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P.S. Our secret to seasoning the soup at the end is worth discovering. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Sometimes the best recipes are the simplest. You’ll love the easy prep with this classic chicken noodle soup. There’s no need to trim the chicken ahead of time since the fat comes off easily after it’s boiled. Chicken Noodle Soup Video Tutorial This simple Chicken Noodle Soup is nutritious, hearty, and makes the perfect dish for busy families....

The recipe is nutritious, wholesome, and excellent for a quick lunch or healthy dinner. Lentil sweet potato salad is good for a few days, and you can bring it to potlucks, picnics, and barbecues. Dietary Note: this recipe is suitable for a vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diet. It’s low in cholesterol and saturated fats.Don’t have time to read the full blog post? JUMP TO RECIPE HERE! What is sweet potato lentil salad?...

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. What is a Tostada? A Tostada (pronounced tuh-staa-duh) is a flat and crunchy tortilla, loaded up with the best taco toppings. The word Tostada means “toasted”. It refers to the crispy tortilla that has been either toasted or deep-fried. The crispy tortilla is then piled with your favorite toppings. Tostadas are a popular dish in Mexico and other parts of Latin America....

The best part? You can adapt the recipe and add pasta, beans, or toppings like pesto and parmesan. Vegetable soup is rustic comfort food ready in about 30 minutes in one pot. It is excellent for weeknight dinners and meal prep alike. A medley of seasonal vegetables simmers in a broth enriched with herbs, beans, and, optionally, a small pasta like orzo or risoni. Like in our kale soup and Tuscan soup we add white beans to make the dish more filling and nutritious....

Fattoush salad is a great way to enjoy the flavors of those wonderful eastern Mediterranean countries. It’s perfect for a light lunch or a side dish for any meal. Check out our Best Salad Recipes Ingredients Instructions Variations Serving Suggestions Make Ahead & Storage More Mediterranean Sides Fattoush salad is popular among all countries in the Levant region, including Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Israel, some parts of Turkey, and Cyprus....

You may see this as just fried dough filled with feta cheese, but for me it’s so much more than that. This langosi recipe makes me very nostalgic. When I was a little girl, growing up in Romania, I went to a grade school that was a 5 minute walk from our home. My sister and I would walk to school every day. On the left side of the school there was an old movie theatre and across the street a market where they would sell “langosi cu branza” and you could smell it for miles....

Fried Chicken Tenders If there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s how to fry up a batch of golden brown CRISPY chicken! No need to run out and stock up on buttermilk, you can make these with exactly what you have on hand at home right now. Let’s get into everything you need to know! How to Make EXTRA CRISPY Fried Chicken Tenders Use a Dry Brine Method – NO Buttermilk!...

Why You’ll Love It It’s easy to make. You don’t need any specialty ingredients to make this frozen dessert. While many recipes call for using hot chocolate packets, it’s just as easy to make your own mix using cocoa powder and milk. It’s delicious. Frozen hot chocolate tastes like a chocolate milkshake, but without actually using any ice cream. You get to control how sweet it is! It’s allergy friendly. When you make this recipe with oat milk or almond milk, it’s naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan....

I have a new favorite drink and I need to share it with you guys! A frozen mudslide! Have you ever had one? It’s to die for! I had two today. And I want more. It’s so delicious, why haven’t I had these before? How could it not be good, it has Bailey’s and Kahlua and Vodka! I feel like I’ve used too many exclamation marks here, but that’s how excited I am....

Garlic Confit This garlic confit is a fantastic way to elevate many dishes including sauces, dips, soups, or pasta. I’ve also added some to mashed potatoes and used it on salads, but best of all it’s great on focaccia. It’s delicious! Once you taste how phenomenal this condiment is, you’ll always want to have a jar on hand for easy cooking. Who doesn’t love garlic? This root vegetable is one of my very favorite ingredients to use in so many dishes because it can add a lovely amount of mild, sweet and pungent flavor....

