Black Italian chickpeas from Puglia and black Japanese sesame paste are the base for this beautifully dark, smooth, and creamy hummus. It tastes just as good as regular hummus but is a bit more dramatic-looking. I created this recipe to close out our “Go Gray in May for Brain Cancer […]
This is not your average pickled watermelon rind recipe — for starters, it’s not sweet like most, but instead, it’s dill-pickled with fragrant lemongrass, mustard seed, dill, and garlic (and in select jars we’ve even added a delicious spicy component and a few poppy seeds). At first thought, this may […]
These pickled red onions add a delicious crunchy smokiness to all kinds of dishes and they’re incredibly simple to make (especially perfect for beginner picklers). Seriously tasty and ready in minutes they’re the best sour crunchy pickle toppers for homemade bacon-wrapped or grilled hotdogs, cheeseburgers, veggie burgers, tacos, Cubano sandwiches, […]
Making dumplings at home has never been easier with this easy and reliable dumpling wrapper recipe I learned while living in China. It’s chewy, tender, and holds any kind of dumpling fillings including homemade soup dumplings we can’t get enough of. All you need is flour and water and you’ll […]
Pan-searing is one of the easiest (and most delicious) ways to bring out the natural sugar in carrots. In just 10 minutes you can have a side of perfectly blistered, super sweet cooked carrots without ever turning on your oven. We love pan-seared veggies around here and using this quick-cooking […]
This simple and rustic naturally purple’ish San Marzano tomato sauce is not to be underestimated. With just a few quality ingredients you can be enjoying a big ole bowl of beautiful, sweet, tomatoey pasta with chewy ‘pasta fresca’ (fresh egg pasta). And it only takes 30 minutes. Adults and kiddos […]
This is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to cook zucchini. In just 10 minutes you can have perfectly golden brown, pan-seared zucchini slices without ever turning on your oven or firing up the grill. We cook and eat a ton of veggies around here and pan-searing is […]
In just 10 minutes you’ll be eating this delicious, perfectly cooked crispy-edged sesame-speckled purple cauliflower. We eat a lot of veggies around here and one of our favorite ways to cook them is a good old-fashioned pan-sear because it’s not only super quick, but it’s a great way to concentrate […]
This easy black-eyed pea hummus recipe is delicious and an extra tasty way to get more fiber in your diet. I’ve substituted black-eyed peas for the usual chickpeas and omitted tahini and opted to use freshly toasted ground sesame seeds instead (which you can see adds a little texture to […]
This strawberry cream cheese pie gets a flavor upgrade from the addition of tart rhubarb! If you love no-bake cream cheese pie but are looking for something a little different from the regular cherry version, this easy strawberry dessert is a great place to start. Sweetened condensed milk, Philadelphia cream […]
We’re highlighting one of our favorite summer fruit pairings in this delicious strawberry-rhubarb pie filling. It’s a classic combination that works because the tartness of the rhubarb is perfectly balanced with the sweetness of strawberries. You can use this pie filling to make fried pies, drizzled over the top of […]
This is the easiest and BEST homemade cherry pie filling recipe you will ever make! It’s all-natural, incredibly simple, and takes less than 10 minutes to make. The best part? You can use frozen or fresh cherries. I get a lot of requests for this recipe and once you’ve made […]
This cherry pie filling recipe uses a combination of both sour cherries and sweet dark cherries and it’s delicious! It’s perfect for cream cheese pies, no-bake cheesecakes, regular cheesecakes, an ice cream topper, and cherry hand pies. And the best part — it takes less than 10 minutes to make […]