The Best Hamentashen Recipe

Malt Chocolate Japanese Style Cheesecake (low Sugar and Fat)

Japanese style cheesecakes are crustless and incredibly light and fluffy. The trick to the fluffiness of this cake is whipping the egg whites separately and then folding it into the batter, this creates a lovely airy texture. They are already healthier than most cheesecake, I have taken this further to create and even lighter version with lower sugar. To compensate for the less creamy taste, I added some malted milk powder for some richness and depth of flavour. I have also replaced most of the sugar with monk fruit sweetener. You can replace with stevia too if you like. I have been told by friends that they can't tell that this is a healthy version !

Spicy Chickpea Spinach Salad Recipe

Happy Easter foodie friends, I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter holiday with family and friends and let’s hope next year things will be back to normal again. So, let’s talk about SALADS. I haven’t shared a salad recipe in a while so here is one that might be of interest to you my fellow foodie friends my Spicy Chickpea Spinach Salad Recipe. A Salad is usually the main course for me. This time this delicious Spicy Chickpea Spinach Salad was a side dish. I had prepared roasted salmon marinated in herbs for our main course but I was hesitant to add a green salad, so I went with this spicy treat. This simple salad has a wonderful combination of flavors and colors. I spiced it up a bit with Chili flakes and added tomato paste to make it unique. Chickpeas seem to be one of those love-hate relationships for many. I’m not sure why this is but I have come across many who do not enjoy eating chickpeas. I thought about this for a while and it came down to the name Chick and pea. That’s got to be it! What do you think? Have a great day everyone!! KALI MAS OREXI!! 🙂 Chickpea & Dried Tomato, Feta Cheese Salad“Chickpea & Dried Tomato, Feta Cheese Salad” — Foodzesty

Cheese and Ham Egg in a Hole

Cheese and ham is one of my favourite combinations - so much so that I named my profile after it!I love a Croque monsieur or a croque madame - essentially a posh cheese and ham toastie, but they can take a long time to make and require ALOT of butter. So I came up with this idea - which is easier to make, offers the same satisfaction and is a bit lighter on the calories.They are really easy to make and so versatile. You can use whatever cheese you have in the fridge - or add some chopped peppers, roasted tomatoes on the side - whatever you fancy.Let me know if you make them!

Roasted Carrot, Beet & Arugula Salad

This colorful roasted carrot, beet & arugula salad is topped with goat cheese, walnuts & radishes, then drizzled with a lemon Dijon maple dressing. It’s a beautiful vegetarian side dish that’s perfect for spring!

Vegan "Ricotta"

I heard someone say that you can make a decent ricotta out of tofu. I know, it's not really ricotta, except it kind of is? I don't know, it's really good, it tastes like it's supposed to to taste, and it works beautifully! I've used it in 3 different puff pastries and I loved them all!Pastry 1 - leek and frozen green peas sautéed in olive oil and a bit of lemon juicePastry 2 - garlic butter kalePastry 3 - frozen berriesI loved all three of them and can't choose my favourite! I think this ricotta would work great as ravioli stuffing as well, I think I might try that next!If you like my content you can check here for more

Korean Beef Short Ribs

Do you remember your first Korean BBQ experience at a restaurant? My first experience is ingrained in my memory because of two things. One, my first taste of Korean BBQ was simply amazing. Like wow! All these flavors of sweetness, saltiness, spiciness and smokiness. Two, you don’t realize how much you smell like the food you just ate. And, I don’t know about you but I am always stuffed to the brim when I leave and smelling it on the drive home just drives me nuts - haha. Korean short ribs is one of those things that I often make at home. It’s incredibly easy and the family goes crazy over it. Sure, you can buy a bottle of marinade at the store but it’s so easy to make at home. And, it means you don’t have another bottle taking up space in the fridge. I don’t know about you but I am always trying to make room in my fridge for everything I’m cooking.

Creamy Turkey and Rice Soup Recipe

Creamy Turkey and Rice Soup is the perfect way to use your leftover turkey after Thanksgiving. Filled with carrots and celery, this soup is ready in under an hour, and incredibly creamy.

Sweet Potato Tacos With Black Beans and Pickled Green Onions

Sweet Potato Tacos – These vegan tacos are so hearty and filling, you won’t miss the meat! With cumin spiced sweet potatoes and black beans over a charred crispy (gluten-free) tortilla topped with pickled onions, these tacos are to die for! They’re bound to become a favorite for taco Tuesday! Combine these tacos with my Tomatillo Salsa for even more flavor.

