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The start of the holiday season also means the busiest time of the year. While I look forward to sharing the festive moments with friends and family, I know how daunting it can be for those who are hosting a holiday party. To keep the holiday cooking enjoyable, I’ve put together a selection of 10 Easy Holiday Appetizers, Salads & Desserts for you. There is a mix of classic American dishes and some holiday recipes with Japanese flavors that I hope you’d enjoy....

This is our favorite Crockpot Ranch Chicken Everything is better when its creeeeeeeeeeamy, right?! This Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken was inspired by the traditional crockpot cream cheese chicken, sometimes called “Crack Chicken” in which you slow cook chicken with Italian seasoning or ranch seasoning, shred it and mix with cream cheese. It makes a wonderfully easy chicken pasta sauce or sauce over rice. The last time I devoured it was at a large family gathering where its ease and deliciousness fit the bill....

Tokyo is world-famous for its amazing diversity of restaurants. Besides featuring cuisine from all over the world, the metropolis has restaurants that offer a distinctly Japanese dining experience. Zauo (ざうお) is one of these characteristically Japanese restaurants. You might have seen conveyor belt sushi restaurants, but have you ever been to a place where you can actually fish for your own dinner? Zauo has 13 locations in Japan, including a few in Tokyo where guests can fish for their dinner, and we dined at their Shinjuku location....

Some focus on the rubs, some focus on the sauce, though the one thing almost all of them have in common is that they deep fry everything. I’ve mentioned in the past, I don’t mind frying, but prefer to stay away from it when I’m at home. So for this chicken wing recipe, we’re baking them. Yes! I present to you, Crispy Baked Ghost Pepper Chicken Wings. Just look at these babies....

If you try this recipe, please let us know! Leave a comment, rate it and tag a photo #ChiliPepperMadness on Instagram so we can take a look. I always love to see all of your spicy inspirations. Thanks! – Mike H. It’s so MASSIVE on the flavor scale - not spicy, but just DANG. It will seriously add some BOOM to your food. Like this recipe - Grilled Harissa Chicken Legs....

Savory breakfasts are always a win to start off the day or make a fun breakfast-for-dinner option. Some must try breakfast winners include: sweet potato frittata, sausage breakfast casserole, ham and cheese breakfast enchiladas, eggs Benedict casserole breakfast tacos, breakfast quesadillas, chilaquiles, and now this ham and cheese quiche! PIN THIS RECIPE TO SAVE FOR LATER Ham and cheese quiche recipe I whipped up this ham and quiche recipe in anticipation of leftover Christmas ham, but really, this quiche recipe is so spectacular, you will be craving it year-round....

If you’re looking to include more sea vegetables into your diet, you’ll want to give hijiki a try. Resembling dried tea leaves but longer, hijiki is a type of wild sea vegetable that grows on rocky coastlines around Japan, Korea, and China. It has a sweet, clean taste and mushroom-like quality. In Japan, we often enjoy it as hijiki no nimono (ひじきの煮物), which translates to “simmered hijiki.” It is technically a cooked dish, but you’ll find it called Hijiki Seaweed Salad at Japanese restaurants in the US....

PIN THIS RECIPE TO SAVE FOR LATER Hot Chocolate Recipe Homemade hot chocolate is a quintessential, curl up with a big cozy blanket must-have recipe. It’s perfect for sipping by the flickering fireplace, while reading a book by a sparkling Christmas tree, or spending time with friends and family baking, listening to holiday music, playing games or watching your favorite movies. In other words, it makes memories better; and taste better too....

Shrimp Recipe Shrimp never ceases to amaze me at just how easy it is to make, let alone quick to cook! If only it were as inexpensive as chicken, and if only my husband wasn’t allergic to it, I would eat shrimp every day. But for all those NOT allergic to shrimp and ready for either a crowd pleasing appetizer or super easy family pleasing meal, I bring you Honey Garlic Shrimp!...

Honey Lemon Chicken Stir Fry Recipe This Honey Lemon Chick Stir Fry is bursting with everything I love about spring. Well almost everything. We’ll save the raspberries and strawberries for dessert time. Lemon. I’m obsessed, if you couldn’t tell by my recent Facebook shares. Its refreshing, bright, tangy and makes practically everything taste better especially when combined with the sweetness of honey. A ying and yang match made in heaven. The Honey Lemon sauce is the perfect balance of honey and lemon juice with a splash of soy and apple cider vinegar with a base of chicken broth, enlivened by garlic, ginger and Sriracha....

