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...]
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Peach Salsa Recipe
Fresh Peach Salsa prepared with 5 ingredients from scratch. This dish is naturally vegan and gluten-free. TLDR The peach salsa is inspired by the Mexican Picco de Gallo and a reader most recently asked me to share a peach salsa. We have plenty of peaches growing at home and inspiration fell into my lap thanks to the mango salsa and the Trini mango … [Read more...]
Dehydrated Mango
Dehydrated Mango is a delicious healthy snack! Turns out, you can make them at home in ease. Here is how: 📕 What are dehydrated Mangoes? Dehydrated mangoes are slices or strips of mangoes that were left to dry over a period of time. The process sucks out all the juices of the fresh fruit slices so they can be stored and enjoyed later in time. Dried … [Read more...]
Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe
Picture this: Your homemade shrimp fried rice tonight for dinner! This is a basic recipe, with ideas on how to make it your own, serving suggestions, and instructions on how to store leftovers. Yes, we love Asian takeout food, I wholeheartedly agree! Yet sometimes not going out and attempting to cook those classics at home can be so rewarding and delicious. In … [Read more...]
Fava Beans - How to prep, cook and store
Fava beans (aka broad beans) are incredibly nutritious beans! In this post, you will learn how to prep cook and store them. 📕 What are fava beans? Fava beans are also called broad beans in some regions in this world. They are large green beans growing and sitting in a thick, slightly hairy, thick green pod. The pods can get about 6-7 inches long and one … [Read more...]
Baked Parmesan Chicken Tenders Recipe
Easy no-fail parmesan chicken tenders oven-baked and ready within minutes. I share a basic recipe and options to season them further in the recipe card further below! 📕 What are chicken tenders? Chicken tenders are also called chicken fingers or strips. Boneless chicken breast tenderloins are cut into finger length pieces. The meat is either fried, … [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...]
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...]
Japanese Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
Japanese 3 ingredient Teriyaki Sauce made from scratch. This is a quick and easy authentic healthier Japanese teriyaki recipe and your best choice if you want to prepare various teriyaki dishes from scratch. This teriyaki sauce recipe is part of my Japanese food series. I have brought in native Japanese food specialized to the MasalaHerb.com team. This is an … [Read more...]
Thai Drunken Noodles Recipe (pad kee mao)
Thai Drunken Noodles, aka pad kee mao is a spicy rice noodle dish. This flavorful Asian noodle recipe is prepared with chicken and basil in one pot. 📕 What are drunken noodles? Drunken noodles is a spicy Thai rice noodle dish. Contrary to its name, it is not prepared with liquor. We came across this amazing stir-fried noodle dish on our trip to … [Read more...]
4 Ingredient Bok Choy Stir Fry Recipe
Just 4 Ingredients to make this bok choy stir-fry at home. You will like this recipe if you want to learn to cook with bok choy and if you enjoy Chinese flavors. Ingredients Tip: Instead of the soy sauce, you can use my universal 3 ingredient stir-fry sauce. 🍲 How to clean fresh Bok Choy? Bok choy stalks need to be separated from each other because mud … [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...]
Oven Roasted Potatoes and Carrots Recipe
Sheet pan oven roasted potatoes and carrots is a quick and easy side dish. I show you how to make this tasty vegan dish asap below! This side dish is healthier, low-carb (without sugar), gluten-free and plant-based vegan. You will love your roasted carrots and potatoes served with other main course meals. It's almost effortless to make it from scratch! 🔪 … [Read more...]
Dehydrated Pineapple
Homemade dehydrated pineapple chunks - Here you will learn how to make them. I cover 3 drying options, but with a focus on how to use a food dehydrator. The benefit of drying your pineapple slices is that you can make it without sugar. This is a great option too if you suffer from food allergies because dried fruits are often while processed in food factories where … [Read more...]
Chicken Chow Mein Recipe
A quick and easy chicken chow mein recipe to make at home within 20 minutes! This dish is healthier than the takeout version as it contains less sodium and I dare to say that it tastes better! Stuffed with gorgeous flavors, Chinese cuisine is definitely one of our Asian foods. This chicken chow mein is all your if you are starting to learn how to make Chinese … [Read more...]
Baked Tofu with Vegetables (Sheet Pan)
Crispy baked tofu cubes prepared on one sheet pan with your choice of vegetables. Makes an easy to prepare complete low carb and vegan dinner meal for two. You can also make this dish a tad healthier by using gluten-free soy sauce and/ or low sodium ingredients. This plant-based dish is great for weight loss too! If you like sheet-pan meals, check out my … [Read more...]
