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Have you ever tried a Pot Noodle? They’re something of a student food icon in the UK. Pour some boiling water on, straight from the kettle, leave to stand for a few minutes and hey presto! Dried noodles and other…erm…things… suddenly transform into a meal for one. To be honest I was never that keen. I could manage the beef & tomato variety (with a large extra squirt of ketchup) when I was a starving student, but I tended to stick to a diet of toast, beer and chocolate - supplemented by the 3-times-weekly free burger meal from my part time job at a fast food restaurant....

Homemade Filet O Fish Burger Skip the Drive Through of Shame. It’s incredibly quick and easy to make Filet-O-Fish at home, and you don’t even need to fry! Plus, you can make bigger ones at home. Ever notice how small the Maccers Filet-O-Fish are? Those teeny fish burgers barely scrape the bottom of my stomach. At least we can make proper meal-size ones at home! A homemade fish burger with a crunchy crumb that tastes just like McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish!...

So when I decided to make pizza at home, I knew it needed to be better than your average delivery. It needed tons of pepperoni, a nice crust, great flavor, and maybe even a surprise or two to put it over the top. Video: Cookin’ It With Nick Pepperoni Pizza The Best Dough for Pizza First, on the dough: Don’t get overwhelmed! If it’s your first time making pizza at home, just buy the dough....

BONUS: This can be made with any protein – beef, pork, lamb, shrimp/prawns, even tofu! Honey Garlic Chicken Breast This sauce for chicken breast is a variation of my Honey Garlic Salmon which has been popular with readers for many years. If I were ever to do a summary of my top 5 Most Used Sauces, Honey Garlic Sauce would probably be right at the top of the list. I love it because it requires so few ingredients that are pantry staples, and when simmered with a seared protein in a skillet so it becomes all bubbly and syrupy…....

This rarely happens, and it usually only lasts 24 hours, but I can officially say: I’m cooked out. Between cooking for Easter both in real life and for RecipeTin Eats and client work, the amount of food that has come out of my pokey little kitchen over the past couple of weeks is extraordinary. My freezer is jam packed, the homeless guy is getting 2 meals almost every day, and every friend I see gets sent home with food....

In this iteration, I channel favorite fall flavors by pairing Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes with honey-mustard glazed pork chops. Video: How to Make Honey Mustard Sheet Pan Pork Chops Before we get too far along, I have a confession: Some people swear by honey-mustard sauce, but I haven’t been the biggest fan — until now. How To Make the Best Honey Mustard The few times I’ve tried it in the past, honey-mustard sauce has either been too sweet or too pungent....

She spread the sofreh—a cloth laid on the floor for eating—with Afghan dishes, like manto (dumplings), kabuli palao (lamb with rice), bamia (stewed okra), sabzi (curried spinach), gholpi (stewed cauliflower), and a whole fish her visiting sister traveled with from Canada. “It was so big, most of it was sticking out of the pan while it cooked,” she recalls. Her efforts were a labor of love and a routine she started after marrying her father’s relative when she was in 11th grade....

See separate directions for brown basmati rice – How to cook Brown Rice. How to cook Basmati Rice The biggest mistake most people make which results in gluey rice is using the wrong rice to water ratio. The correct rice to water ratio is 1 : 1.5 (1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups of water). Most people use 1 3/4 cups of water or even 2 cups of water, AND they rinse the rice which makes it waterlogged and makes the mushy rice problem even worse....

Life happens. Thawing a chicken in the refrigerator is the best, but sometimes you need to nuke it or use a water bath. Here is a guide for all the scenarios. (And Mom, I’m sorry.) The Best Way to Thaw Chicken The best way to thaw chicken is in the refrigerator because it won’t alter the texture or tempt bacteria growth unnecessarily. Before placing it in the refrigerator, set the frozen chicken on a plate or pan to contain potential leaks....

Thankfully, it’s easy to freeze cake layers and keep the cake fresh until you’re ready to assemble, decorate, and serve! (It may even be preferable, because chilled cake is much easier to work with than warm or even room-temperature cake.) What You Need to Freeze Cake Freezing cake layers does not require any specialty equipment or tools; however, you will need plastic wrap and resealable zipper bags if you want to freeze for a longer period of time (i....

Making cold brew coffee is no great secret, nor does it require the ninja-level skills of a trained barista in order to master. You don’t even need much special equipment beyond a large container for making the coffee and a strainer. Steps for Making Cold Brew Coffee Here’s how it works: Grind the coffee coarsely, which you can do yourself at home or wherever you buy the beans. Combine the grounds with water, then let it steep overnight, or for around 12 hours....

Homemade frozen pizzas only take a small amount of time to put together for large quantities of pizza on hand in the freezer at all times. It’s the perfect freezer meal that the whole family will love. How long do these pizzas take to put together? It takes approximately 8 minutes to make the dough and get it rising. It will need to rise for 90 minutes to 2 hours....

Bean soup, liverwurst, salmon, and especially hot dogs and hamburgers would all be terrific with some pickled onions on the side. How to Make Pickled Red Onions All you really need to make pickled red onions is some sliced red onion, vinegar, and sugar. There’s lots of leeway with the spices and herbs used. Spices to Use in Pickled Red Onions For this batch, I used cinnamon, cloves, star anise, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes....

The Four Types of Glasses You Need for Cocktails Glassware is where aesthetic taste meets hard needs like volume – serving with ice? topping with bubbles? – and softer needs, like an ability to deliver aroma or maintain temperature. The approximate cost for supplying your home bar with the glassware and equipment to make dozens of cocktails is between $50 and $65. These four glass types would do, in a pinch, for nearly every cocktail you’re likely to try, at least for a while....

this recipe Sauté In The Instant Pot Have you used your instant pot to sauté anything yet? When we first got ours, we only used it for soups and roasts and things you’d typically make in the crockpot. But the instant pot has so much more to offer, why not use it for other recipes? The sauté function on the instant pot is easy, and it’s basically like cooking something in a skillet over medium heat....

Let me show you how to make this simple pressure cooker taco meat using this step by step guide. This instant pot taco meat recipe is now one of my family’s favourite, in fact, my daughter loves this so much she urges me to make it all the time. I wasn’t surprised when she wrote that her best meal is her mummy’s burrito and it is divine! I sure had a bit of a proud moment....

A keto version of a beloved childhood cake, it’s incredibly close to the real thing, saving you from the need to cheat! This cake is amazing. It’s such a sweet victory to keto and gluten-free baking, that you can use almond flour and a sugar-free sweetener to produce a cake so fluffy, so flavorful, and so festive. 🎂 Last week, my husband celebrated his birthday. I made this keto birthday cake for him after he told me, a few weeks ago, about one of his fondest childhood memories....

It’s easy to make, too - I simply drop the ingredients into the food processor and quickly mix them. It only needs about 30 minutes in the oven. I adore this cake! It’s moist, fluffy, and coconutty. And so easy to make! It’s just perfect with a cup of coffee ☕, and I’ll go ahead and admit it - I sometimes like to have it for breakfast, especially on weekends....