Peanut Butter Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies

It is March, and that means one thing in this house - Easter candy has officially hit the shelves at the grocery store! Easter candy is probably my favorite seasonal candy - especially Cadbury Mini Eggs. But how do you make the best candy even better? The answer, in this case and almost always, is to add peanut butter! These thick, soft peanut butter cookies are the perfect base for the sweet milk chocolate of a mini egg. I have been testing this recipe quite a bit to make sure it is absolutely perfect, and though I have stacks and stacks of peanut butter cookies in the freezer now, I am not complaining; I love them! I also love Inside Out Chocolate Chip Cookies and Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies - if you haven't made them yet you need to!

Better Protein Reese’s Eggs- Low Fat, Sugar Free, Keto

Better than any other healthy copycat Reese’s Protein Eggs made with peanut butter powder, protein powder and coconut flour: low fat, sugar free and keto! An easy, no bake, gluten free and Vegan homemade Reese’s egg recipe packed with protein for a snack or dessert.

Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread is a type of quick bread that doesn't use any yeast - instead, all of its leavening comes from baking soda and buttermilk. Specifically, the acid in the buttermilk reacts with the base of the baking soda to provide the bread's leavening. This Irish Soda bread was passed down to me from one of my great-aunt's, and my family has enjoyed it for years.This bread is a delightful mix of being soft, dense, yummy sweet pops of raisins, and has a wonderful crusty outside. Slather on some delicious Irish butter for a great afternoon snack, hearty side dish or even breakfast!My family prefers Irish Soda Bread without caraway seeds, but feel free to add 1 teaspoon if you wish! Also, some people prefer the bread without raisins, so feel free to leave those out as well.

Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup

This Crockpot Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana is one of my favorite copycat restaurant soup recipes. Make this Olive Garden crockpot soup today.

Chocolate Coconut Balls

Classic Egg Salad

Egg salad is a classic recipe that is always a crowd pleaser! Amazingly creamy and packed with flavor. Perfect for sandwiches, bite-sized appetizers or served with crackers!

Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry muffins happen to be one of my all-time favorite muffins. But like everything else, I wanted to make sure the recipe was perfect before I shared it will all of you. When I was little, my mom used to bake me blueberry muffins on the first day of school. Granted they were from a box, but I loved them. So when I was old enough to use the oven by myself, I made them all the time. Now I am proud to say that I have a delicious blueberry muffin recipe that I developed myself! These blueberry muffins a light, fluffy, and have a beautiful dome on top. The muffins are sweet but not too sweet, and just enough lemon to complement the blueberries.

Grapefruit Thyme Vermouth Spritz

This refreshing, bubbly cocktail is the perfect spring sipper filled with grapefruit juice, thyme syrup, vermouth and sparkling water. Vermouth is a fortified wine, which means it’s wine distilled with a neutral alcohol, that is flavored with botanicals, like flowers, herbs, spices, and citrus. The floral notes in the vermouth complement the citrus grapefruit juice and herbaceous thyme simple syrup. Thyme simple syrup is made by simmering fresh thyme sprigs with sugar and water. Then, you mix it with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, sweet white vermouth, and top it off with something sparkly of your choice. This grapefruit thyme vermouth spritz is simple, floral, and a great way to celebrate spring. It’s bright and light and perfect for those warm backyard afternoons.

Gluten and Dairy Free Chocolate Cake

This cake both looks and tastes delicious. It's a great recepie to have on hand for when you entertain guests with restrictive diets or if you yourself have diet restrictions. Its important to use both margarine and oil in the chocolate mixture as this helps keeps the consistency right. The baking time can vary quite a lot so don't be worried if your cake takes a little bit longer or shorter than the recepie suggests. Another important step is the refrigeration. Ensure that you leave your cake to refrigerate for at least 5 hours as this will ensure your cake to maintain the right consistancy. Top with powdered sugar and berries for decoration.

Easter Nut Roll Recipe

This flaky Easter Nut Roll recipe is one of my favorite Easter desserts. Make my never fail nut roll recipe for your Easter dessert.

Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes

Lemon poppy seed pancakes are here to give their muffin counterparts a run for their money. After eating (practically) a whole stack after recipe testing, I couldn't wait to share these delightfully light and fluffy pancakes that are healthier and accessible to those on a vegan or dairy-free diet! What makes these special: Tahini (sesame seed paste/butter) replaces melted butter and offers a rich creaminess to the pancakes. We need a little fat to make these decadent, right? Let nutrient-dense tahini take on that task and create a wonderful flavor AND texture. Whipped aquafaba is the egg substitute, providing structure. SO GOOD. We get a little extra "fluffiness" from two types of leavening - double acting baking powder AND the reaction from lemon juice (acid) with baking soda. Lemon juice and zest offer all the lemon flavor you could want, enhanced by Truvia sweetener, a little extra vanilla extract, and delicate nutty notes from poppy seeds. Customize the recipe to suit your tastes, if you like! For those not following a special diet, you can use:Melted butter in place of tahini2 whole eggs to replace the aquafabaGranulated sugar in place of TruviaRegular milk instead of plant-based milkGrab some more tips and nutrition information for the best vegan lemon poppy seed pancakes at: https://hearthhealthhappiness.com/vegan-lemon-poppy-seed-pancakes/. As always, cheers to your hearth, health, and happiness!

