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In this recipe, the onions become sweet and mellow with caramelized bits as each piece softens. and softens each piece, making these onions both sweet and savory. These are perfect to enjoy on their own or to add to so many other recipes! Sweet, Savory, & So Easy! Simple and inexpensive, this side goes with almost any meat. Prep is about 5 minutes. Simply slice, season and bake. Part of the allium family, and just like roasted garlic, when onions are oven roasted they become mellow and sweet....

Oven-roasted peppers are so incredibly easy to make! No need to buy them in a jar when it’s so easy to make them fresh from the kitchen. Why We Love Roasted Red Peppers We love bell pepper recipes because peppers are so flavorful, a little can go a long way! Roasting the peppers gives them a mildly charred, smoky flavor with a tinge of sweetness! They’re perfect to add to dips, soups, stews, pasta, and stir-fries....

Salsa verde is made from roasted tomatillos, onion, peppers, and jalapenos for a fresh sauce. It’s also great for topping tacos or for dipping your favorite chips. It is easy to make and lasts for a couple of weeks in the refrigerator. Enjoy this refreshing condiment on all sorts of dishes! What is Salsa Verde? Salsa verde is a tasty green salsa made with roasted tomatillos. It’s perfect for adding flavor to eggs, quesadillas, baked potatoes, tacos, and burgers....

Taking Advantage of Our Garden Chives With the last of the summer garlic chives growing in the warm start to fall, I’m hurrying to enjoy this dish while I still can! In the middle of summer when our chive plants are going bonkers, we can go outside, cut huge swaths of chives and two weeks later, they’re replenished just like the grass on our lawn. You might have already seen our Chinese Chives & Eggs recipe, which is a classic in its own right consisting of just eggs and chives....

Posted Mar 16, 2017, Updated Jul 08, 2024 If you’re looking for an easy & delicious dinner – try this sausage and peppers and potatoes recipe. The sausage is a great source of protein and flavor. Then, the bell peppers add nutrients and the potatoes make it nice and hearty! A complete meal made on one sheet pan that is large enough to feed your entire family! We love to serve it over rice or noodles with a drizzle of balsamic and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese!...

The combination of many textures make it uniquely satisfying. It’s a meal all in one bowl, with pork, noodles, mushrooms, potato, carrots, and bright green chives and scallions. Note: We originally published this recipe in March 2021, but we’re bubbling it up here because it’s a great fall/winter dish that we’re really enjoying now! What is Shaanxi-style food? If you’re a fan of biang biang noodles or Xi’an Famous Foods in New York, you’ve eaten the food of Shaanxi province....

Tender shrimp, juicy sausage, potatoes, and sweet corn are all smothered in flavorful buttery garlic sauce. This easy dinner has big flavor and requires little clean up. This recipe has been sponsored by Challenge Dairy. An Easy Buttery Favorite Shrimp boil foil packets are an easy dinner that requires very little prep. Challenge Butter makes an amazing garlicky buttery sauce with great flavor. Challenge butter is churned fresh daily and contains no additives, preservatives, hormones, or dyes....

After a strenuous recipe-testing saga, I feel good about sharing this Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll recipe––one I’ve worked on for the past three years. Wish you all could have been there in our kitchen to witness the drama and excitement. Now, I feel a heavy weight has been lifted––I even took two days off from blog work afterwards as a reward to myself. What are Shrimp Rice Noodle Rolls, or ha cheung?...

This easy recipe freezes well for the perfect dessert to serve unexpected guests or to enjoy a slice with coffee. Perfectly Moist Pound Cake! No need for a mix when a from scratch pound cake is so easy to make! This recipe uses ingredients you likely have on hand. Make multiple loaves and freeze them for delicious desserts anytime. Sour cream pound cake has a tangy flavor that pairs with fruits and fresh berries....

But really, who doesn’t love crispy fried chicken with that classic sweet and sour combo? Restaurant Secrets As with most of the dishes on the blog, I learned how to make this one from my father, who worked as a professional chef in many restaurants for over 25 years. There are plenty of chef secrets to share with you to make sure you get restaurant-quality Sweet and Sour Chicken every time....