Garlic Parsley Butter Shrimp Shrimp on it’s own can be pretty boring, but shrimp with this incredible butter, we’re talking shrimp on steroids! Out of this world, da bomb! You don’t need to be a 5 star chef to make this butter, anyone can do it and all you really need is a food processor. In goes the butter, garlic, parsley, a bit of salt and pepper, pulse and voila! It’s crazy butter!...

Easy Gnocchi Recipe Oh, gnocchi. Pasta always puts a smile on my face! Especially these little dumplings. They’re pillowy, soft, and with just the perfect amount of chewiness. Besides that, they’re incredibly easy to make with just 4 ingredients. Gnocchi has to be the easiest type of pasta to make from home. The dough is fool-proof to make and you don’t have to roll out thin sheets! No fancy tools required to make this recipe....

Lamb Burgers These burgers are flavor overboard, loaded with goodies such as tzatziki sauce, creamy feta cheese, I used goat feta here, and your favorite burger toppings which are a must if you’re going Greek, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions and some baby arugula for some greens. There’s something about combining all these flavors into a classic, the humble little burger, that just works so dang perfectly! Before you know it you will be halfway through devouring your third one, so watch out....

Now, keep in mind that I tend to give practical gifts. I like to gift items that I use myself on a daily basis. (Items that help make my life a little easier and more enjoyable!) That’s what you’ll find in my holiday gift list below, including everything from my favorite kitchen gadgets, to helpful parenting tools, to natural beauty gifts, and more. Jump to Gift Ideas: Cooking Gifts Eco-Conscious Gifts Beauty Gifts Coffee & Tea Gifts Gifts for Kids & Parents...

You know that salsa you get at Mexican restaurants the minute you walk in with lots of chips? Well, that’s my favorite part and I’ve never been able to get flavor that out of a jar! But this recipe is simple enough that you can make yourself at home with a handful of fresh ingredients. I really believe that salsa is best when only a few key ingredients are involved....

Ingredients & Substitutions For the homemade trofie Semolina flour: called “semola di grano duro rimacinata” in Italian, this is basically flour made from durum wheat, rather than regular wheat. It’s coarser and more yellow than regular wheat flour.Water: hot water is best. It helps hydrate the semolina flour. For the vegan basil pesto Cold water: to prevent the basil from over-heating in the blender.Basil: fresh.Pine nuts: to recall the flavour of the original pesto alla genovese....

Classic Hot Toddy Recipe Nothing, and I mean NOTHING beats a hot toddy on a chilly day! If you’ve never had the pleasure of experiencing this warm, spiced, whiskey cocktail classic, you’re in for a treat! A drink that ails all your chills, and warms you from the inside out. Sounds perfect to me! When you’re sick, do you ever make a warm lemon tea with honey? Well this is exactly that, but with whiskey!...

What is Riced Cauliflower? Cauliflower “rice” is simply cauliflower that has been grated or chopped into rice-like pieces. The texture is similar to rice, and it goes almost unnoticed when you cook it with other flavors, like soy sauce, or serve it with a flavorful coconut curry sauce. Does Cauliflower Rice Taste Good? If you like cauliflower, you’ll definitely like cauliflower rice, but even if you’re not usually a fan of the cruciferous vegetable, I think you should give this “rice” a try....

Pomegranate molasses is not the easiest ingredient to find in grocery stores, which is why I prefer making it myself with pomegranate juice that I can just get at grocery stores. HOW TO MAKE POMEGRANATE MOLASSES It’s actually quite easy to make. All you do is boil down pomegranate juice, sugar and lemon juice for about 1 hour, and that’s it. You can use store-bought pomegranate juice to make the molasses....

Bubble tea (波霸奶茶, bo ba nai cha) is one of my favorite beverages. I love the experience of sipping chilled sweetened milk tea and munching on chewy tapioca pearls (boba). I tend to make bubble tea at home because I find the drinks from boba shops can be too sweet. However, sourcing the right kind of tapioca pearls has been a journey for me. When I first started making bubble tea, I tried cooking traditional boba pearls, which take quite a while to cook and come in vacuum-sealed bags that are too big for a two-person household like mine....