When life gives you a lot of time to bake – we bake cakes! Or at least that’s what I’ve been doing. I mean, sort of. I’ve baked this cake, plus two others in the last few weeks. Honestly, I wasn’t sure…heck, I’m still not sure…if you all would be interested in a cake recipe. Times are obviously a little different right now. But with Easter this Sunday I decided to go for it and share this easier carrot cake with you guys....
When there’s a birthday in my house, I often skip the traditional cake and serve a fun and festive dessert such as cake balls, cosmic brownies, or this amazingly delicious cookie cake. I love a good birthday cake, but I sometimes I like to switch things up a bit and serve a cookie cake instead. It’s always an unexpected and welcome surprise and it’s sure to get rave reviews!...
When I’m craving seafood, I turn to my favorite recipes which include seafood pasta, bacon wrapped scallops and this delicious crab dish. If you’re a crab lover, you’ll adore this recipe! Where I live, the winter months are crab season. There is plenty of fresh crab to be had, and we enjoy crab legs for the holidays every year. This recipe really takes things over the top with three types of crab in an easy butter sauce....
I usually reserve Tuesday posts for something sweet…ish, maybe a breakfast, a fun latte, or possibly a bread recipe. But I’m switching things up today because I NEED to start sharing more side dishes with you guys. I say this every time I share side dish recipes, but oh my gosh, I really need to share more! It seems that I only ever think about sides as we lead up to Thanksgiving....
I love to pull out my crock pot on busy days when I want to come home to dinner waiting for me. Some of my favorite slow cooker recipes include slow cooker pot roast, crock pot BBQ chicken and this juicy and tender pork roast. When I want an easy dinner that I know the whole family will love, I turn to this crock pot pork roast. The meat comes out perfectly every time, and pairs so well with potatoes and a vegetable for a complete meal....
Ingredients Ground beef, chicken or turkey meatballs Yellow onion Garlic cloves Chili powder Smoked paprika Cumin Cayenne powder Garlic powder Kosher salt Fire roasted dice tomatoes Tomato paste Beef broth Poblano pepper Pickled jalapeños Black beans Dry spaghetti Shredded cheddar cheese Fresh cilantro Chopped green onion Kitchen Supplies baking sheet large bowl crockpot/ slow cooker or large dutch oven We’ve had some seriously cold temperatures here recently. With snow over the weekend and temps in the negatives....
You guys!! You guys!! Today we are doing Indian takeout, but at home!! YESSS. I think I have said this before, but I am a huge homebody. I just really love being home. So much so, that I would totally choose cooking dinner at home over going out to eat. And SO much so that I’d even choose homemade “takeout” over having to get in the car, drive to a restaurant and shlep the food home…okay, that might just be pure laziness on my part, but either way homemade is always the way to go, in my opinion....
Are you happy?!? I’m happy, but slightly sad because this is the last video for a couple of weeks. My number one video guy is off at school doing the whole college thing. We filmed all the previous videos that have been on the site this month, the week before Kai left for LA…it was craziness. Videos are so much work and so hard, at least for me. Like so, so, SO hard, but I have absolutely loved making them for you guys, and am excited to film a whole bunch more when Kai comes home for Thanksgiving break…meaning there will be videos in December!...
When the weather gets hot, I turn to cool and creamy salad recipes including refreshing cucumber salad, carrot salad, low carb cauliflower salad, and this delicious and fresh tasting dill potato salad. I happen to love fresh dill, especially when it’s featured in this dill potato salad. This recipe is packed full of flavor, but contains just a handful of ingredients, which means it’s simple to put together. Serve your potato salad with other summer time classics such as grilled chicken wings, churrasco, or smoked tri tip....
When I prepare our favorite Cajun style dishes such as blackened salmon and Cajun chicken, I often make a big pot of dirty rice to go on the side. My family just can’t get enough of it! Our local Cajun restaurant makes the best dirty rice, and I decided it was time I learned to make this delicious dish at home. My version is quick to make with ingredients you probably already have in the house....
