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This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. My sister, Anna, regularly brings this Cucumber Cauliflower Pasta Salad to family gatherings and I’m glad she does! This is one of my favorite salads. In a buffet line – I heap this onto my plate without hesitation and it’s usually the first item I hit for seconds. It’s definitely a WINNER! Thanks Anna for teaching me to make this and I hope you keep up the tradition of bringing this to our family dinners....

After shooting one of my dumpling pleating videos a few months ago, I had a lot of dumpling wrappers leftover and was figuring out what to do with them. Taking inspiration from samosas, I decided to make fried dumplings with a curried potato filling. I mixed onions, garlic, ginger, peas, diced bell pepper, scallions, and mashed potatoes and seasoned everything with salt and a mild yellow curry powder. As far as the dumpling filling goes, the list of ingredients is quite short....

The Best Deli Pizza Pizza! One of my favorite foods to eat of all time. I am salivating just writing about it. We made this for the first time a couple weeks ago and we loved it so much we had to make it again. And again! The funny thing was, it was a saturday night and we hadn’t gone grocery shopping yet. We were hungry and nothing to eat. So our goto food is always pizza, we’ve been making pizza ever since we learned how to make pizza dough and we never looked back since....

Delicious Easter Bread I love making bread, especially for the holidays. With Easter coming up, I wanted to share this great braided Easter Bread recipe! I love everything about baking bread, from kneading the dough, to the wonderful aromas that waft through the house as the bread is baking. The texture is super soft on the inside with that gorgeous glossy finish from the egg wash on the outside; making it ideal to use for bread puddings....

Just like Chicken Stir Fry, or Shrimp Fried Rice, this is a one-pan, easy dinner that is better than going out. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Beef Stir Fry Recipe Stir fry is the ultimate quick dinner. This recipe is cooked in just 20 minutes. High-heat cooking results in tender and juicy beef caramelized with the beef stir fry sauce. This recipe moves fast so be sure to have all of your ingredients sliced up and ready to go before you fire up the stove....

You can make it in one pot in 30 minutes; it’s excellent as a healthy lunchbox meal, tasty dinner, or meal prep idea. Often served with rice or flatbreads like naan or roti, chana masala is a staple in Indian cuisine and has gained popularity worldwide for its delicious taste and nutritional value. The recipe will remind you of our chickpea stew with an extra punch thanks to the Indian spice mix....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. As my sister put it, “This is better than the Cheesecake Factory!” I’m a huge cheesecake fan and this is the best cheesecake recipe I’ve tried. The texture is amazingly smooth and the semi-tart blueberry topping is a perfect match! It’s simple to make and difficult to screw up. This recipe was inspired by Ina Garten’s Cheesecake. I hope you give it a try!...

Love at first bite. The coconut milk flavor shines through very well in the noodles and the red curry provides just the right flavor balance in these noodles. COOKING NOTES FOR THE COCONUT CURRY STIR FRY Cooking Time for Noodles: DO NOT overcook the noodles. Leaving the noodles in hot water for too long will cause it to break down and turn to pieces with the slightest touch. Trust me on this—I’ve eaten too many goopy noodles over the last year, and I don’t want you to make the same mistake I did....

With its smokey and slightly charred exterior and tender interior, grilled tofu is a versatile, healthy, and nutritious alternative to traditional grilled meats. Ingredients for grilled tofu How to make grilled tofu Variations Serving Suggestions Pair grilled tofu with a tasty sauce More recipes to serve with grilled tofu Tips Questions Storage More grilled recipes TASTY. With a smokey, slightly charred exterior and tender interior, it’s the perfect grilled chicken substitute....

This recipe is excellent for meal prep. It requires less than 30 minutes to prepare, and it uses simple ingredients. Enjoy it as a quick lunch or a healthy dinner, for a lunchbox meal, potlucks, or picnics. We wanted to make a wholesome, fulfilling, and protein-rich option for a lunchbox meal, potluck, or meal prep and have it ready in the fridge for the week. Chickpeas can be a little bland right out of a can, but as we learned in our chickpea pasta salad and couscous salad recipes, we can quickly marinate them in the salad dressing while we chop and prep the other ingredients....

