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Cinnamon French Toast Sticks I’m loving coming up with fresh takes on french toast! Growing up I always adored french toast but it was always the classic version drowning in syrup. When I was in uni, I discovered how good it was to pile bacon onto it, and yes, still drown it in maple syrup. I used to call this a “Heart Attack On A Plate”. This was before the day when “sweet and salty” became all the rage and everyone I made this for were dubious until they took their first mouthful – then they were converted for life....

You can serve it as a tasty appetizer, but a bowl of it also works well as a light summertime lunch. This refreshing soup is so good. It’s wonderfully creamy. It has a mild sweetness from the tomatoes and a slight tang from the buttermilk, and the basil greatly enhances it. Unlike the Spanish gazpacho, this cold tomato soup has more of an Italian flavor profile. It is smoother and creamier....

Serve this for elegant pre dinner drinks, to ring in the New Year or an evening in with the girls! Cosmopolitan Cocktails I love Cosmos for how easy they are to drink – and how I always feel like I’m channeling the New-York-Gal within as I daintily sip away! Truthfully though, I live in the Northern Beach of Sydney. I spend my days in flip flops, denim shorts and comfortable tees, a whirlwind of activity between the kitchen, shooting area and my computer....

Made with riced cauliflower, eggs, almond flour, and parmesan, these savory pancakes are low-carb and gluten-free. The idea for these tasty fritters occurred to me the last time I made cauliflower pizza crust. I was watching the magic of the crust coming together in the oven. Suddenly I thought that I could use riced cauliflower to make savory pancakes. We all loved the result - golden, delicious, and crispy fritters....

Once you have your beautiful crust, top it with your favorite toppings and return it to the oven just to melt the cheese. As soon as my husband and I transitioned to a low-carb diet, I started looking for acceptable substitutes for some of our favorites. Not surprisingly, pizza was high on my list! 🍕 Ingredients You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this tasty crust. The exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below....

The flavor in this dish is incredible and the pasta comes out perfectly cooked every time. This easy weeknight dinner is packed with flavor and can be on your table in under an hour. Easy Rigatoni Bolognese Recipe Do you know you can enjoy a good bolognese sauce without the endless simmering over the stove? Although the economy has been struggling as of late, that doesn’t mean we have to skimp on flavor....

I think this may be the most American looking recipe title I’ve ever written. Being from the UK, enchiladas are not a hugely common dish. Also we call our skillets frying pans, and we spell Lasagne with an ’e’. But ‘Mexican frying-pan Lasagne’ doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. So I decided to fully embrace the Americanisms! And can I just say:Why don’t we eat more enchiladas in the UK?...

French toast will always be a staple for leisurely weekend breakfasts along with my favourite fluffy Pancakes and Pancakes bursting with Blueberries. So skip the bistro queue and make brunch at home this weekend! French toast You know when you feel like making something grand-ish for a weekend breakfast and but you’re too bleary to tackle Eggs Benedict? French toast is your answer. Always. Why? Because it’s effortless, and there’s a plethora of topping options!...

Seasoned with olive oil and garlic, it’s an easy side dish that you can make in 10 minutes. The more I grill vegetables, the more I realize how much I love them cooked this way. Some of my favorite side dishes are grilled zucchini, grilled eggplant, grilled okra, and grilled portobello mushrooms. Not that there’s anything wrong with steamed veggies, especially when topped with a little butter. I really enjoy steamed carrots, for example....

I was making chicken quesadilla the other day and I found out I didn’t have any more taco seasoning mix in my pantry. I am a very lazy driver and I am not the first to handle the wheels for a quick grocery shopping. Since I mostly make my quesadilla with taco seasoning, I quickly made another batch that would last me another month. Taco seasoning mix is not only great in quesadillas and taco meat alone, you can use them on these recipes: chicken, chillies, soups, ground beef, rice dishes, weeknight tacos....

It makes a great after-dinner drink just like an affogato but honestly, this drink is perfect for any time of the day. Let me show you how to make it in simple steps. Why this recipe is so good It is not just St. Patrick’s Day drink only. You can have it any time of the year or any holiday. It is great at Christmas, Easter, Halloween, summer parties, dinner parties and the likes....

Learn how to make perfect and fluffy brown rice in your electric pressure cooker at all times using this step-by-step guide. This instant pot rice is not mushy, dry, or undercooked, it is tender, fluffy, nutty, and delicious. You will never go back to using a stovetop or rice cooker after trying this recipe. Serve with Teriyaki chicken, IP chicken cacciatore, honey garlic salmon, or honey garlic pork chops....

In this explosive interview that took place in his very own home, he spills the beans on what it’s really like to live the Life of Dozer! . . Dozer, it’s been a tumultuous year. What’s your take on COVID and how it’s affected your life in 2020? COVID? What is that, a new snack? I don’t recall getting any. Errr, no. It’s that world-devastating-virus, the reason your mum has been at home with you 99% of this year....

Italian Almond Cookies If there’s one word that captures these cookies, it’s rustic. And in my world, what that means is don’t get hung up about making them look perfect. These nubbly little balls will be a bit wonky. Some will be larger than others. There will be almond bits sticking out here and there, you might end up with some bald patches. Some bits might have a double layer of almonds....

They make the perfect keto weekend breakfast, and they’re also excellent as a quick afternoon snack. I am very guilty of having these muffins for breakfast EVERY SINGLE DAY for the past two weeks. You see, I had no choice! I had to experiment in order to achieve perfection. 😂 And I’ve achieved it! These muffins are SO GOOD. And filling! I have two of them for breakfast with a mug of coffee and I’m good for several hours....

Don’t worry about getting the eggs just right - the soup is delicious even when imperfect! There’s something so comforting about this delicious soup. I find the combination of a rich broth and delicate egg ribbons, all flavored with soy sauce and green onions, irresistible. 🍲 Egg drop soup is my favorite soup to eat when I’m under the weather. Classic chicken broth is great too, but the addition of eggs makes this one extra satisfying....

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Laksa recipe I am obsessed with Laksa. My Japanese mother will disown me for saying this, but I am pretty sure that Laksa would be my Last Meal. She will also be able to attest to my obsession with Laksa. Because approximately once a month, I trek wide and far as required to get my Laksa fix....

So simple and easy to make, you can make this tonight! Sometimes, the simplest of ideas turn out to be annoyingly difficult to achieve. All I wanted was to make a homemade Lemon Pepper Chicken i.e. without using a packet of Lemon Pepper seasoning. Making a homemade Lemon Pepper seasoning to sprinkle onto chicken requires slow baking lemon zest to dry it out before mixing with salt and pepper. So essentially making a flavoured salt....

Fried mashed potato balls recipe is a good way of using your leftover thanksgiving or roast dinner mashed potatoes. For this easy bite-size recipe, I tend to use make-ahead mashed potato that I have not added all the extras like heavy cream or cheese cream to. I found out that when you use this type of leftover mashed potatoes, you sometimes lose the potatoes to the hot oil when frying and that’s not cool....

Risotto is one of those recipes I’ve come to love over the years. I used to think it was a bit bland, but at that point I guess I’d never had really good risotto. Risotto made slowly, with love, and a glass of wine in hand. You can do so much with it, adding spring vegetables, flaked salmon, piles of herbs. Or you can keep it elegant and simple - a mushroom risotto, finished off perfectly with a handful of grated Grana Padano and a squeeze of lemon....