Uses for Sweet Fermented Rice Growing up, elders would school us young kids on the health benefits of sweet fermented rice––its ability to “warm your insides” and improve blood flow. After a little research, it turns out that sweet fermented rice may have many similar health benefits as yogurt, but it’s dairy-free! Some say it acts as an anti-inflammatory, aids in digestion, and is prized as a home remedy for recovering new mothers and for women during “that time of the month....

But funnily enough, there aren’t that many different takes on gnocchi, let alone sweet potato gnocchi. A quick Google search yields a lot of sage butter sauce and not much else! A New Spin on Gnocchi This Cheesy Baked Sweet Potato Gnocchi is a new spin on your standard gnocchi. Sweet potato gnocchi made with ricotta, nutmeg and cinnamon is baked in a casserole with a smooth, peppery bechamel sauce....

Seasoned with Thai soy sauce, fish sauce, maybe some chili, and often served with a wedge of lime, this fried rice brings out some of the elemental flavors of Thai cuisine. Make it with pork, chicken, beef, or shrimp! What Sets Thai Fried Rice APART? So what makes Thai fried rice Thai? We’re a Chinese family, so maybe a more pointed question is, what sets this Thai fried rice apart from the Chinese fried rice recipes we’ve shared in the past?...

Posted Mar 15, 2020, Updated Apr 22, 2024 Banana cake is a dessert that is completely nostalgic for me. I grew up eating the Sara Lee version, and nothing else compared to that dense yet fluffy cake paired with a thick cream cheese frosting. Well, I decided it was time to create a homemade banana cake recipe to make all my (and hopefully your) childhood dreams come true, and this is seriously the best banana cake ever (also try my carrot cake and hummingbird cake recipes)!...

Many vegetarian burger recipes have you reaching for all manner of soy proteins. This one is easy and straightforward—extra firm tofu. An Easy and Hearty Veggie Burger Recipe These are thick tofu burgers that have the addition of mushrooms, black beans, and hemp seeds to make them extra hearty and flavorsome. They also cook up brown, which feels more enjoyable to me than eating a green veggie patty. Dare I say, they look beefy....

Posted May 31, 2024, Updated Jul 26, 2024 I love a good hamburger, but when I crave something a little lighter but just as delicious – I make these turkey burgers. This recipe is bold and flavorful; ground turkey is mixed with garlic, onion, cumin, coriander, smoked paprika and barbecue sauce. The egg and breadcrumbs hold everything together, yielding a juicy turkey burger with a perfect texture. Plus, they’re easy to make in under 30 minutes....

Seasoned, roasted vegetables, are wrapped in corn tortillas, covered in enchilada sauce, and baked until bubbly. Vegetarian Enchiladas are a quick and easy meatless meal that your whole family will love. Ingredients VEGETABLES Veggie enchiladas are chock full of healthy veggies like cauliflower, bell pepper, and zucchini, but we seasoned them and roasted them to bring out their best flavor. Add your favorite veggies based on what you have in your fridge....

What is a Roasting Pan? Roasting Pans are a must-have kitchen item, but picking the right one can something be a chore. Here’s a quick tutorial on this kitchen essential. A roasting pan is a large, high sided pan, typically with removable racks and/or a ribbed bottom and handles. And yes, you do need one, or something like it, if you plan on cooking whole turkeys or large cuts of meat in the oven....

And it isn’t one of those rush jobs either. This isn’t an episode of 30 Minute Meals, where Rachel Ray comes up with an ambitious 3-part menu and screeches into the finish line at the end, unceremoniously dumping all of her dishes into serving bowls and delivering her end-of-show sign-off with a sense of tired relief. This is going to be a relaxed 10 minutes of cooking. To prove it to you, I will proceed to outline how each one of those minutes is going to be spent....

We love stuffed peppers with a delicious savory filling of ground beef and rice. Add some tomato sauce and some melted cheese on top for a new air fryer favorite! Air Fryer Favorite No Air Fryer? No problem, check out our Classic Stuffed Peppers recipe. A little prep time, a little air fry time, and dinner is on the table. Use large or small bell peppers of any color. Instead of boiling the peppers before stuffing, place them in the air fryer while making the filling....