Posted Jun 01, 2022, Updated Feb 17, 2024 As soon as the wether warms up I start craving this panzanella salad recipe (and this burrata salad). I love picking fresh vegetables & herbs from my garden, adding some bread (like this homemade french bread), fresh mozzarella cheese and the best homemade dressing, and making this recipe. There are many warm summer nights when we enjoy this panzanela salad as an entire meal....
This salsa recipe is sweet, spicy, and bursting with the vibrant flavor of peaches, peppers, onions, and jalapenos! Scoop it, top it, or dip it, you’ll find reasons to make peach salsa all summer long! Perfect Peach Salsa! Make fresh peach salsa in minutes to use in dozens of ways, it’s a colorful addition to any party spread! Just like mango and pineapple salsa, peach salsa has the perfect balance of sweet and heat....
Fresh peaches in a cinnamon kissed syrup are topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. What is Peaches and Cream? Peaches and cream are just that! Warm saucy peaches topped with cream and served with a scoop of ice cream. In this case, we simply cook them stove top for a few minutes creating a delicious and buttery sauce perfect served with ice cream. This is the perfect finale for summer recipes like grilled chicken, or grilled pork chops served with Baked Corn on the Cob....
A Classic Combo Peanut butter and jelly make for an enduring combo that never fails to comfort, and when slathered between two slices of bread somehow has the ability to make for a full meal—that salty peanut butter is the top note of the meal and the jelly makes for the sweet dessert-like ending. So it’s no wonder that PB&J has been extended to just about everything: cake, cookies, bars, candy, s’mores—pretty much any sweet blank canvas has been PB&J-ified at one time or another....
You’ll need only 4 ingredients and 30 minutes for this delicious, simple, and an easy treat fix. Peanut butter and chocolate rank amongst my favorite flavor combinations, and I could eat it all day long. Whether it is a chocolate cake topped with peanut butter frosting, peanut butter lasagna, or peanut butter fudge brownies, I am in! These homemade cookies are like chocolate chip cookies met peanut butter cookies and had a really tasty baby....
Studded with crunchy pecans, this light, and buttery shortbread cookie is the perfect dessert to make! Pecan Sandies have a fine, crumbly texture that makes them a melt-in-your-mouth delicious treat anytime. Ingredients in Pecan Sandies Pecan Sandies are made from a simple butter-based dough much like shortbread. Love pecans? Pecan Sandies are a shortbread-style cookie recipe loaded with crushed pecans for a nutty crunch. A food processor quickly mixes and chops all the ingredients....
I never put fresh fruit in my savory recipes (desserts are a separate thing, of course), but this pairing of pineapple’s sweetness and ham’s saltiness is just delicious. Secrets for the Best Fried Rice This recipe is relatively new to me, but I used my years of experience cooking up fried rice with whatever’s in the fridge to make sure this Pineapple Fried Rice turned out perfectly. A key element to achieving the perfect fried rice is to have all the primary ingredients ready before you turn the stove on....
Posted Nov 03, 2021, Updated Feb 21, 2024 One day, the craving for potato pancakes struck me and I couldn’t shake it. So I scoured the internet to try to find a recipe for potato pancakes that didn’t require leftover mashed potatoes, and had no luck! So created this potato pancake recipe and it’s so delicious! I’ll walk through through how to make potato pancakes from scratch without leftover mashed potatoes....
Aside from that delicious little bite it gives, the crunchy texture and that natural taste of the sea it has, what I particularly love about prawns is how quick and easy they are to cook. Raw prawns take approximately 5 odd minutes to cook through, meaning dinner can literally be on the table in a couple of minutes with very little hard work! And lets be honest, as much as we all love our kitchens, sometimes you just need a no fail super quick and effortlessly easy recipe for those busy and tiring days Here’s where this Prawn Masala Curry will give you a hand!...
A creamy pesto is a cinch to pull together and can be used on pasta, or as a topping for baked potatoes, fish, and even meats like chicken, beef, or pork! What is Pesto Sauce? Originating in Italy, pesto is an emulsion made with basil leaves, garlic, oil, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese. But the term pesto can refer to any blend of greens, garlic, nuts, and cheese. In this case we’re swapping out the basil found in a traditional pesto sauce for kale....