Potato is one of my favorite vegetables from childhood. If I never have to grow up and think of calories, carbs, work out and all that stuff – I would be very happy to live on potatoes forever. We consciously try to restrict using the potatoes for once or twice a month – considering all the factors of adulthood. Sigh. Ok back to the recipe again. Dum Aloo is such an awesome side dish to go with rotis/flat breads....
You’ve probably noticed, but I love a sweet breakfast, especially for the holidays. My family’s Christmas is filled with either cinnamon rolls, French toast, or monkey bread. It would not be Christmas without a sweet bread. That said, this year I’m also including something a little more savory, for those who love their bacon and eggs. Usually our Christmas morning goes something like this. Asher will wake everyone up, since she’s the youngest…and the only one who actually wants to get up early on Christmas morning (she’s 10)....
I always like to offer show stopping dessert recipes when I’m entertaining for the holidays. Some of my favorite options include chocolate crinkle cookies, Christmas tree brownies, snowball cookies, chocolate truffles and this elegant eggnog cake. It isn’t the holidays without a tall glass of eggnog! This classic Christmas drink also happens to be delicious in baked goods, such as in eggnog cake. I love that this recipe is simple to make, but looks so fancy....
Sankranthi special recipe – Ellu Urundai, Sesame Seeds Jaggery Laddu is a very simple festival recipe that can also be made regularly at home. Black sesame seeds – Karuppu Ellu are very healthy and are a powerhouse of a lot of good nutrients. In this Ellu Urundai recipe, we use just two basic ingredients – Sesame Seeds and Jaggery. Jaggery made from sugarcane is healthier compared to the refined sugar and is rich with micronutrients and iron....
It’s true. Don’t worry though, I made these healthy…ish. They are totally Healthy January approved, at least in my book anyway! Plus, it’s FRIDAY, and we all need a brownie to celebrate making it through these first few days back after the holidays. Plus, it’s the very first Friday of the new year! You guys? I cannot tell you how happy I am that it’s Friday. It’s been a long (short) week back after the holidays....
Ever since I made my pesto chicken and bacon wraps I’ve been obsessed with making wraps. Something about summer, especially this particular summer, really has inspired me to branch out from the usual chicken stir fry dinner or quick noodles. I’m loving wraps! You know what’s funny about these wraps though? The inspiration actually came from a wrap I made all the way back in 2013. I called it a grilled tex-mex chicken and quinoa wrap....
Coffee is a beverage but Kaapi is an emotion. I am not exaggerating at all. You all know coffee but what is Kaapi?! It is the traditional South Indian styled Filter Coffee. Before I go further into this amazing coffee recipe, I should talk about my coffee journey. From being a person who had never tasted a drop of coffee, I am now a big time coffee lover. Yes, you heard me right....
When I was in the south of France a couple of weeks ago, we ate a lot of delicious food. It was fresh and colorful, and even the simplest salad tasted overly delicious. I ordered a pastry-wrapped goat cheese salad that I will be recreating soon! But the one thing I noticed to be very abundant in the south of France was the spritz cocktail. The most commonly known to everyone in the States is the Aperol spritz....
I mean JEEZ, can’t I just leave anything as is? The real answer? NO, even the simplest of the simple I just have to mess with. I can’t help it, I just get so bored. This actually is not the first time that I turned a taco into a dessert. I did it a few years back during my first year of the blog and while I am dead scared to even mention them because the photos are horrible, I still love those tacos....
This has been the month of soup here on HBH. As you guys know we’ve had some seriously chilly weather here in Colorado. It’s left me wanting nothing but warm bowls of soup and giant mugs of sweet hot chocolate. Once it starts to snow here, pretty much all I want is soup, warm bread, and hot chocolate. My mom taught me well.. Speaking of which, both my mom and little sister have entered full on Christmas mode....
