How to make the Perfect Easy Roasted Chicken every time! Everything you need to know – how to prep your Chicken, how to season it, how to ensure you get crispy skin and moist chicken without fail. Plus how to use up the leftovers! The ultimate guide to Roasted Chicken thats simple and easy to …
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Top 10 Ways to use the Quinoa in your Pantry
My Favorite Easy Quinoa Recipes Quinoa has always been a pantry staple for me. Recently, I bought a huge storage jar at The Container Store and usually have that baby full of quinoa at all times. It’s a great source of fiber, protein, magnesium along with lots of other nutrients. And it’s a great “filler” …
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15 Dinner Ideas with Frozen Chicken
These 15 Dinner Ideas with Frozen Chicken use pantry staples and are super easy to make. You’re gonna love how simple these dinner recipes are! Looking for more freezer meals? Try my Crock Pot Short Rib Tacos or my Honey Mustard Baked Salmon. Easy Freezer Meals with Frozen Chicken Well, since we are all quarantined …
Crazy Moist Lemon Poppy Seed Gluten-Free Muffins
These Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are gluten-free and the perfect brunch treat! Each bite is crazy moist and filled with fresh citrus flavor. Drizzle with a lemon glaze for the ultimate bite! Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins I don’t know about you, but brunch is probably one of my favorite meals of the day. I …
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Pot-au-feu
Simply put, this French classic is a stew-like dish of boiled meat and vegetables. However, it is not as simple as it might appear at first glance. Pot-au-feu, French for “pot on fire”, is one of the oldest French peasant winter dishes. It was originally made over an open fire with cheap, inferior cuts …
Tartiflette
One of the best-loved dishes of the Alps, tartiflette is a mouth-watering gratinated potato dish from the mountainous region of Savoie in France. It is made with medium-sized potatoes, white wine, Reblochon cheese, onions, smoked salt pork (lardons fumés), and often crème fraîche. The dish is baked in the oven until the cheese browns …
Daube
Daube is a hearty Provençal stew consisting of meat (mostly beef, but other meats like lamb can be used) that is simmered low and slow in wine with various vegetables and seasonings such as cinnamon, cloves, thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns. Preparing daube is a time-consuming process in which the ingredients are added in …
Croquembouche
A true show-stopping centerpiece, croquembouche consists of choux pastry profiteroles which are filled with custard cream and assembled into a cone-shaped tower, glued together with caramel. The final dessert is elaborately decorated with spun sugar, sugar-coated almonds, fondant flowers, fruit, or even macarons. Croquembouche was designed and popularized in the late 1700s by chef Antonin Carême, while its name …
Paté de Pâques
Paté de Pâques is a traditional French dish originating from the Poitou area. The dish is a combination of ground pork, ground veal, and hard-boiled eggs encased in pastry. It’s traditionally eaten as a first course for Easter dinner. What distinguishes this dish from other patés en croûte is the addition of hard-boiled eggs, making …
Crudités
Simple and elegant, crudités are traditional French appetizers consisting of raw vegetables which can be sliced or left intact. The vegetables typically used for crudités include carrots, celery, bell peppers, cucumbers, asparagus spears, broccoli, and cauliflower. They can be served with dips such as vinaigrette, tapenade, hummus, or mayonnaise on the side, or those can …
Entrecôte
Entrecôte is a type of beef steak that’s cut from between the ribs, but it’s more commonly known as a thin and boneless rib-eye steak. The butchers cut bone-in rib-eyes with the bone on each side, but there are also six leftover boneless steaks from the meat between each bone-in rib-eye, and they’re known as …
Rémoulade
This simplest version of this French sauce is nothing more than a base of mayonnaise mixed with herbs, capers, pickles, and a few optional drops of anchovy oil. The word rémoulade is thought to have originated from the word remolat, the word for “horseradish” in the dialect spoken in France’s Picardy region, as the original …
Classic Deviled Eggs Recipe with Bacon
Make the ultimate Classic Deviled Eggs Recipe with Bacon! If you’ve ever wondered how to make deviled eggs, this easy recipe is a must try. Every creamy bite of these keto deviled eggs is filled with mustard, fresh dill and crispy bacon! They are the perfect easy appetizer! If you’re looking for more finger foods …
How to Make Iced Chai Tea Latte
