Every year I buy bags and bags of fresh cranberries around Thanksgiving and it never fails that I use 1 for cranberry relish on Thanksgiving day and then have a bunch of bags leftover. In the past, I’ve made scones and a cake, both of which we all enjoyed, but I thought I’d try something that I could put … Read more
I think that the most challenging part of the dairy-free journey is realizing when you actually want something and when you want something because you can’t have it. Usually, it’s the latter and the craving passes pretty quickly. But sometimes, you just really want something creamy/chocolatey/gooey/dairy-laden. And what do you know?? This vegan chocolate pudding … Read more
We are both big seafood lovers: prawns, crab, octopus, fish. By chance, we are now living in Bali and here we have access to fresh seafood on the market. Well, one of the most popular and easy to cook dinners for us is tuna steaks. Soy sauce in the recipe makes the tuns taste great, … Read more
Swiss chard (also called chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, seakale beet, silverbeet, or white beet) is a green superfood, basically, a vegetable with beet-like-looking leaves, the flavor reminds beet leaves and spinach. What is the best substitute for Swiss chard? The best substitutes for Swiss chard include spinach, a lot of greens (mustard greens, beet greens, … Read more
What can be better for a Sunday with friends if not good food? We made some steaks and I wanted to bake some easy cakes, as I hate anything time-consuming and difficult to cook and I remembered about California Pizza Kitchen butter cake – that’s it! The creamed cake is a sweet dessert with delicious … Read more
I am so glad that I tried these Chicken Meatballs in sauce, and I didn’t do classic Marinara but experimented with garlic tomato sauce and served it greek style – with pita. I saw this recipe in my Google Reader and HAD to try it right away. Sometimes I star items and they sit there for a while, other … Read more
For me, casseroles are comfort food at their height. The classic flavors of chicken and dumplings in casserole form are even better. I make it with peas, carrots, broth, and russet potatoes. Dumplings turned out to be quite easy to make! Chicken and Dumplings Casserole Ingredeints For chicken: 2 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts 1 tbsp. … Read more
Everyone has their own idea of what “comfort food” is and should taste like. For me, it’s warm, savory, and filling like chicken and biscuits casserole. That’s very country style, comfort, down-home, ready to be shared with friends dish for me and many Americans. This chicken and biscuits dish would probably fit the bill for … Read more
While at work today I was trying to think of something to make for dinner tonight (this week we’re trying to eat a bit healthier, so I planned for a Keto dish). And I was having a hard time. I knew we were having chicken, but what, exactly, was the question. So I checked my … Read more
I’ve had this Chicken Cheesesteaks recipe for a while and hadn’t made it, so after a long day of shopping last weekend, this was the perfect thing to throw together. I wasn’t sure how it would be, I was afraid it was going to be flavorless. And I was surprised by how well it turned out! … Read more