This soup is vegan, Whole30 compliant, paleo, and dairy-free. Leeks are currently in season, and this week I received 6 leeks in my weekly organic fruit and veg box. I like leeks either roasted, fried, or in soups. And with our cold Cardiff weather, I figured that it was time to make hearty leek soup. I also had a head of cauliflower that I needed to use up, so cauliflower leek soup it is!...
After a long day, it’s always amazing to know that dinner won’t take very long to cook. This 30-minute pasta meal is super simple to throw together using common ingredients, and it’s a tasty favorite that the whole family will enjoy. There are endless ways to modify this skillet pasta recipe to create new and delicious pasta dishes. Check out all of my pasta recipes, or start with some of my favorites: I use a similar cooking method to make this slightly spicy Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta and this savory Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta....
Quinoa is a delicious alternative to rice which I also love to use in my Curry Vegetable Basmati Rice, but quinoa comes with it’s own plant-based protein. I love keeping a batch of this recipe in the fridge as is my ‘go-to’ lunch. Working from home, I like to keep ready-made, healthy food in the ‘fridge so I have something quick to grab for my lunches. I also send this dish to work with my husband because it travels well and is delicious to eat warm or cold....
The reason why I love baking galettes is that this is seriously one of the easiest bakes ever! It’s not only very easy to make but it’s also made with very simple ingredients, and tastes amazing. As long as you have some sort of fresh fruit, flour, yogurt, egg, and butter or oil, you can bake yourself a beautiful galette! What’s a Galette? Galette is originally a French term that refers to a round crusty cake....
Made with only 6 ingredients and 15 minutes at hand, you have Cake Crumble truffle dessert, ready almost instantly. ABOUT CAKE TRUFFLES - CAKE BALLS RECIPE What do you do with your leftover cakes? What do you with the cakes that you bake, fall apart? There is nothing to panic about absolutely !! Make Cake Crumble Truffles in a jiffy. These cake balls happened after many baking fails in my kitchen!...
Have you tried Nacho night at your house? I love the simplicity of it. I can make up a huge tray of loaded chicken nachos, and everyone can just help themselves. Sometimes I serve a simple salad with the nachos, and sometimes I just let them be the entire delicious, cheesy, satisfying meal! If you have picky eaters, it’s easy to adjust the toppings so that part of the tray is free from tomatoes or hot peppers....
I’ve enjoyed this sweet fruit pizza at many parties over the years. Someone always brings one, and it’s always oohed and ahhed over until it’s quickly eaten and gone. You need to be right there when it’s brought out to make sure you get a slice, or you’ll miss out! Learning this fruit pizza recipe means that you’ll never have to miss out again. Make this to take to a friend’s house, for 4th of July, or make it just for you and enjoy it how you want to....
I also love using my Instant Pot for proofing the dough!!! Learn to how to make this Soft Homemade Garlic Knots Recipe with detailed instructions and tips to follow. Do check out the video in the printable recipe , showing you how I make garlic knots in my own kitchen. Tips for making the Best Garlic Knots from scratch Measure out the ingredients in a large bowl, so you can speed up the process at the time of making the recipe....
“Karen, do you see this tiny piece? It has SEVEN PERFORATIONS on it. Seven!” Eric is making a tiny R2-D2 model right now. And by “right now” I mean “the last year and a half.” I know, because a year and a half ago he stole one of my tupperwares to store all the pieces in. Every time I go to put away leftovers and there is no tupperware I shake my fist at R2....
This easy no-bake dessert features layers of whipped topping, sweetened cream cheese, and a smooth peanut butter pudding, all on the most amazing Nutter Butter cookie crust. You may have heard of chocolate lasagna before, but have you tried Peanut Butter Lasagna (aka, peanut butter delight)? You must make this recipe! It’s the most delicious thing, and perfect for sharing at potlucks, parties, and holidays. While it’s not an actual lasagna, Peanut Butter Lasagna is a layered dessert made in a casserole pan, so it resembles a lasagna, but is so much more fun!...
Kani Salad Recipe If you’re wondering what does kani mean, it’s the imitation crab meat usually made from white fish, usually pollock, that is processed in a way to look and taste like crab meat. It’s an essential ingredient at Japanese steakhouses and often used in sushi and salads, but you can use real crab meat here if you prefer. This is a very simple recipe and all you need is just 5 ingredients for the salad and a few ingredients for the easy mayo-based dressing....
What is Galette? A galette is a French free-form flat round cake often filled with fruit or vegetables. The pastry dough is unleavened, and organically shaped over a sheet pan to hold the filling. There are sweet and savory types of galettes that are filled with sweet fruit or savory vegetables and cheese. Depending on how moist the filling is, the dough can be folded partway over the top to cover the filling or the can cover the whole top of the pie....
Twice Baked Potato Casserole is everything you love about twice baked potatoes, but with the convenience of a casserole! Just like traditional twice-baked potatoes, we’ll start with baked Russet potatoes. Scoop them out, but you can throw away the peels – we won’t need them in this easy recipe. Rather than mashing them up and adding them back to the potato peels, we are just going to add the creamy potato filling to our trusty 9×13-inch baking pan....
This protein-rich plant-based salad is one of my personal favorites! It uses simple pantry ingredients, and whatever I have on hand from vegetables and herbs. It comes together really quickly, and can be served as a light meal with some toasted sourdough bread (kinda like a large bruschetta!). This salad is high in plant protein, fiber, minerals, and vitamins. I mean it’s so simple, but it’s very nutritious and flavorful too....
These lemon pepper wings are coated in an irresistible mixture of melted butter and lemon pepper seasoning. They are tangy, zesty, and extra crispy with the help of a little bit of flour and oil. You can make lemon pepper wings three different ways! Use whichever method is most convenient for you. Choose from deep-frying (the traditional method), air frying, or baking chicken wings in the oven. You don’t need a deep fryer either....
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce This Homemade Spaghetti Sauce is such a simple recipe that is one of the most popular here at Simple Joy! It comes together in under 30 minutes and uses canned tomatoes for convenience. It has the best flavor and it works perfectly in this recipe for chicken parmesan. Another great option is my Homemade Marinara Sauce. They are made a little differently, so look at both recipes and decide which one sounds best....
Guys, I finally did it. I lost my driving-in-San-Francisco-virginity. I can see you rolling your eyes. That’s because you’ve never driven in San Francisco before. Driving there is like rewinding to the 11th grade. Remember all those obscure rules from Driver’s Ed about turning your wheels a certain way when you park on a hill? Or remember that whole parallel parking thing? Yeah. Me neither. It took 4 grown women about 17 tries to get our car parallel parked....
Pro Tip: When you are ready to murder your three year old because she covered your friends house in foam soap, took out 8 hundredy toys, made the baby cry, and covered the deck in pink chalk for the SECOND time . . . . start up a conversation with her about unicorns. You guys. This summer is killing me with my three year old. (Psssst, she’ll be four in like a week, but I’m in denial she’s getting older ....
Serve your homemade Salsa Fresca with nachos for a quick appetizer or along with your favorite Mexican dishes! We make this Tomato Salsa all the time, with the freshest of the Ingredients and it costs us literally less than One British Pound for a bowl of serving. Most of the ingredients are always stocked in my refrigerator - It is always Mexican Salsa time at home. This Fresh Tomato Salsa, is made using Tomatoes, Onion, Chilli, Garlic, Coriander, Lime, and Seasoning....
