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Recipes › Desserts How To Make Homemade Caramel Sauce By Samira Kazan updated July 29, 2024 How to make caramel sauce with just 4 ingredients. This quick, easy, homemade caramel sauce requires no thermometer and is perfect for adding to breakfasts, desserts, and drinks! With the holidays just around the corner, it’s just about time to start thinking about getting those ‘make-ahead’ recipes ready. I’ve already stocked my fridge/freezer with other spreads and sauces like this DIY Homemade Vegan Nutella , homemade jams (like easy blackberry jam recipe and homemade raspberry jam ), and my chocolate syrup ; now it’s the turn of this homemade caramel sauce!...

Recipes › Gluten Free How to Make Lentil Flour By Samira Kazan updated April 04, 2022 How to make lentil flour at home – a cost-effective, gluten-free, high-protein flour for pasta and baking. This red lentil flour uses just one ingredient and a simple four-step process (5 for soaked/sprouted lentil flour!). It’s no secret that lentils are incredibly popular in plant-based cuisine, particularly within Indian dishes like red lentil daal , soups (like this red lentil soup ), and curry dishes....

Recipes ‚Ä∫ Drinks How To Make Oat Milk By Samira Kazan updated January 17, 2024 With just a couple of pantry-friendly ingredients, you can make your own delicious homemade oat milk with creamy, rich results every time. Making oat milk isn’t as daunting as it might sound it’s surprisingly easy! Being one of the most popular dairy-free milk varieties, my DIY oat milk gets a little sweetness from maple syrup and vanilla extract and makes a perfect substitution for dairy milk in baking, for breakfast, or even just in your cup of coffee....

Ingredient Guides How to Make Seitan Chicken (Vegan Chicken) By Samira Kazan updated March 18, 2025 If you enjoy or a meat-free diet, or know someone that does, then you’ve probably come across several types of meat alternatives in the market. I’ve already shared homemade tofu and tempeh methods, and now it’s time to learn how to make seitan. Seitan is the high-protein mock meat that’s been taking the internet by storm in 2021 (thanks to the “making chicken from flour” flour-wash method that went viral on TikTok)....

Recipes Lemon Butter Sauce Recipe By Samira Kazan updated December 19, 2023 This lemon butter sauce recipe is tangy, buttery, and oh-so-satisfying. Whether you’re planning a fancy dinner party or just want to add some flavor to your weeknight meal, this sauce is sure to impress. Lemon butter sauce is a great sauce to have in your repertoire as it perfectly complements a wide range of dishes. These include seafood, meat, veggies, and pasta....

Recipes › Breakfast Mango Chia Pudding Bowl (with Crispy Oats and Yogurt) By Samira Kazan updated August 02, 2024 This mango chia pudding bowl is a delicious mango breakfast recipe combining protein-rich chia pudding with homemade mango yogurt, puree, and lightly spiced crispy oats. Ready in under 30 minutes (or less!) , this recipe is gluten-free, refined-sugar-free, and can be made dairy-free/vegan ! This mango breakfast bowl combines some of my favorite breakfast elements: a creamy chia pudding, homemade mango yogurt (dairy or dairy-free), fruit puree, and a crispy oatmeal topping....

Italian My Best Ever Alfredo Sauce By Samira Kazan published December 19, 2024 The best homemade Alfredo sauce is creamy, silky, and super flavorful! This easy-to-make sauce is perfect for any pasta—your next pasta night is sorted! Alfredo sauce is a classic sauce and one of my favorites to have with pasta, right up there with my simple garlic lemon pasta recipe . It is a simple creamy white sauce made with butter, heavy creamy, freshly grated parmesan, and seasoned to perfection with garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper....

Recipes › Sides Simple Sauteed Swiss Chard By Samira Kazan updated October 28, 2024 Turn one of the most underrated veggies into delicious sautéed swiss chard , packed with nutrients and plenty of color, perfect for integrating into your favorite salad or serving as a side. If you’re one of the many people for whom a sauteed Swiss chard recipe would make you quickly click over to something else – don’t abandon this one just yet....

Recipes › Sides Super Crispy Smashed Potatoes By Samira Kazan published December 26, 2023 With just 5 ingredients and a simple method, you can make these super crispy smashed potatoes as an impressive side dish or appetizer. Smashed potatoes are one of my favorite ways to serve spuds as a new and even crispier alternative to roasted potatoes. Made by boiling, lightly crushing, and then roasting potatoes into crispy perfection, these golden brown delights are so easy to customize and great for impressing everyone at the table....

Salads The Best Fattoush Salad By Samira Kazan updated February 06, 2026 This authentic Lebanese fattoush salad recipe features crunchy pita bread chips and fresh vegetables tossed in a zesty sumac dressing. This fattoush salad is what I grew up with‚ÄîTHE salad you will find all around Lebanon and the Middle East. It’s a refreshing, tangy salad made with a combination of seasonal veggies and crunchy pita bread ‚Äîperfect to enjoy alongside flavorful authentic shish tawook , beef kabob , and kofta kebab ....

