We LOVE eating at hibachi restaurants, but it can get quite expensive. I mean, I absolutely love the show and the fun tricks at the restaurant but obviously we can’t go every week! So instead, we brought the hibachi experience to our house and learned how to make hibachi dishes at home. We make everything in the Instant Pot from hibachi steak to hibachi chicken, shrimp, to yum yum sauce, and the ginger dipping sauce....

This Skillet Taco Casserole is a simple one pot 25-minute dinner full of flavor that your whole family will love. This meal is perfect for busy weeknights. We are back in the full swing of school days, and while life is a little different this fall, it feels incredibly busy. You all know how much I love cooking from scratch, but sometimes lifesaving short cuts are really helpful! You can’t get much faster than a 25 minute dinner without it coming from a drive through....

This is a recipe that has been on my site for years! I said it then and I will say it now, it barely counts as a recipe. But I insist on sharing it with you because it is such a simple and easy way to make a great dinner for your family. Everyone in my house loves taco night so much, and this moist shredded chicken made in the slow cooker is the essential ingredient to making it perfect....

Spatchcock Chicken might be the original sheet pan meal. In this great dinner, we are using a very easy method to cook a whole chicken. Then we throw in some veggies to make it a full meal. This very easy chicken dinner is full of delicious flavors. It definitely should be added to your dinner rotation. There are a few different cooking methods including a smoker, grill, and oven. I will be showing you how to Spatchcock a chicken in the oven....

Can I confess something you guys? I haaaaaaaaaate checking on my comments on the blog. In fact, up until recently, I got an email notification every time someone left a comment on my blog and each time it popped up on my computer, I would shudder. I’m not kidding. Shudder. Why you ask? Well . . . because I have super thin skin. #obvi ???? No really, that’s the reason!...

Seasonings This recipe gets a lot of it’s flavor from the dry oregano and dry basil we are using. You could make this a little easier and by replacing those with 1 1/2 tablespoons Italian Seasoning. I have a great recipe for it, but you could also use store-bought. So they absolutely love this Stuffed Pepper Casserole. It checks so many boxes for them. And it’s super easy to make, which is basically my only box....

Everyone loves a good veggie fried rice and I love to load it with as many as my favorite vegetables as possible and customize depending what is in season. The combination of vegetables I used in this dish are onions, sweet peppers (the small colorful ones you find in the produce section in the little bags) summer squash, carrots and fresh peas. Frozen peas can also be used if you can’t find fresh....

I am pretty sure, many of you must be familiar with Taste of London festival. Taste of London Festive Edition, the little sister of the Taste festival held in Summer, is the perfect way to kick start Christmas in style. Located in Tobacco Dock ( East London ) , it is converted into nothing short of Foodies Paradise filled with AEG Master Classes, Taste Theatre, sample signature dishes from London’s latest, greatest and most exciting restaurants, festive tipples and shopping for the festive season ahead!...

All the veggies, all the meat, hey, throw in the stuffing and there’s always leftover mash. Bake, top it off with the gravy and it’s the best meal of the year all over again. So, it’s the day after Thanksgiving and just when you think you can’t look at another bite of turkey, you find yourself somehow craving it all over again. That’s where this Thanksgiving Leftovers Turkey Shepherd’s Pie comes in....

There is just something about a really great BLT. Toasted bread, crispy bacon, fresh vegetables, and mayo. It’s a simple equation, but it’s one that works. Every. Single. Time. When you know how to make the perfect BLT, you will always be able to make yourself a delicious sandwich that is so satisfying and tasty. This recipe makes enough for two sandwiches, so feel free to share with the person you enjoy eating lunch with the most....

Hamburgers are a delicious grilled meal, but sometimes you need to change things up a bit. Ground Chicken Burgers are the perfect way to do that! This chicken burger patties recipe is so simple to make. Simply mix everything up in a bowl and then grill the patties to perfection. You will be enjoying a thick, juicy, and flavorful ground chicken burger in less than 30 minutes. If you don’t have an outdoor grill, you can totally cook these on the stove too!...

It’s the best Palak Paneer recipe you will ever make! I promise! When you grow up eating something everyday, you tend to automatically assume you know how to make it.At least I did.For the longest time I made Palak Paneer without thinking.It used to be dark, have an irony taste to it.I only made it when I felt my body needed extra nutrients or when I remember Popoye. Then, as I started diving deeper into the culinary world I found some tricks of the trade....

This dessert will be a big hit at Thanksgiving this year, so you might want to make two! Have you ever been forced to choose between a creamy slice of pumpkin pie and a gooey, crunchy slice of pecan pie? I certainly hope not; that sounds like a terrible choice to have to make! But just in case, I’ve created this recipe for Pumpkin Pecan Pie. It’s two pies in one, and it’s an impressive thanksgiving dessert....

Who said British cuisine is bland? Check out my Homemade Sausage Rolls and Steak and Ale Pie, as a couple of examples. What is a Scotch egg? A popular British dish that is a hard boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat that is breaded then fried. Served with the yolk firm, or runny. Perfect make ahead food, refrigerate, then grab-and-go as you need them as they are a complete protein packed meal....

The other day Eric decided to give Truman a much-needed haircut. I was grateful, because when I’M in charge of cutting Truman’s hair, he ends up like this the day before our family photos: This haircut was the result of a moment of desperation that you can read about here. Hint to future moms: Don’t cut your kids hair when you are desperate. Just don’t. But Eric wasn’t desperate. He did a fine job for having zero training and watching only one YouTube tutorial....

Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram This year Eric and I dressed as The Swedish Chef and his Popcorn Shrimp. The kids are obsessed with The Swedish Chef (specifically that popcorn video) and when we surprised them with our costumes, they cheered as if we were celebrities for a solid 2 minutes. 😂 (Charlotte is Disgust from Inside Out, and Truman spent HOURS making his own homemade proton pack for his Ghostbusters costume!...

So I went back to the produce section to obtain the correct green leaves. I asked a bystander if she knew which one was kale, since they were obviously mislabeled. She looked around and told me that they must be out of kale because it wasn’t there. When I asked her what it looks like, she said that kale is crinkly and dark green, and that they use it as a garnish on serving plates sometimes....

YOU GUYS!!! Big news! My sister Nikki is FINALLY getting published!!! There will never be enough exclamation points for this! Nikki is a YA (Young Adult) author. She’s been writing for years and this is a dream come true! (How many of you have ever dreamed of writing your own book? I know I have!) I can’t tell you how excited I am for her. Some of you may remember this epic family group text from back in 2014 when Nikki told us that she had signed with a literary agent....

Four Ingredient Dates Granola Energy Balls that is ridiculously easy to make. NO Bake, NO Cook & 10 Minutes to make. Grab one of this on-the-go for Energy Booster!! Fancy one of these?? ⠀ One evening after H returned from work, asked me if I have bought any energy bars from stores for his morning takeaway. This did kindle a thought deep inside me for the next two days. I was all geared to make him my NO Bake Oats Chocolate Granola Bars....

Double the Recipe If your family is like mine, you may want to consider doubling the recipe. In that case you will need to cook the bacon in batches. It is important to keep the bacon in a single layer and that is very difficult to do with more than 1/2 a pound of bacon. And here Air Fryer Bacon swoops in like a hero. This is our new favorite way to make bacon – hands down....