Strawberry Mousse with Jelly is an easy and delicious no-bake dessert that can be served in a group or in single servings. The best thing about this strawberry dessert is that you can use fresh or frozen strawberries. You can also use strawberry preserves or strawberry sauce. 1 cup or less of any of these should be good. Adjust sugar in the recipe as needed. The layer of crumbs underneath the soft spongy soufflé gives a delightful depth to this dessert....
Ma la xiang guo is very heavily spiced, but not just by chilies alone. There are tons of spices added, that until now were mostly a delicious delicious mystery to us. Living in Beijing, we couldn’t get enough of this dish––spicy food lovers will rejoice when they taste it! I recently made this dish (minus the fish balls) for a vegan friend, he said that this is the best dish he ever had at our house....
This is an extra thick and creamy cheese soup filled with elbow macaroni and three kinds of cheese. This recipe is easy enough for every day and makes a great meatless meal but chunks of ham or chicken can be added. A Creamy Cheesy Soup This velvety smooth soup recipe is a new twist on an old favorite, with plenty of fresh cheddar, Swiss, and cream cheese and even room for add-ins!...
My recipe comes together quickly, doesn’t require the contents of your whole entire spice cabinet and tastes like a warm hug! Caramelised onions, warming spices like cloves and cinnamon, fluffy and fragrant basmati rice - what’s not to love? Matar Pulao, rice cooked with peas and onions, has always been a favourite at my Mother’s house. My Mother would cook this to serve alongside a delicious Chicken Shorba or Aloo Gosht, or sometimes with some Shami Kebabs or Aloo Tikkis and we would always gobble our plates down and greedily ask for seconds....
A dish that makes you miss the motherland if you’re Chinese, a dish that makes you miss your childhood if you’re me, and a dish that makes you miss Yong He Da Wang (a fast food chain in China that does a pretty good job with this steamed pork belly dish) if you’re Kaitlin. Note: This post was originally published in January 2015. We have since updated it with more information about preparing the preserved vegetables, clearer photos, and metric measurements....
Step by step how to make mithi shitabi roti with photos. Shitabi literally means ’to hasten’and mithi means ‘sweet’. Shatabi is a ritual in the Dawoodi Bohra/bohri community done before any auspicious event to hasten and to pull the blessings. This roti is made in mithi shitabi ritual, and rich roti is eaten with jaggery (gol or gur). Nevertheless, it’s a rich and nutritious roti with sooji/ semolina/rawa and milk powder....
One more reason why I love mix sabzi is that every bite brings a different vegetable and so every bite tastes different. Isn’t that a delight? Well, I love my vegetable curry as much as my meat. I have a sweet tooth, a meat tooth, and a desi tooth. Pretty much of a foodie, no? Some people eat very selective vegetables. For them, mix vegetable curry comes in handy when you can add so many vegetables to your diet and all at once and eat a little of all vegetables....
It’s one of those dishes that makes us happy to eat less meat and more vegetables at a meal. The Complete Moo Shu Experience, with pancakes! This vegetable moo shu recipe comes complete with mandarin pancakes. The combination of the chewy texture of the pancakes, the crunchy fresh vegetables, and meaty tofu is so satisfying and delicious. A great mandarin pancake is key to a good moo shu experience. We perfected it with our Moo Shu Chicken recipe and our Easy Peking Duck....
Posted Dec 08, 2019, Updated May 05, 2024 You’re probably already knee-deep into your holiday baking (we’ve already made cut-out sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, and oatmeal cookies), but you must add these no-bake peanut butter balls to your holiday treat list. This chocolate peanut butter balls recipe is easy to make with only 6 ingredients! They are always the first treat to disappear from my Christmas cookie tray, because no one can resist the chocolate peanut butter flavor combination!...
We originally posted this recipe on June 15, 2015. We’ve made slight adjustments to the recipe that we think make it even better, included more detailed instructions to guide you, and added new photos and metric measurements. To compare our tweaks with the original recipe, see the 2015 version at the end of this post. More Than Just Orange Chicken Over the years, I’ve learned how to make the best orange chicken from a combination of working in Chinese restaurant kitchens, cooking at home, and also eating out!...
