comment icon 62 more comments Seriously, Filipinos know and love their fried chicken and I took full advantage of that while living there. The chicken I ordered at Jollibee (kind of like a local McDonald’s) was called Spicy Chicken and it was like KFC fried chicken covered with a spicy seasoning mix. Ohmygosh, dip that in a little gravy and you’re hooked for life. Whoever thought of the spicy chicken thing obviously didn’t care about the heat because when you eat spicy fried chicken in the Philippines, the sweating gets out of control immediately....

Does the brand of flour matter? I’m not comparing flour types because you can’t compare cake flour with garbanzo bean flour; one will yield a great angel food cake and the other will yield great socca. For the sake of this comparison, I’m talking about all-purpose flour and the brand. A bit about all-purpose flour: “A high percentage of protein means a harder (stronger) flour best suited to chewy, crusty breads and other yeast-risen products....

I’m perfectly content with the raw dough. The sweet, rich, sprinkle-filled dough satisfies cookie dough cravings, and it’s safe to eat raw. No eggs. Over my lifetime I’ve eaten my weight in raw dough and batter, but many people get pretty freaked out about raw eggs. Thankfully this recipe is freakout-free. The cookie dough balls are fast and easy to make, and perfect for when you just need a quick treat....

Avocados and cucumbers! tomatoes and bell peppers! comment icon 78 more comments Grilled corn and romaine and little skewers of shrimp! Herbs and salt and citrus! AHHHHH! Gang’s all there, like all of it together in a bowl making dreams come true. It’s too good to be real life, almost. Especially considering that not only is this a flavor-texture-color rainbow of delight, but it is healthy healthy healthy and will bring on your summer glow....

Best Ever Hawaiian Roll Sliders Recipe If you’re in need of an easy comfort-food recipe for game day, holiday parties or events, an after-school snack that everyone loves, or a quickie easy weeknight dinner on busy weeknights, these Hawaiian roll sliders will do the trick. This recipe features baked juicy ham and Swiss cheese nestled in soft, sweet Hawaiian rolls with a buttery Dijon, onion, and poppy seed topping. Hawaiian bread is one of my all-time favorite kinds of bread, and it’s absolutely perfect for the sliders....

Low-Fat, Low-Calorie Mozzarella Sticks The words “skinny” and “cheese sticks” normally don’t go together. Except here they do because these cheese sticks are only 110 calories each! Rather than being fried, they’re baked, and yes, there are only two ingredients. Egg roll wrappers and low-fat mozzarella string cheese. They’re crispy on the outside, soft and gooey on the inside. It’s impossible to say no to luscious melted cheese. They make a convenient after-school snack for kids or a satisfying midnight snack for mommies....

comment icon 93 more comments I may or may not have a few good excuses as to why my routine this week is totally out of whack. And now we’re going to temporarily leave the topic of chipotle sweet corn fettuccine and focus on that #6. A few weeks ago I got in in my head that I really wanted to try something: rolling around in cauliflower sauce for three weeks....

I am so glad the Raw Vegan Chocolate Donut Holes were suchhhhh a hit! Three cheers for that! Seriously, don’t be afraid to get a little naughty and roll them in powdered sugar or cocoa powder if you’re a true chocolate fiend. But of course I don’t think you can ever have too much chocolate! Duh. And it’s been great hearing in the comments from the last post who’s a vanilla chica and who’s a chocolate worshiper and who’s half-n-half....

Instant Pot recipes are so convenient! Try Beef Gyros, Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes, Instant Pot Spaghetti, Instant Pot Short Ribs, or Instant Pot Meatloaf! How to make Instant Pot Pasta with Meatballs: Layer Ingredients: Add frozen meatballs to Instant pot and add uncooked pasta on top. Add water, followed by crushed tomatoes, seasonings, and tomato sauce. Make sure the sauce is covering all of the noodles. If you’re new to the Instant Pot, here are my tips for how to use your Instant Pot, and all of my Instant Pot recipes....

I love when I find salads that I actually really look forward to eating, and this kale apple salad is that for me! It is insanely good: finely shredded kale and brussels sprouts with sweet and crunchy chopped apples, rosemary cashews, fried garlic bread cheese, dried cranberries, and golden crispy shallots all covered in a crisp apple maple dressing. In This Post: Everything You Need For Kale Apple Salad Lindsay’s Notes If I’m being honest, this salad started as just a vehicle for eating the garlic bread cheese from Trader Joe’s (whoops)....

