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This recipe is brought to you in partnership with Red Star Yeast. Can you make a good thing… better? Originally published in 2013, this deliciously chewy no-knead bread is EASY to make. But over the years, I’ve added clearer instructions which are extremely useful for a bread beginner. I also made some small improvements to the recipe including reducing the honey and cinnamon, plus adding a little more yeast to achieve a better rise....

You could label this as a type of pilaf, or you could call this lamb couscous; what matters is that it’s quick and easy. A single pot and minimal clean-up (I’m not a big fan of washing dishes) make life easy, and this is a wonderful dish to put together during a busy week. What makes this recipe quick is the use of ground American lamb and couscous. Neither requires a lot of time to prepare....

When I ask Chris to ‘just try a little bit of this mushroom‘, his response is always: ‘Why would I want to eat fungus? You’re basically offering me mould ‘. …and that’s why the kids won’t eat mushrooms too. Unlike with my fungus-hating husband, I have the power to make the kids try something. We have a rule in our house. You can’t say you don’t like something unless you’ve tried it....

When I think of the fall season, many flavor duos come to mind, but no flavor combination is more delicious than orange + cranberry. I love tart cranberries paired with sunshine-sweet orange. Over the years I’ve shared recipes for cranberry orange muffins, cranberry orange Bundt cake, cranberry orange icebox cookies, and cranberry orange scones… and my classic cranberry sauce and these cranberry brie puff pastry tarts both contain a pop of orange flavor, too....

Why Should You Make Oreo Chaffles? Fast. Ready in under 30 minutes. These take about 15.Easy. Just mix the ingredients, cook in your Dash Waffle Maker, and add the filling.Low Carb. Only 9 net carbs per Chaffle.Gluten Free. Great for anyone with a gluten allergy. Are you ready to make the best breakfast/dessert you’ve ever had? Imagine a warm, crispy brownie with melt-in-your-mouth cream cheese frosting. Now imagine that it’s also keto-friendly and will be ready to eat 15 minutes from when you started making it?...

If you find yourself with a houseful of guests this holiday season, ham & cheese strata is for you. It’s low maintenance, takes about 5 minutes to prep, and everyone loves it—giving you more time for family and what matters most this season. What is Strata? Strata is a type of egg breakfast casserole that’s layered with eggs, bread, and cheese. Breakfast casseroles can be made without bread, but strata almost always includes it....

8 pavs (buns)with butter to shallow fry the pavs Pressure cook all the vegetables except onions,capsicum and tomatoes.Once they are cooked till soft,mash them with a masher while they are hot.Dont drain away the left over water from the cooked vegetables. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel and add onions. Fry till the onions turn golden brown in colour. Add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies and fry for 2-3 minutes....

If you’re looking for some wonderful baking ideas and treats, I have a biscotti a recipe in the holiday special issue of King Arthur flour’s magazine Sift. And the magazine is a Christmas treat in itself for any baker! I’m used to making most of my cakes with butter or nut oils or avocado but never coconut oil as the sole source of fat. The butter swap turned out to be trickier than expected and with coconut oil, I’m always a little concerned about the fragrance that it might impart to whatever dish I’m using it in....

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You know when you bite into a dessert, and that first tastes means you suddenly just want everything and everyone else to go away so you can luxuriate in every little morsel? So you can focus 100% of your attention of that perfect moment of enjoyment? That is what this Raspberry and Almond Pithivier does to you. Juicy, jammy raspberries, encased in soft almond frangipane, further encased in buttery golden pastry....

The most important thing about the recipe? Make sure your bananas are super ripe! You’ll need about 3 medium or 2 large bananas for 1 cup (230g) of mashed bananas. Along with your ripe bananas, you’ll need a short list of other healthy ingredients: White Whole Wheat Flour Honey Protein-Packed Greek Yogurt (or regular yogurt) Fresh Raspberries Vanilla Almond Milk (or cow’s milk/soy milk/coconut milk) Cinnamon Substitutions: a mix of whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour (about half and half of each) can be substituted for the white whole wheat flour in this muffin recipe....

5 from 1 review fine sea salt 1 large fennel bulb with tender fronds One 14 oz/400 g can pitted green olives, drained and halved 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp ground coriander ground black pepper 2 oz/55 g grated Parmesan 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice zest of 1 lemon Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment....

Let’s Make Pistachio Shortbread Wedges! Basic shortbread isn’t fussy or complicated—rather, it’s pure, simple, and downright dreamy. Shortbread is buttery and mildly sweet and sometimes, like in today’s case, crisp and tender. Though shortbread is typically made with just butter, sugar, flour, and sometimes salt—if you’re the type of person who can’t leave things alone, it’s also your chance to have a little fun. Shortbread is the best blank slate for many different flavors, drizzles, dunks, chunks, and more....

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While we mainly focus on baking and desserts, it’s fun to share dinner recipes every now and then—especially when we make one that REALLY hits the spot like this minestrone soup or this cilantro lime chicken. I’ve made these sausage stuffed peppers a handful of times, usually mixing up the type of sausage, cheese, herbs, and rice each time. I figured you’d enjoy trying a new dinner recipe, one that’s equally satisfying, flavorful, and comforting....

The savory or spicy version was more popular in our household as compared to the sweet version. I shaped into squares instead of diamonds and added sesame seeds which gave a nice flavor to the munchies. Makes for an addictive tea time snack. 1 In a wide plate, add the maida, atta, salt, chilli pwd, ghee or oil, sesame seeds and cumin seeds and combine. Knead the dough till smooth and firm....

The blazing sunshine means that even I’ve been wearing strappy tops and sandals! The kids have been begging for ice lollies every 15 minutes (Chris too), so to save my whole freezer being taken over by shop-bought popsicles, I’ve been making snow cones!! I first made them a couple of years ago for another site, and at the time, I accidentally bought about a thousand snow cone cups. (By the way you can buy the snow cone cups here) <– affiliate link We start off making the fruit syrup, which I’ve made from cartons of fruit juice....

Now there’s one thing I can’t settle for you and that’s how you like to eat pumpkin seeds. You might be a hull lover or you might prefer to eat the seeds without the hull, what matters is that you get your dose of crunchiness. One note, pepitas are a type of pumpkin seed that comes from a specific variety of pumpkin called the Styrian or oil-seed pumpkin. The pumpkin seeds I used here aren’t technically pepitas....

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