Italian Seasoning Recipe
Your homemade Italian seasoning recipe to make endless quantities of this amazing flavorful blend. That way you will never run out of this essential mix of herbs and spices. 📕 What is Italian Seasoning? Italian Seasoning is an invention from folks who are not Italian and living in Italy. The idea is to infuse food with the typical Italian flavors by using … [Read more...]
Turmeric Spice, Uses + Recipes
Turmeric spice can be easily included in your cooking. I show you how in this post. Also, why is turmeric such a great spice, which one should you buy and a selection of recipes with turmeric to choose from. 📕 What is turmeric? Turmeric is a yellow-orange root that has been used as a spice in Indian and Asian cooking for centuries. Turmeric is also known … [Read more...]
Old Fashioned Caramel Candy Recipe
Old fashioned hard caramel candy prepared with only 2 ingredients (yep, I'm serious!) My grandmother used to make these for my dad when he was small, and now I'm sharing it with you. 📕 Recipe Origins My grandmother in Austria used to make these 2 ingredients caramel hard candy back in the day when my father was a kid. Most of my dad's family made them for … [Read more...]
Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies Recipe
Bacon wrapped little smokies are crunchy and make for a crowd-pleasing bite. I show you how to prepare this quick and easy sausage recipe. 📕 What are little smokies? Little Smokies (or lil smokies) are smoked mini sausages that consist of a blend of beef and pork meat. They are like cocktail wieners or other small mini sausages but the meat has been … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Candied Almonds
Cinnamon candied almonds are a sweet holiday snack that you will love! The pan-roasted almonds are layered with an irresistible sugar-cinnamon layer that you won't be able to resist. Make these Christmas spiced almonds to gift to your family and friends this season! 📕 What are candied almonds? Candied almonds are roasted almonds coated with a … [Read more...]
How to roast Butternut Squash
How to roast Butternut Squash 3 ways. I share tips and a video on how to roast whole butternut squash, squash halves, and cubes. Add this winter squash to your menu this fall. Celebrate healthier holidays with your family and friends or use your squash to prepare my butternut squash apple soup. 🔪 How to prepare it? You have 3 options to prepare and … [Read more...]
Herb Compound Butter Recipe
Make your own Herb Compound Butter easily at home, with your choice of herbs. I share below how to make your homemade herb butter after your own preferences, and explain further how to use it to it's fullest potential. 📕 What is compound butter? Compound butter flavored butter, which you can use further in your recipes. Seasoned butter can be enhanced with … [Read more...]
Ham and Cheese Croissant Recipe
Baked ham and cheese croissant are my guilty brunch time pleasure. Prepare these hot cheesy ham filled croissant easily at home within minutes and let's indulge each bite slowly. This is a super easy breakfast, brunch, lunch or anytime-I'm-craving-comfort-food idea. The recipe is easy and straightforward but just in case... What's this ham and cheese … [Read more...]
Tofu Tikka Masala
Tofu Tikka Masala is a creamy Vegan version of the popular Indian chicken tikka masala dish. 📕 What is Tofu Tikka Masala? Tofu Tikka Masala is the vegan version of the popular chicken tikka masala. The curry is based on a spiced cashew curry paste. And water is added to the paste to build up the curry overheat. The tofu cubes are then added to the curry … [Read more...]
Trinidad Mango Chow Recipe
Trinidad Mango Chow is a healthy Caribbean snack prepared with sweet mangoes and hot chilis amongst other flavor giving ingredients. Sunita, my Trini food expert, had me try her favorite Caribbean summer snack, the Mango Chow. If you remember back in December, Sunita was the one to introduce us to the Caribbean Sorrel drink. This is how I ended up sitting in my … [Read more...]
Shrimp Scampi with Asparagus and Tomato
15-minute Shrimp scampi with asparagus and tomato is a favorite dinner meal at home! Prepare the shrimp butter sauce within minutes for dinner tonight! 🍤 Ingredients I most definitely made my own version of olive garden shrimp scampi recipe. Basically, the classic olive garden recipe has been adapted. I like to add more asparagus and I love the addition of … [Read more...]
Mango Pico de Gallo Recipe
A fresh Mango Pico de Gallo with perfectly balanced fruity, tangy hot flavors. This will amaze your taste buds! 📕 What is Mango Pico de Gallo? Mango Pico de Gallo is a Mexican variation of the classic tomato Picco de gallo, which is known as a salsa fresca or cruda (means fresh or raw). Ingredients are cut small and each enhances the other. Occasionally, a … [Read more...]
