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Lebanese Stovetop Lebanese Rice Pudding (Riz bi Haleeb) By Samira Kazan updated November 12, 2024 Simple Lebanese rice pudding (Riz bi Haleeb) prepared with just 6 ingredients (plus the toppings!) and in under 30 minutes. This stovetop rice pudding is creamy, cozy, satisfying, and lightly scented with either orange blossom or rose water—perfect for enjoying as breakfast, a snack, or dessert! If you already enjoy rice pudding , you’ll hopefully love this Lebanese rice pudding (aka Riz bi Haleeb, which means ‘rice in milk’)....

Recipes › Mains The Best Ever Homemade Chili Recipe By Samira Kazan updated October 09, 2023 Learn how to make the BEST homemade chili recipe with ground beef, beans, simple pantry ingredients, and homemade chili seasoning. It’s packed with flavor, protein, & fiber for a cozy, comforting, satisfying meal! Chili is a classic meal perfect for chilly evenings, potlucks, game days, and when you’re craving a little comfort. Now, you can learn how to make the best homemade chili recipe with simple pantry ingredients and minimal prep....

Recipes › Breakfast The Best Lox Bagel By Samira Kazan published March 28, 2025 There’s something about a lox bagel that feels like a little everyday luxury. Creamy cream cheese, silky salmon, crisp cucumbers, briny capers, and a bite of red onion—it’s the perfect balance of textures and flavors. The best part? It takes just 5 minutes to put together but looks and tastes like a fancy café treat. Make it for breakfast, brunch, or whenever you’re craving something simple yet special!...

Recipes › Mains The Best Oven Baked Salmon By Samira Kazan published May 02, 2024 Here is how to make the best oven baked salmon in just 25 minutes. It is tender and flaky, with a lemon-garlic flavor, and perfect with veggies, grains, salads, and more! This delicious oven-roasted salmon is my basic, tried-and-tested recipe. It is simple to prepare, requires just a handful of pantry basics, and is ready, kitchen to table, in just 25 minutes!...

Recipes › Sides The Best Squash Casserole By Samira Kazan updated December 19, 2023 This easy squash casserole combines tender yellow squash in a super creamy, cheesy sauce, all topped off with a buttery cracker topping for a crowd-pleasing summer side dish for potlucks, picnics, holidays, and cookouts! A Southern squash casserole is a crowd-pleasing, comforting family-friendly classic – and with good reason. Not only is it a great way to use up a bounty of squash (or zucchini), but the combination of squash, a super creamy, cheesy sauce, and crunchy butter cracker topping is a cozy, satisfying must-have at ANY gathering....

Recipes › Desserts 5 Ingredient Healthier Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups By Samira Kazan updated November 21, 2024 These super simple, 5-ingredient, healthier vegan chocolate peanut butter cups are absolutely delicious for any sweet and savory cravings! Plus, I share how to customize them into reindeer cups! Homemade peanut butter cups are such a guilty pleasure of mine, and luckily when making them from home I can control all the ingredients in order to create wonderful refined sugar-free treats that are also 100% vegan....

Recipes › Sides Air Fryer Frozen French Fries By Samira Kazan updated March 20, 2024 How to air fry frozen French fries in just 15 minutes until golden and crispy. They’re quick, simple, and so much better than takeout! Want fast food fries from home with little effort? Then make these air fryer frozen french fries. They are delicious and crispy, take less than 20 minutes, and cooking them in the air fryer means no oily mess in the kitchen....

Lifestyle Beginners Guide: How to Make Soap at Home By Samira Kazan updated January 20, 2022 This post shows you a straightforward DIY for how to make soap at home with various soap-making ingredients, using a melt & pour soap recipe. Plus 2 simple homemade soap DIY’s. With all the recent DIY’s I’ve been doing recently; from homemade yogurts including Natural yogurt to extra virgin coconut oil – I’ve started to find myself intrigued in giving non-food-related DIYs a go....

Soups Cabbage Soup By Samira Kazan published October 04, 2024 The best cabbage soup is hearty, comforting, and packed with carrots, onion, celery, tomatoes, and potatoes. This quick and easy recipe will become a winter favorite. Cabbage is one of my winter go-to vegetables. When I have a lot of it, I sometimes turn it into crispy roasted cabbage steaks or hearty stuffed cabbage rolls . On lazy days, I just make boiled cabbage with butter....

