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Company worthy salads are one of my favorite recipes to bring to potlucks. Some of our favorites include: Pear Salad, Apple Salad, Fall Salad, Beet Salad, Mandarin Orange Salad and Roasted Butternut Squash Salad. WATCH: How to Make Sweet Potato Salad Sweet Potato Salad Ingredients In this easy fall salad recipe, sweet potatoes are roasted until tender, then combined with arugula, caramelized pecans, goat cheese and apples, then drizzled with homemade Orange Pomegranate Vinaigrette....

I can barely even handle the deliciousness that is this Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Apple Pie Dip! That is a mouthful. A comforting, sweet, creamy Fall mouthful. As you begin thinking about what to bring to your next holiday party or Thanksgiving itself, I can guarantee this will be the appetizer that EVERYONE will be raving about! It is so cravilicious it just might not make it to the party....

Shrimp is the quickest and easiest protein to make! We love serving it up in countless ways from this shrimp ceviche to jerk shrimp, cilantro lime shrimp, grilled shrimp, shrimp tacos, firecracker shrimp, and creamy Tuscan shrimp. HOW TO MAKE shrimp ceviche recipe VIDEo Food Safety Tips for Ceviche Purchase the freshest shrimp possible.Always purchase shrimp from a trusted source (preferably shrimp labeled “wild caught” and American).Make the ceviche and consume the ceviche the same day you purchase the shrimp – 24 hours max....

Thai Soup Thai Food is my absolute favorite cuisine! I cook Thai Food all the time and celebrate with Thai food for every special occasion (birthdays, college graduation, lung transplant anniversaries, engagement celebration). From Panang Curry, Pad Thai and Chicken Satay,Thai Food has my heart. And my belly. And now I couldn’t be more excited to introduce you to this easy Thai Soup! It joins the ranks of my beloved Thai Noodle Soup, Tom Kha Gai and Curried Butternut Squash Soup as MUST MAKE Thai Soups this season!...

Another great thing about paprika is that it comes with a lot of variety. There are several different types of paprika that you can use to bring out different types of flavors in your food. For example, you have sweet paprika, Hungarian paprika, smoked paprika, smoked Spanish paprika, and your regular old plain paprika. Today, we will talk all about smoked paprika. Where Hungarian paprika uses Hungarian peppers, smoked paprika is made from pimiento peppers that are smoked or charred, dried up, and then crushed into a fine, bright red powder....

Chicken Pasta recipes are always a dinner win! Along with this spicy chicken pasta, you’ll love Jerk Chicken Pasta, Blackened Chicken Alfredo, Chicken Broccoli Alfredo, Cajun Chicken Pasta, Parmesan Chicken Pasta, and Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta. HOW TO MAKE chipotle Chicken Pasta VIDEo Spicy Chicken Pasta Ingredients You will be swooning over this Cheesecake Factory copycat with its creamy, cheesy, spicy, full throttle blend of flavor! To make the Chipotle Chicken Pasta, you will need the following (full recipe in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post): FOR THE CHICKEN FOR THE PASTA Ingredient Substitutions How to Make Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta Spicy Chicken Chipotle Pasta is made in 5 steps: 1) cook the pasta and asparagus, 2) season and cook the chicken bites, 3) sauté the veggies, 4) make the sauce, 5) combine....

Summer is at its peak in my part of the world! All I want to have is some light, non-greasy meals that are delicious too. I’m not really a salad person, but do have some occasionally. I’m more of the rice-curry person, I admit I can’t do without rice, it’s what I have grown up eating. I love salads that are not only dressed up with flavorful vinaigrette’s, but they have to look appetizing to me as well, to make me want to have some!...

Today I’d like to share a delicious strawberry salad dressing before the strawberry season is over. I know it not quite time yet but we should all enjoy strawberries while they last! When I just started blogging, one of the sites I had found was Peggy’s blog, My FIANCE Likes It, So It MUST Be Good. I can’t remember how many recipes I have bookmarked from her site, and this was one of them....

CHILI ENCHILADAS Asian Mexican fusion has to be one of my most favorite cuisines like my Teriyaki Chicken Tacos and Asian Caramel Pulled Pork Tacos. The two cuisines might appear vastly different but they have strikingly similar flavor profiles (thus my two favs!:), that lend themselves beautifully to intermingling and creating unique, enticing flavor combinations like these delectable chili enchiladas! So, if you are a little apprehensive about “how good” these chili enchiladas will be – please rest assured that if you like honey lime and coconut, you will go crazy over these enchiladas....

