Posted Feb 09, 2024, Updated Mar 24, 2024 Every time I go to a famous “Cheesecake” restaurant, I order chocolate cheesecake – it’s my favorite. So, I created this easy no bake chocolate cheesecake recipe and it’s seriously the best. My husband said he could not even tell it was different from my chocolate cheesecake recipe – it’s that good! It’s silky smooth, super creamy with a rich chocolate flavor....
I know what you’re thinking. It’s the DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND NOW YOU POST THIS MAC & CHEESE?! NOW?!! Yes. Let me explain. For the love of mac and cheese Macaroni and Cheese is one of those foods that most people carry with them all their lives. Admittedly, it usually starts with a box of Kraft (or maybe Annie’s now, for the bougie set) and goes all the way up to fancy mcfancy versions with crab, lobster, and truffle oil....
Chicken Wings can be oven baked, air fried, or even made in the slow cooker. These chicken wing recipes are better than take out and come out extra crispy and packed with flavor. Most are made without the mess of deep frying! They’re pretty much no fail and can be seasoned any way you’d like and are easy to cook to perfectly crispy perfection! Simply perfect! Leave a comment below and let us know what your favorite air fryer chicken wing recipe is!...
A sauce made from oysters may sound a little bit scary, but it is actually quite mild, and adds a blast of flavor and umami to dishes. If you don’t already have a bottle of this stuff, you need to get your hands on some! It deserves a spot in your refrigerator door—right next to the ketchup and mustard. As Bill’s father, a chef, used to say, “if you want to make any dish taste better, just add oyster sauce....
But wait, if you are in any case looking for Pakistani or Karachi style degi Chicken Biryani that you had at a restaurant or on the street or in a wedding dinner; that is different. I will post a separate recipe for that. This is homemade chicken biryani with delicious flavors full of herbs and aroma. I suggest, serve it hot right after dum (steaming) with raita and kachumber salad for best taste....
Parmesan Oven Baked Tomatoes are a delicious side dish for your next meal. Not only do they taste amazing, this recipe is super easy to make, I know you’ll love making them as much as you will love eating them! Tomatoes are one of the most versatile and delicious vegetables (or fruit I guess, but I always think of them as a veggie). I love to use them in my recipes as much as I can....
Serve this as a side dish or add in some veggies (like broccoli or asparagus) or shrimp to make it a complete meal. An Easy Favorite This is one of my favorite dishes to order at an Italian restaurant, especially if it has a drizzle of truffle oil. What is risotto? It’s a creamy and delicious Italian dish made with short-grain rice. Stirring the rice while adding little bits of warm broth breaks down the starches making a creamy dish (without any cream!...
A moist and airy peanut butter cake is topped with a whipped cocoa and peanut butter frosting that has just the right amount of salty-sweet flavor with a hint of chocolate. A great dessert with a mug of coffee or a tall glass of milk. Why We Love Peanut Butter Cake Most, tender and full of PB flavor! Sheet cakes are super easy to bake and totally portable for a party, potluck, or picnic....
Baked tortellini is the perfect weeknight meal because it is so simple and everyone absolutely LOVES it. You can add in your own favorite pizza toppings to make this your own! ©SpendWithPennies.com Well, here we are again, settled back into our September schedule which is filled with school, soccer practice and it always seems some other event in the evening. Between work and being parent-taxis we’re always looking for great meals that don’t take forever to prep and cook (and minimal dishes is a total bonus)!...
A couple weeks ago, my dad was experimenting with a sour plum duck recipe (which you should look out for in the next couple weeks, because it’s awesome), and we had a jar of plum sauce left over. This of course, set the gears turning in my head while I was also thinking up recipes for the holidays. Yes, this is a perfect Glazed ham for Christmas dinner that will spark some more leftover ham recipes for us too!...