Lebanese Arayes (Lebanese Meat-Stuffed Pita) By Samira Kazan published January 22, 2025 Arayes are Lebanese pita pockets stuffed with delicious kofta meat filling and pan-fried until perfectly crispy. They are quick and easy to make and perfect as an appetizer or main dish. This Arayes recipe is a dish I’ve grown up with—it’s so tasty and quick to prep and make. And if you are not sure what meat-stuffed pita pockets are, think of them like the Lebanese version of a quesadilla....

Recipes › Desserts Banana Bread and Homemade Nutella By Samira Kazan updated December 01, 2023 This delicious homemade Banana Bread and Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Homemade Vegan Nutella) are the perfect treat and a great way to use up spotty bananas! I have always LOVED banana bread, it’s sweet, moist, fluffy, and such a comforting treat. But with this homemade vegan ‘Nutella’ spread can we just say yummmmmm. Now, it’s taken me a while to get this homemade hazelnut ‘Nutella’ spread ‘just right’ but I think I’ve finally hit the nail on the head....

Recipes › Sides Best Roasted Acorn Squash Recipe By Samira Kazan updated August 30, 2024 Bring out the gourds and enjoy this delicious roasted acorn squash recipe when the nights draw in and the weather drops below zero – it’s the best thing to keep you cozy. Roasting acorn squash isn’t as hard as it looks. When we’re looking for comforting, cozy foods to get us through the cold, dark winter months, I’m going to guess your mind doesn’t immediately go to winter squash recipes....

Recipes › Mains Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce (Green Pasta) By Samira Kazan updated August 13, 2024 This creamy avocado pasta is rich and flavorful, contains just 5 simple ingredients, and will be on your table in 15 minutes (or less!) for a nutritious mid-week meal! Best of all, the green pasta sauce is gluten-free, dairy-free, oil-free, and 100% vegan! I’m a tad avocado obsessed, and I’m happy to admit it. Alongside devouring the classic avocado on toast, I’ve shared recipes for chocolate avocado mousse , avocado ice-cream , and eve How To Make Avocado Oil ....

Chicken Easy Baked BBQ Chicken Breast By Samira Kazan published January 09, 2024 Perfectly caramelized outsides and tender, juicy insides, this baked BBQ chicken breast is big on summery barbeque flavors and makes the perfect midweek meal. Ready in less than an hour, my oven-baked BBQ chicken breast delivers perfectly juicy and moist chicken without skimping on taste. Smothered in a sweet and tangy barbeque sauce (I love to use homemade BBQ sauce ), it’s easy to make and uses just a few pantry-staple ingredients, making it the perfect choice for meal prepping or for a simple weekday dinner....

Salads Easy Beet Salad By Samira Kazan updated January 15, 2025 This easy beet salad is made with flavorful ingredients like roasted beets, peppery arugula, creamy cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette. Perfect for the fall and winter! I love it when beets are in season; not only do they look great with their rich purple/red color (perfect for making beet pasta ), but they also have a complex, earthy, sweet taste....

Recipes › Sides Easy Vegetable Rice Pilaf (Yellow Turmeric Rice) By Samira Kazan updated November 04, 2024 This vegetable rice pilaf (aka yellow turmeric rice) is packed with mixed vegetables and a combination of aromatics and spices for a truly flavorful (and colorful), versatile side dish! This simple Middle Eastern-inspired rice and vegetable side is fluffy and flavorful, gluten-free, vegan, and ready in under 40 minutes! I’m a firm believer in having several go-to side dishes you can pull out whenever the mood strikes....

Recipes › Appetizers Eggplant Chips with Honey (Berenjenas con Miel) By Samira Kazan updated February 06, 2026 Berenjenas con miel (aka crispy eggplant with honey) is a popular Spanish tapas combining super crispy eggplant chips/fries (fried, baked, or air fried) and served with black honey (aka cane molasses). Best of all, this eggplant chips recipe requires just 5 ingredients and under an hour for a delicious sweet and savory appetizer or side!...

Mexican Grilled Mexican Street Corn (Elote) By Samira Kazan published June 13, 2025 This Mexican street corn is smoky, creamy, tangy, and just a little spicy — the perfect way to enjoy fresh summer corn on the cob. Charred and juicy with a bold lime dressing and cotija, it’s everything I love about sweet corn in one bite. Known as elote in Mexico, this popular street food starts with grilled corn on the cob, slathered in a creamy, zesty sauce, then topped with crumbled cheese, chili, and lime....

Recipes How To Cook Eggplant (Baked, Broiled & Air Fryer Eggplant) By Samira Kazan updated September 28, 2022 How to cook eggplant in the oven or Air Fryer! Bake, broil, or Air Fry eggplant (aka aubergine) whole, halved or sliced/cubed to perfection every time. Top tips including how long to bake eggplant depending on its size and cooking method! I’m no stranger to eggplant recipes , so it’s pretty shocking I haven’t shared my simple methods on baked eggplant and Air Fryer eggplant previously....