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BBQ Tofu Bowls with Mango Pepper Salsa

Tofu is amazingly versatile and varied and it is a great option for a meat free meal, as it is substantial and filling and it is a great source of protein. Tofu is made from soybeans and it comes in different textures as well as in pressed or fried versions. There are a lot ofContinue reading “BBQ Tofu Bowls with Mango Pepper Salsa”

Garlic Chili Crisp Shrimp with Snow Peas

Shrimp is a fantastic weeknight dinner food because it cooks in about 2 minutes. This dish makes use of jarred chili crisp to make this meal even easier. We love the Fly by Jing chili crisp the most, although there are many brands. Fly by Jing has Sichuan pepper in it, which makes it aContinue reading “Garlic Chili Crisp Shrimp with Snow Peas”

Eggplant Dumplings Alla Parmigiana

This recipe for eggplant dumplings alla parmigiana comes from Yotam Ottolenghi. He is an Israeli born British chef who tends to create a lot of vegetable forward recipes. I have one of his cookbooks and I love the creative ways he uses vegetables and how everything is so focused on flavor. I haven’t had aContinue reading “Eggplant Dumplings Alla Parmigiana”

Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

These green chile chicken enchiladas are creamy, savory, cheesy and soooo good. I couldn’t wait to eat the leftovers the next day. These are pretty simple to put together too and you can make them as fast/easy or as from scratch as you want. These can be made with a poached whole chicken (which IContinue reading “Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas”

Clams with Chorizo, White Wine and Garlic

This recipe for clams with chorizo, white wine and garlic combines a couple things I really love – seafood, Spanish style chorizo, and garlic. The broth the results after cooking the clams is packed with savory, garlicky, spicy flavor and we agreed that dipping toasted bread in this was probably the best part of theContinue reading “Clams with Chorizo, White Wine and Garlic”

Tandoori Chicken Wraps

This healthy wrap takes inspiration from Indian cuisine with tandoori spiced chicken breast and garlic naan. The chicken is topped with some sliced red onion, julienned cucumber and a little garlic mayo along with some jarred chutney we added. Is anyone else a die hard Indian food fan? My family absolutely loves it and itContinue reading “Tandoori Chicken Wraps”

Broiled Red Snapper with Citrus Herb Vinaigrette and Warm Bean Salad

Let’s be honest, sometimes eating fish can be boring. It doesn’t have a ton of flavor in a lot of cases, and it really needs other elements to make it interesting. This dish does not disappoint when it comes to flavor. I want to a make a big batch of this warm bean salad toContinue reading “Broiled Red Snapper with Citrus Herb Vinaigrette and Warm Bean Salad”

Lahmajeen Fatayer

Lahmajeen Fatayer (also called lahmajeen, lahmacun, sfeeha, or pide) is a Middle Eastern dish made from dough topped with seasoned meat. In this version it is kind of like a mini pizza baked with seasoned beef and veggies and then topped with fresh cucumber, tomato, red onion and za’atar sour cream. I really loved theContinue reading “Lahmajeen Fatayer”

Harmony Stir Fry

Harmony stir fry is a lovely, tasty dish made from eggs, bean sprouts, carrots, chives, I also added snow peas, and the delicious sweet potato noodles that are used in Korean Japchae. I really loved the flavor of this dish. All the ingredients came together so well and it was kind of the perfect meal.Continue reading “Harmony Stir Fry”