One of my popular breads readers are loving is my basic garlic bread recipe. Garlic bread is perfect for any Italian dinner or on its own! Cheesy Garlic Bread Slice it and pull it with all the cheese flavor and goodness in every piece. This cheesy garlic bread will be gone in minutes and taste AMAZING warm. This is one of our favorite garlic breads to make and so simple to put together....
Making your own seasoning is cheap, easy and just smart! You will know exactly what is and isn’t in your spice rack. Try my homemade ranch, taco and fajita seasonings for more homemade goodness, with optimal flavor! Italian Seasoning Recipe Making your own seasonings just make sense. It’s easy and you know exactly what’s in them. Italian seasoning is one I reach for over and over again. It has the perfect balance of earthy, sweet, and savory flavors....
When entertaining for friends or family, nothing is easier than setting out platters so everyone can help themselves. This antipasto salad platter is a perfect example! Pick up your favorite antipasto, cheese, dried meat and set it out on a platter with greens and veggies so everyone can pick and choose what they want. It’s not just easy to set up, it’s also a showstopper. And if you’re looking for an easy appetizer, check out this epic Charcuterie Board....
By the age of 18, Nanabapu married, fathered a child, and then tragically became a widow. Several years went by, and the young chef found himself across the Indian Ocean, on the coast of East Africa. In that time, migrant Indian workers travelled by boat, to labour and earn enough money to support their families. He went on to remarry and had six more children. The family moved around a lot, going wherever work was available....
Easy Instant Pot Baked Oatmeal Bars If you love baked oatmeal as much as I do, you’ll love this Instant Pot version made with bananas, cinnamon, dates, coconut, maple and chia seeds. It’s delicious and loaded with fiber and is vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free. For more pressure cooker ideas, you can see all my Instant Pot recipes here. This Instant Pot Oatmeal Bars recipe is from Vegan Richa’s Instant Pot Cookbook; 150 Plant-based Recipes from Indian Cuisine and Beyond by Richa Hingle....
Apples complement cakes, cobblers, and pastries beautifully. For your next baking adventure, you’ll have to try an apple galette, tart, or danish! Traditional Irish Apple Cake Recipe If you’re a sucker for apple desserts like me, you’re going to love this one! Irish apple cake is a traditional dessert that doubles as both a breakfast and a dessert. The texture is a little more dense than a sponge cake, like a coffee cake!...
Jalapeño popper rolls make a great appetizer because they’re the perfect handheld size. I love making roll-ups or pinwheels to serve parties or on game day. Some other favorites are these ham and Swiss pinwheels, or my chicken bacon ranch pinwheels. And for a sweet pinwheel try these sweet peanut butter ones. Jalapeño Popper Crescent Rolls If we’re having people over to watch a game, we’re making these jalapeño popper rolls!...
Aren’t holidays fun? Any excuse to whip up delicious recipes and I am in! This creamy ranch dip is our absolute favorite for any occasion!! Delicious Labor Day Menu Send summer out with a bang with this yummy Labor Day menu plan. School has already started so spending time party planning is just not in the cards for me which is why this menu plan is perfect. I’ve included a few options for entrees, sides and desserts....
Maple Pecan Banana Muffins These banana nut muffins are slightly adapted from my banana nut bread recipe. Here I wanted to use pecans, pure maple syrup and some maple sugar I purchased, but if you don’t have maple sugar any sugar would work. What I love about making these banana muffins is that they come out so moist, and I only use 2 tablespoons of butter in the whole batch! If you prefer, you can also make them in a loaf pan to make them into a wonderful banana nut bread....
Mini Sweet Potato Meringue Pies I love Sweet Potato Pie! Adding a ripe banana to the sweet potato filling is the secret to keeping these mini sweet potato pies light. More Thanksgiving desserts I love are Pumpkin Pie and No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake. My Mom hosts Thanksgiving every year, she wouldn’t have it any other way! I usually bring a side dish and appetizer and my cousin Nina usually brings dessert....
