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Greek Lemon Orzo Salad (Risoni) I was going to post a cozy recipe today but it’s a stinking hot day here in Sydney (sorry to rub it in if you’re suffering through winter! 😉 ) and I literally can’t look at a big steaming pot of comfort food to even write up a recipe. So I’m saving it for next week when the weather cools down! I know it was only last Monday when I posted One Pot Italian Chicken with Risoni (PS Risoni in Australia = Orzo in much of the rest of the world) but I wanted to use up the leftover risoni....

This green rice recipe easily feeds six, but somehow I’ve been eating through each batch all on my own. I just sneak into the fridge, pull out a small bowlful, zap it, and have my green rice morning-afternoon-late-night-whenever snack. The following recipe is loosely based on a somewhat more involved recipe for arroz verde by Diana Kennedy. A classic Mexican side, the green comes from poblano chiles, parsley, and cilantro....

My mom first encountered artichokes in college in Los Angeles in the late 50s. She was babysitting for a family who left instructions for her on how to cook this strange looking vegetable. She dutifully followed the instructions to cook them, and then removed the leaves to serve to the kids and threw out the hearts! Thankfully the kid’s mom eventually set her straight, and to this day mom still bemoans the loss of those hearts....

It’s a magic cheese that you can grill, and it’s ready in just 10 minutes! Enjoy it on its own, in a sandwich, or in salads. Have you heard about the cheese that doesn’t melt? When cooked, it has a browned, crusty exterior, a soft, gooey interior, and an intensely savory flavor. It truly is magic - a cheese that retains its shape when grilled. Ingredients The beauty of this recipe is that you only need TWO ingredients to make it!...

I sometimes keep the granola plain, and other times, I add maple syrup and nuts. This holiday season, I’ve been making it cinnamon, ginger, and cloves for a subtle spiced flavor. Give it as a gift or keep it all for yourself! This granola won’t hit you over the head with sweetness. You can start your morning off right or happily munch on it for a late night snack, all without fear of a sugar rush....

Cranberry Sauce recipe originally published November 2015. Post updated with new recipe video added. No change to recipe – it’s still the same one I use and love! HOMEMADE CRANBERRY SAUCE IS AMAZING I tried store bought cranberry sauce once many years ago and it turned me right off it. It just tasted like….jam. I may as well have slathered my turkey with strawberry jam! It wasn’t until I started to take on the roast turkey centrepiece for holiday gatherings that I decided to give Cranberry Sauce another go…....

Truth: Halfway through a meal my better half will jump up and head to the stove to warm up a few. Scrambled eggs: in a tortilla, preferably with bacon. Roast chicken: in a tortilla with a few jalapenos. Steak slices: absolutely in a tortilla. As for me, I’ll take a warm buttered tortilla for a snack any day of the week. And when I need an extra lift, a schmear of jam cures what ails me....

Honey Garlic Salmon recipe original published March 2015. Refreshed with new photos and video in 2017. HONEY GARLIC SALMON SAUCE This Honey Garlic Salmon recipe is all about the sauce. Just four simple pantry essentials in the right proportions – soy sauce, honey, garlic and vinegar. I used to just whisk up the Sauce and pour it over pan seared Salmon. Then I started adding the sauce into the skillet with the salmon, and that’s even better, so I decided it was time to refresh this recipe (which I posted originally posted in March 2015!...

You can also serve as a side with this super easy garlic butter rice or creamy mashed potato. Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs This is a winner quick chicken dinner recipe the whole family would enjoy. Let me show you how to make it in easy steps This oven-baked honey mustard chicken recipe can be made with any chicken part from chicken breasts to thighs and even wings. For today’s recipe, I am using chicken thighs, they are the juiciest part of a chicken and they don’t dry out easily as chicken breasts....

