Smoothies Nourishing & delicious! Naturally sweet and full of nutrient-dense ingredients, smoothies are a combo of fruit and veggies in one portable, blissful blend! Customizable smoothies let you choose the liquid, the fruit, the veggies, and all the extras!...

November 2, 2024 · 3 min · 432 words · Regina Carter

Easy Turkey Brine

A brine is very easy to make with salt, sugar, fresh (or dried) herbs/spices, and a hint of citrus. Once you learn how to brine a turkey, you’ll never want to prepare it any other way. Simply mix the brine, cool, and let the turkey soak overnight. What is Turkey Brine? Brine is a liquid, usually water, that is heavily salted/seasoned. This easy turkey brine recipe is a salt and sugar mixture that a whole turkey (or even just a breast) is soaked or brined in....

November 2, 2024 · 4 min · 743 words · Timothy Picard

Fish Sauce Everything You Need To Know

While it’s used in some Chinese dishes, fish sauce is an essential ingredient for many Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian dishes. We love using it in our cooking! In this article, we’ll talk about what it is, how to use it, what to buy, and how to store it. What Is Fish Sauce? Fish sauce (yú lù, 鱼露) is made from salting and fermenting anchovies or krill. The salt draws moisture out of the seafood....

November 2, 2024 · 3 min · 534 words · Darin Quinn

Flower Hot Dog Buns

Flower hot dog buns have grown more popular in Chinese bakeries in recent years. Instead of having the hot dog running through the middle of the bun, it is distributed throughout the bun. We also dot the top of these buns with scallions for extra flavor and color. A Surprisingly Easy Method While these hot dog buns are more visually striking than the traditional version, there’s also a practical reason to make them....

November 2, 2024 · 4 min · 695 words · Lisa Homan

Frosted Pumpkin Cookies Spend With Pennies

Lightly spiced, these super soft pumpkin sugar cookies have a sweet cream cheese frosting dotted with the perfect amount of colorful sprinkles. Pumpkin Cookies (with Cream Cheese Frosting!) Usher in the fall season with these easy pumpkin cookies that just melt in your mouth!These soft cookies remind me of Lofthouse cookies in texture but have a delicious homemade flavor.They use ingredients I always have on hand.Prep a few or a big batch, pumpkin cookies can be made ahead and frozen until ready to frost....

November 2, 2024 · 2 min · 421 words · Scott Ehsan

Fruit Salsa With Cinnamon Crisps

Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Crisps Love it? Pin it to your APPETIZER BOARD to SAVE it! Follow Spend With Pennies on Pinterest for more great recipes! Fruit Salsa is a recipe I’ve been making pretty much forever. This isn’t a typical salsa in the sense that it doesn’t have any savory notes to it (like cilantro or onion), it’s more like a sweet berry fruit salad in a scoopable form. It’s the perfect light summer snack or appetizer and a delicious treat to serve at a potluck or bridal shower (and I always seem to have to double the recipe)!...

November 2, 2024 · 2 min · 375 words · Alexander Park

Green Sichuan Peppercorns How They Re Used

Like their red kin, green Sichuan peppercorns are not spicy-hot. Instead, they taste citrus-like and produce numbing micro-vibrations in the mouth when eaten, setting the stage for spicy chilies in classic Sichuan cuisine. This spicy, numbing combination is known as “ma la” in Chinese (麻辣). While red Sichuan peppercorns remain more widely known, the green berries have seen an uptick in popularity in Sichuan Province over the last several years....

November 2, 2024 · 3 min · 540 words · Robert Caffey

Homemade Coconut Cream Pie

A flaky coconut crust is filled with a creamy coconut filling and a whipped cream topping. It’s all topped off with toasted coconut before serving. We love this coconut cream pie because it is packed with flavor in every bite. The filling has coconut milk added for extra flavor Coconut is added to every layer for extra goodness in every bite. Use a store-bought crust to save time. Ingredients THE CRUST: Use a store-bought crust to save time or make any single pie crust recipe....

November 2, 2024 · 3 min · 447 words · Brenda Kindig

Homemade Seasoned Salt

Sprinkle seasoned salt on eggs, grilled zucchini, salad dressings, chicken breasts (or baked chicken thighs), or any savory dish that needs salt and seasoning. You can add it before cooking or after (or both)! This easy seasoned salt recipe is a blend of common spices that can be used to season foods from many cuisines. The great thing about DIY seasoned salt is that you can customize your own homemade seasoned salt recipes to suit your own taste, or for different styles of cooking....

