Making a great chicken lettuce wrap in your own kitchen is easy. All you need is: A few vegetables that add texture. I chose mushrooms and water chestnuts. Tons of ginger and garlic to boost flavor. If you don’t have ginger, you can use one more clove of garlic and skip the ginger. A simple sauce that brings out the flavor of the ingredients. A lot of chicken lettuce wrap recipes use hoisin sauce during the stir fry part....

Ingredients Full recipe + amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Ground chicken / Chicken mince. Egg. Breadcrumbs. I used panko breadcrumbs but fresh/dried will work. Parmesan cheese. Dried Italian herbs / Italian seasoning. Garlic powder. Chopped tomatoes. I used canned but you can also use fresh. Tomato puree / tomato passata. Red onion. Fresh Garlic. Salt, pepper and sugar. Fresh basil. Pasta. I used linguine but any pasta shape will work in this recipe....

Updated September 01, 2024 This easy, delicious, and creamy Pumpkin Soup is filled with fresh flavors and warm spices. It is the perfect soup for a quick and easy fall meal or a great addition to any holiday menu. This pumpkin soup is healthy, satisfying, and absolutely perfect for fall! I use canned pumpkin puree to keep this recipe as simple as possible and the combination of spices and a little pure maple syrup are so pleasant!...

Ingredients and Substitutions Ground turkey / turkey mince. You could also use chicken if you can’t find lean ground turkey. Breadcrumbs. I used fresh breadcrumbs but panko bread crumbs will also work. Egg. Spices: Garlic powder, chilli powder, smoked paprika, dried oregano, fresh parsley, salt and black pepper. Other herbs like thyme, oregano, sage and chives are also delicious with turkey. Mayonnaise. Hot sauce. I used Crystal but any hot sauce of your choice can be used....

Updated March 26, 2019 It’s almost time for the kids to go back to school for another year of learning, friends, and fun. I always enjoyed the first few weeks of school, but then reality sets in. The days of summer soon fade and play time is replaced with homework time. I was never fond of homework time, but I did enjoy the after school snacks that were left on the table to motivate my mind....

Tips for making the best grilled cheese sandwich: How to make garlic butter mushrooms Slice mushrooms of your choice into thin slices. I like using portabellini/Chestnut/Cremini mushrooms. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat and add two tablespoons of butter. Add the mushrooms and cook until they are well browned. The mushrooms might release a lot of liquid. Simply allow the liquid to evaporate and allow them to brown on all sides....

So what’s the big hoopla with pressing tofu, anyway? Well, when you take tofu out of the package, it’s like a big white blog in a watery mess. If you cooked it right away in that state, you would end up with that stereotypical mushy, funky looking ‘fu that everyone loves to hate. Everyone loves to hate on tofu and assume that it’s one of those foods they don’t eat, but pressing tofu gives it this wonderfully firm, almost chewy texture that’s ready to take on any flavor....

Published on September 29, 2021 German Pancakes- You only need 6 ingredients to make this delicious oven pancake. The giant, buttery pancake puffs up in the oven, creating a fun, light, and fluffy pancake that kids and adults love! Serve hot, right out of the oven with confectioner’s sugar, berries, maple syrup, or your favorite pancake toppings! German Pancakes are definitely a staple at our house. They are super easy to make and SO fun!...

For someone who is absolutely obsessed with G&T’s, I find it shocking that I don’t have a recipe for one on Simply Delicious yet. I guess that it’s just such a simple thing to knock together so I don’t even consider it a recipe. But my love for G&T’s goes back a long, long time. I remember my mom drinking them when we would visit the Kruger National Park when I was younger and I found it so chic how she would sit in the shade sipping on her ice cold beverage with her big sunglasses on....

Helloooooo sweetie! Errr—I’m talking to the grapefruit. And you! Because I adore you both. So so so much. But this bowl really is my spirit animal. When I think about grapefruit, I think about sitting patiently at the breakfast table as a little tot while my mom prepared for me this delightfully juicy, sweet, and tart fruit sprinkled with sugar on top. It was a staple in our house. From eating them as a child to making wild creations with them as a grown woman, I’m feeling total nostalgia with today’s recipe....

