This Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup recipe features a deliciously rich and nutritious broth with chicken and healthy veggies. It makes terrific leftovers so feel free to make a double batch! Whether you want to make it in the slow cooker or on the stovetop, we've got you … Continue reading →
Italian Wedding Soup
Nutritious and delicious, simple and quick to make, you’ll understand why Italian Wedding Soup has been an Italian-American classic for so many generations! Served at every Italian-American wedding across the nation, Italian Wedding Soup is something no … Continue reading →
BEST EVER Bolognese Sauce
BEST Bolognese Sauce Recipe Look no further for the richest, tastiest, most flavorful bolognese sauce EVER! Layers and layers of FLAVOR mingle together to create a depth that will make your taste buds sing! The Ultimate Homemade Bolognese Sauce Bolognese is one of … Continue reading →
Orange Beef
Tender beef in a delicious spicy-sweet orange sauce, this Orange Beef recipe is quick and easy to make, is bursting with flavor and aroma, and is sure to be a smash hit! Orange Beef Recipe You don't have to order takeout any more to enjoy Orange Beef. This Orange Beef … Continue reading →
Authentic German Spaetzle
One of Germany's most popular and beloved foods, here is a fool-proof and authentic German Spaetzle recipe for making the BEST homemade Spaetzle! Perfect texture and perfect flavor, these are just like you know and love them from the Swabia region of Southern … Continue reading →
Lemon Garlic Shrimp Scampi
Dinner just doesn't get any faster, simpler or tastier than this shrimp scampi and your dinner guests will think you're a gourmet rockstar! Scandalously delicious and deceptively simple. That's Shrimp Scampi. A long-time favorite of my husband's, when we were … Continue reading →
Shanghai Noodles (Cu Chao Mian)
These Chinese fried noodles feature thinly sliced pork, cabbage, garlic, ginger, green onions, and a sauce that will make your mouth water! Quick and easy to make, they're perfect for a weeknight meal! Shanghai, China. The most populated city in the world. Bustling … Continue reading →
German Cheese Spaetzle (Käsespätzle)
One of the most beloved of all Swabian dishes, Kasespatzle (German Cheese Spaetzle) is everything great comfort food should be! How to Make Kasespatzle Where I'm from in Stuttgart, Germany, Kasespatzle is a classic - a quintessential Swabian comfort food dish. … Continue reading →
Roasted Sweet Potato Fettuccine Alfredo
Even though the holidays are long over, our consumption of sweet potatoes doesn't have to be - nor should it be! Find out more about the U.S.history of sweet potato consumption and why you should be eating them throughout the year in my post on Curried Sweet Potato Soup … Continue reading →
Fettuccine Alfredo
Creamy, buttery, and irresistibly delicious, this Fettuccine Alfredo recipe is the ultimate comfort food! Quick and easy to prepare, it's equally perfect for a busy weeknight or for a romantic night in! Thank you to Bon Appetit for sponsoring this post! The best … Continue reading →
Ginger Scallion Noodles
Ginger Scallion Noodles. Ready in less than 15 minutes + can be made ahead of time + tastes delicious = Yes, please! … Continue reading →
Ultimate Chicken Chow Mein
Good food is therapeutic. It adds spice to life, offers comfort for the "blah's", provides warmth on a cold evening, coolth on a hot day...and helps unravel and unfrazzle you after having spent two hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the cursed I-5 headed south of Seattle … Continue reading →
Chicken Teriyaki Noodles
In the mood for Asian? Not in the mood to cook, or at least nothing that's going to take more than 15 minutes? Well you've come to the right place! This meets all your criteria for quick, Asian, and delicious! Remember that luscious Homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe I … Continue reading →
Creamy Pasta with Chicken and Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
Pasta is often my go-to food when I'm in a hurry and need to churn out something quickly. Like "10-15 minutes" quickly. Pasta is one of those things that requires very little effort to make taste good. Take my Lemon-Garlic Shrimp Scampi, for example. Within 10 minutes … Continue reading →
Porcini Mushroom Linguine with Chicken, Shiitakes and Gorgonzola
I received some pasta from Pappardelle's for review. All opinions are entirely my own. In general, I've become pretty tired of store-bought pasta. Do you feel the same? Just a little bit jaded? Even the "flavored" ones lack flavor. Either they don't add enough of … Continue reading →
Sichuan Chicken and Cashew Noodles
Here is a dish I threw together a few years ago and it's been a family favorite since. It's quick and easy to assemble. It's also a perfect dish for using up leftover chicken. A delicious blend of Asian flavors, tender chicken, and crunchy cashews makes for a … Continue reading →
Geschnetzeltes (Creamy German Hunter’s Sauce)
Geschnetzeltes (prounounced geh-shnet-sel-tess), German for "sliced meat", is a sauce with pork or veal, mushrooms and cream that is popular throughout Germany and Switzerland, some versions named Züricher Geschnetzeltes. Traditionally served with Spätzle, egg noodles, or … Continue reading →
Hungarian Mushroom Pasta
This is the pasta sauce version of my popular Hungarian Mushroom Soup. I had noted at the end of that recipe that the soup was fantastic as a sauce and simply required extra thickening to transform it. We had family over this past weekend and I made this sauce version … Continue reading →
Thai Peanut Tofu or Chicken Noodles
What do you do when you have a tub of tofu nearing expiration and a stalk of lemongrass screaming to be used? Well, I'll tell you what I did. I made a super quick, super easy, super tasty lunch - all in 10 minutes. (Not counting the baking time of the tofu). The … Continue reading →
Creamy Fettuccine with Shiitake & Porcini
Another Daring Gourmet original, coming up with a name for this was super fun! I finally arrived at something both poetic and whimsical. What do you think? "Creamy Fettuccine with Shiitake and Porcini." (Shiitake is pronounced "shi-taw-kee. Porcini is pronounced … Continue reading →
Spaghetti With Chicken Bolognese
For a healthier and leaner alternative to red meat but still made in authentic Italian fashion, try this Chicken Bolognese. Slow simmered with vegetables, herbs and white wine and finished with fresh basil and heavy cream, this sauce is full of flavor and is sure to become … Continue reading →