Can I use frozen blueberries? If you want to use frozen blueberries to make blueberry pancakes, thaw and rinse the blueberries, drain well, and pat them dry. Frozen berries have excess liquid due to the freezing process and you just need to make sure to get rid of that before proceeding to use in the recipe. Can I use whole wheat flour in this recipe? Yes! Whole wheat flour can be used interchangeably in this recipe....
Is This Recipe No Bake? Yes and no. You’ll have to bake your Oreo crust, but you don’t have to bake again once you’ve added the filling. This is a pie best served cold — in fact, you won’t be able to serve it unless it has cooled completely and set for at least 6 hours. That said, once you bake your crust, feel free to shut that oven off because you won’t need it!...
Why a mayo-free potato salad? Don’t get me wrong, I love a classic potato salad. In fact, I have another potato salad recipe that I dearly love and make frequently. However, I wanted to make a different, lighter version of potato salad with fewer ingredients. This pesto potato salad is: Light, fresh and herbyEasy to makeUnique and funCreamy with a little crunch A healthy potato salad If you’re looking for a lighter, healthy version of potato salad – look no further....
Whenever I’m stumped for what to make for dinner I always at least consider just making breakfast for dinner. It’s easy and I almost always have the ingredients. Plus, everyone love pancakes so I know I have something that everyone will eat. And that’s always important as a mom. We were about to head out of town, and I was running low on ingredients and had a lot of other stuff to worry about like packing....
Unfortunately, the plums required for this recipe hardly put a dent in her inventory; only a little more than a pound is needed. With different varieties of plums and pluots (a cross between a plum and an apricot), some orange zest, lemon juice, and sugar, this rustic plum tart is bright and delicious, and a great way to put some extra plums to work! I’ve updated the recipe to include instructions for making my favorite homemade pastry crust....
You can address this in a couple of ways. The most important thing is to not overcook the pork. Pork tenderloin can quickly go from perfect to overdone, so use a meat thermometer, pay attention and pull the meat from the heat when it gets to the right internal temperature. Another thing you can do to help keep the moisture in the meat is to marinate the tenderloin in a lightly briny solution....
Have you ever seen such small, pudgy hands on a fully grown person? Well, I say “fully grown” but I must admit I’m rather vertically challenged. I like to say I’ve been standing in a hole since I was 7. 🙂 Having “Baby Hands” (which is what my friends call me!) is the bane of my life as a food blogger because I love doing “action shots”. I make a conscious effort to try to position my fingers to make them look more elongated in photos (I sort of stretch them out, and I try to get a flattering light on them), but sometimes I’m too flustered to remember....
“Quesadillas are great standby meals to have in the freezer because they thaw so quickly” There is an art to making quesadillas. Learn from my mistakes: Use 1 rather than 2 tortillas. Don’t sandwich your filling between 2 tortillas. I learnt this the hard way when I flipped a tortilla and most of the filling went flying. Use the “half moon” technique by putting the filling on one side then folding the tortilla over....
Why should I chill the dough for pumpkin cheesecake thumbprint cookies? Chilling your dough is a crucial step to ensuring the perfect cookie, and you do not want to skip it! Chilling will cool down the butter, preventing the cookies from spreading out too fast in the oven. Salted vs. Unsalted Butter: You can use either salted or unsalted butter in this recipe. If you use salted butter you will want to omit the 1/2 teaspoon salt....
Pasta Options: We opt for (of course) spaghetti for this cheesy baked spaghetti dish. That said, you can also use: Angel HairVermicelli Just make sure to cook it al dente for the best results! Meat Options: We add ground beef to make this recipe even heartier. You can also use: Italian sausageGround chickenGround turkeyPlant-based ground meat substitute Don’t be afraid to experiment and make this pasta main dish recipe your own!...
Inedible raw, and looking like a cross between a pear and a golden apple, quince cook up sweet, with a vibrant rose color and a floral aroma and flavor. These days you can still find an odd tree here and there in backyards of older houses, though chances are the owners don’t know the culinary delights available in these hard yellow fruit. (I had a quince tree in the yard of my rented home in San Francisco for 4 years and never once cooked a quince....
The classic components of a Reuben sandwich involve thinly sliced pastrami or corned beef (depending your own personal preference), swiss cheese, and sauerkraut doused with thousand island dressing and sandwiched between two slices of toasted rye bread. We’ve taken all of the classic flavors of a Reuben sandwich and stuffed it inside a chicken breast. This unique dinner idea is great for switching up your regular dinner routine. How to Make Homemade Bread Crumbs Want to go the extra mile with this recipe?...
Juicy on the inside, and served with liquid gold pan juices loaded with flavour, this is THE Roast Chicken recipe you’ll make over and over again! The best Roast Chicken recipe is…. ….. juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside with golden skin that’s buttery and herby and garlicky with just a subtle perfume of lemon to remind you it’s there without overwhelming. It creates its own pan juices that’s used as the sauce for the chicken....
The cauliflower head comes out beautifully browned on the outside and tender on the inside. It was my dad who inspired me to make this recipe. Dad is a great cook, always happy to try new recipes. When he sent over this beautiful photo, I just had to try it too! I’m happy I tried it. It’s a great recipe and I’ve been making it regularly ever since I first tried it....
Simple Ingredients There is really nothing fancy in this recipe. Just some basic fresh ingredients and then spices you probably already have in your pantry. The combination of fresh rosemary with oregano, smoked paprika and garlic give this dish tons of flavor, even though the ingredients are pretty simple! Make Ahead + Re-Heat We love this type of breakfast because it still tastes great re-heated! Sometimes you make something in advance, and then heat it back up the next day or a couple days later, and it just isn’t as good re-heated....
Even Easier Prep Justin’s mom brought us a huge head of cabbage from her garden, and we made this sausage and cabbage skillet with it the first time we made it. Of course, fresh cabbage from the garden is pretty great, so it was worth the extra time and effort to chop up the cabbage. To save time if needed though, you can buy pre-shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix. It’s nice because it adds a little extra color if there are green and purple cabbage and carrots in the mix....
This recipe is the butterscotch version of everybody’s favourite Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding. Just as quick, just as easy, just as loved! Self Saucing Butterscotch Pudding There’s something childishly satisfying about self saucing puddings. I love the magic of it – one batter making a warm pudding plus a sauce. And I love the cosiness of puddings. Put a delicately crafted chocolate masterpiece next to a “rustic” bowl of apple crumble topped with a melted mess of ice cream, and I’d choose the crumble any day and twice on Sunday....
These chicken thighs with roasted potatoes and broccoli truly fit the bill. And the best part is that you only have one pan to clean up after dinner! Chicken thighs are a fantastic protein because, in addition to being affordable, they are so forgiving when cooking. Unlike breast meat, which get dry and stringy when over cooked, chicken thighs will still be tender and juicy even if they’re in the oven a minute or two too long....
Swordfish is a firm and meaty fish that is mild in flavor which makes it perfectly suited for a marinade followed by a quick grill. Some call it the steak of the sea, and for good reason. Swordfish is generally flash frozen and shipped to grocery stores. You can purchase swordfish pre-thawed at your fish counter, or purchase it frozen and that it yourself at home. Do I have to use swordfish?...
My mom always claims that this is the week when she’ll start cleaning the house to get it ready for guests to come over for the holidays, but in reality, that doesn’t wrap up until the day before Thanksgiving. (Speaking of which, I hope you’ve made your travel plans already if you’re heading out of town!) Last weekend, I was in Florida for a college friend’s wedding. This was my second and final wedding for the year, which is a big improvement from the year I had five, two of which were on the same weekend....
