A few years back, if you were to tell me you were having a bowl for dinner, I’d suggest that that might pose a serious choking risk, assuming you could even manage to bite off a chunk of this bowl you were supposedly planning to eat. These days, the concept of a bowl has a whole new meaning. Not quite a salad, but not really not a salad either. A superpowered salad?...
If you have more questions on whether certain foods are keto, consult this full keto food list… or get answers even faster with my keto cheat sheets. Are potatoes keto friendly? No, potatoes are not keto friendly. Although they contain no gluten, they still have a high amount of starch and carbs in a serving. How many carbs in potatoes? Are potatoes high in carbs? You bet — but the amount depends on the potato....
What Is Balsamic Glaze? Balsamic glaze is a thick, syrup-like sauce that is made out of balsamic vinegar, and often times, sugar. It’s heated and thickened on the stove until it reaches a thick syrup consistency. Balsamic vinegar glaze that you find at the store often has added preservatives, caramel color, and even corn syrup to make them thick and shelf-stable, and finding one without sugar added is almost impossible. But in just 20 minutes, you can make a homemade balsamic reduction glaze without the sugar and additives....
In this recipe, basil really is the star ingredient of the dish. Fried rice is pretty basic. It’s delicious, but simple, with most of the flavor coming from aromatics like garlic and ginger. Adding basil to the mix totally changes things up, taking an already delicious but simple recipe and transforming it to an absolute flavor bomb. Begin by doing all of your prep work. This is always a good idea when making fried rice, because once it starts cooking things will move fast....
Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for BBQ chicken drumsticks in the oven or grill, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. Chicken – I used chicken drumsticks for this BBQ chicken legs recipe, but chicken leg quarters or whole chicken wings also work, or you can grill chicken thighs, too. I recommend bone-in, skin-on meat for juicy, flavorful results, but technically you can use the same method for boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs as well....
What Makes This Recipe So Good It requires just three ingredients! Blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice is all you’ll need to make your own blueberry jam. There’s no need to buy jam from the store when it’s this easy to make at home.The blueberries can be easily swapped with a berry of your choice. Strawberries more your style? Simply trade 6 cups of strawberries for the blueberries and enjoy a delicious strawberry jam – yum!...
Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for broccoli bacon cauliflower salad, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below. For The Broccoli Cauliflower Salad Ingredients: Broccoli & Cauliflower – Cut into small florets. If you use pre-cut cauliflower or broccoli florets, you will still want to trim and cut them into smaller sizes. That way, they’ll easily fit onto a fork with the other ingredients, for a little of everything in every bite....
Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for my broccoli salad with cranberries, what each one does, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. How To Make Broccoli Salad With Cranberries I have step-by-step photos here to help you visualize the recipe. For full instructions with amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card. I didn’t feel like this broccoli cranberry salad needed any cheese, but feel free to add it if you like!...
Broccoli can be tasty and appealing as a standalone veggie in a dish. Yes!! you read it right. This Broccoli with garlic sauce recipe will change your perception of this veggie. Asian Garlic sauce is made with soy sauce, oyster sauce, Shaoxing wine, rice wine vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes and tons of fresh garlic makes broccoli taste so much better, that even a broccoli hater would ask for seconds....
This bruschetta pasta is an absolute joy to make and more importantly, a joy to eat. In contrast to most pasta recipes I’ve got on this blog, this is nice and light. Which in fact is quite dangerous because before you know it you’ve scoffed down the entire skillet 😋 Bruschetta Topping The star of the show in this pasta is the bruschetta topping/filling. Traditional bruschetta really only involves toasted bread topped with tomatoes and basil....
🥦 What Makes This Recipe So Good If you ask me, chicken broccoli rice casserole is the epitome of comfort food. Juicy chicken, tender broccoli, filling rice, and that cheese sauce?! My mouth is watering just thinking about it. This is one of those dishes that I’ve made for years because it’s just so delicious, and this recipe is the best of the best. That cheese sauce I mentioned before? Unlike most versions of this dish, we’ve left out all the canned soups – no cream of chicken, no cream of mushroom, no cream of broccoli....
This is perfect to feed 4, great for dinner or even to roast ahead of time and use the chicken in sandwiches and wraps. If you love a your roast chicken with crispy skin, juicy meat and a good punch of flavour you’re in luck. Follow me… Chipotle Chicken Chipotle and chicken are a match made in heaven and we are here today to celebrate that fact. The warm spicy flavours of the chipotle wrap around the chicken beautifully....
My mom’s potato soup was one of my favorite things when I was growing up! I went vegetarian pretty young and it was one of those meals that could be pretty easily tweaked to suit my diet: just replace the chicken broth with vegetable broth. I recently got a craving for that soup and decided it was time to veganize it. Fortunately, that’s pretty easily done with just a few simple swaps!...
Ready for the easiest recipe ever that will totally blow your mind? This one is so incredibly simple, but the results are amazing. You’ll never want to eat regular old rice again. What is Coconut Rice? Coconut rice is rice that’s cooked in a mix of coconut milk and water. That’s it! Told you it was simple. But the coconut milk makes it taste amazing. It’s typically made with jasmine rice, it doesn’t have to be....
Coconut and lime is such an under-represented flavour combination. It’s one of my favourites though, especially in this context. Follow me… Pan-Fried Chicken Breast We’ll talk about the sauce in just a sec, but first let’s quickly go over what’s going down with the chicken. When it comes to preparation, you’ll simply want to slice and season it. Slicing the chicken breasts will create 4 even-sized breasts, which in turn will cook quicker and more evenly....
If you’re as much of a pesto fiend as I am you are in for a TREAT today 😄 Follow me… Pistachio Pesto Pistachios are one of my all-time favourite nuts. They of course work perfectly straight out of the bag and into my mouth, but they also work great in a pesto too. Here I’m subbing them for what would normally be pine nuts in a classic basil pesto....
This recipe is such a gorgeous combination of flavours. Spicy, salty, sweet and savoury – plus you get the contrast in textures of the creamy feta, sticky honey and crispy chicken. You’re going to love it! Follow me… Hot Honey Chicken I’ve been pretty late to the hot honey train, but I can say with my full chest that I’m absolutely on board. The sweet/spicy combo is almost too much to bear!...
New to counting carbs or keto? Grab my printable keto cheat sheet system to make it easy. Are Cucumbers Keto Friendly? Good news: Cucumbers are keto! Cucumber carb count is low for all varieties, so you can safely enjoy them and stick to your macros at the same time. Are cucumbers low carb, too? Absolutely. Cucumbers can safely fit into any carb-conscious way of eating. How Many Carbs In Cucumbers?...
I know, I’ve been bad about posting again.. but this time, it’s a little more complicated than being just busy with clients and launches and projects (though those have been uncharacteristically numerous lately, too)! You see, a little less than a year ago, O and I decided to go “mostly vegan”, and I started a “mostly vegan” blog, in addition to The Stylist Quo, which was my anything-goes blog. Then I realized, uh, keeping up two food blogs is pretty dang tough, so I merged them into what you’re now reading, 40 Aprons....
Peach is one of my favorite summer fruits and I love it in every form. No matter whether I consume delicious sweet peaches as a fruit, or use them to make a dessert, breakfast, salad, or drink, they always taste so good. Today I am sharing one of the easiest dessert recipes made with peaches called pan-fried peaches. It’s a perfect summer dessert that can be made in just 15 minutes using 6 simple ingredients....
