Chinese zucchini pancakes are also called 糊塌子 (Hu Ta Zi) in Chinese. It’s a type of Northern Chinese comfort food that is especially popular in Beijing. The pancakes are made with grated zucchini, flour and eggs, seasoned lightly and cooked until perfection. The pancakes themselves are quite mild, so you can enjoy the freshness of the zucchini. For a richer flavor, I also enjoy serving them with a dipping sauce and a touch of chili oil....

Updated April 09, 2020 It has taken me a few weeks to get this recipe absolutely perfect because we keep running out of bananas. Our boys are little monkeys and I can’t keep enough bananas in the house to bake banana bread. Last week, I hid some bananas in the back of the pantry so the boys wouldn’t find them. The bananas turned brown and I used them to make this EPIC loaf of Chocolate Banana Bread....

Published on February 14, 2024 Chocolate Chip Muffins- soft, tender, bakery-style chocolate chip muffins with crackly, crispy, sugary tops! Enjoy for breakfast, dessert, or a sweet snack! Whenever I am in the mood for something a little more decadent, I like to make Chocolate Chip Muffins. Chocolate for breakfast? YES! These muffins are such a treat and easy to make at home. The muffins are made with basic ingredients, but if you follow my recipe and tips, you will end up with bakery-style chocolate chip muffins that are soft, tender, buttery, and filled with chocolate flavor!...

Updated March 26, 2019 I was doing some last minute holiday shopping last week at Target and spotted Cinnamon M&M’s in the candy aisle. I love cinnamon and M&M’s so of course I had to buy a bag. When I got home, I busted open the bag to sample the new M&M’s. The M&M’s are larger in size than regular M&M’s, but the same size of Peanut Butter M&M’s-yes, I know my M&M’s:) They come in four colors-red, dark red, brown, and a darker brown....

Published on September 18, 2024 Coconut Lime Chicken- tender, juicy chicken pieces covered in a creamy coconut lime sauce with ginger, garlic, and fresh herbs. You can have this delicious meal on the dinner table in under 30 minutes! Serve with rice and your favorite vegetable. If you answered yes, you have to try this Coconut Lime Chicken recipe. It takes less than 30 minutes to make and is full of flavor!...

When you are in need of food that will warm you from the inside out without adding to your waist size, look no further. This coconut vegetable curry is flavoursome and hearty but won’t leave you feeling stuffed and heavy. I served this delicious curry with crunchy poppadoms and a herbed yoghurt sauce but if you’d like to keep it vegan, simply omit the yoghurt sauce and finish the cooked curry with lots of fresh coriander and some freshly sliced chillies....

Ingredients Bread of your choice. A sourdough or country loaf-style bread is ideal. Brie cheese. Any good melting cheese will work. Camembert, Mozzarella, Fontina, Raclette or Havarti are all good choices. Cranberry sauce. I use store-bought cranberry sauce but homemade is absolutely perfect too. Rosemary. Thyme or sage are good substitutes. Olive oil. Salt. How to make cranberry brie pull apart bread Can I make this bread ahead? The bread can be prepped the day in advance....

Dip recipes are always good to have on hand. You never know when an appetizer emergency is going to strike. And this creamy, spicy feta dip is the PERFECT dip to serve with crunchy vegetables and warm pita bread. Dump everything into a food processor and blend until smooth. So easy! I love having it in the fridge to serve with grilled chicken and pork too and it’s a fantastic spread on sandwiches....

It’s no secret that I love cauliflower. I’ve used it in every way imaginable but battered in a beer batter and fried until crisp and golden might be one of my most favorite ways. At the very least it’s in my top 3. Because who can say no to big dish of gloriously golden crunchy cauliflower bites? No one, that’s who! Fried cauliflower is the perfect game day snack or appetizer....

Updated March 26, 2019 On Saturday morning Josh woke up early to play basketball with some of his neighborhood buddies. Caleb was sound asleep so I hopped on our elliptical downstairs. Caleb was still sleeping when I finished my workout, so I took advantage of the quiet house. I made a cup of tea and was going to enjoy a yogurt with granola, but our granola jar was empty. Boo!...

