It’s March, it’s a tiny bit sunny, and I’m celebrating with frozen cocktails. Woo hoo! Chris was making instant sorbet the other day (basically whizzed up frozen berries) for dessert, and I thought ‘I’m sure we could make something much more interesting with ice and that blender’. So the good intentions of the frozen fruit resulted in two or three glasses of prosecco-and-vodka-based frozen cocktails. All roads seem to lead to chocolate or cocktails at the moment....

“When you serve this, it fans out like “hasselback potatoes”, making perfect crevices to pour maple syrup into.” I know the name of this recipe is a bit odd but I truly can’t think of a better way to describe it. This french toast bake is made using baguette (french stick bread) which is sliced almost all the way through then soaked with an egg mixture. It’s quite different to the usual method which involves cubes of bread or layering slices of bread in a baking dish....

Made the old fashioned way by boiling a whole chicken, you can toss in any vegetables, noodles or pasta and it’s going to be amazing. And everybody knowns Chicken Soup is the best soup for a cold! Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup – from scratch! Simmering a whole chicken with root vegetables and herbs creates a delicious homemade stock for the soup, into which the chicken meat is shredded alongside chopped and sauteed vegetables....

Homemade Lebanese spice mix Lebanese 7 spice mix, also known as baharat (spies in Arabic), is a combination of spices that can enhance the flavor of many different dishes. This spice differs from kitchen to kitchen and today I am sharing with you my version of this wonderful spice blend. You’ll be able to create delicious Lebanese-inspired dishes that are sure to please your family and friends With this recipe you don’t need to start guessing the ratio of spices to use, I have tested and experimented with different ratios of spices until I found the perfect blend....

I love steaming vegetables in my instant pot, I must confess, I have had one or two mushy experiences but after several testing, this girl can now say she is a pro at cooking vegetables in a pressure cooker. It is super quick and doesn’t require much cooking time, my best tip after several testing is to use cold tap water (a bit above room temperature). You are guaranteed perfect vegetables at all times....

Ready in about an hour, it’s wonderful as a side dish, but it’s also substantial enough to serve as a meatless main course. If you like eggplant, I think you’ll consider this recipe a delicacy. Tender, flavorful eggplant slices coated in a crunchy coating, smothered in marinara sauce and cheese, then baked until the cheese is melted. What’s not to like? I love eggplant. In fact, it’s one of my favorite vegetables....

It’s so good, so rich and velvety, that it’s difficult to believe it only has three ingredients! Yes, this creamy pudding has just three ingredients - dark chocolate, coconut milk, and a touch of sweetener! It is ridiculously easy to make, and the result is decadent and rich, with a velvety mouthfeel. I especially appreciate the fact that this tasty keto dessert requires no cooking beyond briefly heating up the ingredients....

Is it just me who always has leftover pasta? It seems impossible to make just enough. I seem to be able to manage it with many other things. But I always make too much pasta! I once read an article about how everything tastes better when it’s eaten the next day. There was all this science behind the logic. I have to say, I don’t care what the science is, there are some things that simply do not taste as good the next day....

It’s probably totally uncool to admit this, but I always have cabbage in the fridge. This only started once I “grew up” and realised a) how versatile cabbage is b) how quick it is to shred (e.g. compared to carrot) and c) how long it lasts in the fridge (weeks and weeks and weeks!). Then it became a part of my regular shop. I bet I could blast off 10 quick uses for cabbage without barely taking a breath....

A showstopper made for sharing, astonishingly simple, fun to eat and eye-rollingly delicious. Momofuku charges US$250 for the privilege of eating it. This costs a fraction of that! Momofuku Bossam (or Bo ssam) Momofuku Bossum is Chef David Chang’s famous version of a traditional Korean pork dish called Bossam which consists of thinly sliced pork belly simmered in a seasoned broth that are then used to make lettuce wraps. A signature dish at his New York restaurant Momofuku, he makes it using a pork shoulder that’s been dry cured overnight so it’s seasoned all the way through, slow roasted for 5 to 6 hours until fall apart tender then blasted at the end with a brown sugar rub which forms an epic caramelised crust....