Ultra Rich Oreo Delight Dessert If you’ve never had a lush-style dessert, this Oreo pudding layered dessert is the first one you need to try. It’s ridiculously chocolatey and decadent. Between the layers of brownies, cream cheese, chocolate pudding, whipped topping, and Oreo cookies, you will be in a chocaholic food coma heaven, which is a great place to be. Because I slightly underbaked the brownies, the brownie layer is so fudgy and rich and the tangy-sweet cream cheese is a great counterbalance to the dense brownies....

This recipe should do the trick. [print_this] Mango & Balsamic Rice, Beans, & Mixed Vegetables Ingredients: 1 c dry rice (I used Uncle Ben’s brown rice) 1 can beans (I used garbanzos or try pinto, red, black, navy) 1 to 2 cups mixed veggies (I used 1.5 cups of diced carrots, broccoli, and Brussels’s sprouts) 1/3 c Mango Chutney/Salsa (or use jelly, i.e. mango, apricot, peach; or try a sweet-ish fruit-based salsa or chutney) 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar (or regular, rice wine) 1 Tbsp Seasoning Blend (I used Mrs....

Easy Pecan Pie Bars I’m not a big pie person. Mostly because I don’t love crust enough to justify the work involved. But pie bars? That’s a whole other story. These maple pecan pie bars are a spinoff of my Salted Caramel and Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars. Chocolate is replaced with maple syrup and the bars are full of rich, smooth maple flavor. They just scream fall comfort food. It’s a fast, very easy, one-bowl, no-mixer recipe, but the bars taste like you slaved over them....

Looking for more yummy soups? I recommend Lentil Soup, Roasted Cauliflower Soup, Chicken and Dumplings, and Potato Leek Soup. Why I love this recipe: The Real Deal – if you want really traditional, amazing matzo ball soup, start with a whole raw chicken, cooked to make the broth for the soup. It’s an easy step that makes all the difference in flavor. (If you have to use store-bought chicken broth as a short-cut, I have those instructions too)....

Quick Black Beans and Mexican Rice Medley There are so many layers of flavors and textures going in every single bite of this medley with Mexican-inspired ingredients that’s so easy and ready in 30 minutes. There’s rice, hearty black beans, crunchy bell peppers, juicy tomatoes, corn, a bit of heat from a serrano chile, along with plenty of cilantro, cumin, garlic, and red onions for flavor galore. The recipe is naturally vegan and gluten-free although you’d never guess it because it has enough heartiness to keep you satisfied....

This is a fan favorite recipe that’s part of our Fall 2022 SOS Series! View the full series. comment icon 1983 more comments Let me paint a picture for you. It starts with a golden and ragged-looking crusty loaf of piping hot white bread being roughly torn into chunks, steam escaping, crumbs flying everywhere across the table, and it ends with that swift swooping motion as its hot n’ chewy little self dives deep into the bowl of thick soup and delivers a bit of chewy carbs sopped with flavor to your hungry, happy mouth....

comment icon 66 more comments In This Post: Everything You Need For Miso Crunch Salad Lindsay’s Notes Miso Crunch Salad Video Miso Crunch Salad Recipe Other Things To Know Lindsay’s Notes Cabbage, kale, shrimp, cilantro, peanuts, and creamy sweet miso dressing… I could eat this every day for lunch and be happy with my life. (And by could, I mean I currently am.) We were actually planning to publish this later in the SOS Series, but I could not wait to get this into your hands because I’m so obsessed with it....

There are so many things to love about this Mississippi Mud Brownie recipe, which is why it’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser! This recipe was inspired by my Mississippi Mud Cake recipe that has gone viral on facebook–it’s has nearly 30 MILLION views. Obviously you all love the chocolate/marshmallow combo as much as I do, so this brownie version is only appropriate. How to make Mississippi Mud Brownies: Make the brownie batter....

comment icon 60 more comments Stop here. Proceed with caution. If you don’t want to lick beaters, if you don’t want to have a reason to snack on a few hundred peanut butter cups, if you don’t want to find yourself standing in front of the fridge at 11pm feasting on broken chunks of mocha cookie crust, then you need to find yourself another pie. This pie has: a creamy peanut butter cheesecake layer; a crushed chocolate cookie crust flavored with espresso; a top layer of creamy chocolate ice cream; chunks of peanut butter cups ribboned throughout; a complete and utter hold on my life....

Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread Recipe This brown sugar cinnamon bread is so fast and easy to make and comes together in 5 minutes with a whisk, in one bowl. I love it when I don’t have to drag out my mixer because it would seem to defeat the purpose of calling a bread a ‘quick bread’ if the ingredients need to be creamed, creating more dishes. Nothing quick about that! The same cinnamon-sugar mixture that’s sprinkled on top before baking is also sprinkled into the batter, creating a cinnamon-sugar swirl in the middle of the loaf....