Racuchy (Polish Apple "pancakes")

Racuchy is one of our traditional Polish dishes, very similar to pancakes but they're actually yeast-based. My favourite are apple racuchy, and that's what I made today!This meal is a part of an on-going weekly collaboration over at Instagram, where a group of fellow foodies and I come up with some new themes or challenges each week in order to motivate ourselves to get out of our comfort zones and spend more time in the kitchen. Anyone can join, so if you feel like you'd like to experiment more in the kitchen but lack motivation and inspiration - go over to Instagram and DM any one of us to join! :)If you like my content you can check here for more!

Frosted Animal Cookies

Growing up I spent a lot of time visiting my grandmother. When I arrived to her home, she’d have a couple of surprises for me. One surprise was a booklet with paper cut out dolls and clothes and the other surprise were frosted animal crackers/cookies with sprinkles. I loved them and my days spent with her. She’s no longer here but our memories together remain vivid.Now that I’m a grandmother to 4 sweet kids, I want them to have memories of times spent with me and the special treats I make for them. They love cookies, I frequently make mini chocolate chip cookies which they love. However, they’ve never tasted animal cookies because I know now as an adult that they’re full of a lot of bad ingredients, so I decided to make them instead. They not only turned out delicious, they were simple to make and super cute and talk about nostalgic treats 🥰 that’s what these are to me. They bring back lots of great memories.I chose to not use food coloring and instead I used beet powder. No, it didn’t give the cookies a beet flavor either but it sure did give it a lovely color. This recipe makes lots of mini sized cookies but depending on the size of your cookie cutter, it can make less.I think these are perfect Easter cookies especially if you make them using bunny cookie cutters.Thank you for stopping by.If you’d like to see more of what I cook and love to do, please visit me at https://www.instagram.com/mycreativekneads/Alright, let’s get baking!

The BEST Zucchini Bread Recipe - Thistlewood Farm

CINNAMON ROLL HACK

Make this simple change the next time you make cinnamon rolls and take your family breakfast to the next level, you won’t regret it!

Quick Braised Cannellini Beans and Kale

Quick braised cannellini beans and kale is filling, delicious and ready in 30 minutes from start to finish. The perfect weeknight meal! It truly is super simple. Once you get the method down, it can be adapted in so many ways. First let’s talk about what braising is. Braising is a cooking method that uses both dry and wet heat. Typically we braise foods that take a while to cook, mostly meat but the same method can be applied to veggies. We just have to drastically cut down the cooking time.

Never Inappropriate Mixed Berry Cobbler

Who is ready for this mixed berry cobbler? There is never an inappropriate time to enjoy this deliciousness. I won’t tell if you have it for breakfast, I promise. Blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries make up the mixed berries in this cobbler.Before I had this recipe the best cobbler I had was made by a very nice lady down near Virginia Beach. I never asked for her recipe as I was afraid it might be a family secret. Now you can make it yourself with the recipe below.Can you use a different berry than blueberries? I am sure you could use blackberries or raspberries by themselves, but you may need to adjust the sugar. Also, you could use just strawberries alone which would give it more of a cobbler than shortcake taste.

Eggless Oreo Biscuit Cake Recipe

Soft, moist Oreo Biscuit Cake with cream cheese frosting and decorated with Oreo bats, this simple Halloween cake will leave you drooling! Who doesn’t love an Oreo! Twist, lick and dunk, right? Well, if you love Oreos and cakes, then you are definitely going to write home about this one.

Thin Mint Cocktail

March is Women Empowerment Month, so to celebrate I created a new mint flavored cocktail and creating the Mini Women EmpowerMint Bevvie Series :)This is contribution to the Woman EmpowerMint Series is also a part of the Nostalgic Cocktail Series (which you can find on my website cooklikeatid.wordpress.com) because Girl Scouts have been selling these coveted cookies since 1951. Plus, even though I was never a Girl Scout, I have looked forward to Girl Scout cookie season for decades now.I know there are year-round copycat cookies, but I love buying the original thing once a year. I think the anticipation is partly what makes it so great, honestly. But now, if I want more Girl Scout cookie flavors throughout the year, I'm gonna have them in cocktail form. Next, I'm gonna have to make a Samoas (or Caramel Delights) cocktail, since that is actually my favorite Girl Scout cookie of all time.

