Category Archives: Easy Food Recipes

Keto Pumpkin Cheesecake

Going on the Keto diet doesn’t mean you have to miss out on your favorite food. With a few modifications and a gluten-free crust, our easy pumpkin cheesecake becomes Keto friendly! Pumpkin spice season can resume as normal. This cheesecake will satisfy all of your pumpkin cravings, but because pumpkin is higher in carbs we

Curried Kabocha and Kale

Serves 4 Author Notes For my non-meat eating friends, my sister, who has a prepared food business (organic, gluten free and some vegan), suggested a curry called Panang. It’s less soupy, less spicy and a tad sweeter than the Thai green and red curries, and lends itself to a vegetarian substitute for meat. At the

Zesty Lemon-Ricotta Snacking Cake

Photo by Ty Mecham. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth. Food Stylist: Sam Seneviratne. Prep time 20 minutes Cook time 1 hour 20 minutes Serves 8 Author Notes It’s always a good idea to have a ricotta cake recipe in your repertoire. They’re easy to pull together, even for the less experienced baker, and they make for

Chicken Satay Lettuce Wraps

4.6 (5) Add your rating & review Here’s a fresh and easy chicken dinner that’s great for weeknights when you need to get food on the table fast. Despite being quick, it packs a ton of flavor, thanks to the addictive coconut-peanut sauce, which unites the various components (rice vermicelli noodles, sliced cucumber, and lettuce

Meatball Street Tacos

Meatball Street Tacos In many parts of the country you can buy tacos from a street cart vendor to enjoy as a snack or on-the-go lunch. These are known as “street tacos” and they’ve become so popular, Mr. Food Test Kitchen came up with an easy version you can make at home. Its Meatball Street

Frittata with Bread and Cherry Tomatoes

Photo by Bobbi Lin Serves 4 Author Notes This dish is my interpretation of frittata di pane, inspired by the version in Faith Heller Willinger’s gem of a cookbook, Adventures of an Italian Food Lover. The simplest of ingredients are transformed into something unique and delicious. The frittata is studded with hunks of peasant bread

Chicken Piri-Piri

Serves 6-8 Author Notes Lately, I have been researching Portuguese food articles published in the US as I find that the recipes you get are all tweaked to suit American taste. But then, what is the point… I think people want the real flavour, not a fake one, or at least that is my view!

Best ever light egg salad, from the pantry

Serves 1 Author Notes My stomach does not miraculously fill itself. I need to put things in my mouth and chew those things in order to become full. Unusual, I know. Daunting, even. Your sympathy is appreciated, but it isn’t necessary. I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. It is what it

Grilled Chicken with Miso-Basil Marinade

Ingredients:1 1/2 cups basil leaves5 garlic cloves, coarsely choppedOne 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped1 shallot, coarsely chopped1/2 jalapeño, seeded and coarsely chopped1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest2 tablespoons fresh lime juice2 tablespoons white wine1/4 cup shiro (white) miso1 tablespoon honey2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breast halvesSalt