Tom Kha Gai Soup with fresh Ingredients
Tom Kha Gai is a flavorful modern Thai soup with coconut milk, chicken, and galangal. This recipe includes fresh from scratch ingredients, and not a ready-made tom kha curry paste. And still your tom kha gai will be ready within 30 minutes! The first time I came across Tom Kha Gai soup was in a Thai place in Europe. It all happened in a little Thai take away place. … [Read more...]
Vegan Tikka Masala Sauce Recipe
My favorite Tikka Masala Sauce is by accident vegan and so much tastier and healthier than the stuff you get in stores! The freezer friendly curry paste can be used for various tikka masala meals. 📕 What is Tikka Masala Sauce? Tikka Masala Sauce is a thin-spiced curry paste variety to prepare the famous Chicken Tikka Masala dish. Popular discounters such … [Read more...]
Simple Pineapple Fried Rice Recipe
Pineapple Fried Rice Recipe makes a delicious weeknight meal. You can make this quick and easy Asian fried rice with pineapple recipe at home. I love fried rice with black pepper chicken. I think this easy Pineapple fried rice recipe variation will be the next big fried rice dish, and that for a good reason! Fried rice is an awesome way to reuse … [Read more...]
Mexican Seasoning Recipe
Mexican Seasoning (Taco seasoning blend) is prepared with a few smooth ground spices, which most probably you will have in your kitchen. It takes less than 5 minutes to just mix together the ground spices for this Mexican spice mix recipe and you can store it easily for another hot spiced day. 📕 What is this Mexican Seasoning? Mexican food seasoning is a … [Read more...]
Chinese Szechuan Dry Fried Green Beans Recipe
Szechuan Dry Fried Green Beans is a healthy Chinese Restaurant side dish specialty. Serve these one-pan vegetarian Sichuan style green beans with fried rice and seasoned pork mince. 📕 What is this dish? Dry Fried Green Beans is a popular Chinese side dish from the Szechuan province in China. It's called dry fried because the green beans are stir-fried … [Read more...]
Spicy Sriracha Mayo Sauce
Spicy Sriracha Mayo is one of our favorite sauces any time of the year. You are going to love dipping into this spicy mayo sauce if you liked my Yum Yum Sauce! Learn in this post how to make sriracha mayo get some ideas. 📕 What is Sriracha Mayo? Sriracha Mayo is made of Mayonnaise, Sriracha and can contain other flavor enhancing … [Read more...]
Japanese Cabbage Salad & Dressing
A quick Japanese cabbage salad with a drizzle of homemade dressing. Make this gluten-free and low-carb salad within 5 minutes and serve with your favorite foods. In my neighborhood, we have two excellent Japanese restaurants. One of the two prepares this Japanese crispy cabbage salad. I discovered this salad accidentally 2 years as they had added … [Read more...]
Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe
Chicken Tikka Masala is a classic, spiced, tomato based curry. This curry is for you if you enjoy dipping your warm naan bread in a creamy butter chicken curry! After a long day at work, you just want to have a wholesome, comforting dish to feed your hunger. You want a dish that makes you happy, food which takes you over and which numbs your mind. When … [Read more...]
Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry Recipe
Asian-inspired Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry skillet, prepared in just one pan within minutes. Enjoy this delicious cabbage chicken meal to the fullest because it's gluten-free & low-carb as well! For this recipe, watch the how-to video and get the step-by-step recipe further below! Do you love Chinese chicken meals? Try my Chinese inspired chicken noodle soup or … [Read more...]
Clear Bok Choy Soup Recipe
One-Pan Bok Choy Soup with aromatic spices and Asian flavors in a clear broth. This cleansing light winter soup is flavorful, easy to make and ready within 20 minutes! 📕 What is Bok Choy? Bok Choy is one of the few Chinese cabbage varieties, which is also known as Pok Choy or Pak Choy. The vegetable is a green leave variety popularized in China. … [Read more...]
Asian Meatballs Recipe
My Asian Meatballs make a great party appetizer. Prepared with minced pork and/or beef, and further topped with an oriental sauce, the meatballs make for a welcoming change. I show you further below, how to make these babies quickly and easily! If you love Asian flavors and meatballs, then these bite-sized appetizers should be on your bucket list. The Asian … [Read more...]