So, the Hummingbird Cake perplexes me, because, well, I can’t stop eating it. What Is Hummingbird Cake? If you’re not familiar, hummingbird cake is a spiced pineapple-banana cake topped with cream cheese frosting and pecans. Maybe it’s the pecans that lure me in, or the way the taste fools me into thinking I might just be eating a fancy piece of banana bread with a little cream cheese. Good for you, right?...
Let me show you how to make simple yet delicious restaurant quality butter chicken curry the whole family would love. Serve with some fluffy white basmati rice, brown rice and warm naan bread. Why This Instant Pot Butter Chicken Curry Recipe Works This is literally a one-pot dish apart from the few minutes you would spend sautéing the onions for rich flavour. This is one step I wouldn’t skip in this recipe....
Even better, you can make the filling any time of day and it will stay nice and hot in the electric pressure cooker until dinnertime. (I love using my Instant Pot! If you’re new to the Instant Pot, check out our post How To Use an Instant Pot: A First-Timer’s Guide.) A Versatile Pressure Cooker Recipe This is a versatile, adaptable recipe—a riff on the stovetop Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps here on Simply Recipes....
In addition to pressure cooking, the Instant Pot has a sauté setting that functions like an electric cooktop, a slow cooker setting, yogurt making setting, and a number of pre-set functions. Most recipes for the device utilize the pressure cooking function, often in conjunction with the sauté function, allowing for one pot cooking. Since the Instant Pot utilizes a moist cooking environment, it’s best for dishes that cook in liquid or recipes that use a steaming method:...
These are the kinds of recipes we crave. Light and simple, with different textures, and a good amount of crunch. We could eat this any time of year, but especially in the summer when appetites are just a bit lower due to the heat. This is one of those salads that you can pick and choose which toppings work for you, and leave out the others. It’s great to keep on hand for lunches throughout the week, or to bring to a family get-together as an appetizer....
Cranberries can be intimidating to work with if you’ve never worked with them before. Cranberries are harvested by flooding the fields where the cranberry plants grow. The cranberries rise to the top of the water and can be scooped up. Cranberries are generally sold in a 12 oz bag, though you can find larger, and should be stored in the refrigerator until you are ready to use them. Rinse your cranberries in a colander....
We use them in so much of our cooking that I’ve taken to even pickling my own. For the last year I’ve been searching for a recipe for jalapeño jelly that didn’t rely on food dye or commercial pectin, but to no avail. So, with some experimentation, I’ve come up with the following recipe which uses apple jelly made from Granny Smith apples (the tart, green apples) as a base, and cranberries for color....
Ready in just 20 minutes, this is one of those keto recipes that make you realize there’s no need to ever feel deprived on this diet. Yes, you can enjoy French toast on a low-carb diet! Quickly whip up your bread (you “bake” it in the microwave"), then fry the slices in butter until golden. The result is amazingly good. The bread I use here is a variation on the classic 90-second bread....
The bottom is a simple graham cracker crust that’s buttery and crunchy, while the filling is an ultra creamy cheesecake with the fruity tang of fresh key lime. It’s topped with a sour cream and key lime zest whipped cream that is fluffy, light, and the perfect balance to the rich cheesecake. Make it several hours or even a day ahead since the cheesecake needs to chill so that it fully sets....
When I was asked to create a recipe using a Monterey Gourmet Foods product I was pretty excited. They are totally up my alley. Not only do they use natural, quality ingredients with a world flair, they also wanted me to cook with my kids to create the recipe. I’ve got two little sous-chefs (ages 5 and 2) and you’d be surprised how much they can do in the kitchen!...
I’ll see them less, but in some ways I’ll think about them more, as the lead lunch packer and chaperone for our family. Oliver needs an extra packed snack because he has a playdate after school. Remind Ethan to check lost-and-found for his water bottle, again. Pick up frozen pizzas for nights I don’t have it in me to make dinner—Hugh likes pepperoni. Likewise, Simply Recipes has back-to-school top of mind....
Did you know? The bottom crust of a lemon bar is a shortbread. Making shortbread is as easy as 1, 2, 3 since the basic recipe for shortbread is 1 part sugar, 2 parts butter, 3 parts flour. This recipe has a little extra flour to help support the weight of the lemon topping. What kind of lemons should I use to make Luscious Lemon Bars? Can I use Meyer lemons?...
As a husband and wife blogger team, what do we do all day? Spend too long on Facebook whilst walking back and forth to the fridge for snacks? (yes) Go for working lunches, but spend so long obsessing over the food we end up getting next to nothing done? (yes again) Work a couple of hours a day, then slack off and watch some TV? (If only! minimum 10 hour days over here) Occasionally want to strangle each other when we get into an argument over something silly like Chris’s certainty that we need a drone....
That’s why I zeroed right in on this recipe for Vanilla and Chocolate Marbled Bundt Cake in my friend Irvin Lin’s new cookbook, “Marbled, Swirled, and Layered.” Why Marbled Bundt Cake Recipe Is a Must-Try He makes it with a chocolate-coffee syrup swirled into the batter. Plus chocolate chips. Plus a thick vanilla glaze over top. Game, set, match. If you’ve been reading Simply Recipes for the past few months, you have no doubt noticed some of the recipes Irvin Lin has shared here, like his Easy Peanut Butter Fudge and these very tempting Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies....
** Follow the Roast Beef Cut guide below to determine which cuts are best for marinating** Marinated Roast Beef This is a recipe that was born during the days when I was a poverty stricken uni student who refused to live on packet ramen day after day. I wanted roast beef and gravy, damn it! But of course, my budget would never stretch to Prime Rib, so I’d purchase the best value roast beef cuts I could find then end up chewing my way through dry, tasteless roast beef....
This light and refreshing salad has everything you are looking for. It takes less than 15 minutes to throw together, and is made entirely from fresh veggies and whole ingredients. It has all of the satisfying crunch from the cucumbers and peppers, and just the right amount of squish with tomatoes, olives, and feta cheese. It is sweet and tangy, and because it is protein heavy with the chickpeas, it is even filling enough to eat by itself for a light meal....
It was March of 2021, and although I was tired of constantly being on Zoom after Zoom for work, when I heard that Michael W. Twitty was having a virtual 3-day workshop where we explored the culinary connections between West and Central Africa and the American South, I signed up without hesitation. I had no idea what to expect from the session and was a little nervous. The first night of class, however, all of those jitters dissipated and every session after got better and better....
When the grill is out I just toss the peppers with olive oil and plop them on the grill. Sprinkle with salt and you have the easiest pepper side ever for grilled meat. The other day I had some leftover smoked mozzarella from a recipe and decided to stuff my favorite little peppers with it. As if these little peppers couldn’t get better. Wow! Think of this treat as an Italian take on jalapeno poppers....
Earthy, bitter, and sweet all at once, its simple proportions—one part each of gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth—make it one of the easiest cocktails to mix at home! The History of the Negroni Legend has it that the Negroni originated in 1919 at an Italian café when Count Negroni asked for an Americano (Campari, vermouth, and club soda) with gin in place of the club soda. The mix was serendipitous, and a famous cocktail was born....
