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Flavoured with garlic and parmesan, these fritters are a tasty meal or snack, or mini burgers. There’s a whole giant head of broccoli hidden in these!! Broccoli Chicken Fritters I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again (and will probably keep saying it until the end of time) – you can fritter anything! (Just look at my Pakora recipe for further proof!) And today, we’re frittering broccoli and chicken....

Cook it in the microwave, oven or stove. Use the method that best works for you! Cauliflower Rice Cauliflower masquerading as rice. Is it as good as rice? No. And anyone who tells you otherwise is either lying, or doesn’t know what tasty food is.😂 But is it a very good healthy substitute for rice that can be made to be delicious in its own right? YES IT IS! So what does it taste like?...

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Celeriac Soup Celeriac, that knobbly brown root vegetable that sits quietly in the corner of your grocery store, is an unsung hero in the vegetable world. I thought it’s about time I brought it into the limelight in a dish that stars in this low-carb wonder! Celeriac is, as you’d guess, part of the celery family. The leaves and stems in fact look just like skinny celery stalks. However you only eat the chunky root bulb of celeriac, and it’s often sold with just this part....

It can also be challenging to prep, given the said tangled roots and the fact that it tends to be hard, butternut squash hard, to cut. What Does Celery Root Taste Like? That said, it is one of the most lovely things to eat. Raw, it’s delightful in salads. Cooked, it sweetens and tastes a little like a parsnip that fell in with some celery ribs. A Low-Carb Alternative to Mashed Potatoes It is often mashed and mixed with mashed potatoes, but I enjoy it all on its own, mashed with some butter and milk or cream....

Challah is the best bread for French toast, bar none. It’s sturdy enough to stand up to its custard soak and a shower of maple syrup, yet tender and fluffy enough to cut with a fork. Cooked in a generous amount of butter, the thick slices of challah become beautifully browned after just a few minutes in the skillet. How to Make Challah French Toast Preparing French toast from challah is no different than using other breads....

They are so flavorful! The combination of cream cheese, cheddar, parmesan, garlic and bacon is amazing. These little savory appetizers are so delicious! A mixture of cheeses, spices, and crumbled bacon - why wouldn’t they be? When I entertain, I like to start the evening off with a few simple party appetizers and cocktails. Ideally, the appetizers can be made in advance and I can serve them at room temperature....

Easily add that authentic curry flavor Our trick for adding the depth of curry flavor to this soup without a bunch of different ingredients is to use Thai Kitchen curry paste. We’ve found it at several different grocery stores and it’s also available at Thrive Market. It has clean ingredients, no added sugar and adds so much flavor! All the veggies are a must The first time we tried this recipe, we made it with only chicken and mushrooms....

The beauty of these chicken tamales is that the filling is versatile and easy to prepare. All you need is time for assembling the tamales and a little patience while the tamales steam. The Best Tip for the Most Flavorful Tamales The chile verde gives the tamales their delicious flavor. It’s made by blending tomatillos, serrano and jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and onions until finely chopped. Here’s a trick: strain the salsa through a fine mesh sieve to remove some liquid....

Messy, spicy, filling, did I say messy? Some claim that you can actually eat it with your hands. Maybe, if it’s right off the grill, and you don’t have much chili on it, and the bottom is wrapped in foil or wax paper. If you do attempt such a thing, for goodness sake don’t wear white. I personally have never had much luck with these without utensils, and even then if I’m thinking ahead I’ll tuck a paper napkin in my shirt....

Updated for 2019 with some of my favourite Chinese-inspired recipes! We may not take part in a lot of the traditional Chinese New Year activities such as lighting firecrackers and red paper decorations, but we do love to make our own homemade Chinese banquet. I love Chinese take-out as much as anyone, but it’s so easy to make some great Chinese dishes that are quicker, healthier and tastier. Here are some of the favourites I make at home: Orange Chicken: My copycat recipe of that Panda Express favourite - ready in 20 minutes!...

They’re really good with just the glaze, but it’s also fun to use different toppings, such as crushed nuts and shredded coconut. These wonderful donuts are yet another proof that one can indulge in amazing treats even on a low-carb diet. They are soft, moist, and wonderfully chocolaty. They remind me of chocolate cake donuts - an old favorite. 🍩 You’ll need a donut pan to make them, but other than this special piece of equipment, making them is a straightforward affair and not particularly challenging....

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Chow Mein I want to say that Chow Mein is my favourite noodle-child but I’m worried that I’ve said that in another recipe (or two… or three… 😂). Because there is, after all, some heavy hitting noodle competition in this big wide world. Pad Thai, Pad See Ew (Thai Stir Fried Noodles), Singapore Noodles, Yakisoba (Japanese noodles) – to name just a few....

Video: How to Cook Roast Beef I remember accompanying her to our local corner butcher (now long gone) years ago. The butcher had these huge graphics of beef, pork, lamb on the wall behind the meat counter showing what part of the animal the various cuts came from. It was easy to see that a chuck roast came from the shoulder, and that a rump roast came from, well, the rump....

Serve with my crustless chicken pot pie, oven-baked pork chop or slow-cooked lamb shoulder. Colcannon Mash Recipe No holiday celebration is complete without a bowl of good old, mashed potatoes on the table. This traditional Irish mashed potatoes with kale might change your mind about how you serve this side dish forever. You can’t go wrong on this one except you do not love kale or cabbage. The addition of either of this green vegetable takes the creamy mash to a whole lot of comfort heaven....

Coq au Vin – French chicken stew Chicken stews are delightful and criminally underrated in my book. Too often they play second fiddle to the divas of the stew world like lamb shanks, braised short ribs and curries. Maybe it’s because chicken as a meat is considered somewhat “common”? As a result, delicious and hardworking dishes like this Everyday Chicken Stew (with crispy skin!) or this weeknight Fast Chicken Stew just don’t get their share of the love they deserve....

Corn Casserole is a popular Thanksgiving side dish recipe but it’s so delicious, we should make it all year round! This corn casserole recipe is made from scratch with a shortcut option using Jiffy mix. Corn Casserole recipe! I only had corn casserole for the first time in my life a few years ago when a Sassy Lady from the South told me that in her books, her creamy Corn Casserole was an essential side for a true Thanksgiving experience....