How overwhelming are teething products? • teething books • baby banana • beads • blankets • silicone products I mean the list is just endless… The ones mentioned + some are amazing, but did you know fennel can also be used as a teether? YUP, FENNEL! With its subtle numbing ability it can soothe a baby’s gums within seconds. I purchase organic fennel and take apart the stems. Slightly peel the outer layer (same as you would celery) and offer to chew....

WHAT ARE BIHARI KABABS? Tender Pakistani Bihari Kababs (Beef) consist of thin, tenderized strips of beef marinated with a meat tenderizer like raw papaya, combined with aromatic spices and a touch of mustard oil, which serves as the key flavor element. Traditionally, Bihari Kababs are cooked on a barbecue grill. It’s very different taste from your traditional Beef Seekh Kababs or Chapli Kababs. This Pakistani Beef recipe originated in Pakistani. Bihari Kabab is my go-to Pakistani Appetizer recipe for any dawat (family dinners)....

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 Quick and easy. If you’re short on time, beans and cornbread are a great way to make a tasty meal in no time at all. Just whip up some canned beans with a few spices and you’ve got dinner in minutes!Healthy and hearty. This recipe is full of wholesome ingredients that are packed with protein, dietary fiber, completing the daily value that your body needs....

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 If you’re still on the fence about whether or not this is a recipe for your tastes: Super easy to make: This dish only requires a few simple ingredients. Plus, there’s minimal cleanup required! Incredibly versatile. You can customize this to suit your taste. My version uses a mix of quinoa, mushrooms, walnuts and cranberries, but you can use any mix of starch, nuts and sweets to balance texture and flavors!...

I don’t often miss my London life, but I do miss variety of quality food available at every turn. I used to live down the road from some great Turkish restaurants and bakeries. My boyfriend and I used to love buying still warm Turkish pide bread, freshly baked at our corner store several times a day. On Fridays, we would often pop down to Haringey Green Lanes for dinner and have a full spread of vibrant Turkish mezze, followed by some of the finest baklava I’ve ever tasted....

Even though I was born in Australia and lived there for 23 years, it has been a full 15 years since I moved abroad and I’m occasionally prone to a bout of homesickness. Now that I’m living in Greece, and previous to that I lived in London, my old life in Australia feels a very long way away. I have a few things that I still follow that connect me to home, the first being cricket (which, according to Ania, is a sport based on standing in a field where everything is called a wicket) and the second being these delicious vegan Anzac biscuits....

We are waving at you from an Eastern sea town of Crete, Sitia, where we checked in last night after two days in Heraklion. Yesterday was a bit testing. When we went to pick up our rental car that we booked four months in advance, we were told that they cannot give it to us as neither of us has a credit card! We don’t like the idea of spending over our means so we both got rid of our credit cards a long time ago and this has never been an issue before....

It’s been a difficult week, I won’t lie. I’ve injured my lower back quite badly and it took days of stretching and foam rolling until I wasn’t in agony with every move. I’m still a bit tender! Back pain is the worst. Because of that, I’ve had to can the recipe I planned to shoot for today and bring out a backup recipe I prepared a while back. It’s a crowd pleaser so I am sure you will enjoy it no matter the weather....

Today’s dish is a hearty main inspired by Duncan’s favourite dish at Wagamama’s, an Asian fusion restaurant, where we used to dine quite often during our busy London life. I made a yasai katsu curry or veggie katsu curry, except that it contains no egg in the batter so really it’s a vegan katsu curry. Thick slices of juicy aubergine and sweet potato coated in panko breadcrumbs and shallow fried until crispy and golden brown are accompanied by an aromatic curry sauce, plain rice and a simple green salad....

As the days get shorter and shorter, I begin to find that it’s a real challenge to be able to fit running into my working schedule almost every day. As I run in a wood and I am generally a scaredy cat anyway, I am not comfortable running after dark, so I need to make sure I set off at least 45 minutes before sundown. At the moment this is 4:50 pm and its getting earlier as we speak....

