I may be overloading on Vietnamese dishes this week, having just shared Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls a couple of days ago. But I’m not going to apologise because it’s one of my favourite cuisines and this dish epitomises what my blog is all about – sharing easy to make, amazing food from around the world. The marinade for these wings is a classic base for many Vietnamese dishes and is a great balance of sweet, salty, spicy and tang that epitomises the food of this cuisine....

The crostini bread can be made days and days in advance – it stays crispy for ages! Crostini Everybody loves finger food. No need to deal with a knife and fork, struggle with chopsticks or scoop with spoons. Just clutch your cocktail in one hand and use your other to pop these in your mouth! “Crostini” means “little crusts” (ie. “little toasts”) in Italian and that’s exactly what they are: Thin, small slices of bread, toasted until crisp and then piled with toppings....

These frozen pizzas are a freezer meal favourite along with Burritos, Cannelloni, Lasagna and hearty Beef Stew! Homemade Frozen Pizzas I always feel smug when I know I have a stash of really good freezer meals. My favourites are things like burritos, stews, soups, quesadillas, garlic bread (BEST standby ever!), lasagna and these homemade frozen pizzas. I have grand plans to do an Ultimate Homemade Pizza Guide one of these days, complete with homemade pizza dough options and the RecipeTin Family pizza menu....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make Cheese and Onion Pies 🍽️ What to serve them with 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More fantastic recipes with pastry Individual Cheese and Onion Pies 💬 Reviews Being a Northern lass pies are very important to me. Now that we’ve moved to Devon, most of the chippies near us don’t sell cheese and onion pies.Fortunately they all sell the most amazing fish and chips, but I do miss a cheese and onion pie every now and then....

Black eyed beans One of the best foods to make in a pressure cooker is dry beans. It is fast and you can have these black eyes peas from the pressure cooker to the table in 40 minutes in total. I love beans a lot and I make it at least once a week. I grew up eating beans, not many liked it at the time but parents often tell their children beans would make them grow taller and that seemed to do the trick....

Baking the chicken for a short time in a hot 450°F oven helps to seal in the juices, while prolonged cooking in a moderate 350°F oven tends to dry it out. Chicken breast is so easy. I always have it on hand, and there are countless recipes where I can use it. But more often than not, I simply bake it in the oven. And when I do, I make sure not to dry it out....

Are you a salted caramel lover? I think everyone’s a salted caramel lover aren’t they? How did we ever survive before it was invented! You may think that this stuff has only been around for 4 or 5 years, but actually it was invented over 3 decades ago in 1980 by French chocolatier Henri Le Roux. He first created in when making salted butter caramel with crushed nuts (yum!!)....

Serve pakora as a starter for an Indian meal, a light meal, or pass them around as canapés at your next gathering. They’re gluten free and vegan so everybody can enjoy them! Pakora: Indian Vegetable Fritters This is street food, the Indian way! Sold as snacks on the streets of India and as popular appetisers in Indian restaurants elsewhere, pakora are crispy, bite-size vegetable fritters. They’re loaded with gorgeous Indian spices before being fried until crunchy....

Pan Fried Gnocchi I absolutely adore gnocchi. If I go to an Italian restaurant, chances are I’ll order gnocchi. I put it above handmade pasta. That’s how much I love it. And up until maybe a year ago, I was a total gnocchi snob. I would only ever have fresh or homemade gnocchi. Scarred from my uni days when I made store bought gnocchi and it was so chewy and tasteless....

Have you ever used orzo before? It’s such a great store-cupboard ingredient, and cooks up really quickly (usually about 8 minutes).You would normally cook it in boiling water, but for this recipe, i’m cooking it in stock, in the SAME PAN as my salmon. I like to serve mine with some lemon wedges, black pepper and a sprinkling of parsley. Can I make it ahead? This recipe is best served right away, so I don’t recommend making it ahead....