This roundup of our favorite quick and easy noodle soup recipes pack lots of flavor and warming goodness with minimal time and effort. Why Noodle Soups Are A Go-To Meal Noodle soup has always been a go-to meal in our house, probably because however the fridge is looking (full to bursting, or particularly sparse), a warming, hot bowl of noodle soup is always within reach. We keep dried noodles in the pantry, or sometimes fresh noodles in the freezer....
You just gather up a few salty side dishes and some cold leftovers out of the fridge, and you’re ready to enjoy an effortless breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Also, nothing goes to waste! What is pao fan? Pao fan is a simple porridge of leftover rice and water. It’s a great way to reheat and stretch cooked, leftover rice. It’s popular with Shanghainese families in particular (our Cantonese grandparents had only heard of it from Shanghainese friends, before my dad roped my mom, a Shanghainese girl, into getting hitched)....
I mean, soy sauce is soy sauce, yes, and you’d be hard-pressed to find it anywhere other than in the “ethnic aisle” of the grocery store, buuuut soy-butter pasta? Soy-cream sauce? All good choices. Recently we discovered a new use for black sesame. We love black sesame. Anyone who’s ever had black sesame sticky rice balls (tang yuan) knows what we’re talking about. Those delicate squishy pillows of glutinous rice dough and black sesame filling are a real treat....
Fast and Easy Peanut Noodles Why? Maybe you’re reading this from your at-home desk (read: your couch). Perhaps there’s a child clawing at you for entertainment as you try to dash off an email or get chores done around the house. Or maybe you’re alone, trying to figure out how long you’ll let “lunch” slip by until it just becomes dinner. These easy peanut noodles are here to save you. They’re fast and entirely satisfying and delicious, thanks to a hearty scoop of peanut butter....
In this fresh, easy side dish, pasta is tossed with fresh mozzarella, juicy tomatoes, and basil in a quick creamy pesto dressing. It’s perfect for cookouts, picnics, and parties or an easy lunch or dinner! An Easy Meal or Side Dish Make ahead, chill, and serve when ready. Easy peasy! This salad is pretty to look at and delicious. Enjoy as a meatless main dish or serve with grilled chicken or bay shrimp....
These are ALL things that we have cooked at one point or another, OVER A CAMPFIRE. Over the top? Perhaps. An epic good time? Obviously. The Origins of Pho Ramen: Family Campfire Cooking The true origins of our camping cooking prowess are a bit more humble. When we were kids, we would pack up our camping gear, drive from the suburbs of New Jersey to upstate New York, hike into the park (usually somewhere like Bear Mountain), and camp for the night....
We’ll show you how to fry these fluffy egg patties the traditional way—the way you always had it—and how to pan-fry them with less oil for an easier, healthier option! (Looking for chicken or shrimp egg foo young? We have those recipes too!) Unlocking the Secrets of Restaurant-Style Egg Foo Young Egg foo young is a Chinese-American omelet dish with origins in Cantonese cooking and popularized in Chinese restaurants in the United States....
Served with mashed potatoes and a light salad with some good pickled bits? Heaven. What Is Schnitzel? Ultimately, “schnitzel” is a general cooking method involving thinly pounding a piece of meat, breading it with flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, and frying it. While there is debate as to the origins of the dish, it is commonly traced back to Austria. However, this recipe is different from Viennese schnitzel, or wiener schnitzel, which is made with veal....
Au Gratin Potatoes are a family favorite recipe and perfect for Sunday supper or as a make-ahead holiday side dish! View Post This Potatoes au Gratin recipe makes easy cheesy potatoes, similar to scalloped potatoes but loaded with rich cheesy flavor. They are the perfect holiday dish next to a baked ham or even Roast Beef Tenderloin or pork tenderloin! Cheese for Potatoes au Gratin What is the best cheese for potatoes au gratin?...
Pork is cooked low and slow in a cola BBQ sauce, piled onto fluffy Hawaiian rolls, and served with a tangy slaw. Why You’ll Love These Pulled Pork Sliders They’re super easy to make with lots of flavor. They use simple ingredients you likely have on hand, and I’ve included some shortcut options. The pork is cooked low and slow, so it’s tender and flavorful. Ingredients for Pulled Pork Sliders Pork – Look for pork shoulder or pork butt with lots of marbling for the best flavor....
