Along with cooking them until they are as caramelized and delicious as can be. Yes, it was just a week ago that I told you guys about this Chocolate Avocado Mousse with Caramelized Bananas. And man, remembering back that had coconut in it too. Oops. But, I just cannot help it. I mean, the last few weeks have just been so much meat. It has left me craving greens, hearty breads and apparently coconut, bananas and chocolate....

A good marinade really adds a lot of flavor to any cut of meat or fish. I always make marinated salmon, pork tenderloin marinade, and of course beef tri tip marinade. You can’t go wrong with steak, and tri tip is one of my favorite cuts. I always use this tri tip marinade to flavor my meat for perfect results every time! WHAT IS TRI TIP? Tri tip is a triangle shaped beef roast that comes from the bottom sirloin area of the cow....

We made it to Friday, and as you guys know, Friday’s need chocolate. Yes, even in January. I know you might be on some kind of New Year’s diet, but this is as clean (and delicious) as a cake can get. And let’s just be real, all Friday’s, no matter what time of the year, need something sweet and delicious. This is your January cake. Here’s the deal, you guys know me, I’m not one to share many vegan recipes....

You can never go wrong with Asian food recipes at home. My family always requests that I make sweet and sour chicken, fried rice and beef broccoli stir fry. This vegetable fried rice is the very best accompaniment to a variety of Asian dishes, and it’s so simple to make. Lately I’ve really been embracing the “cook once, eat twice” motto – basically you cook enough food the first night to use all or some of the components in the second night’s dinner....

Whenever life gets a little too busy, or just a little too hard, I always do what my mom did growing up, I make cookies. And there really isn’t anything more comforting than the classic chocolate chip cookie, you know? It will forever be one of my favorites. Well life was busy this week, and the work will be continuing on throughout the weekend, as we are filming a ton of new recipe videos starting tomorrow and going through Monday....

You know those dishes you crave on the busiest/craziest/most stressful days? This is that dish, and it is perfection. Or as close to it as it can get. It’s also so delicious and so easy that it’s almost embarrassing. I wondered if I should really be sharing what’s essentiality “buttered” pasta. But the bottom line? This pasta is too good not to share with you all today. This pasta is one of my go-to dinners when I have zero time and zero energy left to cook....

Andhra Style Bendakaya Vepudu is a crispy fry made with bhindi/okra that can be served both as a snack or side dish for rice. It is a popular recipe typically served in Telugu marriages and functions as part of the elaborate banana leaf meal. It is golden, crispy and really delicious fry that is deep-fried and then tempered with roasted peanuts, powdered dry coconut, red chilli powder and curry leaves!...

So excited to be starting the week off with this recipe, I told you guys it was coming! With Mother’s Day this Sunday, and Memorial Day just a couple of weeks away, I’m definitely in appetizer entertaining mode. Even more so now as the weather begins to warm. People are slowly venturing out and getting back to “normal life” with small get-togethers. I’ve been planning these for a couple of weeks now....

I guess I’ve been saying this a lot lately, but this might just be one of my favorite recipes this fall. I’m not sure what’s going on with me, but my days have either been really great or really bad. The bad days are no fun, and I end up not using whatever recipe I’d been working on, but the good days are SO GOOD. Every recipe coming up is a favorite....

When my apple tree is full of apples in the fall months, I use them up by making apple crisp, fried apples, apple pork chops, apple pie filling, or this delicious and decadent cobbler recipe. There are so many great dessert recipes to make with apples, and I have to say, this cobbler is one of my favorites. It’s a lot less work than a pie, and I love the combination of the sweet, juicy apples with the fluffy biscuit topping....

Well, this is becoming a bit of a tradition at this point, the day-after-Thanksgiving/ Black Friday hot chocolate! I think I’m going on 4 years in a row of sharing a new hot chocolate recipe on this day. And while each is special, I think this is our favorite and the simplest yet. This is Asher’s hot chocolate. It has only 4 ingredients and is made in 5 minutes. It’s the most perfect mug of cocoa, complete with a ratio of 2/3 hot chocolate to 1/3 whipped cream, the only way Asher will do it!...

This recipe is a twist on the old classic cream of mushroom green bean casserole. But this version is loaded with bacon and ranch flavors! It’s a total hit for any holiday meal! It makes for a perfect side dish for any holiday along with homemade cranberry sauce and glazed carrots. I didn’t eat much green bean casserole growing up. While I’m not opposed to it in theory, I’m also not into the whole condensed cream of mushroom soup thing....

Baked ranch chicken is the perfect easy meal that your whole family is sure to love. Best of all, there’s only 10 minutes of prep time involved which makes it perfect for a busy night. This is one of my favorite crispy chicken recipes along with tropical coconut chicken and classic fried chicken wings. At my house, you’ll almost always find chicken on the dinner menu. It’s inexpensive, convenient and my kids prefer it....

We love French toast and I can’t deny I love making it too. Because aside from a Dutch baby, French toast is my mom’s favorite! She doesn’t get excited over every recipe I make. In fact, there are some she’s not even into (like anything with abundant onions), but French toast she adores. I was really excited to create this recipe with her in mind. Since she was out of town when I made these, I already know what I’m making her for Mother’s Day!...

This is pretty much the easiest Easter treat ever; all you need is 4 ingredients and 5 minutes to make adorable and delicious cookies that everyone will go crazy over! Serve these cookies alongside mini egg cookies or peanut butter eggs for a sweet finish to your holiday meal. Sometimes you just need a treat that’s EASY. When I’m entertaining, I often find that simpler is better; it allows me for more time to enjoy my guests and takes the stress out of hosting a gathering....

Last week I shared the recipe for Sourdough Sandwich Bread and today, I am sharing a super simple recipe using the Sandwich Bread. Quick to whip up and really delicious – Bread Besan Toast. As the name suggests, it is a toast made on stove top in a flat pan – preferably cast-iron tawa. Besan means gram flour and this toast is made with batter made from Besan. In India, there are many recipes with similar ingredients and subtle differences....

Like the full on honest truth? I really don’t like it. Well, wait, I LOVE this recipe (of course I would never share anything that I don’t just love), but stuffing in general? Yeah, I really don’t like. Typically I find stuffing to be kind of just a filler for the Thanksgiving table. For me, there are SO many other delicious things to eat, why would I want to eat soggy bread that’s HEAVY on the onions?...

Lately I’ve been sticking to quick cooking dinners, and I love those, but sometimes I get in the mood to make something a little more time consuming, like homemade ravioli. It’s not that this ravioli recipe is hard, it’s actually very easy and straight forward, but you do need a little time to prepare it. Trust me though, it’s 100% worth it. I mean, hello?! Butternut squash cheese ravioli (roasted squash, ricotta, and parmesan, too good)....

Hey, it’s the only logical thing to do. Ok, plus it’s Thursday and I could not be more ready for the weekend…and just a little bit of comfort food! Double plus, summer entertaining season is approaching. Which means we really need to start talking about easy appetizers and snacks, and today’s the day!! Alright, but in all seriousness here, I pretty much adore this recipe. I know, surprise, surprise, but this combines three of my most loved food groups....

Today I actually have two post you!! I know, but see this one is special. I am so excited to be participating in Rachel of Baked By Rachel‘s month-long apple party! Yes, an apple party. It’s pretty awesome. For the caramelized apple + cheddar soft pretzels head on over to Rachel’s page for the recipe! It’s a good one!