If you love cream cheese and pasta then this is your recipe! It is perfect in every way and dinner just got a little bit easier. Cream Cheese With Pasta Recipe Pasta with cream cheese is the pasta dish you make when time is of the essence and you want something simple yet comforting on a busy weeknight. I call this recipe ‘fast pace recipe’ because all you have to do is boil the pasta until al dente then toss it in the creamy cheese sauce....
I can’t get enough of creamy, tangy sauces right now. Indulgent and lip-smackingly tasty, and although a little calorific, there are still loads of nutritious goodies in there. So I’m good with that. Besides, this is one of those dinners you can serve with courgetti, where you don’t really taste the courgetti, because it’s covered in sauce. Not that I’ve got a thing against courgetti. But come on, it’s not pasta is it (note the bowl of pasta in the corner of this photo)....
Are chicken legs and drumsticks the same? Chicken drumsticks are simply part of the leg, consisting of both the drumstick and thigh. You can always use whole chicken legs in this recipe if desired. When are the Easy Baked Chicken Drumsticks ready? Chicken drumsticks will take about 25 minutes to cook. You will know they are safe and ready to eat when they have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit....
I get why chefs often do all sorts of cheffy things when they’re roasting a chicken. Stuffing them with aromatics, making herb butters to rub under the skin, delicately balancing the chicken on top of chopped up veggies in the baking tray. It all adds a new dimension to a regular chicken. But I like a regular roast chicken! Juicy, tender with a crispy, well-seasoned skin. No fuss and faffing - just a bit of oil and seasoning on top and a lemon wedge or two inside the chicken, and then sling it in the oven while you concentrate on the rest of the roast dinner....
But if it all sounds too daunting for a sleepy Sunday morning, take the easy way out and prepare the poached eggs and Hollandaise Sauce up to 2 days ahead. They both reheat perfectly! Eggs Benedict The great brunch favourite has finally arrived! Truthfully, I didn’t want to publish this without also sharing Poached Eggs and Hollandaise Sauce at the same time, and it’s a LOT of work to do all three which is why I’m releasing this months later than I promised....
With just 4 grams of net carbs per muffin, they’re perfect for breakfast! And since they freeze well, you can make a double batch, then you’re set for a week or two. I generally prefer having eggs for breakfast. I find that they are very satiating. But sometimes you really want something sweet - a fluffy, fragrant baked good. These tasty muffins are just perfect on those occasions. Made with almond flour and sweetened with a sugar-free sweetener, they are wonderful....
“You can feed 25 people with just one pork shoulder. It’s incredibly cost effective!” In this post I want to share with you how you can make 5 freezer friendly meals for 4 people in 1 hour for just $50. All the meals are made using just one batch of Pork Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork). Pork Carnitas are incredibly cost effective because a little bit goes a long way. A 2....
I don’t mind porridge/oatmeal, but I’m definitely a toppings girl. I think it comes from the same part of my brain that used to dislike risotto. Mouthful after mouthful of the same taste. Even if it’s good, it’s going to be boring after the fifth forkful. Then I discovered toppings! Like the crispy garlic crumbs on my creamy tomato risotto. That was a revelation that led to a whole new risotto-eating Nicky....
Make this with button mushrooms or large mushrooms! A great quick side dish that pairs with everything from steaks to Roast Chicken, or make a meal out of it as I do! Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms Mushrooms are one of my all time favourite vegetables. I love the savoury flavour, how versatile they are, and how they’re kind of meaty. From Mushroom Rice to Mushrooms on Toast, in pies, pasta, and this amazing creamy Mushroom Sauce, I am pretty sure it is the most used vegetable on my website!...
With a crispy, garlic crusted surface, juicy insides and a garlic butter sauce, this is a 5 ingredient boneless skinless chicken thigh recipe. It’s almost unbelievable how outrageously delicious such an effortless recipe can be! The BEST quick chicken thigh recipe I know There’s one key thing about this recipe that distinguishes it from most quick and easy chicken thigh recipes – these are CRISPY skinless chicken thighs. Crispy crust?...
