Grilled cabbage may not quite be the same as my mum’s skewered chicken, but it offers a comparably comforting canvas for the aromatic, crave-worthy peanut satay sauce. For this recipe, I grill cabbage wedges but if you prefer you can grill them in thick cabbage steaks as well. The sauce is really a stand-out—it is nutty of course, but it’s also highly perfumed from the shallots and garlic, and also sweet from the kecap manis....
Zucchini halves are seeded then hollowed and filled with a caprese stuffing: a mixture of marinated tomatoes, fresh basil, cubed fresh mozzarella cheese, garlic, and Italian seasoning. The filled zucchinis are grilled until warmed through and the cheese is melted. This recipe works wonderfully as a summer side dish paired with a protein or a grain salad. Leftovers reheat easily in the microwave and can be enjoyed on their own as a light, meatless lunch the next day....
Chicken Options: This recipe will work with bone in chicken thighs with the skin on or boneless, skinless thighs. Use whatever you can find, or your personal preference! If you do use skin-on varieties, make sure to trim off any excess skin for the best results. How Long Does It Take To Grill Chicken Thighs? Every grill is different so you may need to play around with the cooking times. The best grilled chicken thighs will typically take about 7-10 minutes per side....
The shrimp is about a five-minute grill, and the couscous is a five-minute cook. Even if you do them separately you are looking at a 10-minute project, but if you do them in tandem it is so fast. Of course, my main issue isn’t time, but if my kids will eat this. Shrimp is notoriously tricky for kiddos. Check out the report card below to see how mine did with it....
A quick and easy marinade is just a bottle of your favorite Italian dressing. Or if you, like me, prefer to make your dressings and marinades from scratch, here’s a lovely Greek-inspired vinaigrette with which to marinate the swordfish. Swordfish is a sturdy fish. It holds up like steak when you cook it, and like beef, takes well to marinating. It’s made with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, oregano, and thyme....
Although this pastry is typically made during Holi and Diwali, it can be enjoyed year-round (and at any time of day). It is a dessert, breakfast pastry, and teatime snack all in one and no one will judge you for devouring them whenever your taste buds desire! Celebrating Holi With Family Holi is a Hindu holiday which celebrates good over evil and new beginnings. For Hindus in India, it marks the beginning of spring....
I think we got a bit carried away thinking about Halloween this year. We’re having a little Halloween party for the kids, so I’ve been buying spooky bits n’ pieces for the past couple of weeks. We’ve also been experimenting with quite a few ghoulish treats. First there was the Scream Cheese. That wasn’t really a recipe, more of daft thing to do with the kids (which they loved by the way - it’s amazing how much fun they can have with gooey marshmallow!...
What kind of flavoring should I use in Homemade Gumdrops? This candy can easily be customized using various flavored clear extracts. We enjoy traditional citrus flavored gumdrops using orange extract or lemon extract, but you can also get creative and use any other flavored extract as well. We have found that vanilla extract is a bit too subtle of a flavoring and is not recommended. It is important that the extract is clear so that it does not taint the color of the candy....
No need to get flour all over the place, or dirty a bunch of dishes. Scoop some ready-made pancake mix into a bowl, crack an egg, add some milk, and you’re ready to start cooking! What’s in This Mix? DIY Pancake mix is like using Bisquick, only more affordable! All you’re doing is creating a bulk mix of the dry ingredients—flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. The best part is it will stay fresh for up to six months!...
Baking a round of brie for a few minutes in the oven makes it all melty and oozy, and transforms it from something already wonderful to completely irresistible. For this baked brie recipe we are making a sweet and sour caramelized honey sauce, and drizzling it over the brie with chopped toasted hazelnuts. The sweet tartness of the sauce helps cut through the richness of the brie. It’s really a perfect way to enjoy this cheese....
This is one of those easy side dishes that will have you scraping the baking pan just to get all of that extra goodness off. Small potatoes are roasted, smashed, and then drowned in a honey, butter filled pool of flavor. It’s so easy to make. Aren’t those always the best side dishes? We absolutely love these potatoes. They are neutral enough that they can be served with a variety of main dishes, and tasty enough that the serving plate will be licked clean....
Roasting and grilling asparagus certainly have their merits, but there’s something special that happens when asparagus is cooked sous vide. It’s almost as if the asparagus becomes the best version of itself. It rises to the occasion, transforming into picture-perfect asparagus—vibrantly green and intensely flavorful. How Does Sous Vide Cooking Work? How does sous vide work, exactly? Well, an immersion circulator creates a consistent temperature environment that ensures consistent cooking results....
Can I use turkey bacon? Yes, this cooking method works for turkey bacon just like regular bacon. Preheating: Preheating your air fryer is not necessary to cook bacon, making this super fast! Cooking Tip for Air Fryer Bacon: You do not want to crowd the air fryer basket when cooking bacon. It is OK for the bacon to curl up the sides of the basket a bit, but it is important for there to be just a bit of space in between each slice....
Perfectly Cooked Mushrooms, Less Fat You cook sliced or chopped mushrooms in a hot pan without adding any fat, liquid, or sauce. As the mushrooms heat up in the pan, they release their juices and cook in their own liquid, concentrating the flavor of the mushrooms. Towards the end of cooking (after about 5 to 10 minutes), once the mushrooms have released much of their moisture, you can swirl in some butter for added flavor if you want....
Wrong, as I found out. Having never owned a blender before, I started messing around with my shiny new high-speed blender sight unseen. I didn’t use any special recipes, and I didn’t read the manual. Turns out a high-speed blender is its own beast, with its own quirks. Roll up your sleeves and we’ll learn the key ins-and-outs of these fun, muscular appliances. You’ll be blending up a storm in no time....
Equipment Options: This grilled lemonade recipe calls for, well, grilled lemons! That said, there are a lot of equipment options out there for you to choose from. You can use a gas or charcoal grill, and you can even use a broiler if you don’t have access to a barbecue. Water: After you’ve squeezed your grilled lemons and created a concentrate, it’s up to you to decide how much water and ice to add!...
Flowers are a sweet gesture, but I don’t have a vase. So they end up sitting on my table in an Indiana Jones Big Gulp cup, and then my cats end up eating them anyway. Gifts and tokens are sweet. And while I may say thank you out loud, in my mind, I’m saying, “Great, now I have more crud in my house and no place to put it!” If you want to make me swoon, then cook for me....
The Best Chicken Recipes for the Instant Pot We’ve had our Instant Pot for years now and love it. You can tell by the number of healthy Instant Pot chicken recipes in our recipe archives that chicken is one of our favorites to make in the pressure cooker. It’s perfect for so many things: Chicken soupsShredded chicken Easy salsa chickenChicken curryCooking frozen chickenMaking a whole chicken New to the Instant Pot?...
