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What Your Thanksgiving Plate Says About You What does your Thanksgiving plate look like? I feel like Thanksgiving plates are some sort of gluttonous, culinary DNA, different for everyone and perfectly representative of one’s personality. I’m still working on my theories distinguishing introversion and extroversion as evidenced by the application or avoidance of burnt marshmallows on one’s sweet potato casserole, but when I nail it, y’all will be the first to know....

When is Watermelon in season? Depending on your geographic location, Watermelons tend to come in season in June and are at their best through July and August. How to tell if a Watermelon is ripe There’s tonnes of tricks to find the best watermelon, here are just a few: Listen for a hollow sound when tapping it. Find a watermelon that’s symmetrical and unscratched without rough patches. The heavier the watermelon, the better it is....

Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for my air fryer cod recipe, what each one does, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. Cod Fillets – I prefer wild-caught cod fish, but you can use any variety. Look for fillets that are about 6 ounces each and similar in thickness, so that they cook at the same rate. My air fryer cod recipe also works with other types of white fish, such as haddock, flounder, sole, or halibut....

🧈 What Makes This Recipe So Good If you’ve only ever had boiled corn on the cob before, the air fryer is about to change the game for you completely. It’s quick, it’s easy, it doesn’t heat up the entire kitchen, and you can season the corn before cooking it, giving it more flavor overall. It’s more along the lines of Instant Pot corn on the cob or even grilled corn....

¿Sabías que puedes utilizar el arroz que tienes en tu estantería para hacer harina y utilizarla en tus recetas dulces y saladas. Al igual que el arroz, esta harina alternativa no contiene gluten y además contiene las mismas vitaminas y minerales que el arroz tradicional. Si te estás quedando sin harina para todo uso o estás buscando un sustituto sin gluten, la harina de arroz es perfecta y, a diferencia de la harina de trigo, ¡puedes prepararla fácilmente en casa!...

My vegan coleslaw is one of my favorite summer sides. And with cookout season right around the corner, I’m starting to crave cool summer salads. I thought maybe this time I’d take things up a notch though. Are you guys ready for more slaw? And I’ve had Asian slaw on my list of recipes to work on forever. And well, summer is unofficially about to begin, with Memorial Day weekend coming up fast, so I figured now was the time!...

To be honest, before coming to Dubai around 6 years ago I had never imagined that eggplant in pizza and pasta can taste so good. In fact, the Mediterranean pizza with chunks of eggplant and feta which I tried for the first time in Dubai has now become my favorite pizza. The recipe which I am sharing today- Roasted aubergine pasta or Pasta alla norma is another such dish that I could never have imagined to taste so good until a few years back....

Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for roasted brussels sprouts with balsamic, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. Brussels Sprouts – Choose sprouts that are firm, bright green, and about 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter. I prefer smaller sprouts, because they are sweeter and less bitter. Remove any wilted outer leaves, and cut them in half. Quarter any larger ones to help them cook and caramelize more evenly....

🐟 What Makes This Recipe So Good Growing up, we ate my mom’s tuna noodle casserole recipe all the time, and it’s still one of my favorites. Mom’s been making it for over 40 years, and her mom made it for her when she was a kid. As Catholics, they had it every Friday (It was that or fish sticks, ha!). Even now, whenever I need a quick and cheap comfort food meal from the pantry and freezer, this one comes to mind....

Sometimes, being a food blogger is kind of the best thing ever. Let me explain… There are big things, major moments that force this realization to really resonate within you. Exciting connections, big names sharing your work, and watching your analytics grow – these things easily prompt a round of gratitude for your career. But it’s the little times that remind me often of just how freaking lucky I am....

Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for my Big Mac salad recipe, what each one does, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. Cheeseburger Salad: The main ingredients for this salad are very similar to what you’d find in a Big Mac: Ground Beef – I usually use 85/15 lean ground beef, but you can opt for lean ground beef (90/10) or more flavorful 80/20. Feel free to swap in ground turkey or ground chicken for something lighter....

What Makes This Recipe So Good The combination of butter and incredible spices form the most beautiful, crisp, delicious crust on the salmon fillets.It’s a super quick and easy recipe! Salmon doesn’t need much cooking at all, so you’ll have an amazing dinner on the table in no time at all. Easy enough for after-work dinners, tasty enough for guests.The blend of spices used on this blackened salmon are bold but perfect....

Steak and Blue Cheese Sauce Steak and blue cheese sauce is an absolute marriage made in heaven, and we’re here today to celebrate that marriage in all its glory. We’ll get into the sauce itself in a sec, but first we’ll just quickly discuss the steak. Because after all, what’s a delicious steak sauce if it’s doused over a bland rubbery steak? Tips for the perfect steak And these tips are for all cuts and sizes of steak!...

These truly are such a treat. You’d typically see something like this on a lunch menu, but honestly, they’re hearty enough to devour for dinner! Follow me… Pesto Chicken The heart and soul of these wraps is the chicken pesto, which if you haven’t guessed yet, is literally just chicken and pesto: Chicken – I typically buy some cooked chicken breasts from the shop, although leftover chicken works perfectly here....

Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for my butternut squash casserole recipe, what each one does, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. How To Make Butternut Squash Casserole I have step-by-step photos here to help you visualize the recipe. For full instructions with amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card. Butternut Squash – Peel and cut it into cubes. You could also roast acorn squash, delicata squash, or even kabocha squash for a slightly different flavor and texture....

As one of my most loved and most popular recipes, I had to include this in my Debut Cookbook ‘Comfy’! Roasted Tomatoes Back at it again with the burrata, and this time in pasta form! Burrata lends itself so beautifully to pasta and here I’ll show you THE most delicious way to combine the two. Because the burrata is quite rich and creamy, we’re going to go in fairly light with the pasta itself....

This recipe is for your leftover Thanksgiving mashed potatoes! Because I know this is exactly what you want for the day after a big indulgent meal: fried carbs. In any event, if you find yourself with lots of Thanksgiving leftovers, you’re probably going to be eating lots of carbs for a few days anyway. The fried part is just a bonus you get with this particular recipe. So that was kind of my logic when I came up with this one....

In fact, I have a whole collection of delicious and nutritious salad recipes on my site. I love a good green goddess salad or even a sweet strawberry spinach salad, but this Caesar salad with chicken is still one of my all-time favorites! Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best chicken caesar salad ingredients, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card....

Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for chicken stuffed bell peppers, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. Chicken And Marinade: Olive Oil – You will need enough olive oil for the chicken, peppers, and filling. You can also use another neutral oil, such as avocado oil. Lime Juice – The acid in the lime juice helps to tenderize the chicken....

A Bowl of this sausage pasta is pure comfort. Rigatoni is a tubular-shaped pasta, that holds the sauce well. My daughter especially loves this pasta shape. But you can use any shape of pasta. Rigatoni – These are tube-like pasta. You can also use any other shape of pasta of your preference. Sausage – Fresh Italian sausage ground or link sausage. I have used mild Italian Sausage. Remove the casing and crumble....