Meet the second in my series of hot smoothies for October - The cranberry and apple hot smoothie. I may have been slipping slightly into Christmas mode already with the cinnamon and cranberry flavours, but they just work so well! I’m going to be moving onto some creamier smoothies next week, so if you prefer to stay with fresh and fruity, then this one or my hot green smoothie is definitely what you’re looking for....

I think he looks forward to Thanksgiving just because he knows he can have as much cranberry sauce as he wants with his slices of turkey, and plenty leftover for turkey sandwiches. When he finally runs out of frozen cranberries sometime in May, he’ll start buying the cans. He’ll hide the cans in a remote corner of the pantry and eat up the canned cranberries all by himself. Yes, he’s a little obsessed....

This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....

Let me show you how to make the best easy dip with these simple steps Easy Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe How do you get your toddler and 8-year-old to eat fruit on a sunny lockdown day? You make them this super easy cream cheese dip with their selected fruit of choice. Happy days, they love it. Like they would say no to this delicious creamy dip just like how they never say no to cranberry cream cheese dip....

It’s Sunday night here in Sydney and I swore I was going to be healthy this week – starting from tonight. I had salad for dinner and I am munching on carrot sticks as I write this post. So I have to tell you, it is absolute, complete and utter torture writing up this recipe and looking at these photos. Describing to you how delicious this is, trying not to remember every creamy bite, the golden bubbly cheese, the juicy chicken, that sauce…....

The inspiration for this recipe comes from a road trip to Vermont last summer. The slice of mile-high quiche served at our café lunch stop was a vision to behold and tasted even better than it looked. Now you can have your version at home! This quiche is tall, you could say downright regal, filled with bacon, scallions, a lot of parsley, sharp cheddar, and, most importantly, cream. Heavy cream!...

Today I’m sharing a recipe from my friends Carrian and Cade’s brand new debut cookbook: Our Sweet Basil Kitchen. It’s full of fresh twists on family favorites with recipe mashups and unique flavor combinations. I’ve been lucky enough to get a sneak peak preview copy and they even let me pick a recipe to share with you. Lately I’ve been craving warm weather, picnics, and vegetables. I flipped through their book drooling over all of the recipes, but this one was just calling my name....

How to make air fried buffalo cauliflower A simple recipe with only a few easy steps! Here’s what you do: You’ll be popping these little crispy bites into your mouth in no time! But why buffalo cauliflower bites? I’ll admit, when I first thought of doing this recipe I was a little skeptical. I love buffalo wings, but could you really get any satisfaction out of eating buffalo cauliflower? It turns out – yes you can!...

Since baking is so much easier than frying, I find myself making this recipe almost every year for Hanukkah. Hanukkah is by far my favorite holiday, simply because of the food. Potato latkes and jelly doughnuts - could it possibly get any better? But a holiday celebrated by eating starchy fried foods to commemorate an ancient oil-related miracle is certainly a nutritionally challenging holiday. So I was curious to see if I could take my potato latkes recipe, the foolproof one that I’ve developed over the years, and make it in the oven....

Ingredients You Need To Make Buttered Noodles Noodles, butter, Parm, and parsley. That’s it, with a little salt and pepper. Serve them with chicken, pork chops, or steak. Make extra! SpaghettiElbow macaroniPenneRigatoniOrecchietteZitiFarfalle Tips for the Easy Buttered Pasta Add a good amount of salt, at least a heaping teaspoon, to the water before boiling the pasta.Make sure to save the pasta water. Adding the starchy water to the butter and noodles will make the simple buttery sauce thicker and silky....

Easy Creamy Cheesy Potato Bake. How’s that for a tongue twister, eh? Try saying that 3 times real fast (even harder, after a couple of glasses of wine). I keep getting myself confused, and I’ve probably gotten it wrong a few times in this post even though I’ve gone back to check several times! When you think of potato bakes, you probably think of sliced potatoes. Otherwise known as Potato Gratin, Potato Dauphinoise and Scalloped Potatoes to those in the States....

Ready In 20 Minutes We often strive for 30 minute meals and were real pleased when this one came in WAY under! You’ll have this easy curry beef recipe on the table in just 20 minutes! Seriously, it might be one of the easiest recipes EVER! Just make sure your white or cauli rice is ready to go so you’re just assembling your bowls when the beef is done. Cauliflower Rice, Rice Or Quinoa If you are making this easy curry beef bowls recipe as a Whole30 meal, make sure you use cauliflower rice rather than rice or quinoa....

Simply coat the shrimp with olive oil and spices, thread them on skewers, and cook them for a total of six minutes. Shrimp are so delicious. I make them often for my family, and I have many ways of prepping them, including shrimp scampi, baked shrimp, and broiled shrimp. Ingredients You’ll only need a few ingredients to make this tasty shrimp recipe. The exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below....

If you didn’t know, it is hotly contested in some parts of Southern United States as to whether or not chili should contain beans. Let me just state for the record that I am not from the state in question (Texas) nor do I have a particular horse in this race. Why Make Chili Without Beans? When it comes to chili, my answer to the great beans vs. no beans debate is “YES....

Looking for some more fries? Check out these baked jicama fries, plantain fries or grilled sweet potato fries! How to Cut the Butternut Squash Ok, I’m not going to lie, this is the hardest part. Butternut squash is somewhat of an odd shape, and a little bit more challenging to manage than regular or sweet potatoes. Here’s how you’ll do it: A Simple Fry Seasoning Here’s all you’ll need for this simple yet delicious seasoning:...

You don’t have to serve them in tortillas! They’re very good by themselves or in lettuce wraps. I adore Mexican food. The flavors are so bold! If I absolutely had to choose my favorite cuisines, I suspect Mexican and Indian would be right up there competing for the top spot. I love boldly seasoned dishes. If you too enjoy intense flavors, these fajitas won’t disappoint. The spice mix I use is amazing....

This Asian recipe comes together quickly and it is packed full of umami flavor. Serve it over steamed white rice and steamed broccoli, you will love this one. Let me show you how to make it quickly with my step-by-step guide. What to serve with teriyaki chicken Thi Japanese dish is popularly served over boiled white rice but you can also serve it over brown rice, or noodles The most important part of this recipe is the homemade teriyaki sauce....

FISH SAUCE: It is super easy to make and you can find all the ingredients in your regular grocery store. The only “scary” ingredient in here is the fish sauce. I would never eat fish sauce plain, but when mixed with the right ingredients, it creates a beautiful flavor that is far from “fishy.” If you’ve ever eaten Southeast Asian food like Thai or Vietnamese (think Pho) then you’ve definitely eaten fish sauce....

You can achieve this by cooking the dried beans from scratch, or course. Or you can skip the long simmer and cook them in the pressure cooker, or just pop open a can! Bean soups have the distinct advantage of tasting terrific either way. This Tuscan White Bean soup uses canned beans to make a 30-minute meal that tastes like it took all day. What Is Tuscan Bean Soup? Long-simmered pots of bean soup are traditional all over Italy....