When basil is overflowing in the garden, this is the ground beef recipe I make on repeat. Ready in just 20 minutes, this easy one-skillet Basil Beef is fresh, flavorful, and perfect served over jasmine rice, noodles, or tucked into crisp lettuce wraps….
I started freezer meal prep ahead of surgery a couple of months ago. I wanted to make sure my family always had a few meals and snacks available in a pinch without anyone having to cook from scratch while I was recovering. What I didn’t expect wa…
These Breakfast Tacos are the kind of breakfast you’ll wake up craving. Fluffy eggs, smoky chorizo, melty cheese, creamy avocado, and fresh cilantro come together in under 30 minutes. Easy and packed with protein.
These easy Seed and Nut Rusks are a South African classic. Ever-so-lightly sweetened, crunchy with plenty of texture from the seeds and nuts and the perfect snack or breakfast served with a hot cup of coffee or tea. If you grew up in South Africa, you …
This is not a full meal prep Sunday where you spend four hours batch cooking and portioning 20 containers. This is one hour on Monday evening while you cook dinner, and that single hour sets up the rest of your week so every other dinner comes together…
These butter chicken meatballs are everything you love about butter chicken but in meatball form. Juicy chicken meatballs simmered in a rich, creamy, warmly spiced butter chicken sauce and served over rice with naan for scooping. Ingredients and Substi…
This creamy peri peri spatchcock chicken is two of my most popular recipes combined into one show-stopping dinner. The spatchcock technique from my baked peri peri chicken (butterflied for faster, more even cooking and crispier skin) meets the creamy p…
This easy fried rice is a recipe I make often. It’s budget-friendly, great for clearing out the fridge (making it endlessly customizable) and doesn’t call for expensive ingredients you might not always have on hand. The beauty of fried rice…
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This Korean Meatballs recipe features juicy beef meatballs flavored with gochujang, ginger, garlic, and green onions, then glazed with a sweet and savory Korean sauce. Perfect for dinner, meal prep or a tasty appetizer!
Homemade Salisbury Steak with a rich mushroom gravy is a quick, simple, and hearty weeknight dinner that will fill even the biggest of appetites!
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This chicken stock costs nothing to make. It’s made entirely from things you would have thrown in the bin: rotisserie chicken bones, vegetable scraps you’ve saved throughout the month, a few herbs that are past their prime and some garlic c…
Ground beef/beef mince is one of the most versatile proteins in my kitchen. It’s affordable, it cooks fast, it takes on any seasoning you throw at it and it’s the starting point for some of the most loved dinners in the world. Bolognese, ta…
One trip to the grocery store. Five completely different dinners. No second stops, no specialty ingredients, no midweek panic about what to cook. That’s the concept behind One Shop 5 Dinners and this is the second edition. If you missed edit…
This chilli con carne is rich, smoky, subtly sweet and the kind of meal that tastes like it’s been simmering all day even when it hasn’t. High in protein and fiber from the beans and vegetables, this is a family favorite and one I make ofte…
These homemade baked beans are smoky, savory, and easy to make with BBQ sauce, paprika, and tender beans (use dry beans or canned). The perfect vegan BBQ side dish.
These 5 easy freezer meals are all cost-effective and great ways to stock your freezer with meals that come in handy on busy nights when cooking from scratch just isn’t an option. You’ve stocked your freezer with meatballs, marinated chicke…
This Cottage Pie recipe is a family dinner favorite across the world and one of the recipes my readers asked for the most. My recipe is simple and classic, flavored with a mirepoix, garlic, fresh rosemary and red wine. Easy but delicious comfort food. …
This is a full week of meals for a family of four on a relatively tight grocery budget. Seven dinners, breakfast every morning and lunch every day. No skipped meals, no sad food and no compromise on flavor. When I surveyed my Instagram audience on what…
This creamy chickpea butternut squash curry is so satisfying, you don’t even miss the meat. Tender roasted butternut, canned chickpeas and a rich, warmly spiced coconut sauce that you’ll want to pour over everything. It’s hearty, comf…
This Creamy Tomato Beef Pasta is the recipe I make when I have ground beef/beef mince in the fridge but I don’t have time for a slow-simmered bolognese. Easy to make with simple ingredients, this is the perfect weeknight pasta recipe. The magic i…
These crispy hearts-of-palm “crab” cakes are a delicious vegetarian appetizer inspired by classic crab cakes. Flaky, savory, and served with a bright lemon-dill sauce, they’re perfect for entertaining or a light meal. Gluten-free adaptable.
Got leftover taco meat and no idea what to do with it beyond reheating it in a tortilla? These four dinners turn one batch of seasoned taco meat into four completely different meals, none of which feel like leftovers. Whether you’ve got a contain…
These baked beef tacos are the laziest, most delicious version of taco night I’ve ever made. Fill flour or corn tortillas with taco meat and cheese, line them up in a baking dish and let the oven do everything. This is the easiest and best way to…
These taco stuffed sweet potatoes are a healthy, high-protein dinner packed with fiber. But more importantly, it’s absolutely delicious. A baked sweet potato split open and loaded with seasoned taco meat, melted cheese, sour cream, guacamole and …