Its unique chewy meat-like texture, neutral taste, high-protein content, and ability to absorb flavor make seitan ideal for creating vegan versions of classic meat dishes like schnitzels, stir-fries, cutlets, and more. Dietary Note: this recipe is suitable for a vegetarian and vegan diet. It’s low in cholesterol and saturated fat. Not suitable for gluten-free diets.Don’t have time to read the full blog post? JUMP TO RECIPE HERE! What is Seitan?...

That’s why I thought it might be fun to make an edible cookie dough recipe that’s designed to be eaten raw. This cookie dough is just about as healthy as it gets, made without butter, refined flour, or raw eggs. In fact, the base of this batter is sweetened with my favorite sweetener, fiber-rich dates! As you may know, dates are loaded with important minerals like iron, magnesium, potassium, and calcium, and it is thought that they may help to prevent abdominal cancer....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. There’s a generous amount of meringue weaved into these Finnish Meringue Cookies; just delightful! These are worthy of being on the Christmas cookie list for sure! They were a hit with my husband and son. Vika wrote in with her aunt Vera’s recipe for these Финские Булочки (Finnish cookies). When said these meringue cookies are a family favorite and made for every family occasion, I made it the next day (I really wanted these cookies)....

The fries tasted amazing! I don’t know why it took me so long to flavor them with these ingredients. Give them a try this weekend!

During our selfie discussion, Mama Lin got a chance to try out this strawberry rhubarb pie, and, much to my surprise, she loved it! She can’t stand foods with too much cinnamon in it—“foods with a Western taste,” as she calls it. With this pie, however, she loved the freshness of the fruits and that the pie wasn’t too overly sweet. Admittedly, she doesn’t eat pies too often, so you can take her opinions with a grain of salt....

Best Haluski Recipe What can I say? Noodles are always calling my name. Noodles with bacon? Even better! I used to love enjoying a bowl of buttered noodles as an easy and craving-satisfying meal back in the day. While I still crave that simple comfort meal, I like to give it a bit more substance. Haluski to the rescue! With plenty of butter, tender cabbage, and bacon tossed into the egg noodles, this recipe still has the taste I crave while adding some nutrition and savory meatiness to the meal....

The Best Hawaiian Rolls Recipe These Hawaiian rolls are one of my favorite rolls. It’s an old recipe I’ve shared with you back in 2014 and wanted to share it with you again with some new pictures, a video and a bit more explanation regarding the dough. You’ll find that this recipe has some unusual ingredients for dinner rolls, namely ginger, pineapple, and coconut, but that’s what makes them so special!...

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. I love it when the whole family gets involved in making a meal. The process is seriously entertaining. I made the pizza dough (check out the recipe for perfect pizza crust below), then stood back and watched my two chefs create, each one trying to out-do the other. My son kept saying that his was “the bestest one” because he didn’t add onions and because he used the most cheese....

Honey Beer BBQ Chicken Skewers Let’s get one thing straight—these Honey Beer BBQ Chicken Skewers are no ordinary grill grub. They’re a culinary event you don’t want to miss, turning any backyard into the VIP section of flavor town. When you marinate the chicken in this divine blend of honey, beer, and a hit of red pepper, magic happens. Once these skewers hit the grill, the marinade caramelizes into a smoky, sweet glaze that’s nothing short of revolutionary....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Buckwheat is a superfood that you may not know about. It’s definitely under-appreciated and under-utilized in the US, but everyone should know how healthy and scrumptious it is! I love it more than rice or quinoa. It’s also completely gluten free! It’s name is a little deceiving because it’s called buckwheat but there is no relation to wheat – none whatsoever!...