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Date nights in are our absolute best and if you’re still wondering what to do for Valentine’s Day, this is the answer right here. Wouldn’t you rather spend the night eating a delicious home-cooked meal and watching Netflix? Uh, yes! And not to blow my own horn, but this pork fillet recipe is so fantastic for an easy date night in. I never need an excuse to make risotto but if you are cooking for your beloved (or potential beloved), going that extra mile and making a creamy, luscious risotto will definitely score you a few points....

Ingredients and Substitutions Apple galette is often made with pie dough or shortcrust pastry but I prefer using puff pastry. Not only is it so easy to use store-bought pastry but I love how buttery and flaky puff pastry is once baked. Feel free to use any pie crust of your choice. Puff pastry. Use thawed puff pastry. Apples. I love using Granny Smith apples because of their crisp, tartness. Other good options are Fuji, Gala or Pink Lady apples....

Ingredients Full recipe + ingredients can be found in the recipe card below. Egg yolks. Dijon mustard (optional). Lemon juice. Melted butter. Salt and pepper. How to make Hollandaise sauce The easiest way to make Hollandaise sauce is with a blender, although you can absolutely follow the recipe if you don’t have a blender. Simply whisk the egg yolks, mustard, lemon juice and seasoning together and then slowly stream in the butter whilst whisking continuously....

My mom was the queen of summer side dishes. Her macaroni salads were always a crowd favorite but what people came back for most, was her potato salad. To this day when I make potato salad, people ask “is this your mom’s recipe?” It’s just that good. And the best part? It’s the easiest potato salad I have ever made. Nothing fancy here, just completely deliciousness. The key to my mom’s potato salad dressing is, wait for it, sweetened condensed milk....

This salad has been on our dinner table since I was a little girl. My mom loved a quick, simple salad to serve with dinner and I have continued that tradition with my family. My kids love salad, in all shapes and forms. A meal just isn’t complete without some form of vegetable dressed with a simple vinaigrette. Ingredients and Substitutions Cucumber. I used English Cucumbers but Persian cucumbers can also be used....

Ingredients Full recipe and amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Chicken. I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts but you can use any cut of chicken for this. Keep in mind that cooking times will have to be adjusted if bone-in pieces are used. Shallot. Red onion can be substituted. Garlic. Cream. Salt. Black pepper. Parmesan cheese. Pecorino or Grana Padano can be substituted. Lemon juice. Parsley, for serving....

Ingredients Chicken. I used boneless skinless chicken breasts. Boneless chicken thighs can be used but will need longer cooking. Olive oil. Orzo pasta. Any pasta rice can be substituted. Shallot. Red onion can be used instead. Fresh garlic cloves. Frozen peas. Fresh asparagus. Heavy cream. Chicken stock/chicken broth. Lemon zest and juice. Parmesan cheese. Feta cheese is also a great option. Salt and black pepper. Fresh basil, to serve. Other fresh herbs like oregano, thyme, parsley, fresh dill or chives can also be used....

If you want to get a hearty bowl of Vietnamese pho noodle soup on the table within 30 minutes, look no further! A bowl of traditional pho noodle soup requires an ingredient list of more than 20 items, plus at least six hours, to cook. It tastes great but is not really practical for everyday cooking. The other thing is, when I cook something complicated like this, I always have to cook a big portion, because it makes no sense to spend six hours on a soup that only provides one meal....

The journey that led to exclusive pumping We struggled with feeding from the beginning. It did not come “naturally” to us. At a time when I wanted to worry about nothing besides snuggling my newborn baby, I was stressed beyond belief about him getting enough milk. I’d feed Max for up to an hour but he still seemed unsatisfied and would need a bottle I pumped after. I used nipple shields since latching was such a struggle....

Updated November 17, 2019 Holiday Pear Salad I love making fun and delicious salads, especially during the holiday months. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and every holiday gathering in between requires a GOOD salad. If I am entertaining or asked to bring a dish to share, this Pear Salad is my go to. Everyone loves it and it is so festive, a must for the holiday season! If you are looking for an amazing holiday salad, make this pear salad with roasted pear vinaigrette....

