When Duncan and I first started dating, I was very impressed that the boy can cook. He made me a lovely meal on one of our first dates and I don’t think I let him know just how food obsessed I was that early on. I was secretly pinching myself as I have never dated anyone with any sort of cooking skills before. When I told him that I’ve never had a guy cook an elaborate meal for me before, he was very matter of fact about it....

This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! 💭 Why you’ll love this recipe Rich and creamy flavor. Sun-dried tomatoes have a unique flavor that’s both tangy and slightly sweet. When combined with ricotta and Parmesan, it creates a rich and creamy flavor profile that’s truly unique and delicious.Quick and easy. This sun dried tomato pasta is ready in just 30 minutes, making it a perfect option for busy weeknights (just like my authentic cacio e pepe and penne pomodoro recipes!...

A few months ago on my most recent cookbook shoot, I bonded with a colleague over her love for tofu. She explained that most nights after a big day of work, she would come home and make this easy recipe and I was so excited to recreate it at home… It’s been love ever since! This is tofu but not as you know it. It’s fried until deliciously crispy and golden before being coated in a sweet, sticky sauce....

I do not know a single person who doesn’t like sweet potatoes. Okay, I do know one person like that but I’m 100% sure their dislike for sweet potatoes is imagined as they’ve never actually tried one. Imagine that?! There is something so comforting and satisfying about baked sweet potatoes smothered in spices that most people find them completely irresistible. For me it was love at first bite. If you are a fan of these beautiful orange spuds too, you are in for a real treat today....

This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! 🍅 What is tomato confit? Confit is a French technique that was mainly used for preserving meats and vegetables. In the case of tomato confit, the tomatoes are seasoned, slowly cooked, and preserved in fat — typically olive oil — and spices. The tomatoes are cooked until soft and flavorful, and the olive oil takes on a rich, tomatoey flavor!...

This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! 💭 Why you’ll love this recipe My friend introduced me to gochujang almost a decade ago and I’ve been hooked ever since. This recipe takes the fermented spicy goodness of gochujang and adds it to the perfect vehicle - roasted cauliflower. This makes for crispy, yet soft cauliflower, and an explosion of flavors in your mouth....

Happy New Year, guys! Have you made any resolution yet for 2016? My food-related resolution this year is to curb my sweet tooth. I intend to give up sweet treats for January, which means you won’t find any desserts on the blog for a month, but I can promise you plenty of healthy food ideas instead. If you are on a similar health kick, stay tuned. If you are like ‘sod resolutions, fat keeps me warm in winter’, look up my sweets section – it should provide you with plenty of inspiration....

The Instant Pot corned beef is perfectly cooked to a wonderful, fall-apart, tender texture. The vegetables cook separately from the beef in the cooking liquid, which seasons them perfectly. And the POTATOES. They are smothered in plenty of salted Irish butter and mixed with a generous amount of fresh chopped parsley. They are, I think, the star of this meal- I could eat them with every meal of every day....

This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! Variations & Substitutions Split peas. If available, use Ethiopian yellow split peas (known as kikki) for a more authentic texture and taste. Split peas are a great source of plant-based protein and fiber, making it a healthy dinner option. Olive oil. Use niter kibbeh (Ethiopian spiced clarified butter) instead of olive oil for a richer, more authentic taste....

Today’s recipe for lemongrass tofu is my take on a quintessentially Spring meal, which loves all things citrus. Only this time it’s not lemon, lime or even orange but a hardy yet beautiful herb with such an intense citrusy aroma that it has earned it a name of lemongrass. My inspiration for this dish hails form Vietnam where minced lemongrass is often used to flavour chicken, for example. As I am not a fan myself, I used it to add flavour to pieces of tofu thus creating lemongrass tofu....

I don’t know about you, but I find that this time of the year tends to drag a little. Days are still short and, most often than not, quite miserable. I find that one thing that lifts my spirits like nothing else is a daily injection of movement – be it a long, brisk walk, a run or a stint at my gym if it’s pouring down. Once I am done, I like to come back home to something that only requires a quick reheat before I can tuck in – this is where this simple lentil soup comes in....