Easy Chana Masala Dish

Chana Masala is a dish I recently stumbled upon yet fell in love with almost instantly! It's made with chickpeas, tomatoes and many warm spices. The flavors and texture is beyond amazing and I love how cozy this dish is. It's part of Indian cuisine; "Chana" means chickpeas and "masala" means a blend of spices. This is a super hearty dish and is insanely easy to make. There are only a minimal amount of ingredients needed and all of the ingredients used in this recipe are most likely already in your home. If this sounds and looks amazing, continue reading to make this recipe!Check out our blog for more recipes like this here.

Taco Salmon Grain Bowl

Today, we're making Taco Salmon Grain Bowls!

Sundried Tomato Tapenade With Almonds and Mint

This Recipe is unbelievably simple and yet delicious. Using nothing but health supportive raw ingredients, it is an instant boost to the Cauliflower Soup or anything else you could think to put it on. The flavorful combination of Mint, Lemon, Garlic and Sun Dried Tomatoes with the satisfying crunch of raw Almonds; you can’t go wrong. This Tapenade takes 4 minutes to put together, using a food processor. If you don’t have a food processor then no worries! You can chop everything by hand. This will take you a bit more time… but not much! When I was in college, I would make this all of the time and hand chop. If you need to hand chop these ingredients, simply use slivered almonds to save time and effort. If you have to use whole almonds, place them in a Ziploc bag and crush them with a mallet or the bottom of a heavy sauce pot! I can’t wait to hear how you like this recipe! Please tell me what you would eat this Tapenade with yourself! Happy cooking!

10 Minute Chocolate Porridge

10 minute Chocolate porridge is the easiest and tastiest breakfast recipe you’ll ever make. Unbelievably creamy, with chocolatey flavor oatmeal porridge with plenty of delicious toppings will set the tone for the upcoming day. Start your breakfast the right way!

Kale Niçoise Salad

Anyone else get annoyed by the “a salad isn’t enough food” crowd? If you’d like a shot at proving such naysayers wrong, this Kale Niçoise Salad is for you! It takes the traditional recipe and adds an extra punch of superfood goodness, making it a big, filling bowl of macro- and micronutrients!

Sourdough Discard Donuts Recipe

Sourdough bread isn't the only thing you can make with your sourdough starter! Try this simple Sourdough Discard Donuts Recipe, they are light, fluffy, and oh so delicious. Sourdough Donuts are a wonderful treat and a great way to use starter discard.

Breakfast Power Puffs

Introducing the make-ahead egg bites! Easy, yummy, fast, and nutritious! I love a make-ahead breakfast. One that you can make A LOT ahead of time and pop them in the oven or microwave just to reheat. Plus you can eat on them all week! This recipe is a simple protein packed way to grab a healthy breakfast on the go. Switch up the mix-ins to your liking and share some of your favorite combinations below. Excited to hear what you come up with! This would also be delicious in a quiche form. What are some of your favorite make-ahead breakfast items?

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Easter Egg Blossom Cookies

We've all seen Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies around the Christmas holidays, but today I present to you something better - Easter Egg Blossom Cookies. Specifically Creme eggs or Caramilk eggs for the most decadent Easter treat ever! I'm a caramel girl through and through but my husband is a Creme Egg lover, so for my cookies I did half Caramilk egg and half Creme egg. Unfortunately, once unwrapped the chocolates are virtually indistinguishable so it was luck of the draw as to whether you'd bite into a Caramilk or a Creme Egg cookie. Pro tip - keep them in separate containers if you are using more than one type of chocolate egg! If you like this recipe, you should try Peanut Butter Mini Egg Cookies or Lemon Pudding Cookies - both are perfect for spring as well!

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

Where are my apple cinnamon fans?! If you love the crisp sweet taste of apples and the warmth of ground cinnamon that you have to try this Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies.I baked these up for the first time this past Fall and everyone loved them, so needless to say I needed to make them again and again. Even one of my friends said this became her husbands favorite cookie! I love it!!This batter comes together relatively quick and they bake off in about 15 minutes. Super easy to make and even easier to enjoy. If you are a cookie fan, I can't wait for you to try these out!

Fun Thumbprint Cookies for Easter

These thumbprint cookies are so much fun to make with the kids. I am going to be honest for some reason I thought Easter was on the 14th this month. I am not sure why when the 14th is a Wednesday. Any ways there is still time to make these fun cookies for Easter.