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 Hearty comfort food. The meaty texture of the mushrooms combined with the fragrant aromatics gives a deep, earthy flavor to the ragu that makes it a hearty and satisfying meal.Vegan. Mushroom ragù is made with vegan and plant-based ingredients such as mushrooms, vegan red wine, and vegetable broth....

Is it ever going to stop raining? What is going on? It’s June for heaven’s (hello, anyone up there? Ease up on the rain please!!) sake!! It’s been a miserable start to summer here in Bristol so far and it shows no signs of letting up. The skies are so grey that I find myself having to dust off my artificial light setup, which I wasn’t expecting to have to use until November!...

I am despairing a little bit as when I sat down to plan all my recipes up until Xmas, I realised that 75% of them are sweets!! What can I say, I love tarts, cakes and cookies, and in an ideal world, I would devote this blog to them alone. This would not be a very wise move, however, as I don’t just love making them… So in a bid to inject some balance into my life, I tend to make more savoury dishes and punctuate them with an occasional sweet post....

Today’s recipe – vegan tacos with smoky mince – turned out to be not the easiest one to photograph but it’s easy to prepare, delicious and full of nutrition. We’ve been enjoying different variations of this dish a lot lately. It’s the kind of dish where the bulk of it actually benefits from being prepared in advance, which is what I tend to do. I make a big portion of the filling at the beginning of the week and store it in the fridge, I buy some tortillas and guacamole on the day and dinner is on the table in 20 minutes flat....

Step 4:Spoon the mixture into the mushroom caps, pressing gently to fill them generously. Bite-sized appetizers. These mushrooms are the perfect snacks for parties and gatherings! Packed with flavor. These tiny bites are packed with a rich, umami flavor from the mushrooms, sweet cranberries, and a savory taste from the parmesan and cream cheese. Make it ahead. It’s a make-ahead and freezer-friendly recipe, making it even more convenient to make!...

I went away for the weekend and came back to a MONSTER ZUCCHINI from the garden. Three pounds, almost as big as my arm. Large zucchinis can be a little tough – more fibrous, thicker skin, and larger seeds – so a blended soup that pureed the cooked zucchini to smithereens was the perfect way to use it. Of course, you can make this recipe with any size zucchini, store-bought or home-grown, and even throw some yellow summer squash into the mix if you like....

Canned beans are a wonderful way to pack a ton of nutrition into a meal. They’re high in fiber, protein, and lots of vitamins and minerals. They’re low in calories, AND they’re super cheap, so you get a lot of bang for your buck! And the good thing about beans? They’re usually interchangeable and easily substituted for each other. Can I substitute different kinds of canned beans? Don’t have chickpeas for hummus?...

Whether you’re in the mood for breakfast, lunch, or dinner (or even a tasty snack), these leftover mashed potato recipes will help you prevent food waste and give new life to the favorite part of your holiday dinner! This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! Jump to:Mashed Potatoes Around The World!Vegetarian and Vegan Shepherd’s PiesCroquettes, Fritters and Other Fried Snacks!...

WHAT IS HOMEMADE KARAHI MASALA? 5-Minute Homemade Karahi Masala is a game changer. Homemade masalas sound intimidating, but fear not. Although some masalas in some Pakistani recipes require many ingredients like Biryani Masala, the payoff is incredible. Lucky for you, Karahi Masala doesn’t ask for much, but is very worth it. This Pakistani Spice blend is delicious when you use it in Mutton Karahi or Chicken Karahi or even Beef Karahi....

Ingredients and Substitutions Baby spinach – I prefer baby spinach for its mild taste and that it usually comes pre-washed at the store. You can use other greens or a mix – mature spinach, kale or baby kale, or even lettuce, if you like.If using kale, be sure to check out this guide on how to prep kale, including how to tame its bitterness a bit.Cucumber – just a few slices, you can omit if you like....