A warm welcome to Holley and Raj of The Primal Desire! So happy to have you over! Holley and Raj are friends who share a passion for promoting healthy lifestyle choices. Friends with health benefits, you guys! It doesn’t get better than that! Their recipes are paleo-based, so obviously, I am a fan. And, hey! They brought us some BBQ goodies! I think I’ve mentioned it before, but here in Memphis, we take our BBQ pretty seriously....

I’m that girl who gets a giant plate of palak paneer from the Indian lunch buffet. I may or may not also be the one scooping out extra pieces of paneer like I’m panning for gold in the Wild West. But c’mon, fight me. You’re not the sheriff of this town buffet. (Actually, I’m well aware that all palak paneer needs lots of paneer, so I learned how to make paneer myself and then wrote a step by step guide on it....

As I mentioned in some other posts too, I am not a big fan of cooked fruits. I prefer to eat them raw and fresh. However, there is one exception to that - banana. I love cooked bananas more than eating them raw. One reason could be that it’s not a juicy fruit so doesn’t lose its freshness on getting cooked. The other reason is that it tastes sweeter when cooked....

This is the ultimate pasta recipe for pepper lovers! I happen to be one of those pepper lovers, which you may have noticed based on some of my past recipes like vegan stuffed peppers, vegan stuffed pepper soup, vegan pepper steak, and vegan sausage and pepper ragù. Peperonata, if you’re not familiar, is an Italian stew that includes sweet bell peppers as the main ingredient. Since I love veggie-packed pasta dishes, I decided to go and turn peperonata into a pasta sauce....

♨️ What Makes This Recipe So Good I love a really good grilled steak or sous vide steak, but when I want a perfectly juicy steak with basically zero effort? It’s straight to the air fryer for me. Honestly, the air fryer makes one of the best steaks I’ve ever eaten, believe it or not. Super juicy, beautifully tender, and gorgeously medium-rare in basically 15 minutes? I was blown away the first time I tried it....

Though we used to eat olives occasionally earlier also, it became a regular part of our life only after moving to Dubai. Now, we love olives and I keep on looking for new olive recipe ideas. Today I am sharing a marinated olives recipe- Zeytoon Parvardeh, which is one of my favorite ways of enjoying olives. I loved the combination of walnuts and pomegranate molasses after trying the vegan Fesenjoon recipe last year....

If you’re a fan of pistachios you’re gonna love this chicken. Typically you’d see a pistachio crust on a rack of lamb, but you’d be surprised how well chicken goes with pistachio. This makes for a restaurant quality dinner that’s so bloomin’ easy to make! Follow me… Pistachio Crumb The crumb itself is incredibly simple to make. Just grab a decent food processor and you’re well on your way!...

Pork chops with this delicious mushroom sauce are excellent comfort food in many countries. It is also a pretty popular restaurant fare. It is easy to make and is regularly dished out at homes for comforting dinners. Also, this popular cut can be had with sauce, like this Skillet Pork Chops With Sour Cream, which comes packed with savory flavors but with a tang or give this Baked pork chops with Cajun Honey butter....

Kitchen Hacks and Tools for Cooking in College Let’s face it, whether you’re getting ready to go back to college this September or starting your freshman year, you’ve probably got enough on your plate without having to stress over college meals. Thankfully, it doesn’t take much to get ahead of the game. With these simple cooking hacks you can make your back to school transition a smooth one. On-the-Go Lunches Taking a delicious packed lunch to school with you is a must in that all-important first week....

I’ve had so many requests for a vegan hot chocolate recipe, and I’m sorry to say that I’ve been holding out on you guys. I’ve had this recipe in my head for years. I’ve made it again and again. I’ve told people how to make it again and again. It took me forever to get around to sharing it, and I’m sorry about that, because it’s the best hot chocolate I’ve ever had....

When I made this salad for the first time, I was not sure whether my family would like it but It was surprisingly taken well by my daughter and she even talked about the salad a month later. So definitely this cauliflower salad is a win. What I love about this salad is, that you can have it all around the year to get your share of veggies. If you like cauliflower, then roasted cauliflower will only make you love this humble veggie even more....

Romesco sauce comes from a Catalonian city called ‘Tarragona’, just south of Barcelona. I’d say on paper it’s sort of like a Pesto, but with a texture more similar to Hummus, and with BAGS more flavour. If you’ve never tried it before you’re in for a treat, and if you have, I’m excited to show my take on it! Follow me… Romesco Sauce Like many recipes, you’ll see many different variations of this recipe....

These hasselback sweet potatoes are great for special dinners, but they should come with a warning: they might just outshine your main dish and totally steal the show! They’re absolutely delicious and pretty cool looking to boot. And to be honest, I’d just as soon enjoy one of these taters are my main dish. The recipe is pretty simple and requires only a handful of ingredients to make, but it does take a bit of patience and care to get those perfect cuts in your sweet potatoes....

Ingredients You’ll Need Here I explain the best ingredients for salmon lox, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. Salmon – Choose the thick belly section if you can. (I think belly lox is the best kind!) You can get skin-on or skinless salmon. I usually get skinless because it’s easier to eat, but skin-on will be a bit more flavorful. Fresh Dill – Nothing beats the aroma of fresh herbs, so I don’t recommend using dried....

What Makes This Recipe So Good It’s incredibly versatile! Serve it as a sandwich, over a bed of lettuce, or on its own for a simple, yet delicious meal.A sprinkle of Old Bay seasoning and a touch of fresh dill offer tons of flavor, though still allow the seafood to shine. This recipe ensure that the star of our show, seafood, remains the star. You will still be able to taste and enjoy that amazing seafood flavor!...

Why These Cookies Are So Good These cookies are so ridiculously simple, but so delicious! With just 5 easy ingredients (mainly pantry staples) and in less than 30 minutes, and you’re in keto cookie heaven! This recipe is perfect if you’re on keto, but need a little extra fat to hit your daily macros. (Or you’re just in need of a sweet treat!) Chef’s Tips If you’re having trouble getting your dough to roll in balls or the dough is too sticky, pop the bowl of dough in the fridge for about 30 minutes....

I don’t want O to starve if I’m attacked by a flesh-eating moped on the way to court to demonstrate how to shoot oneself, so lately I’ve been asking him to cook with me to get that independence-mojo back. The man survived for decades without my assistance, but I just don’t know if he could go back to those bachelor meals after years indulging in truffle mac and cheese, Dijon-tarragon chicken with leeks, or homemade salted caramel (even if it was made in the microwave!...

What Makes This Recipe So Good Take a trip through almost any town or city in the South and odds are good you’ll find a version of collard greens on several menus. They’re related to cabbage and turnip greens, and they’re a staple in Southern cooking dating back to the earliest enslaved people in the American colonies. Read a little more about the history of collard greens in America here. These leafy greens are absolutely delicious – rich and full of flavor on their own, but versatile enough to be prepared a number of ways....

So continues my unending quest to stuff every plant-based item of food in existence into a sushi roll. So far I haven’t gone wrong. For the last few weeks I’ve been able to harvest about an eggplant or two a week from the garden. Initially I wasn’t sure it was such a good idea to plant two eggplant plants, thinking I’d be overrun with eggplant, but now I’m glad I did....

When I originally published this recipe for stuffed chicken breast with spinach, I needed easy dinners more than ever. My second little girl was just a week old! I was tired, without much time to cook, and grateful that my freezer was piled high with chicken meals, like chicken bacon ranch casserole and this spinach stuffed chicken breast. Years later, it’s still one of my favorite 30-minute chicken recipes — and it’s a great way to hide veggies behind cheesy goodness....