I have posted pictures of this sweet and sour chicken before, but now (with her permission of course) I am sharing my awesome friend Christine’s family recipe for sweet and sour chicken. This is by far the best sweet and sour chicken I’ve ever had, and this is one of my family’s favorite meals. I’mContinueContinue reading “The BEST Sweet and Sour Chicken”
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Honey Garlic Chipotle Salmon Bowls
Tonight I decided to try this recipe for Spicy Chipotle Honey Salmon Bowls from Half Baked Harvest. I did make some changes to the recipe like I always do 🙂 This meal is a tasty piece of glazed salmon over rice with avacado cucumber salad and spicy mayo. All the parts of this dish reallyContinueContinue reading “Honey Garlic Chipotle Salmon Bowls”
Raspberry Cream Puffs
This recipe for Raspberry Cream Puffs comes from the site Julie Marie Eats, which has amazing, beautiful sweets and pastries. I decided to try this recipe because it is so pretty, and also I knew it would be a challenge for me because it involves tempering chocolate and using a difficult mold, as well asContinueContinue reading “Raspberry Cream Puffs”
Pork Katsu Sandwich on Japanese Milk Bread
As I promised yesterday, here is one of my favorite ways to use a beautiful loaf of Japanese Milk Bread. This pork katsu sandwich ticks all the boxes I’m looking for in a meal. The bread is soft and super fluffy. The pork is hot and crispy. The cabbage is cool and slightly vinegary. ThenContinueContinue reading “Pork Katsu Sandwich on Japanese Milk Bread”
Japanese Milk Bread
Japanese milk bread is a super fluffy, soft, buttery bread that can be made as loaves or rolls. I use this Japanese milk bread recipe often for sandwiches, or make the rolls to eat with soup. It is an enriched dough, which means it has added fats and eggs, which give a richer feel toContinueContinue reading “Japanese Milk Bread”
The Best Bbq Sauce + Pimento Cheese Potato Salad + Caramel Iced Boba Coffee
My husband is making ribs today, lucky us 🙂 I’m off the hook for the main dish today, so I’m going to share my very favorite homemade bbq sauce recipe with you. Plus I tried this bacon pimento cheese potato salad recipe from closetcooking, and I really liked it so I hope you will too.ContinueContinue reading “The Best Bbq Sauce + Pimento Cheese Potato Salad + Caramel Iced Boba Coffee”
Sauerbraten, Spätzle and Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
This is one of our all time favorite meals. It doesn’t really get more perfect than the combo of tender, meaty beef and flavorful gravy, creamy spätzle, and the hit of sweet and sour from the cabbage. This is a dish that has variations by region and person, and I have never tried another version,ContinueContinue reading “Sauerbraten, Spätzle and Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage”
Strawberry Rhubarb Galette + My Favorite Pie Crust Recipe + Pie Crust Tutorial
Earlier today I posted my favorite pie crust recipe and a tutorial on pie crust in this post. Here is used my pie crust to make this beautiful sweet and tart strawberry rhubarb galette. I love making galettes because they have the amazing buttery, flaky crust of a pie, but without all the fuss. YouContinueContinue reading “Strawberry Rhubarb Galette + My Favorite Pie Crust Recipe + Pie Crust Tutorial”
My Favorite Pie Crust + Tutorial
Pie crust is one of those things that is SO personal. People have their tried and true methods, family recipes, things they swear by. I find it so interesting to learn how people make pies the way their grandma or mom always did, or how they learned some cool trick from a youTuber, or justContinueContinue reading “My Favorite Pie Crust + Tutorial”
Sourdough Bread
Sourdough is my oldest son’s favorite bread, and he loves sandwiches so I make a LOT of sourdough. I have had my starter for 10 years and I’m honestly not the best starter parent. I don’t measure my feedings and I sometimes forget to feed it for a while, and yet my starter always performsContinueContinue reading “Sourdough Bread”