It requires only 7 simple ingredients (chicken, ginger, scallions, light soy sauce, oil, sugar, and water) that you probably already have in your kitchen, and minimal time on the stove. It can also be made ahead and served at room temperature on warm nights. So while the day is still long and patience in the kitchen remains short, let this new tasty chicken dish carry you through the rest of the season!...
This deliciously briny spread is made from a mixture of olives and capers with a bit of oil and some fresh flavors from lemon and basil. Great for a cocktail party, try it with a Classic Martini or best of all, serve it with a good bottle of dry wine! What is Tapenade? Tapenade is a condiment or spread that originates from France—so it has to be good! It’s made with lots of olives and some capers along with some other flavorful ingredients (below)....
I love the entire Christmas season. Lights, trees, Christmas Carols and of course along with that comes plates of Christmas cookies. When I think of Christmas cookies, I always think of my Grandma Mary, she made the BEST Christmas cookies. There was always an assortment of almond crescents, shortbread, sugar cookies, rum balls, and of course thumbprint cookies! I always went for the thumbprints or the shortbread cookies! Years later, my mom would make the thumbprint cookies (we always called them Thimble Cookies) and eventually passed our family recipe onto me....
Okay, maybe I’m overstating, but something about the red bean bun inspires respect. It’s the old guard. The faithful standby when you don’t want some weirdo questionable scallion, ham, cheese concoction, or you’re just about fed up with dribbling pineapple crumb topping all over your shirt as you walk down the street. And then, there’s also those impossibly pillowy soft milk bread loaves that are injected with magical swirls of delicious red bean goodness....
Today, we come to you with Hong Shao Rou, our grandma’s version. She makes it with tofu and hard-boiled eggs, which she explains is the “real Shanghai style.” (Update 4/14/14: We just posted a revamped, rephotographed version of my MOM’s recipe for this pork belly dish here. Again, Hong Shao Rou is a famous dish from mainland China, consisting of braised pork belly. We’ve had it so many ways growing up....
While in China, scallion pancakes are not normally served with dipping sauces, we’ve gotten many requests over the years for one. There are many ways to enjoy a scallion pancake, from Taiwanese Beef Rolls to Shortcut Jian Bing. My favorite is how I enjoyed them in childhood—plain and unadorned. However, we understand wanting something tasty to dip them in, so Kaitlin and I took on the challenge. We each came up with our own recipe....
If you’ve ever had packaged seaweed peanuts, you know the combination is irresistible! The peanuts and green sea moss both have a delicious umami and are a match made in heaven. An Important Recipe to Document This classic Ningbo (宁波) dish is slowly disappearing from restaurant menus in China, but home-cooks like myself are not willing to let it go. I knew that we absolutely needed to document it on The Woks of Life....
Posted Aug 16, 2024, Updated Oct 12, 2024 We make this spaghetti meat sauce at least once a week. It’s one of our family’s favorite meals (served with roasted broccoli or roasted green beans), and it’s easy to make in half an hour. In this recipe, ground beef, onion and garlic are cooked, then combined with crushed tomatoes, herbs and spices for a delicious meal everyone loves. Meat Sauce Ingredients & Substitutions Ground Beef....
Indeed, it often causes confusion among home cooks, because its name is pretty misleading. We’ll tell you why, and everything else you need to know about it below! What Is Sweet Bean Sauce? Sweet bean sauce (tián miàn jiàng, 甜面酱) is a thick, dark brown condiment and seasoning made from wheat flour, sugar, salt, and sometimes fermented soybeans. As the name suggests, the sauce is sweet, though it’s also salty and adds umami to dishes....
With just 10 ingredients and 15 minutes, you’ll have a restaurant quality meal. Put some rice on to cook, saute a simple green vegetable, and dinner’s on the table. My Introduction to Thai Basil Pork Belly I first had Thai basil pork belly at a Thai restaurant in Honolulu, Opal Thai. We arrived at the restaurant just in time to get seated before their afternoon closing. The dining room was clearing out, and the owner actually came over to our table for a conversation....