I’m not much of a sweets person, and I’m not much of a baker. But when you come home with a huge box of hand-picked fresh peaches straight from Fredericksburg, TX, you have no choice but to make peach cobbler. It’s practically the law. So in true Southern style, I whipped up this peach cobbler after going peach picking with my fam. And in true Texas style, I topped it with Blue Bell vanilla ice cream, which melted into every warm, gooey bite....

This is seriously delicious. And I’m serious, it’s SUPER easy and quick. It’s all the things I love in a home-cooked meal: cheap, fast, healthy, and tasty! The entire dish, start to finish, takes about 20 minutes. As the pasta is boiling, just saute some chopped zucchini, mushrooms, and garlic in olive oil with salt and pepper for a few minutes, then add marinara sauce and heat up. Add the cooked pasta to the pan and you’re done!...

Sarah - AHHHHH… It’s almost thanksgiving time. I’m here to help you make the quickest and the most delicious Pumpkin Pie. This is an easy pie recipe that has a crisp buttery crust, a rich smoothest filling, and all your favorite fall spices. I can’t tell you how delicious this is, you have to make it to believe it. Pumpkin pie is one of my all-time favorite desserts. It’s packed with flavor through out the pie....

WHAT IS KALIJI? Quick 30-Minute Mutton Kaleji (Liver Curry) is a mutton curry. It originated in Pakistan. This Pakistani dinner recipe has two steps, First, you have to soak in water, and other ingredients to get rid of all the blood within the liver. Second making the curry itself. It’s extremely popular during Eid al-Adha or Bakra Eid. Actually it’s one of the staple recipes for Eid-Ul-Adha like Mutton Korma, Mutton Biryani, and Mutton Pulao....

Traditional tabbouleh (aka tabouli) is always heavy on the parsley, and you’ll need a LOT for this recipe. It’s great if you have a ton in your garden, like me, but you can also usually find big bunches at the store. And usually, tabbouleh uses bulgur wheat, which is partially cooked cracked wheat berries. This salad uses quinoa instead, plus chickpeas, which are high in fiber and protein, widely accessible, and just happen to be gluten-free, if that’s your thing....

Am I normal? Please don’t answer that. I stand by my decision with absolutely no regrets, because I now have a whole container of roasted garlic paste to use this week in homemade lemon and roasted garlic hummus, for a quick and easy garlic bread on the side of baked gnocchi, and in a tortellini salad with a roasted garlic and lemon dressing. BOOM. I’ve planned for three quick and easy things to make by putting a little bit of time into roasting garlic this morning!...

This soup is flavoured with roasted garlic and onion, which I roast alongside the pumpkin in the oven – and you could even mix it up and add your favourite spices (see my suggestions below). It also freezes beautifully, so make a big batch to keep on hand for busy days when you want a bowl of something comforting in a hurry. I like to top the soup with a dollop of sour cream, finely chopped chives and chilli flakes and serve some crusty sourdough bread on the side....

Seafood lovers, rejoice. You’re going to love this easy Italian pasta recipe for Seafood Linguine fra Diavolo! Fra Diavolo is Italian for “Brother Devil,” and is the name for a spicy red sauce served with pasta, seafood, or both. This recipe is so simple, so delicious, and uses only four ingredients and takes 20 minutes to make, start to finish. No joke. Perfect for a busy weeknight, but special and tasty enough to serve at a dinner party....

This week has been a challenging one as I’ve managed to injure my upper back carrying heavy shopping and I’ve been a bit cranky. I decided to go easy on myself in terms of cooking and we more or less stuck to the ‘diet’ of green smoothies for dinner every day this week. If there is such a thing as spinach deficiency, I am pretty sure we have it covered as my kitchen has turned into a spinach processing plant these days....