Oh My Yes! I am so excited about these melt in your mouth orange smothered breadtwists because they are positively one of my favorite baked goods to emerge from my oven. Maybe its because I love citrus over chocolate so anything citrus is already screaming my name (hello Hot Lemon Poke Cake – have you tried this?!). Or maybe its because I used my Soft and Fluffy Perfect Dinner Roll dough so these are perfectly soft and, you guessed it, fluffy!...

That’s it, my friends. I hope you enjoy this Szechuan shrimp recipe. I’d love to hear how it turned out for you. if you make it, and how you made it your own. Keep it spicy! This shrimp dish always cooks up quickly. You can whip the Szechuan sauce together from easy pantry ingredients and have this particular dish done in 20 minutes or less, 15 minutes if you’re not slow like me, including prep time!...

That’s it, my friends! I hope you enjoy them! Time to get chowing! I love these so much. YUM. They’re spicy because they’re made with jalapeno peppers. They’re such a great snack. Once I start eating them, I can’t stop. I fell in love with them when I was in collage. The burrito place just up the street sold them. I’d have them toss in a few containers every time I picked up my takeout....

Watch: How to make Satay Chicken PIN THIS RECIPE TO SAVE FOR LATER I crave this Chicken Satay Recipe ALL THE TIME People often ask me what my favorite recipe is. That is virtually an impossible question as it changes depending on my mood, and even then there are too many ties for “favorites.” But you know what I crave absolutely ALL the time? even if I have already made it twice in one week to perfect the recipe – This Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce!...

Toffee Apple Pound Cake Recipe I hope you enjoyed my Thanksgiving Recipes Round Up, and now I have one more to add to the ever expanding list — Toffee Apple Pound Cake with Spiced Caramel! Because as much as I like pie, oh, how I looooove a good pound cake. Soft, moist, dense and absolutely the perfect vehicle to douse in cascading sauce or glaze because for me, the whole cake devouring experience is just as much about the sauce/glaze as it is about the cake....

Before I was old enough to drink Japanese Plum Wine (Umeshu), I enjoyed the kid-friendly ‘Ume Juice’ (梅ジュース) made of Ume Syrup (梅シロップ) and carbonated water. It is so delicious, and even until now, I feel nostalgic about its tart and sweet taste. Ever since I found that I can purchase ume plums here in the US (read below), I’ve been making Umeshu for adults and Ume Syrup for my children and my own enjoyment....

During our visit to Roppongi, as we take in the panoramic view of Tokyo one of the structure that stood out the most was Tokyo Tower. It reminded us of our visit to the tower in 2015. Tokyo Tower was at one time one of the most popular destinations for visitors in Tokyo. Since 1958, over 150 million visitors have visited Tokyo Tower but since it’s not close to other major tourist spots, the attendance has been declining....

Yokohama, a dynamic port city in Japan, seamlessly blends modern attractions with rich historical charm. Just a 30-minute journey south of Tokyo, it offers a captivating maritime heritage, stunning waterfront vistas, and a cosmopolitan ambiance. From the futuristic Minato Mirai district to the culinary delights of Japan’s largest Chinatown, Yokohama has something for everyone. Come along as we uncover the city’s top must-see destinations! Yokohama Station – Restaurant and Shopping First up on our tour is Yokohama Station....

Scoville Heat Units: 100,000 to 350,000 SHUCapsicum Frutescens As more and more people get to know about the utter variety available in the world of peppers, the flavor possibilities become endless. Each pepper has a unique taste, spice level, as well as texture. Not to mention, many peppers have unique shapes, colors, and physical characteristics that make them stand out from among the rest. One of the most interesting looking chilies is the Wiri Wiri Pepper from Guyana, South America....

spinach artichoke dip recipe It is safe to say I am obsessed with both Artichoke Dip and Spinach Dip. I love hot Spinach Dip so much, I have already shared Brie Spinach Dip, Spinach Dip Stuffed French Bread, Mexican Spinach Dip and now this Spinach Artichoke Dip. But out of all these recipes, this Spinach Artichoke Dip recipe is by far the EASIEST but tastes apologetically gourmet! Its what I call “lazy man’s dip”- no turning on the stove, sautéing onions or making a roux – just mixing all the ingredients in a bowl and baking....

Bread or noodles? Noodles or bread? When you couldn’t make up which savory carb to satisfy your hunger, Yakisoba Pan (焼きそばパン) would be your answer. Called Yakisoba Dog, this iconic carb-on-carb Japanese stir-fried noodle sandwich is also featured on the popular Netflix® show – Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (Season 2, Episode 5). What’s Yakisoba Pan? Yakisoba (焼きそば) is a well-loved Japanese stir-fried noodle dish, which is one of the classic street food....