Ingredients needed Flour. Sugar. Granulated sugar or caster sugar can be used. Salt. Baking powder. Baking soda/ bicarbonate of soda. Cocoa powder. Use a good quality unsweetened cocoa powder. Dutch process cocoa is fantastic if you can find it. Boiling water. I often add a tablespoon of espresso powder to the water but this is optional. You can use hot coffee as substitute for the water. Milk. Buttermilk can also be used....

Dry pot cauliflower, or Gan Guo Cai Hua, is a classic dish from Sichuan cuisine that I love. It’s one of those dishes we order every time we visit a Sichuan restaurant in the city. The dish uses bacon, ginger, garlic and scallion to infuse the oil. The cauliflower is then stir fried in the super aromatic oil along with a few simple spices to create a rich flavor. When you bite into a piece of crispy cauliflower and salty bacon, you’ll be hooked immediately and won’t be able to stop eating!...

Ingredients Full recipe and amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Chicken breasts. You can use boneless chicken thighs too. Olive oil. Salt and pepper. Onion. Garlic. Herbs: Oregano, thyme, rosemary or sage are all good options. Chicken stock. Cream. Heavy/Whipping cream. Lemon juice. Broccoli. Cheddar cheese. How to make broccoli cheddar chicken Storing and freezing instructions What to serve with broccoli cheddar chicken Easy chicken breast recipes

Updated June 15, 2020 Summer is here! Friday was the last day of school for the kids in our neighborhood. We live across the street from the park and the kids are already out and about enjoying their summer vacation. Summer and ice cream go hand-in-hand if you ask me. I am so ready for ice cream season! We churned up a batch of 4 Ingredient Chocolate Cookies ‘n’ Cream Ice Cream to celebrate the start of summer....

Ingredients Full recipe with amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Butter/Olive oil. Garlic. Onion. Fresh basil. Zucchini. Baby spinach. (optional) I like using the spinach for its vivid green hue it adds but it’s completely optional. Stock/broth. I used chicken but vegetable is perfectly fine. Cream. Heavy/whipping cream. Parmesan cheese. Salt and pepper. How to make zucchini soup Can I make this in advance? The soup can be made up to 3 days in advance and kept covered in the fridge....

This easy vegetable soup recipe is one I’ve been making for years because it’s such a fail-safe and delicious way to get all the vegetables I possibly can into my family. The great thing about homemade vegetable soup is that you can customize it to suit your taste but also to use up any and every vegetable you have in the kitchen. I usually treat it as a clean-out session for my fridge....

Updated March 26, 2019 Who is looking for an easy pasta salad recipe that only takes 20 minutes to make, but is still impressive to serve to family and friends? Ok, maybe you aren’t so concerned about impressing your family at dinner time every night, but it is nice to have them ooh and ahh over the meal you fixed, right? Compliments are always welcome:) And it is always nice to have an easy and impressive dish to take to potlucks or serve at dinner parties, right?...

Eggplant is one of the most popular ingredients in Chinese cooking and there are so many ways to cook it. For example, the crowd pleaser eggplant with garlic sauce, the addictive yu xiang eggplant (Sichuan style eggplant), the easy and hearty mapo eggplant, the super fun fried stuffed eggplant, or the refreshing eggplant salad. And they all have different textures and flavors. Today I want to share a very popular homestyle eggplant dish that you rarely see in the restaurant – stir fried eggplant with tomato....

Green bean noodles is a classic homestyle Northern Chinese dish that is treasured by home cooks in China. It’s very hearty, satisfying to eat, and quite easy to put together. It’s one of those things that you seldom see in restaurants overseas, but you’re missing out if you don’t try it out! What is green bean noodles Green bean noodles, or Dou Jiao Men Mian (豆角焖面), features chewy noodles steamed in a large pan with succulent pork and green beans and seasoned with a soy sauce based sauce....

Sound the alarm. This hot chocolate is so divine it’s actually bamboozling my brain right now. Like all of my cacao powder recipes! Dairy free. No added sugar. Sweetened 100% naturally with dates. SO THICCKKK! I can’t. But I just did! Just like my Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate, this bev it’s seriously life changing. I’ve been making it every other day! Say goodby to old school packets and hello to winter weather sipping essentials....