Brownies are a decadent dessert that everyone loves! I have tried and true brownies that come in all flavors, like Lemon, Red Velvet, and Cream Cheese Brownies! The Best Mississippi Mudslide Brownies These Mississippi Mudslide Bars are absolutely, positively addictive. These are aptly named because they mimic the famous Mississippi Pie. It was named this because it was the same color as the banks of the Mississippi River, deep chocolate brown....
There’s nothing like the gift of time spent together, or making mom a home cooked meal to give her the day off. But if you can’t be together or just want to surprise her with something she’ll love, here are a few items that I either own and love or are on my wish list. Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Looking for more tasty treats that won’t break your diet? I’ve got you covered! Healthy oatmeal cookies, apple raisin cookies, and no-bake energy bites are all so delicious and will help power you through your day! Chocolate Chip Protein Ball Recipe Now that the holidays are over, I’ve been trying to get back to eating healthy. Everyone talks about healthy meals, but what about healthy snacks? Finding things that will give me energy throughout the day but aren’t a million calories is tricky....
Onion gravy is seriously a game-changer when it comes to adding flavor to your favorite hearty dishes. Try it on some mashed potatoes or over salisbury steaks! It’s so delicious, you’ll want to lick your plate. Caramelized Onion Gravy Recipe I never thought that I would love onion gravy as much as I do. Now that I’ve tried it, I don’t think I can go back to regular gravy. The caramelized onions add the most amazing flavor and texture!...
Oven Roasted Tomatoes The end of summer means using my garden vegetables and herbs before the weather changes. It seems I wait all summer long for my tomatoes to ripen, and then I wind up with so many I don’t know what to do with them. No worries, though, because over the years, I’ve developed dozens of tomato recipes for thisexact purpose. I also have an Easy Grape Tomato Sauce, great for ripe summer grape or cherry tomatoes, or this Garden Tomato Sauce with plum tomatoes....
My last trip to everyone’s favourite paan house got me thinking; I was missing a trick. I’ve always loved the fresh flavours, but all that chewing can be terribly hard work. Then suddenly it dawned on me, why had I never made my own Paan Ice Cream? It’s swelteringly hot over here (in comparison to last week’s pesky rain) and so I let myself go, forgot the diet for an evening and decided to finally give it a go....
I love cooking vegetables in my air fryer! It gives them the most delicious, roasted texture, and the best part is the easy clean-up! Try out this air fryer “roasted” cauliflower, this delicious broccolini, or these air fryer mushrooms that are cooked to perfection! Air Fryer Zucchini Recipe At this time of year, my garden and kitchen are bursting with zucchini, and I love it! There are so many zucchini recipes out there to use!...
Peach Banana Green Smoothie with Hemp Seeds At least 3 to 4 days a week, I start my morning with a green smoothie because it’s you can just throw so many fruit combinations together in the blender and your healthy breakfast is ready in less than a minute. More of my favorite morning breakfast smoothies are my Summer Mango Stone Fruit Smoothie, Kale Banana Chia Hemp Superfood Smoothie, and Superfood Peanut Butter Banana and Cacao Green Smoothie....
If you love these flavors as much as I do, you’ll also have to try these peanut butter and jelly bars! Another great recipe is this peanut butter fudge, if you’re wanting a dessert that’s nutty and creamy. Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies Recipe With these treats you’ve got the creamy, nutty goodness of peanut butter getting cozy with the sweet and fruity strawberry jam, all packed into a soft and chewy cookie....
If your garden is overflowing with fresh zucchini try some of my other quick and easy zucchini recipes too. Bake Chocolate Zucchini Bread or Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins for more chocolate zucchini treats your family will love! Perfect Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread This Chocolate Chip Zucchini bread recipe is so delicious it is impossible to stop eating. It can be enjoyed any time of the day and is tempting to keep going back to again and again!...
