A simple kohlrabi salad recipe prepared with grated or shredded raw kohlrabi and dressed with an easy to prepare vinaigrette dressing. This refreshing salad can be prepared in advance. Here is how it's made from scratch at home. 📕 What is Kohlrabi? Kohlrabi is a roundish bulb root vegetable. It's juicy on the inside, and it has a hard thick skin, which will … [Read more...]
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French Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe
Our homemade Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette dressing, prepared without any special kitchen tools (no immersion blender). I share our authentic easy french recipe so that you can make it from scratch at home within 5 minutes with just 5 ingredients! This is a healthier salad dressing. It doesn't include sugar, artificial ingredients, or dairy products. It's vegan, … [Read more...]
Kidney Bean Salad with Vinaigrette Dressing
Kidney bean salad is a lovely nourishing and delicious high protein bean salad, which I prepare with a homemade vinaigrette dressing. Red Kidney beans are a wonderful healthy source of protein which you shouldn't miss incorporating into your diet. Learn how to make this vegan bean salad from scratch further below and get the recipe + video! 📕 What are Kidney … [Read more...]
Creamy Bacon French Bread Pizza Recipe
French bread pizza topped with bacon pieces and cream cheese. Easily made at home and oh so good, with just a few ingredients. Make this for lunch or dinner anytime! I show you how in this homemade recipe. 📕 What is a French Bread Pizza? A French bread pizza is a crispy open face, sheet pan, oven baked baguette-like bread, topped with meats or veggies or … [Read more...]
Zucchini and Eggs Skillet Recipe
Sautéed zucchini and eggs skillet, prepared within a few minutes with fresh ingredients only. Learn how to make it and get my recipe with instructions, tips, and flavor ideas further below. 📕 What is this recipe? I created this zucchini and egg skillet recipe as a quick and easy last-minute dinner meal option. It's a great recipe for novice cooks and all … [Read more...]
Ranch Seasoning Mix Recipe
Make this homemade ranch seasoning mix if you are seeking real food flavors in your life. Save money with your DIY ranch spice and make it as per your needs and health requirements. 📕 What's Ranch Seasoning? Ranch seasoning is a blend of herbs and spices popularized by Hidden Valley. Their main product is Ranch Dressing, which was invented by Steve Henson … [Read more...]
Simple Buttered Peas Recipe
Buttered Peas is a lovely universal side dish. It is best prepared with fresh green peas to bring out all those good sweet natural flavors. Here you will learn how to make it and I share some flavor variations, tips to store it properly and a how-to video. 📕 What are Buttered Peas? Butter peas are green peas sautéed in butter. It's a popular side dish that … [Read more...]
Skillet French Savory Crêpe Recipe
A simple savory crêpe recipe, just the way French people make them at home. You will only need a regular skillet to make thin perfect crêpes. Those can be stuffed with a savory filling. 📕 What are Crêpes? Crêpes are french paper-thin large round pancakes. They resemble the German or Austrian Pfannkuchen or Palatschinken, just that they are thinner than … [Read more...]
Pepperoni Pizza Pocket Recipe
Heavenly pepperoni and cheese stuffed hot pizza pocket. If you love pizza, those are for you! 📕 What are Pizza Pockets? My homemade Pizza Pockets are inspired by the Italian Calzone Pizza, which is a pizza folded over and baked with a pizza filling. I came up with these because I wanted something pizza, small and that could be carried around. They are … [Read more...]
Butter Garlic Green Beans Recipe
I grew up eating sautéed butter garlic green beans at home. Preparing this string bean dish is super easy and, if done the right way, also very delicious. 🧅 Ingredients You will only need 4–5 ingredients to make this nifty and delicious side dish. The full recipe with detailed US and metric ingredients measurements is located further below in my recipe … [Read more...]
Salisbury Steak Recipe
Juicy browned Salisbury steak cooked in a homemade mushroom gravy sauce. This is a classic from scratch skillet one-pot dinner meal. 📕 What is it? Salisbury steak is a hamburger steak cooked and served with mushroom gravy or a so-called brown sauce. It's a typical US-American meal, popularized for the first time 100 years ago by the European immigrant … [Read more...]
French Green Lentils with Sausage (Puy Lentils)
A French recipe for green lentils cooked with sausages. This is a family one-pot recipe. It's one of my favorite winter-time dinner meals. My mum would prepare it every once in a while for us. 📕 What are French Green Puy Lentils? The french green lentils are an important ingredient in the french homemade local cuisine. They are better known as Lentille … [Read more...]
Nourish Me Soup Recipe
A nourishing soup prepared with fresh root vegetables, pasta, and soup seasoning. This soup is vegan and a convenient one-pot dish. 📕 What is this soup? The nourish me soup is, as the title explains, a healthy comfort food soup. Chunks of root vegetables are cooked in a clear broth with a handful of soup spices. It's inspired by and resembles the … [Read more...]
