Category Archives: Easy Food Recipes

Easy Icebox Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Strawberry Shortcake traditionally involves biscuits, cream and berries though there’s nothing wrong with making it with say, doughnuts or red velvet cake. When strawberries are in season I support strawberry shortcake in all forms and this recipe is quite possibly the easiest strawberry shortcake ever. All you need are fresh strawberries, a bit of orange…

Easy Skillet Cassoulet Recipe

As we are going to combine both stovetop and oven action, you’ll need a pot that can be safely transferred to both. Enter the cast iron skillet, a.k.a. my favorite kitchen tool. Note: I used three sausages as that’s what could comfortably fit in the pan with the tenderloin medallions without overcrowding, but if there…

Easy Lamb and Squash Tagine

Advertisement Directions Instructions Checklist Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, toss lamb with flour; season with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven or other large, heavy-bottomed saucepan (at least 5 quarts), heat oil over medium-high. In two batches, cook lamb until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes per…

Easy Chicken Fajita Recipe

Easy Chicken Fajita Recipe Want Mexican food tonight, but feeling a little tired of tacos and burritos? Make this chicken fajita recipe. It’s a little like a burrito, minus the rice and beans — although you could add some if you’d like — and a step above a taco, thanks to the addition of onions…

Easy Chocolate Pudding Recipe

All the creaminess and silkiness without the industrial shenanigans. Why It Works Omitting eggs eliminates the unwelcome richness and yolky flavor that detracts from the chocolatey silkiness of the original pudding cup.Setting with gelatin instead of cornstarch results in a creamy pudding that sits light on the tongue. What’s Really Inside That Jello-O Pudding? A…

Easy Black Forest Cake Recipe

Any easy adaptation of the classic German dessert that marries chocolate cake with cherries. For the Cake: 3/4 cup kirsch 1 cup pitted dried cherries Baking spray 2 cups (about 14 ounces) granulated sugar 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 8 3/4 ounces) 1 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons…

Pink marble sandwich cake

Ingredients225g butter, at room temperature, plus extra for the tin225g golden caster sugar225g self-raising flour4 large eggs, lightly beaten4 tbsp seedless raspberry jama few drops of pink food colouring (optional)1 tsp vanilla extract1-2 tbsp icing sugar, for dustingFor the white chocolate layer200g white chocolate, chopped100ml double creamMethodSTEP 1Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter…

Football Scotcheroo

Football Scotcheroo If you’re looking for an easy dessert for your Super Bowl party that even the youngest football fan will appreciate, look no further than this festive, no-bake, giant football treat.This recipe is courtesy of Karo. 1 cup light corn syrup, preferably karo 1 cup sugar 1 cup creamy peanut butter 6 cup crispy…

Freaky finger red velvet cake

IngredientsFor the red velvet cake175g soft butter, plus extra for greasing225g white caster sugar1 tsp vanilla extract3 large eggs, at room temperature1 tbsp red food colouring paste (we used Christmas red from Sugarflair)200g plain flour50g cocoa powder (we used Green & Black’s)1 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp baking powder¼ tsp salt150g pot low-fat plain…