That’s it, my friends. I hope you enjoy this quick and easy chicken recipe as much as I do. Time to get cooking! This honey-sriracha chicken recipe cooks up fast, and it’s perfect for the spicy food lover. It’s loaded with flavor from my sweet, spicy, tangy honey-sriracha marinade that makes the chicken extra juicy inside. The marinade recipe also serves as your honey-sriracha sauce, so you only have to make it once, then divide it half....

My family has visited Yamanashi prefecture a number of times. It’s in the proximity of Tokyo and Yokohama where my parents live, and the convenience brought us to a few different ryokan (Japanese-style inns) to enjoy delicious food and onsen (hot springs). On each trip to Yamanashi, we get to enjoy the famous noodle soup called hoto (ほうとう, pronounced hō-tō). This hearty, homey, and rustic noodle soup is especially comforting in winter months....

“Chilli” is more commonly used in England and Europe. “Chile” is by far the most commonly used in America’s Southwest regions and particularly in New Mexico. “Chile” is actually the Spanish spelling and pronunciation of the word. However, “chili” is far more common in general usage and spelling, an Americanized spelling of the original “Chile” spelling that came out of Mexico. Either way, all spellings are recognized by the dictionary....

When you host a party, one of the easiest appetizers that you can put together is a cheese board. You can prepare and set ahead of time, and it’s the perfect treat to welcome and greet your guests. A full-stock cheese board will keep your guests entertained and delighted while you’re in the kitchen preparing the main meal. Step-by-Step Tutorials on How To Make The Best Cheese Board The purpose of my tutorial is meant for beginners....

Japanese curry (also known as Curry Rice/Kare Raisu/カレーライス) is the ultimate comfort dish. It is the staple meal for many Japanese households because it’s so easy to make at home. The convenience comes from the readily made Japanese Curry Sauce Mix or curry roux (カレールー), which allows you to cook up the stew-like curry consisting of meat & vegetables in the shortest time. What is Japanese Curry Roux? The curry roux in block form was first introduced by S&B Foods in 1956....

Potato Salad Recipe In anticipation and celebration of the 4th of July next week, we are keeping it all American this week on Carlsbad Cravings with Blueberry Cheesecake Pie, Nashville Hot Fried Chicken and now this homemade Potato Salad, because everyone needs the best potato salad recipe and this is it! I first made this easy Potato Salad recipe for a big family get together and it was gone in minutes with comments like, “I usually don’t like potato salad but this so good....

Looking for More Grilled Chicken Recipes? Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs Teriyaki Chicken BBQ Chicken Kebabs Greek Chicken Chicken Gyros Peanut Pineapple Thai Chicken Satay Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce Honey Sriracha Orange Chicken All of my grilling recipes! Carlsbad Cravings© Original Tag @CarlsbadCravings and Use #CarlsbadCravngs Leave a Review, I Always Love Hearing From You!

Before we start, you can learn about the most basic Japanese essential ingredients to cook Japanese dishes at home. You can also browse my pantry pages to learn more about each ingredient. Resources for Japanese Ingredients Depending on where you live in the world, I recommend looking up online stores to see if you can find the ingredients first, especially for cooking authentic Japanese flavors. Here are some quick resources: Also, major grocery stores are starting to carry more Japanese and Asian ingredients these days due to the popularity of Japanese cuisine....

If you try this recipe, please let us know! Leave a comment, rate it and tag a photo #ChiliPepperMadness on Instagram so we can take a look. I always love to see all of your spicy inspirations. But let’s not let the chicken filling get all of the attention here! A gordita is made with a thick tortilla. This gorditas recipe is made from masa harina (corn masa), or corn flour, and I’m making them here by hand - nothing at all like the fast food chain version....

Far removed from the daily Japanese meal served at home, kaiseki ryori is described as Japanese haute cuisine that exemplifies the finest Japanese values—harmony, balance, and appreciation for craftsmanship. You may have heard or seen images of the elaborate ordeal. The masterful presentation of plated dishes, the nod to seasonal ingredients, and the exquisite spread of tableware. The tranquil setting and the most attentive hospitality. At its core, kaiseki ryori celebrates the Japanese culinary world’s distinctive seasons and craftsmanship....