These delicious chicken bites double as dinner as well as a crowd-pleasing appetizer. Serve with coconut rice, parsley boiled potatoes, and air fried carrot. Easy garlic chicken bites recipe Think of these garlic butter chicken bites as chicken nuggets without the flour or breadcrumbs coating. It can be baked but today I am sharing with you how to cook chicken pieces in a pan on the stovetop in about 20 minutes tops....

But, the true stars of today’s salad are the black ripe olives. These olives have a firm texture that can stand up to a few hours in a lunch box. Plus, they have a uniquely mild and smooth flavor thanks to a processing technique that’s unique to California ripe olives – no bitter-tasting olives here! The olives actually soak up the flavors of the dressing and other ingredients, making each bite burst with flavor....

Why Grill Asparagus? The smoky flavor, the char marks. Tender, but still with a little crunch. Grilled asparagus is seriously so good! I could eat it like French fries (and have). The best thing about grilling asparagus? It’s so easy. You don’t need anything more than thick asparagus spears, olive oil, salt, and a hot grill. It just takes a few minutes to get some char. More Ways to Enjoy Asparagus Roasted Asparagus Boiled Asparagus with Lemon and Parmesan Baked Asparagus with Parmesan...

Grilled Eggplant Any normal person who felt the need for some veggies to balance out all the carbs, cheese, meat and chocolate they consumed over the holiday period would probably post a fresh, crispy, leafy salad. And talk about cleansing and New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier and lose weight. I really wish I were that type of person. If I were to try that, it just wouldn’t be the real me and things would get really quiet around here pretty quickly…… It takes a lot for me to get excited about a salad....

This recipe departs from typical satay in that it features tofu rather than meat as the star ingredient. Though mild in flavor, tofu absorbs the marinade like a champ and remains tender even under the heat of the grill. I serve it with a spicy peanut sauce made from ingredients you can easily find at a big box supermarket. The marinade is made with fresh ginger and garlic, along with curry powder and turmeric for color and flavor....

We love a good meatball. Seriously, it transforms the plainest old spaghetti into something extraordinary. A good spice element is important, yet these aren’t spicy enough for the kids to complain. Speaking of the kids, we like to make them as healthy as possible for them. These meatballs don’t use any traditional bread crumbs. Instead they are full of wheat germ, wheat bran, and ground flax. Ta-da! And they are totally delicious!...

What do you need to make Gluten Free and Vegan muffins? We use some simple pantry staples and ripe bananas to make these banana muffins. Here’s what you’ll need: Flax eggs – this is just flax meal and water combinedRipe bananas – you want the ripe ones to add sweetness and also so they mash easily.Blanched almond flour – our favorite is Bob’s Red Mill. It is super fine and works great for Gluten Free baking....

Pineapple Chicken BBQ Sauce The flavor of the chicken marinade for this recipe is like a cleaned up Hawaiian BBQ sauce. It’s a little smoky, a little sweet and will have you licking the extra off your fingers! We use all real food ingredients to make this healthy pineapple chicken marinade and dates are our primary sweetener. The refined sugar free sauce makes this recipe both Paleo + Whole30 friendly!...

Do I have to use ground pork with these healthy ramen noodles? Nope. We like ground pork because it cooks up fast and adds extra flavor. You can, however, use another leftover protein like pulled pork. Other options would be ground turkey or chicken or even ground beef. Really, whatever you have on hand, you can make work! What if my family doesn’t like cruciferous veggies? We like adding extra veggies and greens into these healthy ramen noodles, and typically we just get the cruciferous veggies mix at Trader Joe’s....

Homemade Noodle Cups Make Lunch Easy! I eat pretty much the same thing for breakfast every morning with few variations and I don’t mind that. Lunch is another story altogether. If I’m clever enough to plan ahead, I might just have enough leftovers from last night’s dinner to take for lunch, but believe it or not, meals in our house are often last minute throw-together affairs and the leftover options are often pretty thin....

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But for those of us that occasionally make recipes calling for a large amount of ricotta, there aren’t any 2-pound tubs available, just tiny plastic containers in the supermarket. You can find very good ricotta by taking a trip to an Italian épicerie, although if you need a large quantity, you’ll quickly find yourself headed for the maison des pauvres. (The Poor House.) Making ricotta really is easy and for the price of a quart or two of milk, you can have a lovely mound of freshly-made, still-warm ricotta with very little effort....

Filled with mushrooms, tofu and silky egg ribbons, Hot and Sour soup is thickened with cornflour/cornstarch so the broth is beautifully glossy. Serve as a starter with Fried Rice and Kung Pao Chicken, or have it as a meal! Hot and Sour Soup Can you handle the heat?? Hot and Sour Soup is what I order when I go out for Chinese and am pretending/trying to be healthy. Hot and Sour Soup is also what I order just because I love it....

The organization uses its fleet of refrigerated trucks to rescue perishable food from over 70 food vendors in the area. Vendors include everything from grocery stores to warehouses to caterers, with the food going directly from point A to point B without a stop in a warehouse, ensuring it is as fresh as possible when it reaches partner agencies. The key to Saving Grace’s distribution system is their dedicated truck drivers....

Then there’s the question about food rituals. The ink is dry on other traditional holiday menus throughout the year. Chocolate is gifted on Valentine’s Day. And after the egg hunt, deviled eggs are served on Easter. The grills are fired up for hot dogs and barbecue on Independence Day. Turkey is the centerpiece on Thanksgiving and Christmas tables. But when it comes to dishes to serve during the weeklong Kwanzaa festivities, the menu is still being written....

It took me a long time to figure out how to cook the perfect steak, consistently well, every time.I’ve served up many overcooked, chewy steaks in our early dating days! For something that seems so simple, there are lots of variables, which can be confusing! Now I’ve got great steak cooking under my belt, I’ve come up a no-fail, step-by-step plan, covering each of those variables, so you can be confident in the kitchen to cook beautiful, juicy steak....

My love for cheese plates started a few years ago during my university days, I had a weekend job at the time waiting on some very rich people. lol. I always look forward to the desserts because there is always cheese platter on the menu. I also got to learn about different types of cheeses and ever since then I make mine from time to time. Simple Cheese Plate Cheese plates are very simple to make, a great crowd pleaser and are bound to steal the show at get-togethers, parties or any occasion where there would be mouths to feed....

These buttery biscuits rise and are flaky; the flour does not impart any of the grittiness that gluten-free flours can sometimes have. It is the real world, the one we live in, populated with grocery stores and online recipes and food shopping and other ways to buy the ingredients you need to make the likes of a gluten-free biscuit. It is happening! The only “special” ingredient you need is a gluten-free flour mix that you can buy at most supermarkets....

Roasted Peppers One of the best ways to infuse flavour naturally in roasted peppers is to roast them and they are extremely easy to do at home as well. I am sure you will find one of these three methods easy for you and you will never need to buy from the supermarket anymore. You can never go wrong making yours at home yourself and you won’t need to worry about any preservatives like store-bought ones....

1. Make and Proof the Dough Before you begin shaping the rolls, you’ll need to make the dough, cover it, and let it rise. Some recipes call this first rise the bulk proof or first proof. Before you even uncover the risen dough, make sure you have a clean work surface, a bit of flour, and a sharp chef’s knife or bench scraper on hand. A kitchen scale is helpful too, especially if you want evenly sized rolls....