Ground Horseradish Recipe
Ground horseradish is a must-have strongly-flavored condiment, which is for all those who love German and East European food. 📕 What is Ground Horseradish? Ground horseradish is prepared out of fresh raw horseradish, a sharp-tasting root that is related to the Japanese wasabi root. The root is creamy white and it's dense and hard. The flavor can be described … [Read more...]
Japanese Wafu Dressing Recipe
Japanese wafu dressing with onions to serve with your salad, fish or steak. 📕 What is it? Wa-fu means Japanese dressing and is a common vinaigrette-like sauce in Japan. People usually buy it ready-made in stores in Japan but it can also made from scratch at home because it includes common pantry ingredients. This particular wafu dressing was my food … [Read more...]
Lemony Olive Oil Tortellini Recipe
A simple but flavorful tortellini dinner meal idea, coated in a skillet with lemon, garlic, basil and olive oil. 🍋 Ingredients Here is an overview of the ingredients and the process. That should give you an idea how it comes together. The full recipe with US and metric measurements is located further below in the recipe card. 🔪 How to make it? The … [Read more...]
Chicken Alfredo Fettuccine Recipe
Creamy chicken alfredo fettuccine inspired by olive garden. This is the ultimate comfort dinner meal and YOU can prepare it now from scratch at home with this easy skillet recipe. 🍗 Ingredients 🔪 How to make it? Here is an overview of how to make this homemade meal. The complete recipe with US and metric measurements is further below in the recipe … [Read more...]
Johnny Marzetti - Ground Beef Noodle Casserole
Johnny Marzetti is a baked comfort noodle dish prepared with tomato sauce, ground beef, and topped cheese. It's a 100% delicious, fool-proof recipe and a family favorite! 📕 What is Johnny Marzetti? Johnny Marzetti is a baked pasta casserole dish prepared with ground beef and tomato sauce. It's an Italian-American dish from the midwest, Columbus … [Read more...]
Lobster Bisque Recipe
A lobster bisque is a soul food dish, a deeply flavored tomato-based thickened soup, enriched with lobster chunks. Prepare this soup from scratch. The boiling instructions for a whole fresh lobster will be posted another day. 📕 What is a lobster bisque? A bisque is a creamy thickened deep flavored soup that originated in France. However, the dish is more … [Read more...]
Vegetable Wild Rice Soup Recipe
A comforting and healthy wild rice soup enhanced with fresh vegetables, flavored with spices and herbs. 📕 What is wild rice? Wild rice is actually not a rice variety. It's a grain that grows on tall grasses native to North America. Wild rice is sometimes also sold as Canadian rice or Native American rice. The elongated grains turn dark brown when dried, … [Read more...]
Kale Salad with Cranberries Recipe
Fresh kale salad with cranberries can be enjoyed during the festive time or as a healthy salad all year round. The salad is marinated in a simple dressing. 📕 What is Kale? Kale is sometimes called a super green. It's a tough and hardy green leaf cabbage variety. It grows as loose leaves around a hard stem and they turn dark green in color. The plant is … [Read more...]
French Carrot Salad Recipe
Authentic french carrot salad family recipe prepared from scratch, quick and easily. Get all the tips and things you need to know to make this shredded salad today. 📕 What is a French carrot salad? A French carrot salad is a shredded or grated carrot slaw. The salad uses fresh carrots, which are topped with a simple healthier and light dressing. We … [Read more...]
Baked Spaghetti Squash Carbonara Casserole
Baked spaghetti squash casserole with carbonara flavors. This is your next family dinnner meal! 📕 What is spaghetti squash? Spaghetti squash is a winter squash variety. Baked spaghetti squash pulp turns into spagetthi like strings, hence why the name. Spaghetti Squash is in season throughout fall from September to mid December. You can buy it in your … [Read more...]
Spiced Carrot Ginger Soup Recipe
Wholesome thick Carrot Ginger Soup, spiced and full of flavors. I show you how to make this soup from scratch and give you some ingredient options and even a vegan option. 🥕 Ingredient options You can choose to use different varieties of carrots to make this soup. I made this soup a many times, and I loved adding one or more of these ingredients to switch up … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies
The Mediterranean Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies is a convenient summer garden vegetable dinner meal. Pick your veggies (because I give you a choice!), coat with seasoning and spread it over your sheet pan to roast in the oven. It's that easy! I always like a quick meal on a warm summer evening because who wants to spend time in the kitchen when you get to enjoy a cool … [Read more...]
Asian Ginger Dressing with Napa Cabbage
A bright intense ginger dressing served over napa cabbage. This is an Asian-inspired vinaigrette coleslaw side dish recipe, which you can serve with most East Asian main course meals. 💡 Dressing ingredients The homemade dressing is a straightforward, Asian flavored vinaigrette style salad topping. The recipe was inspired by my Japanese cabbage slaw salad, … [Read more...]
Balsamic Chicken Breast Recipe
A quick recipe for Balsamic Chicken Breasts cooked in one-pan. With a simple seasoning and without honey all low-carb. This flavorful chicken prepared with balsamic vinegar marination counts as an easy meal idea. I discuss the marination ingredients, explain how you can make it from scratch and share my serving ideas with you in this post. 📕 The … [Read more...]
