The Struggle Is Real I’ve been struggling with gut health, leaky gut and excess bacteria in my gut. Really, it is no surprise I’ve had a flare recently with my autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis. Life got real stressful and tough for several months. Couple that stress with my gut issues, and it was pretty much the perfect storm for a relapse. So, I’ve been stepping back a bit, simplifying life and focusing on healing my gut....

This retro classic is here to stay – always! Chicken Cordon Bleu Chicken stuffed with ham and cheese, coated with crunchy golden breadcrumbs. You’d swear it’s fried – but it’s baked. The classic way to make Chicken Cordon Bleu involves breast pounded until thin, layered with ham and cheese, rolled into a log, chilled, dredged in flour then egg then breadcrumbs then deep fried (and you need a lot of oil to deep fry them)....

Uncomplicated. Unpretentious. So good you’ll be drinking the sauce! Cooks up quickly too. Serve it with noodles or dumplings (shown with spaetzle). A Simple Chicken Paprikash Recipe We first posted a version of this recipe in 2006 and quickly learned that many people have a family favorite way of making chicken paprikash. The dish is a tradition of Hungary (spelled there “paprikas”), though we are not claiming that our version is traditional....

This is the perfect recipe to meal plan. Make it on a slow weekend to serve during your busy week ahead. It’s also a great recipe for a crowd—it easily feeds 6 to 8—with a simple green salad on the side dressed with this bright dressing. The Best Bread for Stuffing I like the tang of sourdough, but a baguette, a ciabatta, or any Italian-style loaf would work. I’d avoid rye or pumpernickel as their flavors are too assertive for this dish....

It’s based on my Dad’s Chinese curry sauce recipe, but with a few adjustments here and there, the main one being using meatballs instead of minced beef. I remember eating it loads growing up. The curry sauce has got a lovely smooth rich, savoury tang to it and it works perfectly with metballs. 📋 What do we need? For the meatballs My dad makes his version with minced beef (not formed into meatballs), or sometimes chicken, and his version HAS to be served with hard-boiled eggs....

Instead of having little chunks of cookie dough in your ice cream, put some ice cream in your cookie dough! These scrumptious, frozen sandwiches combine all out favorite comfort foods. They are rich, creamy, doughy, chocolately and sweet. You can use your favorite ice cream inside too! Do I have to chill the dough? Yes, for the ice cream to spread best onto the dough, it should be frozen....

So when Audrey suggested that we make chocolate ice cream, I was all over it. My Favorite Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe The credit for this recipe goes to Audrey, who has been making it for her family with great results. My own meager contributions were to include some salt and instant coffee (both ingredients intensify the chocolate taste), and vanilla to help deepen the overall flavor of the ice cream....

Mom has only the vaguest recollection of a tuna casserole (“I think it had broccoli in it.”) In fact, today, she said she had no memory of it at all. Did she really make it? Or are dad and I remembering something instead from a school cafeteria? In any case, I attempted to reproduce it for today’s lunch, in honor of the weekend and long-forgotten family traditions. Tuna Casserole With Cream of Mushroom Soup Entering our pantry for the first time in 20 years was a can of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup (really must use this one, no other will do....

This coffee Oreo cookie ice cream lives up to the best of memories! It is as good as my dear friend Heidi H. remembers it, when she made it with friends in an old fashioned, hand-cranked ice cream maker decades ago. Heidi and I made a batch of this ice cream together recently with the new ice cream maker I got for her for her birthday. She will tell you that I was slightly skeptical at first....

The soup is served with a variety of garnishes, including a special salsa, “Aji”, that truly defines the dish. What is Ajico Soup? Ajiaco soup has all sorts of variations, but they all seem to rely on potatoes – some of which are cooked so long they dissolve, thickening the soup – corn (usually on the cob), and chicken. We decided to finely dice russet potatoes so they would dissolve quickly, and we pureed the soup base with an immersion blender, which saved hours of cooking time....

Cowboy Rice Salad The words “rice” and “salad” do not come naturally for people of Asian background. Rice is to Asians what bread is to Western countries. Growing up, we rarely had bread. In fact, when I visit relatives in Japan, the only reason they would buy bread is for us, thinking that we’ve been so westernised that we must have our bread fix, that rice is not enough! For clarity, that’s not true....

In fact, I do by the ladle - in the form of my chicken pot pie soup - one of my absolute favourite soups that I discovered whilst trying to make this pie. I made the filling and found that I couldn’t stop eating it (like to the point where there wasn’t enough left to fill a pie), so I just dished it up and labelled it soup! How to make it First the chicken and veggies are cooked in stock for about 15 minutes: Then we fry up some onions with butter....

That it’s vegetarian and gluten free will enable you to satisfy a lot of your holiday guests no matter what their dietary needs. It’s an easy and fun way to make a dish that requires no modifications for special dieters, and that anyone who enjoys mushrooms will adore—no matter what else they do or don’t eat. You can even make this soup dairy-free by omitting the cream before serving. Made with cremini mushrooms, packaged chestnuts, thyme, stock, onion, garlic, and just a touch of cream, the taste is reminiscent of cream of mushroom soup but is sweeter and less filling....

Limoncello is a traditional digestif (a drink served after the meal to theoretically aid in digestion, but also an excuse for another nip) served throughout Southern Italy, particularly in the area surrounding the Gulf of Naples. It’s produced by infusing a strong alcohol with the zest of plenty of lemons and then adding sugar, resulting in a sweet, floral, and citrusy spirit. It’s a bright and memorable end to a genial meal with friends and family....

Or eat as they are - they’re totally moreish without any sauce! Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make crispy chicken wings 🍽️ What to serve them with Want to upgrade those wings with a sauce? Try one of these: 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More fantastic crispy chicken recipes Crispy Baked Chicken Wings Recipe 💬 Reviews I’ve shared a few recipes for crispy chicken wings smothered in sauce, but it occurred to me that I’ve never shared the basic recipe for wings without the sauce....

As long as you follow a few simple instructions, your bacon will come out wonderfully crispy and evenly cooked. And you don’t need a special cooker! This bacon is absolutely amazing. I resisted the idea for a long time, thinking that it can’t possibly be as good as pan-fried or oven bacon. Happily, I was wrong! Using the microwave to cook bacon is just as good as using the oven or a frypan....

I think I need to get me some bees. The amount of honey we go through on toast (Gracey’s obsession) and in cooking makes we wonder why we don’t have a honey store like Winnie the Pooh! Honey filled Breakfast lollies, sticky Asian Pork Belly, balsamic-honey salad dressings., Asian Ribs, Sticky Pork Belly Burger, Chinese Crispy Chicken with Honey Garlic Sauce, Chris even uses it in his Chilli Con Carne just install a honey-line into my house and let’s be done with it....

I can only handle eating a piece of Rob’s Chocolate Ganache Torte once every few years. It serves at least 20, so it’s a great dessert to make for a gathering. Think giant chocolate truffle, in a chocolate cookie pecan crust, covered with a caramel sauce. The Best Cookies for Making The Torte Crust The crust for this torte is similar to a graham cracker crust, but made with pecans and thin chocolate wafers, such as “Nabisco’s Famous” chocolate wafers....

Coffee: If you are not a regular coffee drinker and don’t already have some in your home, you can always grab an espresso at your local coffee shop! If you are avoiding caffeine, you can always use decaf. Alcohol Options: We are making our tiramisu alcohol-free, but you can add up to 3 tablespoons of dark rum to the cream mixture, and 3 tablespoons of rum to the espresso mixture. Ladyfingers: You should be able to find ladyfingers in most grocery stores, but we have come across a few stores that don’t keep them in stock....