It’s easy to make in bulk (so you can pack it for lunch all week), and it’s inexpensive to make. It’s such a great healthy alternative to a plain old turkey sandwich! When I did the Whole30, it was a lifesaver. Paleo or low-carb? Put it on a lettuce wrap (or eat it plain). Grain grazer? Put it on a couple of soft sourdough or whole wheat toasted pieces of bread with a crisp piece of lettuce....

Contrary to what many tourists who descend on our little island might expect, August isn’t the nicest time to be here. Most of the locals know to clear out for this month as the island gets scorching hot, overcrowded and tempers run high. Last year, we took off for the whole of August as we took out tiny car with wind down windows and busted AC for a trip round Europe....

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: Great way to preserve zucchini. Zucchini is a seasonal vegetable, so it’s not always available. When zucchini is frozen properly, it will retain its flavor and texture, and you can enjoy it all year long! Simple process. Freezing zucchini is super simple. You don’t need any special equipment or skills!...

While I am working away on a big Spring-inspired dessert, which hopefully will be with you this Saturday, today I thought I would share a simple vegetable side. I made a plate of blistered green beans adorned with miso croutons – not your typical Easter meal side but delicious all the same and so easy to make too. I am a big fan of green beans in almost any shape or form – as long as they are treated properly, not boiled to within an inch of their lives – but I wanted to create a plate of beans that is difficult to put away....

The weather is finally hotting up here so my today’s grilled zucchini platter is actually quite well timed. It’s perfect if you are firing off a BBQ this weekend, but if you aren’t it’s perfectly delicious (and probably a little healthier too) made on a good old griddle pan too. Griddle pan is my trusty summer companion. As soon as it gets a little warmer it comes out of my cupboard and stays on my hob for months – I use it so often that there is little point putting it away....

Smoky and spicy, these enchiladas are the perfect combination of textures and flavors with mashed sweet potatoes and spices, red bell peppers, canned black beans, and lots of fresh cilantro, topped with cheese and baked to bubbly perfection. These are so tasty and hearty and warm and flavorful and everything that you love about comfort food, but are both vegetarian and really healthy! They’re the perfect thing if you’re a meat-lover trying to eat more plants, or for a “Meatless Monday” recipe....

Similar to making homemade marinara sauce, this homemade enchilada sauce uses crushed tomatoes as a base. This helps make the texture luxuriously thick, and will work well with almost any enchilada recipe that requires red sauce! It’s also spicy, but this can be tempered a bit by adding fewer chipotle peppers. But what I love about this recipe is that it uses a WHOLE can of chipotle peppers and adobo, meaning you don’t have to think of a use for the leftover chipotle chiles!...

TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT IS CHICKEN PULAO? If you’re seeking Pakistani dinner recipes to tantalize your taste buds, your search ends here with the delectable Homemade Pakistani-Style Chicken Pulao (Yakhni Pulao)! Immerse your taste buds in a delightful symphony of flavors and aromas with this beloved and timeless recipe. Unlike its counterparts, it eschews powdered spices, deriving its rich and profound essence from a fragrant chicken yakhni infused with whole spices, as well as fresh ginger and garlic....

WHAT IS ALOO BAIGAN? Learn how to make Pakistani Aloo Baigan (Potato & Eggplant), a flavorful blend of potatoes and eggplant. This simple Indian/Pakistani recipe, also known as aloo baingan subzi, aloo baingan masala, baingan ki subzi, or potato brinjal curry, is a dry curry dish. This cherished recipe, originating from both North India and Pakistan, has always impressed guests with its mild spices, similar to dishes like Mix Vegatable curry and Aloo Palak....

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 Healthy combination, easy to make. Authentic Middle Eastern flavors. I first learned this recipe when I was in Jordan, and have since adapted it to make it easy to get it right each time. Versatile. Serve hummus and falafel on their own or pair it with pita bread, fresh tomato and cucumber salad, or make a loaded hummus and falafel bowl and add olives, pickles, and olive oil!...