I’m loving me this superfast veggie lunch. Anyone else drooling right now? I’m always amazed at the difference in taste between a raw mushroom and one that’s been sprinkled with salt and pepper and cooked in butter for a few minutes. That chewy, tender center and salty, crisp exterior. So so good. Yet Chris and my kids would totally turn their noses up at it. What is wrong with these people (erm, I mean lovely family members)?...
Welcome to GREEK WEEK! Every now and then, I like to do themed menus where I share all the recipes for a feast, and this week it’s all about the bright fresh flavours of the Mediterranean. Think – lemons, oregano, yogurt, lemons and plenty of garlic! Are you ready to see what I’ve got in store for you for Greek Week?? Here you go…. GREEK MENU Greek Chicken – Garlicky lemony oregano flavours infused right through the chicken from a flavour loaded Greek chicken marinade; Greek Salad – the juicy tomatoes, fresh cucumbers, that red wine vinegar dressing and the pops of feta!...
In this recipe I use a little trick to keep things as simple as can be. Usually, barbecue sauces need to be simmered and cooked on the stove. Well, if I’m putting the sauce directly onto something that is going to cook anyway, why simmer? That’s right, I brush the raw sauce directly onto the chicken and let both the sauce and the chicken cook at the same time! Chicken drumsticks need a fair amount of time to cook all the way through, so it works....
You gotta love a finger-licking good drumstick, especially when it is lathered in barbecue sauce. You get to eat with your hands, rip your teeth into some meat, tear it from the bones, and all the while sport a barbecue sauce mustache. It is primal and delicious. Nothing like eating meat off the bones to remind you where you fall on the food chain, am I right? A variation on this barbecue sauce can be found in my Slow Cooker cookbook Yes, you can order it now and yes, it is awesome....
I use this Honey Mustard Dressing for salads but it’s definitely thick enough to use as a dipping sauce too. Though truth be told, my Honey Mustard Dipping sauce is made with mayonnaise and no vinegar. 🙂 But I do use this for dipping too! My friends and I always say that a great salad comes down to the dressing. It doesn’t matter how fancy pants the ingredients in the salad are....
Just give me all the marzipan! I made this battenburg for Chris’s birthday recently since I know it’s one of his favourite cakes in the whole world, even more so than the Amaretti Cookies that he LOVES too! Homemade battenberg is awesome, and this recipe makes TWO. Sounds like overkill, but the first one will be gone before you’ve even finished your cup of tea, so it really is a good idea to make two....
Use for all things Thai – and anything really. It’s just a really great rice! How to cook Jasmine Rice Jasmine rice is a lovely, subtly perfumed rice used across South East Asia. It’s strongly associated with Thai food, and used for serving with everything from Thai marinated chicken to Chilli Basil Stir Fry, Satay Skewers and the many Thai curries out there. It’s also used to make Thai fried rice and Pineapple Fried Rice which is the other recipe I’m sharing today!...
The paleo option is made with honey while the keto option is made with fewer bananas and with a sugar-free sweetener. This bread is amazing. It’s fragrant, not too sweet, the perfect breakfast or snack bread. As I was baking it, my house filled with the most amazing fragrance of sweet roasted nuts, banana, and cinnamon. Ingredients You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this keto banana bread....
Made with almond flour, once toasted and buttered, it’s quite close to the real thing! When you eat a low-carb or a keto diet, there’s really no need to give up bread. Sure, keto bread is not the same as yeast-leavened wheat flour bread. But it can be a very good substitute. I especially love this super easy recipe for a one-minute, low-carb keto English muffin. Made in a mug or a ramekin, quickly mixed and microwaved, then toasted, this is as close as a low carber can get to the real thing....
The very first feature I did for Super Food Ideas magazine was called “Double Duty” where I shared recipes where one base mixture was used for two purposes. So for example, I did a Garlic Lime Marinated Prawns (Shrimp) with Green Rice where one lime and garlic mixture was used to marinate the prawns and as the flavour base for a green spinach rice. Using a salad dressing as a marinade for chicken is Double Duty in its simplest form and this Lemon Chicken Salad is a terrific example where the Lemon Dressing works as a fantastic marinade to infuse chicken with flavour – quickly!...