Most of the radishes we see in stores are bright pinkish red and about the size of golf balls, but there are hundreds of varieties, with all kinds of shapes, sizes, and color. Let’s explore the realm of radishes and see what you can whip up with them. When Are Radishes in Season? Radishes are a cold weather crop and most associated with spring, though in some climates they thrive in other seasons, too....

It is keto-friendly, healthy, grain-free and definitely guilt-free too. This is a low carb plant-based rice, you can serve it just about how you would serve rice. I love it with this easy stove top chicken or mixed with vegetables to make it into fried rice. What is cauliflower and why you need it in your diet cauliflower belongs to the Brassica oleracea family and it is similar to broccoli, it has many nutritional benefits....

These wrapped little babies are great additions to your table this festive season. Watch them fly off the plates within minutes. Pig in a blanket is very easy to make at home using a few ingredients. What makes this recipe great Please tell me I am not the only one that makes and serves pigs in blankets any time of the year? They are not meant for Christmas alone. I think they are great all year long....

I mean it’s hard enough to get people to eat their greens, let alone to try something raw that they would normally only eat cooked. But when my friend Katie brought this kale salad to a dinner party, it was the one dish, among a multitude of fabulous dishes, that I kept going back to. (Oh, I’ll have seconds. Uhm, thirds. Okay I’ve stopped counting, this is good.) This kale salad has now become a favorite at our house, and one of the most requested sides for holiday meals....

Looking for more keto recipes? Check out this roundup post of 35+ Amazing Keto Recipes. Making This Low Carb Beef Stew in the Instant Pot We love to make this low carb beef stew in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker. It’s such an easy way to make a hearty stew and results in tender, fall apart beef. Here’s what you’ll do: Making this stew on the stovetop You can also make this beef stew on the stove in a big dutch oven or large pot....

They are absolutely perfect for breakfast with eggs and avocado, or for dinner with a bowl of chili. Before I learned to make keto cornbread, these muffins were my favorite side to serve with no-bean chili. They are so easy to make and so very flavorful! I still make them often, but now I usually have them for breakfast. The combination of cheese, garlic, and cayenne is really good. Almost too good!...

The secret is browned butter – called Beurre noisette in French. Learn how to pronounce it so you can loftily tell your family and friends “we’re having French tonight!” (But don’t tell them how simple it is?) Restaurant-style Lemon Butter Sauce for Fish! Great quality fish is not cheap. But worthy of investment because: it’s good for you; a beautiful piece of fish requires very little done to it to make a meal that you’d pay serious $ for at a fancy seafood restaurant; and they’re quick to cook....

Malfatti – rustically delicious! I love being proven wrong when it comes to food. As I dubiously fished the totally unimpressive-looking, slippery dumplings from the poaching liquid and plonked them in tomato sauce to pop into the oven, I was mentally preparing for what I could do to save the dish if it came out as bland as I was expecting. Bury in cheese and stick it back in the oven, I thought to myself....

One pot, quick dinner idea that’s on the table in 30 minutes! Mexican Ground Beef Casserole with rice This is essentially the filling for the Mexican Stuffed Peppers I shared a few weeks ago. Why am I bothering? Because when I share a pork chop recipe on Instagram, people always ask if it can be made with chicken. When I share a chicken thigh recipe, people always ask if it can be made with breast....

My Nacho Burger starts with a large (1/3 pound) burger patty flavored with taco seasoning blend for a great Tex-Mex flavor. To get six 1/3-pound burgers you will need 2 pounds of ground beef. Don’t worry you’re going to love this enough to want a big burger. Then I basically add what I put on nachos—pico de gallo, pickled jalapenos, avocado, and even tortilla chips! It might sound strange but trust me the chips completely make the burger....

We did make a couple variations because the first batch we made came out rather dry. Turned out that the cookie just needed to be cooked a little less. They should be just lightly browning around the edges when you take them out of the oven, and still quite soft in the middle. As they cool, they’ll be a little crispy around the edges and moist in the middle. Browning the butter first adds wonderful flavor to the cookies....