With a pasta salad dressing made with a combination of mayonnaise and yoghurt, it’s still beautifully creamy with all the flavour and less guilt! For a healthier option, try this Macaroni pasta salad with a mayo-free Creamy Lemon Dressing or Ranch Dressing! Macaroni Pasta Salad It’s difficult to imagine a summer with Macaroni Salad. Like Coleslaw, it’s a summertime staple. The pasta salad you keep in your fridge for a quick side for meals and to put in your lunchbox....

With a delicious meaty base and lots of cheesy goodness, you won’t miss the doughy crust! I have many recipes for low-carb pizza 🍕. Coconut flour crust pizza and cauliflower pizza crust are great, especially the coconut flour crust. But if you want an even lower carb count, or perhaps less fiber, meat-crust pizza is an excellent option. It’s great for getting all those yummy pizza flavors without overdoing it on carbs....

Brilliant base recipe to make your own – just add 2 1/2 cups of whatever you want into the batter! Savoury Muffins When I need to make something quickly, whether it be friends dropping by on short notice, to take somewhere or a last minute food gift, I turn to these muffins more than any other sweet treat recipe I’ve shared. Ever. And why it’s taken this long for me to share this remains a mystery – to both you and me....

Yotam Ottolenghi – I salute you. Chickpea Salad I first published this about a month after I started this website back in 2014. The fact that I, a self confessed Carb/Carnivore/Cheese Monster, published a vegan salad so early on (patience having never been my greatest virtue) and have taken it upon myself to reshoot the recipe, rewrite the post and make a recipe video for a chickpea salad should speak volumes....

Coleslaw is completely overlooked if you ask me, especially since it goes so well with so many foods! It’s easy to make and is a great side salad or topping for sandwiches. It’s a great side dish for pulled pork sandwiches, steak, sea food or grilled chicken—just about anything! Coleslaw can easily be changed up to suite your own personal taste preferences. It can be sweeter or saltier, and you can basically tailor it to the food it is going with....

Moroccan Baked Eggplant with Beef I promised you more recipes that taste amazing, are satisfying and yet low in calories. And this one hits it out of the park. Other than using lean ground beef (mince), I didn’t do anything to convert this into a “skinny” version. This is simply how I make it. The key is the baked eggplant has been smeared with a Middle Eastern spice called Chermoula before cooking....

How to Turn a Negroni into a NA-groni How do you make up for the character and substance of a true London dry gin, the backbone of the classic negroni? Alcoholic drinks have a finish (or lingering after-taste) that is not easily replicated in non-alcoholic versions. A drinkable something is easy enough – and most of my attempts using light, ever-so-subtle infusions were just that – but if you want to feel you’re drinking an actual cocktail, you need to figure out that finish....

I’m a bit of a fan of sloppy lasagne. Maybe i’ve just become conditioned to it - because most of the time my lasagne spreads out on the plate as soon as I dish it up! I’m always worried about the lasagne being dry, so I tend to overdo it on the liquids. I want the look of a perfectly sliced piece of lasagne, but the taste of a cheesy, saucy gooey version!...

When I’m baking, a few drops of almond extract take my basic sugar cookies from just fine to flavorful. In my cocktails, I use orgeat, a sweet almond syrup, to add a sweet nuttiness with floral undertones. It creates layers of flavor that get my guests asking, “WHAT is in this delicious drink?!” If you’re not well-acquainted with tiki, tropical drinks or some classic pre-prohibition drinks, orgeat may be an unfamiliar cocktail ingredient....

Crispy, fatty, and very flavorful, these tasty strips are perfect as a first course, or you could try them for breakfast instead of bacon. Pork belly is one of my favorite dishes to order at restaurants. The combination of the crispy fat and the juicy meat is incredible. But it took me a while to try to cook this dish at home. The first time I bought pork belly slices, I wasn’t sure how to cook them....

We grew up with oxtail stew, a deeply rich, hearty stew perfect for cold days. You don’t find them that often in the market. So, when they appear, I’ll usually pick up a few pounds. What Are Oxtails? The oxtail is the tail of a steer, usually cut into segments. It is a tough, flavorful cut, well marbled with fat, and perfect for slow braising in stews or soups,. And here’s the best part, the bones have a ton of collagen, so good for making a gelatinous stock....

My 5, almost 6 year old loves having paneer, especially in this dish. “Do we get the sauce with the cheese stuff over the rice Mom? Because I love that!” My kids aren’t even that brave of eaters. In fact, they shy away from most stuff, but this looks dish looks strangely familiar to them so it was easy to get them to try it The sauce looks like spaghetti sauce, and they are all for chunks of cheese....

Be warned, this salad demands the very best tomatoes! If you don’t have juicy tomatoes, don’t make this. Make another salad instead! Panzanella – traditional Italian tomato and bread salad Panzanella is a classic example of Italian cucina povera (literally “food of the poor”). This historically refers to the simple fare of commoners, meals made from humble and seasonal ingredients but no less delicious than the lavish foods gracing the tables of the rich....

The coating is so flavorful, and it becomes wonderfully crispy in the oven. From start to finish, this simple recipe is ready in about 40 minutes. I cook chicken fairly often for my family. It’s admittedly not the most exciting type of meat, but it’s reasonably tasty and affordable. So I always look for ways to make it more interesting! My entire family loves this simple recipe. I love it too!...

This is one of my favorite things to do with duck confit or the easier, slow-roasted duck version of it. This is a sumptuous pasta dish that has its origins in old Venice, where it was done with the Italian version of preserved duck. Despite this, it is an easy dish to make – the only tricky part is getting the garlic browned but not burned. Traditionally this is served with tagliatelle, a long, flat pasta both wider and thinner than the more familiar linguine....

Meatballs and vegetables roast together in the oven while pasta boils on the stove, then everything gets tossed with some olive oil, lemon juice, and a handful of parsley. A Flexible Dinner Recipe The recipe is very adaptable. You can really use any kind of ground meat, and any of your favorite vegetables that have been cut into bite-sized pieces. Today, I went with ground turkey for the meatballs, and zucchini, bell peppers, and onions for the vegetables....

With a delicate meringue crust on the outside, soft marshmallow on the inside, topped with cream and seasonal fruit, the pav always steals the show at gatherings! Pavlova There is no greater summer dessert than the great Aussie Pav! Pavlova is one of those desserts that is notoriously easy yet notoriously difficult. I think many people are scared to make it. Others have lamented that you should just accept that it will come out of the oven quite cracked....

Each person left with a tin of assorted cookies, along with a slight sugar buzz. It was a marvelous way to meet new people in the neighborhood, as well as learn about new cookies that I wasn’t familiar with. And that’s exactly how I was introduced to the magical pfeffernusse. What Are Pfeffernusse Cookies? The executive director of the nonprofit, Rosie, grew up making pfeffernusse. Pfeffernusse cookies are a traditional German holiday cookie; the name translates to “peppernut....

Not one to have torn up bread with it when one could easily make buttered croutons, I made some croutons for it as well. Okay, bacon, eggs, and buttered croutons and it counts as a salad? I inhaled it. Devour.

So when my father decided that he wanted to make a pork crown roast for the benefit of any of our readers who actually might want to tackle it one day, I happily went along. Here’s the deal. What Is a Pork Crown Roast? A crown roast of pork is nothing more than a bunch of pork rib chops nicely formed into a circle and tied up by your butcher....