Loaded with blackberries, feta, and avocado, this salad epitomizes summer cooking. It’s fresh and healthy.It celebrates seasonal ingredients.Best of all, it requires hardly any cooking at all. How to Make Balsamic Chicken Salad Like Steak Salad, this perfect summer salad couldn’t be easier (or more delicious). Simply marinade, grill, slice, toss, and enjoy. The Ingredients Balsamic-Honey Marinade. One of the best parts about this salad is the chicken marinade which does double-duty as the final salad dressing too....

You don’t have to wait for fall or winter to make this delightful barley soup. Cook this at any time of the year. Vegetarian barley soup is substantial enough for a light meal and easy enough to make. Prepare this ahead and you have a ready dinner for those busy workdays. About Barley Soup Barley soup is a popular dish from the fall and winter collection of delicious and satiating vegetarian soups....

It’s on the indulgent side, so try to reserve it for special occasions, like when you’re hosting a party. I guarantee your guests will love it! It’s crunchy, chewy, and creamy all at the same time. Every bite is bursting with blueberry and cream cheese goodness. Not only does it taste good, but it also smells great. And best of all, it’s easy to make! Whether you prepare it the night before or early in the day, it will taste fantastic....

Helloooo, strawberries! I’ve been waiting for you. Well, truth be told, we had strawberries all winter long, since they don’t really disappear. But summer is their true season and the shelves at the grocery store are overflowing with them! So I’m officially declaring strawberry season here at Olivia’s Cuisine. And I will make the very difficult sacrifice of testing and eating lots of strawberry desserts, so I can share them here with you!...

Originally naan dough was leavened using a bread starter that was left from the previous batches. This is very much similar to the way we make yogurt using a starter. In the modern days, yeast & other leavening agents have replaced the bread starter. So most restaurants either use yeast or another leavening agent like baking powder & baking soda. If you order naan in Indian restaurants you may not find the texture & flavor to be the same in every place....

I made these cabbage pakoda sometime ago when I was left with some cabbage after making Veg Manchurian. You can also add some coarsely crushed soaked moong dal to this. They turn out very good. These cabbage pakora turn out to be very crunchy and remain so for about 45 mins to 1 hour. More pakora or pakoda recipes,17 Pakora recipesPaneer pakodaCauliflower pakodaOnion pakoraMoong dal pakoda For more Cabbage recipes, you may like to checkCabbage vadaStir fried cabbageCabbage curryCabbage fried rice...

Last week the entire stock of my mango pickle was over and was thinking of trying something else. I was a bit intimidated to try my MIL’s recipe as it requires boiling the tamarind pulp, extracting the tamarind paste and then using it. I am not comfortable trying lengthy recipes. So this recipe was my mum’s idea, a quick and cut short method to make yummy cabbage pickle in just 15 minutes....

Of course, you don’t want it to go to waste, but it only keeps well for around 5 to 7 days in the fridge (after opening). So, what do you do? Well, fortunately, heavy cream keeps well in the freezer. No need to rack your brain for ways to use up all that leftover cream within a few days! Just follow these easy instructions on how to freeze heavy cream and you’ll never have to waste a dollop of cream ever again....

Sweet potatoes are a super-crop. They’re tasty, nutritious, versatile, and affordable. They’re also a magnificent ingredient in hundreds of recipes, both sweet and savory. Plus, you’ll never run out of ways to prepare sweet potatoes as a stand-alone dish! Whether you bake, mash, grill, boil, or roast them, sweet potatoes are always hit. My only gripe is that no matter the method, it takes a while to cook sweet potatoes....

When you’re not munching on a crunchy piece during festive occasions, you can enjoy this as an anytime snack with a hot cup of masala chai. Sold in many Indian sweet and farsan shops, chakli and Murukku are used synonymously to describe these spiral rice-based goodies deep fried in oil. Chakli goes by many names from Chakri in Gujarat, Chakli in Maharashtra and Karnataka, Chakralu in Andhra and Murukku in Tamil Nadu and Kerala....

