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The trick to making a good BLT wrap is to make super crispy bacon, stack the ingredients in the right order, and use a good sauce. We will do all of those things in this version, and you’ll be left with a lunchtime winner! My Favorite Way to Make Crispy Bacon Sometimes if I just need to make a few strips of bacon, I’ll cook the bacon in the air fryer or even in a skillet, but if I’m cooking a pound of bacon like for these wraps, you better believe I’ll be baking the bacon so it’s easy to clean up and stays very crispy....

The day has finally arrived! Chris has finished his IT job after 17 years, and is officially coming on board with Kitchen Sanctuary! We’re both a little terrified, but extremely excited! I’m mostly looking forward to: Having someone to share the workload - I’ve worked until close to midnight every night this week - despite this only being my second post of the week (freelance work, cookery class review, and the dreaded tax return taking up most of my time)....

What Is Cacio e Pepe? Cacio e pepe, which translates to “cheese and pepper,” is a Roman pasta made with Pecorino Romano cheese and freshly ground black pepper. Parmesan works well too, if that’s what you’ve got: both are aged, hard cheeses that pair deliciously with the pepper’s sharp and fruity flavor. A pairing this good, in fact, should be enjoyed as often as possible, which is why such things as cacio e pepe chicken wings exist....

Marc loves sharing stories of his famous cashew chicken, his trademark dish, tested and perfected over decades of crashing at the homes of old and new friends in exchange for his cooking. What Is Cashew Chicken? Cashew Chicken is a takeout standby that you can easily make at home. The chicken is marinated in a sauce with peanut oil, tamari (or soy sauce, if you can’t find tamari), honey, and chili powder....

To the great distress of the British marketers of the time, the locals insisted on adding way more sugar and milk than would be considered proper by English standards and, adding insult to injury, spicing it up a bit with cardamom, pepper, cinnamon. All I can say is Thank Goodness. Spicy, milky, sweet chai is one of my favorite ways to drink black tea. Here are all those wonderful chai tea spices infused in ice cream....

Who doesn’t love a good burger that you almost have to dislocate your jaw for - just to get your mouth around? I had to persuade Chris that meatless Mondays are ‘a real thing’ when I told him we were having these instead of meat for tea. Always one to give me a thoroughly miserable look when I cook him a meat-free meal, he begrudgingly praised them as he tucked into veggie burger number two....

Even the leftovers are great, so I sometimes double this recipe and make two casseroles. I love zucchini! It’s such a fresh-tasting vegetable. I really disliked it as a kid, but I think that was because I mostly ate it boiled, which is certainly not the best way to cook it. While I adore zucchini prepared in pretty much any other way (grilled zucchini is a fave), in this casserole, it’s especially good....

You can add them to smoothies for extra protein and fiber, or let them soak for a while and plump up to make an easy dairy-free chia pudding. When chia seeds started popping up on food blogs a few years ago all I could think of was those sprout-covered terracotta chia pets marketed on infomercials in the early 80s. I shied away. Too many memories of sprouting clay animals rattling in my brain....

The new way to make risotto that comes out just as creamy and just as delicious is here – and it’s so much easier, less washing up and far less labour intensive than the old way! Risotto is one of my all time favourite foods. I feel like I say that about many recipes I’ve shared, but I really mean it. Really!! I don’t make risotto as often as I want to because it’s carb heavy and I lack self control....

Many Ways to Cook the Chicken The recipe calls for cooked chicken. Use rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, or cook your own chicken using one of the following methods: In an Instant Pot, when the chicken is fresh In an Instant Pot, when the chicken is frozen Boiled chicken Chicken confit Roasted chicken Tips For Making a Homemade Chicken Caesar Wrap As with most simple recipes, the quality of the ingredients matters....

Don’t be fooled by recipes claiming to be “better than take out” that call for nothing more than soy sauce for flavour. It takes more than that for an authentic chicken fried rice – just ask your friendly local Chinese restaurant!! Chicken Fried Rice After Monday’s simple yet-myth-busting How To Cook Rice post, I thought I’d follow up with a quick ‘n easy recipe today. Using rice of course. My “House Special” chicken fried rice!...

The trick to ensuring the melted butter stays firmly sealed inside? Partially freezing the chicken so the chicken is keep firmly in place. Yep, it’s that easy! {Bonus no deep frying option provided} Chicken Kiev Stuffed things are good things. Dumplings. Profiteroles. Samosas. The anticipation of cutting into something that looks so plain and unassuming on the outside to reveal something wickedly good on the inside, is like opening a tantalising birthday present....

Chinese food for breakfast? Definitely! I can tell you for a fact that breakfast in Asian countries are so much more interesting than toast and cereal! And so much more delicious!! Though I was raised in Australia, all my relatives are in Tokyo. Every time I visit them, even though I am on holidays, I find myself bounding out of bed when the sun rises in anticipation of the mini-dinner buffet that is considered breakfast in Japan....

The dough is rolled into a rectangle and spread with a homemade chocolate filling before being rolled up and twisted into a braid. The babka bakes into a sweet, fluffy, chocolatey loaf that makes for a decadent breakfast or dessert. Babka looks impressive, and it certainly is. Luckily, your stand mixer does most of the hard work, but you get to take all the credit. While it is an admittedly long process, a lot of the time is spent simply waiting for the dough to rise....

When I saw that Disneyland started serving up churro funnel cakes I knew that this was the kind of goodness I needed to make at home. Instead of just making a regular funnel cake and dipping it in cinnamon-sugar, I’ve taken a traditional funnel cake batter and swirled it up, topping it with the same deliciousness served at Disneyland: whipped cream and caramel. This decadent treat is super easy to make and makes such a fun dessert....

But you don’t want to just toss plain rice with cilantro and lime juice and call it a day. Well, you could, but the rice wouldn’t be close to as good as it could be. Cilantro lime rice made well is irresistible. As in, “as soon as you finish one batch, you’ll want to make another” irresistible. Or, “take your hands off my food, this is all for me” irresistible....

Cinnamon French Toast Sticks I’m loving coming up with fresh takes on french toast! Growing up I always adored french toast but it was always the classic version drowning in syrup. When I was in uni, I discovered how good it was to pile bacon onto it, and yes, still drown it in maple syrup. I used to call this a “Heart Attack On A Plate”. This was before the day when “sweet and salty” became all the rage and everyone I made this for were dubious until they took their first mouthful – then they were converted for life....

Dough Options There are many different directions you can take the dough for this star bread recipe. We almost always use our homemade cinnamon roll dough, but you can also use: Store-bought dough (you’ll need about 2 pounds)Crescent sheets (2 to 4 packages)Puff pastry dough (2 pounds)Pie crust circle dough (4 crust rounds) Sweet Topping Ideas As mentioned, you can feel free to top your sweet bread recipe with your choice of frosting or simply add some powdered sugar....

Rethinking the Origins of the Muffuletta As with any iconic food, this popular New Orleans sandwich has a number of origin stories–some of them disputed. Sicilian immigrant Salvatore Lupo is often credited with having created the muffuletta sandwich in 1906 at his delicatessen, Central Grocery Co. on Decatur Street in New Orleans. The Perrone family disputes this, instead laying claim to the sandwich for their own Italian deli, Progress Grocery Co....

Video: How to Make Classic Potato Salad Potato Salad for a Crowd What I love about potato salad is that it serves a lot of people without a lot of effort, and it’s so easy to make a good one. I love using Yukon golds, though you can use any potato. My dad likes using russets in his potato salad. This recipe is for potato salad with sour cream - using it as a binder makes it extra creamy....