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Red Vietnamese Fried Rice Fried rice always makes for a great quick meal if you can incorporate enough “stuff” into it to fill it out from a nutrition perspective so you can justify calling it “dinner” rather than just a side dish. Today we’re turning to frozen peas, pre-chopped ham and egg for literal no-effort, no-prep add-ins to make this tasty dish I’ve called Red Vietnamese Fried Rice. In case I wasn’t clear about it in the opening, this is not an authentic Vietnamese recipe!...

It takes longer than simply searing the steak, but the tasty, reliably juicy results are well worth it! I LOVE steaks. 🥩 I just wish they weren’t so expensive! One of my favorite cuts is the New York strip and I like to cook it in a hot cast-iron skillet until a wonderfully brown crust is formed on the outside but the middle is medium-rare or even rare. Whenever I have extra time I choose the reverse-sear technique....

I’m joking!! But if there were a definition of a Throw Together Salad, that’s what it would be! For a quick-fix-meals blog, I have no idea why it took me this long to post a Throw Together Salad. Rest assured this will be rectified in the coming weeks as I intend to share a series of Throw Together Salads. A Throw Together Salad is exactly what it sounds like – a salad that is largely “thrown together”, without the need for messy chopping....

It’s finally warm outside and we are in the last few days of the school year around here. Grilling time! I absolutely love to grill. The flavor it adds to food is unreal and I grill as often as I can. This recipe is all about the marinade and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s super flavorful and has the right balance of acidity to properly tenderize your chicken. The marinade in this recipe can also be used with veggies for the side....

This mouthwatering concoction consists of a fluffy funnel cake, marshmallow drizzle, chocolate sauce and Graham Crackers, topped with more marshmallows and more chocolate shavings. It’s the kind of treat dreams are made of really. You don’t have to go to the county fair to get a funnel cake of epic proportions. You can enjoy it from the comfort of your own home. Now, because I cook everything from scratch, I’ve included recipes for homemade marshmallow sauce and homemade chocolate sauce....

This canned salmon recipe will make you realise you CAN make incredible dishes using canned fish! Salmon Patties Good quality fresh salmon is not cheap. So if I buy fresh salmon, I like to cook it whole rather than mixing it up with other ingredients for things like salmon patties. My go-to quick salmon fillet recipes are Honey Garlic Salmon and Lemon Glazed Salmon 🙂 So I’ve always used canned salmon to make salmon cakes....

This recipe for Grilled Chicken Breasts is so simple, but packs a lot of flavor. It can be made on a gas grill, charcoal grill, or indoors on a grill pan or electric grill. Mix and match the herbs with fresh or dried herbs of your choice to switch things up. The lemon and garlic will pair well with almost any herb combination so you can experiment to your hearts desire....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 Watch how to make it. 🍽️ What to serve it with 🍲 More sauces and additions to your salad Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe 💬 Reviews My go-to recipe for a quick salad dressing that works on all kinds of salads. Olive oil for the base of the dressing - this will help the dressing coat the salad leaves. You can use regular or extra virgin, depending on what flavour you prefer....

Everyone loves a good take-out curry, but homemade chicken curry is something special. Even more so if you raid that spice cabinet and make everything from scratch. Served up in the middle of the table with a mountain of rice, some pita bread and mango chutney and you have a feast that’ll beat anything on that take-out menu! I make this one in my slow-cooker - but you could also cook it in a dutch oven or oven-proof pan....

My kids often vote for for spaghetti and meatballs - ’the sausagey ones!’. I rarely argue with that - it’s one of those meals where you can pretty much guarantee that everyone will clear their plates. And honestly, it doesn’t seem to matter how many meatballs I make, they ALWAYS seem to ALL get eaten. What do we need? Full list of ingredients and quantities in the recipe at the bottom of this post....

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Spring Roll recipe When was the last time you ordered spring rolls at a Chinese restaurant? Did you bite into it and wonder what was actually inside? And if it was a really bad one, you may have even been treated to oil squirting into your mouth when you bit into it. That pretty much describes the run-of-the-mill spring roll experience at local Chinese restaurants and takeout places in food courts....

Jump to:🍲 Love a stir-fry beef recipe? Try these Sweet and Tangy Crispy Beef with Broccoli 💬 Reviews Do you like sticky, crispy Chinese beef but worry about how brown and lacking-in-veg it can often look?I’m solving all of those problems with broccoli 😁 Ok, it doesn’t make this dish healthy, but a bit of green can only be good right? Looking at the recipe, it sounds like a lot of sugar and soy sauce (and it is), but the combination with the lime juice just works to give that beautiful sweet/sour/salty taste....

Did you know that some kinds of butter have a higher fat content? Why would you care, right? Well, the fat content of butter can not only taste better, but it can work better in baking and pastry making. It’s that science part of baking. I used Plugra butter in this recipe in order to utilize their higher fat content in these butter-based biscuits. The result is a flaky, butter biscuit topped with ooey, gooey, chocolate gravy....

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Thai Beef Salad I’m probably completely biased, but I think that Asian salads are the best in the world. I love them because they are interesting and the dressings are so good. The chances of me ordering a salad as a dish (not a side) at any restaurant other than an Asian one is almost zero....

Slicing Potatoes for Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes: The easiest and most uniform way to slice potatoes is with a mandoline. If you don’t have one, you can use a slicing blade attachment on a food processor. If you don’t have either of those tools, you can always use a regular chef’s knife. Slice your potatoes in half, lengthwise, to create a flat, stable surface for cutting. Then simply use your knife (the sharper the better) to cut the potatoes as thinly as you can....

Whether you are new to bread making or an experienced baker, this recipe is sure to please. Be sure to review the frequently asked questions for any troubleshooting and watch the included video demonstration so that you too can enjoy these famous rolls at home. What if I don’t have a stand mixer? No mixer? No problem! You can knead your dough by hand! Start out by stirring with a spoon until it becomes too difficult to stir....

I’ve always been a sucker for mashed potatoes. As a kid, whenever it was roast dinner day, I’d ask for a large portion of mashed potatoes and gravy and as little as possible of everything else. Jump to:🥔 What is the best potato for mashing? What to use to mash the potatoes Can you make them ahead? Recipes that use mashed potatoes: 👀 READ THIS!!! MY TOP TIPS How to Make the BEST mashed potatoes!...

Room Temperature Ingredients: Several of the ingredients in the recipe are listed as being room temperature. By following this method you’ll have a better texture in the end so it is worth the patience. For the milk, simply warm it in the microwave for 30 seconds. Cake flour vs. All-Purpose Flour: Cake flour will give you the lightest, most airy cake. You can always use all-purpose flour in a pinch, but it will not produce as light of a cake....

Harajuku is most famous for being the playground of the alternative youth of Tokyo! Takeshita Street is the centre of this weird little universe, where you can see Harajuku girls dressed in kawaii and cosplay outfits, boggle at bizarre fashion, browse quirky shops, eat crazy snack creations and get swept up in the weekend crowds swarming down the strip. This is the crazy side of Japan that’s a must-see! But there’s plenty more than just crazy teen culture to explore in this and its neighbouring areas....