Sicilian Rice Balls

Arancini recipe, a typical specialty of Sicilian cuisine; a mouth-watering street food, loved all over the world. Arancini are small rice balls, round or cone-shaped, stuffed with meat sauce, peas and caciocavallo cheese, or simply with ham and mozzarella, breaded and then fried. They have a crispy crust that hides a soft and tasty heart […]

Halawet El Jibn SWEET CHEESE ROLLS

This mozzarella dessert is made from rolls of soft, sweet cheese dough that gets stuffed with cream.This sweet mozzarella cheese recipe is apt for any party recipes,festival special or any type of celebration.It wont let you down and a proven mood elated. Ingredients FOR THE SYRUP: 2 cups sugar 1 cup water 1 tsp lemon […]

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Weeknight Mediterranean Cast Iron Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs are my new love for tasty, easy, & cost effective dinners for the family. This is a one dish meal that is easy to through together on a weeknight (although it does take a little while in the oven, so if you need fast, maybe save it for the weekend). And this one […]

Macher Chop Fish Croquettes

Monsoons are in full swing in India now. So, our tea time demands for some snacks specially some “Tele Bhaja” (deep fried snacks). If you are in Kolkata then you’re in the hub of street foods. Every evening you can find various stalls at every nooks and corners of the streets. You can easily devour […]

French Onion Grilled Cheese

All of the flavors of French Onion soup you love stuffed into a grilled cheese sandwich. Made with caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, and parsley. Get the Recipe: French Onion Grilled Cheese

Baked Potato Pancakes

Crispy Baked Potato Pancakes stuffed with shredded potatoes, Parmesan cheese, onion, and garlic. Get the Recipe: Baked Potato Pancakes

Dark Chocolate S’more Pretzels

Sweet and salty dark chocolate pretzels covered in graham cracker crumbs and stuffed with mini marshmallows. Get the Recipe: Dark Chocolate S’more Pretzels

Hawaiian Bacon Chicken

This is chicken breast stuffed with tropical fruit, wrapped in bacon. From the original site: Here is another recipe submitted by my husband. He must of had Hawaii on his mind when creating this. This is chicken breast stuffed with tropical fruit, wrapped in bacon. Get the Recipe: Hawaiian Bacon Chicken

Roast Beef Horseradish Arugula Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Meaty, spiced with wasabi cheese, stuffed with bitter arugula and a slather of fig jam, this is a sandwich that hits all the flavor notes. From the original site: We don’t need any special excuse to eat grilled cheese sandwiches, whether for breakfast, lunch or dinner. But it’s National Grilled Cheese Month (!), so let’s […]

M&M Cookie Bars

Thick and chewy cookie bars stuffed with M&M’s. Seriously delicious! Will feed a crowd :) Ingredients: > 2 cups + 2tbsp plain flour > 1/2tsp bicarb > 1 1/2 sticks (about 170g) butter/marg > 1 cup light brown sugar > 1/2 cup caster sugar > 1 egg + 1 egg yolk > 2tsp vanilla extract […]

The Priest Fainted (Imam Bayildi, a Turkish Dish)

Imam Bayildi ( The Priest Fainted) is one of the most well-known Turkish “Zeytinyagli” Olive Oil Dishes. In the orginal recipe, fried eggplant stuffed with tomato, onion, garlic and parsley, baked in the oven and served cold. My version of Imam Bayildi is lighter and easier than the original one. Ingredients: Ingredients: 4 medium-sized eggplants […]

Aloo (Potato) Paratha

This recipe is paratha(whole-wheat Indian flat bread) stuffed with spicy filling of boiled potatoes, onion, coriander leaves and spices. From the original site: Parathas are whole-wheat Indian flat bread. Parathas can be made plain or stuffed with many different fillings. Get the Recipe: Aloo(Potato) Paratha

Italiano Grilled Peppers

Post by Tanya It’s the peak of summers. Hot and Dry. This weather drains me out completely. Work is at an all time peak- and I feel scattered. Almost feeling disorganized- Very unlike the ‘ocd’ish me. This post has been pending for a couple of weeks. In reality, in fact, it may have been due for […]