November 2, 2024 · 3 min · 524 words · Otis High

Hot Cheesy Philly Cheesesteak Dip

Perfectly cooked ribeye steak (medium rare), sauteed onions and green peppers are smothered in a smooth and creamy cheese sauce then baked till golden and bubbly. All those wonderful philly cheesesteak flavors and textures we love so much are found in this delicious hot cheesy dip recipe! Easy Cheesy Dips for Game Day Hot dips are a great addition to any playoff party menu and this cheesesteak dip is no exception!...

November 2, 2024 · 3 min · 441 words · Diana Robertson

How To Grow Chinese Eggplant

We actually prefer Chinese (or Japanese) eggplants over regular globe eggplants. Not only is the skin thinner and less tough, they also have fewer seeds, making them sweeter and less bitter! If you’re new to this series, it’s a collaboration between The Woks of Life and Choy Division, a regenerative Asian vegetable and herb farm in the Hudson Valley. We’ll share farmer Christina Chan’s knowledge on growing Chinese eggplant, as well as what we learned this past season growing them from seed in our own garden!...

November 2, 2024 · 9 min · 1876 words · Annie Langlois

How To Make A Clear Broth 2 Key Secrets

We have already posted recipes for simple clear broths that can be used in recipes or consumed on their own, such as my chicken stock recipe, my pork & chicken stock, and Sarah’s Asian vegetable stock. But why would you want to make a clear broth? If you’re making hot and sour soup, or using broth in a stir-fry sauce, the need for a clear broth is less critical. However, if you want a bowl of classic wonton soup or a noodle soup, the clarity in the broth will make the dish look right....

November 2, 2024 · 4 min · 822 words · Karl Henry

How To Make Strawberry Roses

Follow Spend With Pennies on Pinterest for more great tips, ideas and recipes! WOW! These are strawberry roses are gorgeous and you won’t believe how easy they are to make! You will need about 2 minutes per strawberry… yes, they are that easy! For the rose stems, I purchased roses at the dollar store and used those as my stems. You can use skewers or lollipop sticks as well. I recommend placing the stick or stem into the strawberry before you begin so you don’t crush the leaves once it’s done....

November 2, 2024 · 1 min · 202 words · Karen White

Italian Seasoning

Simple herbs and spices like basil, oregano, and rosemary are combined to create a fragrant blend that adds savory flavor to any dish. Ingredients in Italian Seasoning Herbs: Basil and oregano are the base of this seasoning and provide great flavor, perfect for a wide range of dishes. Aromatic: Garlic powder, rosemary, and thyme add a fragrant depth, enhancing the overall flavor of this DIY Italian seasoning blend. Spice: Red pepper flakes add a very subtle bit of spice....

November 2, 2024 · 2 min · 262 words · John Bourque

Jalapeno Poppers

This easy Jalapeno Popper recipe makes the perfect bite; crispy, creamy, spicy, cheesy… and quite honestly the best appetizer ever! Jalapeno Popper Dip is not only my daughter’s favorite recipe of all time, it’s the one recipe I’m asked to bring to every single gathering. I love jalapenos in any way, shape or form! Making homemade poppers is super easy and tastes way better than frozen store bought or restaurant!...

November 2, 2024 · 3 min · 622 words · Scott Chick

Kimchi Fries

The fries are baked in the oven, seasoned with Korean chili powder (optional, for those who’d rather have a milder fry), and then topped with caramelized kimchi and onions. Melted cheese rounds everything out, and a sprinkling of bacon and scallions makes everything better. Kimchi fries: the perfect movie night snack, super bowl party food, or epic after-work pick-me-up. Kimchi Fries: Recipe Instructions Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut the potatoes into fries and place on a baking sheet....

November 2, 2024 · 2 min · 246 words · David Schlottmann

Lemon Soy Roasted Branzino Recipe

You may not know this about me, but I was once a long-time shunner of any and all seafood–everything from innocent filets of salmon to the most non-threatening tuna salad sandwich. I would balk at my mother’s insistences that eating fish would make me smarter. At each steadfast entreaty to try whatever sea creature had made it onto our table, I’d quickly cover the top of my plate with my hands and shake my head vigorously in a kind of reverse-Oliver-Twist pantomime....

November 2, 2024 · 3 min · 627 words · Lauri Posson