This crazy easy recipe makes spicy pickled jalapeños in minutes. Jalapenos can be found fresh year-round at almost any grocery store and this quick homemade recipe means they can enjoyed anytime! An Easy Quick Pickle These easy homemade pickled jalapeños need few ingredients and take just 2 minutes on the stove. These pickled jalapenos taste so much better than store-bought. They’re fresh and and delicious! You can add these to any wrap, burger, or sandwich for an extra kick!...
Simplifying Hongshao Rou Red braised pork, or hóngshāo ròu (红烧肉), is a classic Chinese dish, and one that is much beloved across China and the diaspora. The “red braising” refers to cooking the meat in a mixture of soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar that reduces down into a rich, sweet, amber-colored sauce. The dish is normally made with skin-on pork belly, and we have a couple versions, including my mom’s ever-popular Shanghai Braised Pork Belly as well as the Hunan version, commonly known in China as Chairman Mao’s Red Braised Pork....
A New Kind of Brussels Sprouts Side Dish When fall rolls around, I tend to fall back on classic tried and true seasonal flavors—think maple syrup, sage, rosemary, and bacon. But sometimes you want a little zing in your meal! Recipes for roasted brussels sprouts often involve just salt, pepper, and olive oil. Around Thanksgiving and the holidays, brussels sprouts recipes may feature bacon or cheese, but that’s pretty much it....
This roasted Cornish hen recipe or “game hens” is simple to prepare, delicious, and as easy as it is elegant. What You’ll Need for This Cornish Hen Recipe Cornish Hen: Cornish hens (aka game hens) are a breed of chickens that weigh about 1 ½ to 2 pounds as opposed to a regular chicken that weighs 4 or more pounds. Cornish hens are fully matured at a smaller weight, and the meat is super tender....
Rubbed with a delicious fresh herb mixture and roasted to perfection using the step-by-step method below, this lamb comes out incredibly tender, juicy, and flavorful. An Easy Method to Make Tender Meat The leg of lamb recipe below uses a reverse sear technique which is easy, all you need is a meat thermometer. Often meat is seared at a high temperature to get a crust and then cooked at a lower temperature to finish it....
Having stayed mostly in the Old City when I was in Istanbul, i.e. Tourist Central, I didn’t see much beyond a lot of doner kebab restaurants, which certainly have their place in greasy, meaty heaven, but only really scratch the surface. These recipes are sort of an amalgamation of the few things that I did see in Istanbul–from the use of sweet apricots as an ingredient in savory dishes, the yogurt, the rice pilafs and the pistachios, to the very interesting spice mixes I was able to try at the market....
This simple 4 step Italian-style entrée has meat, veggies, and starch all in one. Let the oven do all the work and serve with a tangy Italian Salad! A One-Pan Wonder! Busy days call for easy and satisfying entrées! This is easily one of my favorite smoked sausage recipes because it’s jam-packed with flavor. It’s quick to prep and pop in the oven! This meal can be prepped ahead and baked at the last minute!...
We love Salisbury Steak around here, and of course who doesn’t love a good meatball recipe?! This meal has a delicious rich brown gravy with ground beef, mushrooms and onions, the best kind of comfort food! Salisbury Steak Meatballs Salisbury Meatballs cook like a dream in just 30 minutes, making them the ultimate weeknight meal. A quick side salad or some glazed carrots and some dinner rolls to sop up the mushroom gravy goodness!...
Thick wheat noodles are stir-fried with mushrooms, pork (or you could use dark meat chicken), and leafy greens, making a one-pan meal that everyone will enjoy! A Restaurant Favorite I wish I could say that as a Shanghai native, I grew up eating Shanghai Fried Noodles or (Shanghai cu chao mian- 上海粗炒面). I don’t actually remember eating this when I was young, so for me, it’s been a dish that we order in restaurants....
We call for Shaoxing rice wine in many recipes, from stir-fries to dumplings and wontons. It’s a cornerstone in our list of 10 Essential Chinese Pantry Ingredients. But what is Shaoxing wine? Where can you buy it? What are the best substitutions for it if you can’t find it or don’t consume alcohol? We’ll cover that and more in this quick article! What Is Shaoxing Wine? Shaoxing wine, or shàoxīngjiǔ (绍兴酒), is the most well-known type of Chinese cooking wine....