Growing up in Beijing, green beans and potatoes were always a staple in our home cooked meals. My mom likes to use the leftovers from Red Braised Ribs or Braised Chicken as a base, and cook some green bean and potato in it to make a hearty stew. These braised dishes use a soy sauce based sauce with a lot of aromatics for a very savory taste, combined with the umami of the meat....

Ingredients needed I used pimento-stuffed olives to make monster eyes and black olives to make spiders but you could add a few drops of orange food coloring to make make the filling look like pumpkins (with a sprig of parsley as the pumpkin stem) or add avocado/green food color to the filling to make zombie green deviled eggs. The options are endless. Boiled eggs. I prefer 12-minute hard boiled eggs for deviled eggs as the yolks are so much easier to get out of the egg whites....

This little blog is a whopping THREE years old this week! Can you believe Hummusapien is a toddler? I sure can’t. They grow up so fast! I don’t think it’s possible to describe to you how this space has changed my life, but I’ll try. I know I’m usually funny and sarcastic and un-serious, but today I’m gonna be emotional for a hot minute. Tears may or may not have been shed while I wrote this… I want to take a moment to thank you all from the bottom of my hummus-loving heart for your support throughout this ridiculously crazy roller coaster of three years....

Published on October 17, 2023 Homemade Pita Chips – you only need 3 ingredients to make pita chips at home! They are so easy to make and pair perfectly with hummus, spinach artichoke dip, whipped feta, tzatziki, and other dips! Store bought pita chips are fine, but homemade pita chips are the BEST! If you haven’t made them at home, you are missing out. You only need three ingredients and they are super simple to make....

Over our December holidays I was chatting to my family one day about what they think most food blogs lack. My brothers immediately said “Simple, basic recipes that deliver seriously good results.” That got me thinking. Yes, this blog is called “Simply Delicious” and yes, I pride myself on making simple and delicious food but in many of my recipes, I assume that you, the reader, know what I talk about when I say “sauté the onions” and “julienne the courgettes”....

I used to cook with a heavy cast iron wok back in China. After moving to the US, I needed to change my cooking habits, because our electric stove doesn’t generate enough heat for my flat-bottomed wok. I’ve been cooking with a heavy nonstick skillet most of the time and I love it. However, it does not give the food the beautiful char the way a cast iron wok does....

Alchemy 3 is born! For those of you who don’t know, I run this blog full time and also co-own wellness-inspired food concepts called Alchemy. The latest evolution of Alchemy Brands is Alchemy Meal Prep, an online meal delivery service in Columbus, Ohio! My business partner Abed started talking about expanding Alchemy beyond brick and mortars three years ago. He envisioned a prepared meals business where we’d bring never before seen Alchemy meals to people’s homes....

These kale and feta fritters happened a while ago when I needed to use a big bunch of kale that I had left over in my fridge. Fritters are a fantastic way to use up the last scraps of vegetables and are fantastic as an easy lunch, delicious snack or simple appetizer. Because I use kale in much the same way as I do spinach, I knew feta cheese would be a perfect match....

I have a knack for making hella creamy soups sans cream. They’re just so satisfying to make. And even more fun to eat! If you’re in the fan club of my Cream of Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup or Creamy Vegan Broccoli Soup, you’re going to be obsessed with this recipe that uses the humble cashew to its finest capabilities. She’s a riff on Greek lemon chicken soup, or avgolemono....

Published on November 01, 2023 Celebrating my new cookbook, Let’s Eat Cookies, with the ultimate cookie party! The book is filled with 70 cookie recipes, gorgeous cookie photos (there is a photo for every recipe), lots of tips for baking cookies, storing cookies, shipping cookies, entertaining with cookies, and MORE! It is the ultimate cookie book and a MUST for every cookie lover! The book is available for purchase in my store!...