You guys know this by now, but man I love pierogi. I grew up eating Mrs. T’s Pierogi with both my mom and my best friend. My mom and I would often make them after school on dreary fall or winter days (well, pierogi or ramen depending on the day). We’d pile them high with cheddar cheese, pop them into the microwave for a few secs, and enjoy a heaping plate by the fire....
Is that kind of a bold statement? Probably. Will I most likely change my mind when I show you my Thanksgiving salad this November? Probably. Uh, maybe that salad can be the official HBH salad for Thanksgiving 2017? For the time being though, this salad is my current favorite, and I think it’s pretty obvious why. Hello to honey roasted squash, sweet caramelized figs, and feta cheese. So basically of all my current favorite fall foods!...
When I’m looking for a meal that will satisfy even the heartiest of appetites, I turn to dishes such as grilled churrasco with chimichurri sauce, Steak Diane, air fryer steak, Peruvian lomo saltado, slow cooker pot roast, hamburger casserole, and this super flavorful ropa vieja. I have a great local Cuban restaurant that makes the best ropa vieja – it’s perfectly tender shredded beef with the most amazing savory flavor....
My husband is a huge fan of ice-cream and custards and I make these often. Even the kids love it for there is caramel in there. A little bit of sea salt cuts the caramel perfectly. These are incredibly rich and creamiest - a small portion is enough to satisfy. What is a Caramel Custard? A caramel custard is a creamy custard made with egg yolks, cream and milk. It is mixed with scratch made caramel, flavored with vanilla(you can add cardamom or saffron instead for a different flavor profile) and the baked at a low temperature in a water bath....
Not sure about you guys, but it’s been a pretty busy week over here. It’s just that time of year I guess. I have to say I’m looking forward to a good Friday night-in, with a side of candles (I am seriously so obsessed with candles right now) and plenty of these chocolate covered caramels. I know, I am so predictable, homebody forever and ever. In my defense, I spent most nights this week working away, and last Friday night I was on a four and a half hour plane ride back home from NYC....
I’m not sure why, but I love making ravioli around the holidays. It feels so special and makes for a perfect holiday dinner. Over the years, I’ve made many homemade ravioli recipes (hello to this mushroom ravioli and this butternut squash ravioli), but this seared scallop ravioli is by far the most different kind of ravioli I’ve ever made. Normally, when I do any kind of pasta, I leave the meat and seafood out, especially when it comes to ravioli, I just love a good cheese filled ravioli and I usually find meat/seafood not to be needed....
With longer days and nicer weather, and hopefully more time outside, simple meals are what we need. That’s really just life in general, but everyone can appreciate a nice quick and easy sheet pan dinner. It might just be my new favorite way to do a quick, weeknight steak stir fry. When I set out to create this recipe, I really wanted to do my best to recreate something we’d order in a restaurant, yet made at home and ideally better....
I love rotisserie chicken, but it can be pricey and is often filled with sodium and sometimes even preservatives and other questionable ingredients. This slow cooker roasted chicken has just a few minutes of prep time, you can set it in the morning and come home to have dinner waiting for you! You simply can’t go wrong with slow cooker comfort food classics like slow cooker brisket, slow cooker beef bourguignon and a whole chicken....
I love to prepare Mediterranean food, including classics such as chicken souvlaki, Greek salad and this simple yet totally satisfying spanakopita. I always order spanakopita when I go out to eat, it’s one of my all time favorite dishes. I’ve learned to recreate this restaurant favorite at home, and I have to say, my version is the best ever! It’s the perfect blend of spinach, cheese, onions and herbs in a buttery crust....
That is what these bars are, I have yet to meet a person who does not love K Bars bars. Any dessert with peanut butter and chocolate is a winner, but these bars are addicting! Definitely a Gerard family favorite. My mom has been making them ever since I can remember and they are the most requested dessert at parties. The great thing about K bars is that they can be made in a flash, but are still impressive enough to bring to a party....
Fall is truly the best time of the year for food. Pumpkin, apples, cinnamon and spice and everything nice! It’s cheesy, but it’s true. I’m in warm and sunny LA today, but looking forward to getting home later tonight just in time for a weekend at home filled with pumpkin pancakes and plenty of cooking, before I hop on a plane to NYC on Monday. Kind of crazy travel schedule (which has me a bit on the anxious side) but all things fun!...
You guys know how my family is full of picky eaters, right? Well, they say they don’t do wings, but really they do. I mean they order them at restaurants all the time, so why do they tell me they don’t like wings? See, I have tried, tried to make wings at home and I think they turned out fine. Maybe not as good as some of our favorite Cleveland restaurant (seriously Cleveland has some good food), like The Rush Inn and Around the Corner (both awesome), but still good....
Sweet potato casserole with marshmallows and pecans, how can you go wrong with that combination? This easy sweet potato casserole is THE BEST, it’s sure to become a tradition on your Thanksgiving table. Serve it alongside Southern cornbread dressing and bacon roasted brussels sprouts. Sweet Potato Casserole With Marshmallows Ingredients To make sweet potato casserole with marshmallows you will need sweet potatoes, butter, milk, brown sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, an egg and vanilla extract....
So super excited about today’s recipe, but first let’s do a little weekend recap! I’m kind of pulling double duty for the next week since my parents are visiting friends and family back in Cleveland. That leaves me in charge of taking care of the chickens + goats. It’s not a big deal at all, but just a little more work. Thankfully my brother is home, so I don’t have to stop in at their house everyday and take care of Asher’s cat Nikolai, but then again, my brother is not the most reliable…so maybe I should?...
You know those Samoas Girl Scout cookies everyone loves? These are very similar but in the form of a bar. My original idea for this recipe was more of a toasted coconut bar covered in chocolate with no cookie crust. But in testing, I realized I needed some kind of base for the coconut to sit on. That’s when I entertained the idea of adding a cookie layer. It took a bit of testing, but these finally came out just right....
I’ve been waiting to share these cupcakes for weeks…and weeks. Originally, I was going to share a version of this cupcake back in September. The first version didn’t include any pumpkin. But then, me being me, I began to play with the addition of potential ingredients in my head. I started to wonder about adding pumpkin to my chai cupcakes. Once the idea of a pumpkin chai latte cupcake was in my head, there was no going back....
Couple of weeks back the husband and I went on a coffee date. I love these kind of small, simple pleasures of life and very much look forward to them. At the same time, the rate at which the price of a flavored coffee is increasing, I don’t think it would be very wise of us to indulge often. So, I make attempts at replicating our favorite coffee at home and this recipe is a result of one such attempt....
Yet another indulgent and time-consuming dessert, BUT – wait, wait, wait!! It is so not either of those. PROMISE. Sorry for all the yelling, I am just excited about this one. At some point this week, I decided instead of doing some crazy dessert on Friday I wanted to try something healthy or at least healthyish. I also decided that for some reason I kind of wanted it to be a vegan dessert....
Or maybe lunch. Yeah, I totally made these for lunch the other day and I have been dying with excitement ever since. Let’s just say waiting a full TWO days to share these with was hard. Real hard. Oh, another thing. Coconut milk, now coconut everything is my best friend! Oh and bananas of course, but you already knew that. I mean I think I am going a little banana crazy over here....
I am back with another Biriyani recipe and it is none other than Ambur Dum Biryani loaded with veggies. For another hailing from Tamilnadu, the word Biriyani is just a little more than food and it is an emotion. Literally eyes light up on hearing or seeing Biriyani and there is nothing better than a well-made Biryani. I have already shared a lot of vegetable, mushroom and egg biriyani recipes here....