Pantry Easy Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice By Samira Kazan updated November 12, 2024 How to make pumpkin pie spice with four simple pantry spices (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves) in just two minutes, plus substitutes and recommended uses! Making homemade pumpkin spice is frugal, fun, and easily tweakable – perfect for adding in lattes, cakes, bakes, and more ! If you’re anything like me, then when Fall (or Autumn here in the UK) arrives, the season may as well be synonymous with pumpkin spice (aka the ultimate fall spice blend), pumpkins (for carving and big bowls of warming pumpkin soup ), and Halloween....

Recipes › DIYs Homemade Yogurt By Samira Kazan published November 26, 2024 Learn how to make creamy, delicious homemade yogurt from scratch using just two simple ingredients—no special equipment needed! Making yogurt at home is easier than you think—and so worth it! Not only is it fresher and more affordable than store-bought, but you can also customize it to suit your taste. We all love yogurt at home, and my mom always made it from scratch—never bought it!...

Lifestyle › Household Tutorials How to Clean A Wooden Cutting Board (And Season It) By Samira Kazan updated June 22, 2022 How to clean a wooden cutting board with lemon and salt (and several other methods) as well as how to oil a cutting board to re-season it, to keep your wooden boards in tip-top condition! When maintained well, wooden cutting boards and butcher blocks can last decades – and that’s not an exaggeration....

Ingredient Guides How to Freeze Spinach (The Best Way!) By Samira Kazan updated March 14, 2023 Though their prime season is the spring and summer, knowing how to freeze fresh spinach can keep your plate packed full of greens – and goodness – all year long. Spinach is a wonderfully versatile leafy green that works beautifully in so many dishes. It is packed full of essential nutrients. Plus, it’s also a versatile ingredient that can add a veggie boost to almost any dish....

Ingredient Guides How To Make Vanilla Butter From Scratch By Samira Kazan updated August 30, 2024 How to make vanilla butter from scratch with just 2 ingredients and a simple process; a delicious sweet butter for slathering other toast, muffins, baked squash, and using within sweet baking recipes and buttercream frosting. When you think of compound butter (flavored butter), flavor combinations that often come to mind include herbs and chilies – but did you know you can make a sweet compound butter with vanilla?...

Recipes ‚Ä∫ Desserts How To Make White Chocolate By Samira Kazan updated April 23, 2021 A simple DIY for how to make white chocolate at home using just three ingredients! This homemade white chocolate can be made with or without dairy too! I’ve never been a massive fan of store-bought white chocolate, with results ranging from super sickly-sweet, to waxy. Because of that, I hadn’t put much thought into making my own – until I recently learned How To Make Powdered Milk At Home ....

Condiments Quick Mango Sweet Chili Sauce By Samira Kazan updated November 27, 2024 This mango sweet chili sauce is the perfect sweet and spicy sauce. It combines the flavors of mango, sweet chili, garlic, and lime for a delicious and versatile mango dipping sauce! I love the tropical, sweet flavor of mango and it’s vibrant, rich color. This mango chilli dip perfectly combines the sweetness of mango with the tang of lime juice and spice of chili for a perfectly balanced dip to target all your taste buds....

Recipes Quick Pickled Red Onions By Samira Kazan updated April 10, 2025 A little bit sweet, a little bit sour – this quick pickled red onions recipe makes for the perfect side dish. Plus, it’s so easy to make pickled onions at home, you’ll be wondering why you never did it before. I love things can be made quickly. I might spend a lot of time in the kitchen. But even I can’t resist something delicious that doesn’t take forever to cook....

Chicken Stuffed Chicken Breast By Samira Kazan published February 02, 2024 Packed with a creamy spinach and cheese filling, this delicious stuffed chicken breast makes an impressive and super easy mid-week dinner. There are dozens of ways to upgrade an ordinary chicken breast into a delicious meal – and stuffed chicken breast with spinach and cheese is one of my favorite ways. Easy to assemble and make ahead, getting deliciously moist chicken breast that’s packed with flavor has never been so simple....

Recipes › Desserts The Best 5-Minute Chocolate Hummus Recipe By Samira Kazan published January 24, 2025 Make this rich chocolate hummus recipe in 5 minutes and with a few pantry staples. This sweet, healthy-ish dessert hummus tastes like brownie batter and is perfect for serving with crackers and fruit! I’ve made no secret of my love for authentic hummus and have shared several different hummus recipes. But now, I’m taking things into dessert territory with this healthy chocolate hummus recipe....

Recipes › Drinks The Best Raspberry Smoothie By Samira Kazan updated April 10, 2025 There’s nothing nicer than a quick smoothie that requires only a few ingredients and is easy to make. This enjoyable raspberry smoothie has a lot of nutrients and antioxidants and is perfect as a quick breakfast or a delightful afternoon snack. I really love it and it just might surprise you! One of the best things about fruity smoothies is they are so refreshing....