I got so excited to see it at the store that I bought 5 ears with absolutely no plans on how to use them. This recipe for Lemon and Garlic Roasted Zucchini and Corn is one of those completely invented on-the-fly recipes. Ohhh boy is it good. The corn is sweet, the slivered garlic gets toasty and super flavorful, the lemon zest is subtle and bright, and the zucchini absorbs all the amazing awesomeness of everything else....

It’s cold outside- even in Texas (finally!). And it’s the start of the holiday season, which means lights are going up around the neighborhood and I’m sitting in a coffee shop wearing a sweater and scarf and writing this post whilst instrumental Christmas music plays in the background. It’s maximum cozy time. Which means you need a maximum cozy beverage to enjoy after putting up those lights outside, raking the last of those leaves, when you get home from hitting up all the holiday sales, or after decorating your tree....

Even though we still haven’t said goodbye to summer in these parts (we were on the beach this past weekend), pumpkins have already made an appearance on our green grocer’s shelves. As I’m a massive pumpkin aficionado, I had to get one, I couldn’t help myself. Instead of making my favourite autumn pasta with it, I decided to marry it up with Middle Eastern flavours to make pumpkin kibbeh balls....

WHAT IS NUTMEG POWDER? Viola! Look no further I’m here to tell how to make Quick 3-Minute Homemade Nutmeg Powder. It uses extensively in Appetizer recipes like Chicken Kabab or Beef Seekh Kababs. People don’t use this spice blend enough whether the reason is they can’t figure it out how to use, when to use, and how much to use. Pakistani/Indian main dishes can’t survive without this unique ingredient such as: Beef Haleem and Beef Nihari, and many more....

This post contains helpful tips and tricks! If you’re in a rush, please use the “Jump to Recipe” above! Variations & Substitutions Green beans. You can use canned green beans or frozen green beans in place of fresh green beans. If using canned, drain them. If using frozen, thaw them. Cream of mushroom soup. Substitute it with cream of potato or cream of celery condensed soups. Add-ins. Add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese or a blend of cheeses....

I’m not really sure how white chicken chili became a thing, since it’s unlike any other chili recipe I’ve ever had. And living in Texas, I can’t be going around calling any old thing “chili.” (Texans are VERY particular about the fact that chili has all beef and NO beans and don’t you dare try and argue. Believe me, I’ve tried.). Regardless of the semantics of the word chili, I think we can all agree on one thing, Texan or not: this white chicken chili is DELICIOUS....

It’s been almost a week since we’ve taken residence in this new house and we’ve been loving it so far. I’ve loved having a fairly modern and spacious kitchen with plenty of cupboard space and a spaceship of an oven at my disposal. As we won’t be redecorating the kitchen just yet, we’ve bought a 100 cm cooker / oven to fill the gap left when the previous owners took their cooker with them....

There are some perks to being a food blogger. Sometimes you get free stuff, which is great, and the BEST is when friends with chickens unload their gorgeous farm fresh eggs onto you. I knew I had to do something extra special with these colorful beauties, starting with these vegetarian breakfast sandwiches. What should I make next? Quiche? Shakshuka? All of the above?? Oh man, I am way too excited about these eggs....

So have you already started on Xmas cookies? I have, although, due to this blog I start thinking about upcoming festivities a bit earlier than an average person, I guess. I was hoping to fly to see my mum for Xmas as I have not visited for two years but I’ve chickened out due to the new Omicron strain. We are all double vaccinated but still, mingling with lots of people at such a close proximity on the way there fills me with dread and I could not forgive myself if I made my mum sick....

The Lazy Cat Kitchen team is waving ‘hello’ from Athens. Well, we are waving, Tina is slowly recovering from an eventful day. After her first 3 years on her native Greek island, today she was brutally plucked from her beloved surroundings and stuck in a carrier to be transported to a very different country, with lots of rain (cats love rain, don’t they..?) and not that much sun. She wasn’t very happy about that obviously and we were were both feeling so guilty and worried for her....