American Homemade Cranberry Sauce By Samira Kazan updated March 27, 2025 Pass the cranberry sauce! Made with fresh or frozen berries, this easy cranberry sauce recipe is a staple Thanksgiving side dish and an extra treat at Christmas. Of all the holiday side dishes, a classic cranberry sauce is usually the most maligned. And who can blame them – especially when it comes from a can. Luckily, I’m always on hand to bring out my fresh cranberry sauce recipe whenever the holiday season rolls around....

Recipes Homemade Egg Yolk Ravioli (Raviolo al Uovo) By Samira Kazan updated November 02, 2023 With a combination of fresh homemade pasta turned into ravioli bursting with egg yolk, this homemade egg yolk ravioli (aka raviolo al uovo) is a simple and decadent meal, ready to impress! Plus, it can be made gluten-free, too! If you take homemade pasta (in this case homemade spinach pasta ) and combine it with egg yolks, what do you get?...

Pantry Homemade Sunflower Seed Butter (Oil-Free) By Samira Kazan updated August 12, 2024 This delicious homemade sunflower seed butter recipe is made using only ONE ingredient and is gluten-free, sugar-free, nut-free, dairy-free, low FODMAP, Paleo, Keto, and more! This post also contains sunbutter flavor options, and tons of recommended uses! This homemade sunflower seed butter recipe (otherwise known as sunbutter or sunflower butter) is a very frugal seed butter (up there with pumpkin seed butter and homemade tahini – aka sesame seed “butter”)....

American How to Grill Burgers Perfectly By Samira Kazan published March 11, 2024 Grilling burgers like a pro is surprisingly simple – and my easy guide will show you how to make delicious, juicy burgers on the grill that turn out perfect every time. Burgers are one of the highlights of the cookout and knowing how to grill the perfect burgers is an impressive skill to have. This fool-proof method will deliver juicy, tender patties that pair wonderfully with all the classic hamburger fixings....

Recipes › Drinks Lebanese Mint Lemonade (Limonana Mint) By Samira Kazan updated June 27, 2024 How to make mint lemonade – a refreshing, herby summery drink that will delight all mint lovers! This Lebanese lemonade (limonana mint) requires only 4 ingredients and is ready in minutes – a refreshing drink or “frozen mint lemonade” slushie . With the amount of lemonade that I’ve consumed this summer, I’m probably 30% lemonade by now....

Recipes › Snacks No Bake Protein Balls By Samira Kazan published June 19, 2024 These cacao and almond no-bake protein balls , sweetened with dates, are quick and simple to make. With just a few ingredients and 10 minutes, you can create a tasty snack for the whole family. I love to snack, and my perfect snack options would be quick, and mess-free, so they’re easy to grab whenever needed—like these protein balls or chocolate coconut balls ....

Recipes › Drinks Refreshing Blackberry Earl Grey Iced Tea By Samira Kazan updated July 18, 2024 This blackberry iced tea combines the rich flavor of Earl Grey tea with fresh blackberries, lime, and herbs – for a super easy drink worthy of any warm Summer’s day. This iced Earl Grey is not only sure to impress, but it is also naturally sweetened with unrefined sugar and uses just 5 ingredients !...

Recipes › Mains The Perfect Slow Cooker Beef Brisket By Samira Kazan updated October 15, 2024 This perfectly cooked, restaurant-quality slow cooker beef brisket is appetizingly spiced, succulent, and melt-in-the-mouth tender, smothered in a flavor-packed homemade BBQ sauce. A crowd-pleasing protein for your next family dinner! If there’s just one recipe you try using brisket, make this slow cooker beef brisket with BBQ sauce! After rubbing the meat with a Texas-style rub, it’s loaded into a slow cooker with homemade BBQ sauce and left to simmer all day, making perfect juicy, melt-in-the-mouth crockpot beef brisket in time for dinner....

Ingredient Guides 12 Popular Types of Radishes By Samira Kazan updated February 21, 2024 12 of the best radish varieties to add texture, color, and flavor to your diet today. From well-known daikon and Cherry Belle to heirloom varieties like watermelon radishes. While the word radish may bring a specific variety to mind, they are a very common root vegetable. There are over 100 varieties that come in several colors, shapes, and sizes – all with their own unique flavor and nutrients....

Ingredient Guides A Quick Guide To Cucamelon Berries By Samira Kazan updated March 20, 2024 You may have seen these adorable little cucamelon ‘berries’ on your social feeds and in my posts and wondered what they are. This post is all about these cucamelon berries, what they are, how the cucamelon berries taste, how to use them, and more! Want to save this recipe? What is a cucamelon? What does cucamelon taste like?...