An easy and refreshing Iced Chai Tea Latte Recipe made with concentrated chai tea, cold brew and coconut milk. This Starbucks copycat is sure to satisfy your cravings – it’s the perfect sip for those warmer months! Looking for more iced coffee drinks? Try my Coconut Milk Iced Thai Coffee or my Sweet Cream Iced …
Easy Grilled Chicken Breast with Homemade Spice Rub
This grilled chicken breast recipe makes juicy grilled chicken that’s made even more perfect with a flavorful homemade spice rub! If you’re wondering how to grill chicken, this easy recipe is ready in only 20 minutes and makes the BEST grilled chicken of your life! My Go-To Grilled Chicken Recipe – It’s So Easy! There …
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Crazy Easy Baked Honey Garlic Salmon in Foil
Baked Honey Garlic Salmon in Foil is the ultimate easy dinner recipe! A whole salmon is coated in a sweet and tangy honey garlic sauce, and then baked and broiled for a delicious crispy topping. If baked salmon is your jam, then you need to try out my honey mustard baked salmon, my citrus baked …
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Easy Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Bowl with Crema
An easy Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Bowl drizzled with a zesty Cilantro Lime Crema. This fresh vegetarian meal is filled with roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, quinoa, roasted red peppers and corn. It’s a flavorful quinoa bowl loaded with nutrients – perfect for a quick dinner recipe! Looking for more Quinoa Bowl Recipes? Try …
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Avocado Chicken Salad
This Avocado Chicken Salad is a creamy chicken salad that’s mayo free. Learn how to make this low-carb chicken salad with avocado. It’s packed with flavor and perfect for meal prep! Can I be real with you? I like mayo. I grew up in Wisconsin and we use to dip our french fries in it. …
The Best Skinny Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
These Skinny Double Chocolate Banana Muffins are the muffins of your dreams! A refined sugar free muffin recipe that’s naturally sweetened with maple syrup and bananas. It’s a crazy moist banana muffin with loads of chocolate flavor – perfect for breakfast or on the go snack. Looking for more Banana Muffin Recipes? Try out my …
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Crunchy Vegetarian Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing
Vegetarian Thai Quinoa Salad has a spicy peanut dressing with quinoa, carrots, edamame, chickpeas, zucchini noodles and topped with raw cashews! Every bite of this vegan quinoa salad will send you over the moon + a mason jar salad option. Ready in under 20 minutes! Looking for more Thai Salad Recipes? You need to try …
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Easy Vegan Edible Brownie Batter Recipe
A Vegan Edible Brownie Batter Recipe that tastes just like brownie batter from the bowl. Rich decadent gluten free brownie batter made with chickpeas, maple syrup, nut butter and filled with chocolate chips in every bite! The perfect healthy dessert option for that sweet tooth! Looking for more Brownie Recipes? Try out my Zucchini Chocolate …
The Most Epic Vegan Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry Recipe
The most Epic Vegan Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry Recipe you’ll ever make! A creamy and filling chickpea curry that’s gluten free, dairy free and only takes 30 minutes to make. Perfect for a quick easy dinner recipe – even the meat eaters will love it! Looking for more Easy Curry Recipes? You need to try …
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Fluffy Pancake Recipe with Strawberry Compote & Vanilla Mascarpone
A Light and Fluffy Pancake Recipe topped with homemade Strawberry Compote and Vanilla Mascarpone Cheese. These easy pancakes are perfect for Valentines Day, a brunch or Saturday morning breakfast. Looking for more Breakfast Recipes? Try out my Egg White Vegetable Breakfast Casserole or my Creamy Strawberry Chia Pudding Recipe. Light & Fluffy Pancake Recipe Breakfast …
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Tarte tatin
A decadent version of the classic apple pie, tarte Tatin consists of sliced apples seasoned with butter, sugar, and cinnamon, topped with a buttery pie crust pastry, and baked until the apples become golden and syrupy. The whole cake is then inverted upside-down on a serving platter. The name of this dessert honors the …
Petit four
These tiny, delicate sweets are one of the most famous French delicacies. The name refers to any miniature, bite-sized baked items with a sophisticated and elegant appearance. They come in an endless variety of flavors, forms, and decorations. The most general division is made between petit fours glacés, the glazed variety, and petit fours sec, …