This romantic, strawberry heart cake is a perfect Valentine’s Day cake or a special birthday celebration cake. It doesn’t have to be heart-shaped, but it is delicious. Valentine’s Day is a feast day of St. Valentine, an early Christian martyr. It is observed on February 14 each year. This day of romance is a big deal all around the world. The day is associated with romantic love and many people celebrate it by giving cards, candy, and flowers....

It’s one of the best soup recipes, and you can adapt quickly to your taste preferences. This soup is typically served as an appetizer or starter before the main course meal in restaurants. Once the vegetables are cut, it takes less than 15-20 minutes to make, and it’s sure to satisfy any soup cravings you may have. Soup season is here! There’s a lot to love about fall/winter – beautiful weather, changing leaves, baked goods, those cinnamon-y smells in grocery stores, and hot chocolates – but the soup recipes are hands down my favorite part....

These White Chocolate Cherry Macadamia Cookies are a huge hit every time I make them. The sweet and salty flavor combo and the perfectly chewy texture make them a favorite with everyone who tries them. They’re of course perfect any time of year but they make an especially nice treat for Valentine’s Day. Make a batch for your sweetheart or a special friend and they’re sure to fall in love with these wonderfully buttery, chewy cookies....

This edible wild vegetable is known by many names but its scientific name is Salicornia and it’s a succulent that is native to North America, Europe, South Asia and South Africa. In the United States they’re commonly known as “sea beans” and in British Columbia, Canada they’re called “sea asparagus.” In the UK it’s known as “samphire”, in eastern Canada it’s called “samphire greens” or as “crow’s foot greens” in Nova Scotia, and other names for it include “sea pickle” and “marsh samphire....

Wild Rice Salad is all about color and texture. Have you tried Wild rice? I have tried it in Wild Rice Mushroom Soup recipe and I’m hooked. Wondering what is Wild Rice? Wild rice is not actual rice. Its a whole grain which is very nutritious with lots of health benefits has more protein per serving than brown rice, is naturally gluten-free, its chewy, nutty and hearty. Wild Rice Salad Recipe This is the best Super Food Salad recipe I have ever made....

Halloween is a time of spooky fun, costumes, and, of course, delicious treats! Kids love the excitement of dressing up as their favorite characters, from ghosts and ghouls to superheroes and, a popular choice, witches. Witches have always been a hot topic with children because of their magical powers, pointy hats, and ability to fly on broomsticks. The idea of casting spells and brewing potions sparks imagination and creativity, making witches a beloved figure during Halloween festivities....

Caramel Pecan Turtle Cheesecake I make this cheesecake only once or twice a year and it is always by request. Just the smallest sliver really is a serving. Decadent, rich, and worthy of any special occasion, this is a masterpiece of a cheesecake. It steals the spotlight at any dessert table and has been known to cause more than one person to sigh with joy. Turtle Cheesecake The cheesecake starts with an Oreo cookie crust that is covered in caramel sauce, then a layer of creamy cheesecake....

More zucchini recipes right this way! You’ll love White Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini Boats, Zucchini Bread Muffins, Chocolate Zucchini Cake, and Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats. Expert Tips Don’t feel the need to peel the zucchini before shredding! You can shred the zucchini as is. No need to peel it! Don’t over mix the batter! Once you combine the wet and dry ingredients, make sure you don’t over mix. This can result in a tough and dense zucchini cake!...

Whether you want a dessert for a party or a gift for a friend, Peppermint Bark is perfect for almost any holiday occasion. Like Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge, peppermint bark is a cinch to make and requires just a few ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. Put it in a pretty tin to give as a gift, display it on a dessert tray at your holiday party, or serve it along with a bowl of homemade popcorn at family Christmas movie night....

Affogato As a bona fide, lifelong lover of homemade ice cream, Affogato is an absolute dream come true. It’s the perfect blend of hot and cold, as the warm espresso meets cool ice cream. Because the ingredients are not mixed or blended, you end up with a wonderful range of colors, textures, flavors, and temperatures in this recipe. Eating it is such a treat, because each bite is a slightly different experience....

