This recipe is one of the make-ahead lunches waiting for you in The Weekday Lunches & Breakfasts Cookbook. This meal is a great one to serve for dinner or to make-ahead for lunches through the week. Super fun SIGNED COOKBOOK GIVEAWAY!! Snap a photo of The Weekday Lunches and Breakfasts Cookbook when it arrives on the 27th and share it on Facebook OR Instagram (or BOTH for double entries!) along with the hashtag #twlbcookbook ?...

Here it is! As promised: Salad Monday. I’m over the moon excited about writing up this post today because 1)these photos turned out pretty darn yum-tastic and 2) this salad is da-BOMB. Fresh strawberries + avocado + red onions + crunchy walnuts + feta cheese + baby spinach and homemade creamy poppyseed dressing = heavenonearth. p.s. balsamic dressing is also crazy delicious on this salad. There are several really awesome flavor combinations happening in this salad....

I’ve been going bonkers for strawberries lately. And raspberries. And watermelon. And pineapple. And PEARS. I think I’m just going bonkers for fresh fruit actually. And cheeeeeeese. The most natural (and easiest) way to eat fruit and cheese is in a salad, and I’ve been eating hoards of salad lately. Yesterday I made a salad for lunch that was bigger than my face. Well, the bowl was bigger than my face....

If you love easy and delicious dessert recipes, then you’ll also love my Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake Bars, Chocolate Sheet Cake with Strawberry Frosting, and Cream Cheese Brownies (Cheesecake Brownies). I have some really happy news… I FINALLY got my hands on a batch of mouthwatering, perfectly sweet and juicy strawberries!! Pretty please pretend to be half as excited as I am. I’ve been seeing crates and crates of strawberries in the stores lately, so naturally I’ve been buying them in droves, but every single week I’ve been disappointed....

Tandoori means cooked in a special earth oven. A tandoor oven is a huge oven made of mud. It’s hollow on the inside, and the temperature is hotter than that of any home or commercial oven. But you can make the same amazing tandoori at home in your oven. Why make this tandoori fish? Tandoori masala is a versatile marinade that works for chicken, beef, and ribs, as well as fish, shrimp, and prawns....

Looking for more fresh salads? Be sure to try the Best Simple Tossed Green Salad, Copycat Olive Garden Salad, and Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad. Make one of those everything-but-the-kitchen-sink salads but give it a little zing and make it Thai-inspired. That’s right, that was basically my entire thought process behind this Asian chicken salad. Take all the crunchy, healthy lettuce, two kinds of cabbage, kale, edamame, green onions, carrots, and more and top it off with sliced chicken and a to-die-for simple peanut dressing....

Welcome to Part II of the 1912 Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Remodel! For those of you who are joining us for the first time, this is the second installment of our DIY kitchen remodel series. We bought our 106-year-old home two years ago and after spending the first year remodeling a tiny guesthouse on our property – an insanely challenging undertaking! (see The Micro-Dwelling Project) – our next project was tackling our main kitchen....

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Blueberry salsa deliciously defies salsa convention. Blended blueberries are combined with jalapenos, onion, and lime juice to form the base of this non-traditional but stupendous snack you’ll crave all summer long. BBQ chicken french bread pizza is a pizza lover’s dream come true! With just a few ingredients and about 20 minutes, you can have dinner on the table. With little more than a few small zucchini and a couple of ears of fresh corn, you can be on your way to piping hot, crispy, craveable zucchini corn fritters....

Wedges of fruit like orange, lemon, and cucumb\r are added to the cup for a fruity refreshing summer cocktail. What is Pimms? Pimm’s No. 1 is a spicy-sweet gin-based British liqueur. Why #1? Because there used to be numbers 2 – 6 as well, based on whiskey, rum, brandy and vodka. Citrusy and bitter at the same time, Pimm’s No. 1 is a classic liquor choice in the UK and has become popular over the past few years in the United States....