Recipes › Drinks Blue Milk From Star Wars By Samira Kazan published April 30, 2024 If you’re a fan of the Star Wars movies, then you might recognize this blue milk – otherwise known as Bantha milk, made into a delicious plant-based coconut milk treat. On my blog, there is a variety of drinks ranging from all-natural plant-based milks , golden milk , magic color-changing lemonade , and now this completely plant-based version of “Bantha Milk....

Recipes Coffee Peanut Butter Spread (Espresso Spread) By Samira Kazan updated November 02, 2023 How to make coffee peanut butter with just 5 ingredients in under 30 minutes! This coffee nut butter is the perfect spread to start your day, spread over baked goods, add to smoothies, and even add to coffee for more ‘pow’! What’s better than all-natural homemade creamy peanut butter , you ask?! How about this coffee peanut butter?...

Recipes › Sides Crunchy Asian Salad Without Noodles By Samira Kazan updated July 30, 2024 This crunchy Asian salad (Asian slaw) is loaded with fresh, vibrant, crisp veggies and tossed in a simple, flavorful sweet-savory sesame ginger salad dressing. Perfect for enjoying as a side of boosting with protein for a light main! Recently I’ve become mildly obsessed with simple, homemade chopped salads like this chopped Greek salad , rainbow veggie salad , and now this easy Asian salad recipe (aka Asian slaw)....

Recipes › DIYs Easy Homemade Coconut Cream 2 ways By Samira Kazan updated August 09, 2020 Two simple DIY’s for fresh homemade coconut cream – a creamy, thick, dairy-free, gluten-free cream alternative with tonnes of uses. Of all the coconut products that you can make from a single coconut, coconut cream is the one that I always thought would be the hardest. Because of this, I put it off and put it off....

Recipes Easy Homemade Strawberry Jam (No Pectin) By Samira Kazan updated January 17, 2024 Make the best strawberry jam with this easy no-pectin strawberry jam recipe! It’s super fruity, made with just 3 ingredients, fresh or frozen berries, & can be refrigerated, frozen, or water bath canned! Have lots of strawberries to use? Making strawberry jam is a surprisingly simple, almost fool-proof process that can be ready in as little as 30 minutes with only strawberries, lemon, and sugar....

Ingredient Guides Easy Middle Eastern Bread Dough (Manakish Dough) By Samira Kazan updated June 21, 2023 This Middle Eastern bread dough (Arabic bread dough) is a quick, easy, and versatile all-purpose dough – perfect for pizza, calzone, fatayer spinach pies , manakish, sfiha meat pies , etc. All you need is just 4 ingredients for the base to tons of Middle Eastern bread and pastry recipes! When I first came across this dough, I was just looking for a simple recipe to make homemade manakish – a middle-eastern flatbread ‘pizza’ – I had no idea that this Middle Easter bread dough would become one of my most all-purpose use doughs in the kitchen....

Recipes › Snacks Homemade Pita Chips (Baked + Air Fryer) By Samira Kazan updated July 29, 2024 How to make crisp and crunchy homemade pita chips (either baked or in an air fryer) in under 10 minutes. This crispy toasted pita is perfect as a snack and for serving with dips. Plus, there are tons of ways to season them with your favorite herbs and spices! While I might have a lot of sweet treats on the blog, I think, in general, I’m a savory snacker....

Ingredient Guides How To Grind Flaxseed (Flaxseed Meal) By Samira Kazan updated July 31, 2020 A quick, simple DIY (with four methods) for how to grind flaxseed for flaxseed meal , which can be used to boost the nutritional value of meals and for gluten-free & vegan baking! Flaxseed, also called linseed, adds a lovely nutty flavor and works well in smoothies, baked goods, and breakfast bowls. However, research shows that consuming the whole seeds doesn’t allow us to unlock the nutrients of the seeds as we cannot digest them properly....

Recipes › Mains How to Make and Cook Zoodles By Samira Kazan updated October 09, 2025 Even though the ample homemade pasta recipe posts suggest otherwise, I’m slightly obsessed with swapping out pasta for slightly crisp, tender zucchini noodles (aka zoodles) at any opportunity. This is why I thought it was about time I compiled this ultimate guide on how to make and cook zoodles (aka zucchini noodles/courgetti)! Learn how to make zoodles with and without a spiralizer, turning to other kitchen tools like a julienne peeler or mandoline to get the job done with top tips for the best results....

Recipes › Drinks How to Make Kiwi Juice (With or Without Juicer) By Samira Kazan updated May 22, 2023 How to make kiwi juice with or without a blender – a wonderfully nutritious fruit juice with a sweet and sour flavor. Enjoy alone or combine with other juices for a refreshing, summer-ready fresh fruit juice! Here in the UK, we’ve just settled back to “usual British weather” after an earlier heatwave, but there’s already another one just around the corner – which means it’s the perfect time to enjoy refreshing fresh juice like this homemade kiwi juice!...