Japanese Teriyaki Chicken Recipe
This is an authentic Japanese Teriyaki Chicken Recipe prepared with boneless chicken thighs and a handful of pantry ingredients. This recipe is without cornstarch and ginger. Momoko, our Japanese food expert, joined the team a little while back. She has been helping me film her heritage food and I'm translating her knowledge into useful recipe posts. We have … [Read more...]
French Onion Tart Recipe
This is a french family onion tart recipe. It's from northern France, the historical Picardi region. You can prepare this savory tart within minutes or choose to make it from scratch. 📕 What is an onion tart? An onion tart is a savory open pie-like pastry with an onion custard filling. It's a traditional main course dish, served for lunch or dinner, in … [Read more...]
Simple Beet Salad Recipe
A simple tasty beet salad with a handful of ingredients. Use your kitchen pantry ingredients to make this classic healthy beetroot salad with dressing. This salad is vegan, gluten-free plant-based and contains real ingredients. 📕 What beets to use? You can use red or golden beets to make this salad. I used red beets, as you can see in the picture. Red … [Read more...]
Cottage Pie with Ground Beef
A Cottage Pie prepared with ground mince and baked in a casserole pan. This recipe is the easiest from-scratch version you can make at home. I called it originally a shepherd's pie with ground beef because that's what it is known as outside Ireland and Britain. 📕 What is cottage pie and a shepherd's pie? Shepherd's pie is a layered crustless pie, … [Read more...]
Creamy Avocado Dressing Recipe
Green creamy avocado dressing is delightfully good in so many ways. The simple dressing is vegan dairy-free, perfect for a plant-based diet, and healthy because it's low carb and gluten-free. 🔪 How to prepare the dressing? You will only need a handful of ingredients to make this avocado dressing. Get fresh ripe avocados and you are almost good to go. Here … [Read more...]
Orange Marmalade Recipe
I make my mum's orange marmalade recipe every year in winter when the first gorgeous scented oranges appear in store! The fragrant fruity citrus marmalade is an authentic french foolproof family recipe prepared without pectin and it includes only two ingredients. The orange preserve is all-natural prepared with organic oranges because orange marmalade always includes … [Read more...]
Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto Recipe
My creamy roasted butternut squash risotto recipe is a fall risotto dinner meal idea. The risotto is prepared in one pot with roasted butternut squash and it includes wine as well. I show you further below how to prepare this dish from scratch in my video and with the help of my process shots. Risotto is a classic meal from northern Italy, made of rice and, in … [Read more...]
Endives au Jambon - Belgian Endive au Gratin
Endives au Jambon is a baked au gratin dinner meal from the North of France. Belgian Endives are rolled into ham slices and coated with a cheese béchamel sauce. This traditional dish is also known under a different name as Chicon au Jambon in some regions or as Endives Jambon Bechamel. 🍲 What are Endives au Jambon? The term Endives au Jambon is French, and it … [Read more...]
Mexican Corn Black Bean Salad Recipe
This Mexican Corn Black Bean Salad is stuffed with flavors and we call it a summer comfort dish. I enhanced this black beans Mexican corn salad side dish with a light dressing, which I seasoned with my Mexican spice blend. We both absolutely adore corn and beans in a salad. Paul actually introduced me to his favorite bean and corn salads, ad over the years we came … [Read more...]
Tuna Asparagus Salad with Microgreens
Take advantage of the Asparagus season with a cold tuna asparagus salad, microgreens, and lemon vinaigrette dressing. Enjoy this spring and summertime salad as a low carb lunch meal or as a side dish with other dishes. If you are looking for more lunch salad ideas then check out this flavorful strawberry spinach feta salad. 🔪 How to cook asparagus for … [Read more...]
Green Peppercorns in Brine Recipe
Green Peppercorns in Brine is a very nifty way to preserve fresh green peppercorns. I captured in my how-to video below the way I pickle my green peppercorns. If you love homemade pickles, take a look at my pickled Jalapeños Recipe! 📕 What are Green Peppercorns in brine? Green Peppercorns in brine are pickled fresh green peppercorns that are preserved in a … [Read more...]
Balsamic Spinach Strawberry Feta Salad with Walnuts
Balsamic Spinach Strawberry Feta Salad with Walnuts is one of our favorite salads at home. The salad is savory, sweet with the light sour dressing and has both soft and crunchy elements to make you want more instantly with each bite. This salad was partially inspired by my Arugula Feta Salad. 🍓 Ingredients I didn't understand for a very long time why … [Read more...]
Ham Asparagus Casserole Recipe
Celebrate spring with my mum's French ham asparagus casserole recipe. Fresh Asparagus are rolled up in ham and cooked in a casserole dish with a creamy cheesy béchamel sauce. The Asparagus ham roll up casserole topped with béchamel sauce is a perfect family weeknight dinner dish. Comforting and ready within 25 minutes, everyone will enjoy this spring time dish … [Read more...]