Thousand Island Salad Dressing Want to know how to make your own Thousand Island dressing? It’s still a popular dressing for good reason. Thousand Island was the salad dressing most often seen on the table in my childhood. And while this zesty-sweet old-fashioned dressing will never replace our beloved ranch, it’s nostalgic for me. Whenever it’s on hand, I can’t resist using it. Did you know that you can turn Thousand Island salad dressing into Russian dressing?...

Turmeric Rice Turmeric is the spice that gives Indian curry its distinctive color and flavor, but it plays nicely with many other flavors. Despite the very bright color, the flavor is surprisingly subtle in this dish. My boys requested seconds on this rice and they ate every single bite. I’ve also served this rice with roast beef and oven baked chicken. Turmeric Rice Recipe You’ll need the following ingredients to make this recipe:...

The amount of flavor this Greek Burger packs is simply out of this world! Juicy, succulent and mega flavorful, quite simply these homemade Greek burgers are a total showstopper! Both the tzatziki sauce and the burger mixture can be made well in advance and the flavor only gets better with time! Why You Have to Make These Greek Burgers Downright swoon-worthy, we refer to these burgers as “ultimate” because the amount of flavor they pack is dizzyingly delicious!...

Homemade Thai Red Curry Paste is easy to make and better than store-bought. This red Thai curry paste creates tastier curries, Thai soups and they are much healthier too. Vegan Thai Red curry paste is so versatile. You can make soups, pasta, noodles or can eat with Indian fritters, Idli Spread it on Dosa or Chillas. This recipe is very simple and required few ingredients. Traditionally, Thai curry paste calls shrimp paste, but I have made this Vegan/vegetarian....

I have been baking since I was a little girl alongside my mom. Spending hours in the kitchen with mom, while she created all her orders was fun. She always baked from scratch. So, for her, there were no shortcuts. Even, if she needed cake flour she made it herself. She taught me the basics and that has been my foundation all these years. Over the last several years, I’ve shared with you 100s of cake recipes, from coffee cakes, layer cake, bundt, etc....

Shawarma spice mix is a blend of various spices commonly used to season and flavor shawarma, a popular Middle Eastern dish made with meat (such as lamb, chicken, or beef) that’s seasoned, stacked in a cone-like shape, and roasted on a vertical rotisserie. The specific ingredients in the shawarma spice mix can vary depending on regional preferences and personal taste. I like to try store-bought spice mix so I can test different variations....

This chutney keeps well in the refrigerator for up to one month. So make a big batch and enjoy it throughout the summer. It is vegan and can be easily made gluten-free. This Kachhe Aam ki Launji tastes great with paratha and Dal-chawal and perfectly accompanies your Indian meals! What is Aam Ki Launji? Aam ki Launji or Kairi Ki launji is a sweet, spicy, and tangy relish. It is popular in northern India....

Amritsari Kulcha is crisp as well as soft leavened bread which is stuffed with boiled and mashed potatoes and spices. This bread is similar to Naan. This the best and easy Kulcha recipe ever. Amritsari Kulcha with Chole or Dal Makhani is an authentic Punjabi meal of Amritsar. It is a heavenly delight on the palate and plate. 🙂 But my family love to eat this Stuffed Kulcha as it is....

These Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Kabobs literally disappear within 5 minutes every time we make them. A few years ago, when I was visiting my sister Jenny, we decided to play with her recipe for the Chipotle Chicken Kabobs and adapt it for shrimp. The bacon was a spur of the moment addition and it was a great one. I only shared a few bites with my kids and they went nuts over this shrimp....

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyy friends. How’s the weekend treatin’ ya? Gone too fast? I know what you mean. All week long I fill little colored sticky notes with lists of things I really need/want to get done on over the weekend and then all of a sudden it has come and gone and I find myself scratching my head thinking… what on earth just happened?? A few good things did happen this weekend however....

As I was planning to make the halibut, I remembered seeing Sue’s Beer Battered Mushrooms last month. I knew I needed to make mushrooms along with the fish. I fried them in the same oil, right after the halibut. I hadn’t eaten fried mushrooms in years and these were even better than I remembered. Don’t forget the Creamy Dill Sauce for dipping! For a real treat, make the Raw Corn and Zucchini Salad to go with it....