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Ingredients Full recipe with amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Ground turkey / Turkey mince. Breadcrumbs. Fresh or dried will both work. Egg yolk. Cheddar cheese. Gruyere, Parmesan, Jalapeños. Chives. Garlic powder. Oregano. Salt and pepper. Burger buns, lettuce, tomato, onion and cheese slices, to serve. How to make grilled turkey burgers How long to grill turkey burgers Depending on thickness, turkey burgers take between 5 and 7 minutes per side to grill over medium-high heat....

Authentic Chinese spring rolls are delightful treats, but the cooking makes my head ache every time I think about it. Nobody likes deep frying at home. Neither do I. Unless I’m cooking for a party or celebrating Chinese Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), I seldom use tons of oil just to fry a few spring rolls. So, what do you do when you’re craving those crispy and crunchy rolls? The solution is – bake them!...

They’re all a little different, if you’re gonna get all scientific about it. All I know for sure is they’re a cross between all of the above and you’re guaranteed to adore them! I partnered with my lovely pals at Simple Mills this week for an Instagram takeover featuring one of my favorite things on this planet…breakfast. Pancakes and cookies and chia pudding and biscuits oh my! What is Simple Mills all about, you ask?...

Published on June 12, 2023 Cherry Arugula Farro Salad- arugula with fresh cherries, farro, goat cheese, pecans, red onion, fresh herbs, and a simple balsamic vinaigrette. This hearty and delicious salad is perfect for the summer months! I love this salad because it is packed with goodies. The peppery arugula gets tossed with nutty farro, sweet cherries, crunchy pecans, creamy goat cheese, fresh mint or basil, a little red onion, and a robust balsamic vinaigrette....

Published on June 01, 2022 Chimichurri Roasted Potatoes- crispy roasted potatoes tossed in herbaceous chimichurri sauce. This easy potato recipe is a great side dish to any meal. Roasted potatoes are always a good idea, but add chimichurri sauce and you have an AMAZING side dish. The chimichurri takes basic potatoes to a whole new level. After the potatoes come out of the oven, toss them in chimichurri sauce. The potatoes are crispy, salty, and the fresh, herbaceous chimichurri sauce really brightens things up....

Chinese garlic green beans is a simplified version of Sichuan dry fried green beans. This recipe is vegan and uses basic pantry ingredients to create a mouthwatering and satisfying side. Perfect green beans, no wok and deep-frying required If you’ve ever ordered this dish in a restaurant, you must have wondered how to get those perfectly charred and blistered green beans. Chinese garlic green beans use a cooking technique called Gan Bian (干煸), which directly translated means “dry fried”....

This tomato-based oxtail soup is a family tradition. It originates from the Russian-style oxtail soup from Moscow Restaurant, one of the earliest foreign restaurants in Beijing. Opened in 1954, its French-influenced Russian food was the only Western food known to local people, and was unimaginably expensive. Only a small circle of elites could afford it: in the late 70s, it cost around an eighth to a tenth of a person’s monthly income to have dinner there....

Updated March 26, 2019 A few weeks ago I posted a recipe for Toffee Ice Cream Brownie Bars. I haven’t stopped thinking about them because I haven’t stopped eating them:) Well, I did take a break to make Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Bars. I had to see if the ice cream dessert would work with chocolate chip cookie bars. Did it work? You better believe it! I made my favorite chocolate chip cookie bar recipe and topped the bars with chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream....

Ingredients Needed Pancake ingredients are all pantry and fridge staples, making this chocolate chip pancake recipe easy to whip up any day of the week. I use regular flour (all purpose flour) most often but I often substitute in oat flour or wholewheat flour which gives the pancakes a bit more texture. Flour. If you’d like to make these gluten free, use a gluten free flour mixture you like. Baking powder....

Updated March 26, 2019 If you like chocolate and hazelnuts together, you are in for a real treat. This chocolate bark has a special ingredient-Nutella! The bark also gets a generous sprinkling of chopped hazelnuts-which add a nice flavor and crunch. Chocolate hazelnut bark makes a great gift and is also fun to munch on during the holidays. And the best part? It is super easy to make, so you still have time to whip up a batch....