This simple, quick and delightful dish makes weekend meals satisfying and special. What is Saag? Saag is literally any curry dish that has cooked greens as the star ingredient. This could be any leafy green from spinach and mustard leaves to fenugreek leaves (methi) and beet greens. If you’re familiar with Punjabi food, you’ve probably heard of a particular food synonymous with the Punjabi culture – saarson da saag and makki di roti (mustard leaves and corn rotis)....

What do you do if you’re craving the deliciousness of Chick-fil-A waffle fries on a Sunday when the chain is closed? Do you a.) just wait until the next day, or b.) settle for regular, boring fries? The answer is secret option c.) Make them at home. Trust me, it’s not that difficult. With just some potatoes, peanut oil, a large pot, and a trusty mandoline, you’ll be one step closer to the fries of your dreams....

I went ahead and called this “life changing chicken cashew stir fry” on Instagram and I really wasn’t exaggerating. For years I have tried to master the elusive perfect chicken cashew stir fry. The majority of my previous attempts would be classed as “mediocre at best”, and I’ve just never quite been able to hit the calibre of deliciousness I’ve tasted at many Chinese restaurants. Actually, my most favourite chicken stir fry ever came from the most unlikely of places - the hotel we stayed at in Fiji last year!...

I have used store bought spring roll sheets so making these was a breeze. This recipe is roughly adapted from my vegetable spring rolls. This is just with an addition of chicken and Chinese five spice powder. You can also skip the spice powder or replace with any of your favorite spice mix. Soya sauce lends a delicate flavor to the chicken. While pepper adds mild heat to the stuffing....

Chicken tabaka, or chicken tapaka, is well-known not only Georgia. It’s a popular dish in other Caucasian cuisines as well. Similar to other famous dishes such as kharcho soup, it has become a common restaurant menu item throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia. How то маке chicken tabaka Chicken tabaka is made by butterflying a chicken and frying it slowly in butter on a large skillet called ‘tapa’ on both sides....

My first chocolate hummus review was at a friend’s house. She’d bought a container from Trader Joe’s (apparently it has a bit of a cult following), and I took a tiny bite out of pure curiosity. My verdict was a progressive one. First it tasted different, but not in a bad way. Then it was quite enjoyable. Then I started piling it onto my plate with what would probably be regarded as bad manners, but this was a chocolate hummus moment, and I was in it....

Are you familiar with hot chocolate bombs? They’re a popular food trend that blew up in 2020. If you’ve never tried them, you’re in for a treat! They’re similar to hot chocolate bombs. Hot chocolate bombs are these gorgeous-looking chocolate balls filled with mini-marshmallows and chocolate chips inside. You drop them onto a cup of hot chocolate and watch the magic unfold right before your eyes. Coffee bombs follow the exact same concept....

This recipe came to me by way of a friend’s mom in a time of culinary need. About to graduate from college with student loans, I had the creeping realization that, while I could bake a killer pan of Mexican Cornbread, making food that was socially acceptable for dinner was a skill I had yet to acquire. A small group of friends called our moms to help us put together a cookbook featuring recipes we loved from our own families that were cheap, semi-nutritious, and (this was key) basically impossible to mess up....

Everyone loves football food, but sometimes there just isn’t enough time to whip up a feast. Cue to easy or make-ahead recipes, like these Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken Ranch, Slow-Cooked Pulled Brisket, Ham and Cheese Pinwheels and Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip. It took me a long time to surrender to the air fryer frenzy. Being Brazilian, I am not afraid of deep frying food! 😂 But a few years ago, Prime Day came and I just couldn’t pass on a good deal on a very nice air fryer....

It’s no surprise that I love my fritters (there’s 8+ recipes for them on the blog!). They’re quick, easy and a great way to use up some veggies that are on their way out in the bottom of the crisper. These Crispy Vegetable Fritters are a slight variation on my beloved Zucchini and Corn Fritters. I really love the addition of carrot here for an extra veggie hit. I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for ways to get our vegetable intake up....