Golden brown and crispy on the outside, tender and savory on the inside, they’re so good, I make them not just for Hanukkah. While potatoes are not something that I would eat every day, I do make this traditional recipe for Hanukkah. We all partake - the kids a bit more, my husband and I just one or two. After all, it’s a beloved holiday tradition. I’ve been making these latkes for many years now....

I’m sharing this today in defiance of winter. Yesterday it was 26C/79F and I spent my lunch hour at the beach. Seriously. We’re 6 days away from winter! It is actually warmer here in Sydney than it was in LA – where it’s 6 days away from summer. And so while I’m usually bundled up in my ugg boots and wooly scarves making lasagna, I’m still in thongs and shorts, grilling outdoors....

Poached Salmon Poached fish has a bad reputation. The mere mention of it conjures up visions of pale, overcooked, flavourless fish swimming in murky water. It’s time for a makeover. Enter – THIS Poached Salmon swimming in an outrageously tasty caramelised Coconut Lime Sauce with lemongrass, ginger and chilli. Poached fish never tasted so good!! 😂 This poached salmon is lightly seared on the outside first then we finish cooking it by poaching in a simple Thai coconut curry sauce....

I like to top it with pepperoni, but there are plenty of other tasty options. And you can even keep the leftovers! They’re surprisingly good. I love using vegetables as a base for all kinds of pizza creations. 🍕 It’s such a good way to eat more veggies and actually enjoy it! In this particular recipe, the portobello mushroom base is “meaty” and delicious, and the melty, cheesy topping is delightful, as one would expect....

Adapted from a Julia Child’s recipe, this is luxurious and thoroughly indulgent. Bonus: It’s the ultimate make ahead potato side dish! Potatoes au Gratin Potatoes au Gratin? Or Scalloped Potatoes? If you’re wondering what the difference is between Scalloped Potatoes and Au Gratin Potatoes, scalloped potatoes are made with a flour-butter-milk roux, whereas Potatoes au Gratin are made with 100% indulgence: cream, butter and cheese. So I ask you again: Potatoes au Gratin?...

Prawn Tacos I want to open with a grand statement like “I’m yet to meet a taco that I don’t love”, but then I remember that time we bravely tried offal street tacos in Mexico City (intestines, to be exact) and how it was clear that the part we got were……errr…let’s say from the lower part of the intestines, with a distinct, unpalatable flavour that will never be forgotten… So I decided to scrap that and just say – PRAWNS!...

Once you have your rich broth, you can add sauteed vegetables and leftover turkey meat for a wonderfully satisfying meal. Having a hot, comforting bowl of soup for a late dinner on Thanksgiving is something I look forward to every year. I admit it: We eat our Thanksgiving meal early partly to make sure we get to enjoy this tasty soup that same night! This leftover turkey soup is so rich and delicious....

You can use shop-bought chips or fries, or use homemade crispy chips. Once the chips are cooked, the rest of the dish only takes 5 minutes to pull together.Brilliant on their own, or as an extra special side dish with a juicy burger or as part of a Chinese banquet. Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 Watch how to make it 🍽️ What to serve them with 🍲 More recipe ideas for Chips (fries) Salt and Pepper Chips Recipe 💬 Reviews...

Smooth buttercream frosting or ganache on cakes There are various reasons why you might want a perfectly smooth frosting on a cake. Maybe you’re simply wanting a pristine, smooth cake surface for your cake decoration. Or perhaps you need an immaculately even base for a flawless Mirror Glaze. So today I’m sharing how I do it. Yes, I will be pulling out some speciality cake decorating equipment. But no, they aren’t essential....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make this pork and mushroom recipe 🍽️ What to serve it with 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More recipes using Pork Smothered Pork More Creamy Meaty Dinners 💬 Reviews Gotta love a meat in creamy sauce recipe!I make quite a lot of them because: Season the pork and fry in a pan with a little oil until golden.Remove from the pan, then fry onions, mushrooms and garlic....