Vegan Lasagna Recipe

I’ve been dairy free for over 20 years now and the tofu mixture in this recipe is the base for my df lasagna, stuffed shells, and baked ziti. If you are DF and not vegan you can easily add meat sauce or meatballs to this dish. I am gluten free as well and use gluten […]

Rocking Rooster Burgers

I’m having loads of fun exploring burgers this week and actually, so is my husband Filippo! Today we’re using another alternate protein, chicken. I wanted to create a hearty burger that would satisfy a big manly appetite or even a teenage boy who loves his big meaty burgers. So after some experimenting I settled on […]

Fat Witch Bakery White Chocolate Bars

You’ll have everything in the pantry for these, and you can just scamper in and make them. They’re rich, vanilla-y and addictive — just what I like in a cookie! From the original site: These are so good I can’t even talk about them. My mouth is stuffed full, and I would spray crumbs your […]

How to Stuff Burgers: Bacon and Blue Cheese

A few weeks ago we had an impromptu grilling party with friends, and these were the burgers we made.  They were such a hit, I figured you guys might like to see how to make them!  This is a quick technique that can be used to spice up any type of burger…  but in this […]

Fall Harvest Thanksgiving Party inspirations

Want to have a fall party? Check out this Fall Harvest Party featured over at Kara’s Party Ideas… A gorgeous color palette in the food and the decor. Lovely! So pop over for your own design and menu inspiration! Need more ideas?  This is a lovely Pumpkin Harvest Brunch over at Hostess with the Mostess.  […]

Black Bean Stuffed Peppers
Tips for Shopping on a Budget, and 5 Dinner Ideas

Love this post from Can You Stay For Dinner… Not only does it have 5 yummy looking healthy dinners to add to your repertoire (like the Spicy Black Bean Stuffed Peppers, shown) but some really great tips for staying within your budget while shopping, but not skimping on what is important to you.  Excellent advice! […]

Rainbow Trout baked in Parchment

I guess I could have gone all fancy and said Rainbow Trout En Papillote, but I didn’t want to scare anyone away. This is honestly an easy, relatively foolproof, dish that has a great presentation! It would be an excellent idea for a small dinner party, as fish can be prepped and wrapped ahead of […]

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Link Roundup: Yummies from Foodwhirl Readers

Seen in the Foodwhirl Flickr Group … thanks for sharing! Links to original photos (and recipes where applicable) are below the mosaic.. 1. vegetable, rice and chickpea stuffed bell peppers Blogged here 2. Double Cheese Marbled Brownies, visit the blog here 3. parmesan roasted asparagus, Blogged: parmesan roasted asparagus 4. Besos (Kisses) A Mexican Sweet […]

Simple (almost) Summer Salad

As much as I really wanted to try out Dot’s frank-and-burger loaf recipe for dinner tonight (I mean, yum, right?), I opted to go a slightly simpler and (more than slightly) healthier route. I received some lovely avocados, tomatoes and corn in my produce box this week, and all of them were in need of […]

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

It’s Cinco de Mayo, and you just aren’t doing your job if you’re not kickin back this afternoon with a good margarita!  (Here’s several recipes if you need some inspiration!).  Want to throw an impromptu Fiesta?  Here are some Cinco de Mayo party ideas from my other blog, Dabbled. Yeah, Cinco de Mayo is more […]

Over the Top Cupcakes

Do you read Saucy’s Sprinkles?  Such personality, and fun recipes too… particular sweets related.  I spotted these cupcakes and had to share them with you guys here. Saucy writes: So this thought has been swirling around in Saucy’s brain for a long while: how much stuff could she possibly jam into one cupcake? Could a […]

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Bacon! How about Bacon Vodka?

Welcome to day 4 of Bacon Week! This is an oldie but goodie… I remember when Brownie Points posted this way back in 2008 and I was inspired to go draw up a cartoon pig bacon vodka label*, and give a friend of mine a “Bacon Vodka Kit”** for Christmas. But maybe, just maybe, you’ve […]