You can prepare this curry in no time. Kurma is made with yogurt, cashews, coconut, and spices. In this curry, the potatoes are simmered in the onion and tomato along with the spices and the final touch of yogurt and paste of coconut, cashews, chana dal, and urad dal makes it creamy and flavorful. When poori is eaten with Aloo Kurma, that will be the best combination. How to make Aloo Kurma?...

Looking for more fresh salads? Try my Simple Tossed Green Salad, Olive Garden Salad Copycat, and Apple Pecan and Bacon Salad. Why This Recipe Works Fresh & Flavorful: This apple cranberry walnut salad is the perfect fresh addition to any holiday meal! Let’s be honest, the holidays bring a lot of food that isn’t exactly healthy for us. So this salad is great to pair with all of those heavy meals as a way to brighten them up and add some vegetables....

Want more delicious potato recipes? Try these next! Grilled Sweet Potatoes, Air Fryer Baked Potatoes, and Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes. Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite vegetables, or foods in general really. I eat them all year round but in the Fall I go a little crazy with them. They are probably my very favorite side dish at holiday dinners and I look forward to filling at least half of my plate with whatever variety of sweet potatoes is being served....

A fool-proof barbecue ribs recipe that will rival your favorite BBQ restaurant! Made with my signature BBQ sauce recipe, these fork-tender ribs are deliciously sweet, savory, smoky and positively PACKED with flavor! Serve these BBQ ribs with our popular old-fashioned Baked Beans and Creamy Coleslaw and you’ll be all set for a meal that will crown you the pit master! We recently took a family road trip down to the Deep South and stopped in Memphis on our way....

Growing up in a konkani household, mom made 2 kinds of green bean sabzis very often – beans upkari, and beans talasani. Both are essentially green bean stir fry recipes, the only difference being the seasonings and method of cooking. In upkaris, veggies are usually cooked using some water & steam, and talasanis usually involve slow roasting the veggies in oil. That being said, in this recipe I have kind of used steam (by covering and cooking the beans) to speed up the cooking of beans....

Overnight oats are some kind of crazy breakfast magic that I wish I had discovered about 15 years ago but instead only entered my life within the past couple of years. Growing up I wasn’t the biggest fan of oatmeal – the hot mushy kind as it is traditionally served – but when I tried overnight oats my opinion of oatmeal did a 180 turnaround and I suddenly found myself buying oats in bulk....

Try these brownies my favorite way, a la mode, with hot fudge or homemade salted caramel sauce, and speaking of salted caramel – these salted caramel brownies should definitely be next on your list! Well, hello! Fancy meeting you here. I suppose you are here because you happen to be a brownie/chocolate addict like myself and need to make these immediately. I feel ya — that’s exactly how I felt the other day when a chocolate craving hit and there was not a speck of chocolate to be found in my house....

For more Mexican-inspired dips, check out my easy recipes for 5-Minute Fish Tacos Sauce, Fire-Roasted Salsa, and Cilantro Avocado Ranch Dressing. A few years ago, the hubs and I took a cruise to Mexico where we ate at an outdoor restaurant where the servers made guacamole right at the table. I watched him use avocados, lime juice, salt and, wait for it…nothing else. It was the actual best guacamole I’d ever eaten and since then, I have been making my guacamole like this (usually weekly as we LOVE guac in our house, even my little kids), bringing it to parties, and serving it when we have company, and it never fails to impress!...

Wonderfully moist, fluffy and packed with flavor, these gluten free zucchini muffins are so delicious that no one will ever guess they’re gluten free! I’m not a fan of many, probably even most, gluten free recipes because in addition to their texture being dry and sandy their flavor of many of the gluten free flours just isn’t good. These gluten free zucchini muffins rectify both of those issues and the result is a wonderfully moist texture with a flavor that’s so delicious no one will guess they’re GF....

Hot Bhature along with spicy tangy Chole, it’s THE BEST food on the earth. 🙂 The combination of chole masala and deep-fried bhatura makes it an exotic recipe. What is Chole Bhatura? For those who don’t know, Chole is chickpea curry where chickpeas are cooked with lots of Indian spices, onion, and tomatoes. Bhatura is a leavened fried bread from the Indian cuisine and is served with Chole. It is one of the most popular Punjabi recipes....