Published on May 22, 2013 Our thoughts and prayers are with the state of Oklahoma. Cookies and milk. Is there a better snack? Not in my world. Every day around 3:00 p.m. I get a cookie craving. I try to ignore the craving, but I usually give in. Cookies make me happy and happiness is important. I recently baked up a batch of Flourless Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies and after one bite I was doing a happy dance....

Ingredients Full recipe with amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Pineapple. You could substitute with pineapple juice and skip the blending step. Passion fruit. Sugar. Simple syrup, honey or agave can also be used. Mint. Rum. White rum is traditionally used but you could substitute with vodka if preferred. Alternatively, leave out the alcohol to make this a delicious virgin cocktail. Fresh lemons/limes. Ice. Soda water/Club soda....

Why is this dish not very well-known outside the Chinese community? A dish with a weird name Well, it has a weird enough name to scare anyone away, like the famous saliva chicken. Fu Qi Fei Pian can be translated literally as “Husband and Wife Lung Slices”. You can read a bit more about the story of this strange name on Wikipedia. Just so you know, the dish doesn’t usually contain lung....

Updated August 17, 2023 Healthy and fun lunch ideas that are perfect for school or home. Even the pickiest of young eaters will love these nutritious and delicious lunches! Today, I am sharing Fun Lunch Ideas for Kids that are perfect for school lunches or at home lunches. Don’t get me wrong, I love a classic PB&J, but we are thinking outside of the “lunchbox” today and bringing you LOTS of fresh, healthy, and affordable ideas!...

Updated August 13, 2019 This post is sponsored by Lindt. Gingersnap cookies are a classic Christmas cookie and I make several batches every year. This year, I decided to do a little twist on our favorite molasses cookies. I made Deep Dish Gingerbread Truffle Cookies and topped them with vanilla ice cream for a dinner party and WOW! These individual cookies are a real holiday treat! I love serving individual desserts so I made the deep dish cookies in ramekins....

I’ve been eating this by the spoonful or perhaps with a raspberry friend because I kid you not, it tastes like cheesecake. What a dream. Happy Valentine’s Day to me! This is the sister recipe to my beloved Healthy Cream Cheese Frosting and Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting, which is divine on just about anything. Chocolate recipes are my whole heart, so of course I had to gift you a chocolate version....

I’m kind of the self-proclaimed oatmeal queen. We have Overnight Steel Cut Oats for breakfast like, daily. Now that fall is in the air, all I want is everything pumpkin. This easy baked oatmeal recipe comes together in in a jiffy and you only need one bowl. Bliss! It’s so divine warm with a mug of coffee. My toddler is a huge fan, too. If you love this recipe, promise me you’ll try my Chocolate Chip Zucchini Baked Oatmeal and Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal....

Warm, fluffy, pillowy bread filled with smoked ham and gooey, melted cheese. There is not a single thing wrong with that sentence. Not only because homemade bread is always a good idea, but because stuffing that bread with ham and cheese? Uh, yes please! I made these crescent rolls recently thinking they would be a great easy lunch recipe. I mean, they are, but they are also so much more?...

Published on November 29, 2023 Homemade Peppermint Oreos– decadent chocolate cookies made with Oreo cookie crumbs, cocoa powder, and filled with a peppermint Oreo cream cheese frosting. Roll in crushed peppermint to make the cookies extra festive. The perfect cookie for the holidays! These cookies are inspired by the Oreo Sandwich Cookie recipe in my cookbook, Let’s Eat Cookies. They are SO good and a book favorite, I decided we needed a holiday version....

Pork is one of my favorite proteins to use when creating recipes. In Chinese and many Asian dishes in particular, it creates new and unique dining experiences, breaking away from the boring and expected. You can check out my other pork chop recipes – Salt and Pepper Pork Chops, Chinese Fried Pork Chops, and Instant Pot Pork Chops with Black Bean Sauce. And now, you can add my honey garlic pork chops to your list of delightful pork recipes....