Famous NY Times Broccoli Salad with cumin, garlic and sesame Welcome to Day 2 of the RecipeTin Eats 30 Day Holiday Salad Marathon, a day where I’m bringing you something simple yet intriguing and little bit different! It’s a wildly popular raw Broccoli Salad by Melissa Clark of New York Times Cooking. Red wine vinegar lightly “cooks” the raw broccoli, then it’s marinated in an intensely flavoured mix of cumin, garlic, sesame and olive oil....

It requires few ingredients to make and with minimal prep, this is about to be your best-baked potato wedges recipe ever. Serve with my homemade fry sauce, so delicious! I am guilty of buying store-bought frozen fries, but I have never bought frozen potato wedges before. Honestly, once you have made this at home yourself, you won’t go back to store-bought. As much as it may sound convenient to use store-bought, It would take you the same time to make yours from scratch at home?...

It’s made without crust and sweetened with stevia, but you can use a granulated sweetener if you wish. This wonderfully creamy cheesecake is my husband’s favorite cake. He always loved cheesecakes and was sad to give them up when we transitioned to a low-carb diet. Until we realized that it shouldn’t be too difficult to make a low-carb version! Ingredients You’ll only need six simple ingredients to make this keto cheesecake....

Almond flour and parmesan add flavor and keep the juices in. The glaze is made with unsweetened ketchup. I’m a notoriously lazy cook, always looking for simple low-effort recipes, and meatloaf is so EASY. Since everyone around here seems to like it, and leftovers are really good, I end up making it quite often for my family. After years of making this dish, tweaking and experimenting, I have developed the perfect keto recipe....

For perfectly crispy results, set the oven temperature to 350°F. Bacon cooks more evenly at a lower temperature, and even with this slower method, it should be ready in about 30 minutes. I’m astounded that most bacon packages still list pan-frying instructions as the first option. I haven’t fried bacon in years! Perhaps it makes sense to pan-fry it if you cook only a few slices. But for anything more than that, I do believe that the oven is the best - and certainly the easiest - method....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make Pigs in a Blanket 🍽️ What to serve them with 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More fantastic side dishes Pigs in a Blanket Recipe 💬 Reviews If I didn’t make at least 8 of these little bacon-wrapped sausages PER PERSON on Christmas day, I’m pretty sure there’d be a riot in the Kitchen Sanctuary household.I usually arrange a few around the turkey - which are gone in 10 seconds....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make Pizza Fries 🍽️ More topping ideas for pizza fries 🍲 More chips/fries recipes! Pizza Fries 💬 Reviews One way to bribe your kids to do the washing up? Offer them pizza fries. I am not above using bribery to get the chores down every now and then.I made these as part of a batch of recipes recently, and we had family round for what we call blogger buffet....

Perfect with pasta recipes with meatballs and equals as a pizza sauce. It is vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free. Let me show you how to make this sauce in simple steps. Why This Quick Tomato Sauce Is So Good! This homemade tomato sauce recipe comes together in 10 minutes and requires minimal ingredients you may already have in the pantry It is quick and easy not forgetting delicious This tomato sauce is sure better than shop-bought and since it is homemade, you know exactly what is going into it....

It’s rhubarb season!! I love it when I start seeing those stalks of tangy juiciness arrive in the shops. These Rhubarb and Marzipan Muffins are sweet and fluffy and the perfect use for them. Some of my other favourites include: Rhubarb crumble (I learned recently from experience that you can’t par-cook the rhubarb in advance, top with the crumble mixture and expect to be able to cook it later. The result is pink mush....

Try it for dinner tonight – as a side, or as the main. Or as a healthy, low carb snack at a gathering! Roasted Parmesan Crusted Cauliflower This Roasted Parmesan Crusted Cauliflower is the low carb, healthier version of these Parmesan Crusted Potatoes I shared a few weeks ago. Because I felt so bad for everyone who left wailing messages along the lines of “I’m trying to be healthy! What are you doing to me!...