Updated January 15, 2021 Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies-chocolate cookies with chocolate chips, peppermint crunch pieces, and candy cane pieces! These cookies are the PERFECT Christmas cookie! Chocolate and mint is a popular combo, especially during the holiday months. The chocolate and peppermint combo in these cookies is perfection. I add a little peppermint extract to the chocolate cookie dough and mix in chocolate chips and peppermint crunch pieces. I also dip the dough lightly in crushed candy cane pieces....

Updated May 27, 2020 Cinnamon Streusel French Toast French Toast is my favorite “treat” breakfast and this Cinnamon Streusel French Toast is the most indulgent, decadent, French Toast ever…and the most delicious! It’s SO good! This recipe is inspired by the Griddle Cafe in Los Angeles, one of our favorite breakfast spots. Their specialty is super-sized, slightly over-the-top breakfast classics, and I knew from my first bite of this turned-up toast that I’d be heading straight back to my kitchen to figure out how to re-create it....

Ingredients Needed Water. Butter. I used salted butter but unsalted butter can be substituted. Milk. Egg. Flour. Caster sugar. Instant yeast. Salt. Oil, for frying. Any neutral oil will work. I like canola oil or vegetable oil for frying. Cinnamon and caster sugar for the coating. The doughnuts can also be tossed in powdered sugar/confectioners sugar. For the ganache: Dark chocolate, espresso, heavy cream. How to make doughnut holes The great thing about doughnut holes (or donut holes) is that they are an inevitable by-product when making doughnuts....

Published on January 09, 2023 Cottage Cheese Frittata- this easy vegetable frittata recipe is made with cottage cheese which makes the frittata super creamy and adds a big boost of protein. Enjoy for breakfast, brunch, lunch or a light dinner! It’s the perfect recipe for getting in extra veggies and I love that it is made with cottage cheese. I think cottage cheese is a very underrated food. I LOVE it and always have it in the fridge....

How to make lemon pepper sauce This sauce can be made under 10 minutes and is perfect for easy dinners. Melt butter in a frying pan or skillet then add crushed or minced fresh garlic. Allow to cook for a few seconds, stirring the garlic into the butter. Pour in the heavy or whipping cream, fresh lemon juice and freshly cracked pepper. Bring the sauce to a simmer and allow to cook for 5 minutes until the sauce easily coats the back of a spoon....

An easy pasta recipe such as this one is a great option for dinner and sure to please anyone at the end of a long day at work. What makes it unique is that it’s a fresh new take on cooked pasta without using store-bought sauce or pine nuts. This turned out to be another kid-favorite recipe. I agree to be sent email. I added a few red pepper flakes to suit my taste....

Healthy food always tastes bad, and the most delicious food is almost invariably unhealthy. Although I don’t want to admit it, it’s the truth. I’m struggling between eating healthily and satisfying my taste buds 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (yes, I sleep-eat!). It’s like maintaining your work-life balance in that you’re constantly working to achieve a comfortable equilibrium. To better reach that equilibrium, people have started to invent smarter cooking methods, like the method for this crispy oven fried chicken....

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Ingredients Cucumber. I used English cucumbers but Persian cucumbers or mini cucumbers will all work. Tomatoes. I used baby Roma tomatoes and regular salad tomatoes but you can use any variety of your choice. Cherry tomatoes/grape tomatoes would be delicious. Shallots/red onion. Feta cheese. Olive oil. Salt and black pepper. Basil oil/basil pesto. Optional. Fresh lemon juice. Red wine vinegar, white wine vinegar or Balsamic vinegar can be used instead....

Summer is not over yet! Before you bid adieu to the longer days where lingering outdoors with friends and family makes the best memories, you should host one last barbecue. And when you do, you should make my beef satay. It is so easy to prepare and tastes amazing. The flavor comes from my simple marinade. Then once it’s grilled, you serve it with a nutty dipping sauce. So it’s meat on a stick served with a dipping sauce, making it the best summer barbecue food you can possibly serve....